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Almost GamersEpisode Ten: New Party Member Part 1Send us a textSupport the show2025-07-221h 29Almost GamersEpisode Nine: The Inn Part 2Second Half of The Inn brings us back to the Equipment shop where we discuss video gamepads and their progression over the years. Matt remembers his struggles adapting to "Dual Analogue sticks" which naturally leads to fluffernutter recipes. Matt corrects a grave LOTR mistake. The duo discuss a ton off non-E3 trailers, Siri vs Ciri, remakes vs remasters, and d(e)ck building games.Send us a textSupport the show2025-07-151h 07Almost GamersEpisode Eight: The Inn Part 1Back at it with some updated What Yinz Playing. Matt starts the 33rd expedition and likes what he see so far. Andy and Matt are both on team dodge, those parries can suck it. MAtt also gives the final review on South Of Midnight. Andrew takes a deep dive into the sounds of Mick Gordon and the creation of our Boss Battle music. Speaking of which, our BB comes from our first request and we take a stroll through time with The Legend of Zelda.Send us a textSupport the show2025-07-081h 13Almost GamersEpisode Seven: Tutorial Part 2We start off with a trip to the Emporium and talk about gaming headsets and their evolution over the years. Andrew clarifies some Max Richter music from an earlier episode. Also, bass clarinets and minimaps. We discuss the horrors of $80 games and the state of the industry. More Doom, less gloom. See if you can follow along as we go from medieval guns to Metallica earthquakes. We love them tangents.Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-2447 minAlmost GamersEpisode Six: Tutorial Part 1Another epic episode with tales of 90s mascots and castles. Matt gives up on Blue Prince while Andy delves back into the peasant life with Kingdom Come Deliverance. Matt is loving on South Of Midnight, but not so much on muso games. This Boss Battle is true to it's name as the duo talks Favorite Villains. Listen to see if your picks make the list!Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-171h 23Almost GamersEpisode Five: Opening Cutscene Pt 2Join us for the exciting second half! We try to game and quicky go down a Metallica tangent. The news leads us into an Elder Scrolls tangent. Then it's Borderlands 4, collectors editions, and Game Pass games galore. And instead of deciding what to play next, we tumble from Myst to Minecraft to Matt Berry and Chris Nolan. You should probably get a notebook out to follow along.Send us a textSupport the show2025-06-0359 minAlmost GamersEpisode Four: Opening Cutscene Pt 1Load up this episode as Matt and Andy both share their experience with Blue Prince. Hilarity ensues. Things heat up when the duo talk about their Video Game Crushes. Matt talks the history of 3D gaming and how much he really likes to look at shiny cans in VR.(This episode was too much fun to fit on one disc. Stayed tuned next week for the exciting finale.)Send us a textSupport the show2025-05-271h 08Almost GamersEpisode Three: Character CreatorThis episode Andrew discusses the benefits/hardships of gaming with a 6 year old daughter. Matt gushes over Assassin's Creed Shadows and how distracted he gets from a good looking vista. They delve into the history of licensed games and Matt's weird beef with a Marvel IP. From there it's steering wheels, hot dog buns, and dragon riding. You know, typical topics you've been beggin for.Send us a textSupport the show2025-05-131h 09Almost GamersEpisode Two: SettingsWelcome back for some more random talk about games. This time Matt can't seem to play games the right way while Andrew falls into a Minecraft hole. The duo discuss "old" games that were impossible to beat, reminisce about all night gaming marathons, and huge upcoming games they don't really care about. And Michael McCann, who they REALLY care about.Send us a textSupport the show2025-04-291h 07Almost GamersEpisode One: Title ScreenJoin us as we start as level 1 podcasters. We discuss a lot of Baldur's Gate, tabletop D&D, Andrew's love of crippling difficulty and Matt's delve back into Night City. We also worry for Ubisoft, xbox controllers, and OCD oriented players. We also talk about sequels: one that will never come out, and one to a game you probably never heard of. That's just how on top of current trends we are.Send us a textSupport the show2025-04-081h 07