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98 Can Video Games Teach You a Foreign Language?
Living in a foreign country is often cited as the best way to learn a new language. While we can't always do that, what if we could live there...virtually? We chat about some upcoming wholesome games, including one that drops you in Tokyo for an immersive language experience.
Plus, the continued joys of Kirby, returning to "Eastward," and our early impressions of the highly anticipated "Sea of Stars."
Games we're looking out for:
- Shashingo: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/autumnpioneer/shashingo-a-photography-game-for-learning-japanese
- Innchanted: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369720/Innchanted/
- Melon Journey: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1074030/Melon_Journey_Bittersweet_Memories/
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/
Games we're playing:
- Eastward (Gamepass)
- Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe (Switch)
- Production Chain Tycoon (Android)
- Finding Hannah (iOS)
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Joshua Chapter 19 Part 1
Joshua Chapter 19 Part 1
Indork Gaming
We're talking all about our very favourite indie games and what makes them special. Sprinkle on some chatter about bare handed bear fighting, policing, gun control and tarot cards and you've just been served up one special podcast pizza. Don't hold the anchovies.
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
The best of the best indie game: STARDEW VALLEY
(Click this giant link to listen to our episode all about Stardew Valley)
Ben's Fave Indie Games
Lexi's Most Loved Indie Games
Honourable Mentions:
- Cook, Serve, Delicious!
- Hades
- A Short Hike
- Castle Crashers
- Unpacking
- Terraria
- Starbound
- Untitled Goose Game
- Eastward
- Disco Elysium
- Bastion
- Chicory
- Braid
- NotPron
BONUS CONTENT:
Jess' Bestest Indie Games
- Don't Starve
- Disco Elysium
- Little Nightmares
- The Long Dark
- and of course, that which goes without saying...Stardew Valley
Fiona's Fave: Return of the Obra Dinn
Jon's Fave: Papers, Please and Kerbal Space Program
Most anticipated upcoming indie games:
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Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi's website and twitter and instagram
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- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram
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"You kind of have to give up something to have something great."
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Jess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagram
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
- This podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.
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The 2021 Grimmys Recap: Games of the Year Awards
We’d almost call this year's deliberations efficient. 2021 got better than it deserved in our treatment of the Games of the Year. Justin and Ryan revisit the debates and winners of The 2021 Grimmys.
Show Features
Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley
- How'd the show go?
- The Awards
- Interruption Awards
- Featured Awards
- Grimmys Champions Gauntlet
- Games of the Year
- 2022 Predictions
More Games of the Year
The 2021 Grimmys
Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews
Games of the Year Lists
More Horrible Night
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The 2021 Grimmys Part Three: Games of the Year Deliberations
The deliberations for The 2021 Grimmys, HorribleNight.com's Games of the Year Awards Part 3 finishes with a Game of the Year Gauntlet of previous champions, and the creation of the Top Ten Games of the Year list.
- Grimmys Champions Gauntlet
- 2021's Games of the Year
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The 2021 Grimmys Part One: Games of the Year Deliberations
The deliberations for The 2021 Grimmys, HorribleNight.com's Games of the Year Awards Part 1 kicks off with awards for Old Game, Ongoing Game, Game Feel, and Indie Game Debut.
FEATURED AWARDS
- Old Game of the Year
- Ongoing Game of the Year
- Best Game Feel
- Best Indie Game Debut
INTERRUPTION AWARDS
- Best Hype Package
- More of These Award
- Best Waste of Time
- Best Digital Butt
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2021 Games of the Colefacekilla
Cole discovers a Bridge to a new entry into his Ori genre. He probably doesn’t look at boxes the same way anymore. He only needs a frying pan to head Eastward. His switch isn’t as Cozy as it used to be.
Show Features
Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews
- Games of 2021
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Unpacking
- Eastward
- Other Shout-Outs
- You Forgot About
- Game(s) of the Year
- Guess the Grimmy Winner
- Onward
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Episode 30 - Game of the Year 2021!
00:30: Intro
2:15: Årets Flotteste spil
38:50: Årets Soundtrack
121:30: Årets Brætspil
132:30: Vores mest spillede ikke 2021-spil
154:40: Game of the year
Take-Two quiere su Zynga - Viejos Payasos #144
Episode 72: Books and Games That Made 2021 Better and Worse
This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne talk about the New Year’s Eve party they attended, as well as some of their resolutions! They then discuss the best and worst books and games they experienced in 2021.
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Ep 155: GAME OF THE YEAR 2021 - BORN TO DIE
It is inevitable. We must now pick our favourite video games.
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There are SEVENTY video games to cut this year, this is the biggest number we’ve ever had. This episode is approximately FOUR hours long, this is the longest we’ve ever recorded. We hope you’re fucking happy, because we are not happy anymore. We have transcended our mortal forms by virtue of what we went through. What you’re about to listen to is gonna be entertaining, tragic, appalling, chaotic and bewildering. We were once born, but now we are dead, yet this has only made us STRONGER.
In alphabetical order, the video games we played this year are:
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‘a’
Adios
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Biomutant
Boomerang X
Bravely Default 2
Chicory
Cyberpunk 2077
Death's Door
Death Loop
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Dojoran
Dungeon Encounters
Eastward
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Evil Tonight
Fantasian
Fights in Tight Spaces
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Halo Infinite
Haven (December 2020)
Heart Chain Kitty
Inscryption
It Takes Two
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition
Little Nightmares II
Loop Hero
Lost Judgment
Maquette
Mario Party Superstars
Metroid Dread
Monster Hunter Rise
Mundaun
No More Heroes III
Omori (December 2020)
Outriders
Pac-Man 99
Persona 5 Strikers
Pikmin Bloom (mobile game)
Ponpu (November 29 2020)
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Returnal
Sable
Scarlet Hollow
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei V
Sky: Children of the Light
Solar Ash
Tales of Arise
The Ascent
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
The Forgotten City
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
The House in Fata Morgana
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Remaster
The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience
The Procession to Calvary
Toree 3D + Toree 2(I’m counting these two games as one)
Tormented Souls
Touhou Luna Nights (December 2020 Switch)
Unpacking
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
Wildermyth
There will be spoilers for every game we’ve played this year.
Artwork:
Rebecca Reynolds - https://twitter.com/brobexx
Editing:
Oni Dino - https://twitter.com/Oni_Dino
Outro Music:
Johannes Westenrieder - https://twitter.com/JoKelpie
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LHRjYszTNO7ABn5CJqjRw
- https://soundcloud.com/letsfightaboss/dial-up-modem-and-his-posse-of-angry-rap-gods-part-iv
Episode 64: A Party Crasher Goes Eastward to Enjoy Texas Roadhouse
This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne try the new Mountain Dew Gingerbread Snap’d soda and talk about books and games released the year they were born. Then, Karradyne crashes a party when she reviews The Party Crasher and Chris goes to the east when he finishes Eastward. They end the show with a steak dinner from Texas Roadhouse.
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#45 Cards, robots and an angry viking: games roundup October 2021
In the first entry in a monthly series, I share some quick reflections on five games I played in October 2021, both new and old. In this edition: Eastward, Inscryption, REKKR: Sunken Land, the demo of Supplice, and the FPS classic Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
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Ep 149: Mecha Niamh Attacks!
Who was the first lesbian?
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Quest Log:
Malignant, AEW - Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson, Kokou no Hito, Father Brown
Strategy Talk:
Death Loop, Lost Judgment, Eastward, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, Scarlet Hollow, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Fusion, Ganbare Goemon 4: The Glittering Journey (The Reason I Became a Dancer)
Quicktime Events:
- Star Wars X Quantic Dream game development rumours
- That Super Mario Bros. movie casting news...
- Nintendo Direct September 2021
- Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Bluepoint Games
- Deltarune Chapter 2 is free because it's been really tough for everybody recently
Loot Drop:
Niamh:
Curio on YouTube - Monster Men: Creatures of the Night - https://youtu.be/9o6HjQ-rN-Q
John:
MYSTERY LOOT DROP - https://youtu.be/mF-XaCPqjqE
Bryan:
Todd in the Shadows on YouTube - ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega - https://youtu.be/-ZtSeqNloYM
Editing:
Oni Dino - https://twitter.com/Oni_Dino
Outro Music:
Twinkle Park on SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/twinklepark/lets-fight-a-boss-outro-theme
Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Lost Judgment, Nintendo Direct | Episode 17
Join Dave and Dylan in Episode 17 of the Offshore Gamescast as they talk about Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Lost Judgment, and more games!
They also talk about the Nintendo Direct, Netflix acquisitions, and the rest of the breaking news from the week.
Thanks for listening!
Episode 57: Oops... All Intro Part 2
This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne talk about the recent Nintendo Direct, the bad casting of the lead for the Mario movie, an odd dream Karradyne had, and much more. Later on in the episode, the two go over the books and games they’ll review during Horror Month.
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Eastward, Psychonauts 2, THQ Nordic Event | Episode 16
Join Dave and Dylan in Episode 16 of the Offshore Gamescast as they talk about Eastward, Psychonauts 2, and more games!
They also talk about the THQ Nordic 10th Anniversary Event, Quantic Dreams potentially making a Star Wars game, and the rest of the breaking news from the week.
Thanks for listening!
Episode 56: Books and Games We’re Currently Enjoying Part 2
This week on A Novel Console, Chris and Karradyne talk about some new fast food items they enjoyed, a Korean BBQ restaurant they tried over the weekend, Karradyne's Walk to Mordor, and Andy Serkis. Then they talk about some books and games they've been enjoying recently and end the episode with classic Chicago dogs from Hotdog Heaven.
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