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A challenging week for everyone, summed up by @bradigor & @TrebleStrikes, but with lighter discussion on some much-needed escapist activities: Ooblets (@glumberland), Treachery in Beatdown City (@NuChallenger) & Station to Station (@PrismatikaGames) helped cheer us up.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:40 - MHG Chat: Society, games, politics & troubles00:09:56 - Ooblets @glumberland00:18:28 - Treachery in Beatdown City @NuChallenger00:28:20 - Station to Station @PrismatikaGames00:36:06 - Aliens: Neoplasma @ZXDev201500:45:11 - MHG Chat: disability setbacks00:47:41 - Outro

Something a bit special this week, as @TrebleStrikes takes the opportunity to talk all things mech(a!) - but particularly Armored Core VI - with games designer & journalist Ollie Barder (@Cacophanus). Enjoy!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:01 - Intro
00:00:31 - Interview with Ollie Barder
00:28:36 - Outro
 

Super-powers, their use & misuse is the thread running through this ep, with interesting games scattered hither & yon: Dungeon Golf @AntWorkshop, Paleo Pines @italicpig & The Lamplighters League @HBSLamplightersSHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:04 - David Tenant + inclusivity00:05:42 - Dungeon Golf @AntWorkshop00:15:45 - Paleo Pines @italicpig00:22:31 - The Lamplighters League @HBSLamplighters00:32:02 - The Walking Dead Arcade @rawthrills00:35:35 - MHG Chat: Q&A part 600:55:16 - Outro

Lessons taught & received in crafting a thrilling experience…but which gives & which receives out of MythForce @BeamdogInc, Nascar Arcade Rush @GameMillEnt, Portal 2 VR @Flat2VR + Byte lynx @ArtfulGamesDev?
SHOWNOTES00:00:10 - Intro00:00:53 - MHG Chat: Katherine Ryan is a hero00:04:13 - MythForce @BeamdogInc00:14:25 - Nascar Arcade Rush @GameMillEnt00:24:13 - Portal 2 VR @Flat2VR00:33:29 - Byte lynx @ArtfulGamesDev00:38:57 - MHG Chat: Q&A part 500:45:31 - Outro

The Unity engine debacle looms like a dark cloud over MHG Towers as we talk about the potentially impacted: Nour: Play With Your Food (@jellyoccult) & AK-xolotl @(2AwesomeStudio). Also BIT.TRIP RERUNNER (@gamecraftstd) & @StarfieldGame chat. 
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:45 - MHG Chat: Unity engine charges00:03:20 - Ak-Xolotl @2AwesomeStudio00:08:05 - BIT.TRIP RERUNNER @gamecraftstd00:12:38 - Starfield00:22:57 - Nour: Play with your Food @jellyoccult00:28:02 - Outro

Tiny & mighty vs. big & brash in ep. 187, with relative minnows Marble it Up! Ultra (@blueteak), Jumplight Odyssey (@JumplightGame) & It’s a Wrap! (@StudiosChanko) holding their own against Bethesda’s Starfield and FROM’s Armored Core IV.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:12 - MHG Chat: questioning Harrison Ford’s continued filmic existence00:04:15 - Marble it Up! Ultra00:11:32 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon00:20:55 - Jumplight Odyssey00:25:44 - MHG Chat: Starfield early technical impressions00:33:59 - It’s a Wrap!00:39:05 - Outro

Bradstreet’s back…alright! Yet another golden week, with the likes of @thejaspel1’s Backpack Hero, @adambavgamedev’s End of Knights & @SumoDigitalLtd’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre consuming all our time.
SHOWNOTES00:00:10 - Intro00:03:02 - Tour de France 202300:09:14 - Backpack Hero00:14:17 - Toaplan Arcade Shoot'Em Up Collection Vol. 200:23:25 - Fort Solis @FallenLeafSA00:31:08 - End of Knights 00:35:38 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 00:44:30 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 400:48:44 - Outro

Going stag, @TrebleStrikes talks about a roguelike he doesn’t hate in the form of @AnAnkou_game, the superiority of @wiznwar & Flarb’s Xenotilt, early Armored Core VI impressions & some more Q&A revelations.
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00:00:10 - Intro00:00:41 - An Ankou @AnAnkou_game00:06:09 - Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action @wiznwar00:13:13 - MHG Chat: Armored Core VI & FROM Software00:18:53 - MHG Chat: Stu Q&A…Gaiden!00:23:18 - Outro

Killer releases this week & a stellar lineup of must-plays: En Garde @FireplaceGames swashes buckles, Quake II comes roaring back, Stray Gods @summerfallgames brings the tunes & @TheGameKitchen’s Blasphemous 2 brings the pain.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup Semi-Final00:05:02 - En Garde00:09:47 - Quake II: Call of the Machine00:18:42 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical00:26:37 - Blasphemous 200:32:09 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 200:47:11 - Outro

Great conversation around @larianstudios’ feature-complete BG3, the start of some revealing host Q+A sessions & good games in the forms of Neon Noodles @VividHelix & Adore @CadabraGames!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:26 - MHG Chat: The Pope00:03:56 - Neon Noodles00:12:07 - Adore00:16:30 - MHG Chat: Baldur’s Gate 3 & user synergy00:28:00 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 1!01:02:12 - Outro

A plethora of games covered in a compact space: Jagged Alliance 3 @HaemimontGames, Thronefall @_grizzlygames, Triple Take @BonusStagePub, Front Mission 1st: Remake @FrontMissionRM, Venba @VisaiGames & a salutary chat about Costa’s pro-Trans stance!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:38 - MHG Chat: Costa and their pro-Trans advertising00:05:01 - Jagged Alliance 3 @HaemimontGames00:12:07 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @FrontMissionRM00:17:30 - Thronefall @_grizzlygames00:23:42 - Triple Take @BonusStagePub00:27:51 - Minor spoilers for Triple Take00:28:19 - Major spoilers for Triple Take00:30:21 - End spoilers for Triple Take00:32:16 - Venba @VisaiGames00:36:55 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup00:39:00 - Outro

We’ve done it; we’ve found the naughtiest name for the wholesomest game: Sticky Business. Congrats, @SpellgardenDevs! There’s also @outofthebit’s Full Void, Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (@saizensen_EN) & a timely rant about the right wing grift. 
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:04:32 - Full Void @outofthebit00:09:46 - Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll @saizensen_EN00:18:09 - Sticky Business @SpellgardenDevs00:26:14 - MHG Chat: Barbie & the right wing grift00:37:38 - Shuhada' Sadaqat (brief remembrance)00:39:34 - Outro

Is @TrebleStrikes dino-sore after his Exoprimal experience, or in veloci-rapture? Is @Bradigor tuned-in to Oxenfree II’s Lost Signals (@nightschoolers) or is @sadowlstudios’ Viewfinder more acutely in their sights? Dial-in the MHG-quency on your audio boxes & find out...
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup 202300:03:47 - Exoprimal @CapcomEurope00:12:18 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals @nightschoolers00:19:32 - Viewfinder @sadowlstudios00:31:47 - Outro

Interesting discussion this week around intriguing newcomer Alterium Shift (@drattzy) & the slightly more venerable Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (@EidosMontreal). We also discuss the honesty & courage of footballer Dele Ali (@dele_official).
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:50 - MHG Chat: Brad’s criminal past00:04:07 - MHG Chat: BttF00:05:43 - Alterium Shift @drattzy00:14:49 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided @EidosMontreal00:21:49 - Testament: The Order of High Human @FairyshipGames00:28:54 - MHG Chat: Games that fit on a floppy? 00:32:22 - MHG Chat: Dele Ali00:43:35 - Outro

Join us as we take A Long Journey to an Uncertain End (@CrispyCreative), polish our  Boltgun (@AurochDigital), worship our Shotgun King (@PUNKCAKE_delice), all the while feeling no Guilt (@Mingog). 
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:02:03 - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun @AurochDigital00:09:53 - Gimmick! Special Edition @claricedisc00:16:13 - Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate @PUNKCAKE_delice00:21:39 - A Long Journey to an Uncertain End @CrispyCreative00:23:30 - Guilt @Mingog00:30:13 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck competitors00:35:15 - Outro