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Video Game Podtimism

Video Game Podtimism

Video Game Podtimism is the optimist"s video game variety show. David and Chase are here to give you a double-dose of that oh-so cheerful appreciation for all things video games.

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03:02:09

Ep. 181: Games of the Year 2023!

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/12/24

Hey everybody! This week it's game of the year. You know the drill so we'll spare you the details. But thank you all so very much for making this year so great for Podtimism. It is humbling and thrilling to have everyone along for such a special episode. You're the best! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro.⁠ Give it a listen here.⁠ --- Hey careful, this is where we mention our games of the year. So if you don't want to get spoiled,

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01:46:58

Ep. 180: First Edition Holographic Uncle Trading...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/12/17

Twas the week before GOTY and all through the house All gamers were gaming, even your spouse From RoboQuest, Seperate Ways, and Lethal Company To Lego Drive, Nier Replicant and DK64. Sorry those last lines didn't ryhme but I couldn't find anything that went with DK64. We'll get em next time. This week DK64 was suggested to us by listener Mack. Thank you Mack! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:42) - What David has been playing (3:46) - Nier Replicant (7:26) - Lego 2K Drive (18:11) -

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01:35:44

Ep. 179: #FinishTheFarm (Feat. Break Arts 2)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/12/10

Hey Podtimists, This week David continues his Nier Replicant journey and Chase fails to play a number of video games while he's sick. This week's game was suggested to us by listener TK. Thank you TK! In the episode we mentioned an article written by Kyle Labriola that you can check out here: https://cohost.org/kylelabriola/post/3714317-regarding-cozy-games --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:37) - What David has been playing (3:44) - Baldur's Gate 3 (7:18) - Mario Kart 8 (12:42) - Nier

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01:28:29

Ep. 178: Kellytocracy (Feat. Summon Night 1 & 2)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/12/03

Hey Podtimists, This week we learn a lesson in details. It helps to check WHICH version of a game you play, even if both of those versions are quite good. This week's game was suggested to us by listener Joe P. Thanks Joe! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:39) - What Chase has been playing (4:37) - Jet Lancer (14:56) - Cobalt Core (28:58) - Knuckle Sandwich (40:47) - What David has been playing (41:28) - Octopath Traveler 2 (41:58) - Nier Replicant (42:47) - Baldur's Gate 3 (47:51) -

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01:26:57

Ep. 177: Doin’ That Slumber Lumber (Feat. Octopath...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/11/26

Hey Podtimists, This week we talk about a few video games, but mostly Octopath Traveler 2. It’s a good video game and you should play it. This game was suggested to us by listener Jared. Thanks Jared! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:00) - What's this podcast though? (3:46) - What David has been playing (4:18) - Baldur's Gate 3 (9:26) - What Chase has been playing (9:41) - Super Mario RPG (21:59) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (24:02) - David's Podtimistic thing of the

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01:48:21

Ep. 176: Onimusha Commits to the Bit (Feat. Tori and...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/11/19

Hey Podtimists, This week we were lucky enough to have Tori and Noah from Press START on to talk about video games. We go their recent journey through Final Fantasy 10 (which culminated in a very good episode that you should listen to), Noah's dip back into Slay the Spire and also what games kicked our collective asses as kids. Then we ran down one of the stranger ideas to come out of the folks behind Resident Evil. It's Onimusha! You find more episodes of Press START here, and you should

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01:37:34

Ep. 175: All Roads Lead to Sonic (Feat. Sonic...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/11/12

Hey Podtimists, This week Chase ventures into the great unknown that is VR and comes back to talk about Red Matter 2 while David continues his journey to rid Baldur's Gate of the evil it harbors. Then we ran down the legendary Sonic Adventure 2. Is it still good? Only time will tell. This was suggested to us by Drew. Thanks Drew! Here are the links we mentioned during Chase's Podtimistic thing: Call for a

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01:33:50

Ep. 174: The 7 Fragments of Dad (Feat. Sudeki)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/11/05

Hey Podtimists, This week all scary stuff has been banished by the power of November. Ah just kidding Alan Wake 2 is here. Also we played Sudeki for the Good Games section of the show. This game was suggested to us by listener Lozzlescotch. Thanks Lozzlescotch! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:10) - There's still so many good games?? (3:19) - What David has been playing (3:30) - Forza Motorsport (3:52) - Nier Replicant (4:52) - Baldur's Gate 3 (7:33) - Lil Mario Party (8:14) - What Chase

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01:09:48

Ep. 173: Spooky Month Extravaganza 2023!

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/10/29

This week it's finally spooky story time! David explores the funk of a hidden swamp and Chase finds out who Byte really is. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:08) - Chase's spooky story (24:27) - David's spooky story (42:09) - Just kidding we still talked about video games :) (42:26) - Super Mario Bros Wonder (57:51) - Baldur's Gate 3 (1:02:16) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Super Mario Bros Wonder Baldur's Gate 3

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01:33:34

Ep. 172: We Can Figure Out Bones (Feat. Silent Hill 3)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/10/22

Hey Podtimists, This week we talk thick soups, MMOs, and how fun heists can be when things go wrong. Also we dove into the amazing Silent Hill 3 during Good Games. During that segment we mentioned a video from youtuber tangomushi that we think you should check out. It's called Silent Hill 3: Exploring Womanhood through Horror and you can find a link to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BNYDvjAZ5c --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:47) - What David has been playing (2:54) - Guitar Hero

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01:35:09

Ep. 171: Sean Evans’ Psychic Powers (Feat. Galerians)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/10/15

Hey Podtimists, We forgot it was October already! Quick quick quick, play some scary music and talk about a scary video game! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:26) - What David has been playing (2:29) - Baldur's Gate 3 (7:49) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (15:23) - Forza Motorsport (34:18) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (37:23) - What Chase has been playing (37:40) - The Callisto Protocol (51:43) - Astrea: Six Sided Oracles (1:00:22) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:02:44)

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01:29:17

Ep. 170: Johnny Beanhand (Feat. LocoRoco)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/10/08

Hey Podtimists, This week we've got nothing but emotional space. David has sunk deeper into Baldur's Gate 3 and also finished Chicory! Meanwhile, Chase has played the indie title El Paso, Elsewhere. He also dove back into Cyberpunk 2077 to get a feel for what Cyberpunk 2.0 is like. We also talked at length about the joyful LocoRoco. That game was suggested to us by listener Ponk. Thank you Ponk! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:12) - What David has been playing (2:18) - Baldur's Gate

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01:22:59

Ep. 169: Lies of Paul Bunyan (Feat. Metal Arms Glitch...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/10/01

Hey Podtimists, Welcome to episode 169 (nice). In this one we got a touching game about cooking, a fantasy RPG (you know the one), and MORTAL KOMBAT. It's a fun time, join us won't you? We also played Metal Arms Glitch in the System which was suggested to us by listener Zeno. Thank you Zeno! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:19) - What David has been playing (1:39) - Metroid Dread (6:15) - Venba (9:55) - Baldur's Gate 3 (18:02) - What Chase has been playing (18:16) - Armored Core 6 Fires

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03:41:00

Ep. 168: Kingdom Hearts 1

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/09/24

Hey Podtimists, This is it! It's finally time to talk about Kingdom Hearts 1. This is a game that's incredibly special to both of us so we're so stoked to be able to talk about how amazing of an experience it was to revisit it. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in questions. Enjoy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:40) - Okay, the actual intro (6:32) - How this is gonna work (8:58) - Our history with the game (19:10) - How the idea for this game came about (29:44) - The mechanics

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01:18:44

Ep. 167: Da'zel Githyankiss (Feat. Quest for Camelot)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/09/17

Hey Podtimists, It's finally time for the event of the late summer. It's the beginning of Gate Fest 2023. David hasn't dipped completely into the game yet but we do over some first impressions and what his vibe checks are on all the characters. Chase speaks a little more to Starfield and also to another hot 2023 release: Kirby and the Crystal Shards. Finally, we dive into Quest for Camelot. This game was suggested to us from Rufus. Thank you Rufus! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:29) -

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02:07:26

Ep. 166: Super Marius Brothers (Feat. AJ & Kim &...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/09/10

Hey Podtimists, This week David is on vacation! That's not a cute metaphor or anything, he's literally spent the week in New Orleans. Our friends from Asynchronous AJ and Kim were kind enough to come hang out and talk about video games. So that's what we did! (A lot of it is Starfield). Then AJ and Chase talked about AJ's favorite Nintendo 64 Bomberman game and it's absolute banger of a soundtrack. Drum & Bass is a good genre of music. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:51) -

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01:22:19

Ep. 165: Kirby Was Born In 1992 (Feat. Kirby Pinball...

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/09/03

Hey Podtimists, As it turns out Kirby is 31 years old which makes him a Millennial. Uhhhh, yeah, that just happened! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Anyway, today we talked about the best Kingdom Hearts rhythm game, Armored Core 6 and the spooky Blasphemous 2. We also talk about Kirby Pinball Land and bananas story that listener Rob K sent in to us about that game. Thanks for your suggestion Rob! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:15) - What David has been playing (3:20) - Horizon Forbidden West (7:46) - Chicory A

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01:38:07

Ep. 164: Thank You, Bruce (Feat. Champions of Norrath)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/08/27

Hey Podtimists, This week, we celebrate the homecoming of Bruce the cat. This of course means we talked about Horizon Forbidden West, a Golf Game, Dragon Quest Builders 1 and Slay the Spire. Welcome Bruce. We also played through a top down fantasy game NOT named Baldur's Gate. That one was suggested to us by listener Dakota. Thanks Dakota! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:09) - What David has been playing (4:14) - Horizon Forbidden West (12:58) - PGA Tour 2K23 (23:47) - SECRET SURPRISE

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01:23:04

Ep. 163: Friar Cut With the Bleached Tips (Feat....

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/08/20

Hey Podtimists, Welcome to the groovy zone. Today David talks about life after Zelda and how that's led him back home to Kingdom Hearts. Then Chase talks about Mirrors Edge and Dynasty Warriors 9? Then we walk through Tobal No. 1, a fighting game suggested to us by Ponk. Thanks for your suggestion Ponk! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro + Gatefest (3:11) - What David has been playing (3:18) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom lol (6:25) - Kingdom Hearts (11:44) - Mario Kart 8

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01:27:56

Ep. 162: Davinity Original Grin (Feat. The Bouncer)

Video Game Podtimism ·

2023/08/13

Hey Podtimists, Cool news time! We're now a part of The Worst Garbage podcast network! We're both hugely excited about this and are stoked to join such an excellent group of folks making podcasts. We go over what that means in the first few minutes, but fear not we're still talkin' podtimisticly about video games. If you want to come hang out we've got a shared home on the TWG discord. Come hang out! This week Chase has a small pile of good indie games and David finally closes

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