SIPTG 295: Full Anime (04/03/2024)

Graham and Steve return from Persia to talk about the upcoming games of March, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and more, with some Must Listens thrown in for good measure!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:26 - Graham's Games
49:14 - Steve's Games
59:58 - Beginning of the End (March releases discussion)

Games Mentioned:
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Sea of Stars
The Talos Principle II
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
I am Future
Tekken 8
Islets
Sky Settlers
Balatro
Lost Castle
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve sit back down to chit-chat about the games they've played over the last couple of weeks, the (sometimes) pedantic intricacies of vMix, and the Super Bowl! Go segues!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
4:10 - Steve's Games
35:22 - Graham's Games
59:09 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
The Talos Principle II
Lightyear Frontier
Skull and Bones
Phantom Abyss
Helldivers: Dive Harder
Tekken 8
Anomaly Agent
Lil' Guardsman
WitchHand
Industria
Islets
Hawked

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve return for the 2024 season to spit game on more friendly piracy, puzzles, the games of February 2024, what Steve did in his holidays, and the Super Bowl! That, plus a range of vMix fun and games as well!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:25 - Graham's Games
36:52 - Steve's Games
1:04:45 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
The Talos Principle II
Sea of Thieves
Remedium: Sentinels
Side Scape
El Paso, Elsewhere
Super Mario RPG
Valfaris: Mecha Therion
Tevi
Stop Dead
The Pony Factory
Sands of Aura
Blood West
SteamWorld Build
Tekken 8
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

SIPTG's GOTY concludes in this, the dramatic second part! What games told the best story? What played the best? What game had the best campaign? What were the best moments? Can Batman save Robin from the cruel twist of fate that has befallen him? And what were the best games overall? Find out!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning
2:17 - Best Story/Writing
41:24 - Best Hand Feel
1:03:00 - Best New Character/NPC
1:28:33 - Best Campaign
2:02:25 - Best Moment/Mission
2:57:07 - Steve's Top Ten
3:00:38 - Graham's Top Ten
3:06:09 - Overall Top Ten
3:14:07 - Outro

Nominees:
Best Story/Writing:
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
American Arcadia
Alan Wake II
The Invincible
Sanabi
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
You Will Die Here Tonight
Jusant
Repella Fella
A Space for the Unbound
The Talos Principle II
Dead Space
Desta: The Memories Between
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

Best Hand Feel:
Viewfinder
Trepang2
Resident Evil 4
Dead Space
Dredge
Cocoon
Subpar Pool
Lies of P
Robocop: Rogue City
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Remnant II

Best New Character/NPC:
American Arcadia
Alan Wake II
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Talos Principle II
Hi-Fi Rush
Dave the Diver
American Arcadia
Robocop: Rogue City
My Friendly Neighborhood
Jusant

Best Campaign:
Dredge
Dave the Diver
Cocoon
Miasma Chronicles
Street Fighter 6
My Friendly Neighborhood
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
American Arcadia
Alan Wake II
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Remnant II
System Shock
Lies of P
Showgunners
Robocop: Rogue City
Trepang2
Diablo IV
Resident Evil 4
Dead Space

Best Moment/Mission:
Alan Wake II
Viewfinder
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Mortal Kombat 1
Turbo Overkill
Lies of P
You Will Die Here Tonight
System Shock
Viewfinder
Hi-Fi Rush
Resident Evil 4
Diablo IV
Sanabi
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Jusant
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Sea of Stars
A Space for the Unbound
Alan Wake II
Dave the Diver

Steve's Top Ten:
Dead Space
Resident Evil 4
Cocoon
Alan Wake II
Dredge
Street Fighter 6
Trepang2
Lies of P
Remnant II
Dave the Diver
Suika Shapes
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
My Friendly Neighborhood
Diablo IV
Roboquest
Jusant
Tchia
Jagged Alliance 3
Sea of Stars
System Shock
Viewfinder

Graham's Top Ten:
The Talos Principle II
Dave the Diver
Jusant
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
SteamWorld Build
Viewfinder
The Invincible
American Arcadia
Ravenlok
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Humanity
Hi-Fi Rush
Miasma Chronicles
My Time at Sandrock
The Lamplighters League
Planet of Lana
Cities: Skylines II
Diablo IV
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Bilkins' Folly
Dredge
Cocoon
The Settlers: New Allies
Terra Nil
Sea of Stars

Overall Top Ten:
Dave the Diver
American Arcadia
Cocoon
Street Fighter 6
The Talos Principle II
Dredge
Remnant II
Viewfinder
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Alan Wake II
Ravenlok
The Invincible
Dead Space
Jusant
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resident Evil 4
Lies of P
Trepang2
SteamWorld Build

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve return for 2024 to reflect on 2023 in the first part of SIPTG's Game of the Year! What game had the best noise? Looked the best? Was the best surprise? Was the best new thing? Or was the best game not completed? And what was Steve's music of the year? Find out!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning
07:38 - Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finish
27:15 - Best Noise
1:13:05 - Best New Thing
1:26:25 - Best Surprise
1:55:24 - Best Looking Game
2:29:58 - Steve's EP of the Year
2:32:15 - Steve's Album of the Year
2:35:00 - Outro

Nominees:
Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finish:
The Talos Principle II
Dredge
Cocoon
Planet of Lana
Miasma Chronicles
Sea of Stars
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Lamplighters League
Bilkins' Folly

Best Noise:
Hi-Fi Rush
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Alan Wake II
American Arcadia
Sea of Stars
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Jusant
Dave the Diver
System Shock
Sunshine Shuffle
Dredge
9 Years of Shadows
Cocoon
Dead Space
Gunbrella
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Best New Thing:
Dredge
Viewfinder
Dave the Diver
Cocoon
Jusant
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Lies of P

Best Surprise:
Robocop: Rogue City
You Will Die Here Tonight
Hi-Fi Rush
Repella Fella
Jusant
Suika Shapes
Subpar Pool
My Friendly Neighborhood
Showgunners
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Cocoon
Dave the Diver

Best Looking Game:
Alan Wake II
Cocoon
American Arcadia
Dredge
System Shock
Ravenlok
Sea of Stars
Hi-Fi Rush
Viewfinder
Tchia
The Talos Principle II
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Remnant II
Humanity
Dead Space
Bilkins' Folly
Dave the Diver
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Street Fighter 6
Diablo IV
Resident Evil 4

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Steve and a sickly Graham meet up for talking time about Steamworld Build, how to podcast when you're sick, The Game Awards, the games the boys want to catch up on for GOTY, and some of the new releases of early 2024! And also how bad Disturbed are...

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:03 - Graham's Games
20:23 - Steve's Games
31:12 - Beginning of the End
31:31 - The Video Games Awards
50:08 - Games Trying to Play for 2023 GotY

Games Mentioned:
The Talos Principle II
SteamWorld Build
Sea of Stars
Remnant II
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Gunbrella

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Steve and Graham find time between cable management and movie-film watching to spit game on streaming services, My Time At Sandrock, Beasts on Cassettes, and plenty more.

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:13 - Graham's Games
33:10 - Graham's Watching
39:25 - Australian Streaming Services Chat
50:39 - Back from the Break
51:16 - Steve's Games
1:15:10 - Steve's Watching
1:24:27 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
My Time at Sandrock
The Talos Principle II
American Arcadia
Jagged Alliance 3
Gubbins
Lunacid
Cassette Beasts
Straya
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Sea of Stars

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve get on to the ol' chit-chat about busted videos, The Talos Principle 2, headset (battery) death, and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
12:14 - Steve's Games
38:40 - Graham's Games
53:58 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
The Talos Principle II
Cities: Skylines II
My Time at Sandrock
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Patch Quest
Farlight 84
Alien: Isolation
Jagged Alliance 3

Episode's YouTube Video:
This episode on YouTube

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Steve and Graham are back for more frivolity to discuss Cities Skylines 2, technical difficulties, and the upcoming releases of November, with some Must Listens sprinkled on top!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
04:15 - Graham's Games
55:46 - Steve's Games
1:27:04 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Cities: Skylines II
Cocoon
Sea of Stars
Mortal Kombat 1
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Subpar Pool
Par for the Dungeon
Lapin
Alien: Isolation
Hexarchy

Episode's YouTube Video

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve once again convene for matters of great import, be it Mortal Kombat 1's issues, (some of) the demos of the Steam Next Fest, and Graham's trip to see Mike (and go to PAX Australia)!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:15 - Steve's Games
38:28 - Graham's Games
58:45 - Games Played at PAX Australia
1:18:30 - PAX Australia
1:42:35 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Bilkins' Folly
Assassin's Creed Mirage
The Talos Principle II
The Drifter
Viewfinder
Turbo Overkill
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Robocop: Rogue City
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Cocoon
Mortal Kombat 1
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Sprawl
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Nocturnal

Episode's YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/ijVhfCGpHhc

SIPTG YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

Music by Kevin MacLeod:
https://incompetech.com/music