Outrun the Bear

No time to remember my name

April 04, 2024 06:25 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

On this episode Adam continues to share his plethora of games that he has played while Jacob talks about a few that he started and the few he continues to move along. Games discussed: No Rest for the Wicked Rotwood Cult of Lamb Control Dragon Quest 11 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales We Happy Few A Little to the Left iRacing Inscryption Balatro Noita Downwell Pepper Grinder DICEOMANCER Children of the Sun Yet another Zombie Survivors The Land Beneath Us

Giving out arbitrary points

March 14, 2024 06:09 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

On this episode we have a quick chat about the cycle of console releases, Adam discusses his continued wealth of gaming and in reviewing Jacob's games, Adam puts it on himself to score Jacob's completed games. We also have a Nintendo Direct: Partner's Showcase to review from Feb 21st. Games Discussed: Dave the Diver Tiny Rogues Death Stranding Inscryption Helldivers 2 Roboquest Thronefall Lethal Company Halls of Torment Starfield Sea of Stars TOEM Pikmin 4 Quantum Break Cult ...

I've played a few games

February 27, 2024 06:21 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

We're back and ready to review the games we've been playing to see if we're keeping true to our 2024 plans. Games Discussed: Doom Lethal Company Sea of Stars Alan Wake 2 Quantum Break Dredge Dave the Diver Shadow Gambit the Cursed Crew Poly Bridge 2 Farming Simulator 19 Enter the Gungeon Tiny Rogues PlayStation Direct Zenless Zone Zero V Rising Dragons Dogma 2 Death Stranding 2

Plans for 2024

February 06, 2024 06:15 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

It's a new year and with it comes a new list of games we want to try and play this year. We'll start with the games we've playing and then review our over ambitious list of games for the year. Games Discussed: Sea of Stars TOEM Pikmin 4 Alan Wake 2 Valorent Dredge Gnorp Apologue Pheonix Wright Art of Rally Jacob's 2024 Plans: https://www.backloggd.com/u/BigJake/list/2024-plans/ Adam's 2024 Plans: https://www.backloggd.com/u/foirnoide/list/plans-2024/

List of Something 2023

January 11, 2024 06:38 - 1 hour - 103 MB

It's back and just a little late. We are here to present our list of top 10 games that we played in 2023. Some expected games and some surprises. We hope you enjoy our 5th annual List of Something!

Jacob's secret game

January 02, 2024 07:14 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

It's the last episode of the year but unfortunately it's not our list of something 2023. While you're waiting for us to release that episode have a listen to some of the games we've been trying to fit in before the year ends. Adam also finds out that Jacob has been keeping a game secret from him as well. Games Discussed: SteamWorld Build Spirit of the North Lethal Company Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery Tabletop Simulator - Ark Nova Alan Wake 2 ...

Adam's secret game

December 15, 2023 04:23 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

We've got another Indie Direct to go over and it seems it's primarily directed at Jacob rather than Adam. We also review the games we've been playing and Adam reveals a game he's been playing that he's been keeping under wraps. Games Discussed: Cult of the Lamb Pheonix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy Atomic Crops Monsters 'til Midnight Control Alan Wake 2 Persona 5 Tactica Starfield Afterparty Super Mario Wonder Untitled Goose Game Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Indie...

Adam has played a lot of games

November 25, 2023 04:12 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

Adam has a long list of games this time and he's excited to go through them. We also played a new co-op game that is meant to improve communication between friends. Join us to see how effective it was! Games Discussed: Cocoon Cult of the Lamp Subpar Pool Mario Wonder Alan Wake 2 Jusant Bokura Headbangers: Rhythm Royale F1 Manager 2024 Chicory: A Colorful Tale Return to Monkey Island Starfield Afterparty

I could care less

October 28, 2023 17:39 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

Adam finished Starfield? Jacob disagrees? Adam might not be done with Diablo 4 after all? Jacob and Adam have played even more games? Listen to find out more about these intriguing questions and more on the latest episode of Outrun the Bear. Games Discussed: Starfield Diablo 4 - Season 2 Cocoon Lies of P Forza Motorsports Chicory: A Colorful Tale Day of the Tentacle Remastered Return to Monkey Island From Space Pizza Hero Endless Dungeon

Lowered expectations

October 18, 2023 03:28 - 1 hour - 86.5 MB

We've got more to say about Starfield because it's a big game! While Starfield has consumed most of our time in the past weeks, we've had a chance to do a few other things including Jacob defeating Ganon in Tears of the Kingdom. After our last episode Nintendo put out another direct. Adam set his expectations low and we'll see if that allowed him to be pleasantly surprised by the new game announcements. Games Discussed: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Starfield Halls of Tormen...

Starfield First Impressions

September 18, 2023 06:51 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

We've dialed up the professionalism and made an effort to play some of Starfield before we recorded so we could chat on our first hand experience. Join us as we talk about those first few hours of Starfield, the Mario Wonder direct and what we've playing for the past few weeks. Games Discussed: Lucky be a Landlord finity. Valheim Halls of Torment Diablo 4 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Cyberpunk 2077 Dodogne Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Mario Wonder Starfield

Better late than never

September 07, 2023 03:40 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

After some summer fun we're back with another episode about the latest game we haven't been able to play (Baldur's Gate 3) and few of the ones we got to or continue to play. Games Discussed: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (it will never end) Cursed to Golf Pikmin 3 Cyberpunk 2077 Dordogne Full Throttle Remastered Baldur's Gate 3 Netflix Streaming Games 8bitdo Ultimate Controller

It's not a series I never played

July 23, 2023 06:23 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

Nintendo had their direct in late June and we're here to review all the juicy games that were announced. We'll talk about which ones we're excited about and review some of the games we've been playing. Games Discussed: Halls of Torment Coffee Golf FAR: Changing Tides Chicory: A Colorful Game Cyberpunk 2077 Dordogne The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales Nintendo Direct June 21st

Not E3

July 03, 2023 05:53 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

It's E3 Summer Game Fest and Microsoft had a pretty great presentation. We'll take you through some of the highlights and review some of the new details about Bethesda's new game Starfield. We'll also take some time to find how Jacob has been doing with Diablo 4.

Talking in riddles

June 21, 2023 03:29 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

There are a few other games we've played that we'll talk about them but we're really here to talk about our experiences in Tears of the Kingdom. We've played more of it and we're going to talk about it while attempting to avoid spoilers for each other. Hopefully we don't spoil anything for you either. Games Discussed: Necromerger Genesis Noir Planet of Lana Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Something to celebrate

June 04, 2023 05:58 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

This is our 50th episode! It's crazy to think we've had that many but here we are. Join us as we reminisce on our early start at podcasting as well as check in on some games we've been playing. Jacob spent some time with Diablo 4 just to make it up to Adam, Jacob finished a game he has been trying to complete for over a year and of course we have to chat about Tears of the Kingdom. Games Discussed: Star Wars: Fallen Order NecroMerger Diablo 4 Disco Elysium Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasi...

Royal or Royale?

May 05, 2023 03:04 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Adam has completed Persona 5 Royal and he's ready to talk about it! We'll also review a few new games we started playing as well as cover the Nintendo Indie World Showcase. Games Discussed: Ori and the Will of the Wisps Unpacking Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion ReCore Everspace 2 Brotato Path of Exile Persona 5 Royal Indie World Showcase

A much longer one

April 19, 2023 03:54 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Join us as we spend a much longer time discussing the games we've playing and Adam takes a moment to expresses his disappointment in Jacob's lack of support around Diablo IV. We'll also be talking about the newly released details from the Zelda Direct on the upcoming release of Tears of the Kingdom....or was it Breath of the Tears? Games Discussed: Autonauts Call of the Sea Citizen Sleeper Half-Life: Alyx Star Wars: Squadrons Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Person 5 Royal Diablo IV Th...

A short one

March 29, 2023 03:05 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Today we'll be just chatting on the games we've been playing and discussing a few of the games we're looking forward to in the coming months. Games Discussed: Hi-Fi Rush Kena: Bridge of Spirits Guardians of the Galaxy Last of Us 2 Cult of the Lamb Persona 5 Octopath Traveler 2 Sea of Stars Diable 4

Just a layman

March 04, 2023 16:27 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Nintendo surprised us with a new direct with loads of new game announcements. Join us as we unpack what was announced and what has got us excited for the year. We'll take some time as always to review what we've been playing and see if we're tackling the games we said we would in our last episode. There will also be some dedicated time to discuss music in games...so strap in.

Plans for 2023 - Some Regrets

February 12, 2023 21:55 - 1 hour - 95.6 MB

It's a new year and with it comes the list of games we intend to play this year. Some from our backlog and some expected to release this year. We also hear some regrets from our List of Something 2022 (*cough *cough Adam) and some of the games we've been playing.

List of Something 2022 - No Regrets

January 02, 2023 00:33 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Another year is done and with it comes our arbitrary list of top 10 games we played this year. Join us as we count down the games that impacted us the most!

The penultimate episode of 2022

December 26, 2022 22:41 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

**Tunic Spoilers from minute 3:40 to 5:40** We're fast approaching our last episode of 2022 where we'll review our favourite games we played in 2022. Before we do that though, we'll talk about the games we've been playing and a little about our thoughts on the past year. Also the game awards happened! While we aren't that interested in who won we do talk about some of the games that were announced and if any of them caught our eye. Games Discussed: Tunic Marvel Snap iRacing Pentimen...

A podcast with 3 listeners

December 07, 2022 04:26 - 1 hour - 105 MB

This week we explore the Nintendo Indie World Showcase and some of its highlights. Adam takes some time to go into his new passion for racing and also discusses the conspiracy around Silk Song being 100% complete. Meanwhile Jacob tries to avoid talking about Satisfactory and instead talk about some of the new games he's tried to play. Games Discussed: Evil Dead: The Game Gloomhaven Dead of Winter Marvel Snap Persona 5 Royale Assetto Corsa Competizione iRacing Satisfactory As Dusk ...

It looked nice, I guess.

November 09, 2022 20:50 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

We're back and we're talking about the games we've been playing. (I know you're just as surprised as we are). Jacob continues to be stuck in his obsession with Satisfactory and Adam has completed a game that has been on his backlog since this podcast began. Join us as we talk about this and the recently released trailer for the new Super Mario movie. Games Discussed: Last of Us F1 22 Assetto Corsa Competizione Minecraft Marvel Snap The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Satisfactory A...

Satisfaction

October 23, 2022 23:39 - 2 hours - 114 MB

It's been a minute (as Adam would say) but we're back with another episode. Jacob has found a new obsession and Adam has parked one game to start a new game from his backlog. Meanwhile Nintendo had a direct and announced a load of games coming to the Switch. Join as we review some of the highlights of the direct and review the games we've been playing. Games Discussed: Satisfactory Last of Us Vampire Survivors Yakuza 0 Wreckfest Golf Story If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers Sp...

We should have researched that

September 24, 2022 16:49 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

We're back from our outdoor recording to record a new episode inside safe from bugs and that thing we call the sun. Listen to find out some of the games we're playing including Jacob's experience with his new 3DS. Games Discussed: Ghost of Tsushima Escape Academy Stray Minecraft Dungeons Doki Doki Literature Club! Splatoon 3 Paradise Killer Return to Monkey Island If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers Ocarina of Time 3D Phantom Hourglass Agent 64: Spies Never Die Demo Forza Horizon 5: Hot W...

The great outdoors

August 27, 2022 04:13 - 1 hour - 211 MB

It's a special episode! We tried taking advantage of the nice weather and recorded outside. Enjoy all the sounds of the outdoors while we chat about the game we've been playing. Games Discussed: Ghost of Tsushima Rumbleverse Escape Academy Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Bloodborne 428 Shibuya Scramble Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma The Artful Escape Doki Doki Literature Club! Paradise Killer Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Splatoon 3

What ever happened to our backlog?

August 04, 2022 03:10 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MB

Each of us has started up a game from our backlog! We'll chat on the games we've been playing as well as a few games that we're interested in adding to that backlog to replace the ones we've finished. Games Discussed: Ghost of Tsushima Bloodborne Horizon Forbidden West Eastward 428 Shibuya Scramble Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition Persona Star Wars Squadrons Soul Hackers 2 Dusk Falls Escape Academy Rumbleverse Sniper Elite 5

In the absence of E3 and parenting advice

July 05, 2022 01:52 - 1 hour - 185 MB

It wouldn't be Outrun The Bear if we didn't talk about more games to add to our backlog. E3 was cancelled this year but it didn't stop publishers and others from having their own presentations. We discuss what we've been playing, some of the games and announcements that happened as well as trying to think of a way to get Adam's son off Adam's Nintendo Switch.

Adam's Gaming Lull and Spoiling Tunic

June 10, 2022 21:44 - 1 hour - 101 MB

It's been a few weeks and during that time we've been playing more games! (Surprise!) Tune in to the first half of the episode to hear what we've been playing. *Spoiler Warning* In the second half it's time to talk about Tunic in more detail. We've been putting this off for a long time and we both have been looking forward to comparing our experience. **Please don't listen to this if you think you're going to get around to playing it.** Games Discussed: Dicey Dungeons Kirby And the Fo...

Only great games here

May 18, 2022 05:13 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

A lot has been going on over the past few weeks. We've been completing games, starting new ones and getting distracted with new releases. Okay, so more of the same old formula. Join us as we discuss those games and more in this weeks episode. Games Discussed: Disco Elysium Kirby And the Forgotten Land Bloodborne Tunic Horizon Forbidden West Tabletop Simulator Elden Ring Switch Sports Metroid Dread Big Brain Academy Knotwords Rogue Legacy 2

A lack of chemistry

April 25, 2022 21:17 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

Elden Ring and Bloodborne continue to eat up our time but a few other new games have popped up on Game Pass. Join us as we discuss the games we've been playing and chat on some news coming out about a new family plan for Game Pass. Something new we're trying is to allow you to reference the games we've discussed in the episode by listing them in the description of the episode. Games Discussed: Elden Ring Bloodborne Nobody Saves the World Mario Maker 2 Big Brain Academy Mario Party D...

More games and new subscriptions

April 14, 2022 03:43 - 1 hour - 98.1 MB

This week we discuss all the games we acquired just to add them to our backlog, discuss a few new games we've played and then dive into Sony's new subscription model.

Digging into some Souls games

March 16, 2022 03:46 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Another episode being released at a timed interval? Huzzah! As usual we talk about the games we've been playing but this week we both have a lot to talk about with the souls games we both started. Also the Steam Deck seems to be in the hands of some gamers and we talk about the initial impressions and our thoughts about this new handheld.

2022 Updates, Acquisitions and Directs

February 22, 2022 19:19 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

We recorded and posted at a pre-planned interval! Success! On this episode we'll discuss who has been successful in tackling their 2022 plans and who hasn't, chat a little on some of the recent acquisitions of Sony and Microsoft and finish it off with the latest Nintendo Direct.

Plans for 2022

February 02, 2022 21:27 - 1 hour - 82.6 MB

It's a new year with new plans. We'll review what we tried to accomplish last year (even if Adam doesn't want to hear from Jacob) and then see what we would like to play in 2022! Is everything a walking sim? Would we drop everything if Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 was released? Will we once again set a new release plan for our podcast in hopes we'll stick to it this time? Find out the answers to these questions and more on our first episode of 2022!

List of Something 2021

January 01, 2022 21:57 - 2 hours - 113 MB

This year has gone by fast and here we are already talking about our top 10 games we played in 2021. As usual these lists are not limited to games released in 2021 but can be any game we played this year that we felt impacted us the most. We both had lists neither of us could quite predict. Join us as we close out 2021!

Halo, some other games and the game awards

December 26, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Halo Infinite multiplayer and campaign were released and now it's Jacob's chance to spend 2 hours talking about it but Adam won't let him. So we'll talk about Halo a little bit and then other games that were released that we've been playing. In the second half we'll spend time on some of the games that were announced during the game awards!

Forget the backlog, let's talk about Animal Crossing again

November 10, 2021 00:02 - 2 hours - 112 MB

A new Animal Crossing Direct dropped and we take a look at all the new updates coming to it. But is it enough to bring us back into a game we haven't looked at for 10-12 months? As usual we also cover what we've been up to since the last episode. Has Adam finished Final Fantasy 7 yet? Has Jacob started Psychonauts 2? Will we mention Game Pass yet again? [Insert click bait style question here]? Join us and find out the answer to these questions and more!

We have a backlog?

October 17, 2021 04:27 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

As always we discuss what we have been playing and remind each other that we still have a backlog of games they would like to get to one day. We also take some time to review some highlights from the recent Nintendo Direct.

Looking for a Game Pass Sponsorship

September 21, 2021 02:31 - 1 hour - 110 MB

On this episode of Outrun the Bear, we discuss what we've been up to over the large gap between recordings. This includes some of the games we've been playing on game pass and our experience with Xbox Cloud Gaming There was also a Nintendo Direct recently for Indie Games and we'll review some of the highlights. At the end we have a deeper conversation into "12 Minutes" which they both recently completed and this will include some spoilers for the game. (You've been warned) This episode i...

New Hardware and the Same Old Shenanigans

August 09, 2021 05:22 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

It's been a couple weeks since our last episode and since then a few new hardware announcements happened. We'll chat about our opinions on those as well as discuss the current games we're playing while that backlog continues to grow.

The longest E3 conversation

July 27, 2021 21:39 - 2 hours - 114 MB

We both thought this would be a quick episode but low and behold we got talking and it ended up being a long episode. We both have a few games we've been playing but we spent a large amount of the time chatting about some of the highlights from E3.

A brief episode

June 02, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

As always we talk about some of the games they have completed and the games they started up. Not much to talk about in gaming news so it was expected to be a brief episode but Adam had to tell us the ins and outs of Minecraft and Jacob had to go on about Mass Effect again.

Where we help Jacob with pre-orders

May 02, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour - 93.4 MB

Poor Jacob. He's been trying to purchase the Control game's art-book for ever. It appears to be released in most places, but apparently not for him. We discuss this and many other topics such as: game preservation, Cyberpunk 2077 completed by someone! (episode art is one of our characters) and some declarations that will rock you to your core. Thanks for tuning in!

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