MHG Podcast

Both @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes put on their grown-up pants to discuss @RockodileGames' Death From Above, then chat about @1TheTakeOver & @TheBeardedLC's Miasma Chronicles. Which one's good and which one's crud? Listen-in to find out... SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:19 - MHG Chat: Autographs & Signatures 00:05:34 - MHG Chat: Stu’s thoughts on Planet of Lana 00:09:55 - Death from Above 00:30:45 - The Takeover 00:32:42 - Miasma Chronicles 00:40:32 - Outro

So 2023 is determined to keep raising the bar. More Planet of Luna chat, @UnrealityZone’s fantastic Vernal Edge + the intriguing Humanity (@HumanityGame) jostle for space with the other key indies of the week. May’s busy, guys! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:42 - MHG Chat: Sky Fairies & Must Haves 00:06:30 - Liberté @LiberteGame 00:16:48 - MHG Chat: Awkward ‘Allo ‘Allo section 00:18:41 - Vernal Edge @UnrealityZone 00:26:52 - Cook Serve Forever @vgincgames 00:33:54 - Humanity @HumanityGame 00:43:35 - Railway Empire 2 #gamingmindsstudios 00:54:32 - Outro

Ok, fine, we’ll review #TOTK #TearsOfTheKingdom! But that’s just the start, with more heroic exploration in @hotchickgames Super Dungeon Maker, Lemmings-y guidance stuff in @WiredP’s Tin Hearts & an impassioned chat about gaming's secondhand marketplace. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:09 - MHG Chat: Beavis & Butthead 00:06:13 - Zelda: BotW/TotK - intro chat 00:09:43 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 00:10:15 - MILD spoilers for TotK 00:12:23 - Spoiler-free TotK discussion 00:24:13 - Super Dungeon Maker @hotchickgames 00:34:32 - MHG Chat: Steam - Free Trials 00:38:53 - Tin Hearts @WiredP 00:50:22 - Golftopia @MinMax_Games 00:53:29 - MHG Chat: The perils & pitfalls of selling gaming items 01:03:41 - Outro

As the biggest release of the year hits, we’re playing… not that! No TotK here, but we do check out a bunch of quality products, including @BithellGames Tron Identity, @RedHookStudios Darkest Dungeon II & Cassette Beasts - @RawFury’s Pokémon slayer! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:30 - MHG Chat: a family adventure 00:05:16 - Tron Identity @BithellGames 00:11:12 - 3D Don’t Die Mr. Robot! demo @InfiniteStates 00:22:40 - Darkest Dungeon II @RedHookStudios 00:31:28 - Cassette Beasts @RawFury 00:41:48 - Outro

This week: Dad jokes, anti-Monarchy sentiment, baked goods weirdness & tons of interesting games like #KAKU: Ancient Seal, @KennyYSun’s Mr. Sun’s Hat Box & the beautifully named Definitely Not Fried Chicken by @DopeGamesLtd SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:11 - MHG Chat: the Coronation of King Charles III (spoiler: we’re not thrilled) 00:08:32 - KAKU: Ancient Seal 00:18:30 - Vader Immortal Episode II 00:23:18 - Mr. Sun’s Hat Box 00:26:47 - Jedi Outcast VR 00:34:54 - Definitely Not Fried Chicken @DopeGamesLtd 00:39:23 - MHG Chat: voting rights + East Midlands Trains’ PR debacle 00:46:22 - MHG Chat: @Faxdocc’s Rusted Moss is great 00:47:06 - Outro

A slew of new stuff hits @bragidor & @TrebleStrikes this week, featuring @bitfallstudios TerraScape, @Faxdocc’s Rusted Moss, @BedtimeDG’s Figment 2: Creed Valley & plenty more crammed-in for your aural delectation. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:31 - TerraScape @bitfallstudios 00:14:06 - Rusted Moss @Faxdocc 00:20:09 - Magical Drop VI @ForeverEntert 00:27:19 - Figment 2: Creed Valley @BedtimeDG 00:33:02 - Shadows of Doubt @FireshineGames 00:42:29 - Outro

Whilst @TrebleStrikes retreats into VR with the likes of @Camouflaj's Iron Man VR and a dodgy VR copy of Wipeout Pure by the late, lamented Psygnosis (aka Studio Liverpool), the @Bradigor tackles @differenttales Havendock, @EtherfieldGames DROP - System Breach & @GrenaaGames Fabledom. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:47 - DROP - System breach 00:12:02 - Iron Man VR 00:12:42 - Wipeout Pure 00:18:34 - Havendock 00:23:16 - Fabledom 00:32:05 - Outro

Future focused week, with spanking-new stuff like @AssembleTeam’s Moviehouse, @crowbarska’s Gunsuit Guardians & @VODKA_demo’s Mindhack in-amongst control scheme rants. Let’s have a heated debate! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:29 - Quest 2 for Stu 00:05:07 - Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon @AssembleTeam 00:10:56 - Gunsuit Guardians @crowbarska 00:19:40 - Unwording | Frostwood Interactive 00:26:49 - Lunark 00:34:00 - Mindhack @VODKA_demo 00:40:41 - MHG Chat: Control options Outro

We may be talking @PQubeIndies Curse of the Sea Rats but we ain’t full of bilge! More Resi, more arcade & more Wipeout clones than you can shake a stick at, plus @CGAStudioGames Formula Retro Racing - World Tour & #TheLastWorker SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:29 - DORAEMON - MEIKYU DAISAKUSEN 00:09:04 - Curse of the Sea Rats @PQubeIndies 00:14:00 - Resident Evil HD Remaster - Platinumed 00:21:46 - Formula Retro Racing - World Tour 00:28:22 - BallisticNG 00:35:34 - The Last Worker 00:43:15 - Outro

So @TrebleStrikes chats with Brad about @CanariGames Lunark, then gets called away mid-sentence! @Bradigor steps up to the plate & discusses @freelives Terra Nil, then Treble returns with @retroRGB chat feat. Alien vs. Predator! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:42 - MHG Chat: Moving home 00:03:31 - Lunark @CanariGames 00:11:20 - Plans change! 00:11:49 - Terra Nil @freelives 00:18:33 - RetroRGB Dual & Alien vs. Predator (Capcom) 00:22:09 - Outro

Agenda: Fountains of Wayne, Nuclear Blaze @deepnightfr, Outlanders @PomeloGames, Drainus @infowss, Transport Fever 2 @transportfeverghost ship Atari + the zombie Ideal. Standard. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:22 - MHG Chat: Fountains of Wayne & ZombIe Ideal 00:03:12 - Nuclear Blaze @deepnightfr 00:10:49 - Outlanders @PomeloGames 00:16:00 - Drainus @infowss 00:21:45 - Transport Fever 2 @transportfever 00:29:38 - Outro

Although there’s talk about quiet cars, intro anims & Picades, @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes squeeze-in @BellularStudios The Pale Beyond, Hi-Fi Rush & @BlanketsWilson’s confounding The Forest Cathedral. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:26 - MHG Chat: Animation Changer (Decky Loader) 00:06:55 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact 00:10:51 - MHG Chat: Raspberry Pi gaming 00:15:23 - The Pale Beyond 00:26:32 - Hi-Fi Rush 00:31:17 - The Forest Cathedral 00:39:39 - Outro

We toyed with the idea of titling this one 'Resident Evil 4 Remake' for the SEOs, but our conscience won out. Loads to love though, as we talk @chapliboy's Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions, @UnknownWorlds Moonbreaker and the Steam Deck's first anniversary. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:43 - Resident Evil HD Remaster 00:07:19 - Cricket 22 00:09:46 - Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions 00:15:32 - MHG Chat: professional video monitors! 00:22:11 - Moonbreaker 00:31:39 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck First Anniversary 00:50:09 - Outro

@Reikon_official’s Ruiner doesn’t ruin anyone’s fun, @bugbeargames Wreckfest doesn’t wreck anyone’s day & @shirogames Dune: Spice Wars isn’t…dune any harm…? Yikes. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:51 - Ruiner 00:09:04 - MHG Chat: Deckyloader & close magnification 00:12:46 - Wreckfest 00:19:30 - Resident Evil HD Remaster 00:27:05 - Dune: Spice Wars 00:32:31 - Outro

Among the delights discussed are Aces & Adventures @Triple_B_Titles, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line @SquareEnix, Like a Dragon: Ishin! @RGGStudio + the wonder that is the PC Engine GT (with thanks to Tawy!) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:10 - MHG Chat: Registered Blind 00:06:40 - Killzone: Shadow Fall 00:21:16 - Aces & Adventures 00:28:38 - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Final Bar Line 00:38:31 - Like a Dragon: Ishin! 00:58:09 - PC Engine GT 01:01:00 - MHG Chat: Shamima Begum 01:04:07 - Outro

Interesting discussion on newies Wanted: Dead (@110industries) & System Shock remake @NightdiveStudio, then more challenging talks about the wizard game, (CW for) Brianna Ghey & crimes against youth. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:50 - MHG Chat: How’re you really doing? 00:06:17 - Wanted: Dead 00:13:55 - System Shock 00:28:32 - Dredge 00:36:32 - MHG Chat: Art vs. Commerce 00:40:14 - MHG Chat: Brianna Ghey (CW: discussion on violence, assault, transphobia) 00:56:10 - Outro

Speedy brains, cheesy Cleese, real life sims and Nintendo's deluge of releases are just a few of the topics covered by @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor in this week's packed episode! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Having a heavy ADHD day 00:11:01 - MHG Chat: Fawlty Towers, Cleese and ‘Cancel Culture’ (boak) 00:18:00 - The Last Campfire 00:29:46 - MHG Chat: simulator games: Car Mechanic Sim 2021, PC Building Sim, Power Wash Simulator, Assemble With Care. 00:41:08 - Nintendo Direct Feb ‘23 inc. Metroid Prime Remake, Pikmin 4, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Professor Layton, Advance Wars 1+2 00:46:08 - Outro

A special episode covering Nextfest! Feat. Tray Racers, Flight Level, System Shock, Planet of Lana, Forklift Extreme and loads more. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:08 - Intro 00:02:03 - Nocturnal 00:06:03 - Planet of Lana 00:07:56 - Gravity Circuit 00:11:07 - Slope Crashers & Tray Racers! 00:17:27 - Dad by the Sword 00:21:26 - Flight Level 00:25:00 - Oblivion Override 00:25:00 - Roundup: Void Train Darkest Dungeon II Plan B: Terrafrom Sons of Valhalla I am Future Xenonauts 2 System Shock Dungeon Drafters Lakeburg Legacies 00:29:05 - Forklift Extreme 00:31:42 - Tape to Tape 00:39:20 - Outro

@TrebleStrikes recounts a curious (but fun) encounter with an eBay retro seller, whilst @Bradigor knuckles-down to two potential classics in @superbrothersHQ's Jett: The Far Shore + @hellogames The Last Campfire.

Some heavy but fascinating chat this week, covering Hogwarts Legacy & the impact of creators. Also @DreamnautsGames Grid Force, @BitmapBureau Final Vendetta, Persona 3 Portable + more. CW: discussion on SA & violence; check shownotes for timestamps SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:01:14 - MHG Chat: Threads (film) 00:09:58 - Grid Force - Mask of the Goddess @DreamnautsGames 00:19:49 - Persona 3 Portable 00:35:23 - Final Vendetta @BitmapBureau 00:44:00 - MHG Chat: Hogwarts Legacy + Allyship 01:05:34 - Outro

A shorter episode but still packed with the newness & hotness, feat. @GamesForTutti's Scrap Riders, @rocket_flair's Surviving the Abyss & @PlaysideStudios's Age of Darkness: Final Stand. Also, the importance of friendship! (awww) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:08 - MHG Chat: Liverpool Meet 00:03:25 - Scrap Riders @GamesForTutti 00:08:42 - Surviving the Abyss @rocket_flair 00:13:48 - Pac-Man 256 00:19:38 - Age of Darkness: Final Stand @PlaysideStudios 00:30:22 - MHG Chat: the importance of friends 00:31:35 - Outro

This week @TrebleStrikes contemplates Hubris (#cybornbv), @bradigor discovers there’s nothing greater than a Lil’ Gator (@LilGatorGame) and there’s a great hands-on review of the new Retro Pocket 3+ & much more. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:02:00 - MHG Chat: The Rock & SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:02:00 - MHG Chat: The Rock & Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 00:08:03 - Hubris VR 00:14:51 - Against the Storm 00:22:44 - Rez Infinite VR 00:23:53 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus VR 00:29:31 - Lil Gator Game 00:37:00 - The Callisto Protocol 00:48:27 - Retro Pocket 3+ 01:00:41 - Outro

A bumper episode covering everything from the smallest indies - like Patrick’s Parabox, Lunistice, The Block - right up to AAA monsters - Xenoblade Chronicles 3, God of War Ragnarök, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - all wrapped up with a neat chat bow! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:56 - MHG Chat: Kids’ holidays 00:04:35 - Review of 2022, including: 00:06:43 - Oli Oli World 00:08:11 - Neon White 00:09:54 - Elden Ring 00:13:49 - Tunic 00:14:25 - Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? 00:15:29 - Horizon Forbidden West 00:17:55 - Patrick’s Parabox 00:20:19 - Abriss 00:22:00 - Dorfromantik 00:25:19 - Citizen Sleeper 00:27:03 - Steam Deck release 00:34:59 - Rail Route 00:37:33 - Stray 00:40:42 - Cult of the Lamb 00:41:10 - Spider-Man Remastered 00:43:55 - Rollerdrome 00:50:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 00:53:06 - Prodeus 00:56:52 - LEGO Brick Tales 00:59:12 - Pixel Cup Soccer 01:02:00 - Sackboy 01:05:29 - Lunistice 01:06:57 - God of War Ragnarök 01:08:42 - ZERO Sievert 01:10:13 - Resident Evil Village DLC 01:10:13 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns 01:13:28 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remaster 01:14:47 - The Block 01:15:57 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 01:19:39 - Hubris 01:20:12 - Out-There 2023 Predictions 01:25:15 - Outro

It's that time again, the one where @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes pick their top 3 faves from gaming's heaping bounty. Space year 2022 has seen some strong AAAs & fascinating indies, but which one will come out on top? And will the two friends agree or be divided?! Listen on to find out, and Happy New Year! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:00:40 - Christmas retrospective 00:05:55 - Stu’s first selection 00:20:08 - Brad’s first selection 00:29:53 - Stu’s second selection 00:40:03 - Brad’s second selection 00:50:10 - Brad & Stu’s joint third selection 01:08:09 - MHG Chat: (not) supporting dodgy publishers 01:12:05 - Outro

We’re packing a lot into Festivus, starting with @Thunderfulgames Wavetale, old stuff like TMNT Cowabunga collection & Xenogears, then zipping back to the future with @WayForward River City Girls 2 & landing back on two feet with @bulwarkStudios Ixion. Happy Christmas! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:16 - MHG Chat: Homelessness 00:08:40 - Wavetale 00:14:55 - Xenogears 00:23:20 - River City Girls 2 00:31:35 - TMNT: Cowabunga Collection 00:38:21 - Ixion 00:52:25 - Outro

@TrebleStrikes finally gets some (Lady) D(imitrescu) in his life, gets oily converting his TIE Fighter and injects rays into his Quake. @Bradigor is ill, poor chap, so sits this one out. Hugs! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:00:58 - Resident Evil Village + Third Person Perspective DLC 00:10:48 - TIE Fighter - Total Conversion PC Mod 00:19:09 - Quake RTX 00:26:12 - MHG Chat: Illness 00:30:40 - Outro

Brad & Stu try to pronounce the unpronounceable (Togg-iz? Toe-ges? Toggess? @Thunderfulgames) build a fort with Dwarves @Bay12Games, impale fools with massive tools (!) @apptivus + decide that once a witch, a witch but once a knight is enough @SuperMegaTeam SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Charmander 00:05:19 - Impaler @apptivus 00:17:33 - Dwarf Fortress @Bay12Games 00:27:34 - The Knight Witch @SuperMegaTeam 00:36:35 - Togges @Thunderfulgames 00:44:21 - MHG Chat: Christmas ‘advice’ 00:56:01 - Outro

@TrebleStrikes battles ‘rona ‘n’ Wanzers (@ForeverEntert) whilst @Bradigor encounters Soccer Story @PanicBarn, Stardeus @KodoLinija and an Erasure-less Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions. Why IS life so precious & so cruel…?! SHOWNOTES: 00:00.07 - Intro 00:03:53 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @ForeverEntert 00:18:31 - Soccer Story @PanicBarn 00:31:45 - Stardeus @KodoLinija 00:36:57 - Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions 00:48:45 - MHG Chat: Accessibility reviews 00:51:35 - Outro

@Bradigor battles with the @lastkidsonearth, and discovers ZERO Sievert (@ModernWolfLtd). @TrebleStrikes gets assaulted by Ninjas in, um, Ninja Assault and tries escaping Wesker’s machinations in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:05:03 - Games Awards discussion 00:10:41 - MHG Chat: Ragnarök & Persona 5 Royal 00:25:40 - ZERO Sievert @ModernWolfLtd 00:39:13 - Ninja Assault & Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 00:46:30 - The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! @lastkidsonearth 00:55:15 - MHG Chat: WSL and smelly boots 01:01:38 - Outro

Please tell me you wanted to hear about UK children’s TV dramas set in the North East of England in the 80s. Whaddya mean, ‘niche’?! Also featuring Persona 5 Royal, @MonkeyMoonGames’s Flat Eye + @jumpshipstudio’s Somerville. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:08 - Intro 00:02:58 - MHG Chat: Byker Grove/Geordie Racer 00:05:27 - Persona 5 Royal @Atlus_West 00:19:42 - Flat Eye @MonkeyMoonGames 00:29:39 - Dead Space 2 00:35:40 - Somerville @jumpshipstudio 00:46:26 - Bethesda/id controversy/late-stage Capitalism 00:50:55 - Outro

We cover a huuuge release this week… @MaxInfernoGames’ A Little to the Left! There’s also a tiny indie out called GoW Ragnarök and yeah, it gets hefty chat time. We also reminisce about Namco. Ah, the good ol’ days… SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:17 - God of War Ragnarök, spoiler-free discussion 00:08:19 - God of War Ragnarök, SPOILER discussion 00:31:45 - A Little to the Left 00:42:50 - MHG Chat: Retro Namco 00:49:28 - Outro

MHG Towers is already considering @CheckmatyDev’s Nightmare of Decay for its top ten of ‘22! Also great convos around #Oakenfold, WRC Generations (@kylotonn_games) & The Pinball Wizard (@frostypopgames). SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Superlambanana 00:06:27 - Castlevania Advance Collection 00:12:49 - MHG Chat: Remasters/Remakes/Re-releases 00:21:33 - #Oakenfold 00:31:48 - Nightmare of Decay @CheckmatyDev 00:38:48 - WRC Generations @kylotonn_games 00:44:40 - The Pinball Wizard @frostypopgames 00:49:02 - MHG Chat: Diabetes check-in 00:56:25 - Outro (aka Brad Shuts-Up)

A Halloween spooktacular this week! Well, not really…@TrebleStrikes plays 1 scary game - Aydan Watkins’ Resident Evil (@ClassicREMods) + the horror genre is debated, but the rest are newbs inc. @BkomStudios’ Sunday Gold & @ToxicGames’ @ToxicGames’ Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:53 - Resident Evil - ‘The Prison’ total conversion mod 00:09:54 - Sunday Gold 00:15:23 - Black Future ‘88 00:21:50 - MHG Chat: UX and controls, then & now 00:39:13 - Q.U.B.E. 00:48:50 - Spooky game special 01:03:50 - Outro

Revelations abound as @Bradigor discovers chilly posteriors in @SquareEnix Triangle Strategy & the unsettling side of throwback gfx in @GlowfishInt's Trifox. @Treble_Alpha goes OK boomer with Chasm: The Rift (@generalarcade) + a lively discussion about Twitter swarms. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:02:13 - MHG WSL chat 00:04:36 - Chasm: The Rift @generalarcade 00:17:12 - Trifox @GlowfishInt 00:22:45 - Cyberpunk 2077 00:30:23 - Triangle Strategy @SquareEnix 00:48:16 - MHG Chat: Twitter swarms 00:55:58 - MHG web + podcast announcements 01:00:46 - Outro

@Bradigor is caught telling tales - LEGO® Bricktales, this time around (#ClockStone) - whilst Stu goes Greek with @tinyBuild's Asterigos: Curse of Stars. Tactics, Chiaki by @thestr4ng3r & Stadia are also in the melee. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:41 - Asterigos: Curse of Stars @tinyBuild 00:13:13 - LEGO® Bricktales #ClockStone 00:24:21 - DOOM Eternal @idSoftware 00:30:09 - Google Stadia & game streaming 00:38:13 - Gears Tactics @GearsOfWar 00:50:55 - Chiaki 00:58:23 - Nintendo & the future 01:06:07 - Outro

Funky stuff this week with cat chat,@Andrade_Games Sturmfront (with inevitable The Boys tangent), @BippinBits Dome Keeper, @Stubby_Games Entropy Project, @PlayHumbleGames Moonscars & an #EnoughIsEnough report. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - MHG Chat: cats! 00:05:50 - Sturmfront - The Mutant War @Andrade_Games 00:13:44 - Dome Keeper @BippinBits 00:21:15 - The Entropy Project @Stubby_Games 00:32:24 - MHG Chat: MORE Steam Deck discussion! 00:42:28 - Moonscars @PlayHumbleGames 00:50:47 - ‘Enough is Enough’ Oct 1st Demonstration 00:56:48 - Outro

New releases Serial Cleaners (@DrawDistanceDev) & Foretales (@alkemigames) get the Brad touch, whilst Stu revisits Cyberpunk 2077 post-patch 1.06 & talks IMMORTALITY (@mrsambarlow). Also, don't miss the charming story of the Bradley clan's Anfield visit courtesy of the fabulous @bokearnsxxx SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:48 - Cyberpunk 2077 @CDPROJEKTRED 00:21:55 - Serial Cleaners @DrawDistanceDev 00:27:43 - IMMORTALITY @mrsambarlow 00:40:01 - Foretales @alkemigames 00:48:34 - MHG Chat: Traveller's Tales - an Anfield Adventure 01:09:08 - Outro

In this episode @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha discuss representation in the media, following the Little Mermaid reveal. They range over Disney & 'WOKE', gaming, changes since BLM in films such as Sorry to Bother You & Get Out, Spider-Men & women, trans and enby superheroes & tons more in an interesting debate! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:09 - Little Mermaid live action & online responses 00:12:41 - Gwen Stacey; Miles Morales 00:18:11 - The ‘War on Woke’ 00:21:56 - Black Panther; Wakanda Forever; Sorry to Bother You 00:24:38 - Racist caricature; systemic racism 00:33:04 - Trans & Non-binary representation 00:39:50 - Outro

Is gaming creating its own Hollywood-style ‘Studio System’? This and much more’s discussed, inc. @BoxBounding’s Prodeus, upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong & the latest Destiny 2 content, The Witch Queen. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:09 - Intro 00:02:48 - Prodeus 00:08:30 - Hollow Knight 00:17:35 - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen 00:24:40 - IP, streaming & the studio system 00:27:39 - Gaming Hardware & its future

Haptics, paddles, wands & controller tech gets the deep focus treatment this week, with @theHunterCOTW's The Angler prompting debate. We also spotlight @Crytivo's Trail Out + @snowcastlegames's Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure SHOWNOTES: 00:00:00 - Codemasters + EA 00:03:28 - Trail Out @Crytivo 00:10:50 - Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure @snowcastlegames 00:15:42 - Call of the Wild: The Angler 00:24:10 - MHG Chat: controller technology 00:45:42 - Outro

The most anticipated game of the year - in Brad's house, at least - gets a thorough examination (@mrsambarlow) whilst Treb settles for older stuff like Terminator: Resistance (@Reef_Games), and we take a gander at newbie You Suck at Parking™ by @hvgames SHOWNOTES: 00:03:31 - Terminator: Resistance + franchising discussion 00:25:47 - You Suck at Parking™ @hvgames 00:33:29 - Demon’s Souls 00:48:29 - IMMORTALITY @MrSamBarlow) + game criticism

Loads discussed this week, inc. Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony (@Koumajou_EN), the ever-fabulous Don’t Die, Mr Robot! DX @InfiniteStates, We are OFK (@OFKband) + Treb gets a PS5. CW: we discuss difficult subject matter this week, so please refer to the shownotes. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 1: Content warning: the death of Olivia Pratt-Korbell 00:10:00 - Intro 2: MHG Gaming Chat 00:10:51 - Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony @Koumajou_EN 00:20:21 - Don’t Die, Mr Robot! DX @InfiniteStates 00:35:31 - Astro’s Playroom 00:36:37 - Returnal 00:49:58 - We are OFK @OFKband

With great PC power comes great responsibility! Sony & Nixxes step-up their game on the open platform with their port of PS Spider-Man, @Roll_7 mix skates & violence in Rollerdrome, @ChuhaiLabs tell us we're Cursed to Golf & @nosebleedgames send us to Arcade Paradise. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:07 - Intro chat inc. WSL 00:05:15 - Rollerdrome @Roll_7 00:15:39 - Cursed to Golf @ChuhaiLabs 00:21:35 - Arcade Paradise @nosebleedgames 00:32:43 - MHG Chat: Accessibility in games feat. Spider-Man PC

In @Bradigor's absence @Treble_Alpha natters about newbies Bright Memory: Infinite (@FYQD-Studio) & Frogun (@molegato), plus SEGA's Model 3 showings like Daytona 2 & SCUD Race, plus a ramble about his arcade stick obsession!

The serendipity of the Women's Euros final & how it's a win for everyone is at the front of Brad + Stu's minds, but they also get to chat couch co-op/the Nintendo party experience, the HotD Switch remake & the freshly-minted Sweet Transit (@Team17)

We at MHG can't pass up a 'bum' reference, so we were delighted when @cavemonsters Lord Winklebottom Investigates proved as good as its title! @pixeljamgames Ex Zodiac & @ActualNerds The Tarnishing of Juxtia also get a run-out. SHOWNOTES: 00:03:02 - Ex Zodiac 00:09:48 - Arcade cabinets chat 00:16:49 - The Tarnishing of Juxtia 00:24:27 - Huntdown 00:31:28 - Lord Winklebottom Investigates

You know MHG would never lead you a-STRAY. Brad & Stu discuss @HKdevblog's pop culture hit, @WayForward's Spidersaurs, @HerobeatStudios Endling, climate change, the Women's Euro finals & loads of other stuff! SHOWNOTES: 00:04:01 - Wonder Boy - The Dragon's Trap 00:10:56 - SokoChess 00:12:22 - Kavel 00:16:09 - Spidersaurs 00:20:20 - Stray 00:31:02 - Endling: Extinction is Forever 00:41:45 - MHG chat: Climate Change 00:46:11 - MHG chat: Women’s Euros 2022

How do you consume delisted games? When is a game an homage or a rip-off. All this & more answered by your hosts, covering OutRun2006 Coast 2 Coast, @kalypsomedia Matchpoint - Tennis Championships & @ironhidegames Legends of Kingdom Rush. SHOWNOTES: 00:03:30 - OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast 00:13:51 - Matchpoint - Tennis Championships 00:21:09 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 00:25:21 - Legends of Kingdom Rush 00:41:14 - Forza Horizon 5

In a slight change of pace, Brad & Stu discuss what the future holds with a huge list of big names & potential indie gems: SFVI, The Wandering Village, Crysis 4, Endling, Forspoken, American Arcadia, Breath of the Wild 2, Callisto Protocol, Immortality & tons of others! SHOWNOTES: Street Fighter 6 Snufkin - Melody of Moomin Valley The Garden Path Tray Racers The Wandering Village Endling Forspoken Final Fantasy XVI Endless Dungeon Black Myth Wukong Footy Showdown American Arcadia Little Orpheus Duru - About Mole Rats and Depression Crysis 4 Spirit Swap The Callisto Protocol BOTW2 Match 3 game Terra Nil Immortality

Strap yourself in as we take no (political) prisoners this week. In-among the dystopia chat we cover the likes of @ArielJurkowski's Please Fix the Road & Lego Builders Journey (@LEGO_Group). Stu talks all things GunCon & Brad rhapsodises about old racers on the Steam Deck. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:00 - Stu - Intro & Brief Apology 00:01:04 - MHG Intro Chat: Memory Cards! 00:04:23 - Roe vs. Wade 00:17:16 - DIY Perks’s slim PS5 00:19:36 - Time Crisis 2 | @BandaiNamcoUK 00:25:48 - Patreon Update & Giveaway! 00:30:55 - Please Fix the Road | @ArielJurkowski 00:35:53 - Lego Builders Journey | @LEGO_Group 00:39:25 - Vampire Night | @BandaiNamcoUK 00:43:21 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck 01:03:50 - MHG Chat: Upcoming Releases (Teaser) 01:05:51 - Outro