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Video Game Book Club

Welcome to Video Game Book Club! The show where we pick, play and complete a video game each and every month. Join the VGBC community and play video games alongside us throughout the year. We will take care of explaining video game mechanics, recap the full plot, answer questions that listeners send to us on our discord, and more! Join the club! Discord: https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBS

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All Episodes

02:23:45

A Change in Perspective - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes...

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2025/11/03

Video Game Book Club is BACK with our October spooktacular, and this month we played the winner of our Discord community vote, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. This game is a twisting and winding exploration of art and narcissism that had the boys struggling through puzzles and questioning the very nature of reality. Do NOT mention the word piano to JP.Join the club using the discord link below to stay up to date with Buenale Games and to play and discuss the game of the month alongside us every month,

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01:09:59

Spooky Video Game Season is HERE - The Checkpoint -...

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2025/10/15

It's the middle of October 2025 and that means it's time to check in on all things Buenale Games! We start out talking about October's game of the month for Video Game Book Club, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Ben is already done with the game, this dude overachieves left and right! JP has a long way to go as usual... We follow that with a Short Story / MINI VGBC, courtesy of JP, as he describes an incredibly disturbing story from Mouthwashing. Then we discuss our favorite and least

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02:01:28

Kissable Beasts - Cassette Beasts - Video Game Book...

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2025/10/02

You’re not going to believe it but Video Game Book Club is BACK in September of 2025. This month was JP’s turn to choose and he picked Cassette Beast, a monster taming and battling game that takes heavy inspiration from others in the genre and attempts to iterate on the classic. Listen to this month’s episode to hear all about JP and Ben’s favorite beasts and bosses (or lack thereof) and their adventures in the goofy, yet eerie world of New Wirral.Join the Club by joining the VGBC Discord with the

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01:14:00

So Many Games, So Little Time - The Checkpoint -...

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2025/09/15

It's the middle of September 2025 and that means it's time to check in on all things Buenale Games! We start out talking about September's game of the month, Cassette Beasts, including some of our favorite beasts, how the game has been so far, and what we're looking forward to as the game goes on. We follow that with a MINI VGBC, courtesy of JP, as he walks us through his experience playing the short, but sweet, Fly Knight. Finally, we discuss recent news in gaming including lots of

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02:17:29

Complex & Transformative - Rain World - Video Game...

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2025/09/02

Summer is technically over, but Video Game Book Club is coming in HOT with our latest episode. This past month, the VGBC community played Rain World, a brutally difficult but extremely rewarding 2D metroidvania game. Join JP and Ben as they recap their experiences with this cult classic. We recap our full playthroughs, we talk about the lore of the game, and our favorite moments!Join the Club by joining the VGBC Discord with the link below where you can play each month's game alongside us and

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00:58:32

We're Crossword Gamers Now - The Checkpoint - August...

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2025/08/15

The Checkpoint is back! It's August of 2025 and the boys are struggling as JP is toiling away on the nightshift and Ben is delirious from waking up at 5:30am. Nevertheless, we catch up about our progress (or lack thereof) on the game of the month, Rain World, and talk about other games we've been playing, including some unconventional ones....Join the Club by joining our Discord server and following us on all of our socials, and be on the lookout for our full Video Game Book Club episode on

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02:06:57

Focus, Senua, Focus! - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice -...

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2025/07/31

We have never been more back with another episode of Video Game Book Club!! This month, JP and Ben are discussing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - a journey full of growth, grotesque monsters, scary enemies, and lots of voices in our heads. JP was absolutely focused on getting every single lorestone statue in the game. He couldn't stop checking every single corner of the world for them. Ben was handling every boss like they were chumps with his insane gaming abilities. This month's game

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01:00:29

Down with the Corpos | Peak & Before Your Eyes | The...

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2025/07/15

The Checkpoint is back! This month for Video Game Book Club we're playing Hellblade: Sennua's Sacrifice, and we start the show checking in on our progress and how we're enjoying the game so far (spoiler alert: JP has definitely played so much of it). We also talk about our experience with Peak, Elden Ring: Nightreign, and Chrono Trigger.As always, JP hosts a mini VGBC. This month's game was Before Your Eyes. A beautiful and tragic narrative game played with.... your eyes??Join the

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02:22:33

The Best JRPG in 2025 is French? - Clair Obscur:...

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2025/07/03

Video Game Book Club is absolutely back with another episode, and this month we're talking about June's game of the month: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This game has swept the gaming sphere and we would be doing a disservice to us and our community if we didn't play it. And it did not disappoint! Ben and JP absolutely fell in love with this masterpiece and could not stop playing it.Join the Club by joining our discord (link below) where you can chat with us about all things gaming, play

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00:54:44

Double Duchy'd Up on a Monday - The Checkpoint - June...

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2025/06/18

The Checkpoint is back in June of 2025! This month for Video Game Book Club we're playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and we start the show checking in on our progress and how we're enjoying the game so far (spoiler alert: it's a lot). We also talk about our top 5 games of all time after lot's of discussion around that in the discord this month, talk about other games we've been playing lately, and go over some gaming news!Join the Club by joining our Discord server and

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02:34:50

A Big Game in a Small Package - Small Saga - Video...

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2025/06/02

Video Game Book Club is BACK with another episode, and this month we're talking about May's game of the month: Small Saga. After being recommended to us in the VGBC discord for almost a year, we finally played small saga and boy are we glad we did! Small Saga is an indie game that packs an incredibly dense story into a sub-10 hour experience, and it might just have set the record for Quality Gaming Moments Per Minute.Join the Club by joining our discord (link below) where you can chat with

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00:48:39

Release the Yap - The Checkpoint May 2025

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2025/05/15

Welcome to the first episode of The Checkpoint, it's the show between our show. In this first episode, Ben and I discuss our progress of the Video Game Book Club game of the month - Small Saga. We give our first impressions of the game as well as a tragic story from JP. Next, we discuss two different games we've been playing, Blue Prince and Crypt Custodian. One is a hardcore puzzle game with roguelike mechanics, the other a not so hardcore metroidvania that stars a recently deceased cat

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02:01:48

Hugging Hurts So Good - Spiritfarer - Video Game Book...

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2025/05/01

Video Game Book Club is BACK with our newest episode on the game we played in April 2025: Spiritfarer. Spiritfarer is a super unique 2D platforming management sim set in a light and cozy world, but it also evokes a lot of emotion as it deals with its central theme of loss and grief. Join us in this month's episode where JP and Ben talk about there experiences with the game including highlights, potential areas of improvement, and lots of goofy moments in the world of Spiritfarer!Join The Club by

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02:39:51

OverHated or OverRated? - Avowed - Video Game Book...

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2025/03/31

It's March of 2025 and Video Game Book Club is BACK with our newest episode. This past month, the VGBC community played Avowed, a massive new fantasy RPG from video game legend Obsidian Entertainment set in the universe of Pillars of Eternity. Join JP and Ben as they recap their experiences with this huge Triple A undertaking, recap the game's story, and share hilarious stories from their time in the Living Lands.Join The Club by joining the VGBC Discord with the link below where you can play each

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01:58:15

Arco - A Tragic and Beautiful Indie Experience -...

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2025/03/03

Another month means another episode of Video Game Book Club!!! In February, JP, Ben, and the rest of the book club played ARCO, an incredible indie game set in a fantasy version of Mesoamerica that blends turn-based and real-time combat elements. Combined with an emotionally charged narrative and incredible pixel-art graphics, ARCO had the boys struggling through fights but always coming back for more.Join the Club by becoming a member of our Video Game Book Club community discord where you can play

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02:13:26

DISCO ELYSIUM - A Bizarre and Brash Mystery - Video...

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2025/02/03

WE ARE SO BACK with our second episode of 2025!!! This month, JP and Ben are tackling Disco Elysium - a cult classic point and click detective mystery game centered around a twisting and sometimes bizarre case.Tune in to hear about JP's tales of being boisterous, brash, and intimidating cop that isn't afraid to dish out a beat down, and Ben's perspective as a methodical and insightful cop performing mental calculations and considering every possibility! The guys COULD NOT have played

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01:47:44

Dredge - An Eldritch Expedition - Video Game Book...

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2025/01/06

Video Game Book Club is back with the last game of 2024!! Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. We really really appreciate it. We're going to have 12 new games to play this year and we couldn't be more excited. Join the club and tell your friends to join too! In this episode Ben and JP discuss the casual spooky game that is Dredge. This game looks like a casual fishing simulator at first, but once you start dredging the depths you find some unsettling truths. The ending

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03:29:38

Nier: Automata - A Deeply Philosophical Experience -...

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2024/12/02

Video Game Book Club is back with a BEEFY episode!! Thank you to our listeners for sending us questions. We really appreciate it. Make sure to join the club and play every videogame of the month with us! Tell other people to join the club as well! In this episode Ben and JP discuss the wild ride that is Nier Automata. This game asks the player to look at life through a different lens. Everything is meaningless and androids hates machines or something. It's philosophical, it's existential, it has

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01:39:15

A Multi Dimensional Adventure - Video Game Book Club...

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2024/10/30

Guys, we are so back! A 6th episode, a 6th game completed, a 6th month of Video Game Book Club! We really appreciate everyone who has given us love the past few months. Thank you and remember to tell one to five hundred of your best friends to join the club!! In this episode Ben and JP discuss the incredibly creative game that is The Plucky Squire. This game felt like lightning in a bottle at times, and frustrating at others. The game is definitely one of the best looking ones of the year, it's well

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02:17:24

An Epic Tao-Punk Tragedy - Video Game Book Club Sept....

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2024/10/02

We are so back with another Video Game Book Club Episode!! Thank you to our listeners for sending us questions. We really appreciate it. Make sure to join the club and play every videogame of the month with us! Tell other people to join the club as well! In this episode Ben and JP discuss the masterpiece that is Nine Sols. This game took us by storm and we absolutely loved every second of it. It's challenging, it's gorgeous, it's gruesome and it sounds fantastic. We talk about our builds, our

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