The Overcast (The Official Podcast of Oversoul Gaming)

In this longer than usual episode we have in depth discussion about gamescom and then also get into some reviews and whatnot. There will be a bit of a delay on the next episode of this show as we work hard to get the next episode of Video Game Book Club out first. So we figured we'd give ya a longer one to chew on while you wait. Thank you for your support! 0:00 - Intro 01:41 - Brooky's Busy Week 11:52 - Justin's New Job 31:46 - GamesCom 2026 01:46:05 - Tribute to Recently Passed Celebs 01:56:15 - "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy" Review 02:11:45 - "Coyote vs. Acme" Review 02:38:01 - Outro

Just a brief little update for you. Nothing more nothing less.

in this episode, inspired by KindaFunny Games, we describe each other using 5 video games each. But also, huge changes and surprises in the life updates, Kingdom Hearts gushing in the media corner, and so much more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 03:32 - Justin Leaves a Toxic Workplace 18:52 - Brooksy Makes the Big Bucks 32:45 - Surprise, Nerd! You're Going to The Game Awards! 39:44 - Topic: 5 Games to Describe Each Other 01:26:36 - Media Corner Intro 01:27:02 - "Aphelion" Video Game Review 01:42:32 - "Nimrods" Movie Review 01:56:45 - D23 News 02:19:38 - Outro

in this bonus episode, Justin and Brooksy review the latest MCU Spider-Man movie. Spoiler free at first and then spoilers. 00:00 - Spoiler Free Part 1 12:02 - Doomsday Trailer 15:58 - Spoiler Free Part 2 31:34 - Spoilers

in this episode, your favorite duo has a bit of a back and forth. Brooksy went to Comic-Con and Warped Tour and boy does he have stories... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - The Wonderful World of Work 06:14 - King of the Hill Season 15 Review (mild spoilers) 19:14 - Brooksy's Comic-Con Adventures 51:41 - Unhinged Review 58:04 - Scary Movie 6 Review (spoilers) 01:07:42 - Brooksy's Warped Tour Adventures 01:35:24 - Odyssey Review 01:45:52 - Toy Story 5 Review 01:54:10 - FNAF2 Review 01:57:04 - Outro

in this episode we dicuss Dead Meat's 2026 Horror Awards, how we feel about the winners, and who we would have picked instead. All that plus legume based birthday surprises, a giant cat with an axe for a head and not one, not two, but THREE movie reviews! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & Announcements 04:25 - Life Updates: Sci-fi Weirdness 15:34 - Life Updates: Birthday Beans 29:10 - Topic: Discussing Dead Meat Themselves 41:04 - Topic: Discussing the Horror Awards 01:21:52 - Media Corner: Intro 01:22:37 - Media Corner: Supergirl 01:35:41 - Media Corner: Obsession 01:53:21 - Media Corner: Jackass Best and Last 02:05:16 - Outro

in the first episode of our new series, Justin explains the story of Alan Wake to Brooksy, who thinks Tom Zane is a "time traveling ghost". being the pilot and all, it's a little rough but we'll have a better handle on it moving forward. NOTE: episode includes audio from the actual game for context purposes. There is a video version of this on YouTube where relevant gameplay footage is accompanying whatever part/aspect of the game is currently being discussed.

In this episode, we're joined by a special guest! Brooky's wife, Sam! In timing with the 4th of July we discuss media with a heavy political message, moral, or theme. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 01:41 - Life Updates: Guest 04:30 - Life Updates: Brooksy 13:20 - Life Updates: Justin 24:15 - Topic: Intro (Political Media) 25:16 - Topic: Bioshock 37:30 - Topic: Saga (comic series) 54:28 - Topic: Bioshock 2 01:01:13 - Topic: Lies My Teacher Told Me 01:08:29 - Topic: Bioshock Infinite 01:24:19 - Media Corner: Intro 01:24:54 - Media Corner: The Voice of Hind Rajab 01:31:45 - Media Corner: Spec Ops The Line 01:44:53 - Media Corner: I Love Boosters 01:55:05 - Outro

there's a lot to cover in this one. Changes in cast members; fantasy draft update; plans for the future; our top movies, tv shows, music and video games of 2026 so far; and, of course, a couple of Media Corner entries Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & Important News 01:47 - Fantasy Draft Update 14:31 - Life Updates: Brooksy 26:32 - Life Updates: Justin 35:14 - 2026: Mid-Year Review 01:23:04 - Listener Answers 01:31:42 - Looking Forward 01:43:28 - Media Corner: LEGO Batman 01:57:01 - Media Corner: 007 First Light 02:08:17 - Outro

in this episode, the whole gang is back as we discuss the ENTIRE week of Summer Game Fest 2026 showcases Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro and Smaller Showcases 26:49 - PlayStation State of Play 43:04 - SGF Main Show 01:37:01 - Xbox Hopes/Predictions and Outro

in this epsiode, Oversoul does solo hosting duty as his co-hosts take a mental health break. After a slew of reviews, we take you through the history of the podcast and how we got to where we are now. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 04:14 - Mandalorian & Grogu 08:58 - Directive 8020 13:45 - Resident Evil: Requiem 21:38 - Directive 8020 (addendum) 23:11 - Return to Silent Hill 31:18 - Zootopia 2 33:57 - Interlude 35:13 - The History of The Overcast 53:41 - Outro

in this episode, we finally get into a deep discussion about AI and it's affect on everything. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 01:32 - Life Updates: Brooksy 14:08 - Life Updates: Justin 25:59 - Life Updates: Nic 34:47 - Topic: AI 01:38:42 - Media Corner: Companion 01:46:57 - Media Corner: Good Luck, have Fun, Don't Die 01:53:05 - Media Corner: Hoppers 02:03:40 - Media Corner: Pragmata 02:31:58 - Outro

in this episode, Brooksy is out of town but Nic and Justin discuss 420 friendly media Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 04:56 - Hockey 08:10 - Adult Comedy Magic Show 12:30 - Monster Trucks 19:21 - Super Mario Galaxy Movie 34:12 - WWE Rant 40:55 - Work Related Burnout 45:54 - Gritty Realistic Superheroes 56:02 - FNAF2 57:14 - Pragmata 01:01:50 - Mouse: P.I. For Hire 01:08:12 - Daredevil: Born Again 01:10:07 - Stranger Things 01:16:03 - D&D Recaps (with background music from FFVII) 01:26:48 - One More Thing About Mouse 01:27:47 - Topic: 420 Friendly Media 01:59:01 - Outro

Oversoul pulls out his phone on his walk to work and records for you a brief little bit of news and updates for the future of the podcast

Nic is out at a monster truck show with his daughter, but Justin and Brooksy do a tournament style bracket debate about what is the best RPG of the current gaming generation. This is also the first episode that has also been recorded as a fully visual experience, with facecam and visual gags. Video version can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKpX1dhDJOA Timestamps/Chapters: 0:00 - Intro: PlayStation Deep Cuts 06:24 - Brooksy's Future Plans 08:29 - Prelude to the Topic 09:47 - Brooksman Begins 11:45 - Sad Dog News 18:58 - Linux & AMD 24:39 - Project Hail Mary Review 29:42 - Invincible vs. The Boys 35:48 - Yakuza 0 39:30 - Life is Strange: Reunion 45:45 - The Best RPG of Current Gen (Topic) 02:07:18 - Outro

in the first non-GotY list, Justin and Brooksy count down their top 10 games that were PlayStation exclusive at launch

in this episode, we have a nice long chat about what we've been up to lately, then we play a quick round of Would You Rather and finally wrap things up with a review for Undertone in place of a normal media corner. Spoiler free first, then spoilers with a warning. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 02:11 - Brooksy's Camping Trip 07:13 - Crimson Desert 24:41 - Italian Beef Dip 28:37 - Nic's Late Christmas 35:34 - Dungeon Crawler Carl 38:14 - The Hockey Blues 39:55 - Nic Wrap-Up 41:38 - Reanimal Co-op 45:48 - God of War Greek Games 49:38 - Life is Strange: Reunion 56:45 - Fantasy Draft Update 58:50 - Gorillaz: The Mountain 01:06:31 - Hannah Montana 01:08:15 - Would You Rather? 01:43:52 - Undertone - Spoiler-Free Review 01:58:54 - Undertone - Full Spoiler Discussion 02:14:41 - Outro

in this epsiode, Justin takes Nic through one of the most divisive games in the Kingdom Hearts pantheon. Good story, bad gameplay, light on the Disney, but heavy on the darkness. Enjoy!

in this episode we dive deep into the type of music we enjoy and WHY we enjoy it. It's not just listing off artists we like, it's analying the sound, the lyrics, and the overall vibe, but we also discuss musical movies, music focused video games, orchestrial soundtracks, and more! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 01:59 - D&D and Nintendo Switch 2 09:12 - Brooksy's Big Seminar 19:40 - Resident Evil: Requiem 33:23 - Topic: Music 01:41:03 - Media Corner 01:41:50 - Song Sung Blue (Nic) 01:49:06 - Bo Burnham's Inside (Brooksy) 02:02:03 - No Straight Roads (Justin) 02:10:31 - Outro

In this episode, we celebrate Black History Month by discussing some of our favorite media, both created by and prominently featuring Black people. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 03:03 - Nic had a D&D Date 14:21 - Brooky is Making Big Moves 25:17 - Justin tells a Crazy Work Story 37:53 - Topic: Spotlighting African American Media 01:38:25 - Media Corner 01:39:17 - "Judas and the Black Messiah" review 01:48:08 - "The Princess and the Frog" retrospective 01:54:16 - "Empire" recommendation 02:00:28 - Outro

Just a quick little update on the current standings in our fantasy draft. Brought to you by Brooksy

in this episode, Brooksy is out sick but Nic and Justin discuss romance and couples in different media.

In this episode, we all choose 7 games set to come out in 2026 and which ever group of games has the highest cumulative Metacritic score by Dec 27th will be the winner! what do we win? Listen to find out! Timestamps: 00:00 - Brooksy's PSA 03:59 - Intro 06:20 - Life Updates: Justin 13:04 - Life Updates: Nic 26:29 - Life Updates: Brooksy 35:25 - Episode Topic: Fantasy Draft Picks for 2026 01:31:21 - Media Corner: RIP Cathrine o'Hara 01:38:08 - Media Corner: "Send Help" Review 01:48:44 - Media Corner: "Iron Lung" Review 02:04:24 - Outro

in this first episode of our new miniseries, Oversoul explains the first Kingdom Hearts game (2002) to Nic

in this Season 4 premiere, the boys take one last look back at 2025 and discuss the best and worst media

Oversoul has a bit of news to share with you before the new season officially starts

in this episode, Justin and Brooksy go through their top 10 games of 2025 one by one. There's a surprising amount of overlap.

in this episode, the boys risk it all in the season 3 finale by giving you their controversial opinions about the Holidays! Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

in this episode, we are joined by special guest RMK Buried Alive as we discuss this year's game awards 0:00 - Life Updates 40:00 - Game Awards

you know the drill: review, score, soilers. In that order.

in this bonus episode, we predict who will win each catergory of this year's Game Awards and also vote on who we want to win

in this weirdly edited episode, we originally had a topic but that has been cut and uploaded as a seperate episode, so instead, enjoy us discussing what we've been up to and recent media we've enjoyed.

in this epsidoe, we look back at the previous Game of the Year winners and discuss if they deserved it or not.

in this episode, we play Goat Simulator 3 while reading stories from r/amitheasshole and judging the stories accordingly. also, media corner entries for: - Tainted Grail - Gen V Seaason 2 - Twisted Wonderland

in this Halloween epsiode, Evilsoul--I Mean, Oversoul challenges the boys to Horror Trivia

in this episode we discuss the craziness going on with EA and Micorosft lately. But also, talk a bit about what we've been playing and watching as well.

A schedule change has caused a temporary vacation from this side project. Stay tuned for more updates.

In this episode, Justin and Brooksy riff about random media and the latest Nintendo Direct

In this episode, we do impressions of different actors and characters. SOme are good, some are terrible. Most are halarious. This is by far the FUNNIEST episode we"ve EVER done.

In this episode, Justin and Nic are joined by special guest Joe as we dicuss, across several fictional match-ups, who would win in a fight to the death.

It is as the title says. Enjoy.

In this episode, Justin challenges the boys to Video Game Trivia and reviews Fantasitc Four, Brooksy visits Comic-Con and reviews Superman and Nic has a tale of a fantasy fun park and a Post Malone song reccomendation.

in this episode, Justin and Nic discuss the comic-con news

in this episode, we discuss some of our favorite summer media and memories!

in this episode we discuss Bring Her Back. spoiler free first. then spoilers.

in this episode the full cast is back as we discuss our favorite media of 2025 SO FAR Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Life Updates - Oversoul Saved a Kitten 10:15 - Life Updates - Nic's Wedding Plans 19:35 - Life Updates - Brooksy's SGF Experience 35:19 - Topic: Best Media of 2025 So Far 1:38:12 - Media Corner - Intro 1:38:45 - Media Corner - Bring Her Back 1:48:20 - Media Corner - The Amateur 1:58:18 - Media Corner - Life of Chuck 2:06:32 - Outro 2:08:07 - Funny Outtake

in this episode, Justin and Nic are joined by returning guest Ryan to discuss all the big games from the Summer Game Fest showcases

in this episode, we're joined by a special guest as we celeberate Brooky's birthday by discussing our favorite fantasy media Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Life Updates - Faye 7:53 - Justin 17:13 - Nic 28:30 - Birthday Boy 41:04 - Topic - Fantasy Media 1:53:26 - Media Corner 1:53:49 - Lilo & Stitch 2:09:20 - Last of Us Season 2 2:23:46 - Pailia 2:33:21 - Ghost of Tsushima

in this bonus episode, the guys review the Until Dawn movie. first spoiler-free, then spoilers

in this standalone supplement, Oversoul discusses why he thinks 7/10 games are actually good and we need more of them