Game Goose

Hey Flockers! That's what we're calling you now btw. Today we're tackling virtual board games. From Risk, to Monopoly, to Ticket to ride, and more! We're breaking down what works, what doesn't, and why many tabletop games don't crossover to the video game world.   

Praise RNGesus listeners! Today we're talking about RNG (random number generators for the uninitiated) and their prevalence in gaming. Some obvious, some more cleverly disguised. Dan also talks about jumping really high as a Khajiit in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion for like the 17th time if you're in to that kinda thing.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch has at long last been released. In this episode we'll take you through our first impressions of what is rapidly becoming the most commercially successful Switch game yet.  

We're back! Sorry for the delay but things got a little crazy, people got busy, pandemics enveloped nations, you know how it goes. In todays episode, we revisit our video game character Showdown and pit 16 new combatants against each other in our own little version of March Madness.

In which Clinton played Celeste and we discuss how it changed his view on what platformers can be. 

(We talk about a game where characters commit suicide in second half of the episode. From about 43 minutes in until about an hour and 3 minutes in.)  In which we discuss Dating Sims as a late Valentines Day Celebration.  Game Goose is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan and featuring Clinton and Neal. Every week the guys discuss what they have been playing, the big gaming news stories of the week, and the next weeks upcoming games. They also take a dive into a special topic each week and have an in depth discussion about it.

In which Dan played Dead Space a game he normally would never play to see if he would like it. Spoiler: He didn't.   Game Goose is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan and featuring Clinton and Neal. Every week the guys discuss what they have been playing, the big gaming news stories of the week, and the next weeks upcoming games. They also take a dive into a special topic each week and have an in depth discussion about it.

In which we discuss management games.

In which Neal played Final Fantasy X at the recommendation of Dan to see if it would break Neal's hatred of JRPGs. (Spoiler: It didn't)

In which we discuss a few notable information leaks about video games, and the moral and wider implications of leaks in the industry.

In which we discuss our 2020 resolutions, and our expectations for the coming year.

In which we discuss the games and trends that have shaped the last 10 years in the video game industry. 

In which we discuss all the games and trends that stood out to us in 2019.

In which we discuss Rhythm and Music based games. Jay also joined us to tell us about the Retro Pop Gaming Expo that is happening in Grand Rapids on November 30th. Check it out! facebook.com/rpgexpo

In which we discuss The Super Mario Bros, Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, and Doom movies.