Episode 28 – Crusaders of the Lost Grail (Movie Franchise March Madness)

On this week’s episode of Make Me A Gamer, TMan continues talking about Battletech as it’s his current favorite game. Meanwhile, HarveyZ has been playing more XCOM 2: War of the Chosen and wonders if his style of play says something about him as a gamer and a person. Then they both discuss their feelings on the Phoenix Point/Epic Games Store controversy of recent weeks before diving headfirst into a movie franchise March Madness bracket that unearths some surprising opinions on movie franchises for the both of them! We hope you enjoy! (This episode was recorded March 14th, 2019.)

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Episode 26 – LEEEEROOOOOOY BAPTISTE!

Sorry for the day delay, but here’s this week’s promised episode of Make Me A Gamer! There’s a lot of news to cover in this edition, so TMan and HarveyZ discuss Reggie Fils-Aime’s retirement, the new starter Pokemon, the new Overwatch hero, and THQ Nordic’s weird and ill-advised AMA. Then to top it all off, they get back to their roots and share XCOM 2 stories and TMan gushes about his new obsession: Battletech! We hope you enjoy! (This episode was recorded February 28th, 2019.)

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Let’s Talk About SRPGs!

There are a lot of different types of RPGs when it comes to video games. You have your JRPGs, your WRPGs, your CRPGs, your ARPGs and your SRPGs, which can also be TRPGs. And these are just genres: this doesn’t take into account the favorite “with RPG elements” moniker that can be tacked onto any genre. (It’s a racing game with RPG elements! What does that even MEAN?!)

Today I’m going to talk about the SRPG (or TRPG) which is probably not only my favorite RPG genre, but my favorite game genre as well. Mostly because I’ve recently been playing two very good games related to the genre and want to talk about them and why these games make me happy!

This may be the first part in a multi-article series about each kind of RPG – I’m not sure yet. I definitely love all genres of RPG so it wouldn’t be hard for me to wrangle up opinions on all of them. But I make no concrete promises.

Anyway, let’s get started and learn about SRPGs!

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Episode 24 – Aural Pleasure

It’s a new week and a new episode of Make Me A Gamer! On this week’s episode, HarveyZ has finally had time for games so after a long hiatus, we’re talking about XCOM 2 once again! After that we end up talking about the surprising new hit game Apex Legends, as well as a long discussion about the battle royale genre in general and what it takes to be a Twitch streamer. We hope you enjoy! (This episode was recorded February 12th, 2019.)

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Episode 14 – Monkey in the Box

On this week’s episode of Make Me a Gamer, TMan and HarveyZ forego topical news to discuss some games they’ve been playing. HarveyZ has another XCOM 2 update, and TMan’s been playing Hitman 2 and a mobile game called Piffle. We also talk a little bit about Lady Gaga playing Bayonetta before diving into a very spoiler-filled discussion of The Stanley Parable, which both TMan AND HarveyZ had a chance to play before the podcast! (This episode was recorded November 27th.)

NOTE: For about thirty seconds at the 37 minute mark of the podcast, you may hear some audio disturbance. Do not panic, do not adjust your set: it was part of the podcast that was unable to be edited out as TMan is not a professional audio editor yet. There are a few other audio errors within the podcast but hopefully not as noticeable.

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Episode 12 – Pika Pika, My Ass!

On this episode of Make Me A Gamer, TMan and HarveyZ start off with some more excellent adventures in XCOM 2. Then they go over some Overwatch League news and cover Square Enix’s unfortunate Final Fantasy XV conference. After that, they get a little reflective when they talk about Stan Lee’s passing before ending on a discussion about the new Detective Pikachu trailer and other video game movies. (This episode was recorded November 13th, 2018.)

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Episode 11 – Social Awkwardness: +5 To Speed

This week on Make Me A Gamer, there’s a lot of news for TMan to catch HarveyZ up on. There’s updates on Pokemon, the Rockstar 100 hour work week controversy, as well as new info on the Overwatch League and a brand new Overwatch character! We also discuss the latest Super Smash Bros Ultimate information, the Diablo Immortal drama that’s been circulating the internet, and a little bit about the Fallout 76 beta bugs. HarveyZ does get a chance to update everyone on his XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adventures at the end, though! (This episode was recorded November 5th.)

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Episode 10 – Horse Poop Vs. Heart Attack

On this week’s episode of Make Me A Gamer, HarveyZ has actually played a game! He talks about his adventures with the XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion, and then TMan talks about an interesting new game he’s been playing – Return of the Obra Dinn. Then they get into a discussion about art and plagiarism as well as diving into the Rockstar 100 hour work week controversy. (This episode was recorded on October 20th.)

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Episode 8 – A Pretty Bad-Ass Looking Pilgrim

On this week’s episode of Make Me A Gamer, TMan & HarveyZ open with talking about XCOM and why they like games like it. Then they jump into some Overwatch League news, discuss the upcoming ability to change your PSN name, and HarveyZ gives his requirements for getting a Make Me A Gamer tattoo. We also discuss The Witcher and get into what we’d like to see if Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn is actually made into a game. (This episode was recorded October 13th.)

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What I’ve Been Playing – August 2018

As September is upon us and the great rush of big fall releases starts, I figured it would be a good time to sit down and talk about what I’ve been playing during the month of August. I think I’ll start doing this as a monthly effort at the beginning of each new month in order to talk about games I’ve been playing that I haven’t had a chance to do a full review for. It’ll allow me to talk about more games instead of having to dedicate a full review to every game.

So what have I been playing in August? Well after rebuilding my PC and upgrading it so it can handle more recent games I’ve booted up XCOM 2 and started messing around with mods for it – including the official Long War 2 mod. I’ve also been playing Into the Breach and I dipped my toes into the PC Overwatch pool – having been playing strictly on the PS4 for the last two years. On my Switch I’ve been occupied with the new roguelike Dead Cells, and on my 3DS I’ve been played the rerelease of the JRPG Radiant Historia. Finally on PS4 I’ve finally started playing Life in Strange after swearing I’d get around to it for a while.

That’s the summary – so now let’s go into a bit more detail!

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