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Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Best Games We Played In 2024This is it, Game of the Year 2024 with the Surprise Mechanics! Billy, Mikaela, and Roman share the best games we played in 2024 and y'know its been one heck of a year. The Backlog is complete* and 2025 is here. *not really there's always a new game Send us an email - surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky - @surprisemechanics.bsky.social2025-01-011h 35Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSilent Hill 2 Remake & Roman's Honorable Mentions of 2024The rails have come off completely, chaos reigns, and rules no longer have power in this realm. Mikaela's still going on about Silent Hill 2 twenty years later and Roman cannot put down Vampire Survivors, Stardew Valley, and Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! And to that I say, "Right on! Listen to this episode y'all, it's silly!" I was supposed to put our email address here but I dropped it :( 2024-12-0549 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsMikaela's Many Modifications, Decompilations, and a Cowabunga Turtles SummerSonic Summer is OVER! We are DONE with that beautiful blue bastard. For real this time!!* Yeah, a summer full of Sonic games would have kept a lot of gamers busy, but not us. We had time on our hands. What did we do with that time? This is our story... Follow us on Bluesky! Just search for the show, idk what you want from me. *See Sonic the Hedgehog 3 only in theaters December 202024-08-2956 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsClassic Resident Evil (Mikaela's Birthday!)Celebrate Mikaela's birthday with the Surprise Mechanics as we try to figure out if it was the movies or the games or the Super Mario 64s. We don't know! Help!2024-05-2355 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsGod of War Ragnarok: Valhalla & Fallout 1 & Fallout 2 & a lil Helldivers 2 & even a dash of friendshipMikaela, Roman, and their shared Sleep Paralysis Demon Samuel are back in studio! They're coming at you LIVE to talk about all that stuff I already listed out. What, you want me to do it again? Nah nah nah. Not doing it. Give it a listen. Or don't! That's fine!! Stop being so weird about it. 2024-05-091h 03Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsLike a Dragon: Ishin! & The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (w/Matthew Rao)Michaela thought this was just going to be another episode...another walk in the freakin park...but nope! Roman had other plans! This ain't your grandma's Surprise Mechanics! She thought she could get away with just talking about Like a Dragon: Ishin! and Roman would be normal about it. Maybe he would talk about Helldivers or some bullshit comic book he read, but nope! He had to go SICKO MODE and do something TWISTED. Matthew Rao makes a surprise appearance and from there...well let's just say it gets preeeetttyyyy interesting, okay? That's right: they go all in on...2024-04-111h 14Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsFor All Mankind (HBD Roman)It's Roman's birthday! Everyone wish Roman a happy birthday! Today, Mikaela and God Emperor Roman Buetel talk about going to the moon in another Apple TV original For All Mankind. Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2024-03-281h 17Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsIt's Happening Again! (TLOU2 & FF7R Strikes Back!)Oh no it's happening again! They let Roman and Mikaela ramble about The Last of Us Part 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Who was on the clock? You had one job! We can't let them continue this conversation the very fabric of space time will erode. Fire [REDACTED] and get these two nerds talking about their backlog again! Check out Mikaela's band at https://open.spotify.com/album/0Kd34W5fUkapSGQE8hWQOb?si=2C-7rbr0R0aoxRrdRVroXw Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line...2024-02-151h 09Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Days GoneSpooky Mechanics 2023 concludes with our first ever Gamers Debate (TM) discussing Bend Studio's Days Gone. Lines are drawn and friendships are tested as Roman argues in favor of this underappreciated game and Mikaela chuckles along, mostly not really caring. There is also mention of Jurassic Park and food. Follow us on Bluesky @surprisemechanics.bsky.social Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com 2023-11-3057 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: The Thing (2011) (w/ Matthew Rao)Spooky Mechanics persists as time and space gets weird and we end up back at The Thing but its 2011! Matthew joins Roman and Mikaela today to talk about the prequel to one of the greatest horror films of all time John Carpenter's The Thing. Can you figure out which one of us is The Thing? Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @surprisemechanics.bsky.social2023-11-151h 02Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Dead Space 2023In space no one can hear you game... Halloween may be over, by Spooky Mechanics continues as Roman and Mikaela talk about Dead Space, a video game released in the year 2023. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @surprisemechanics.bsky.social 2023-11-0958 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsWeekly Check-in (Tears of the Kingdom)It's time for another Weekly Check-in with Roman and Mikaela. This week we're talkin' Tears of the Kingdom. Can you believe this game has an ending? Featuring special guest: a cricket trapped in Roman's basement. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2023-09-211h 19Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSurprise Mechanics ~Nights~: Gaming Ruts & The Flash"It's not easy to be me." When Vladimir John Ondrasik III sang this line in the hit song "Superman" by his band Five for Fighting, he wasn't necessarily talking about the turmoil of being a Gamer, but he wasn't explicitly NOT talking about it either, and sometimes that's enough. What I'm trying to say is sometimes games don't grip you. It happens to the best of us. It's normal! I'm normal! The best we can do is work through the pain. A new game will eventually come along that...2023-07-0654 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsAndor, another Star Wars StoryStar Wars is back! And/or its Mikaela's birthday and she's forcing it upon Roman. We're talking about the Disney+ Star Wars television series Andor and could you believe its a Star Wars? Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com 2023-06-221h 24Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSeverance (season one)It's Roman's Birthday, sorta! Better late than never, I guess. We all remember how funny it was when Roman forced his good friend Mikaela to watch Vanderpump Rules last year. It was a total riot! We all loved it! This year he chose a new tactic and picked a program he thought she might actually like, which is Apple TV's Severance. Spoiler alert: it's a really cool show. Also spoiler alert: there are spoilers in this episode. But not until later, so don't even trip. Just relax, alright? Follow...2023-06-071h 34Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsCyberpunk 2077 (W/Gwyn Branwen)Mikaela's roommate and bonafide cyberpsycho Gwyn stops by the Surprise Mechanics Elder Castle to discuss DC Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, a video game that works now! How about that! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2023-05-101h 31Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsEvil Dead RiseKlaatu barada nikto someone has read out loud from the Book of the Dead once again! The demons decide to take on the big city this time around in Evil Dead Rise. Roman and Mikaela definitely were not scared at all while watching this film. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2023-04-261h 08Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsHBO's The Last of Us Season 1Zombies are back folks and this time they're fungi, again. Roman and Mikaela are here clickin' all about HBO's The Last of Us Season One and it's a doozy! Show Notes: So, Should we Stop Staying JRPG? (Jimquisition) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDyONiXSjM&ab_channel=JimSterling Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Deliver us a message across a perilous post apocalyptic environment: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2023-03-231h 32Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsMarvel's Midnight Suns & Harley QuinnThe Combo Pack(TM) returns with an episode about our favorite comic book freaks! Look at them, these freaks! Bask in their glory! Fear Them, as they fear You. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2023-03-0853 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsVelma and Scooby Apocalypse (w/Wisam Awadallah)Our newly promoted Warner Bros Correspondent Wisam Awadallah (@HobbsnShawarma) returns to discuss HBO Max's Velma and the comic series Scooby Apocalypse, two very different stories that attempt to reimagine the Scooby Gang for a more contemporary audience with varying results! Mikaela and Roman welcome Wisam to the PS5 family by sharing their top 5 PS5 game recommendations before moving on to discuss Vanderpump Rules (because it wouldn't be an episode of SM without that), Everything Everywhere All At Once, and MILF Manor, a real show made by real people! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us...2023-02-2253 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSonic Frontiers (w/Kaleb Grine)Rise and Grind, Gamers! Surprise Mechanics is back from our winter hiatus to talk about everyone's favorite sicko: Sonic the Hedgehog! Kaleb Grine returns to bring us breakfast and chat about this super fast freak! We close out, per usual, with a Heated Gaming Moment where we discuss Sonic Prime, That 90s Show, and Kaleb's growing addiction to G-Fuel. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2023-02-081h 16Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Best Games We Played in 2022Can you believe time marches forward? Well, we're joined by Billy Hyland once again and we're making a list and checking it twice giving recognition to the games we thought were quite nice! Number 3 is SHOCKING 😱 Check out Billy's new game Moon! https://billdo.itch.io/ Follow us on Elon Musk's Twitter @SurpriseMechPod And if you feel the need to express yourself we're here to listen at: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2023-01-041h 23Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsTodd Howard's Fallout 4, Our 2023 Plans, and a sprinkle of AvatarWe got a real gamer's potpourri this week, a real pop culture stew, a cosmic gumbo, even! We're talking Fallout 4 mods, we're talking about the future, our hopes and dreams, and we're checking back in with our good friend Jim Cameron. Wowza that's a lot of stuff in just fifty two minutes and forty five seconds! Do you think these bozos can handle it?? Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-12-1452 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsVampire Survivors & God of War RagnarokI Made A Game With Zombies In It is free to download on steam! You read that right! It's FREE! This is not a drill! Follow us on twitter @SurpriseMechPod before what's his name destroys the place. You know, the apartheid guy. With the murderous automobiles. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-11-301h 00Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsGotham Knights & Resident Evil Village Winters' ExpansionThis one's got everything: werewolves, batmen, man bats, a child militia, and one tall, tall woman! AWOOGA!  Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-11-161h 15Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsWatchalong: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (w/Matthew Rao)Well, it's time to end Roman's Never Seeing Indiana Jones streak. This week the Surprise Mechanics throw Matt a bone and watch the movie that was actually promised. Despite what might be our most chaotic opening, we finally sit down and watch Temple of Doom. Turns out Indiana Jones rocks! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-11-022h 03Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Matt's Hubris HalloweenDid you know a thermos can do anything? On the final Spooky Mechanics of 2022 our friend Matthew joins us for a Hubie Halloween watchalong! Sync it up to the movie and join us for a spooky time! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod What's that behind you?: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-10-261h 36Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: No One Lives Under the Lighthouse & Summer of '58Hot dog! We're talking about two bite sized, but still mondo satisfying, indie horror titles today. Which ones, you ask? The ones in the title, silly! No One Lives Under the Lighthouse! Summer of '58! Also our first ever Spooky Kaleb's Korner! Oh wow!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-10-1956 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: The Cured & The SadnessHope you're hungry for some more horror films, cuz we got 'em! This week on Spooky Mechanics, we watch The Cured (2017) and The Sadness (2021). Also introducing Deku the cat who was a good boy for exactly one minute before chewing on my headphone cable and being banned from Surprise Mechanics Studios. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Tell us about your day: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-10-121h 24Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsHaunted PS1 Demo Disc: Spectral Mall (w/Chance Duffy)Chance "Pance" Duffy returns to discuss the new collection from the Haunted PS1 community! Go check it out! https://hauntedps1.itch.io/demo-disc-spectral-mall Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-10-0547 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: The ForestUh oh! the Surprise Mechanics private jet has crash landed on an uncharted island what are we gonna do now?! We're gonna talk about The Forest of course! Speaking of The Forest... wait... what's that in the darkness? Can't you see it? It's coming this way! Oh no it's The Last of Us TV trailer!!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Craft a computer and email us: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-09-281h 11Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Raw (2016) & Fresh (2022)It's people on the menu, folks! Just kidding. Kind of. These movies are about eating people, but that's not what we're doing. We're just talking about the movies is all. We're just here to talk. About movies! Podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Email us, cowards: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-09-2157 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: I Have No Mouth And I Must ScreamI have no morals and I must be canceled! This week Roman and Mikaela explore the horror short story and it's companion point-and-click adventure adaption I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream written by Harlan Ellison. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Download I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/?get_group_doc=22694/1540157347-HarlanEllison-IHaveNoMouthandIMustScream.pdf Audiobook:https://soundcloud.com/user-948609824/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-full-audiobook-harlan-ellison-version2022-09-1447 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Bloodborne (W/Matt Slanaker)Spooky Mechanics 2K22 kicks off with beloved darling Bloodborne, developed by the great FromSoftware. Matt Slanaker returns (via tactful bullying) to discuss bloods both new and old, werewolves, cosmic entities, and, of course, all the cheese that comes with the best FromSoft has to offer. Follow Matt! @That_MattKid And give us a follow while you're at it! @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com "My Girlfriend Describes Bloodborne" via Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/8ccl2g/my_girlfriend_describes_bloodborne/ ...2022-09-071h 34Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsJohn Wick-LikesThis week, Roman and Mikaela are here to teach you folks a lesson! And that lesson? Well, it's about movies! Specifically, action movies. Specifically, action movies that fall under the umbrella of "John Wick-Likes," started by, you guessed it, John Wick (2014). Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-08-171h 02Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe 3 R's (Risk of Rain 2, Returnal, Netflix's Resident Evil)Don't believe the title! We're talking more than just a couple of stinkin video games! We're talking about SEVERAL stinkin video games! We got Powerwash Simulator, we got Risk of Rain 2, we got Returnal, we got Into the Breach, we even got that new Resident Evil YA series Netflix inexplicably greenlit! You don't want to miss this one, baby! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Prove to me you actually read the episode descriptions: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-08-031h 16Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsA Midsummer's Chat (Redux)Used the wrong audio file last time, oops! *** There's a pleasant chaos bubbling underneath this week's episode. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I'm also not sure where exactly it came from. My best guess is we haven't done this in close to a month and were excited. Who can say! Anyway, in this one we talk about Kebobi, NüThor, Guardians of the Galaxy, School (???), and a couple of other stuff. Mostly school tho. Follow us online @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com 2022-07-221h 18Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsA Midsummer's ChatThere's a pleasant chaos bubbling underneath this week's episode. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I'm also not sure where exactly it came from. My best guess is we haven't done this in close to a month and were excited. Who can say! Anyway, in this one we talk about Kebobi, NüThor, Guardians of the Galaxy, School (???), and a couple of other stuff. Mostly school tho.  Follow us online @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-07-201h 14Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsJoJo's Bizarre AdventureYou expected a gaming podcast? Too bad! IT WAS ME DIO!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-06-221h 08Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsPost Star Wars Content BingeThe Star Wars Days(tm) are mostly behind us, mostly. We still gotta talk about Obi-Wan Kenobi. It's the law! But after that we'll talk about other stuff, promise. And then no more Star Wars for a long time. Or at the very least a time. We'll almost certainly talk about Star Wars again, even if we don't particularly want to. Stuff we talk about in this one: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Evil Dead the Game, Our Flag Means Death, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Fall Out New Vegas, & Sonic. Follow us on...2022-06-151h 14Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsWatchalong: The Rise of Skywalker (w/ Adam Sladek)Hey heyyy its Babu Frik here to tell you to sync this up with Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker because it's a watchalong! When the Skywalkers rise it's like poetry it rhymes and it's a surprise to be sure but a welcome one so get away from that sand because this is where the fun begins! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-05-252h 24Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsKnights of the Old Republic & Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (w/Kaleb Grine)In this week's (surprise) Star Wars combo pack we talk about an "old game" (Knights of the Old Republic) and a normal, not old, one (Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga). How much Star Wars can these fools possibly squeeze into one episode?! This much, that's how much! Deal with it. Please! Sorry! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-05-1851 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Mandalorian (w/ Kaleb Grine)Star Wars is now TV and TV is now Star Wars! That's right we're talking about everyone's favorite Bob Fett (no not that one) and little green guy (also not that one). May the Star Wars month keep on Star Wars-ing or whatever. Ending music composed by Ludwig Göransson and performed by Intergalactic Space Force Follow us while you're at it! @SurpriseMechPod Or drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-05-111h 03Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsJedi Fallen Order (w/Matt Slanaker)May the Whatever be with Whatever!! Thats right folks, it's Star Wars month! To kick off this 4(-ish) episode marathon we're talking Jedi Fallen Order with Matt Slanaker. Pew pew or whatever else they do over there. Find more of Matt on Twitter @That_MattKid Follow us while you're at it! @SurpriseMechPod Or drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-05-041h 15Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSonic the Hedgehog 2 & Everything Everywhere All at OnceSometimes two friends see two different movies even though they made loose plans to watch the same movie to discuss for their award nominated podcast*. And even though those plans were extremely tentative, regardless of what some parties would have you believe, it just doesn't shake out. And that's okay! You can talk about two things sometimes! Nobody minds at all! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail *Surprise Mechanics was nominated for "Best New Podcast" at the 2021 Matthew Rao...2022-04-2036 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsElden Ring Part 2: Still More Elden RingMichael and Roman are back to talk about Elden Ring! Again! That's right, more of this extremely Elden Ring!  Now that we've both finished, we talk about how it feels to be Elden Lord, the highlights and low points of our journey, and the friends we made along the way! :-) Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-04-0648 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsVanderpump RulesIt's Roman's birthday so to celebrate we're going to talk about some real art. None of this video game or horror movie slop! It's reality tv today, baby! We're talking Bravo TV, Los Angeles, and a little hole in the wall where everybody knows your name and the waitstaff is constantly screaming at each other and, sorry, is that my order? I can see my food sitting under the heat lamp but my server is too busy shouting at her boyfriend (who is the same bartender that made me this drink with way too much simple syrup) in the...2022-03-2354 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsElden Ring First ImpressionsElden Ring, Elden Ring, Elden Ring! Rise, tarnished, and listen to us talk about the most anticipated game of the millennium. I really believe that! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2022-03-091h 16Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsBloodborne PSX & DeathloopThis week, the Surprise Mechanics are talking the fanmade Bloodborne PSX, Deathloop, and a whole mess of other stuff! We're talking Mad Max, we're talking controllers, we're talking friendship!  So come on in an get sloppy! (Trying a new thing.)2022-02-231h 19Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsProject Zomboid (w/Chance Duffy)We're back from our long winter's nap and just bursting at the seams to tell everyone about all of the Gaming that kept us busy during the Quiet. Positively bursting, I tell ya! We talk about Pocket Monsters, we talk about city builders, we talk about Project Zomboid. And that special fellow Chance Duffy is there for all of it to offer some expert advice for all us you (us) novice Zomboid survivors! And that's not all, buster! Sit your butt back down because we got a brand new Kaleb's Korner! That's right. You thought the episode was over...2022-02-091h 19Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Best Games We Played in 2021 (W/Billy Hyland)Surprise Mechanics, the only podcast about video games, does another GOTY episode. Billy Hyland returns. Time is a flat circle. I'm Doctor Manhattan, or whatever. Not really. I wish! Also not really to that either. Guy seems pretty stressed and I can't be bothered to learn all those maths. I'll stick to being a regular old not doctor human. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2022-01-061h 38Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpider-Man: No Way Home & Aliens Fireteam EliteThis is a shorter one, ya dig? We call them Mini Mechanics. Sweet, yeah?  Roman does a spoilerish-free review of the latest Spider-Man movie and Michael played Aliens Fireteam Elite for like an hour. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2021-12-2949 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsResident Evil Welcome to Raccoon CityThis week your favorite video game movie bozos talk about the fall's biggest blockbuster release: Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City. Spoilers: it's! not! great!! So let's turn things up a notch (yea, I say 'turn things up a notch' now) and write our own fan fiction Resident Evil movie scripts. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2021-12-2259 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsQuake RemasteredSure, you've heard of ogres. Your Shreks, your trolls, your run of the mill swamp dwellers, yeah. I get it, buddy. But have you heard of ogres with guns? How about ogres with chainsaws for hands? And what if I told you- What's that? You have heard of those kinds of ogres? And you already know I'm talking about Quake?  Because it's like 20 years old? Whatever, let's see you write the episode description. 2021-12-1547 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsWatchalong: The Matrix (1999)This time it was Michael's turn to pick a formative movie and it turns out Wachowski love runs deep on this particular program. Folks, it's the Matrix. Yeah, that one. With the suits and the kung fu. Sync up and watch with us! Also sorry for Roman's illness.2021-12-082h 14Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsCombo Pack #3: Forza Horizon 5 & Marvel's AvengersWe're back with another combo pack and this time Michael and Roman go on a joyride through Forza Horizon 5 and Marvel's Avengers! We're talking about online multiplayer progression, large cars in Grand Theft Auto, Scooby Doo and Dragon Ball Z, and the Avengers too I guess.  Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-12-011h 22Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsWatchalong: Speed Racer (2008) (w/James Walsh)Adventure's waiting just ahead! That's right folks, it's time for another Watchalong(tm). Michael and Roman invite James back to the show to watch the Wachowski's Speed Racer. This is a very big deal for one of us (I'll leave you to guess who) so please sync up the movie with this track and let your old pals gab your ear off for a little over 2 hours. It'll go fast, promise. Just like Speed Racer! He's fast! Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-11-242h 17Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsNo More Heroes III (w/Kaleb Grine)I know a lot of gamers out there don't have much patience. Least that's what Bishop, the dude at the video store said. So I'll cut to the chase: Kaleb Grine returns to celebrate the release of No More Heroes III. What are we waiting for? It's time to enter the Garden of Insanity. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-11-171h 13Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsMetroid Extravaganza!Michael and Roman have the Metroid bug, friends. And the only cure, of course, is to play a whole mess of video games. This week we talk about just about every Metroid title including various remakes and AM2R. It's fun! I hope!  Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod2021-11-101h 07Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: John Carpenter's The Thing (w/Adam Sladek)The vessel that formerly belonged to the human Adam Sladek returns to close out Spooky Mechanics 2021 by talking about John Carpenter's The Thing. We also talk about The Thing (2011), Blade Runner, and Roman goes on about Swedish Chef a little bit. Just for fun. The Things by Peter Watts https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/ Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com 2021-10-271h 18Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: CarrionYour favorite shock jocks are back to talk about your second favorite blob monster! Maybe third. Depends on how much you like The Blob, I guess. Either way, there's a new blob on the block and their name is...well, I don't know actually. Never got their name. I'm getting sidetracked. Are you happy now?! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-10-2053 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Metroid DreadA new Metroid game is out on the Switch… the galaxy is at peace. This week Roman and Mike share their first impressions of Metroid Dread so you better engage your speed booster and shinespark on over here the episode is starting! Articles: Metroid Dread Is Already Running On Switch Emulators by Kotaku https://kotaku.com/metroid-dread-is-already-running-great-on-switch-emulat-1847833403 Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-10-131h 01Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Silent Hill 2 (w/James Walsh)In my restless dreams, I see that pod. Surprise Mechanics. You promised me you'd take me there again someday. But you never did. Well I'm alone there now... Waiting for you... Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-10-061h 07Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Blair Witch (2019)Hocus Pocus, or whatever witches say. Do they say anything? Didn't do any research before I started typing and backspace is for cowards. This week on Spooky Mechanics, Spichael and Roman talk about Bloober Team's Blair Witch, the Blair Witch film franchise, and end the whole dang thing with a pitch for their take on this beautiful woodland elder. Come on inside and we'll get started! Also please stand in the corner, great now face the wall, that's perfect thank you.  Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: S...2021-09-2959 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Song of HorrorThis week Michael and Roman talk Song of Horror, and I don't mean the freaking monster mash! Stop asking about the Monster Mash! It's not gonna happen, okay?! 2021-09-2249 minSurprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Evil Dead (2013) (w/Matthew Rao)Matthew "TS" Rao joins Michael & Roman to discuss Evil Dead (2013). These freakish friends talk practical effects, spooky deadites, and gorgeous character deaths. Then at the end they wrap it up with a general discussion of zombies. You know how these things go. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Dead_(2013_film) EVIL DEAD 2013 And The Politics of Tree Rape https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/04/04/evil-dead-2013-and-the-politics-of-tree-rape Sam Raimi Regrets THAT Tree Scene In The Evil...2021-09-151h 04Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsHaunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021 (W/Chance Duffy)This week we're talking about the very cool, very free Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021. Don't sleep on this collection of indie demos made by a bunch of really talented folks from the Haunted PS1 community! Also, sorry about Roman's audio. Some ghosts got in there and changed his mic input. Yeah, that's it! It was ghosts! Can't be helped, I guess! Download & follow the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021 on itch.io! https://hauntedps1.itch.io/demodisc2021 2021-09-081h 17Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics: Alien Isolation (w/Adam Sladek)The spooky season is upon us, folks. To get this thing started we've invited Adam Sladek back to talk about Creative Assembly's survival horror game Alien Isolation. Those tricky xenomorphs are at it again!! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail Articles Revisiting the AI of Alien: Isolation by AI and Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7d5lF6U0eQ&ab_channel=AIandGames Why Sigourney Weaver Returned as Ripley in Alien: Isolation ...2021-09-011h 12Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpooky Mechanics 2021 PreseasonSpooky Season, as we all know, starts next week! We're celebrating by rebranding to Spooky Mechanics. For two whole months we'll be talking all horror all the time babyyy. Hear us talk about some of our favorite horror stuff to get ourselves in the mood. Titles mentioned: Halloween In the Mouth of Madness Prince of Darkness Let's go Play at the Adams Crossed Doom Quake The Color Out of Space Return to Castle Wolfenstein ...2021-08-251h 31Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsCombo Pack #2: Splitgate, Slay the Spire, & Back 4 BloodTHREE games?! In ONE episode?! Are they freaking serious?! Yes we are, and don't call us Shirley! Little Airplane joke for you filmers. Combo Pack is back and better than ever! We also discuss college gaming, Disney Infinity, amiibo, and a bunch of other stuff! Just give it a listen, would ya. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-08-181h 28Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsCyberpunk 2077, No Man's Sky, & Hype CyclesMichael and Roman hop aboard the hype train before systematically derailing the whole freaking thing. That's right, it's a subversion. Oh, you thought we were going to do a trailer reaction video or something? Guess again! You look so foolish. So, so foolish. Can't even believe how foolish you look and probably are. Be sure to like and subscribe. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-08-111h 33Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsCeleste (w/ Sergey Vitlin)You can do this!  Sergey joins us again to talk about Celeste! Reach for the summit with us as we talk about indie twitch platformers, difficulty in games, and cool soundtracks. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Articles: Is Madeline Canonically Trans? https://maddythorson.medium.com/is-madeline-canonically-trans-4277ece02e40 Game Maker's Tool Kit - What Makes Celeste's Assist Mode Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NInNVEHj_G4 2021-08-041h 35Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsJim's Philosophy HourMoral systems in video games? Paragon or Renegade? Branching narratives? Jim Davis visits to talk about all these video game tropes through the lens of philosophers of the past and the theories they designed. It’s Jim’s Philosophy Hour! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-07-281h 30Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSpace Jam: A New Legacy (w/ Matthew Rao & Trey MilesMatthew and Trey come on the show to watch Space Jam: A New Legacy! That’s right, I said watch and you can too. Sync this up with the film and unlock the context for most of our ramblings and share the experience of four friends feeling physical pain from a popular product picture! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-07-211h 58Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsMedia Consumption July 2021The Hunger returns and we must consume. Titles: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus  The Tomorrow War I Think You Should Leave Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Doki Doki Literature Club Spencer's Gifts Brutal Doom Doom 64 Dead by Daylight (again) Twin Peaks: The Return Peaky Blinders Host Resident Evil RE:verse Risk of Rain 2 Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a...2021-07-141h 28Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsCombo Pack #1: Cruelty Squad & Ratchet and Clank Rift ApartMichael and Roman talk the bizarre indie title Cruelty Squad as well as the not so indie, less bizarre, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart. Your favorite video game bozos also talk about the new $70 price point for AAA titles, varying mileage from graphical fidelity, and a whole bunch of other stuff! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-07-071h 35Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsTwin PeaksIt is happening again. That's right! Another episode of Surprise Mechanics coming at ya. Roman & Mike cover all the basics in this one - the MCU, David Lynch, AND Dead by Daylight! Holy heck! Can you believe we're just giving this away for free?! Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail2021-06-301h 53Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsElectronic Entertainment Expo 2021 (w/Bill Hyland)E3 happened so I guess we should talk about it. *tries to sit backwards in a chair like a cool guidance counselor and my pants rip wide open, I pretend not to notice but it's all we're thinking about now*2021-06-232h 11Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Last of Us Part II One Year Anniversary Extravaganza!The Last of Us Part II turns 1 this week, so to celebrate we decided to not only review this game, we also set the discourse straight (ur welcome) AND talked about what the future holds for this franchise.  HBD TLOU2 :) Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Articles: https://gamerant.com/alleged-microsoft-internal-last-us-2-review-leaks-loved/ https://www.inverse.com/gaming/best-accessible-games-gaad-2021 https://www.youtube.com/c/speclizer https://hypebeast.com/2020/6/the-last-of-us-part-2...2021-06-161h 37Surprise MechanicsSurprise Mechanics(Roman Drops the) Shovel KnightMichael does his best to talk about Shovel Knight while Roman can barely keep his grasp on reality. Not sure what's up with that guy today. Sorry, folks. Be sure to leave a 5 star review. Really helps the show. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34376766-blood-sweat-and-pixels 2021-06-091h 20Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsTelltale Games (w/Matt Williams)Matt Williams joins us this week to reminisce/mourn Telltale Games, a company full of really talented folks who got absolutely torpedoed by their bosses. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line at SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail Find more of Matt on Instagram @Fandom.Encounters Articles: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/13/telltale-games-shut-down-and-revival-explained NoClip Telltale: The Human Stories Behind the Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2nNksMBpg&ab_channel=Noclip-VideoGameDocumentaries2021-06-021h 32Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsMedia Consumption (May 2021)Roman and Michael give themselves a break this week and discuss the various slop they're reading, watching, and playing. Should be fun! Hopefully! I guess you'll just have to see! I mean listen. You know what I mean. Stuff We Talk About: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Castlevania (anime) Those Who Wish Me Dead Hell or High Water Wind River Jacob Geller's Youtube Channel The Simpsons Invincible Something Is Killing The Children Crossed Resident...2021-05-261h 25Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsResident Evil Multiplayer GamesYour favorite (and only!) video game podcasters talk more Resident Evil this week. Roman & Mike go through the history of RE multiplayer installments, both online and off, as well as offer their two cents as to what would make for a good, contemporary entry. Also Mike begs for a new Outbreak a lot. But he's not wrong! Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod2021-05-191h 29Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsResident Evil VillageRoman is joined by Resident Evil expert Michael Jones of the Surprise Mechanics Podcast to discuss the newest installment in the Resident Evil franchise. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod2021-05-121h 38Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsDisco Elysium Final Cut (w/ Ian Charland & Sergey Vitlin)Ian and Sergey come on the show to talk about the excellent Disco Elysium Final Cut: a fantastical, hilarious, heartfelt, and wonderful detective rpg developed by Studio ZA/UM. The boys talk about what kind of detectives they were, their favorite quest lines, and the Pale. It's all disco, baby. Find more of Ian & Sergey at The Summit Shack on Twitter: @SummitShack Find us on Twitter, too! @SurpriseMechPod Or drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Articles: https://www.thegamer.com/disco-elysium-the-final-cuts-narrator/2021-05-051h 20Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsGojira vs The Monsterverse (w/Adam Sladek)Adam Sladek, kaiju expert extraordinaire, joins us this week to discuss all things Godzilla! We talk about the Legendary Monsterverse compared to Godzilla's Japanese origins, the excellent Shin Godzilla, and what it would take to create a fun Godzilla video game. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Find Adam in the wild!2021-04-281h 46Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsYakuza Franchise (w/Kaleb Grine)Kaleb Grine returns to the show to discuss everyone's favorite Dad Simulator: Yakuza. Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Articles: https://gameplay.tips/guides/7165-yakuza-kiwami.html https://kotaku.com/yakuza-creator-doesn-t-want-kiryu-beating-up-women-in-f-1845622609 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-30-after-i-stepped-into-yakuzas-world-yakuzas-world-seeped-into-mine http://segabits.com/blog/2018/05/10/yakuza-series-producer-in-my-personal-opinion-kiryu-is-a-virgin/2021-04-212h 02Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsControl (w/John Berndt)This week, Roman and Mike talk Remedy's Control with their old pal John Berndt! The guys talk telekinesis powers, really stable frame rates, and traversing through the halls of The Oldest House while John plays with a pen cap, or shoots dice or something. It's hard to tell exactly what's going on over there but the boy can't sit still! Geez Louise, wait until you get a load of this guy! Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Email us: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Articles: https://www.theverge...2021-04-141h 48Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsBethesda Game Studios (w/Chance Duffy)"It just works." With those words, Todd Howard made us Gamers a sacred promise: that the game would work. Not that sacred, I guess. Kind of what you would expect from a full price AAA game, I guess. But still! Did he deliver? Do Bethesda games work? Kind of! Sometimes! Depends! Chance Duffy joins Roman and Mike to figure it out. Follow us on Twitter @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@Gmail.com Articles: Bethesda’s litigation history: ...2021-04-071h 29Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (w/Joseph Johnson)Dr. Joseph "Dynasty Warriors Expert" Johnson joins local numbskulls Mike & Roman to discuss the newest mash-up of the Dynasty Warriors and Zelda franchises.  The fellas hack and slash their way through thousands of enemies, dozens of hours, and even more laughs. :-) Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com 2021-03-311h 17Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Snyder Cut (w/Wisam Awadallah)It's part 2 of the Superhero Spectacular and Wisam Awadallah joins the boys to discuss cinema history. That's right, folks, it's real; Zack Snyder's Justice League is live on HBO Max and the boys couldn't wait to dig their grubby little mitts into this four hour epic. Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com Articles: https://www.gq.com/story/zack-snyder-justice-league-interview-original-plan-revealed https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2564640/zack-snyder-says-the-studio-had-rules-about-what-he-couldnt-put-in-his-snyder-cut-of-justice-league?pv=related_list https://www.polygon.com/22327290/snyder-cut-hbo-max-release ...2021-03-241h 35Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Marvel Cinematic UniverseIt's part one of the Surprise Mechanics 2021 Superhero Spectacular! Mike practically begged to do this one and who was Roman to say no? Today, the boys are talking about the overall MCU, what they like, what they don't like, and why the discourse is such a mess. Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: SurpriseMechanicsPod@gmail.com2021-03-171h 36Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsKingdom Hearts re:Chain of Epic Store eXclusivity (w/Ashton Jacome)Ashton Jacome pulled a really funny prank on us this week, gang. This dude comes into our house and makes us familiarize ourselves with the Kingdom Hearts mythos AND read a bunch about Epic Games. Pretty good prank. We're not friends with him anymore, obviously, but at least he went out with a bang. Follow us on Twitter: @surprisemechpod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com Articles: https://gamerant.com/video-game-controversy-2019-worst/ https://www.pcgamer.com/pc-game-storefronts-compared-what-you-need-to-know-about-retailers-and-resellers/ https://gamerant.com/epic-games-store-vs-steam-cut-of-sales/2021-03-102h 02Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsSuper Mario 3D All-Stars (W/Perry Lerit)The fellas are joined by artist & friend Perry Lerit to discuss a new Mario game, which is actually 3 old Mario games. Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com Articles: https://screenrant.com/mario-3d-all-stars-limited-release-bad-why/ https://gamerant.com/super-mario-3d-all-stars-limited-time-release-nintendo-defense/#:~:text=Doug%20Bowser%2C%20president%20of%20Nintendo,celebrate%20it%20in%20different%20ways. https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/1332126/Super-Mario-3D-All-Stars-Nintendo-Switch-limited-time-eBay-prices https://www.gameinformer.com/opinion/2020/09/10/nintendo-is-playing-a-dangerous-game-with-the-limited-release-of-super-mario-3d https://www.thegamer.com/super-mario-galaxy-3...2021-03-031h 28Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsMulan (2020)Folks, we're going legitimate. That's right. No more of this video games nonsense!* We're doing movies now. That's our new thing. This is a movies podcast. A moviecast. Filmcast! That sounds better, more fancy. This is a filmcast now. We kick off our filmcast by discussing the paid Disney+ Mulan 2020 HD Remake DLC. Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com Articles: https://fortune.com/2020/09/20/disney-mulan-2020-china-box-office-flop/ https://time.com/5886000/mulan-remake-review/ https://www.theguardian.com...2021-02-241h 45Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsDead by Daylight (w/James Walsh)James Walsh joins us to talk about running from spooky killers in Dead by Daylight. We talk about the game itself, progression systems in games, and, of course, game store economies. What fun! Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com2021-02-171h 46Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsDoom Eternal (w/Matthew Rao)Our friend and borderline professional gamer Matthew Rao joins us to talk about 2020's Doom Eternal. It's extremely righteous. Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com Articles: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-04-id-confirms-its-parted-ways-with-doom-eternal-composer-after-soundtrack-controversy#:~:text=After%20several%20weeks%20of%20silence,music%20for%20Doom%20Eternal's%20DLC https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-21-doom-eternal-composer-distances-himself-from-soundtrack-album https://www.dreadxp.com/news/id-software-releases-full-statement-on-controversy-with-composer-mick-gordon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/gdg25y/doom_eternal_ost_open_letter/2021-02-101h 47Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsThe Best Games We Played in 2020 (w/Billy Hyland)I guess February is as good of a time to do this as any. Bill Hyland joins us once again to talk about the best games we played last year.  Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Drop us a line: surprisemechanicspod@gmail.com2021-02-102h 08Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsDead Cells (w/Billy Hyland)Episode 2, baby! We're over the first episode hump. It's all downhill from here! Oscar's for Podcasts here we come! Roman & Mike are joined by their friend Bill Hyland to discuss Motion Twin's Dead Cells. It's a pretty interesting game made by one of the few coops in the video game space. You've probably heard of it, but we'll talk your ear off either way! Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Articles: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/game-developers-behind-dead-cells-night-in-the-woods-and-more-share-why-the-co-op-studio-model-works https://kotaku.com/game-studio-with-no-bosses-pays-everyone-the-same-18278729722021-02-031h 42Surprise MechanicsSurprise MechanicsFinal Fantasy 7 Remake (w/Kaleb Grine)Our first episode! No way! That's crazy! Roman & Mike are joined by their good buddy Kaleb Grine to discuss 2020's Final Fantasy 7 Remake. They go over what they liked, what they weren't so crazy about, and how fun it is to run around Wall Market. Follow us on Twitter: @SurpriseMechPod Articles: https://www.eteknix.com/kitase-nomura-explain-final-fantasy-vii-remakes-episodic-format/2021-02-031h 30