Between Players

Episodes

1. 20

   Metroid Dreadcast

   Metroid Dread is a well designed, challenging edition to the series that attempts to push the narrative arc of Samus in a new direction.

   Mar 28, 2022

   45m
2. 19

   20 Games with Evan Part 2

   Evan and I wrap our interview, and roll through the second half of this list of greatness in art and digital story telling.

   Mar 9, 2022

   1h 13m
3. 18

   20 Games with Evan Part 1

   Evan is a brilliant illustrator and friend, and his enthusiasm for gaming has me reconsidering my positions and experiences all the time.

   Mar 7, 2022

   54m
4. 17

   Only 20 Games with Rob

   This is a series of recordings with my friends and family on the topic of the only games they need to play ever. The challenge here is compress years of gaming into a list of the Only 20 to play.

   Feb 28, 2022

   1h 12m
5. 16

   Review: Ghost of Tsushima

   Ghost of Tsushima is a masterpiece. The gameplay was an amazing refinement of previous open world adventure games, the writing gives you a sense of belonging seldom seen in its genre, and the scenic environment design is a feast for the eyes and salve for the heart.

   May 25, 2021

   18m
6. 15

   Review: The Outer Worlds

   The Outer Worlds is a short and smart 60's pulp sci-fi fever dream, that wears its influences on its sleeve and doesn't have any problem being self-aware while doing so.

   May 10, 2021

   1h 02m
7. 14

   Divinity: Original Sin 2

   We spent 120 hours in Rivellon on a journey through Divinity 2 by Larian Studios. A meaty, co-op, tactical RPG.

   Feb 12, 2021

   52m
8. 13

   Red Dead Redemption 2 – Review

   Episode 019 Transcript In April of 2020, I finished a play-through of Red Dead redemption 2. I know I’m terribly late to the party but this review is partly my thoughts on the game itself, and partly what I would have done to change it. I’m a huge fan of open world games and if […]

   Jan 8, 2021

   15m
9. 12

   Borderlands 3

   Episode 018 Summary The Borderlands series is near and dear to my heart. And my brother Rob and I took some time to dig into the parts of the game that we found awesome and what wasn’t so great. We played Borderlands 2 for countless hours and between all the expansions we were ready to […]

   Sep 1, 2020

   1h 00m
10. 11

    Final Fantasy VII: Remake

    Episode 017 Summary Final Fantasy is so apart of the cultural zeitgeist that it can be hard to talk about it with fresh appreciation. Danh and I come from slightly different experiences with the Final Fantasy VII, but our reactions are nearly the same to this revision. There are changes from the...

    Aug 24, 2020

    49m
11. 10

    Loot, Die, Repeat

    Episode 016 Summary If our hobbies carried a title that was analogous to a job, ours would probably be something like, “Inventory Manager.” Mari Kondo would find our compulsion to hoard digital items found in games like Diablo, or Torchlight to be, “of great concern.” Danh and I take a dive into...

    Nov 26, 2019

    37m
12. 9

    Diablo Loot Lord of Darkness

    Episode 015 Summary In 1996, a small team of developers, who would later become Blizzard, created something dark, difficult, and addicting. Diablo feels like something more than just a game about fighting in a dungeon as one of three archetypical character classes. It’s an action RPG, but it...

    Oct 12, 2019

    46m
13. 8

    Marvel’s Spider-man

    Episode 014 A Review 2017-2018 were years of plenty when it comes to open world, sandbox-y, AAA action adventure games. Amidst this sea of excellence, we were hit with Insomniac Game’s take on Spider-Man. A game I didn’t know how much I needed until I finally got my hands on it. Much like the...

    Jul 21, 2019

    28m
14. 7

    Just Cause 3

    Avalanche Studios has been making the Just Cause games since 2002, but Just Cause 3 marked a turning point in the series' cycle, in which stunting became the primary goal of the mechanics for getting around the islands of Medici.

    Jul 20, 2019

    37m
15. 6

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ubisofts Hack-tivist Sandbox Adventure WatchDogs 2, is bigger louder and a lot more fun that its predecessor.

    Apr 9, 2019

    9m
16. 5

    God of War aka Dad of War

    Kratos is axing his way through Midgard with his son to fulfill the last wishes of his wife.

    Jan 29, 2019

    36m
17. 4

    NieR Automata Hot Take

    The earth is filled with killer robots who are searching for meaning and purpose but are left wanting.

    Nov 4, 2018

    6m
18. 3

    Agency Through An Avatar

    Your avatar, the on screen representation of yourself. They leap over pitfalls, deflects lazer blasts, can dual wield any handgun.

    May 20, 2018

    30m
19. 2

    Quality of Life

    Games have their ups and downs but in the current age of monthly blockbuster hits, we still find little things that break the joy of time well wasted.

    Apr 13, 2018

    29m
20. 1

    Titanfall 2

    Episode 006 Transcript Howdy friends, this is Zach, with another Single Player episode as I attempt to promote the value of a game that you should sink some of your hard earned dollars into. Today I am your virtual sherpa to what I see is the best multiplayer shooter of 2016 and 17, even though […]

    Feb 3, 2018

    8m