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PlayStation Plus Game Club
by ThePortlandKevin
A book-club-style show where once a month we take a deep dive on one game from the PlayStation Plus Extra library. You can join our Discord to write into the show here: https://discord.gg/2sAuYTcr3B
Episodes
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Outlast II w/ Madeline Stanley
As we head into the Halloween season, Madeline Stanley is back and has picked for us the incredibly scary and tense Outlast II. They cover all things to do with the game including each of their history with the series, the story in this game, and the scares that got the best of them. This isn’t...
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Another Crab's Treasure w/ Krissy Flora and Kipp FullLore
Krissy (Flora) and Kipp (FullLore) join Kevin to talk about the adorable but deep souls-like Another Crab’s Treasure. Though the game has a great story, this is absolutely not a spoilercast. Instead the three of them get into topics like how well the souls-like formula is implemented here, how…
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Bramble: The Mountain King w/ Jordan Vickers and Krissy Flora
This time Jordan and Krissy join Kevin to talk about Bramble: The Mountain King. This game starts out very innocent looking, but quickly takes a very dark turn into material akin to Grimm’s fairytales. The three of them all talk about why that makes the game so interesting and how the game…
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Until Dawn w/ Kristen TheGameDame
Kevin is joined by Kristen (TheGameDame on Twitch) to talk about Supermassive's first and arguably best “horror movie” game, Until Dawn. This episode covers both the original 2015 PS4 version and the 2024 PS5 remake by Ballistic Moon. They start off by talking about what made this particular game...
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Skate Story w/ Nick Hyett-Schnell and FatePrime
Nick Hyett-Schnell and Brady (FatePrime) join Kevin to talk about Skate Story, a single developer game from Sam Eng that was released in December of last year. This episode is definitely not a spoilercast, but they do try to make sense of the story for a few minutes. They instead focus on the…
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Metal Eden w/ Kenny Albanese and FatePrime
Kenny Albanese and Brady (FatePrime) join Kevin To talk about Metal Eden, a stylish and fast boomer shooter that came out just last year. First they talk about what they love about the core gameplay loop of shooting, running, and punching their way through hoards of enemies. They recognize how it...
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The Invincible w/ Josh Demaris and Jordan Vickers
This time Kevin has Josh from the Trophy Talk Podcast and Jordan from The Sage Temple on to talk about The Invincible, a game based on the book of the same name by Stanislaw Lem. They start by talking about their first impressions of the game and how it wasn’t what any of them were expecting.…
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Gris w/ Kenny Albanese and TheGreenGorillaGamer
In this episode Kevin talks with Kade (@TheGreenGorillaGamer) and newcomer to the show Kenny Albanese about the beautiful game Gris from Nomada Studio. They break down the game from how it performs as a video game and an art piece, and then go through all of the elements that make up their...
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Thank Goodness You're Here w/ FauxRambo and KingK6969
Thank goodness you’re here to catch another episode of the PS Plus Game Club! This time Kevin has KingK6969(Kyle) and FauxRambo(Ben) both from the Trophy Talk Discord to talk about the very funny game out of Yorkshire, England, Thank Goodness You’re Here. After a quick overview of the game’s...
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Somerville w/ FatePrime
To kick off the new year Brady (FatePrime) joins the show to talk about Somerville, the first game from the indie studio Jumpship. Many on the Jumpship development team come from another indie studio, Playdead, who were famous for making Limbo and Inside, so you might recognize many elements of...
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Blue Prince w/ Gary Scott and Jordan Vickers
Earlier this year Jordan Vickers recommended Blue Prince and Kevin sits down with him and newcomer to the podcast Gary Scott to extensively talk about it. If you’re afraid of being spoiled by anything in the game, don’t worry. After playing Blue Prince, they all agree that there is so much in…
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Sword of the Sea w/ TheSlyGCooper and MaXximumCARNAGE
Max from the Mooglecast and Gary from the Platinum Achievements Podcast slide in to talk about the newest artistic release from indie developer and publisher Giant Squid. Their game Sword of the Sea evoked feelings for all three of them in different ways. Max opens up his first impression…
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House of Ashes w/ Madeline Stanley
Madeline Stanley returns to talk with Kevin about what is arguably the best of the Dark Pictures series, House of Ashes. They first cover why they both love the “movie” style games and how Supermassive has perfected this sub-genre. They also talk about some of their favorite horror movies and…
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The Forgotten City w/ Madeline Stanley
Madeline Stanley joins Kevin to talk about The Forgotten City after the Trophy Talk Discord voted for it to be the September game for the episode. They start things off by discussing the game’s unique development history and recommend a few excellent non-spoilery documentary videos on YouTube...
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Sayonara Wild Hearts w/ Colin Kolhoven
Colin joins Kevin to talk about Sayonara Wild Hearts. They start off the episode with the usual plat shoutouts and game overview. Then they get into a deeper discussion of what makes this game so special and how it was nothing like what either of them expected it to be. They also try to break…
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown w/ Jordan Vickers and TheGreenGorillaGamer
In this mammoth episode Kevin is joined by fellow “metroidvania” enthusiasts Jordan Vickers and Kade (@TheGreenGorillaGamer) to tackle the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Jordan warned Kevin and Kade the game is much bigger and longer than expected, but they had no idea how...
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Cult of the Lamb w/ Zaclre
Zac suggested that we include Cult of the Lamb again for our quarterly vote in the Trophy Talk Discord and it won despite no one else we know playing it (as far as we can tell). We cover our favorite weapons and spells to take on the crusades through the dungeons, what it’s like to build a...
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Untitled Goose Game w/ Jordan Vickers and Zaclre
Jordan and Zac have finally convinced Kevin to play Untitled Goose Game and they all sit down to talk (and laugh) about it. They cover all of their favorite antics that the player can take part in as the goose wreaks havoc through this small “Sim-like” neighborhood. Zac makes a case for why this…
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Celeste w/ David Ochart and Griffin Thenell
This time we are highlighting one of the best games of 2018, Celeste. It won awards from multiple outlets that year and has been a part of the gaming zeitgeist for long after that. Celeste has been hailed as one of the best 2D platformers to come out in decades and that’s all because of its...
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Journey to the Savage Planet w/Zaclre
Zaclre from the Mooglecast in the Trophy Talk Network joins us for a journey to AR-Y26, a new planet that the Kindred Corporation has sent us to in order to assess if it is viable for colonization. Unfortunately they didn't plan a return trip for us, so it's up to the player to find a way home...
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Bee Simulator w/ Rachel Saalfeld
Rachel Saalfeld from Critically Tipsy joins the Game Club to talk about Bee Simulator, an endearing indie game that was surprisingly educational. We talk about the many ways it gamifies bee activities and tries to show life from their perspective. We also fly by a few of the buzz-worthy facts the...
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Cursed To Golf w/ MaXximumCARNAGE
Max (MaXximumCARNAGE) from The MoogleCast and the Trophy Talk Network has picked Cursed to Golf as the game to cover. Armed with a few clubs and some incredible luck, we both describe our unique journey golfing our way out of purgatory. Even though neither of us tend to jump into rogue-like…
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A Special Announcement About The PlayStation Plus Game Club
This is a quick special announcement regarding the PlayStation Plus Game Club. Thank you all for listening and I hope you have a great holiday season!
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The Gardens Between w/ Jordan Vickers
Jordan and I take a walk through The Gardens Between and discuss how this beautiful art piece is and isn't really a puzzle game. We cover all of our favorite set pieces that Arina and Frendt walk around and what makes some of the puzzle mechanics so intriguing. Then Jordan gives me a big update…
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The Plucky Squire w/ Robert Fitton, Markus "Moondox," and Kade "TheGreenGorillaGamer"
With the recent release of The Plucky Squire, Robert, Markus, and Kade all have a lot to say about this adorable and very ambitious game. In this episode we gush over the imaginative style of the game, but then have some serious issues with who this game may actually be intended for. As we…
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Life Is Strange: True Colors w/ Smackerly and TheGreenGorillaGamer
Only weeks away from the debut of the next Life Is Strange game, Smackerly (Ray) and TheGreenGorillaGamer (Kade) join me to talk at length about the full story of Life Is Strange True Colors. We break down all of the major points in this particular story and what choices we had Alex make. And…
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Prodeus w/ Josh Demaris and Colin Kolhoven
Josh and Colin from the Trophy Talk podcast jump in to talk about Prodeus, a game crowd-funded and released by Bounding Box in 2022, but one that looks like it came out in 1997. It's plain and simple - shoot all the bad things and get to the exit. This game hits all the nostalgic high points.…
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Dredge w/ Jordan Vickers
Jordan and I voyage into the seemingly cozy game of Dredge ready to fish and solve mysteries. We both share how we found much more than expected and trade harrowing tales of trying to out run sea monsters. We also discover there were elements to the game that each of us missed and we enlighten…
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Little Hope w/ Sarah Amini
Sarah joins me as we take a trip down a dark road through Little Hope - a horror movie game from the same same studio that gave us Until Dawn. We each have our own theories about what is really happening in Little Hope and we try to analyze how they can fit into the story. We discuss how having...
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Raji: An Ancient Epic w/ Gage Luke
Gage Luke from the Neon Pocket Dimension provides a lot of insight to the historical references and mythology featured in Raji: An Ancient Epic. We also highlight some of the most interesting designs and beautiful set pieces seen in the game, some of the myths that it's based on, and we have a...
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Superliminal w/ Darryl Fuimaono
Darryl (@TheTallSamoanGuy) from the Trophy Talk Podcast picked the super cool perspective puzzle game Superliminal to talk about. We go through our favorite puzzles, how much we love this unique mechanic, and how this game does a great job of giving you confidence to overcome the seemingly...
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Dead Cells w/ Jordan Vickers and Tofer Griffin
Tofer and Jordan are back to talk about Dead Cells and our love/hate relationship with the rogue-like genre. We go into all of our favorite parts and random configurations that this game can take. We discuss some of our favorite weapon styles and synergies and then tell a few stories about...
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night w/ Jordan Vickers and Tofer Griffin
Fellow Castlevania enthusiasts Jordan and Topher both join me to talk about Koji Igarashi's Kickstarter-funded game that fans had been eagerly clamoring for ever since he left Konami. It's an understatement to say that we have complex feelings about how this game turned out, but we are still very...
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Outer Wilds w/ Steve Watkins
Steve picked the Outer Wilds to play through this month and we break down what we love and sometimes hate about each planet in this micro solar system. We talk about the joy of discovering something new and being able to just share that joy with someone else. We also talk deeply about what it…
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Shadow of the Colossus w/ Colin Kolhoven
Colin Kolhoven, the host of the Trophy Talk podcast just played Shadow of the Colossus for the first time and we dig into what makes it so much of a masterpiece, but still somewhat difficult to play. We gush about the beautiful landscape, the majestic beauty of many of the colossus, and then how...
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy w/ Robert Fitton
To close out 2023 Robert has picked for us to play Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. We go over all there is to love about the story and what's not to love about some of the action. We gush about how much we both love Drax and all of the things he just doesn't seem to understand. And there's a...
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Inscryption w/ Jordan Vickers
Jordan has picked Inscryption fot the month's game and we try to unravel all of the mysteries and secrets inside the game, but of course that's impossible with just one episode. We do our best anyway and probably say "What the f---" more than enough times to drive home how weird this game gets.
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MediEvil w/ Brian Everett
To celebrate the Halloween season Brian has picked the 2019 remake of MediEvil. We cover everything to do with how the game has stayed very faithful to its 1998 roots and all the good and bad that comes with it. We also trade stories about how scary it was to play a PlayStation game without a...
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The Evil Within w/ Sarah Amini
This month Sarah has chosen for us to play though and make sense of Shinji Mikami's first game outside of Capcom. We break down this mind-bending mystery in spoiler-ific detail and dissect the best and worst parts of its twisted nightmare.
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TMNT Shredder's Revenge w/ SluggerJD, Darryl Fuimaono, and Jordan Vickers
In our first episode with four people we each pick our favorite Turtle or non-turtle character to play as in this nostalgic re-imagining of those classic Turtles arcade games from the early 90's. We share all of our favorite memories about those games and why this game is actually better then…
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Blasphemous w/ Brian Everett
Brian Everett joins me to unravel the very weird, cool, and unsettling pixelated world of Blasphemous. We go into all the gory details of how the land of Cvstodia and its residents are slowly being transformed. We dissect this very obtuse story thanks to some help from the internet and then...
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Brothers w/ Sarah Amini and Steve Watkins
On this very special episode Steve Watkins and Sarah Amini call in to talk about the riveting game Brothers from the mind of Josef Fares. We talk about every step of the journey that the brothers Naia & Naiee take and what it all means to us. Note that there is a constant annoying clicking sound...
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Rayman Legends w/ Robert Fitton and Jordan Vickers
Jordan Vickers and Robert Fitton join me to talk about Rayman Legends, a weird, beautiful, and very funny cartoon-like platformer released in 2013. We talk about our favorite levels, music, and bosses, all while gushing about how much the game made us all laugh and smile so much.
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Tetris Effect Connected w/ Jordan Vickers
This time I talk with Jordan Vickers about Tetris Effect and Tetris Effect Connected. Tetris Effect first released in 2018 through Enhance Games and later received the "Connected" update which added multiplayer and other modes to this already very well-crafted version of Tetris. Fun fact: while I...
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Everspace w/ Matt Kennedy and Tim Garaventa
This time we take a trip among the stars though randomly generated open environments in Everspace. Developed and published by Rockfish Games and first released in May, 2017, Everspace is a rogue-lite space shooter where players travel to randomly generated stages in open space and encounter a...
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Maneater w/ Robert Fitton and Bert Crain
This month we dive into Maneater and talk all about how fun it is to cause chaos as a shark terrorizing seaside neighborhoods while hearing Chris Parnell share ridiculous shark facts. Developed and published by Tripwire Interactive and released in May, 2020, Maneater is a fun romp where players...
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Observation w/ Robert Fitton and Sarah Amini
For our very first episode we take a deep dive on Observation. Developed by No Code and published by Devolver Digital on May 21, 2020, Observation is a game about one crew member of a space station trying to survive a disaster and uncover the mystery of what happened. The first half of our show...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A book-club-style show where once a month we take a deep dive on one game from the PlayStation Plus Extra library. You can join our Discord to write into the show here: https://discord.gg/2sAuYTcr3B
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ThePortlandKevin
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A book-club-style show where once a month we take a deep dive on one game from the PlayStation Plus Extra library. You can join our Discord to write into the show here: https://discord.gg/2sAuYTcr3B
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