Archive for the ‘Video Game Purists’ Category
VGP Ep 96: Inappropriate RomCom
This week there’s a big news story that needs to be tackled before discussing anything on the episode. On the gaming front Trees is enjoying more gaming with his son while in a bit of a gaming rut, but he managed to play Splatoon 2, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Burnout Paradise. Fred wrapped up Guardians of the Galaxy, continued with Spyro 2, struggled through the opening of Danganronpa, and stayed up too late with Bugsnax.
VGP Ep. 95: Haven’t Played Anything
This week Trees continues to delve into crypto, but there’s also discussion about Spider-man: No Way Home. ***Mild Spoiler Warning: From 17:00-32:00 there’s high level concept discussion of the film, but nothing too specific.*** Fred discusses his trip to the mountains and a new family member. On the gaming front Trees is enjoying Car Mechanic Simulator and watching his son play Totally Reliable Delivery Service. Additionally he’s playing some more competitive titles with his son such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Splatoon 2, and Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Fred continues to enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy, discusses some pick-ups, and wraps it all up with Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage.
Bonus Ep: 2021 in Review
Trees took the week off to be with his family and ring in the New Year, so Fred teamed up with Chase (Learned From Gaming) to review 2021. There’s talk of new displays, plenty of games, audience questions/comments, and even the modern state of retro.
VGP Ep 93: Twas the Night
This week is about gearing up for one of the biggest holidays of the year. As for gaming Trees continues to work through Halo Infinite and worked his way through all of The Gunk. Fred is busy getting blown away by the Matrix Unreal demo and Arkham Origins.
VGP Ep 92: There Were Awards?
This week there’s a lot of discussions about consumerism and the joys of such. We also briefly touch on The Game Awards. As for gaming, Trees has been working his way through Halo Infinite while Fred finally wraps Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Video Game Purists Ep 91: No Halo Yet
This week Trees embarks on a capitalistic block party while Fred does…very little. On the gaming front no one has played Halo Infinite yet, but Trees sank some hours into Car Mechanic Simulator, tried out the surprisingly good Kart Rider: Drift, and jumped into Series X/S exclusive Lawn Mowing Simulator. Fred tried The Forgotten City, briefly jumped into Arkham Origins, but spent most of his time continuing to love Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Video Game Purists Ep 90: Barn Stuff
This week is all about setting up for Christmas and oil-soaked food. On the gaming front Trees has finally 100 percent completed Maneater, DLC and all, as well as rounding out the end of Picross Sega. The real highlight is the new CMS 2021 DLC that includes Jaguars and Pugatis. Fred has been continuing to enjoy Final Fantasy VII Remake and taking his RPG interests to a whole new level with the tabletop game Hero Quest (yes, that one from the early 90s) and the PC indie darling Wildermyth.
Video Game Purists Ep 89: Turkey Day
This week the show takes place on Thanksgiving and despite being tired and full of food, Fred and Trees manage a full episode. Along with various adventures, the recently released Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City are discussed (with no real spoilers). On the gaming front Trees is creating a new civilization in No Man’s Sky, decking out slick designs in Forza Horizon 5, and building rockets on social media with the game pass title Next Space Rebels. Fred is continuing to enjoy Final Fantasy VII Remake, went back to Treyarch’s first developed Call of Duty 3, and enjoying a listener suggested anime High Score Girl. In fact, that’s where this week’s closing song comes from!
Video Game Purists Ep 88: Turning 20
This week is more topical than anything. After Trees and Fred discuss their brief outings, there are discussions on porn (crypto and gaming), movies, and the 20th Anniversaries of Xbox and Gamecube. On the gaming front Trees is sticking with Voice of Cards and enjoying more Forza Horizon 5 while Fred is playing the new Magic: The Gathering expansion and Ghostbusters Remastered.
Gaming History 101 