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Reiwa Gaming Podcast014 Hayao Miyazaki Presents: Magic Mike and the Enchanted Pole2020 is turning out to be a year full of surprises and new things, mostly bad unfortunately, but luckily the Reiwa Gaming Podcast is still here. Join us this episode as we talk about some of the games we’ve been playing recently and make some light-hearted predictions for Sony’s big PlayStation 5 reveal event.
It’s also week 3 of our (Game)Shark Tank miniseries. Who could be the next host to pitch his game idea? Will it be Mike? Aaron? A special guest host? Will it be a sequel to Matt’s Fresh Prince of Bel Air RPG? Stick around to find o...2020-06-022h 08
Reiwa Gaming Podcast013 Fartnite, Starring Norman RemusThis week‘s games played section starts off innocently enough, but quickly evolves into the “Persona 5 Appreciation Awards” when the hosts can’t stop gushing about it. We also briefly touch on the current state of VR and Nick discusses his recent play though of Pixel Ripped 1995. In the news, we give our take on the Xbox Series X event fiasco and what our interpretation of the phrase “Actual Gameplay” really means.
We also enter the second week of our (Game)Shark Tank mini series that tasks each host to pitch a game idea that they would love to be made. This w...2020-05-121h 37
Reiwa Gaming Podcast012 (Game)Shark Tank™We’re back!!! It’s been a month and we’re sorry for the delay. But we’re here and ready to talk about some stuff, and boy, do we talk in this one. Japan isn't currently on a strict lockdown, but many of us here are trying to stay home as much as possible and its giving us all a bit of cabin fever. This weeks episode is a weird one. Weird and funny. And a little long. The best combo for trying times like these. Especially when your stuck inside. We start out as usual talking about wh...2020-04-292h 11
Reiwa Gaming Podcast011 The one with only three hosts*Disclaimer* We had some trouble with our recording bot this week (damn you Craig!) so the editing was extra tricky. If the audio or conversations don’t match up exactly sometimes don’t worry, we aren’t losing our minds. The recording bot was adding in blank space no reason. It’s probably fine, but just in case, Sorry!!!
Hey everyone! Thanks for joining us! It’s not like you have anywhere to be anyways since most people are stuck in their houses... This week we are down to three hosts. Nick unfortunately had to be a responsible adult and take care...2020-04-021h 46
Reiwa Gaming Podcast010 Chairman of the BoardHey everyone. We reached our 10th regular episode. How does it feel? It feels pretty good!
This episode we dive into a bunch of news. The coronavirus is really messing things up all over the world and the games industry isn’t immune to it either. This week‘s host segment is brought to you by Nick and he poses the question, “What decisions would you make this year if you were the Chairman of the Board for one of the major game companies. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft? What may have have been an easy question 3 months ago may not be so e...2020-03-151h 40
Reiwa Gaming PodcastBro Brunch 3/1: One-Eyed WinkyMatt’s out sick this weekend so Mike, Aaron and Nick get together on a Sunday morning for a little Bro Brunch to have a casual chat about games, life in Japan, and Mike’s cat and Reiwa Gaming Podcast mascot, Winky! We’ll be back for our next regular episode in a week or two. As always, check Twitter for any RGP news, keep an eye on our twitch page for some upcoming streams, and be sure tell your friends about us. Thanks for listening! Otsukare!
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Reiwa Gaming Podcast009 To Sequel or Not to SequelWelcome to episode 9 of the Reiwa Gaming Podcast. Once again it‘s a bit of a slow news cycle as the industry waits and waits for new game releases and information about the upcoming consoles. This episode‘s host segment is brought to you by Aaron. He wants to know what the other hosts think about game sequels. Specifically, what sequel we think doesn’t need to exist and which game we would love to see get a sequel in the future. We’ve managed to avoid the coronavirus up to this point, but we’re only a couple hours away from...2020-02-171h 55
Reiwa Gaming Podcast008 Hot Takes! Get Your Hot Takes!Welcome and thanks again for joining us here at the Reiwa Gaming Podcast. On this week‘s episode we skip the usual news segment as there hasn’t been much going on in the industry and go straight in to the weekly host segment. This week Matt wants to know about some of our gaming industry hot takes! The hosts finally have a chance to stir the pot a bit and get some REAL discussion going. Who is right? Who is wrong? Will a slap fight break out?! JERRY JERRY JERRY!
As always, thanks for listening everyone and if you’d like to...2020-02-031h 32
Reiwa Gaming Podcast007 #BanOddjobThe second year of the Reiwa era is here and with it comes a new year of episode from the Reiwa Gaming Podcast! As always, a great big thanks to the listeners. We really enjoy making this podcast and we hope all of you out there enjoy listening to it.
In this episode we have a nice chat about what we’ve all been playing so far in the new year and why some of us are sore from it. We dive into recent game news. And to top everything off, this week’s special segment from Mike sees us talki...2020-01-201h 56
Reiwa Gaming PodcastSayonara 2019: 2020’s Most AnticipatedCome join your hosts as we say sayonara to our “Sayonara 2019” special series with a discussion of our most anticipated games of 2020. Our choices may not be the most surprising to listeners but there’s sure to be a few games that come in under the radar. We also take moment to channel our inner Nostradamus and make some gaming predictions for the new year as well as come clean with our New Years gaming resolutions! Happy New Year everyone!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reiwa-gaming-podcast/support2020-01-061h 37Reiwa Gaming PodcastSayonara 2019: Looking Back at the Last DecadeWow! 10 years sure does go by fast, doesn’t it. There were a lot of great gaming moments in the last decade (and some not so great ones too). This week’s special “Sayonara 2019” episode sees your hosts reflecting back on a variety of different gaming topics. From most emotional gaming moment, to favorite multiplayer game, to most rage-inducing game, we‘re all over the place in this conversation so hold on to your hats! And at the end, we all take a moment to predict what the next decade of gaming has in store for us. Next week‘s final Sayo...2019-12-292h 02Reiwa Gaming PodcastSayonara 2019: Game of the YearIt’s finally here! We did it somehow. We were able to wade through a whole years worth of game releases and agree upon, as the Reiwa Gaming Podcast, our top 5 games of 2019. Some battles were won and some were lost, but after a surprisingly civil discussion we are able to declare a winner. Along with the official group list the hosts also go over their personal top 5 lists, and they are all pretty different. This was a fun episode to record and we hope you all enjoy it. Next week we discuss the best in gaming in the last deca...2019-12-221h 52Reiwa Gaming PodcastSayonara 2019: Gaming’s Most DisappointingWelcome to the inaugural Reiwa Gaming Podcast: End of the Year Extravaganza! In the first episode we break down what we thought were the most disappointing things to happen in gaming in 2019. Games, companies, events. All are fair game. The hosts start the festivities off by going over each of their personal “Most Disappointing” lists for the year before coming together to talk about the officially endorsed “Reiwa Game Bros. - Most Disappointing Things in Gaming in 2019” list.
If you have any comments that you would like to add to our conversation please head on over to our A...2019-12-151h 27Reiwa Gaming PodcastSayonara 2019 Special Series Announcement12/16 - Gaming’s Most Disappointing
12/23 - Game of the Year 2019
12/30 - Best of the Decade
1/1 - Most Anticipated of 2020
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Reiwa Gaming Podcast006 Phoenix DownThe holiday season approaches and with it comes a long stretch without any major game releases. Luckily for us, we all have a decent game backlog waiting for us. This week we wrap up our Death Stranding discussion now that 3 out of 4 hosts have completed the game, chat about what we’ve been playing lately, and as usual focus in on a few gaming news stories that we think are important. Rumor has it that Valve is releasing a new Half-Life game...could it be?!?! This episode also signals the return of the highly-acclaimed “special segment”. It’s Nick’s turn to co...2019-12-012h 15Reiwa Gaming Podcast005 A BB, a BT, and a BD-1 walk into a bar...We’re back after a slight delay! Did Nick catch the flu? Or maybe it was DOOMS? This week we bring you a healthy amount of Death Stranding discussion. It’s been a week since the game’s launch and we’re excited to finally be able to chat about it with each other. If you haven’t made it to chapter 3 yet, beware of spoilers! We also briefly touch on Jedi: Fallen Order and Pokémon Sword and Shield. In the news this week we reflect back on Anthem and whether or not it’s a good idea for BioWare to tr...2019-11-181h 52Reiwa Gaming PodcastEpisode 005 Delay!!!Episode 5 will be pushed back one week! Sorry everyone!!
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reiwa-gaming-podcast/support2019-11-1101 minReiwa Gaming Podcast004 What’s the Over/Under?We’re back! And with newly leveled-up audio! The last couple of weeks have been pretty light on news as the gaming industry prepares for a huge fall season of game releases that continues its hurricane-like approach. Aaron is in charge of this week’s main segment and tasked each of us with diving in to Metacritic and choosing two games: one overrated, one underrated. We also briefly chat about the best games to play around Halloween and we get a quick update on Matt’s continued struggles to receive his copy of Bloodstained. Our social media presence has also increa...2019-10-282h 14Reiwa Gaming Podcast003 The Shame GameTyphoon Hagibis has come and gone and with it came a boat load of game news. The Blizzard/Hong Kong fiasco, tons of Sony PlayStation info, and a new chapter of Fortnite!? This week’s special segment is brought to you by Matt and sees us confessing to our biggest gaming sins. Don’t miss it as we try to explain (make up excuses?) why we haven’t played or finished some of the most famous or important games in history! Also be sure to keep an eye on our new YouTube channel, Reiwa Game Bros, for some upcoming video featur...2019-10-152h 16
Reiwa Gaming PodcastReiwa Gaming Podcast 002 Hyped or Un-hyped?!We’re back! We did it! We overcame the first hurdle and Episode 2 of the Reiwa Gaming Podcast is back! This week we talk briefly about our current playlists and favorite Japanese convenience store fried chicken before jumping into a new segment “Strangely un-hyped for” where we chat about upcoming games that we aren’t so excited for. And of course, we dive into the latest gaming news stories that we think are important or interesting. So grab a Strong Zero, pull up a chair, and get ready to enter a “new era in gaming!”
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