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Aadil and Lucy kick off the episode by discussing a new (ish) web puzzler and blowing Ben’s mind with Minute Cryptic. Lucy has finished and reviews Mouthwashing, and Ben gives his impressions after a few runs of Buckshot Roulette. Everyone’s got a beer this week, with Lucy drinking Vault...
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Lucy played “Gestalt: Cinder & Steam”. Ben attempted to play Tron Identity, unsuccessfully. We chat about FIFA: Ultimate Team, and the affects of the lottery mechanic on the series. Ben briefly updates us on “Star Wars: Jedi Survivor”, and we go on to talk about Star War Kinect, amongst...
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With only Aadil on the beers this week, Ben and Lucy go deep on a handful of games they’ve been playing. Ben talks about the full release of Songs of Silence having previously covered it in early access, whilst Lucy has finished The Rise of the Golden Idol, and...
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This week Ben continues with his thoughts on Jedi: Survivor whilst Lucy has been playing the new releases, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, and Wilmot Works It Out. Lucy drinks Post Mortum from Barney’s, Aadil has Toxic Juice from Twice Brewed, and Ben drinks Tree Octopus from Weekend...
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Ben played the start of “Star Wars: Jedi Survivor.”In the rest of the episode Ben covers his experience with Nomada Studio’s latest release “Neva”, with a fair bit of tangeantial chat about their previous game “Gris” which the whole team loved. Aadil had the Koyt Gruit Ale from Jopen.Ben...
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The team reunite to chat about a quick beery trip to Manchester, Cryptmaster on PS5, Balatro on Mobile, the Steam Deck and more. This week’s beers are Implosion from ToØl, the Twice Brewed Blue Raspberry Sour, and Drums Please! from Pomona Island....
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Aadil returns, and with him tales of beer from far lands. He kicks off the show discussing his time at the Borefts beer festival. Ben wants to talk PlayStation’s State of Play, mostly focusing on the Ghost of Yotei announcement. And Lucy has finished Beyond Shadowgate. Lucy drinks Stoop...
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Ben and Lucy chat about their gaming week, focusing on what they have played. Lucy starts with some Prince of Persia Lost Crown thoughts, then moves onto Minishoot’ Adventures. She has also started Beyond Shadowgate and gives early impressions. Ben reviews the new release Copycat and finishes out the...
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Lucy finished “Tactical Breach Wizards”, and Ben tried out the “Wilmot Works It Out” demo. Ben also played a bunch of “Fantasy Map Simulator”, “Whispers of the Eyeless”, and “Astro Bot”. He also goes in depth with his time with the newly released “Caravan Sand Witch.” Aadil has Mikeller’s...
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Ben is still playing some eFootball, in all its card collecting glory. Lucy finished “Crimson Diamond”, and moved on to “Tactical Breach Wizards”. Lucy has Deya’s “Viva Chelt Vegas” Imperial Stout. Ben has Wiper and True’s peach and lemon iced tea pale ale, “Parasol”. Aadil has the Weekend Project’s...
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It’s another twofer but this time Lucy is joined by Ben. They take turns giving some mini-reviews of the games they have played. Lucy chats Thank Goodness You’re Here, The Crimson Diamond and the demo of Wilmot Works It Out. Whilst Ben discusses Minds Beneath Us and the demo...
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Lucy played “Flock”, “Slider” Conversations range from 90s Sci-fi TV, Olympics, and 9/11. We also chat about the games coming out in 2024 that Lucy and Aadil are looking forward to. Aadil had the “Hel & Verdoemenis”, a Bourbon aged Imperial Stout from Brouwerij De Molen....
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We chat a bit about the news. Layoffs and Sony’s purchase of Bungie and the in development multiplayer shooter “Marathon”. Aadil updates on his latest MTG exploits, in person and on paper no less, along with the ‘fornitification’ of the game. Lucy played Schim, “Valley Peaks”, and “Willy Morgan...
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We played some games! Ben played the latest from miHoYo, Zenless Zone Zero. Lucy played Figment 2: Creed Valley. We also touched on the Games Pass price increases, and the Final Fantasy 7 games. Lucy had Palms, an IPA with coconut, a collab between Fuerst Wiacek and Finback. Ben...
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Just Lucy and Aadil this week. As is their style, they start with a discussion about Smart TVs, Sony and otherwise, and the ridiculous constraints on being a display they bring with them. Bluetooth toothbrushes are also discussed quelle surprise. They talk Call of Duty, outages, celebrity skins, and...
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The crew is back together to have a brief chat about the Bristol Craft Beer Fest, before moving on to their ‘naughty3’ highlights, and Steam Next Fest (again). They also chat about Duck Detective, Banana, and the most recent addition to Ben’s house: A steam deck. Lucy had Wiper...
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The gang is all here and we start off with a chat about the Bristol Craft Beer Festival before moving on to some ‘not E3’ chat. Some games that caught our eye and of course the perenial discussion of what the heck this thing is supposed to be, and...
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Mulitverses is actually out. We haven’t played it but we want to talk about it, and the various WB franchises it could contain. To jump to another established franchise Ben has been playing The Rogue Prince of Persia and discusses the basics of the first 15 minutes. We go...
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Just Lucy and Aadil for this week. We start the chat with the differences between making craft for supermarkets, versus just ‘regularly’. Then we move onto the latest information/leaks on Valve’s latest game Deadlock, MOBAs, and live-service games in general. The perils of TV apps, and starting back up...
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A packed episode, full of news and games. The team starts with the news that Ubisoft is at it again, locking already developed content behind an array of editions and purchase dates. Aadil talks about Persona 3 Reload, Lucy gives her thoughts on Cryptmaster and Crow Country and Ben...
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It’s news galore on this week’s episode, but none of it is good. The team talk about the awful news that Roll 7 and Intercept Games have been shuttered, among a reshuffle of Private Division by Take Two Interactive. This spirals into chat on capitalism, podcatcher closures, and big...
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The full team is back this week to chat about Nintendo’s continued battle with the internet. Ben and Lucy review Botany Manor, and Lucy gives her thoughts on Sophia the Traveler. Ben then chats about his first impressions of Sweet Transit, which somehow comes back to a chat about...
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A rare occurrence where we all have games to chat about! Lucy played 20 Small Mazes, which is what it says on the tin. Lucy and Aadil get distracted with Balatro and the costs of tracking information. Ben played Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles. Aadil finished The Case of the Golden...
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The whole crew is present, but in an inversion Aadil has played most of the games. We start with a discussion about the Kotaku resignation, prompted by managements push away from news and opinions towards 50 game guides a week. Aadil and Lucy talk a bunch about Balatro while...
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Lucy is freshly back from Manchester and talks to Ben about her time there visiting a bunch of different bars and breweries. She’s also played some Geometry Survivor and a little more Modern Warfare 3. Ben breaks out a big boy and drinks Puttty from Verdant whilst Lucy remembered...
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A shorter affair following our 400th episode, Ben and Aadil get together for a beer and some gaming chat. They discuss Warner Brothers doubling down on the live service model following the release of Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League. There are puzzle games as Ben previews Preserve, whilst...
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That’s it. Wrap it up. 400 episodes of nonsense. Following our current 2024 format, we discuss some news including more layoffs and some studios buying themselves and their IPs back. Of course, we talk games including Fall Guys, Balatro and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Then we close on a...
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Its a Ben free episode as Lucy and Aadil, but surprisingly game-filled and mostly on topic! A pre episode 400 miracle. Lucy played Please Touch the Artwork 2, Tomb Raider (Remastered), Islands of the Caliph, and Home Safety Hotline. While Aadil (and housemate Keith) have installed and played a...
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In a week where no one has played a game, Xbox do us a solid and have a special Official Xbox Podcast episode. Ben had a listen and relayed the information to Lucy and Aadil who have thoughts about the new strategy. This isn’t a blow-for-blow recounting but a...
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The strategy of Steam Next Fest...
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Beers and Games...
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Now with more news...
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Join us this week for a discussion on the Prince of Persia The Lost Crown demo, Ben’s review of the PS5 version of Immortality, and a bigger discussion on the themes and weight of the game, and a dog playing video games very quickly. Aadil drinks the GweiLo X...
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Ben and Lucy continue the year with a limited amount of games to discuss but some interesting beers. Ben has played a little more God of War Ragnarok and talk takes them to discussing RPGs and the RPG-ification of action games. Ben has also been playing a little Teardown...
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We're back for 2024 with games, beers, and a quiz!...
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It’s our end-of-year awards and GOTY show! Join us to run down some of our favourite games of 2023. We have some returning categories and a few more “awardy” ones. There are plenty of beers, too, with a total of 8 drank between us. Beers come from Brouwerij Kees,...
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Rounding out the year with a final ‘normal’ episode, Ben and Lucy discuss not finishing games. Ben reviews a recent release, SteamWorld Build, an older PS5 exclusive, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and they end some much older games in Lucy’s new, old game quiz. One beer this week...
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After cracking our beers, we kick off this episode by talking about… more Modern Warfare 3! We then talk about… more Jusant. And then… more NYT Connections. Not new to the podcast discussion but we also speak to Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and the PS5 experience. To drink,...
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It’s a six-beer week for this episode. Lucy kicks off with Wave 9th Birthday DDH DIPA from Track Brewing Co, Aadil drinks Schlenkerla Urbock, and Ben has his first Arbor Ale in the Panettone. They then move to Games with Ben giving his review of the recently released The...
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It’s just Aadil and Lucy this week, so be prepared for tangeants galore. We start out with the fact that you can’t expect people to have pen and paper on them in class anymore, also reoiling robots. Lucy talks about Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, and then we...
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The team are back for beers, games, and a few tangents, kicking straight off the bat with a chat about Ghostbusters. Lucy and Aadil deep dive into a continued discussion on Venba. Lucy returns with more on Air Twister, including its insane soundtrack, and Ben mentions Far Cry: New...
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This week Ben launches into his light review of the first few hours of Dark Envoy, a recently released crpg. Aadil then runs down a few different experiences recounting a friend playing Untitled Goose Game, his own time with Super Mario Bros Wonder, and with Lucy their initial impressions...
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Pure insanity this week. We start strong with Lucy’s thoughts on Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, then slowly descend into madness with discussions on Contra, Space Harrier, Yu Suzuki’s back catalogue and Mario’s surname. All of this is caused by Aadil’s beer, the Umibozu from Tartarus. Lucy’s...
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This week Ben discusses Dead Space-a-like The Callisto Protocol, and the games he’s been playing demos of in the latest Steam Next Fest. Aadil goes back a few years to talk about the 2015 game, Tengami. Lucy has a week off the beers and leaves Aadil to drink the...
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Who doesn’t feel the call of duty at midnight? Us actually, because we’re old. This week Lucy delves into her time with two games, Midnight Girl, and the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (2023) multiplayer beta. Is MW3 a remake, a sequel to a remake or an entirely...
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This week Aadil discusses his time at the Leeds Beer Festival and some Steam Deck issues he has had, leading into some research on Microsoft Surfaces. Lucy reviews Nour: Play with your food, and discusses returning to the FPS game Prodeus, which then leads into a chat about one...
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This week Ben gets a bit angry about the treatment of Final Fantasy VII with the release of Ever Crisis, whilst Lucy is more elated at more language based puzzles in Chants of Sennaar. It’s a week of collaborations for the beers. Ben has the Arbor X New Bristol...
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Ben and Aadil bring little in the way of games but a lot in the beer choices. Aadil starts the episode with Abbeydale Brewery’s Sparkling Hop Water, then sups the 999/L Apricot and Raspberry Birthday Cake from Vault City. Ben drinks a couple of LHG collabs, the first with...
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We discuss a bunch of new games this week. Ben begins the episode vamping about the latest big sci-fi release, that’s right, No Man’s Sky. Lucy jumps in to chat the latest, and last DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol, titled The Lemurian Vampire and then gives...
Aadil and Lucy kick off the episode by discussing a new (ish) web puzzler and blowing Ben’s mind with Minute Cryptic. Lucy has finished and reviews Mouthwashing, and Ben gives his impressions after a few runs of Buckshot Roulette. Everyone’s got a beer this week, with Lucy drinking Vault...
Lucy played “Gestalt: Cinder & Steam”. Ben attempted to play Tron Identity, unsuccessfully. We chat about FIFA: Ultimate Team, and the affects of the lottery mechanic on the series. Ben briefly updates us on “Star Wars: Jedi Survivor”, and we go on to talk about Star War Kinect, amongst...
