Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast

Tim, Greg, Blessing, and Andy discuss what they hope will be at The Game Awards 2023, including Monster Hunter World 2, Marvel vs. Capcom, Star Wars, God of War DLC, Kojima announcements, and more! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Game Awards Predictions: The Locks - The Big, Girthy, Lenghty Predictions - God of War Ragnarok SPOILERS - Back to those Girthy Predictions - The Longshots, Longshots, oooOOOoooo - Overs, Unders, Yesses, and Nos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's here -- a day early -- and Kinda Funny Games has come together to react to Grand Theft Auto VI's first trailer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Andy, and Blessing predict the winners and losers of The Game Awards 2021 from Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Returnal, Final Fantasy XIV, Pokemon Unite, and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim's new favorite Nintendo YouTuber AndresRestart joions the boys to review Nintendo's 2023 and to predict what next year might look like. Andres is trying to get to 50k Subscribers! Subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/andresrestart Run of Show - - Start & AndresRestart is Here! - Housekeeping - Grading Nintendo’s 2023 - The Sequel to the Nintendo Switch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barrett and Bless talk about their return to Persona! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - PlayStation Portal Review - Ads - Alan Wake 2 - Cocoon - Sea of Stars - Armored Core - Modern Warfare 3 - Final MK8 DLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim gives his thoughts on Super Mario RPG and then the boys fight over definitions. Run of Show - - Start & N7 Day! - Housekeeping - Super Mario RPG Preview - Andy’s Thoughts on Mario Wonder - Will Greg Watch Mario RPG? - Greg’s Not Committed To Anything, Like the Fake Gamer He Is - Tears of the Kingdom and Ending Your Stories in RPGs - Going to Our Backlog & What is an Indie? - The Game Awards Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Kat Bailey joins the team to talk Alan Wake 2, review Thirsty Suitors with Greg, and more! - Starts - Spin Rhythm XD - Alan Wake 2 - Thirsty Suitors - Super Mario Wonder - Starfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/kindafunny to get 10% off your first month. Tim, Bless, and Greg are joined by Spider-Man 2 Creative Director, Bryan Intihar, to discuss all of the game's biggest spoilers! Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:30 - Venom’s Identity 00:07:27 - Going Too Far vs Not Going Far Enough/Biggest Surprises 00:14:59 - Pete vs Miles 00:17:00 - Do fans desire characters to die? 00:21:40 - Big Set Piece Moments vs. the Small Moments 00:25:40 - Picking a Villain 00:31:00 - Casting Kraven 00:35:19 - Small Emotional Moments that Broke Greg 00:40:30 - Building a Story with Two Spider-Men 00:43:30 - Hailey and Overall Representation 00:48:42 - Side-Quest Stories 00:53:30 - More "Smaller" Games like Miles Morales? 00:56:35 - Thinking of the Future of Spider-Man 01:01:55 - Let’s Talk About These Spider-Bots 01:06:40 - The Black Cat Chase 01:08:45 - Easter Eggs, Avengers, and Wolverine 01:11:45 - What’s Next for Insomniac? 01:13:50 - Rehabilitation & Building Up the World 01:19:55 - MJ Missions 01:23:23 - Mysterio 01:25:35 - Boss Fights 01:27:55 - Showing Spider-Man 2 for Previews 01:30:55 - Shirtless Spider-Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Blessing, and Greg give their reviews of the latest from Nintendo and SEGA. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review - ADS - Sonic Superstars Review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Blessing, Greg, and Andy give their reviews of Marvel Spider-Man 2 on PlayStation 5 by Insomniac. Time Stamps - - Start - Housekeeping - Our Spider-Man 2 Review - Blessing’s Thoughts - Greg’s Thoughts - Andy’s Thoughts - Side Activities - Boss Fights & Combat - Peter’s Face, Overall Looks, and Performances - Does the story live up to the hype? - Does this take Insomniac to new heights? - The Writing - Pete Gameplay vs. Miles Gameplay - The Costumes - Small Gripes - The Overall World - Back to the Story, Themes, and Plot - Is it Game of the Year? - Play Styles - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We predict what the 6 GOTY nominees will be at The Game Awards 2023. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - RoboCop - What Will Be Nominated for Game of the Year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barrett and special guest Jarrett Green joins Greg to give their review of Assassin's Creed Mirage. Follow Jarrett at https://www.twitter.com/Jarrettjawn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bless gives his thoughts on Alan Wake 2, Greg give his thoughts on Alan Wake Remastered, and Tim gives his thoughts on the Switch Nitro Deck. - Start - Housekeeping - The Nitro Deck - Alan Wake 2 Preview - Alan Wake Remastered - Dragon’s Dogma Preview - Monster Hunter Now - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitchell Saltzman and Kahlief Adams join us to review Mortal Kombat 1. Follow Mitchell https://twitter.com/JurassicRabbit Follow Kahlief here: https://twitter.com/KahliefAdams Run of Show - - Start - ADS - The future of MK1 - Character Changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parris Lilly joins us as Greg, Blessing, and Andy review Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. Follow Parris here: https://twitter.com/vicious696 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Andy have played Lies of P and give their full review impressions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joey joins Tim and Andy to give her review of Fae Farm, Tim talks Enchanted Portals, and Andy finally gives his thoughts on Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:00 - Housekeeping 00:02:17 - Enchanted Portals 00:08:52 - Pokemon Scarlet MewTwo Raid 00:15:50 - Fae Farm 00:29:30 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 00:46:24 - Starfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg is obsessed with Starfield, and he can’t hold in his story any more. Come hear the tale of Becky Lynch -- SPOILERS AHEAD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parris Lilly joins us to review Starfield, the latest from Bethesda and Xbox. Follow Parris here: https://twitter.com/vicious696 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Blessing, Mike, and Barrett give their thoughts on Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:00 - Housekeeping 00:02:12 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review 00:29:08 - Who is this Game For? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support at http://www.patreon.com/kindafunny Just $10 would get you more than 300 exclusive episodes of shows like Kinda Feudy, Gregway, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parris, Andy, and Greg talk about how they're tackling Bethesda opus in 17 days! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:56 - Housekeeping 00:09:27 - Our Starfield Plans 00:46:22 - Baldur’s Gate 3 After a Few Weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go through every announced game in 2024 and try to predict what the rest of the year will shake out to be. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:48 - Housekeeping 00:04:11 - Will Anything Else Leak into 2024? 00:11:53 - What Showcases are left this year? 00:31:11 - How Crazy Will 2024 Actually Be? 01:13:32 - GOTY 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg, Blessing, and Andy give their thoughts on their first 10 hours with Baldur's Gate 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bless gives his thoughts on his hands on experience with Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:05 - Housekeeping 00:02:48 - Blessing’s Hands-On Armored Core VI Preview 00:27:15 - Ads 00:55:33 - Marvel Sna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike gives his Pikmin 4 review so far and Blessing gives his Viewfinder reveiw. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:37 - Housekeeping 00:07:26 - A Beginner’s Review of Pikmin 4 00:30:48 - Ads 00:31:54 - Viewfinder Review 00:46:06 - Tim Beat Tears of the Kingdom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet and Greg come together to review Night School Studio's latest radio-tunin' drama! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Greg have a nice one-on-one wine date. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Fighting game question 00:30:30 - Do you feel like the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S have lived up to the promise of next gen? - Klein Felt 00:35:30 - As someone who is excited for Starfield but really hasn’t played any Bethesda game, what should I be playing right now to prepare? - Spencer Oswalt 00:36:26 - Ad 00:41:40 - Is Final Fantasy XVI the best Game of Thrones game we could've ever wanted? - DJRhys 00:43:17 - My husband and I placed a pizza bet today. (Final Fantasy 7 spoilers) I think FF7: Rebirth will end when Sephiroth kills Aerith. He thinks that no one will die or possibly a different party member instead, since the vast majority of people playing the game expect Aerith to die and might be adjusting their play style to account for that. What are your thoughts? - Chelsea 00:45:16 - In honor of Torgal, what do you think the BEST animal companions in the history of gaming are? - Hailey 00:45:50 - I haven't heard the Bois talk too much about the lack of RPG elements in FFXVI. I know everyone has been loving it but do you think at the end of the day it will rank low on the best of all time Final Fantasy rankings because of this?- Brewer Jack 00:54:14 - What is the ideal gamer session environment? - Barblehurgy 01:03:22 - It’s the end of the year and Barrett tells you a game no one expected somehow made it into the Kinda Funny top 10. What’s your guess for what that game is? - Michael M 01:12:28 - Is it time Xbox and PlayStation focus on developing a true handheld instead of the expected mid-cycle “Pro” models? - Liam 01:21:29 - Why not just get a backbone? - Cameron Kennedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sancho West joins Tim, Greg, and Mike for their review of AEW Fight Forever and some updated thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI. Follow Sancho @SanchoWest Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:26 - Housekeeping 00:03:34 - Tim’s Game Awards Concert Experience 00:07:45 - AEW Fight Forever Review 00:36:22 - Ads 00:49:46 - Mike’s Experience with Final Fantasy XVI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Higham joins Tim and Andy and Blessing as they give their review of Final Fantasy XVI. Follow Michael at https://twitter.com/michaelphigham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are back from LA and have a ton to share about the games they played! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:18 - Housekeeping 00:04:20 - Our Summer Game Fest Highlights 00:07:23 - Alan Wake II 00:14:20 - Mortal Kombat 1 00:24:50 - Foamstars 00:32:32 - Viewfinder 00:37:12 - Ads 00:40:24 - Remnant from the Ashes II 00:45:32 - RoboCop Rogue City 00:52:35 - Disney Illusion Island 00:56:54 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 01:06:19 - Quick Shout Outs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Summer Game Fest Showcase just ended! Let's breakdown our thoughts. 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:38 - Grading the Showcase 00:15:03 - Breaking Down the Show 00:35:10 - Ads 00:38:23 - The 2nd Half of the Showcase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get wild predicting 2023's E3 that is not E3 but is kinda E3. 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:25 - The Lock 00:24:32 - The Lengthy 00:40:50 - ADS 00:40:55 - The Longshot! 01:01:30 - Over/Under Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg, Joey, and Mike have been playing Diablo IV for a week. What do they think? Well... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Higham joins Tim and Andy as they give their final hands on preview for Final Fantasy XVI. Follow Michael at https://twitter.com/michaelphigham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Greg, and Andy can FINALLY join Blessing in all The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom conversations! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start & Kevin’s Lemon Juice 00:04:20 - Housekeeping 00:05:40 - Our First Weekend with Tears of the Kingdom 00:34:25 - Throw to Ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Fixed Audio Version) Blessing gives his official review of The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom on the Nintendo Switch, the sequel to his favorite video of all-time Breath of the Wild. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Blessing’s Tears of the Kingdom Review 00:10:27 - Expectations Met? 00:13:25 - The Most Jam-Packed Open World? 00:17:00 - The New Abilities Feel Limitless 00:22:08 - Interacting with the World 00:24:39 - Performance 00:30:21 - Gameplay Spoilers Beware: Getting into the Nitty Gritty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code KINDAFUNNY for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses Blessing gives his official review of The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom on the Nintendo Switch, the sequel to his favorite video of all-time Breath of the Wild. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Blessing’s Tears of the Kingdom Review 00:10:27 - Expectations Met? 00:13:25 - The Most Jam-Packed Open World? 00:17:00 - The New Abilities Feel Limitless 00:22:08 - Interacting with the World 00:24:39 - Performance 00:30:21 - Gameplay Spoilers Beware: Getting into the Nitty Gritty Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny Follow The Kinda Funny Team On Twitter: Greg Miller: https://twitter.com/GameOverGreggy Tim Gettys: https://twitter.com/TimGettys Andy Cortez: https://twitter.com/TheAndyCortez Blessing Adeoye: https://twitter.com/BlessingJr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barrett and Greg get into every story beat, boss fight, and secret from Cal's latest story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Force strong with this Respawn's sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order? Let's find out! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:26:59 - ADS 00:28:03 - Back to the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Mike have been playing Dead Island 2, and boy, do they have opinions about the new first-person zombie RPG. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping 00:03:45 - Dead Island 2 Review 00:28:30 - Ads 00:29:35 - Dead Island 2 Living in the Past 00:51:09 - What’s Andy Been Playin’? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike joins us to discuss all of our personal favorite games of the year so far, as well as our biggest disapointments. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:00 - Housekeeping 00:04:30 - Game of the Year So Far 00:28:16 - Ads 00:29:21 - The Remake Conversation 00:33:26 - The Rest of the Year is STACKED 00:57:14 - The Biggest Disappointments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a rare appearance, Barrett joins the show proper to talk about his hands-on time with Star Wars Jedi Survivor! B-roll shown was provided by EA from a work-in-progress build that may not be representative of the final game. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:24 - Housekeeping 00:05:42 - Overall Thoughts on the Jedi Survivor Preview 00:10:30 - World & Design 00:26:49 - Ads 00:29:02 - Cal and Combat 00:40:29 - Customization 00:47:13 - Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Higham joins us to gives his hands on preview for Tekken 8, then the boys talk about Viewfinder, and Metroid Fusion. Follow Michael at https://twitter.com/michaelphigham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Andy and Parris to talk about their hands-on time with Arkane's next game, Redfall! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Diablo 4 has taken over our lives 00:05:45 - Housekeeping 00:07:30 - Redfall Preview 00:16:31 - Ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher give their review of RE4 Remake. Follow Brit here: https://twitter.com/BlondeNerd Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:00 - Housekeeping 00:05:47 - Our Overall Thoughts 00:12:27 - The Differences from the Original 00:20:47 - The Scares, Weapons, and Upgrades 00:27:15 - 100%ing the Game 00:28:36 - Ads 00:29:42 - QTEs 00:32:21 - The Pacing vs RE: Village 00:35:13 - Do we need more Resident Evil? 00:40:17 - What do we want next? 00:47:36 - Any fidelity standouts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Zelda Tears of the Kingdom be better than Breath of the Wild? Will Starfield be better than Fallout 4? Will Spider-Man 2 be better than Spider-Man 2018 or Miles Morales? THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW!!! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:58 - Housekeeping 00:03:00 - Tam is great 00:06:26 - Tam’s Trip to Super Nintendo World 00:23:19 - Ads 00:25:25 - Will The Sequel Be Better or WORSE? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Higham joins us to gives his hands on preview for Final Fantasy XVI, then the boys talk about Hi-Fi Rush, and Metroid Prime Remastered. Follow Michael at https://twitter.com/michaelphigham Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:00 - Housekeeping 00:03:30 - Final Fantasy XVI Preview 00:29:55 - Hi-Fi Rush 00:57:10 - Metroid Prime Remastered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim, Blessing, and Andy breakdown the latest PS State of Play featuring Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:26 - Housekeeping 00:02:55 - Grading the State of Play 00:13:25 - Ads 00:14:28 - Suicide Squad 00:30:03 - Capcom Section 00:37:54 - PSVR2 00:39:43 - Destiny 2: Lightfall 00:48:03 - What does the PlayStation Showcase look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices