Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Escape From Bug Island: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns, Ep. 52
Flandry and his team rescue a prisoner of the Brotherhood, a young elven woman named Marie-Louise- only to find themselves interrupted by none other than Jessica Watts. She reveals her true goals and that of the Brotherhood, which turn out to HOLY SHIT GIANT BUGS
Friday, November 20, 2015
Skull-themed décor: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns, Ep. 51
The heroes fight their way into the Brotherhood's subterranean levels, where more perils await and more grim discoveries are made.
HAL is pissed: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 50
Flandry's team runs afoul of the automated security system, and the battle is on! And not off to a great start, honestly.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
“All the cookies will be ours!” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 49
The Brotherhood manages to become EVEN CREEPIER, and Flandry finally brings in his team waiting outside. Meanwhile, Nick raises an interesting point about the racial composition of the Brotherhood and it's menial employees.
“Say hello to my diminutive friend!” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 48
Flandry sets to work forging a fake keycard to gain access to the members-only areas of Universal Brotherhood headquarters. We start to learn about just how creepy the Universal Brotherhood really is, and John demonstrates the world's worst Scarface impression.
“Which should we inhale first?” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 47
Flandry explores the interior of the Universal Brotherhood, looking for Lynne Telestrian and Jessica Watts- who are, it turns out, important members of the Brotherhood hierarchy.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
BELONGING: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 46
Posing as a potential convert, Flandry enters the local headquarters of Universal Brotherhood alone while his team waits outside. John and Nick somehow get into an argument about the etymology of the name “Sally.”
A well-armed secretary unit: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 45
With Lynne Telestrian's hit squad dealt with, Flandry returns to the Seamstresses Union. There he pepares for his next step in his pursuit of justice for his friend Sam Watts: Investigating the Universal Brotherhood, a powerful religious organization connected to Telestrian and to the newly exposed mastermind behind Sam's murder- his own sister, Jessica.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
When Johnny Comes Shambling Home: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 26
John and Dan finally reach their goal, the military base, and meet their greatest adversary yet. Unless you count their own ineptitude.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
"So this is about clowns?" Let's Play Payday 2! Ep. 1
John and Nick blast their way to fortune- or at least die amusingly in the attempt- in cooperative first-person heist shooter Payday 2!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
I hope you have insurance: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 25
After somehow getting sidetracked for three full epsiodes, John and Dan set out for the military base. though not before Dan manages to run John over with their car.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
"Be mine, venison:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 23
John and Dan decide to do some local sightseeinng before departing on their mission, and both of them somehow manage to break their leg at a nearby tourist attraction. Luckily, Dan's hunting skills prove superior to his ladder-climbing ability.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Cleaning house: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 22
Armed with an automatic pistol, John goes on a zombie-killing spree, while Dan's attempt to replicate this feat wielding only a hockey stick meets with somewhat less success.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Going to war: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 21
Armed for battle, John and Dan prepare to assault their their next objective: the fallen military base, now another bastion of the undead! Which they'll get to... eventually.
Friday, August 28, 2015
The dread scourge conjunctivitis: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 20
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The fires of Flandrygard: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 19
Dan flees in terror from a rampaging zombie horde, while John faces the equally weighty challenge of deciding which sunglasses to wear.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
"I didn't mean to steal your pants:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 18
After some temporary setbacks, John and Dan depart the lab in triumph. Plus, a railgun field test and a special romantic interlude!
Let's Play Pokemon: Fire Red! Ep. 1
Pokemon newbie John is joined by friend and resident Pokemon expert Elle as he attempts his first foray into the absurdly popular franchise with Pokemon: FireRed! How many Pokemon will they catch? Will even Elle's vast knowledge of the series be enough to guide a man born half a decade too early to have more than a vague idea of of what a Pokemon even is to victory? How long will it take for John's attempts to rationalize the game's mechanics and setting to turn the cheerful fantasy land of Kanto into a nightmarish cyberpunk dystopia? Join us and find out!
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Meanwhile, at the Umbrella Corporation: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 17
John and Dan investigate a mysterious laboratory, and the origin of the undead scourge is discovered!
Friday, July 17, 2015
"Makeshift scope, baby!" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 16
Crossbows in hand, John and Dan cut a stealthy swath of death through a zombie-infested logging camp.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Getting a bit cross: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 15
The survivors hit the road to explore the island, learn about weapon customization, and make a stopover at a nearby farmhouse along the way. Farmers are firendly, right?
Monday, July 6, 2015
Dark and full of terrors: Let's Play Unturned 3.014
John and Dan fight a daring nightime battle against the zombies infesting the area around their new home, and discuss the nature of their relationship through the lens of that most universal of cultural touchstones: Will Smith movies.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
"Morphine! Get in me!" Let's Play Unturned 3.0 , Ep.13
Dan scavenges for supplies around town, while John's obsession with spikes reaches ever-greater levels.
Monday, June 29, 2015
"I just gave birth to a small lumber yard:"Let's Play Unturned 3.0 , Ep.12
Flandrygard's defenses grow ever mightier, and John tries to show Dan how to get into their house without being impaled on spikes.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Welcome to Flandrygard: Let's Play Unturned 3.0 , Ep.11
After a brief interlude, John and Dan return for more Unturned 3.0 action! John provides the grand tour of the new and improved Flandrygard, and Dan manages to get himself killed by their own headquarters' defenses within 30 seconds of entering the game.
Friday, June 26, 2015
"I don't think the Geneva Conventions apply:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! E...
The fortification of their headquarters continues, and John makes the fateful decision to incorporate spikes into the design. I'm sure that won't backfire gruesomely in future episodes.
Monday, June 22, 2015
"Don't worry, they killed me:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 9
The surviviors continue to settle into their new home. John builds an elaborate network of barricades and fortifications, while Dan helps out by falling from a second-story window and breaking his leg.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
"There's no sleep here:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0, Ep. 8
John teaches Dan how to chop down trees, delves deeper into the game's crafting system, and proposes tearing holes in space-time itself to simplify handheld tool maintenance.
“An ETD, if you will:” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 44
The battle in the cemetery escalates as a swarm of vicious ghouls erupt from their lair, hungry for the flesh of Flandry's team and Telestrian mercenaries alike . Having strength as his dump stat comes back to haunt Flandry when his twig-like arms prove barely equal to the task of throwing a grenade beyond its own blast radius.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
“Bury me, snake man! Bury me alive!” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 43
Jessica Watts is revealed as the true mastermind behind the Emerald City Ripper, and the cemetary suddenly becomes a combat zone as her mysterious friend Lynne Telestrian's goons jump Flandry and friends to make sure the truth dies with them!
"Our living room is a blood-soaked nightmare:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0, ...
With the site selected, John and Dan begin the process of fortifying their new headquarters.On a completely unrelated subject, did you know that most fatal accidents actually occur within the home?
Funeral for a friend-in-law: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 42
Flandry graciously accepts Jessica Watts' earlier invitation to attend the re-interment ceremony of her mother... The mother whose transplanted organs the Emerald City Ripper was lethally removing from their recipients. Huh. Old friends Coyote and Jake Armitage are there to pay their respects, along with a new face- Lynne Telestrian, a mysterious elven woman who seems to have a great deal of influence over Jessica.
Friday, June 12, 2015
So no lollipop? Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 41
Safely back at the Seamstresses Union, Flandry celebrates his victory over the Emerald City Ripper by being a dick to Dr. Castle. Meanwhile, John and Nick contemplate a legal conundrum.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Cannibalism is the answer: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 40
The Emerald City Ripper is dead, his bloody reign of terror ended, but the mystery is not yet solved. Who hired him to reclaim Melinda Watts' organs, and why?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Mike Hagar-like fists: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 39
Amidst the gruesome monuments to his crimes that fill his laboratory, the battle with the Emerald City Ripper rages. For Sam and all of those who've suffered and died at the hands of the Ripper, for the tormented innocents imprisoned in the chamber of horrors that Mercy Mental Hospital has become, for the bartenders and waitresses Flandry will tip after he collects his 100,000 nuyen reward and blows it all on booze, this monster must die.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
"It's Eternal Darkness all over again:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 6
Corpses carpet the streets as John and Dan's peaceful discussion of the mysteries of undead neurology is brought to a dramatic end by the biggest zombie horde they've faced yet! After Dan's inevitable death and respawn, we learn more about how crafting and farming works in Undead 3.0.
Watching TV is a free action: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 38
Still more chilling discoveries are made- and then, at long last, Flandry finally cornes the Emerald City Ripper in his laboratory.
Monday, June 8, 2015
“Go forth, robot health inspector:” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 37
Flandry pushes onward through the second floor of Mercy Mental Hospital, trying not to hurt the hapless patients now running rampant. Who someone apparently decided to give GRENADES.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Ivan Drago, M.D.: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 36
Flandry and his team fight their way to to the second floor of the hospital, a squalid nightmare where all pretenses of legitimate medicine have been abandoned and the Ripper has ruthlessly turned his most violently deranged “patients” loose to cover his retreat. Meanwhile, John explains how critters like vampires and werewolves work in the Shadowrun universe.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Vehicular homicide: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 5
John and Dan climb aboard a pickup truck and take to the road. I'm sure that won't end in a fiery catashrophe or anything.
Picking up quests for crazy people: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 35
Investigation soon makes it gruesomely clear that Mercy Mental Hospital peaceful discussion is no longer a place of healing with the disguised Emerald City Ripper in charge, and it's not long before Flandry finds himself face-to-face with the Ripper himself. And what a face it is!
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Air-typing: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 34
After making some final preparations and assembling his team of runners, Flandry and his team set out for Mercy Mental Hospital, where the Emerald City Ripper now masquerades as the chief psychiatrist. Time to bring him down.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
The most electrifying man in psychiatric entertainment: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 33
Back in the world of flesh and blood, Flandry and friends piece together the clues they've discovered about the Emerald City Ripper- now revealed to be Silas Forsberg,a deranged medical technician who faked his own death and is now impersonating his own murdered psychiatrist!
The first step to disappointment: Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 4
John and Dan make it through their first night- more or less- to greet a new day. Now better-armed and equipped, is fortune finally turning their way?
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Psychiatrist heel turns: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 32
With DNA evidence in hand, Flandry's journey into the Matrix yields the name, psychiatric history, and a wealth of information about the Emerald City Ripper. There's just one problem- according to police records, he's already dead.
Monday, June 1, 2015
"I told you not to offend the zombies!" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 3
Dan respawns fortuitously close to John after his most recent untimely death, and we get to see our first car explosion!
Meanwhile in Tron: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 31
We're introduced to another facet of the game as we make our first trip into the Matrix, the perilous global computer network of the 1980s/2050s. Nick mentions the movie AI, sending John on an extended tangent about his schoolgirlish mancrush on Jordan Weisman.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Cybertrunk: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 30
The spirits depart, but not before pointing Flandry towards a vital clue- a drop of the killer's blood at the crime scene. Then it's back to the Seamstresses Union to analyze this new find, while John starts rambling on about David the Gnome for some reason.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
I see dead people: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 29
Things get spooky as the last enemy resistance is put down, and Shannon Half-Sky does what she and Flandry came here to do: call up some local spirits and ask what they saw on the night of her brother's murder. The sort of spirits that hang out in a warehouse filled with wreckage from plane crashes can't be THAT creepy, right?
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Whatsherface and whozits: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 28
The battle continues into the interior of the warehouse, while John and Nick wage their own struggle to maintain the heretofore flawless illusion that the recording of Let's Play Shadowrun Returns was an efficient, orderly process that absolutely did NOT stretch out over half a year.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
"Now I have salmonella:" Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Ep. 2
Newly returned to life after a brief experiment to answer the question, "Is friendly fire on?", Dan sets out to reunite with John. Meanwhile, John explains how guns and ammunition work in Unturned.
The Warehousening: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 27
Flandry and his crew return to the warehouse with Shannon Half-Sky- but somebody else has broken in first, and they don't appreciate the company! Luckily, Flandry has both right and an angry dwarf with an axe on his side.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
“I like old Cyclops!" Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 26
It's time to return to the warehouse where Shannon Half-Sky's brother was found, and we're introduced to a new facet of the game- assembling our own team of shadowrunners for a mission. Luckily, local fixer Mr. Delilah isn't holding a grudge about the “trying to screw him out of his magic gems” incident and is happy to help out.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
"Doc, chop my legs off:" Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 25
Flandry continues preparations for his next run, then stops by the doctor to get more cyberware installed. John explains more about how cyberware works, talks about the Saeder-Krupp Corporation, and goes off on a bizarre tangent about Godfrey Ho movies for some reason.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Let's Play Unturned 3.0! Episode 1
Accompanied by his friend Dan, John returns to the world of Unturned to explore the game's much-expanded 3.0 beta!
"Oh, he used to be in the A-Team:" Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 24
Flandry continues to question Sam's sister Jessica Watts, and receives an inivtation to the upcoming reinterment ceremony of their mother. I'm sure cemetaries in the Seattle universe aren't creepy or dangerous or anything, right?
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Aggressive rehab: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 23
With the Yakuza vaquished and their mind-controlled chiphead thralls freed, it's time to get Coyote's chiphead cousin Gino to safety... if he'll let them. And somebody very important to the investigation is waiting back at the Seamstresses Union- Sam's sister, Jessica.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
I can't promise no chipheads will die: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 22
A firefight erupts between Flandry's crew and the frug den's Yakuza managers, with a swarm of hapless mind-controlled chipheads caught in the middle. Nick talks about how his younger brother was banned from the furniture store, and the immortal words that will someday be etched on Flandry's tombstone are uttered.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Just say no: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 21
Waiting for his next lead in the search for the Ripper, Flandry takes a break from the investigation to help Coyote rescue her BTL-addicted cousin from a Yakuza drug lab.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
This place still isn't creepy enough: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 20
Flandry speaks to Shannon Half-Sky, shaman and sister of the Ripper's latest victim. Her powers may be the key to identifying the killer, if Flandry can help her can make contact with some of the local spirits.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Quoth the raven: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 19
Grim news arrives- the Emerald City ripper has struck again, this time at an NSTB warehouse by the docks. Time to investigate! John explains a bit about dragons in the Sixth World while, back at the Seamstresses Union, the world's least enthusiastic stripper continues his grim on-stage death march.
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 40
In a shocking turn of events, John and Dan make it through an entire stage on their first try- but an enemy even this sudden burst of competence can't overcome awaits! Plus, a special musical interlude!
Sunday, May 10, 2015
"You didn't really think he was a janitor?" Let's Play Shadowrun Returns...
Flandry continues to explore the basement of the Seamstresses Union. He meets arms dealer and former soldier T.B. Gruberman, Matrix expert David Fry II, and Aljernon Half-Dream, elven wizard and the coolest motherfucker in the Sixth World.
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Let's Play Hammerwatch! Ep 1
John is again joined by friends JBeetle, Modi Operandus, and Nook to take on fantasy hack-and-slash adventure Hammerwatch!
No takesies-backsies: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 17
Flandry's foray into the high-stakes world of gem fraud ends in disaster. Later, we meet Mrs. Kubota's in-house surgeon and cyberware installer, Dr. Castle, John explains how cyberware and the Essence stat work.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
The old country way: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 16
Flandry is granted access to Mrs. Kubota's secret shadowrunner hangout in the basement of the Seamstresses Union, where Coyote is getting a spiffy new cyberarm installed. Flandry asks what she knows about Sam's final night, and John's poor observational skills lead to social awkwardness.
Monday, May 4, 2015
“If you're looking for a Johnson...” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 15
Flandry, Paco, and the gravely wounded Coyote return to the Seamstresses Union and the stern but intensely grateful Mrs. Kubota. John discusses the history of metahumans in the Shadowrun universe, explains what a “Mr. Johnson” is, and starts talking about the Pillsbury Doughboy for some reason.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Johnny 5 will have blood: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 14
Flandry and Paco liberate Coyote from her captors, and she joins the fray! Now it's time to get the hell out of there and get Coyote desperately needed medical attention. But first, looting!
Friday, May 1, 2015
What they call a squalid hellhole in France: Let's Play Shadowrun Return...
The search for Coyote leads Flandry and Paco to a squalid drug den where Coyote vanished on her last run. John gets a rare opportunity to mention TekWar.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Fresh zebra: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 12
Flandry examines the site of the latest Emerald City Ripper murder, and uncovers some tantalizing hints about what might connect the seemingly random victims. John and Nick discuss their shared hatred of soy.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
"He's as confused as we are:" Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 11
Flandry continues seeking Coyote, and meets her boyfriend Paco- but meanwhile, the Emerald City Ripper has struck again!.John explains more about the nature and history of the Shadowrun universe, the cycles of magic, just why it's called the “Sixth World,” and Shadowrun's connection to FASA fantasy RPG Earthdawn.
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 36
After a grueling struggle that leaves John and Dan broken husks of their former selves, the cemetery is conquered at last!
Monday, April 27, 2015
The Foot Clam will rule Seattle: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 10
Flandry searches for Coyote, an employee at the Seamstresses Union, novice shadowrunner, and the last person to see Sam alive. But first, let's rummage through her stuff!
Friday, April 24, 2015
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 35
An unexpected problem with voice chat leaves John and Dan temporarily unable to communicate, leaving their ability to coordinate their tactics... about the same, actually.
A rich tradition: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 9
Flandry continues questioning the denizens of the Seamstresses Union. We meet the proprietor Mrs. Kubota, along with Kluwe the bouncer, the mysterious Johnny Clean, and the world's least enthusiastic male stripper. Plus, John explains a bit about magic and physical adept powers.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
I just hope the booze isn't soy: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 8
After gaining access to the crime scene evidence thanks to the world's most easily bribed cop, the investigation leads Flandry to the Seamstresses Union, a local bar and shadowrunner hot spot Sam visited on the night of his death.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
CSI Seattle: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep.7
After parting ways with Jake Armitage, Flandry investigates the scene of Sam's murder. Plus, John explains the geopolitical situation in the former United States circa 2054. Spoiler Alert: It's really weird.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Let's Play Mortal Kombat X! Ep. 1
John and JT delve into the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat series, Mortal Kombat X! Will the jaw-droppingly gruesome brutality of it all be too much for even two twenty-year veterans of the series to stomach? Will JT's lengthy prerelease mancrush on new character Erron Black prove justified? Will Shinnok not suck this time? Will Cassie Cage's X-ray move finally make John stop speculating about whether or not shokan have four testicles? All this and more shall be revealed!
“It's just a bad name. Weener.” Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 6
Flandry runs into the local Crazy Foreshadowing Guy, and a firefight with the Halloweeners breaks out!
"Speaking of Satan..." Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 13
The survivors get to work looting their newly liberated town, and the conversation inevitably turns to the subject of devil-worship.
Monday, April 13, 2015
The Swiss Army knife of vegetation: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Ep. 5!
Flandry and his new friend Jake Armitage head out into the Barrens to sort out some local hooligans, and we learn more about the game's combat.
Stay in guns: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 12
The hunted become the hunters as the survivors pile aboard their armored post-apocalyptic deathmobile and set off in search of zombies to slay! JBeetle has fun with glowsticks, John and Scott crash an undead beach party, and unnatural acts are performed with cars.
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 33
The battle for the cemetery rages on, while John and Dan discuss the frustrations of dating the undead.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Night of the Ginger Dead: Let's Play Shadowrun! Ep. 4!
Flandry tracks Sam's body to an organ chop shop in the Redmond Barrens, and we learn that Sam was the latest victim of the Emerald City Ripper: a serial killer who steals a single seemingly random organ from each victim. Along the way we meet the corrupt Officer McCluskey, Seattle's cheeriest mortician John Dresden, and a familiar face from the classic SNES Shadowrun.
Road trip: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 11
With their immediate environs free of zombies for the time being, the survivors begin preparations to take to the road in search of trouble.
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 33
The battle for the cemetery rages on, while John and Dan discuss the frustrations of dating the undead.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The lost Ninja Turtle: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 10
The survivors set to work shoring up their stronghold,JBeetle shares some questionable fashion tips, and John is introduced to the wonderful world of spike traps.
Saturday, April 4, 2015
"How hard is it to hit the sleeping man?” Let's Play Shadowrun! Ep. 3
After giving the flashback sequence a thorough butt-kicking, Flandry departs for Seattle on his latest job: find out who killed his friend Sam, bring him to justice, and drink himself to death on the world's finest liquors with the 100,000 nuyen Sam's estate will pay when the deed is done.
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 32
The heroes fight their way into a cemetery, which is perhaps not the best place to be when the dead are rising to prey upon the living.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Episode Title Redacted: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 36 (Grand Finale!)
Grayson and Trishka race against the clock in a desperate flight for survival, an entire planet burns under the terrible power of the dreaded DNA bomb, and John and Nick somehow manage to lower the tone of the entire Let's Play even further. All this and more in the final episode of Let's Play Bulletstorm!
The Man of One Voice: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 9
JBeetle starts tripping on hallucinogenic berries, Scott makes the fateful decision to start taking requests from his stream, and John's "19th century British colonel" voice comes out of retirement.
Let's Play Dead Nation! Ep. 31
The search for the body of Patient Zero is on, and John contemplates his legacy to future generations.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Dickishly businesslike: Let's Play Shadowrun Returns, Ep 2!
Down on his luck, roguishly handsome shadowrunner Flandry gets an unexpected call from his old friend Sam, and we get our first looks at the dialogue and combat systems.
“Is this what I've been doing to people?” Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 35
Grayson and Ishi finally go to-to-toe with General Serrano, a tragic loss is suffered, and Grayson crashes YET ANOTHER vehicle.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
You're born naked and you die naked: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 8
The survivors of last episode's vehicular mishap find new transportation and pay a visit to a nearby military base, and the conversation takes a confusingly filthy turn.
Accusing the living is what ghosts do: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 34
The heroes fight their way aboard General Serrano's escape vessel, we meet the elite troopers of Heavy Echo for the first time, and unwholesome-looking greenish mystery fluid flows in abundance.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Retrocausal bad luck: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 33
Grayson, Ishi, and Trishka face the biggest and deadliest battle of the entire game! Naturally, this leads to a discussion of the awesomeness of Jason Statham.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Episode 1
John and Nick enter the dark cyberpunk/fantasy world of 2050s Seattle in Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! In this episode, John introduces us to Shadowrun universe and takes us through the character creation process.
Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! Episode 1
John and Nick enter the dark cyberpunk/fantasy world of 2050s Seattle in Let's Play Shadowrun Returns! In this episode, John introduces us to Shadowrun universe and takes us through the character creation process.
"Shirt and no pants is much worse:" Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 7
After the triumph of the first 6 episodes, John, JBeetle, Modi, and Scott return to the zombie-ravage world of Unturned! John demonstrates his driving skills with... mixed results.
Head-seeking technology: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 32
John is too angry about what a worthless piece of trash the Hauppauge HD PVR 2 is to even try to say something funny here. Try again next episode.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Homecoming: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 6
After over an hour of confused wandering, the four survivors are FINALLY united in their well-stocked headquarters.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 31
Grayson and Ishi finally reach the heart of the Ulysses to help General Serrano disarm the deadly DNA bomb that threatens the entire planet. Surely the General wouldn't treacherously fuck them over TWICE. And a friendly face makes an unexpected but welcome return!
Friday, March 20, 2015
Oops: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 30!
Grayson, Ishi, and General Serrano enter the fallen wreck of the Confederate warship Ulysses, and John proves beyond any possible doubt that he's too damned stupid to live.
"I forgot I'm naked again:" Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 5
Lost in the night with the undead swarming, John climbs a water tower in search of refuge. No points for guessing how that turns out.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Beetleborg Prime: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 4
Still separated from Modi and JBeetle, John and Scott set off on a perilous journey across the countryside in search of their friends.
Mouth jobs: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 29!
Grayson and Ishi have an unexpectedly poignant moment, and General Sarrano continues to be a hilariously reprehensible human being.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Let's Try Blood Knights! Ep. 1/3
John, Nick, and JT face the horrors of the night in the demo of downloadable hack and slash adventure Blood Knights!
Cut to Insane Clown Posse .jpg: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 28!
Grayson, Ishi, and General Serrano descend into the toxic waste-filled mines beneath the resort, while Nick explains his proposal for a hamster wheel-based alternative to the current penal system.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Obtuse parking: Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 3
John and Scott take refuge in an abandoned town. We learn about one of the most useful items in the game, the canteen, and Scott shows us how to park a car upside-down.
"Bruce Campbell, will you ever win?” Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 27!
We finally learn the truth about what devastated the planet, General Serrano is still a dick, and Nick and John somehow end up talking about Beastmaster.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Dick Wars of the 27th Century: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 26!
With Trishka missing and presumed dead, Grayson, Ishi, and General Serrano are forced indoors as gamma ray storm bombards the planet with deadly energy. John and Nick discuss the sociolinguistic history of the Bulletstorm universe.
Monday, March 9, 2015
"I enjoy killing, OK?" Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 2
Things get even more dangerous as night falls over the zombie-infested island... and, worse, John gets behind the wheel of a car!
We kinda slaughtered its children: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 25!
The angry mama of those giant eggs Grayson destroyed back in Act 1 is back, and she is PISSED. And so is General Sarrano!
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Timeshares in Albania: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 20 (Finale!)
In a completely unforeseeable turn of events, Morak turns out to be a bad guy, and the final battle is on!
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Do not taunt Super Happy Fun Ball: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 24!
Trishka learns of General Sarrano's role in her father's death- though the actual triggerman remains anonymous for the time being- while John and Nick discuss some of the questionable design decisions of the Dead Echo leash.
Night of the Living Pre-Dead: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 19
As the heroes close in on the final shard of Tyrfing, the true source of Thyra the valkyrie's furious battle-rage is revealed!
Friday, March 6, 2015
Let's Play Unturned! Ep. 1
John (AKA Flandry) is joined by JBeetle, Modi Operandus, and new friend Scrumptious Scott of Nook 'n Cranny gaming in indie zombie survival game Unturned! In our first episode, John fights his way across a golf course with a katana and joins Scrumptious Scott in Banana Town.
You heard me.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
The scones of Tyrfing: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 18
Amidst a sea of molten lava, the adventurers speculate on Morak's possible not-at-all telegraphed betrayal.
Herpes Confirmed: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 23!
We all learn a little more than we cared to about Grayson Hunt's personal life, then kick a towering mutant hell beast into some spinning helicopters blades.
Monday, March 2, 2015
A chance the track could bend: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 22
A pleasant trip by monorail comes to a quick and disastrous end as Grayson, Trishka, and Ishi are faced with a dangerous new enemy, the Burnouts. John updates his running tally of vehicle crashes Grayson has caused, while Nick reveals his father's secret recipe for home-made Tang.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
The Rock vs. John Cena II: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania!
30 Years of Wrestlemania mode comes to a triumphant conclusion as The Rock and John Cena meet again at Wrestlemania XXIX!
Friday, February 27, 2015
Let's Try Castlevania: Lords of Shadow II! Ep. 3/3
The age-old battle between vampires and giant Catholic-themed mecha reaches its epic climax! John, Jade, and Nick give their impressions of the game, and take a glimpse into the catty, backstabbing, cutthroat world of paladin-based reality shows.
De-torsoed: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 21
Grayson, Ishi, and Trishka fight on through the ruins, leaving a trail of blood-soaked rebar in their wake. Grayson's “just shoot at things until the problem goes away” approach to life leads to the invention of an innovative new form of urban mass transit.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
“You kill-stealing Jezebel!”: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 20
With Ishi safely liberated from the ass of a giant evil plant, the heroes battle their way through a collapsed skyscraper. In a disturbing turn of events, John and Nick attempt some actual commentary on level design.
That heightened valkyrie metabolism: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 15
With two shards of Tyrfing down, the heroes must seek out the third and final piece in the Burning Temple of Dur! And yes, that IS a really dumb name.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
“Feed me, Seymour!”: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep.19
Assailed by what looks like what you'd get if one of the Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath had sex with a cactus, Grayson and Trishka fight an epic struggle to save Ishi before it's too late!
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H : Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania!
Triple H puts his career on the line at WrestleMania XXIX in a retirement match against an evil knife tattoo and its human host, Brock Lesnar!
Sleazier in the original Polish: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 18
In a very special episode of Let's Play Bulletstorm, Grayson and friends learn about the dangers of green insanity spores. Then it's off to rescue Ishi after he gets swallowed by a plant monster!
Friday, February 20, 2015
Let's Try Castlevania: Lords of Shadow II! Ep. 1/3
John, Nick, and Jade face the terrifying darkness of the night- and the even more nightmarish realm of Steam's beta streaming service- with the demo of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow II!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Innuending: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 17
With yet another large structure violently reduced to ruins by Grayson' jackassery, he and his companions fight onward through the streets of a ravaged city.
Twirling, twirling towards freedom: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 13
The game's failings inspire a mass suicide pact, and some food that couldn't keep its mouth shut suffer the just fate of all traitors.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
CM Punk vs. The Undertaker: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania!
CM Punk challenges The Undertaker's undefeated streak at Wrestlemania XXIX! Nick tells us about the undignified afterlife of Paul Bearer, while John asks the question on the mind of every CM Punk fan: Can Straight Edgers eat human ashes?
Once more, with bug testing: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 16
“It's a traditional Minnesota name:" Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 12
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Spider? I don't even know her!: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 11
John raises the question of just why the hell they're on this perilous journey to begin with, which is probably something that ought to be more thoroughly addressed BEFORE entering the dungeon of an evil wizard.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Damn you, sky!: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 15
The fabric of reality comes apart at the seams as an attempted assault on a hydroelectric dam is stymied by a series of catastrophic bugs!
Just hit it with a wrench: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 10
Elfbot Questor suffers an unexpected mechanical problem, and we all learn about the untamed mountain-man filled wilderness that is Minnesota.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
What would Isaac Asimov say?: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 9
Saturday, February 7, 2015
CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho: Let's Play WWE2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania!
After an epic struggle with John's recording software, we're back as CM Punk faces Chris Jericho at WrestleMania XXVIII! Nick explains Jericho's almost Big Bossian level of heeldom leading up to the match, and John come's to a chilling realization about his Sergeant Slaughter impression. Plus, the fascinating microscopic world of the Staphylococcus bacterium!
We can't stop here, this is elf country: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 8
The adventure moves on from the Crypts of the Sun King into the dread Caverns of Mag'Ash. Meanwhile, the adventurers discuss just where the hell Questor's accent is from, and the ugly spectre of anti-elfism rears its head.
Friday, February 6, 2015
The wheels are angry now: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 14
Now uneasy allies, Grayson, and Ishi, and Trishka fight their way up the side of a hydroelectric dam, while Nick manages to alienate yet another important demographic in the first 60 seconds of the episode.
A heartbreaker and an unlifetaker: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 7
The heroes battle the towering undead monstrosity known as the Sun King, and John's deep knowledge of French language and culture comes to the fore.
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 27
The parking lot becomes an inferno of burning, shredded bodies, while John permanently alienates the vital Decadent Rich People 35-55 demographic with his terrible Robin Leach impression.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
“Don't accuse me of helping you!” Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 6
Assailed by deadly spike, hordes of mummies, and evil spectres, the adventurers lament the game's nonsensical insistence that all characters stay on the same screen even in online multiplayer.
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 26
John and Dan fight their way towards the hospital, inch by bloody inch. Meanwhile, the conversation on video game violence somehow segues into the history of Nintendo of America's bizarrely inconsistent treatment of religion in games.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Let's Try Girl Fight, Ep. 1/2
John, JT, and Jade try their hand at the PlayStation 3 demo for Girl Fight, the fighting game from developer Kung Fu Factory that's every bit as classy as its name suggests.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 25
In a shocking twist, John and Dan wander into an actual discussion of violence in games and the appeal of zombies. Meanwhile, the undead onslaught continues unabated, and John channels the Dark Side of bad impressions.
Two of the boots are on your hands: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 4
Assailed by spike traps, undead monsters, and Death Itself, the heroes finally discuss the question everyone has been asking: What is the plural of “Razmataz?”
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
A modern-day Kanye: Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 3
The heroes probe deeper into the undead-infested Crypt of the Sun King, and Zachary christens the unofficial fifth member of the party, Razmataz the gargoyle!
"I want my funeral booked by Vince Russo:" Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 13
The battle continues in the scorching interior of a steel mill, and Grayson and Ishi finally catch up with stranded Final Echo trooper Trishka. We see a fearsome new addition to our arsenal in action, the thumper, and John and Nick discuss real-world military training exercises to counter grizzled space pirates with electrical whips.
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 24
The battle continues into the sprawling hospital parking lot, and John gets a little over-rambunctious with the rocket launcher.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
“My carcass is just levitating:" Let's Play Gauntlet, Ep. 2
"Like if Gollum had more confidence:" Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 12
Grayson and Ishi fight their way down the sniper-infested waterfront John and Nick discuss weapon customization in games, while Nick's obsession with the Lego Movie threatens to consume his life and the lives of those around him.
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 23
John and Dan triumphantly reach the end of the chapter, a mere 52 minutes above the target time. On to Marrow hospital!
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Let's Play Gauntlet! Episode 1
I'm joined by old friends JBeetle and Modi Operandus and newcomer Zachary the Great in Arrowhead Game Studios' 2014 reimagining of the classic hack-and-slash dungeon crawl Gauntlet. Follow our heroes Thor the warrior (Modi Operandus), Thyra the valkyrie (JBeetle), Merlin the wizard (Zachary), and Questor the robot elf (John) as they brave the perilous dungeon of the evil Morak in search of treasure, adventure, and a respite from Modi's horrible wordplay!
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 21
The desperate struggle continues, John digs into his musical repertoire, and everyone learns a valuable lesson about how to pronounce “Molotov.”
Monday, January 12, 2015
Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 9
Grayson and Ishi fight their way through the streets of a miniature city (it makes sense in context), while a single throwaway line from a fictional in-game ad sends John and Nick off in a bizarre digression about higher-dimensional geometry and, of course, John Cena.
Let's Play Dead Nation, Episode 20
John and Dan make another valiant attempt on the stage that stymied them last time. And another. And another. Dan puts entire an city block to the torch, though luckily John has brought enough sodium chloride to put it out.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Speaking of dick-killing parties: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 8
Grayson and Ishi have their first face-to-face encounter with Trishka, elite Final Echo trooper, while John and Nick wander off into a bizarre digression about accents in the Warhammer 40K universe.
Let's Play Dead Nation, Episode 19
Already hard-pressed, John and Dan encounter a terrifying new enemy, the Cutter! John's usual “set everything in the general direction of the problem on fire and hope it goes away on its own” strategy proves ineffective.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 18
Our heroes finally hear from another survivor, the not-at-all-ominously named Dr. Mordin, and set off for the hospital!
Copyright Inferno: Let's Play Bulletstorm, Ep. 7
Grayson and Ishi continue through the ruins of a deserted vacation resort- only to find themselves drawn into the worst frenzy of disco-related violence not involving Steve Dahl in galactic history!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Let's Try JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, 3/3
John once again takes the reins, a fearsome new opponent is encountered, and a venue scheduling error results in tragedy!
Monday, January 5, 2015
Grand Finale: Let's Play Trine 2 Ep 34
The final chapter! Can the heroes make it across the Cloudy Isles, defeat the goblins' giant mobile death machine, and rescue Pontius' wife before it's too late?
Let's Play Dead Nation, Ep. 16
The adventure moves upward, as John and Dan ride a freight elevator to the roof of a ravaged high-rise. Plus, fun with saw blades!