Go home, there probably won't be other films like these. I'm joined by Jeremy Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the recent Dark Tower film adaptation. The episode is nearly twice as long as the movie itself, but there's a lot to talk about here. So grab some popcorn and ...
2017-08-22 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Spread your wings and learn to fly.
2017-08-21 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you seen THIS? No, really, have you seen this? Because it's very good.
2017-08-21 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is it. Thank you so much for everything.
2017-08-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's featherier than the av-er-age bear!
2017-08-18 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about West of Loathing, Hellblade, and we ask you which games you love to watch.
An unloved sequel to a beloved game makes for some rough play, as the FF4 formula wears out its welcome.
While Takashi Tokita was working to update Final Fantasy IV for the Nintendo DS, he felt a longing to return to the Blue Planet and revisit the story of Cecil and the gang. What resulted...
2017-08-17 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
After the Bill Berry left the band, R.E.M. had to make the biggest adjustment of their 18 year career. Previous reinventions happened on their own time, and at their own discretion. The shifts into clearer lyrics, into softer instrumentation, and into cocky rock were nothing compared to losing 1/...
2017-08-16 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Maybe FMV games are actually good and fun? That's what we've concluded after we played Sewer Shark, with Night Trap and Contradiction in mind. Though this is the most "game-like" of the FMV games we've played, the play is no great shakes. However, the low stakes, low production value approach to ...
2017-08-16 19:55:17 +0000 UTC View Post
This adaptation came out of nowhere, but apparently it's been coming for a long time. Back in 2007, Konami reached out to Warren Ellis to write a movie script for them, adapting Castlevania to the screen. Ten years later, that movie became a Netflix series. And people seem to love it.
If on...
2017-08-15 20:32:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Kris and Kole talk about what happens after the end, delicate surgeries, and whiskey origins.
ALSO: The magic. Frosting Train. Let them play Cake. Inflat-a-bull. Self termination. Contacts and cataracts. Crows. Gonorrhea vaccine accident. Dr. Pepper fountain. Jack Daniels Origins.
2017-08-15 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Nick and Brayton battle some cats and heist some steamed worlds in this crackerjack episode.
2017-08-14 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We didn't know about the updated Rocko reboot movie when we recorded this, which is eerie.
2017-08-14 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the Monstrous Manual's original sin.
2017-08-14 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and John Hurst take one final look at Dark Souls.
Please stick around for the next episode, which will be the proper conclusion to Bonfireside Chat as a whole.
2017-08-13 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week Gary and Jeremy wrap up Season 03 in style. First up is Nightcrawler, which you may think is just about Nightcrawler, but is actually about the X-Men's Wacky Winter Wonderland Wacation. It's BONKERS. Then it's on to Weapon X, Lies, and Video Tapes, the episode name we ...
2017-08-12 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey hey, everyone. It's time for you to vote on the games we will play and cover for September's premium Abject Suffering episodes. Below, you will find a list of the candidates. Name is also a link to a video of gameplay, in case you want some help picking.
All good things must come to an end, and seep out into a culvert or sluice.
2017-08-11 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Tacoma, the Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion announcement, and we ask you which games have the best sound design.
Picking up at Troia and the Tower of Zot, Gary and Kole conclude their discussion of the main game of Final Fantasy IV.
The next episode will cover the first several chapters of The After Years.
2017-08-10 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostBetween me having a guest in town, Brayton being sick, and our respective moves, we never got ahead for the new early release. Our plan is to catch up on Sunday. Thank you for your patience.
2017-08-09 17:44:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Ooze week continues, as slime time resumes.
2017-08-09 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This train doesn't stop. Autumn and Paddy join the show to discuss the thrilling, anxiety-inducing conclusion to the Waste Lands. With Lud rapidly decaying behind them and nothing but cracked land and horrible monsters below, our Ka-Tet are left to deal with an insane AI embodied in the train the...
2017-08-08 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Incredibly cute. Incredibly not for us.
2017-08-07 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't let these gooey boys slip through your fingers!
2017-08-07 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mitch Benes read your questions, prompts, and thoughts about Souls in general.
2017-08-06 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Nick and Braybraybray take a look at Turmoil and Domina, a pair of steamtown dumplins.
2017-08-05 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pokémon Go’s curfew, and we ask you which TV show or movie you would like to see made into a game.
Kinda big, a little hair, not as dumb.
2017-08-04 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post