The Game Under Podcast

0:00:12 Intro 0:00:40 News - Mindseye Release 0:12:27 News - A New Xbox is an Xbox 0:15:52 News - Nintendo Hates Gays 0:21:39 Boomers Play Minecraft 0:42:45 Vampire Survivors 0:50:04 Spoilers Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 1:11:00 Best Console of PS3 S60 and Wii Episode 174 of The Game Under Podcast sees Tom Towers and Phil Fogg gingerly pry open the scuffed jewel case of gaming's present and past. From the unceremonious drop of Mindseye, a title that dares you to remember it post-credits, to the cyclical absurdity of "a new Xbox is... just an Xbox," the duo effortlessly glides between critique and curiosity. Fogg, with his signature dry affection for chaos, wrestles with Nintendo's ongoing PR acrobatics, while Tom indulges in a geriatric deep-dive into Minecraft, lumbering through digital dirt with the grace of an arthritic creeper. Their delightfully unfiltered exploration of Vampire Survivors leads to a ruminative spoiler-filled excavation of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And just as the embers die down, Fogg ignites the sacred console debate—PS3, Xbox 360, Wii—with the forensic obsession of a man who's played Nier on all three.  

0:00:07 Intro 0:00:18 Switch 2 Hands On Impressions 0:06:34 Sad State of Kids Gaming 0:11:33 Back to Switch 2 0:23:53 Mario Kart World and in General 0:35:31 Super Smash Sakurai 0:38:49 Back to Switch 2 0:51:41 Sophomore Slump? 0:58:52 Princess Peach Fired 1:04:04 Summer Games Fest  1:16:43 Leslie Benzies Interview 1:23:02 Peter Molyneux ,Nolan Bushnell 1:31:35 Feature - Best Console of the Generation 1:32:41 Microsoft Handheld Talk 1:38:41 Back to the Feature This week we have hands-on impressions of the Switch 2 then talk about the latest video game news that came out of Summer Games Fest, Princess Peach's Firing and Leslie Benzies perpetual motion machine. Finally, we talk about Microsoft's handheld console strategy and a feature that discusses the best console of the PS4/XBOne/ Wii U era.

0:00:08 Intro 0:00:55 Switch 2 Launch Imminent 0:03:27 Trademark Banter 0:04:53 Akira Remaster 0:08:14 Cinema Revival? 0:13:12 Darth Vader is Disturbed by Your Lack of V-Bucks 0:19:28 AI Talk 0:28:12 S*** Randy Pitchford Says 0:33:00 Doom Dark Ages Best Launch Ever for id 0:38:25 Sony Cuts EU Pricing on PS5 0:39:25 Impressions: Doom the Dark Ages 0:46:37 Diversion on the Naming of Ages 0:55:27 Back to Doom 0:59:12 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 1:06:53 Feature: Talking 'bout my Generation 1:20:00 Live Music - Kneecap In this episode Tom and Phil go over the latest video game news, give impressions of Doom the Dark Ages, Clair Obscure, our selection of the best gaming format of the current generation and so much more with a return of some Trademark Banter segments.

0:00:07 Intro 0:00:57 Shuei Yoshida Saved Gran Turismo 0:03:56 GTA6 Delay and Implications 0:14:32 XB Price Hikes  0:19:09 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 0:49:57 Case of the Golden Idol Final Impressions 0:54:36 Spoilers for Golden Idol 0:58:30 Spoiler End 0:58:51 Mice Maze Impressions 1:02:14 Early Access - Good or Bad? 1:03:42 E-mail In this episode we discuss the latest video game news including the Xbox price hikes, delayed launch of GTA6 and the implications and an interesting story about how former Sony Head of Global Studio jokingly stated that he "saved" Gran Turismo. We then give impressions of the hottest game of the moment Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Phil gives impressions of Mice Maze a new bullet heaven roguelite as well as closing his impressions on Case of the Golde Idol Finally we answer a listener's question about boats. It's fascinating. Thanks for listening.

0:00:05 Intro 0:00:30 ANZAC Banter 0:01:47 Gamepass on Switch 2? 0:08:23 Are the Big 3 at a Gridlock? 0:17:35 Third Party Switch Games are Codes 0:21:00 Switch 2 Release Price 0:23:52 Oblivion Remake Launch 0:29:04 Tom's Played Oblivion Remake 0:46:36 Phil's Played Case of the Golden Idol 0:56:00 Tom's Played Blue Prince  1:04:10 SPOILER ALERT for Blue Prince 1:24:42 Outro In this episode Tom and Phil discuss the weeks news, including more Switch 2 controversy, and Microsoft's remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We then give our impression of the Blue Prince, a game that many are putting on the top of their GOTY lists. Tom dabbled with the Oblivion remaster and after last episode Phil decided to play The Case of the Golden Idol and tell Tom exactly what he thinks about it. ANZAC Biscuit Recipe Mix together 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup rolled oats, 1 cup coconut, pinch of salt. Melt 250g of butter in 2 tablespoons of water, then add 1 tablespoon of can syrup and 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Stir into dry ingredients. Mix well. Place teaspoonfuls on greased tray and bake in moderate oven till browned (about 10 minutes). Allow to cool on tray.

0:00:07 Intro 0:01:43 News - Switch 2 Cold Takes 0:24:25 News - BAFTA Most Influential Games 0:32:27 News - Game Informer is Back 0:36:51 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 0:53:56 There is No Game: Wrong Dimension 1:03:59 The Case of the Golden Idol 1:24:31 Feature - How it all started Tom and Phil return to host Australia's longest running video game podcast and talk over the latest video game news including Nintendo Switch 2 details, the return of Game Informer and the BAFTA most influential game poll. We also talk about the games we think are the most influential before going on to give our reviews of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, There is No Game and the Case of the Golden Idol. Finally, we revisit the How It All Started segment where we talk about the most relevant games in successful franchises, like Super Mario, Doom, Call of Duty, The Elder Scrolls and more.

0:00:23 Hardware Sales Down 0:07:45 PC Handheld Sales Pathetic 0:19:08 WB Closes Studios 0:24:21 Late Shift Impressions 0:30:12 Nice Boss Story 0:31:28 Gex Trilogy News 0:32:20 Spiritfarer Impressions 0:45:33 E-mails

0:00:14 Intro 0:02:13 News - Steam Pricing Exploit 0:19:50 News - Spot the Scam 0:27:20 News - Valve Bans Ads 0:32:41 Hardware Review - Steamdeck 0:53:30 What Playing: Indiana Jones 1:07:53 What Playing Doki Doki Literature Club

00:00:04 Intro 00:02:24 Edge Magazine's Top 10 of '24 00:11:48 Switch 2 Reveal Trailer 00:15:53 Game Awards Games of Note 00:21:46 Aussie Game Industry is Fine 00:25:04 Shuei Yoshida Was Pushed 00:27:25 Tom Played Indiana Jones 00:49:58 Phil Played Pentiment 01:08:32 Games Phil Bought 01:18:52 E-mail

In our last episode of 2024, we revisit a fun and short visit with some of our quizzes from the last few years. Tom and I hope you are enjoying some time off and with friends and family. Thanks for listening.

0:00:27 Intro 0:00:45 UK & Russia Agree on Games 0:20:03 Sony Fire Shuhei Yoshida 0:23:30 My First Gran Turismo 0:25:55 Alarmo is not Launching on Time 0:27:04 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 0:33:09 STALKER 2 0:41:45 LaunchBox 0:46:05 Balatro 0:52:00 Poker on TV, HSC and Soap Operas 1:02:30 Crimson Diamond 1:22:17 E-mail 1:29:15 Outro

0:00:11 Intro 0:00:22 Balatro 0:02:33 Solitaire and Magic the Gathering 0:03:40 RMIT VEGA Games and Animation Expo 0:07:22 But First - Off Topic Starts Here  0:09:36 Back to the RMIT for a Second 0:10:15 Chickpea by Loomi 0:10:52 Who Taught These Police to Drive by Feltlike 0:11:20 Off Topic Starts Here 0:17:48 RMIT VEGA Games and Animation Expo 0:19:23 Reflection of Atheria by Nyanko Nekomi 0:22:55 Burnout Bakery by KeonDC 0:23:41 Enjoy a Treat by Bo-Rui Lin 0:26:56 A Highly Sensitive Experience by Hin Long (Daniel) Yiu & Quest 3 Impressions 0:32:39 Blood Legacy by Josephine Putri 0:34:05 The History and Current State of Australian Game Development 0:43:50 Dance Dance Deception by Lou Fourie 0:47:00 Coffin Room by Kay Kwan and Lam Le 0:50:08 Sea Blind by Peng Yu Jeong 0:52:35 Game of the Show 0:54:45 Scores 0:57:50 News - STALKER 2 Launch Problems 1:06:52 News - Microsoft Flight Simulator Crash Lands 1:13:35 News - Microsoft's It's an Xbox Campaign 1:19:52 News - Steamdeck, Episode 3 and Family Sharing 1:28:18 Outro

0:00:09 Intro 0:00:42 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 0:27:07 The Mindful Minifig/ Fogg 0:28:45 Spoilers Here 0:42:45 SOMA - First Impressions 0:58:46 UFO 50 - First Impressions

0:00:25 Intro 0:03:53 Halo Bungie and 343 Industry 0:23:19 Tom Plays Open Roads 0:26:29 Open Road is Pretty much Star Wars 0:39:45 Spoilers (but you really don't care) 0:41:49 Both Hosts play You Suck at Parking 0:58:48 Tom's Exhausting Story 1:14:33 Tom Plays Still Wakes the Deep 1:34:33 Nintendo's Alarmo 1:39:11 E-mails - What genre would you kill?

In this bonus episode we revisit Tom's review of Asobo's A Plague Tale: Innocence.

00:00:11 Intro 00:00:51 News - Sony Sony Sony 00:01:55 Gran Turismo Memories 00:08:35 News - Astrobot reception 00:10:00 News - Concord's Crash Landing 00:16:45 News - PS5 Pro Detailed 00:26:46 News - Gearbox Bigger than Beatles? 00:30:55 News - Warhammer 40k Spacemarine 2 00:33:29 What Playing: Still Wakes the Deep 00:40:49 What Playing: Plague Tale: Innocence 00:52:27 What Playing: Disco Elysium 01:21:47 Emails

0:00:22 Intro - Jaffle Talk 0:02:43 News - Game Pass Downgraded 0:10:57 News - Gamescom and New Valve Game 0:16:22 News - Black Myth Wukong Sells 0:20:30 What Playing - Doom + Doom2 0:29:38 What Playing - Thank Goodness You're Here 0:44:57 What Playing - The Good Time Garden 0:54:05 What Playing - Dear Esther 1:25:03 Emails for Tom from other peoples podcasts

0:00:16 Intro 0:01:10 Olympic Coverage 0:01:32 Chumpy Pullen Obituary 0:05:18 Best Shark Games 0:07:22 Olypic Skateboarding 0:08:49 News - Braid Remaster Sells Poorly 0:23:53 News - Game Informer Shuts Down 0:29:17 News - The PS4 Problem 0:41:25 What Playing - A Plague Tale Innocence 0:57:09 What Playing - Baldur's Gate 3 0:57:25 Boss Battles 1:00:44 How it All Started - Halo, GTA, Tekken 1:13:35 Sky Children of Light Olympics 1:18:26 Email

0:00:18 Intro 0:02:10 News - Valve Employee Levels and Pay Revealed 0:12:34 News - Sony Marketing Director Winges About Being Outspent 0:16:08 News - Dong Doom 0:19:46 News - Ubisoft Continues to Ruin Art 0:24:47 What Playing - Baldur's Gate 3 0:28:37 What Playing - Teardown 0:39:26 What Playing - Mafia Definitive Edition 0:44:45 What Playing - Dear Esther - Spoilers 1:07:23 Emails for Tom from other peoples podcasts 1:14:30 What Playing - Indika - Spoilers 1:48:54 Time Machine Review: 2014 Dear Esther Review

0:00:42 Tom has something to say about Episode 124 Obits 0:08:19 Phil's Summer Steam Sale Haul 0:13:17 News - MS Increases Game Pass Subscription costs 0:21:00 News - Man With 6 Inch Sword Gets Arrested 0:24:51 News - Ubisoft vs. Musk 0:30:09 News - Nintendo Clamping Down on IP Distortion 0:36:27 Investigative Journalism - Tom Exposes Humble Bundle 0:48:21 Phil's Questions for Tom from other People's Podcasts. 0:54:45 What We're Playing - Aperture Desk Job 1:04:30 Indika - Both Hosts

0:00:23 Criteria for Top 100 Retro Games List 0:03:24 Chapter Markers! 0:03:49 "Bridge Games" + Metroid Prime 4 0:08:46 NEWS - PlayStation Cutting PS2 Funding 0:11:37 Commentary The State of VR  0:18:05 NEWS - Max Booty on Tango Closure 0:20:58 NEWS - Banana Game is not a Scam? 0:27:35 Phil's New Gaming PC Review 0:42:12 What We're Playing - This Bed We've Made and discussions of Sunset, Arcade Paradise and Dave the Diver 0:56:50 What We're Playing - Aperture Desk Job and discussion about Valve 1:03:00 E-mail - What ever happened to car combat games?

0:00:10 Intro 0:01:15 Phil's new PC's 0:05:00 Escape from Tarkov 0:06:15 News: Not-E3 Wrap Up 0:49:24 News: Vale Cameron "Gazunta" Davis 0:51:35 News: Star Citizen Raises Over $700 Million 0:54:26 What We've Been Playing - Baldur's Gate 3 0:59:24 Retro Gamer's Top 100 Retro Games of All Time 1:16:56 Our #1 Retro Game of All Time 1:26:15 E-mails: Phil asks Tom Questions From Other People's Podcasts

0:00:09 Intro 0:00:51 Corrections 0:01:42 Tropical Diseases 0:07:06 News - Microsoft Backstories 0:15:43 Judging Phil Spencer 0:27:23 Pachterwatch 0:31:05 Nintendo Gets Physical - Media 0:35:58 Tom Plays Super Mario Odyssey 0:54:20 Phil Plays Dave the Diver 1:03:28 Questions for Tom from Other People's Podcasts

0:00:23 Intro 0:01:05 Fallout Tv Series on Amazon Prime 0:03:44 Shinji Mikami Hated his Job 0:07:36 Xbox Outselling Sony on Playstation 0:09:45 Xbox Console Sales Crater, Gamepass Too 0:12:16 Facebook Losing $1 BN a MONTH on VR.

0:00:26 Intro 0:01:02 News 0:13:28 Princess Peach: Showtime! 0:27:30 Suika Game 0:34:30 Balantro 1:07:24 Buldur's Gate  1:31:09:45 Outro

0:00:23 Intro 0:09:10 News 0:35:28 Roblox - A full analysis and review 1:23:22 Phil's Questions for Tom from Other People's Podcasts

0:00:00 Intro 0:00:25 News 0:13:00 First Impressions - Palworld 0:21:08 Resident Evil 7 & 8 1:18:35 Trademark Banter & Gran Turismo Movie Impressions 1:32:47 Tom's Questions for Phil From Other People's Podcasts

0:00:18 Intro 0:01:56 News 0:21:26 What We've Been Playing (Resident Evil Remakes) 1:05:45 Phil's Questions for Tom from Other People's Podcasts 1:22:03 Outro

Tom and Phil talk about the latest gaming news, what they've been playing and answer listener's questions.

0:00:08 Introduction 0:00:50 Play Magazine's 100 Top Playstation Games 0:13:58 Tom's Top Five Games of All Time 0:22:03 Phil's Top Five Games of All Time (from 2009) 0:24:51 Bayonetta 3 0:33:00 Omori 0:45:00 Jeff Gerstmann giantbomb.gone 0:51:23 GTA 6 0:59:55 Wandersong 1:11:37 Oculus Quest 2

0:00:10 Introduction 0:00:49 Magazine Talk 0:04:40 Play Australia Magazine Review 0:11:00 COVID 2 (Sequel Impressions) 0:15:11 Collar Bone's Connected to... 0:26:47 Square Enix Sells Tomb Raider et al. 0:33:30 This War of Mine 0:38:38 All profits from this podcast will be going to Ukraine 0:41:00 Opiate Talk 0:58:30 Gran Turismo 7 Update 1:01:00 Mario Kart 8

0:00:04 Introduction 0:00:44 Max Payne 1 and 2 Remake 0:05:46 Tomb Raider Writer Reveals... 0:10:11 Tom Reviews COVID 0:24:20 Podcast Addict - Chapter Marks 0:26:37 Fever Talk 0:27:22 Tom Reviews Table Top Game Chocolate Monopoly 0:36:26 Phil Reviews Wall Street Kid for NES 0:50:13 Phil Reviews Detention 1:02:06 Phil Reviews Paw Patrol Games 1:08:20 Why You Should Play Kid Games 1:12:55 Sky (The Game from That Game Company) 1:29:17 Gran Turismo 7 1:44:28 Outro

A bonus episode to get us through Easter, a retrospective of the Grand Theft Auto franchise through GTA5.

Intro 0:00:11 Muck Bang Style First Impressions - Tom Towers 0:02:05 Gran Turismo 7 0:02:17 Asphalt Legends 9, a brief mention. 0:04:30 Back to Gran Turismo 7 Final Impressions - Both Hosts 0:33:04 A Short Hike Featurette - Phil Fogg 0:42:04 Hakchi and Mini Consoles, the dark art of making legitimate back-up copies available on the NES and SNES mini. 0:51:40 Thermal Paste Wizardry Final Impressions - Both Hosts 0:53:01 Metamorphosis, a Kafka inspired game by Ovid 1:02:15 The Franz Kafka Videogame 1:09:08 Psychonauts 2 - a brief mention.

Intro 0:00:12 Definateley No Trademark Banter Trademark Banter 0:01:21 Fashion Talk 0:03:40 Tom's Got a Switch, and a Roland First Impressions - Phil 0:11:10 Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 0:17:00 Paper Mario The Origami King - Nintendo Switch Final Impressions - Tom 0:28:45 The Good Life from SWERY65 - PC, Xbox, PS4, Switch Console First Impressions - Tom 0:49:17 Nintendo Switch Outro 1:11:45 Tease for Gran Turismo 7

Since Phil is on assignment, Tom and Red recorded a short episode analyzing a tentacular genre of Japanese film. There are some slight technical difficulties that are corrected in future episodes of Slime Under Podcast. Thanks for listening to this (non-canon) episode of The Game Under Podcast.

Since Phil is on assignment, Tom and Red recorded a short episode analyzing a unique genre of Japanese film. There are some slight technical difficulties that are corrected in future episodes of Slime Under Podcast.

Tom and Phil discuss Art of Rally for Switch, Hot Shot Racing, Jason Schreier's new book Press Reset, Vegan Fish, Giantbomb, Omno, The Last Stand and The Ramp on Australia's longest running video game podcast.

Tom and Phil discuss Valve's Steamdeck, Nintendo's Switch OLED, Sky Children of Light on Switch, The First Tree on PC, Before I Forget on PC, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Not Tonight for Switch and PC.

Tom and Phil review Ken Williams' book about Sierra Online, the beta of Sky: Season of Assembly, Super Hot, I Dream of You and Ice Cream and also talk about Phil's Trivia Quiz.

Tom and Phil discuss Sony PSVR 2, Rocket League Season 2, Donut County, Super Hot, Game Dev Story, Magic the Gathering, The Gardens Between, Stubbs the Zombie and plenty more.

Tom and Phil discuss Cyber Punk 2077, Space Court, The Medium, Coffee Talk and Mindscanners. Phil also talks about his PC upgrade.

Tom and Phil discuss Tom's experience with the Oculus Quest 2. We also give our impressions of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, One Night Stand, Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash. Thanks for listening.

This episode Tom and Phil talk about the new consoles, Journey to a Savage Planet, Deadly Premonition 2, Project Warlord, Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST, Kind Words, Art of Rally, Teardown and Perfect Vermin (the game).

Tom and Phil talk about the latest gaming news and also about a new RTS (Iron Harvest) and what turns out to be there GOTY 2017 (Night in the Woods).

Tom and Phil talk about Deadly Premonition 2, Five Nights at Freddy's, Project Warlock and much more.

Trademark Banter 0:00:36 Wiper Sniper and Wide Stances 0:04:16 Internet Archive 0:05:34 Blinx is to Knack as... 0:10:39 Panducto 0:11:42 Narnia 0:16:28 A Trip back to 2003 0:25:19 Bad Boys: Miami Takedown First Impressions - Tom 0:29:38 Carrion from Devolver for Switch, XB, PC Final Impressions - Tom 0:38:26 Minecraft Dungeons Updated Final Impressions - Tom 0:41:50 Sky: Children of Light Final Impressions - Tom 0:44:10 Beat Cop First Impressions 0:46:52 Pathologic 2 Trademark Banter 0:52:26 Steamlink Tom Towers Reacts... To The News 0:55:50 Gabe Newell & Kim Dotcom 1:04:10 Halo Infinite Final Impressions - Tom 1:06:16 Metro Exodus

Tom and Phil discuss Sludge Life, Beat Cop, Death and Taxes, Metro Exodus and the new season of Sky: Children of Light.

Tom and Phil discuss the itch.io bundle, Playstation 5 reveal and give impressions of Streets of Rage 4, The Morticians Tale and A Plague Tale: Innocence.