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The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #276: We Had a Decent Enough Run but it is Time to Take a BowHeyo nerdy neighbors.
Well this was a hard decision to make and one I thought about for many weeks but as I was taking a lengthy walk Sunday night and thinking about the general state of things in my life I decided now was the right time to step away from The OrNERDnary Podcast.
I've been doing this show every week since June of 2017.
According to a date duration calculator that's five years and three months.
The only week I know I missed was when I was in the hospital in 2021...2022-09-1739 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #275: Another Rambling Monologue About Life, LotTR, TTRPGs and Other StuffHeyo nerdy neighbors.
This week's episode is a disorganized mess as I came at it raw and without any idea of what I was going to talk about.
The discussion covers a wide range of things from the Amazon LotR show and how frustrated I am about another weekly release schedule to my love of fantasy as a genre and how the Forgotten Realms setting was my personal LotR decades before I started playing D&D.
I also slip into a brief bit about the struggles of existing in our world and how...2022-09-1043 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #274: Fragile Fanboys Freak Over She-Hulk's Bouncing Booty and Grognards Can't Acknowledge Racism Staring them in their FacesHeyo nerdy neighbors.
This week's show is about two topics that I can't believe we are discussing in 2022 but here we are.
A post-credits scene in episode 3 of She-Hulk showing the titular heroine shaking her butt with Megan Thee Stallion has enraged the fragile fanboys of the MCU because of course.
WOTC published troubling content with the new lore of the Hadozee, a race of sentient flying monkey people, somehow taking existing racist tropes within the race and making them worse by making them kidnapped by a wizard with the nefarious intentions of...2022-09-0338 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #273: False Acquisition News, Excellent Gamescom Trailers and a Console Price Increase?Heyo my nerdy neighbors!
Hope the week treated you well and you're ready for an excellent weekend.
This past week I slept a whole lot because the temperatures were a little higher than the last few weeks and it sapped me of my energy.
However I did record and post a review of the new Spelljammer: Adventures in Space box set that WOTC put out and had time to finish Cult of the Lamb's story so all was not lost.
I also sat down prior to recording and watched about 20 Gamescom...2022-08-2753 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #272: So Much D&D This WeekHeyo Nerdy Neighbors of the Internet!
This weeks was about three things for me:
The Sandman
Cult of the Lamb
Dungeons and Dragons
And the third was definitely the dominate force in my week as I spent so much time writing, reading, opining about and watching my favorite table top game. I made a video about the new playtest material they published and expand on the ideas in today's show. I also gave a few early thoughts about the Spelljammer books that released this week ahead of my eventual review video an...2022-08-201h 05The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #271: Babbling While Waiting on My LandlordHeyo nerdy neighbors.
This week's show is another rambling babbling affair while I talk about the week that was and wait for my landlord to come inspect the apartment (I know, right?).
Played a heaping helping of The Cult of the Lamb yesterday so I of course have loads to say about it.
I watched two episodes of The Sandman on Netflix and enjoyed them but did have to battle my ADHD brain and restart the 2nd episode about 4 times.
Also dabbled in a little D&D planning and of course...2022-08-1348 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #270: Corporate Acquisitions and the Death of the Batgirl MovieHey nerdy neighbors.
The show this week is a little short as I had to record it in the liminal space between when I got out of bed and the kids woke up.
Thankfully my personal week was a pretty normal week with some real high highs and the normal sort of workday lows.
So aside from finishing two narrative games and planning this weekend's Dungeons and Dragons game I did not get up to much.
Which leaves the bulk of the show to discuss my utter disappointment in Warner Discovery's...2022-08-0626 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #269: A Meandering Discussion of Nerdy ThingsHeyo nerdy neighbors!
It's the end of another wonderful week and I was so busy enjoying myself that I did not prepare thorough notes about SDCC2022.
But that doesn't mean I lack thoughts about what I did see, mostly the Marvel stuff since we talked about that awesome D&D movie trailer last week.
I also "watched" stuff this week, meaning I put on Moonknight and Ms. Marvel while working on other things but to my ADHD addled brain that counts as watching.
We finished Road 96 on stream this week and...2022-07-3039 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #268: One Year Later and Some Dorky NonsenseHeyo nerdy neighbors.
This week was the one year anniversary of me finally getting the help I needed after my life came apart at the seams on possibly the worst Tuesday evening of my life in July of 2021, the heartbreak and hard work done over the last year to be where and who I am today.
So I fittingly gave it about ten minutes of discussion to start this week's show before rapid fire bouncing around the things I've been doing, the various videos we've posted and streams we've accomplished this week and a small...2022-07-2331 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #267: What a Creatively Satisfying Week It Has BeenHeyo my nerdy neighbors.
After weeks of just getting by I am happy to report that I had a good week.
I didn't feel bowled over and crushed by work and was able to not only pull down three streams during the week but I also made my first bit of TTRPG/D&D content about the new Spelljammer stuff and even got in a few after work errands....which you know required going outside in the big scary world.
I also finished The Boys season 3 and devoured the rather interesting Resident Evil...2022-07-1648 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #266: Actually Had Time and Energy to Make Some Content This Week!Heyo nerdy neighbors!
Thanks to the misguided and poorly named holiday this past week I had a three day weekend that let me have plenty of time to make content.
I did a trio of demos on the Switch.
I played three Elden Ring sessions.
I tried some games on Game Pass and even played the entirety of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.
Additionally I hawked a bunch of my library and put myself in a position to be able to get my hands on some stuff for some new TTRPG...2022-07-0945 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #265: The War of 25 FrontsHeyo my nerdy neighbors.
It's been a tough week hasn't it?
Well I had some thoughts I needed to get off my chest this morning so if you're the "content creators should just make content" type you're welcome to turn back now because the first 36 minutes of this podcast are me working through my thoughts on the state of things as they stand now and where they look to be going in the immediate future.
After that 36 minute discussion I get to talk about some more pleasant things such as:
-Stranger...2022-07-021h 00The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #264: One of My "Famous" Quick and Dirty EpisodesHeyo nerdy neighbors.
It has been quite the week hasn't it.
Apologies for the short episode, I was wrapped up in so many things this week I didn't have time or energy to really dive into anything of value.
And that was before Friday's disheartening news out of DC.
So enjoy a relatively short "life" edition of this "nerd-centric life and culture" podcast.
And if you're feeling weighed down by things in the world know that you are not alone, lots of us are feeling smothered by the recent "...2022-06-2512 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #263: Catching Up on the "Not E3" NewsHeyo my nerdy neighbors new and old.
This week I take more time to discuss the news that followed Summer Game fest that I didn't get to cover, largely out of the Microsoft/Bethesda showcase.
Starfield looks interesting but it also fully looks like a Bethesda RPG so I am not sure why that is is surprise.
Game Pass looks like it's going to continue to be the "Best Value in Gaming" over the next year as the M/B showcase revealed many new games coming to the service (and making me regret...2022-06-181h 08The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #262: It's "Not E-3" SeasonHeyo my nerdiest of nerdy neighbors.
It's that time of the year again where the video game companies get out there with a bunch of cool marketing to show us the new games that are coming out soon.
We all know many of these games will not live up to the hype but oh so many of them will be more awesome than we could ever hope.
It was also Netflix Geeked Week which revealed a lot of upcoming stuff from another Castlevania show to a Tekken anime and a surprising number of...2022-06-1153 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #261: Focusing on the FutureHeyo nerdy neighbors, Happy Pride Month to those in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Spent a lot of time this week pondering what I am doing with The OrNERDnary Podcast and Polynerdic.com and where I want it to go in the near and distant future.
Don't worry, I'm not giving up on this passion project but I do want to make some changes, I want to get back to the spirit of what it was when I started this all those years ago.
I also discuss my disgust with a certain number of "fans"...2022-06-041h 13The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #260: Emotional Fatigue Won't Stop MeHeyo nerdy neighbors.
Have to admit it, I almost didn't do a show this week.
For a long time, years even, I've been battling burn out brought about by more than 15 years of grinding out existence in jobs that give me zero satisfaction for my entire adult life and when you add in the last month of events (not to mention 2+ years of a global pandemic) I was feeling pretty wore out this week.
I even took Friday off just to have a few hours to handle business (laundry, groceries, etc) before my...2022-05-2836 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #259: Nothing to Talk About Here FolksShort episode this week my lovely nerdy neighbors.
Had myself another great week but apart from continuing to explore Elden Ring and work on D&D stuff for this weekend with the kiddos I didn't get up to much.
Add to that a fairly lackluster nerdy news week and I didn't find much of interest to talk about.
So enjoy this very short episode and get back to having a wonderful weekend like I know I'll be having.2022-05-2113 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #258: Multiverse of Madness Musings and MoreHeyo my nerdy neighbors.
As promised last week I took in my first in theater movie in more than two years and loved Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
I do discuss the movie with spoilers so if you aren't ready for that I suggest skipping the 12:45 to 35:20 section of the podcast.
Other than that I discuss:
-Starfield and Redfall get delayed and why it's a good thing.
-Xbox One and PS4 versions of Gotham Knights cancelled and my annoyance with reaching the "last gen consoles get no new...2022-05-141h 16The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #257: Self-Improvement, Elden Ring, Fictional Zealots and Real-Life Ones TooHeyo my lovely nerdy neighbors.
This might be my most polarizing episode to date because after discussion my personal week which included such topics as finally watching the newest Spider-Man movie and my excitement to see the Multiverse of Madness shortly after recording this episode I briefly get "political" and express my beliefs about human rights and my disgust over what is currently happening and what continues to happen in this country.
It potentially could be a "cut the wheat from the chaff" moment for the show but I said what I said.
...2022-05-0750 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #256: Depression Sleeps and Netflix WoesObvious content warning right there in the title but this week I do talk for a moment about my struggles with depression, how I isolate to heal/not emotionally harm others and how deeply and often I slept this week.
I didn't accomplish a whole lot this week other than rest.
I explored the Lands Between in Elden Ring a little off stream but other than that I slept most of my free time away this week.
This week I do remember to discuss the Netflix stuff that I was prevented from discussing...2022-04-3032 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #255: Spelljammer Confirmed (and Will It Cost Us)Relatively short episode here as I primarily dive into two topics.
My continued love of Elden Ring and Spelljammer's official return to D&D.
Sprinkled throughout I discuss my appreciation for those that support my projects, my struggles with mental health and feeling productive and more but this 30 minute jaunt is almost entirely about Elden Ring's world and design and flying ships that either look like they belong on (or in) the ocean through space.
Expect more of these topic next week as well because I'm sure we'll have more thoughts by then.2022-04-2332 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #254: Corporate Acquisitions, Minor Mental Breakdowns and Elden Ring?Heyo my nerdiest of neighbors on the internet.
First of all, thank you for joining me on yet another episode of this journey I've been on.
This week had it's shares of up and downs and gave me a fair bit to think about as I make more life altering changes in the continued wake of my self induced life implosion from mid 2021.
But like all things, this too shall pass.
In an unexpected twist I was gifted Elden Ring on Monday this week and found myself once again in love...2022-04-1643 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #253: A Very Special and Kinda Short Birthday EpisodeHeyo nerdy neighbors!
It's a special day here at PolyNerdic and The OrNERDnary Podcast because on this lovely Saturday April 9th your ordinary nerdy host came into this world way back in 1983.
Yes, I am in fact 39 today.
I am old.
But I am alive and that matters.
Today's conversation is relatively short as I discuss the last week that was my mental health struggles and conquering Tunic and Pupperazi in back to back moments.
I also dabble in some gaming news but I tried to keep...2022-04-0920 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #252: Hey Everybody! I Actually Streamed and Played Some Games This WeekHello nerdy neighbors.
As you no doubt just read, this week I actually played some video games instead of being a sleeping puddle of sadness (well....instead of ONLY being a sleeping sadness puddle).
I played a bunch of Tunic (on and off stream).
I played some Weird West.
I played a tiny bit of Dig Dug 2, a game I played once more than a quarter century ago and have been thinking about from time to time ever since.
This episode also contains discussion of:
-Playstation unveils t...2022-04-0239 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #251: Nothing Catchy Here, Just a Chat about ThingsHeyo nerdy neighbors and newcomers alike.
I hope this episode finds you well.
This week I woke up at o'dark thirty, brewed myself some coffee and sat down in front of a live mic to largely talk about how things are going and have been going the last week.
In addition to my mental health woes, excessive sleeping and whatnot I discuss:
-THAT deleted scene and my thoughts on the character choices.
-Early Tunic thoughts.
-A new Witcher game?
-DICE beginning pre-production of a new Battlefield and lessons "...2022-03-2644 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #250: It's Not 1875 Right? and Other TopicsQuick show this week my lovely nerdy neighbors.
I'm wore down and hanging on by a thread.
Continued workplace grind, perpetual heartbreak and disappointment and an unexpected conversation with a doctor this week left me with little time or energy to do much more than sleep, eat, work, eat, sleep.
Keep holding on to hope that things get better.2022-03-1920 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe Duality of Life: The OrNERDnary Podcast #249Good day my nerdy neighbors.
Gotta be honest with you, I've been feeling a weird sense of duality of late.
Got a new car but feel poorer than ever.
My move is nearing completion but I'm dealing with a tremendous heartbreak along with my excitement of getting it together.
Life is going well but the world is teetering on disaster.
And through it all we play the video games, write adventures, paint miniatures and just try to get our nerd fix in as often as possible.
This...2022-03-1240 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #248: Yet Another Busy Week with Nothing Interesting to Talk AboutFolks, this was yet another exhausting week full of moving boxes and making big expensive adult purchases.
Not a lot of games played.
A fair bit watched while soothing my aching old man body.
Especially watched a lot of Elden Ring, so much so that it's convinced me that I want to actually play the game.
So once again we're finding ourselves with a week without a full blown episode and lots of me rambling about things that come to mind.
And once again that means I'm hoping next...2022-03-0518 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #247: What a Heavy WeekAdmittedly I'm ill prepared for this week's show but so happy the week itself is over.
From big global atrocities to very personal stressors this week was rough to get through.
Oh and Elden Ring came out much to the joy of masochistic gamers everywhere, I haven't played it but I have some quandaries and questions.
That and some other ramblings await you in this episode.2022-02-2625 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #246: A Special Sunday Night ShowHey Nerdy Neighbors, sorry I missed the usual Saturday posting of the show.
I wasn't able to get the show recorded thanks to a variety of life stuff, namely all the nonsense that goes with moving.
So because I'm tired and I wanted to get this out there as soon as possible we recorded this week's show at 9:30 on Sunday night, directly in Anchor, which left us a limit of 30 minutes.
So I chose to speed through the news and my personal goings on as fast as I could.
In this...2022-02-2126 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #245: Short, Sweet and to the PointNot a lot of time this week thanks to work stress, neurodivergence, moving and everything in between.
So this weeks show is real quick and kind of an apology for why I'm not babbling for longer than 8 minutes.2022-02-1207 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #244: We're Proud to Announce We're Partnering with.....Disregard, No We Aren'tWhen will they learn?
Company or celebrity announces plans to partner with a certain type of image based currency scam (you know the one I'm talking about) and after intense backlash from folks who understand the variety of ways such scams are harmful and/or start losing business partners said company/celebrity retracts their support of the newly announced partnership.
As Brian Altano of IGN said, just skip all that drama and headaches and start by denouncing those projects.
But that dear nerdy neighbors is but a small part of this truncated episode...2022-02-0532 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #243: This Episode is Not #242For some reason I open and close this episode by calling it #242.
It's actually 243.
And within this episode I'll be discussion:
-The season of unwanted and stressful changes continuing.
-Ubisoft doesn't "get" why we don't want our games burdened with crypto nonsense.
-Activision Blizzard refuses to voluntarily recognize the QA union that just formed.
-Elden Ring should be beaten by more players says director.
-The Legend of Vox Machina debuts and is wonderful.
-Respawn is making new Star Wars stuff, no hope for Titanfall 32022-01-2959 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #242: Microsoft Acquires Activision-BlizzardObviously the big news on everyone's lips and minds this week was the fact that I streamed Mass Effect for six hours on Monday.
And then of course once they were able to get over that news they discovered Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard have announced a $70 billion dollar deal for the former to absorb the latter.
So you know I had to dive into that.
I also discuss the following this week:
-New job exhaustion and new place anxiety.
-The Legend of Vox Machina cast reveal, namely a former Doctor joining...2022-01-2252 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #241: In Defense of BewbsWe are merely two weeks into the new year and we already have the first handful of internet "controversies" to discuss.
From Troy Baker antagonistically announcing alignment with a company that plans to sell voices for use (a nightmare scenario if I've ever read one).
To yet another mediocre male content creator (I say as a dude who streams as a hobby and hasn't been paid once) announcing to the world that he thinks "females" need to cover their boobies.
And of course misogynistic internet trolls attacking a host on the returned G4...2022-01-151h 14The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #240: PolyNerdic's 2021 Game of the Year AwardsFinally here a week into 2022 we have the 2021 Game of the Year Awards.
Because I didn't play "everything" that came out this past year I felt the need to pair down this year's categories to the following:
Most Disappointing Game
Best Soundtrack
Favorite Game from Prior to 2021
Best Presentation/Style
Best Remake/Remaster
Best Update or DLC
Best New Series/IP
Favorite In Game World
Most Surprising Game
Favorite Campaign/Story
Game I Didn’t Finish but Most Look Forward to Playing More of
Te...2022-01-0857 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #239: Happy New YearThis might be the first time the first episode of the year actually lands on the first of the year.
Due to the chaos that has been my last few days this is not the planned end of the year episode I wanted.
Instead this episode is entirely about my thoughts on a few pieces of media I've consumed in the last week (or in the case of the first one over the last year).
In this fine episode I discuss:
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Hawkeye Season 1 (with some spoilers)2022-01-0139 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe Short and Sweet Holiday Episode: The OrNERDnary Podcast #238I'm not going to take up your time this Christmas morning with a long rambling episode about what I love and think.
Instead I wish all of you a wonderful holiday weekend.2021-12-2504 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNerdnary Podcast #237: Ch..Ch...ChangesI obviously can't speak for everyone but if 2021 could be summarized with a single word for me it would absolutely be: changes.
In 2021 I received life changing diagnoses.
I followed that with life changing treatments and medications.
My relationship status changed as my forever relationship was derailed.
It's been a heck of a year and keeping with that theme two more changes arrived in the last week, first I moved this show from my old hosting platform to Anchor but most significantly I was able to quit my job this week...2021-12-181h 30
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #236: World Premieres, Old Faces and Going PlacesThe Game Awards were this week, so of course we have to talk about that for a little bit, covering some of the winners and the reveals and trailers that stood out to me.
Activision Blizzard employees continue to push back on the toxic culture of the company and the execs bust out the old fashioned union busting talking points and threats as the employees move towards unionization.
And we discuss my love of the new Hawkeye episode, finishing a real play D&D show, returning to another and my dreams of producing one of...2021-12-1143 minThe OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #235: HSIAD!This week's fantastic episode covers the following news and personal tidbits.
-My thoughts on a variety of latest episodes of multiple shows from Hawkeye to Wheel of Time.
-B. Dave Walters running a game with 15 players against Tiamat.
-Holiday shopping.
-Dying Light 2 has "gone gold".
-US Congress to tackle "Grinch Bots"
-Various State Treasurers targeting Activision Blizzard
-More Tom Holland Spider-Man to come?
-Battlefield Universe is going to be a thing?
And more.2021-12-0449 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #231: Up and Down Week Equals an Up and Down PodcastRunning a little behind this week due to my mental health and work struggles but here's this week's podcast.
Within the hallowed halls....er, audio recording you'll find discussions of:
-Mental Health and Medication
-Unpacking, a delightful game about, well, unpacking.
-Moonglow Bay, a delightful game about restoring a town through the power of fishing and cooking.
-Backbone, a delightful game about murder.
-Other delightful things.
-Elden Ring looking good and like something I'd fail to enjoy after 30 minutes.
-Chris Pratt and the internet
-Other things that are mostly pleasant.2021-11-0656 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #226: An Afternoon Delight of an EpisodeApologies for the late posting of the show.
I procrastinated last night watching Midnight Mass on Netflix and didn't get up early enough to record the show before running around to deliver a care package to a sick kiddo so I just now got the show together.
Today's show contains discussion of:
-Things I've been playing, such as Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Garden Story among others.
-My thoughts on the latest direction of What If?
-My thoughts about Midnight Mass (since it was what held my attention all of the later half of the week).
-Free games on Xbox...2021-10-0241 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #222: A Lunchtime Quickie of an EpisodeSince I'm terrible at managing my time/was super tired earlier in the week I had to record this episode on my breaks on Friday.
This week's episode is a rapid fire thought parade what I've been up to and a few select news stories.
-Psychonauts 2
-Blasphemous
-Last Saturday's 12 hour stream.
-Netflix continues to make questionable live action animes.
-Sony does not provide an upgrade path from PS4 to PS5 for Horizon Forbidden West (a move they have since reversed course on but I'd already posted the episode before the news arrived).
-Patty Jenkins has some disappointing negative thoughts about...2021-09-0431 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #210: Old Faces Making New Shows and the Return of E3As we march into the weekend of E3 2021 we saw a handful of interesting things have already been revealed.
The official Elden Ring trailer was revealed.
Gearbox is bringing the Borderlands feel to the fantasy genre.
A Tunic demo launches on Tuesday.
We heard about the next Battlefield and it's completely, absolutely non-political setting in the midst of a climate apocalypse and refugee crisis.
And I recapped my nerdy goings-on during the week that was.
Enjoy.2021-06-1225 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #198: Discussing Life, Therapy, Games & GreedThis week was one of those emotional roller coaster weeks where things went wrong, life threw curveballs, victories were achieved and boredom was boring.
Activision Bobby is still an asshole.
New stuff coming to Animal Crossing.
Fingers crossed for a promotional opportunity for our streaming efforts.
Dragons were acquired.
Like I said, up and down all week long.2021-03-2039 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #196: Another Rambling Bit of One Man's DiscussionNot a lot going on this week so I did my best with what I had.
Talked about Immortals, Super Mario Bros, Animal Crossing, D&D.
Also discussed mental health, future plans for the site and channels.
Oh and briefly the discussion turned to the weird news coming out of the Avengers game that they're making it harder to level up.2021-03-0629 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #194: Just One of Those Nothing Happening WeeksHaving one of those too much to do, not enough energy to go around weeks.
You know how it goes.
Didn't get much streaming done after the weekend.
Painted some awesome miniatures (check out our instagram for a look at the two dragons I finished).
Prepped for D&D with the kids.
Played some Immortals and Animal Crossing.
Excited for the new Mortal Kombat movie.
Even more excited for a day when the world doesn't weigh us down like a massive boulder.2021-02-2023 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #192: It's Big Game Weekend But Not That OneNot a lot to talk about this week.
I recap the previous weekend's activities.
I discuss my desires to spread out into more TTRPG content some day.
Give my thoughts on why I don't do more of it right now.
And get myself hyped for the weekend with the kiddos, playing the real big game and not the silly one on the TV.2021-02-0621 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #188: Just a Quick Message of Love After the Week that WasDon't have a lot to say this week.
Exhausted by the events of the week.
AC Valhalla is still pretty cool.
Extra Life 2021 is a go: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=449809
Hold you loved ones, enjoy your weekend.2021-01-0913 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #184: Feeling Cyberpunked?Lots to cover and only a little bit of time to cover it.
Cyberpunk arrived but left lots of folks wanting more.
How about the Game Awards?
Did they deliver the goods or was it a three hour advertisement?
Well we know it was an advertisement but did people react to the GOTY in a reasonable and sensible manner?
Oh who am I kidding....2020-12-1227 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #183: No Such Thing as Wrong FunFollowing another pretty miserable week I came into today's show late and without a plan.
But I still managed to ramble for nearly 45 minutes about stuff on my mind.
Such as:
-No such thing as "Wrong Fun"
-Cyberpunk hype
-Shake ups at Bioware
-Solid Snake has been cast?
-Don't be an a**hole about things you don't like
-PAX in 2021?
-D&D continues to dominate my life and freetime.2020-12-0544 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #174: Random Thoughts about Pandemics, Video Games and MoreDidn't have a plan for this week's show due to the raging dumpster fire of emotions and life struggles this week was (and that doesn't even touch the real world news).
So I give you a little update on last week's Extra Life 15 Hour Marathon and the planned aftermath of that.
I also talk about how this weekend's plans were derailed. What I did during the week and then I scan movie and video game news sites for information to discuss.
All in all not my favorite episode.
But thank you for listening.2020-10-0332 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #171: Xbox Price RevealThis week I fly solo again to discuss the major news that fell this week about confirmation of release date and prices for the Xbox Series X and the Series S.
I also discuss last weekend's Extra Life 2020 Labor Day fundraising efforts.
And of course rapid fire discussion of:
-Vampire the Masquerade
-Table Top Role Playing Games I enjoy watching
-The Grendall Affair
-Spiritfarer
-Paradise Killer
-And more2020-09-1235 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #169: Rapid Fire FanDome Thoughts and MoreHeyo Folks.
Sorry but life threw some monkey wrench wielding curveballs at me this week and I didn't get to do the planned episode.
So I really quickly recorded a few thoughts about DC FanDome, the games I've been playing, my Extra Life fundraising campaign and a few other things.
Hope to be back next week with a proper show.
Donate to Extra Life here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=4142142020-08-2914 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #160: The Most 2020 Week of 2020This week was long and terrible in so many ways.
From abuses of power, to improper behavior and outright assault to the spikes in COVID and other forms of terrible behavior.
It wasn't all bad but I felt it was necessary to discuss the terrible with the good.
I also discuss:
-The Last of Us Part 2
-Yes, Your Grace
-Gary Whitta's Abomination
-PolyNerdic Viewing Party: UHF & conversation about questionable jokes.
-COVID spreading through the WWE
-The Boys season 2 release date
-Loads of Cyberpunk 2077 news
-Microsoft closes Mixer and physical stores
-Are games going to be more expensive next gen and...2020-06-2756 min
Byte MeCooking Mama? More Like Cooking Drama!Cooking Mama's problems started out when Twitter accused it of mining cryptocurrency while people played the game. This ended up not being true, but the game was in the news again this week when the games license holder accused the game's publisher of releasing it on the Switch without their permission. In other video game news: Surprise, New XCOM! Chex Quest is Coming! Chex Quest is Coming! I Can Finally Setup My Nintendo Controller Like My Xbox Controller E3 is Now Officially CancelledWant to Play Valorant? Just Watch a Streamer! The ESRB is Adding Loot Box Warnings to Video Games...2020-04-151h 42Byte MeCooking Mama? More Like Cooking Drama!Cooking Mama's problems started out when Twitter accused it of mining cryptocurrency while people played the game. This ended up not being true, but the game was in the news again this week when the games license holder accused the game's publisher of releasing it on the Switch without their permission. In other video game news: Surprise, New XCOM! Chex Quest is Coming! Chex Quest is Coming! I Can Finally Setup My Nintendo Controller Like My Xbox Controller E3 is Now Officially CancelledWant to Play Valorant? Just Watch a Streamer! The ESRB is Adding Loot Box Warnings to Video Games...2020-04-151h 42
Byte MeDana Carvey Says The Playstation 5 Has Less Flops...But Does It Matter?Playstation had the most incredibly boring presentation ever conceived of today, hosted by a guy that looked like Dana Carvey that talked like a cross between Ben Stein and Mr. Rogers. We learned a lot about SSD, backwards compatibility and how the number of flops in a PS5 compares to the number of flops in an Xbox Series X. Ultimately? They are both really fast computers. In other video game news:Nintendo Features 22 New Games in Their Latest Nintendo Indie Showcase Xbox Might Have Taken the Worst Inspiration from Sony The New Xbox Series X Controller is Slick Two Spanish...2020-03-191h 56Byte MeDana Carvey Says The Playstation 5 Has Less Flops...But Does It Matter?Playstation had the most incredibly boring presentation ever conceived of today, hosted by a guy that looked like Dana Carvey that talked like a cross between Ben Stein and Mr. Rogers. We learned a lot about SSD, backwards compatibility and how the number of flops in a PS5 compares to the number of flops in an Xbox Series X. Ultimately? They are both really fast computers. In other video game news:Nintendo Features 22 New Games in Their Latest Nintendo Indie Showcase Xbox Might Have Taken the Worst Inspiration from Sony The New Xbox Series X Controller is Slick Two Spanish...2020-03-191h 56
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #145: The Bestie from Texie ReturnsWell we've done it folks.
For the first time in the history of this show we have both a returning guest and two back to back weeks with shows that aren't just me talking to myself.
Jen from Texas is back this week and without the "technical difficulties" that put an end an early end to last week's show.
This time out we discuss:
-Our thoughts on Midsommer
-Robert Pattinson as The Batman
-Nerd Rage at casting choices
-The performances in Knives Out but not the plot because one of us wasn't paying attention to the movie.
-Final Fantasy VII...2020-03-141h 01
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #135: First Show of the New YearHappy New Year!
Pretty sure I forgot to say Happy New Year during the recording...so there it is.
This week's show is all about what I've been tinkering around with since we last spoke and it's basically all about video games I've been playing.
Games such as:
-Pokemon Sword
-Battlefront 2
-Call of Duty
-Untitled Goose Game
-Ape Out
-Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds gets special focus as it has been a highly regarded game and I've spent a fair bit of time playing it and trying to figure out what it is that so many love but I'm neck deep...2020-01-0429 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #123: Underwhelming Surprises & Questionable DecisionsOh boy did nerd culture ever have a roller coaster of a week!
Super "shocking" new console news shocked no one.
A big, highly anticipated game got delayed.
Another huge game revealed that it was heading to PC.
BURGER TIME IS BACK!
And other crazy out there entirely believable stuff happened.
In addition:
-I finished and then wrote a review of Control.
-I played Tetris for the first time in months and had a revelation about my real job.
-I dipped my toes into 2018's Assassin's Creed game.
-Felicia Day's new book seems good.
-Still haven't seen the Joker and...2019-10-1247 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #120: Ten-ish Movies I Hope Never Get RemadeSo last week the news broke about Face/Off being remade.
This week saw rumors that The Princess Bride is being eyed to get the "Hollywood is out of fresh new ideas so let's try to tap into nostalgia and remake something that worked before" treatment.
So that inspired me to spend probably too much time this week thinking about movies I don't want to see remade....and promptly forgot about a few of them while I threw this list together over the course of an evening.
But be warned this isn't a "they keep ruining my childhood" rant but...2019-09-2140 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #111: Yet Another Short and Sweet Episode Brought on by the HeatSorry about posting another sub-15 minute episode but this week has been hectic and hot and it's all made it impossible to focus on trivial things like the sort of stuff we talk about on here.
We did finish Stranger Things season 3 so I briefly share my thoughts about it.
SDCC 2019 is upon us so I talk about a few trailers I've seen.
I ponder my inability to really do anything entertaining this week and then things rap up.
I'm tying to break the trend of short episodes but life just isn't cooperating at this point in time.2019-07-2013 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #101: Not Much to Talk About This WeekDidn't have a whole lot of down time this week and frankly the news cycle was a little slow (at least when it comes to stuff I'd like to talk about).
That means this week's episode is limited to a brief discussion of what I did happen to do since the last episode, my plans for the coming week and a handful of teasers and trailers I wanted to speak about.
So this week's show contains discussion of:
-More Days Gone
-Civil War 2
-Spider-man Far from Home trailer
-Vol 2 of the Superior Iron Man.
-My excitement and immediate disappointment with...2019-05-1129 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #99: The Year of "It's Alright" in GamesYesterday I was struck with a thought while playing the latest AAA game released as a console exclusive.
I was enjoying my time with the game but it occurred to me that the game was nothing special.
Don't get me wrong, as I said I'm enjoying the game but it's not setting my world on fire, I'm not dying to tell everyone I know they should play it, I am merely having fun playing a very video game type of game.
That's when it hit me.
2018 was the year of the blockbuster, must play, arguably greatest of all time sort...2019-04-2741 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #98: The Dreadcitement of New ConsolesHave you been following the rumors?
Did you hear the news?
Read the articles at Wired and Kotaku and others about the PS5?
New consoles are definitely on the horizon and you know what the means for a blue collar, paycheck to paycheck living fella like me, the dreadcitemant of new consoles. The excitement of the new games that look better and better and the dread of the cost of entry to the next generation.
Also this week I discuss:
-Capcom and their Home Arcade (aka giant Capcom logo for your home that plays an underwhelming collection of games).
-PolyNerdic...2019-04-2053 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #97: Short, Sweet and to the PointThis week's episode is the perfect companion piece for a quick run to the store and back or while you fold your laundry.
Had a lot of stuff going on professionally and personally this week so I only had a handful of hours free to enjoy myself which of course means I had a limited amount of time to pour through entertainment news as well as actually do entertaining things to babble about on here.
So what do I yammer about here?
Well, in this week's short but sweet episode I discuss:
-My thoughts on the Star Wars teaser trailer.
...2019-04-1324 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #56: This Podcast is Non-Habit Forming (But We'd Sure Like to Be)In this week's astoundingly ordinary episode I talk at you about:
-Amy Hennig leaving EA
-Shane Black's The Predator getting a new trailer
-Cyberpunk 2077 being pre-alpha
-Patrick Stewart returning to Star Trek?
-PUBG stops suing Fortnite and launches an "Event Pass" similar to Fortnite's Battle Pass system
-Indiana Jones 5 lands a new writer
-Playstation Plus and Xbox Games with Gold lineups for July announced
-Jared Leto set to play a Spider-man villain
-Sony Exec comments on Cross Platform Play
-and more
I also fill you in on the latest stuff to be found on the PolyNerdic Youtube page and Twitch...2018-06-301h 03
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #55: Rise Above Cultural Cancer and Start Nerding RightIf I could steal a hook from my man Willy Wonka for a moment:
Come with me
And you'll be
In my world of pure indignation
Take a look
And you'll see
My utter exasperation
I don't know about you folks but I'm increasingly worn down by living within the shadows cast by these giant clouds of carcinogenic culture. Every day there some new bit of vile behavior in the news from toxic fans either harassing artists who dared to make a thing differently than how the "fans" felt it should have gone to absurd elitism amongst supposed social groups...2018-06-231h 08
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #38: One of Those "I Was Rushed for Time" EpisodesThis week I had a lot of stuff going on which unfortunately prevented me from properly putting together the show in my usual format.
I couldn't go a week without producing something so I struck a bit of a compromise with myself.
This week I briefly discuss my thoughts on the novel Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, the live action Blade of the Immortal film and Assassin's Creed Origins.
Be warned there are some spoilers in the discussion, especially when it comes to Assassin's Creed.
This episode is only slightly more than 30 minutes long instead of the full hour I...2018-02-2434 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #37: Why Do Anything When We Can Blame Video GamesIn this week's fantastic and only a couple hours late episode I'll be catching you up on last week's toxic influencer discussion as a couple of platforms actually made some positive strides towards curbing the toxic and ill thought out antics of their creators.
I'll also drive hard into the paint at the idiotic Kentucky Governor's comments that video games are to blame for the heinous act of evil that occurred this week in Florida.
Afterwards I'll quickly run over assorted, light hearted talking points like:
-Black Panther getting rave reviews
-Red Sparrow not so much
-New Labo news from...2018-02-1756 min
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #34: Villains, Oscars, Robots and War GodsNo main topic this week but there certainly were many interesting reveals, trailers, rumors and bits of news that caught my eye.
In this episode I'll discuss:
-2018 Oscar nominations and how few of the nominated films I've seen.
-God of War gets a release date.
-Robocop may get a new sequel that ignores the existing ones.
-John Cena may play Duke Nukem and who thought that was a good idea?
-Battlefront 2 is updating its progression system.
-Cloverfield 3 might be a Netflix property.
-Red Dead Redemption 2 release date rumors.
-Empire Magazine released a top Villains list.
-Xbox Game Pass will...2018-01-271h 13
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #28: GOTY Spectac-u-ganza2017 is drawing to a close and that means it is time to spend more than an hour talking about my favorite (and least favorite) games of 2017.
What game disappointed me most?
What game surprised me the most?
What game told the best story?
What game had the best look or style?
What were my top ten favorite games of the year?2017-12-161h 29
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #14: My All-time Favorite Cartoon Turns 25After a couple of weeks with some heavy topics I go 180 degrees in the opposite direction and gush about my favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series in honor of it celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Afterwards I babble about movies I've seen recently, movies I'm excited to see soon, the X-Force and Han Solo movies, video games I've played, ones I wish were better, ones I'm going to play soon and a good old fashioned bit of bad decision making by a video game publisher/studio.2017-09-091h 04
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #10: Fandom Entitlement and How Not to BehaveJoin me as I take a deep dive into the world of angry online fandoms and the potentially dangerous attitudes that arise when they begin to feel they are owed one thing or another.
I also cover lots of nerdy entertainment news from Overwatch's 2017 Summer Games event, micro transactions, movie trailer controversies, video game thoughts and reviews and more.2017-08-121h 22
The OrNERDnary PodcastThe OrNERDnary Podcast #8: SDCC 2017 RecapBrace yourself folks this week's episode is a long one thanks to the tidal wave of awesome nerdy news that came out of San Diego Comic-Con 2017.
I don't cover everything here but I do go over my favorite bits of news and speculation. Talking extensively about a number of trailers and the rumors that this year's Con unleashed on us.
I go over the Justice League trailer and the news surrounding the reshoots. The Ben Affleck Batman rumors, the Flashpoint movie and what it COULD mean for the DCeU. This leads to a bit of ranting about both the DC...2017-07-2952 min