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Story Route Zero
by Story Route Zero
Story Route Zero is a podcast where friends gather to discuss their travels through the good, the bad, the ugly, the funny, and the often confusing worlds encountered in games. We don't always know where we're going, but that's half the fun. Join Moose, Jason, Michaela and Matthew Kiel each and every week. Let's have a journey.
Episodes
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Story Route Zero: Episode 128 - A New Adventure
Everyone is present and accounted for to cover Gamescom Opening Night Live. Then we go in a different direction with an announcement. No, Story Route Zero is not ending but we are taking a break. This will be the last (not final) episode as we go on hiatus. We hope you enjoy this show and all our...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 127 - Inmates Running the Asylum Part 7839268327
Jason was off this week but the rest of the group still gathered for a chat about video games and some news. Enjoy the episode!
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Story Route Zero: Episode 126 - Cult of the Something or Other
Matt took the week off but Michaela, Moose and Jason are here to talk games and some news.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 125 - The Villain Twinkie
Road Squad is fully saturated this week as Michaela returns to regale with tales of Dragon Quest XIs and the child soldiers in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Jason is playing Kingdom Hearts (still to Matthew's confusion), starting Salt and Sacrifice, and Monolith as well as releasing impressions of...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 124 - Game Time, HUUH!!!!
We're at 75% capacity and somehow managed to release our shortest episode ever. Matthew is back after a 2-week absence to talk Monster Hunter Rise and he's still loving it. He's about to start the Sunbreak content and realizes how much he still has to learn. Moose is cruising toward the platinum…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 123 - Three's A Crowd
We're back up to 3/4 of the group on this week's episode. Moose and Michaela were laser-focused on one game each while Jason finished off multiple cyberpunk games and tried to be diplomatic about a review that is not going so well.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 122 - Just the Two of Us (temporarily)
It's only Moose and Jason this week but they still talk games and news and games and news.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 121 - The JRPG Glow-Up
Matt's playing fighting games, Moose is not playing Elden Ring, Jason is reviewing games and Michaela experienced game crashes because she's cursed. All that and a Nintendo Mini Direct on this week's episode. Enjoy!
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Story Route Zero: Episode 120 - Lloyd, the Wet Paper Towel
Fun fact: most of the episode titles are either pre-show or during the show quotes. We hope you enjoy this week's hour of shenanigans.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 119 - For the Deep Cut Weebs
It’s a full car this week as everyone is back and games were played! Michaela is chugging through Dragon Quest XIs and loving it. Jason, Matthew and Moose passed the mic around talking 20 Minutes to Dawn, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, and Neon White. Demos from Steamfest are also discussed, including...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 118 - No Supervision
Both Michaela and Jason are off this week so who knows what happened. Enjoy the show!
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Story Route Zero: Episode 117 - Elden Ring Crimes in Sniffleheim
It's a Moose-less show this week as he’s on vacation. However, Matthew purchased Elden Ring on Steam, so there’s more of that here. He also played a couple of other things. Michaela has been cleansed in the pun-filled waters of Dragon Quest XI. Jason beat Salt and Sanctuary, reviewed Card Shark,...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 116 - I Smell A Sitcom
It's a bit more of the same this week with some exceptions. Michaela had some computer issues, so she watched Spy X Family and immediately sells Matt on it. Moose is bouncing between characters in Elden Ring and stepping back into Division 2. Jason platinumed Elden Ring and then bit a bullet and...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 116 - Will Elden Ring be deleted?
And we’re back again. Jason has beaten Elden Ring and is playing Kirby Star Allies with his daughter. He’s also reviewing something else because that is what he does.Michaela has finished another Fire Emblem: Three Houses playthrough and is quite excited for the upcoming Musou game. Moose got...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 115 - Indie World
Lots of game announcements to go over in this week's episode.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 114 - A Punless Night without Michaela
No Michaela this episode but the guys still talk nonsense in a sub 1 hour episode.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 113 - A Delayed Reaction
Enjoy the show!
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Story Route Zero: Episode 112 - Insert Name Here
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Story Route Zero: Episode 111 - Next Up, Early Dancer
Back again talking games! Matthew was stuck at work and unable to make the show, but there was no shortage of discussion. Michaela is doubling down on Xenoblade Chronicles and its many, many (MANY) side quests. Moose is dabbling in things other than Elden Ring (but is he though?) like Horizon...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 110 - I Don't Know Any Spiders That Aren't Dicks
Matthew has finished Elden Ring for his 187th platinum trophy, Michaela is doing side quests for days in Xenoblade and Jason reviewed Weird West and is slowly nearing the end of Dark Souls 2. We talk quite a bit about mean spiders in games and in life and discuss some news. Happy 28th…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 109 - Happy Anniversary, Kingdom Hearts
Michaela throws us all a curveball as she started and beat Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition on Switch. Moose has platinumed Elden Ring with Matthew close behind in the endgame (which means the weekly Elden Ring talk will begin to slow down, allegedly). The day of recording was Jason’s birthday, so he...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 108 - Square Did A Square
Breaking news! Moose and Matthew spend a lot more time gushing about Elden Ring, specifically their experiences rather than going for spoilers. Michaela finished Triangle Strategy and reviewed it for Obilisk.co. She also dipped into Horizon again to just continue clearing the map and tasks. Then...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 107 - Elden Ring. Still Hard.
Michaela has published a review of Horizon Forbidden West on obilisk.co. You should read it. She's know all about that Triangle Strategy. Matthew is out this week because he's a coward who's afraid to do homework. Moose is still playing Elden Ring hard, but somehow also Tom Clancy's The Division…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 106 - The Forbidden Photos
Michaela has finished and platinumed Horizon Forbidden West (Spoiler alert: she loves it) and began Triangle Strategy which is also giving her those good, good vibes. Jason has gotten all the achievements in Vampire Survivors and reviewed Shadow Warrior 3 and What Lies in the Multiverse. Check...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 105 - Where's the Pause Button (See what I did there?)?
The pod is basically split this week with 2 of us playing Horizon Forbidden West and 2 of us playing Elden Ring. Both games are wonderful in our estimation and we really try to avoid spoilers (to decent success). Neither are without their problems and we get into that a little bit, but from our...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 104 - Relaxation Matters
Horizon Forbidden West has been released and all of us have started it. You’ll hear first impressions, a little talk about referencing the first game, and a couple of early-game spoilers. Michaela has tried the new demo and is excited about Triangle Strategy. Matthew and Jason are still in an…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 103 - Indies and a Direct
Matt has the week off but we covered quite a bit. Michaela is still playing Horizon Zero Dawn as she anxiously awaits for Horizon Forbidden West. Jason finished up reviews for Rise of the Third Power and is near completion on OlliOlli World and Grapple Dog as he continues his adventure in Dark...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 102 - Enter the Shadowhaxor feat. Keith Mitchell
This week, EIC of The Outer Haven Keith Mitchell (aka @shadowhaxor) joins us for shenanigans, Souls talk, Sifu talk, discussing Sony’s acquisition of Bungie, and the need for outlets to stop covering Elden Ring so he can go in as fresh as possible. It’s a nonstop good time of an episode this…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 101 - A Fart Noise
Another week, another acquisition, but we’re still talking about games we’re playing. Jason is reviewing both Rise of the Third Power and Grapple Dog and spreading the addiction of Vampire Survivors (though Matthew has reported his exposure already - and he calls it an idle-mussougelite). He also...
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Story Route Zero: EPISODE 100!!
We hit the Wilt Chamberlain number this week. While we didn’t plan anything, we certainly came to talk about games. Michaela loves Horizon Zero Dawn for anyone who didn’t know, Matthew is completely enraptured by his time in Yakuza 0, which he finished this week, Jason is tearing through the…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 99 - The Great White...Papa? ft. Lee Navarro
For our second episode of 2022, we have our first guest of the year. Lovingly called The Maestro, Lee Navarro is one of the 3 main folks behind The Phoenix Overdrive Extra Life Team who, for more than a decade now, has dedicated almost all of their off time to the one weekend in November where…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 98 - New Year, Same Old Backlog
After a brief break following our Game of the Year discussion, everyone is back in 2022. We start the year by finishing up the old backlog challenge before trying out a new way to tackle that endless list. Michaela played Atelier Ryza and enjoyed what she has played so far. It is not recommended...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 97 - Game of the Year Discussion (Part 5)
Game of the Year Discussion Part 5. The top 3 for all 4 hosts. Enjoy and see you in 2022.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 97 - Game of the Year Discussion (Part 4)
Part 4 of 5. The top 10 lists! #10-#4.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 97 - Game of the Year Discussion (Part 3)
Part 3 of 5. Categories Part 3.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 97 - Game of the Year Discussion (Part 2)
Part 2 of 5. Categories Part 2
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Story Route Zero: Episode 97 - Game of the Year Discussion (Part 1)
Part 1 of 5. Categories Part 1.
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Story Route Zero: Episode 96 - Insert Terrible Will Smith Pun Here
This week is just Michaela and Jason. Before jumping into games played, they share what Black Friday gaming purchases were made. If you have not played Inscryption, this is your spoiler warning. There were a few news items to discuss like the possible PS Plus leak (confirmed now), a Chrono Cross...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 95 - It goes boop, boop and boop
This week, the group played some old games, some new games, and had some interesting thoughts about games. Jason had a ‘Trigger Witch moment’ with Inscryption and has some mixed feelings towards Guardians of the Galaxy. Matt is Helldiving, F.I.S.T.-ing (PHRASING) and Halo (ing?). In a strange...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 94 - No Melody of Memory
Michaela took a week off so it's just Matt, Moose, and Jason. Surprisingly, there were little puns probably because it would not annoy anyone. We got a couple of platinum trophies to discuss and some news to go over. As always, we hope you enjoy the show. Intro Music: “All Time High” by Colin...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 93 - The GameStop Shuffle
It’s back to normal business this week with the road posse as Michaela defeats three games in a week, Jason tackles CoD on day one and Moose goes absolutely bananas playing all the games. Good thing too because Matthew had to basically be responsible all week and couldn’t play anything new.…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 92 - Game Club #13 (Curse of the Dead Gods)
It’s game club time! We all played Curse of the Dead Gods, a roguelite developed by Passtech and published by Focus Home Interactive (or whatever their name is this week). Lots of thoughts, comparisons, and wonderful praise for this game with only a few minor gripes. We unanimously loved this…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 91 -
It's only down to three this week but we discuss what we're playing and the news for the week. Predictions are made for the PlayStation State of Play and video game movies are briefly discussed. As always, we hope you enjoy the show. Intro Music: “All Time High” by Colin Fraser Outro Music:...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 90 - Fish is a Type of Cod
A full complement of cohosts is here and games are discussed, wisecracks are made, Matt makes some dumb statements as usual and Moose spends time playing Borderlands 3 as just a shooter. Michaela discusses a bit of FIST as well as her shared experience of Life is Strange: True Colors. Each cohost...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 89 - Pirates, Beta, and Free Games
It's just Michaela, Moose and Jason this week as Matt was on vacation. We talked about the Battlefield 2042 beta, a new PS Plus freebie, Hell Let Loose, and Metroid Dread already being pirated. Moose enjoyed his time with the Battlefield 2042 beta and played the next game club, Curse of the Dead...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 88 - Backlog Challenge
It's a two-man operation this week for the Backlog Challenge. Moose played Cave Story + and thoroughly enjoyed his time while Jason finally played Cat Quest II, the sequel to the wonderful Cat Quest. Fun fact: Moose and Jason, on their previous podcast had the opportunity to interview Desmond…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 87 - Nintendo Direct (9.23.21)
Everyone is here this week to discuss the latest Nintendo Direct which showed quite a few exciting things. What have we been playing? Matt is absolutely obsessed with Hades but had some times with a bit of co-op Demon's Souls Moose dove into the Death Stranding Director's Cut and Diablo 2 and he...
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Story Route Zero: Episode 86 - F#@%Ked by a Catfish (You Can Taste the Cheer)
Everyone is present and accountable this week. We talk about RPGs and JRPGs and WRPGs, THQ revealing a few games/remakes of games, the PS5 system update that is more than just a stability patch, and Nintendo finally discovered Bluetooth technology. What are we playing? Michaela is tackling Tales…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 85 - PlayStation Showcase
Back to business this week as we discuss games we’re playing and the PlayStation event. Moose beat Trigger Witch so of course, we discuss that hard left turn of a final act for a bit of therapy for Matthew. Golf Club Wasteland was given high praise around the room. Michaela briefly played…
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Story Route Zero: Episode 84 - Game Club #12 (Ender Lilies)
It’s a Game Club episode this week and we go for a deep dive into Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights from Aglobe, Inc. and Live Wire, published by Binary Haze Interactive. Be ready for spoilers and a bunch of gamers just gushing about how much they love this game. 8 thumbs up and 4 glowing...
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Story Route Zero is a podcast where friends gather to discuss their travels through the good, the bad, the ugly, the funny, and the often confusing worlds encountered in games. We don't always know where we're going, but that's half the fun. Join Moose, Jason, Michaela and Matthew Kiel each and every week. Let's have a journey.
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