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VGBC Episode 63: Gogo Incognito talks cosplaying, gaming, whiskey, and … other … stuff
In this episode, we’re chatting with our friend and master cosplayer, Gogo Incognito. Gogo brings by some smoked whiskey for us to try and things quickly and pleasantly devolve into perhaps our “bluest” episode ever. This is not one for the kiddies! Unless of course you’d like to have an excuse to have some serious life conversations early — which you probably don’t.
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VGBC Episode 61: Patrick Casey of Planet Destiny Returns!
In this episode, we’re beyond stoked to welcome back Planet Destiny’s own Patrick Casey. Patrick joins us to talk about Destiny’s latest expansion The Taken King and not surprisingly, the three of us drown in a sea of geekiness. This is the episode Destiny fans won’t want to miss!
Patrick on Twitter
Planet Destiny on Twitter
Planet Destiny the dot com!
VGBC Episode 32: MOAR Destiny! /// Also, Forza Horizon 2, Gamespot or Gamestop? Game Informer’s Top Horror Games of all time, and Sniper Stories by way of Sniper Elite III!
In this episode, we talk more Destiny in addition to some other stuff. Now that we’ve had some time to dig into the game, have our thoughts changed from our “first impressions” episode? I think we all know the answer… MAYBE!!! Also, we run down Game Informer’s list of the top horror game of all time, IGN’s list of top Xbox One titles, and share some sniper war stories. There’s also a very special appearance by the production assistants (who don’t realize they’re working for free)!
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VGBC HearthCast Episode 2
Well Ladies and Gents, it’s been a long week. As such, this week’s episode is HearthCast EP 2! Why do I make that sound like a bad thing? We’ll be back with EP 32 next week!
In this episode, we talk about some of our favorite Hearthstone cards and strategies, as well as go into detail on our most successful recent deck builds. Do we make a “deck” joke or two? Well, you know us…
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VGBC Episode 31: DESTINY
In this episode, Joe and Doogie give their off-hand forst impression of the game we’ve all been waiting for, DESTINY! Not only that, but Doogie is finally “NEXT-GEN”! It’s been a while since the last “single title centric” episode, so sit back and enjoy Episode 31: DESTINY!
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VGBC Episode 30: The Room 3, Xbox One deals, and the open letter to internet douchebags, trolls, and assholes
This episode is a potpourri of hot topics- the open letter to douchebags and assholes, Xbox One and a free game, and some Batman discussion (hey, it’s been a while). Which Batman villian would YOU like to play as in “Arkham Knight”? Also, The Room 3 is a real thing! Sweetness!
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VGBC Episode 29: David Corrigan of Digital Hero Games /// Also, Guitar Hero, Mario Kart 8, Wii U, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Assassin’s Creeds Unity and Rogue, Dirt 3, and MOAR!
In this Episode, Jaux and Doogie sit down to chat with our good friend David Corrigan, founder of Digital Hero Games. Digital Hero Games is a Nashville based indie studio responsible for such gems as Tiny Grave, Litter Box Treasure Hunt, 8 Bit Beats, and of course, Cowbell Fever (formerly Cowbell Hero). We chat about what we’ve been playing, LOTS of old school game talk, and David tells us about his extensive vintage arcade cabinet collection! Also, David touches on a few of the more technical aspects of game development. KinkyMouseFart.HHHEEEEEEEYYYYYY!!!
Digital Hero Games/David Corrigan Linkage:
Digital Hero Games Website
David C. on Twitter: @Uberarcade
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VGBC Episode 28: Bein’ Geeks w/ Marty of We Be Geeks /// Also, Mario Kart, Old School NES games, Game design that keeps you coming back for more, TLOU Remastered, Gears of War 2, and more!
(Whoa, that title got long…)
In this episode, Joe and Doogie welcome our old pal Marty of the We Be Geeks podcast to VGBC HQ for a sit down. Topics include: Old School NES games and game design that keeps you coming back for more. More treasing of Doogie for being a smug Game of Thrones book reader, an appearance by Creepy Gamer Dad, and Gears of War 2 spoilers within! Sorry. Sort of.
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Community Post: Bastion deserves your attention… NOW!
This community post is brought by my good, long time friend Michael Stewart. He posted this on his Facebook page recently and I asked him if I could share it with you guys. He said “yes”! so, cool. There ya go. Enjoy:
I know this game is not NEW by any means (Late 2011 I believe), but it deserves a RE-POST, especially since I just pulled it back out last night and today. If you have not played it… BASTION deserves your attention, and if you have played it, it probably deserves a revisit from you.
I was reminded again last night why Bastion is perhaps one of my favorite PC games of the past few years. For such a simple concept of a game in terms of controls it truly delivers an immersive environment for the player in visuals, music, effects, voiceovers (omg the voiceovers… love his voice…any gamer should lol), general flow to the game, and innovations (one of my favorites being that your surroundings literally build themselves as you walk. This was the first game to do it and other games have copied it since then).
I have now played through this game 3-4 complete times (lost track- lol). And each time I have been able to tweak it to be an entirely different play-through experience because of the New Game Plus feature that unlocks once you play through the first time. Bastion’s New Game Plus mode allows you to set up the mobs with bonuses to their resists / damage / regen / etc. This last play-through I had every single bonus activated except for two to make it extremely difficult for me to complete. My next challenge will be to complete it with ALL of them activated. Probably not today of course, but some time in the future.
The developers of this game have really gone all out to give the players the best experience possible. The initial game is forgiving where it needs to be and teaches you up front how to play the game. Then later on, you can bump up the difficulty as you see fit for the added bonuses I described to experience or just general fun / challenge.
Anyway, let me know what you think if you give it a try. I think it is WELL worth the cost of the game… which is super cheap ($15 right now at regular price on Steam, but cheaper on sale days… seen it go as low as $3) AND I think even the soundtrack is worth the cost to be honest ($10). SuperGiantGames knocked this one out of the park!
Here are some of the links for more information…
Bastion Main Page on SuperGiantGames Website: http://supergiantgames.com/index.php/media/
Bastion Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TptJHeWngJs
Bastion on Steam (if you have Steam, you can purchase it there too): http://store.steampowered.com/app/107100/
Soundtrack: http://store.supergiantgames.com/collections/frontpage/products/official-bastion-soundtrack-digital-download
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