Sunday, November 30, 2014

Let's Play Congo, Episode 2





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Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 4

Grayson and Ishi fight their way through a cliffside fortress filled with bloodthirsty madmen and marauding gyrocopters. Meanwhile, Dave and Nick continue to bitch about a character from a completely different game.









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Anything can be solved with boxes: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 20

The journey through the glowing green mutagen caves continues, the heroes have fun with magnetism, and a horrible eldritch monstrosity more terrifying than JBeetle's singing and Modi's wordplay combined appears!








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Friday, November 28, 2014

Let's Play Congo Ep 1

John teams up with Dan from I Play Games And Film It in cooperative survival horror game Congo! Stranded in the jungle, surrounded by unspeakable horrors that lurk in the darkness of the night and the depths of not-quite-there-yet beta code, do they have what it takes to survive?



I wouldn't get my hopes up.









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The Beetle is in the Bucket! Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 19

The heroes descend into decidedly ominous subterranean realm of eerily lit caverns, glowing green slime, and sinister eldritch statuary. Jbeetle's obsession with his anti-gravity arrows grows stronger when he learns how it interacts with the game's fluid physics.









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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The Miz vs. John Cena: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania

Nick is torn between his two great wrestling loves as John Cena battles WWE World Champion The Miz at Wrestlemania XXVII!









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You wouldn't download a nuclear pile: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 3

With their richly characterized and easily distinguishable crewmates Rell and Doc dead and their archnemesis General Serrano revealed to still be alive, Grayson and the newly cyborgified Ishi set off in search of a stranded Confederate Final Echo trooper who may be their ticket to safety. John explains how skillshots work, and discusses the monetary policy issues faced by inflationary murder-based currencies.









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Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 8

At long last, John and Dan triumph over their greatest challenge yet. Now let us never speak of it again.









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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania

Edge defends  the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania XXVII! Plus, a thrilling postscript where John and Nick discuss out-of-print pro wrestling pen-and-paper RPGs.









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Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 7

John and Dan take another stab at the stage that thwarted them last time. Will their keen tactical acumen and the hard-learned lessons of their previous attempt see them through?









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"Is Donkey Kong attacking?” Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 18

JBeetle attempts to wield his feminine wiles against a recalcitrant puzzle, with mixed results, and the perils of being careless with gunpowder are graphically demonstrated.









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Thursday, November 20, 2014

The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestl...

The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels fights for his career in a retirement match at Wrestlemania XXVI! John discusses his surprisingly extensive experience attacking people with broken glass bottles, while, in a shocking swerve, Nick reveals that his surname is OF VIETNAMESE EXTRACTION, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH!









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Release the kraken: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 17

The adventure takes an aquatic turn, with nothing except John's questionable platforming skills and a fusillade of plant-launched fireballs to disturb the serene beauty of the waters.









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Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 6

A dark era of Let's Play Dead Nation begins as John and Dan start to learn just what “Grim” difficulty entails.









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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Yanking on dudes: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 2

Crash-landed on a hostile planet with Ishi gravely wounded, Grayson and Rell go on a desperate salvage mission and make a fateful discovery. John demonstrates the power of the leash and the joy of environmental kills, while Nick and Dave forge a lifelong friendship over their dislike of Dom from Gears of War.









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"Why did you bring up Sponge Bob?” Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 16

The heroes face their most fearsome challenge yet: operating a small mining cart.









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Batista vs. John Cena: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania

John Cena challenges Batista for the WWE World Championship! Nick discusses the deficiencies of the current WWE Diva roster, before the conversation inevitably turns to Dustin Rhodes and his peeping sexual predator horse.









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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Let's Play Bulletstorm! Episode 1

John, Nick, and Dave delve into underrated 2011 first-person shooter Bulletstorm! In our first episode we meet 26th-century spec ops soldier turned outlaw Grayson Hunt and his loyal crew, kick a man out of an airlock, and learn a valuable lesson about the dangers of operating heavy machinery under the influence of alcohol.









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Where's your Trine now, Moses?” Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 15

JBeetle's fixation on his antigravity arrow ability begins to reach dangerous levels, while John gets an opportunity to bring his Edward G. Robinson impression out of mothballs.









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Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 5

Amidst a sea of blood and shredded bodies, John discusses the history of wildly inappropriate source material for children's shows









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Friday, November 14, 2014

“30% of what I do is intentional”: Let's Play Trine 2, Ep. 14

The heroes bravely face a den of monstrous spiders. Pontius' (John) dead body gets caught in one of Zoya's (JBeetle) antigravity arrow fields, with morbidly hilarious results.









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Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 4

John and Dan get their ranking for completing the first chapter, and- much like the disturbing automotive fetish Dan reveals in this episode- it's not a pretty picture. Next destination, the police station!









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Thursday, November 13, 2014

"Zordon is racist": Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 13

The adventure continues through a deadly clockwork gauntlet  of conveyor belts and spinning blades. Meanwhile, John discusses the horrors of the unaired Justice League TV show pilot.









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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Chris Jericho vs. Edge: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania

Chris Jericho and Edge meet at Wrestlemania XXVI to fight for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship! Meanwhile, John and Nick discuss the impending destruction of the entire cosmos at the hands of Jericho.









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With a capital 'Hugh': ”Let's Play Trine 2 Ep. 12

Pontius gains mastery over electromagnetism, while Jbeetle's sitcom nostalgia OH GOD SPIDERS









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Let's Play Dead Nation Ep. 3

The submachine gun gets a chance to show just how much havoc it can wreak, despite John's inexplicable habit of calling it a “semiautomatic” half of the time. Plus, a discussion of the game's ludicrously volatile vehicles.









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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Hammer time: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 11

Randy Orton challenges Triple H for the WWE World championship at Wrestlemania XXV! Unfortunately, John is afraid he's got some bad news for Nick about the current health of General George S. Patton.









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Hammer time: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 11

The heroes learn more about the power of Zoya's (JBeetle) anti-gravity arrows, and Pontius (John) dies repeatedly at the hands of the local vegetation.









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Monday, November 3, 2014

Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 2

With only rifles, a handful of grenades, and John's Donna Williams references to protect them, John and Dan continue their trek through the zombie-infested streets of whatever city this games takes place in.









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So many Content IDs: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 10

The heroes make an important discovery about the history of this mysterious, fireball-spewing plant-filled realm, while JBeetle's musical stylings push Modi steadily closer to the brink of madness.









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Sunday, November 2, 2014

“Blossom is timeless!” Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 9

Amidst blistering flames, rolling boulders, and monstrous spiders, John and JBeetle discuss the principles of brand recognition.









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Edge vs. John Cena vs. Big Show: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlem...

It's another triple threat match as Edge, John Cena, and the Big Show meet at Wrestlemania XXV! Meanwhile, John and Nick lament the game's failure to recreate John Cena's clone honor guard and ponder the structural engineering challenges of intimate relations with the Big Show.









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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania

Triple H, John Cena, and defending champion Randy Orton step into the ring for a triple threat match at Wrestlemania XXIV! Nick tells us about the real-world martial exploits of Randy Orton, and John explains the important distinction between bad conduct and dishonorable discharges.









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A Very Special Episode: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 8

Tempers flare as the party's morale eroded by an onslaught of flames, collapsing platforms, and monstrous arachnids. John finally seizes on an opportunity to make a Darkman reference, only to have JBeetle redirect the conversation towards Full House.









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