EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 2H
Episode 54 - Games That Bring Us Comfort 🫂
from Game Older Podcast · host Game Older Podcast
🎙️ Join Heather, Leon, Stu, Tom, and TommyT as this week’s episode gets us thinking about comfort games — the titles we always return to, why they work, not cosy but make us feel it and how different they are for everyone. There’s plenty of laughs, disagreements, and a climatic quiz waiting at the end!Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro & what we’ve been playing00:33:45 - Gaming news & New games! 🗞️00:54:47 - Questions from Discord ❓01:12:14 - Main topic : Obscure Games01:49:22 - Gaming quiz time 🥳01:58:28 - Shout outs & goodbyeFind all of our links here:Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gameolder2024Discord: https://discord.gg/VzmAnSA7xaTwitter/X: https://x.com/GameOlderPodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@GameOlder2024Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/game_older_podcast__/Contact us: [email protected]Discount codes and shout-outs:Bitmap Books 5% off all purchases: OLDER5 bitmapbooks.comExtra Life Gaming Lounge, Sheffield:Quote "Game Older Podcast" for 5% off all items!Please don't forget to rate and review us wherever you listen, along with hitting the follow/subscribe button!🎮 What we’ve been playing:Leon picked up a Switch 2 and jumped back into Zelda: Breath of the Wild, while also playing Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, a LEGO Horizon adventure, and early-access RuneScape: Dragonwilds.Tom has been hammering the latest Yakuza release, praising its story and bizarre Sega arcade mini-games — including a chaotic ambulance driving game within the game.TommyT continues his Breath of the Wild obsession, grabbed the Rayman re-release (though not happy about the missing original soundtrack), played more Baldur’s Gate 3, and started creepy co-op horror Reanimal.Stu tried the Metroidvania MIO: Memories of Orbit, struggled with optimisation in High on Life 2, learned the Pokémon Trading Card Game online, and debated the meaning of Indika.Heather also played Reanimal and picked up psychological horror In Sound Mind plus pixel brawler Karate Kid: Street Rumble.📰 Gaming news:-Reports suggest PlayStation 6 may not launch until 2028–2029 due to hardware shortages.Nintendo continues cracking down on Switch emulators.-Sony introduces controversial PS5 rental plans that don’t let you keep the console.The industry pays tribute to legendary Sega console designer Hideki Sato.-State of Play highlights include John Wick, God of War remakes, Metal Gear Solid 4 leaving PS3 exclusivity, and more upcoming releases.💬 Side chats & debates:Comfort games vs challenge games and for some reason loads of food related topics this week!
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🎙️ Join Heather, Leon, Stu, Tom, and TommyT as this week’s episode gets us thinking about comfort games — the titles we always return to, why they work, not cosy but make us feel it and how different they are for everyone. There’s plenty of laughs, disagreements, and a climatic quiz waiting at the end!Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro & what we’ve been playing00:33:45 - Gaming news & New games! 🗞️00:54:47 - Questions from Discord ❓01:12:14 - Main topic : Obscure Games01:49:22 - Gaming quiz time 🥳01:58:28 - Shout outs & goodbyeFind all of our links here:Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gameolder2024Discord: https://discord.gg/VzmAnSA7xaTwitter/X: https://x.com/GameOlderPodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@GameOlder2024Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/game_older_podcast__/Contact us: [email protected]Discount codes and shout-outs:Bitmap Books 5% off all purchases: OLDER5 bitmapbooks.comExtra Life Gaming Lounge, Sheffield:Quote "Game Older Podcast" for 5% off all items!Please don't forget to rate and review us wherever you listen, along with hitting the follow/subscribe button!🎮 What we’ve been playing:Leon picked up a Switch 2 and jumped back into Zelda: Breath of the Wild, while also playing Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, a LEGO Horizon adventure, and early-access RuneScape: Dragonwilds.Tom has been hammering the latest Yakuza release, praising its story and bizarre Sega arcade mini-games — including a chaotic ambulance driving game within the game.TommyT continues his Breath of the Wild obsession, grabbed the Rayman re-release (though not happy about the missing original soundtrack), played more Baldur’s Gate 3, and started creepy co-op horror Reanimal.Stu tried the Metroidvania MIO: Memories of Orbit, struggled with optimisation in High on Life 2, learned the Pokémon Trading Card Game online, and debated the meaning of Indika.Heather also played Reanimal and picked up psychological horror In Sound Mind plus pixel brawler Karate Kid: Street Rumble.📰 Gaming news:-Reports suggest PlayStation 6 may not launch until 2028–2029 due to hardware shortages.Nintendo continues cracking down on Switch emulators.-Sony introduces controversial PS5 rental plans that don’t let you keep the console.The industry pays tribute to legendary Sega console designer Hideki Sato.-State of Play highlights include John Wick, God of War remakes, Metal Gear Solid 4 leaving PS3 exclusivity, and more upcoming releases.💬 Side chats & debates:Comfort games vs challenge games and for some reason loads of food related topics this week!
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