143: Can't Afford to be Reticent

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:06 - Resident Evil 4 (2023) (Chris/Samantha)
00:22:32 - Chants of Sennaar (Samantha)
00:26:58 - Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! (Samantha)
00:32:15 - Tunic (Heath/Samantha)
00:43:30 - Tetris Effect: Connected (Chris/Samantha)
00:59:16 - Deltarune Chapter 5 (Samantha)
01:09:41 - Civilization V (Samantha)
01:16:09 - Heath's Criticisms with Nordic LARP
01:23:00 - Heath and Samantha Discuss Family and Aging
01:27:17 - Video Game Affordability in 2026 Discussion
02:01:08 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: August 17th, 2026

142: Analysis Paralysis Returns

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:09 - Thomas' History with Video Games
00:10:05 - Arco (Chris/Heath)
00:28:16 - Lumines Remastered (Thomas)
00:36:54 - Downwell (Thomas)
00:45:17 - Super Hexagon (Thomas)
00:51:20 - Control (Heath)
01:03:53 - Hollow Knight: Silksong (Thomas)
01:20:30 - Destiny 2 (Chris)
01:36:28 - PlayStation Physical Disc Production Ending in 2028
01:57:36 - Thomas Confronts us on Various Opinions
02:09:17 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: July 29th, 2026

141: Virtue in the Virtual

00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:17 - Yakuza Kiwami (Samantha)
00:14:38 - Vampire Crawlers (Chris/Heath)
00:25:09 - Arco (Samantha)
00:30:24 - Mediterranea Inferno (Chris/Samantha)
00:41:59 - Stardew Valley (Heath)
00:45:14 - Yakuza 5 Remastered (Chris)
00:53:06 - Do Video Game Choices Reflect Your Moral Character?
01:32:21 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Update
02:04:13 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: July 9th, 2026

140: A Portrait of the Gamer at Thirty

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:19 - Vampire Crawlers (Chris)
00:13:38 - Control (Heath)
00:16:44 - Life is Strange: Before the Storm (Chris)
00:28:37 - Yakuza 5 Remastered (Chris)
00:38:30 - Email: Tragedy Looper Follow-Up
00:41:20 - Switch 2 Year One Report Card
00:51:08 - Chris and Heath's About Me: Video Games
01:47:49 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: June 8th, 2026

139: Get Unstuck Between

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:07 - Pitch for Episode 150
00:04:57 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Samantha)
00:18:56 - Stardew Valley (Heath)
00:22:03 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Chris/Samantha)
00:39:31 - Control (Heath)
00:44:07 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Samantha)
00:45:28 - Portal 2 (Samantha)
00:46:01 - Dredge + DLC (Chris/Samantha)
00:50:43 - Yakuza 0 (Samantha)
01:00:25 - Subnautica (Chris)
01:18:46 - Stuck Between (Samantha)
01:23:04 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: May 20th, 2026

138: All Work, No Play (feat. Shelf Stable)

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:07 - Interview Questions with Tom and Kenny
00:28:20 - Balatro (Tom)
00:36:43 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Kenny)
00:51:42 - The Last of Us (Tom)
00:56:14 - Control (Heath)
01:04:54 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Chris)
01:16:42 - What Makes Play Feel Like Work?
01:46:07 - Magic: The Gathering Talk
01:50:00 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: April 30th, 2026

137: Required Reading List 2026

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:56 - AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative (Chris)
00:18:14 - Citizen Sleeper (Heath)
00:28:44 - Stardew Valley (Heath)
00:31:14 - Subnautica (Chris/Heath)
00:46:10 - Reacting to Samantha's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Thoughts
00:54:58 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Chris)
01:01:20 - Slay the Spire 2 is Out in Early Access
01:02:43 - Surprising News Roundup (Bluepoint Shutdown, Phil Spencer Retires, PS5 Exclusivity Comeback, Project Helix Plays PC Games)
01:15:24 - Mobius Tubes Required Reading List 2026
01:47:13 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: March 22nd, 2026

Mobius Tubes Required Reading List (2026)
Hades
Deltarune
Inscryption
Outer Wilds
Prey (2017)
Nier: Automata
Into the Breach
Red Dead Redemption 2
Return of the Obra Dinn
Mass Effect Legendary Edition

136: Parry in Paris

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:37 - Subnautica (Chris/Heath)
00:12:26 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Chris)
00:32:03 - Hades (Heath)
00:38:05 - Ball x Pit (Heath)
00:41:11 - Blue Prince (Heath)
00:45:04 - Record Low Video Game Hardware Sales Last November
00:48:59 - Valve Delays Launch of Steam Machine/Frame
00:51:20 - Email: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Critiques
00:55:13 - Mobius Tunes Volume 20
01:38:59 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: February 26th, 2026

135: Our 2026 Gaming Resolutions

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:01 - Wildermyth (Samantha)
00:11:46 - Stardew Valley (Heath)
00:20:28 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Chris)
00:32:06 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Samantha)
00:41:52 - Steam 2025 Year in Review
00:47:37 - Addressing our 2025 Gaming Resolutions
00:57:15 - Setting our 2026 Gaming Resolutions
01:07:23 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Draft 2026
01:32:00 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: February 1st, 2026

134: Our Top 10 Games of 2025

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:16 - Wildermyth (Samantha)
00:08:53 - Slay the Spire (Heath)
00:12:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris)
00:23:57 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha)
00:31:11 - The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone (Samantha)
00:39:17 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine (Samantha)
00:46:59 - Ball x Pit (Heath)
00:54:50 - The Game Awards Recap and Announcements
01:00:55 - The 2025 Tubies Awards
01:15:48 - Our Top 10 Games of 2025
02:22:53 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: January 11th, 2026

133: How has Gaming Changed?

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:57 - Dead Space 2023 (Chris)
00:17:23 - Ball x Pit (Chris)
00:29:33 - Slay the Spire (Heath)
00:31:48 - The Roottrees are Dead (Heath)
00:36:29 - Heath checks-in on what Other People are Playing
00:38:56 - Reflecting on How Gaming has Changed (since starting the podcast)
01:15:31 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: December 21st, 2025

132: The Game Awards 2025 Predictions

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:52 - The Roottrees are Dead (Heath)
00:17:14 - Hades II (Chris)
00:25:29 - Life is Strange (Chris)
00:31:00 - Steam Machine and Steam Frame Hardware Announcements
00:41:00 - The Game Awards 2025 Predictions
01:22:55 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: December 3rd, 2025

131: Rich Metaethics

00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:12 - Stardew Valley (Heath)
00:14:35 - Hades II (Chris/Samantha)
00:29:33 - Slay the Spire (Heath/Samantha)
00:36:57 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha)
00:57:52 - Life is Strange (Chris/Samantha)
01:11:47 - Brief Mass Effect Spoilers
01:13:36 - The White House/GameStop Declares End of Console Wars
01:21:35 - Olympics Licensing Agreement with Sonic the Hedgehog
01:23:20 - Blood on the Clocktower Board Game Impressions
01:39:33 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: November 18th, 2025

130: More Post Game than Pre Game

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:31 - Longest Wait to Revisit a Save File?
00:06:28 - Hades (Heath)
00:12:25 - Hades II (Chris/Samantha)
00:33:01 - Blue Prince (Heath)
00:40:39 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha)
00:54:47 - Stardew Valley (Heath)
00:57:54 - AI: The Somnium Files (Chris/Samantha)
01:09:53 - National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX
01:21:40 - The Witcher in Concert
01:27:57 - Email: League of Legends Slander
01:33:23 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: November 3rd, 2025

129: John de Fleur Moment

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:13 - AI: The Somnium Files (Chris)
00:14:39 - Hades (Heath)
00:27:20 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Chris)
00:32:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris)
00:39:09 - Reacting to Samantha's Witcher 3 Impressions
00:47:43 - Console Prices Keep Rising
00:51:05 - September Nintendo Direct Highlights
00:55:51 - Mobius Tunes: Volume 19
01:33:46 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: October 14th, 2025

128: Our Desert Island Games

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:37 - Hades (Heath/Samantha)
00:29:54 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Chris)
00:37:29 - Mouthwashing (Chris/Samantha)
00:48:07 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (Chris/Samantha)
00:57:51 - Our Desert Island Games
01:34:08 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: September 15th, 2025

127: We Fix the Video Games Industry

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:44 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Chris)
00:19:07 - The Witcher: Diminished Edition (Heath)
00:28:21 - Estimating the Number of Video Game Industry Jobs
00:31:08 - Email: State of the Gaming Industry
00:35:04 - Current Problems Facing the Games Industry
00:45:31 - Solutions to Fix the Industry
01:14:28 - Walt Disney Animatronic
01:16:32 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: August 15th, 2025

126: Enjoying Time with Overseas RPGs

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:35 - Split Fiction (Chris/Samantha)
00:23:13 - Deltarune Chapter 3 (Chris/Heath/Samantha)
00:28:50 - Deltarune Chapter 4 (Chris/Heath/Samantha)
00:40:42 - (*Spoiler Section*) Deltarune Chapter 4
01:16:06 - Is Heath a JRPG Guy?
01:19:08 - Microsoft Laying Off 9000 Employees
01:24:14 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 Announced
01:25:14 - Subnautica 2 Development Drama
01:30:38 - Samantha's Video Game Jeopardy
01:49:25 - Games Samantha Plans on Playing in 2025
01:51:28 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: July 30th, 2025

125: Deltarune Book Club

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:34 - Mario Kart World (Chris/Samantha)
00:22:32 - Deltarune Chapters 2 + 3 (Chris/Heath/Samantha)
00:53:09 - Deltarune Chapters 2 + 3 (*Spoiler Section*)
01:18:16 - Hideo Kojima Changed Death Stranding 2 because it was "Too Good"
01:29:43 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: July 14th, 2025

124: Trees, Cute Boys, and ... Sports?

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:19 - Switch 2 First Impressions
00:07:34 - Mario Kart World (Chris/Heath/Samantha)
00:23:24 - Deltarune Chapters 1 + 2 (Chris/Heath/Samantha)
00:45:47 - (*Spoiler Section*) Deltarune Chapters 1 + 2
01:15:11 - Email: Spirit Island Board Game Recommendation
01:19:17 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Update
01:47:46 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: June 26th, 2025