Resident Evil has an acclaimed and storied history with an ardent fanbase from some of the most zealous gaming nerds in the world. I love Resi, and so does Will. This week we're joined by old friend of the show, Nave (aka Guitar Tearo), to conduct a critical analysis of all the insane and incredible moments of this awesome title. This episode is meant to be a starter pack for those who want to get hyped for Resident Evil Requiem and understand how the Ethan Winters chapter of this series comes to a close(?)!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:47- Histories w/ Resident Evil & Capcom

15:49 - Top level thoughts for Resident Evil 8

19:50 - RE8 Story setup

24:55 - Gamplay Mechanics / Inventory Systems / Level Design

01:12:33 - Spoilers & Narrative Discussion

01:34:58 - Outro

Please find Nave at his links below!

https://www.youtube.com/@GuitarTearo

Music used in this episode Composed by: Capcom Sound Team - Shusaku Uchiyama and Nao Sato; all rights reserved by Capcom

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Every year we sit down to discuss what we think is the best game of the year. Every year it's different. Sometimes we agree and many times we both unsheathe our blades and battle to the death over what is or isn't a good game. This year is no exception to the drama and the controversy - also this Episode was Powered by: Buzz Ballz! (the weird chocolate flavor Will got at the discount section of Costco). Whether it be fighting the Paintress in Expedition 33, your sworn enemies fighting against King Sigismund in Kingdom Come Deliverance or even big scary Monsters (getting Hunted) in the Wild(s)..we have you covered this year to see which games fall under best in class for 2025. Additional sweet treat to get the episode started we discuss our NON-2025 games of last year. We appreciate you all and can't wait for a more action packed 2026

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

05:20 - 2026 Predictions!

14:27 - Game Updates

37:34 - Honorable Mention Mode: Non 2025 GOTYS

53:55 - 2025 Game of the Year

01:42:41 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Lorien Testard

-Le Grand Cafe de Lumiere

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The Yotei Three are here to give you a full deep dive review of the latest Sucker Punch title: Ghost of Yotei. Following up approx. 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima we follow Atsu on a mission of revenge and spirit! This title was fantastic and we have lots of thoughts on how this game hit us. Too many birds? Too few wolves? Take some time with us this Friday to figure out what makes this game sing!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

4:06 - Histories w/ Ghost & Sucker Punch

18:34 - Combat & Mechanics

01:11:29 - Open World & Minigames!

01:47:01 - Spoiler Wall & Narrative Discussion

02:31:55 - Outro

Please find Dave at his links below!

https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog

Music used in this episode Composed by: Toma Otowa

-Way of the Shamisen

-Mother's Song

-Twin Wolves

-Atsu's Theme

-The Wilds of Ezo

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You still love Pokémon. We still love Pokémon. And by golly, the Pokémon company and Game Freak are committed to providing you with as much Pokémon as you can stomach! This week I'm joined by a NEW friend of the show Jordan from Cognitive Clips to discuss the most recent Pokemon spin off title, "Legends Z-A!" This entry has us returning to the Kalos region from the Gen 5 Pokemon X / Y games but this time we're running around with our poke-pals in Lumiose City! I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, there's a lot in this game that made me grab my head but plenty that we both agreed was pretty cool to have!. So go ahead and check this out and let us know what you thought about our first Pokemon review ever!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

05:19 - Billing & Top Level Thoughts

16:06 - Story Setup

28:16 - Gameplay Mechanics

01:12:32 - Lumiose Open World Discussion

01:26:42 - Narrative Spoilers Convo

02:00:51 - Outro

Please find Jordan at his links below!

https://linktr.ee/cognitiveclips

Music used in this episode Composed by: Ayako Saso, Carlos Eiene, Minako Adachi, Hitomi Sato, Shota Kageyama - all rights reserved by Nintendo & Game Freak pls don't sue me I swear we didn't make this music for the show

-Lumiose City (Ambient Daytime & Ambient Night)

-Detective Emma Overworld

-Wild Zone Music

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There are some creators who live on the bleeding edge of online internet trends. Well let me be the first to tell you all that FNGC Pod is probably not one of them! We're coming at you all this Black Friday after Thanksgiving to give you 10 Games to get to know us and this one's a doozy! We're guessing each other's list this time around. I came through with some deep cuts and Will pulled some games onto his list I've never heard of in my life. It's worth jumping in just to find out which games made the final cut. Oh and we also have a great back and forth on who we want to pull the W in the various Game Awards GOTY categories for 2025! Fun show pull up a helping of thanksgiving leftovers give this a listen!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

03:58 - Game Awards Predictions

01:05:05 - Whatcha Playin?

01:14:55 - 10 Games to Get to Know Us

Music used in this episode:
Main Intro FNGC Theme - by Daniel Campoli

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There comes a time in every gamer's life when they have to reconcile that their favorite IP is immutably changed for the worse and it'll never be able to return to the pinnacle of greatness it once held in the social zeitgeist of the gaming world. This is true for Sonic, Metal Gear Solid, Need for Speed (who are we kidding NFS was probably never great) and now most importantly Halo.

In this episode, Will and I provide a full review of the Halo Infinite Co-Op campaign and are ready to share the good, the bad and the ugly - and let me tell you there's a whole lot of of the latter. WARNING: We're not discussing the multiplayer other than to say we enjoyed our time in 2021. Will and I are ready to let go of Master Chief and let him ride off into the sunset. And in this ep we'll share how you can do that too.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

04:02 - Whatcha Playin

17:38 - Halo Infinite Review (spoiler free)

01:47:48 - Spoiler Wall

02:23:22 - Outro

Music used in this episode:
Zeta Halo, The Road, Know my Legend, Never Tell Me the Odds composed by: Gareth Coker, Curtis Schweitzer and Joel Corelitz

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It's that spooky time of year and a classic FNGC Episode is covering all the horror games we've been playing is here for you now! Our main game of the show is Alan Wake 2! But we're also covering a whole gambit of other titles - some of which may or may not have made Will very upset that I played without him. Which one was it you ask? Well strap in for this Halloween weekend and give it a listen!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

5:26 - Whatcha Playin

25:54 - Marvel Rivals Zombies

35:00 - The Final Sentence

40:21 - Condemned Criminal Origins

50:00 - Dino Crisis

56:02 - Arkham Asylum

01:07:22 - Little Nightmares III

01:14:31 - Alan Wake 2 Review

01:44:09 - Outro

Music used in this episode:
Main Intro FNGC Theme - by Daniel Campoli

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Somehow I managed to drag William out of the shadows out of the darkness that is not recording video games podcast and have brought him into the light. He's been doing nothing but playing Marvel Rivals for months. Alas we have brought him back into the light that is FNGC. This week for our (second?) triumphant return we're talking about the games we've been playing and we have 2 full blown reviews for you all! Assassin's Creed Shadows & Wanderstop - two games that couldn't be more unalike each other! Cheers!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

10:26 - News

24:13 - Whatch'a Playin?

01:03:04 - Wanderstop Review

01:27:29 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Review

02:16:45 - Outro

Music used in this episode:
Main Intro FNGC Theme - by Daniel Campoli

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