Video Game Hangover

A weekly show about playing an unreasonable amount of video games. Each week we discuss the games that are keeping us up late and chat about gaming culture and the games industry.

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Jun 15, 2018 · 1 hr 13 min
VGH #347: E3 2018
It's E3 week and we can't wait to hear all about the new Animal Crossing game! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - E3 shenanginanz 1:11:32 - Outro
Jun 7, 2018 · 1 hr 17 min
VGH #346: Trying Very Hard
Randy unveils his plan for Word Domination. D.J. navigates the treacherous staircases of Runner 3. Paul plays the same old same old. And someone, somewhere is excited for E3. Also: How realistic of a tennis game is Mario Tennis Aces? Episode Timeline 00:48 - Intro 02:00 - FFXIV: Ultima Weapon Ultimate 13:18 - E3 Hype? 28:50 - Mario Tennis Aces 36:20 - Word Domination 47:29 - Runner 3 64:40 - Monster Hunter World 72:45 - Minute of Wizard of Legend 75:14 - Outro
May 31, 2018 · 1 hr 10 min
VGH #345: Roguelike That I Like
What is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon? A miserable pile of dated graphics and clunky controls. (Depending who you ask.) Also: Burly Men at Sea, the further adventures of wizards, and the first five prime numbers. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 01:45 - Final Fantasy XIV teaches mathematics 11:58 - 2 orders of business 14:35 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 37:19 - Burly Men at Sea 50:10 - Wizard of Legend 68:20 - Outro
May 24, 2018 · 1 hr
VGH #344: Patrick Stewart Read My LiveJournal
We brush off our demon negotiation skills in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, ask the hard questions about what it means to be a Wizard of Legend, and lament the lack of tea kettles in Yakuza 6. Starring Paul Sandhu as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 03:10 - Star Trek minute 07:30 - Yakuza 6 24:14 - Wizard of Legend 37:08 - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux 55:20 - David Cage minute 58:10 - Outro
May 17, 2018 · 1 hr 12 min
VGH #343: Points for Doing Stuff
Destiny 2: What is it? For that matter, what was Destiny 1? Join us as we search for answers to these and other totally inane Destiny questions. Also: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and something called My Nintendo Picross: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Episode Timeline 00:11 - Intro 01:58 - Celeste soundtrack 10:04 - Destiny 2 42:27 - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero 56:50 - My Nintendo Picross: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 1:09:37 - Outro
May 10, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
VGH #342: Unanswered Questions
We grab our cameras and try to piece together all the weird stuff going on in the prototype demo of SWERY's The Good Life. Also: Tumblestone, several generations of Hidden My Game by Mom, and the latest Nintendo drama. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 01:21 - How long is God of War? 04:22 - Mad at Nintendo 27:29 - Tumblestone 40:27 - The Good Life 56:44 - Hidden My Game by Mom 1:07:39 - Outro
May 3, 2018 · 1 hr 11 min
VGH #341: A Super Serious Guy
Randy divides his time between a fighter pilot career in Rogue Aces and being a bad influence on Kratos Jr. in God of War. Speaking of bad influences, D.J. gets tips from Yakuza 6 on what to do if he ever finds himself stuck with a baby in a strange city. Episode Timeline 00:42 – Intro 01:27 – Bad pronunciation advice 02:45 – Avengers: Infinity War 22:56 – God of War 39:04 – Yakuza 6 52:26 – Rogue Aces 1:09:57 – Outro
Apr 26, 2018 · 1 hr 15 min
VGH #340: Vending Machine Hunter
God of War is out and we can offer real, informed opinions on it, so we shift our focus to Nintendo Labo. Meanwhile, D.J. trades the actual Tokyo for Yakuza 6's approximation, and wonders just who all these Internet monster hunters really are. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 02:02 - Nintendo Labo 10:08 - God of War 43:17 - Yakuza 6 59:43 - Monster Hunter World 1:14:19 - Outro
Apr 19, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
VGH #339: I Like Fanciness
We've got Kratos on our minds this week, but he'll need to reclaim his title as the God of War from Lara Croft first. Randy feeds souls to the god of war in a new, very old version of Fire Emblem, and Paul finds time to stare at pretty trees in Monster Hunter. Also: we welcome our AI overlords in Semantris. Episode Timeline 00:58 - Intro 05:28 - Random Movie Chat 09:48 - Lara Croft the new God of War 22:43 - Fire Emblem War 46:20 - Monster Hunter: War 61:30 - Semantris, Word War 64:28 - Outro
Apr 12, 2018 · 1 hr 18 min
VGH #338: A Lot of Fiddling
D.J. checks in from Japan, a mysterious land where arcades and Xenogears live on. Back in America, Randy plays Minit 60 seconds at a time, then spends time with Metropolis: Lux Obscura, which brings some much-needed sexism to the match 3 genre. Also: Ticket to Earth. Episode Timeline 00:41 - Intro 01:55 - 日本しましょう 16:53 - Dragon Quest XI?? 28:35 - Xenogears 20th Anniversary Concert 47:51 - Minit 61:30 - Metropolis: Lux Obscura 71:01 - Ticket to Earth 74:20 - Outro
Apr 5, 2018 · 1 hr
VGH #337: Stabby Stabby
Real people. Real lives. In between running 5Ks, Randy finds just enough time to stab every person, every rock and every tree, in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Meanwhile, Paul's just been sitting on his couch trying to escape from prison in A Way Out. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 02:42 - Cool Runnings w/ Cider 09:33 - Rise of the Tomb Raider 35:40 - A Way Out 58:48 - Outro
Mar 29, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
VGH #336: A Giant Skull Smoking a Blunt
We find ourselves unmistakably inside the video game realm as Randy encounters Xbox Live pirates on the Sea of Thieves. Meanwhile, Paul plots a prison break in A Way Out, although he'd rather escape from Yakuza 5. D.J. doesn't like a Final Fantasy thing. Episode Timeline 00:51 - Intro 09:48 - Sea of Thieves 31:03 - A Way Out 41:00 - FFXIV: The Forbidden Land, Eureka 57:05 - Yakuza 5 66:50 - Outro
Mar 22, 2018 · 1 hr 10 min
VGH #335: Fox Dog Thing
Randy confronts various acrobatic and linguistic challenges in Fe. D.J. snoops on a gang of cool hackers in the #WarGames interactive-TV-series-game-thing. And events unfold over and over again in Last Day of June. Episode Timeline 00:42 - Intro 02:00 - Music game minute 12:35 - Fe 32:55 - #WarGames 50:36 - Last Day of June 66:50 - Outro
Mar 15, 2018 · 1 hr 7 min
VGH #334: Fraught With Peril
Unfettered by inclement weather, Cap'n Randy takes his galleon in search of booty (and a bigger bucket) on the Sea of Thieves. Meanwhile, D.J. sticks to the familiar music game waters of DJMAX Respect. Also, someone's been drinking again. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 05:44 - Sea of Thieves 40:58 - DJMAX Respect 60:04 - Monster Hunter Wiggler World 66:10 - Outro
Mar 8, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
VGH #333: More Swords Than Anyone Else
Paul heads Into the Breach for another chance to save humanity from giant insects, Randy hops aboard the Subsurface Circular, and D.J. takes a part-time job as a UFO. Also, a year later, how much do we love exchanging friend codes on the Switch? So much. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 01:42 - Merry Switchmas 2018 06:43 - Luigi's Balloon World 16:14 - Into the Breach 41:53 - Subsurface Circular 53:10 - Part Time UFO 61:00 - Mass Effect Andromeda 70:35 - Outro
Mar 1, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
VGH #332: You Know Garrus, Right?
On this week's show: Garrus chat. Also, Paul finally makes room in his busy schedule to play Mass Effect Andromeda for some reason, and Randy regales us with tales of his recent experience with Dandara ON THE SWITCH. Episode Timeline 00:41 - Intro 05:08 - Monster Hunter: World 11:28 - Mass Effect: Andromeda 46:00 - Dandara 66:35 - Outro
Feb 22, 2018 · 58 min
VGH #330: Doctor Robot
Paul and D.J. get pulled into Metal Gear Survive's weird alternate dimension of tower defense and zombies. D.J. interrogates robots on a train in Subsurface Circular. And Monster Hunter: World continues. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 02:10 - Monster Hunter: World 20:30 - Metal Gear Survive 37:30 - Subsurface Circular 55:10 - Outro
Feb 15, 2018 · 1 hr 13 min
VGH #330: Shotguns and Super Glue
Randy delves into the world of thinly veiled 90s TV references in The Darkside Detective. D.J. plays the latest in one of his favorite genres: Shadow of the Colossus remakes. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere. Episode Timeline 00:44 - Intro 06:53 - The Darkside Detective 17:58 - Celeste 25:53 - Shadow of the Colossus 55:18 - Monster Hunter: World 71:12 - Outro
Feb 8, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
VGH #329: Just Keep Exploding
Randy shoots up space-terrorists in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare before uncovering Radiant Historia's dark underbelly of anti-anime DLC. D.J. gives an update on the state of fashion in Final Fantasy XIV. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 01:52 - Monster Hunter Hunt Night 07:14 - Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology 28:48 - Final Fantasy XIV: Fashion Report 45:41 - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 67:18 - Outro
Feb 1, 2018 · 1 hr 7 min
VGH #328: Look Upon This Garbage
Part 6 of the Garbage Trilogy confusingly continues with the full version of Monster Hunter: World, which Paul and D.J. determine, after an unspecified number of hours, is decidedly not garbage. Also, Randy climbs a mountain in Celeste. Episode Timeline 00:41 – Intro 05:01 – Celeste 27:16 – Monster Hunter: World 56:40 – Bridge Constructor Portal 64:55 – Outro