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Lowered Expectations
by Dillon Bartram
Video game book club and general interests podcast featuring witty banter and beautiful friendships. Come spend some time with us as we discuss games we played this month in detail, and maybe find some recommendations for yourself along the way!
Episodes
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Lowered Expectations:25 Luna Abyss
We are back! talking about this new age boomer shooter. join us through our journey an thoughts on this game. Our topics this month we talk about the most let down payoff of game endings and direction AGAIN of Microsoft XBOX. Please email us for comments and suggestions at:...
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Lowered Expectations 24: High on Life 2
This month we talk about the anticipated sequel to High on Life, High on life 2. Originally, our group played High on Life for a game of the month in the first season of our podcast. Join us as we share our thoughts on the second game of this series. For topics we reminisce on the funniest gaming...
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Resident Evil 9: Technical Difficulties
WE ARE BACK! This month we played Resident Evil 9 Requiem. Come with us and listen to our experiences running through this facility of horrors along with returning to Racoon City. For topics we discuss the 30 day check in debacle on the Sony PlayStation and even more recent events with the...
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Lowered Expectations 22: Alan Wake
We are still at it! We are back and taking a step in the past to play/discus the game Alan Wake. Originally released in 2010 as well as the remastered version in 2021, Alan Wake is a psychological action- thriller with light horror aspects along with an interesting and unexpected storyline. Join…
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Lowered Expectations 21: Outer Worlds 2
So, we haven't given up yet! We are back, with another late upload, this time from the New Year! This month we are playing Outer Worlds 2, the anticipated sequel, developed by the same studio that did Fallout New Vegas. Come with us as we explore the edges of the galaxy, and our patience. For...
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Lowered Expectations 20: We are back!
We are back at it again! It has been 3 years since our las recording, and we are excited to be back talking about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Come along with us as we explore all things Gommage, and celebrate one of the 2025 contenders for Game of the Year. Second half of the show we will cover...
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Lowered Expectations 19: Brains x Booze
We're back and worse at scheduling than ever. In this episode we have a very measured and reasonable discussion about Humble Games' 2021 bullet hell RPG Archvale! At least until an overserved cast member shows up to lower the brow a bit. In the second half we answer a fan question, chat about how...
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Lowered Expectations 18: 200 IQ
This time around we check our brain cells against Pillow Castle Games' 2019 puzzler Superliminal. Listen in to find out if this mind bending game had an effect on our perspective. For topics this time we shared the series we wish survived their poor releases, creative weapons that stuck with us,...
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Lowered Expectations 17: Guardians of the Current Events
After a brief Summer break we're back to your regularly scheduled programming with our reactions to Eidos-Montreal's 2021 action-adventure Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. After a couple years of scorn does Lane finally get redemption for stanning that garbage Avengers game? Tune in to find out!...
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Lowered Expectations 16: Kyle's Podcast
Hear how a bunch of Master Chief stans felt about the latest chapter of his saga Halo: Infinite. We talk about the ups and downs this title has to offer and how it stacks up both as both a shooter and as a Halo game in general. In the back half we cover topics including the most fun we've have…
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Lowered Expectations 15: Back 4 Blood (Apparently Literally)
Back 4 Blood dropped with plans to turn nostalgia into sales, but was this FPS out of Turlte Rock studios able to recapture the Left 4 Dead magic for a bunch of dudes who gave Noam Chomsky the ride of his life a decade ago? We give our verdict in the first half this month. Afterwards we take…
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Lowered Expectations 14: Game of Our Year 2021
Welcome welcome to our Game of the Year episode for 2021! We gathered to chat about games we played this year (not necessarily released this year) that stuck out as the cream of the crop. Favorites from episodes past make their triumphant returns alongside the solo endeavors that blew our minds!...
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Lowered Expectations 13: Platform Therapy
It's an overdue anniversary episode and to celebrate we played Double Fine's newest masterpiece Psychonauts 2! Hear us sing praises for the first game good enough to get every one of the boys to complete it. After we name the gaming moments that terrified us the most, roast each other while...
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Lowered Expectations 12: Why Witches?
It's a sequel! Get ready to get spooky with us as we delve into The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope for our 2nd annual Halloween episode. Man of Medan was universally praised by the boys, so how does the witchy town of Little Hope follow up? In the back half we woke up and chose violence, as...
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Lowered Expectations 11: The Meh-scent
Finally! It took us eleven episodes but we have finally found a game that everyone was frustrated by. Join us as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of The Ascent, a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG that comes so close to being good. After all the whining we also discuss our all-time...
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Lowered Expectations 10: Jedi Novices
We're back again! Lightsabers in hand, slaying spiders left and right on our way through EAs Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Can there truly be a Star Wars game post-Lucasarts that isn't just a soulless cash grab? We try to answer that here. On top of that, we dive deepish into our favorite DLCs…
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Lowered Expectations 9: Rock and Stone!!
This time around the boys tried our hand at a joint venture, gearing up and dropping into the co-op FPS Deep Rock Galactic from Ghost Ship Games! Did I hear a rock and stone? We also chat about which games we have sunk the most hours into and rub our few brain cells together wondering about the...
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Lowered Expectations 8: Good Boys and Sad Deaths
This time we played Undertale, the classic indie RPG created by Toby Fox. We also dig into video game deaths from the past that scarred us and much more! Please email us for comments and suggestions at: [email protected] Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com
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Lowered Expectations 7: It wasn't a cup, it was a gallon.
This month we are razing hell with Doom Eternal, the FPS developed by id Software. Join us as we discuss the ins and outs of life in the power armor of Master Chief's angriest big bro. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: [email protected] Please visit our website!...
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Lowered Expectations 6: SCP The Game
Long time no speak! This month me n the bois played Control, the third person supernatural shooter which answers the question "Does having superpowers and a magic gun automatically mean you're the boss?" You bet your sweet ass it does. Please email us for comments and suggestions at:...
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Lowered Expectations 5: Bug Extermination Squad
We're back again to share our thoughts on the Metroidvania action-adventure Hollow Knight! Find out who liked it and who was dropped on their head as a child. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: [email protected] Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com...
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Lowered Expectations 4: Amicia! Amicia!
Ho Ho Ho everyone! Me and my merry band of morons worked soft to bring you our discussion of A Plague Tale: Innocence, an action-adventure horror stealth game. And as if that weren't enough, we're switching up our format! Bringing to the group discussions about the subjects from the gaming world...
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Lowered Expectations 3: Perlman or Bust
Howdy Folks! You didn't ask for it, but we did it anyway! Join me and the boys talking about our game this month West of Dead, a rouge like isometric shooter. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: [email protected] Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com...
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Lowered Expectations 2: Halloween Special!
Oh man we're still making a podcast!! This is the crew's Halloween Special as we get together to talk about this months game Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan! A spooky decision based game from Supermassive Games. Please email us for comments and suggestions at…
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Lowered Expectations 1: I Didn't Play This One
Oh man, we're back! Even if you didn't want it, you got it!! Today we go over our game of the month Dead Cells, talk about what we've been playing this month, and go over what we're going to play for October! I've heard it may be something spooky!! Please email us for comments and suggestions at:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Video game book club and general interests podcast featuring witty banter and beautiful friendships. Come spend some time with us as we discuss games we played this month in detail, and maybe find some recommendations for yourself along the way!
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Dillon Bartram
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Video game book club and general interests podcast featuring witty banter and beautiful friendships. Come spend some time with us as we discuss games we played this month in detail, and maybe find some recommendations for yourself along the way!
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Lowered Expectations is created and hosted by Dillon Bartram.
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