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255 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsSpeaking your mind is its own reward.
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The Yakuza Roundtable
September 29, 2017 03:39 - 37 MBJen’s finally gotten around to Yakuza Zero right as Six digs into Yakuza Kiwami, so the two sit down with mics to talk about the Yakuza series! Six is a series vet, Jen’s a newcomer, but both have strong thoughts about the strengths and weaknesses of the open-world crime drama games. You can find Six on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Jen at @jbu3
Reviewcast: Night in the Woods
April 05, 2017 04:29 - 35.2 MBThe name may invoke a forest full of fear, but young adult anxiety is the true terror here! Jen and Six dive deep on Night in the Woods, a narrative game from developer Infinite Fall. Dare you enter Possum Springs, and learn its dark secrets- like why I am trying to make this sound like a scary campfire story? You don't stand a ghost of a chance of figuring it out, because it's really not super germane to the game that we really liked quite a lot! OoooOoOoooOoooOo!
Chatting About Breath of the Wild
March 25, 2017 06:19 - 57.8 MBJen and Colin teamed up with special guest Andy to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Sharkboys, rainstorms, criminally underdeveloped society, and mecha elephants! Would the game be better with no dungeons at all, and just shrines? Why can’t we just talk to the monsters? We don’t really discuss that last one but listen anyway!
Gimmick Awards 2016 – Game of the Year
February 11, 2017 03:39 - 76.4 MBIt all comes down to this! After three days of side awards, Jen and Six sit down to decide the GAME OF THE YEAR, and its nine runners up! One must stand! Many must fall! Nine must kinda like sit down or something! Let’s DO THIS!
Game of the Year 2016 Podcast
February 11, 2017 03:39 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBIt all comes down to this! After three days of side awards, Jen and Colin sit down to decide the…
Gimmicks Awards 2016: Part Three
February 08, 2017 20:26 - 75 MBDay three of our GotY podcasts is the last of our Gimmick Awards, and this time Six and Jen are joined by guest Emily, one of the hosts of Bottle Crow! Most Story 0:53 Most Sempai 14:16 Best Outfit (Presented by Romantic Diary) 26:18 Robot of the Year 47:49 Best Old Character 1:00:39
Gimmick Awards 2016: Part 2
February 07, 2017 20:36 - 66.1 MBOur 2016 Gimmick Awards continue as Six and Jen roll into day 2! Today’s categories are Best Hitman Level, Crime of the Year, Most Hungry Game, and Most Thirsty Game. This one’s a doozy, I promise. Best Hitman Level 0:50 Crime of the Year 16:32 Most Hungry Game 40:17 Most Thirsty Game 55:26
Gimmick Awards 2016: Part 1
February 07, 2017 04:42 - 783 KBOur 2016 Game of the Year podcasts begin with our Gimmick Awards! In this first of three parts, we give special awards to games based on… well, some gimmicks. Day one’s awards are Best Watchers, Most Disappointing Game, Less is More, Least Disappointing Game, and Best Moment. Who will win? Tune in to find out!
Pokecast Sun and Moon
December 23, 2016 15:20 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBBig releases scatter the months of 2016, and we’re running out of time to play them all before game of…
Pokémon Sun and Moon
December 23, 2016 15:20 - 40.3 MBBig releases scatter the months of 2016, and we’re running out of time to play them all before game of the year… but in the background, slowly but surely, Six and Jen are chipping their way through Pokémon Sun and Moon. From a longtime fan and a relapsed enthusiast, what does Alola hold? How is life without any gyms, and who in god’s name thought this online system was a good idea? Give it a listen.
Investigation Team: Persona 4, Part 2
December 12, 2016 07:57 - 77.7 MBThe Investigation Team digs deeper into Persona 4! On part 2 of our podcast on the PS2/Vita JRPG, Six and Jen talk about the cast of characters, from party members to villains to side characters. In a game all about connections between people, there’s a lot to say about the ones it asks you to connect with.
Investigation Team: Persona 4, Part 1
November 08, 2016 18:04 - 48.1 MBA new podcast feed dawns, and with it, the launch of our new podcast! Welcome to Investigation Team, where Six and Jen dive deep into games well known and loved, taking a long look at what makes them tick. In our first episode, we begin our investigation of Persona 4, the PS2 JRPG that took the world by storm. Part 1 investigates the themes, setting, and general mechanics. Join us!
Scanline Status – Episode 8
September 19, 2016 01:37 - 77.5 MBThis podcast comes in three flavors: Bond, Bourne, or Bauer. If you got that joke, congratulations, and I’m sorry. Six has been playing Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and Alpha Protocol, Jennifer’s been playing all sorts of games about AI and loneliness, and in the middle of it all we discuss the legacy of Chris Metzen, why so few games treat human relationships with any real depth, and how bad Six is at intros.
Scanline Status – Episode 7
September 11, 2016 17:00 - 60.5 MBOn this episode of Scanline Status, we celebrate the anniversary of the Dreamcast, and discuss the legacy it left for our industry. Then we keep the old games train running as we discuss Terraria, Shadow Complex, X-Men: Mutant Apocalpyse, and WoW (again). What is it like when you revisit an old game, and you feel differently. Sometimes, the game's been patched or expanded, but usually, you're the one who's changed.
Scanline Status – Episode 6
September 04, 2016 05:48 - 56.9 MBSorry. Forgot to knock. Jennifer has been checking back in with 2010’s hottest Bond game, Goldeneye Reloaded, while Six’s been a super ineffectual mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. We still find time for modern releases, though- the newest Myst followup Obduction and the latest with the Metal Gear Solid series are hot on our minds. We’re still figuring out the structure of this now-weekly cast, so send any ideas to @SixTwoSixFour on Twitter, and thanks for listening!
Scanline Status – Episode 5
August 28, 2016 04:19 - 68.2 MBThe world of Azeroth never left you- you left it. And you were right to leave, and it's sorry, but baby, it's changed. Baby, come back. Fight the Legion. Try out our new class revamps. Or maybe you'd prefer a nice mobile game about hacking people's personal accounts? Maybe what you really need is just a good natural disaster to reign chaos down on your carefully constructed city. All this and more on this week's Scanline Status, with Six and Jennifer.
Scanline Status – Episode 4
August 15, 2016 00:20 - 63.2 MBCome in, try a nice puzzle. We've seen some movies, we've played some games, we've got thoughts about eSports. The Overwatch World Cup, Professor Layton, Suicide Squad, Mr. Robot, and the last gasp of our collective patience with Warner Bros's vision of DC comics. We can't pour you a cup of tea, obviously- this is an audio medium. But just imagine we are. A cup of tea, just for you. Sip it, and enjoy this episode of Scanline Status.
Scanline Status – Episode 3
August 05, 2016 15:57 - 51 MBYou know what my favorite thing about Pokemon Go is? The number of my friends who have come back to the handheld games because of it. Seriously, I've heard so many people say "I stopped playing at around generation 3" who are now grabbing X or Y and remembering what they liked about Pokemon. Evolve is... still a mess, a year and a half later. Jennifer's been playing The Warriors, apropos of (almost) nothing. It's another Scanline Status, and we don't have junk food news this time. Sad face.
Zero Patience Dilemma
July 18, 2016 16:13 - 64.4 MBJennifer and Six have finished Zero Time Dilemma, and have a podcast of thoughts for you! Crashing the party is friend of the site Emily, who isn't short on opinions of her own. The Zero Escape series may finally have come to a close with this third installment, but the debate will rage on forever- are they secretly super stupid? Also, can you tell that Six is the one who wrote this description? We look at the whole series, from 999 through ZTD, and figure out where we've ended up. Join us.
Scanline Status – Episode 2
July 06, 2016 20:51 - 86.4 MBWith E3 in the rear view mirror, Jennifer, Six, and Johnny get together to discuss their thoughts on the show, David Cage's delusions, Paradox strategy games, World War 1, and... Burger King? This and much more on the second episode of our semi-regular podcast, Scanline Status!
Text But In Words 5: MMO Combat
June 24, 2016 19:00 - 53.5 MBJohnny and Six are both veterans of many years of MMORPGs, with vastly divergent taste in the genre between them. The two get together to talk about what MMOs offer that no other game does, their unique missteps and approaches, and why DPSing is a raw deal. Encounter design, the Trinity, and mislaid plans collide in this latest Text But In Words.
Scanline Status – Episode 1
June 02, 2016 19:46 - 53.3 MBWelcome to our new semi-regular podcast about what's been going on in games and the world beyond! Johnny, Kyrie, and Six join for a roundtable discussion about DOOM, Hitman, Fallout 4, and Taco Bell? Galak-Z is back with The Void, and we should probably read The Name of the Rose. All this and more on our inaugural episode of Scanline Status!
Reviewcast: Street Fighter V
June 01, 2016 18:16 - 59.9 MBWe keep it real in these streets. Capcom's biggest fighting game has been back for a few months now, and it's a real mixed bag. Johnny and Six sit down to talk through what it does right, what it does wrong, and where they clearly cut corners to save money. Can this game right the sinking Capcom ship? It's a pretty big ask, but just look at Ryu's biceps and tell me you don't think he's up to the task. Dude punches so hard he FLIES.
Reviewcast: Stardew Valley
May 24, 2016 20:32 - 22.1 MBWe've only got one Harvest Moon fan on the regular staff here, so to discuss this one, we had to bring in a friend. Six is joined by Emily of Bottle Crow to discuss the indie darling about escaping your big city life and starting new. We didn't farm this one out, it's homegrown! Sorry. Let's be real, I'm not sorry.
Oops All Anime – Episode 3: Bring Back Baby Steps
April 23, 2016 18:22 - 46.7 MBSince I do the titles and descriptions for our podcasts, I can use them however I want. HEY. Bring Baby Steps back for a third season! For this episode of Oops All Anime, Johnny and Six are joined by Harrison, a friend of theirs and fellow anime enthusiast. Durarara comes to a close, Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans kills a lot of characters, and I guess Attack on Titan is coming back or something. Let’s talk anime!
The Overcast
April 20, 2016 21:17 - 42.4 MBThe Overwatch stress test beta has passed us by- and for once, Six and Jennifer have gotten into a Blizzard beta! We've played all the heroes, explored the included maps, and come back with a lot of conclusions, and a handful of questions. Join us as we talk through the whirlwind 48 hours of Overwatch we experienced.
Reviewcast: Firewatch
March 10, 2016 00:52 - 57.3 MBIt has been several years since The Walking Dead: Season One made its big splash in the industry, and pushed developers like Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman into the spotlight. They since went on to make their own studio, Camposanto, and Firewatch is its first game. Is it fair to think of this as a spiritual successor to The Walking Dead? Or is that doing a disservice to the range of those writers? Johnny, Jennifer, and Six take a long look into the fire, and let it burn.
Slamline Media Episode 1 – Royal Rumble ’16
March 04, 2016 21:24 - 64.6 MBTerrible ideas, ho! Six's been a deeply casual wrestling fan for some time, and Johnny's been a deeply skeptical eyebrow-raiser. What happens when they watch WWE's Royal Rumble 2016 together? Well, they walk away from it and record a podcast that sounds a little something like this. A wrestling newbie with a wrestling amateur, bringing you the hottest of takes. Maybe we'll do this again someday.
Oops All Anime – Episode 2: …Rararararararara…
February 29, 2016 22:41 - 115 MBThis time, Johnny and Six have actually seen some of the same shows. Lupin the 3rd Part4, GATE, Durarara… ra ra… rarara… whatever. Anime continues, and so do we! How’s that for a tag line? Terrible? Whatever, my show my rules, get outta here.
Game of the Generation: PS2 and Friends Part 3
February 20, 2016 18:06 - 1 ByteWe took two massive lists, and whittled them down... and now those two lists combine, and we finally make them into one ranked list of the ten best games of the generation. PS2. Dreamcast. Xbox. GameCube. We seek the truth of the matter, and plunge deep into the hard questions, like "did you even play this game?" In the end, we settle on winners. Witness the ten best games of the sixth generation of consoles, according to Scanline Media.
Game of the Generation: PS2 and Friends Part 2
February 20, 2016 18:04 - 1 ByteThe debate rolls on- what is the best game of the sixth generation of consoles? PS2 and Dreamcast have been whittled down to a list, and now it's time for Xbox and GameCube, as well as multiplatform titles. Sparks will fly! Someone will try and say Billy Hatcher wasn't a terrible game! It's gonna be eventful. Part 2, comin' atcha.
Game of the Generation: PS2 and Friends Part 1
February 17, 2016 02:41 - 1 ByteSome would say that the Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Dreamcast generation was the best console generation ever. I am probably one of them. But what is the best of the best? What games of this best of all generations rise above, and deserve the kind of discussion we're all about here? Johnny, Jen, and Six dive into the three part GotG 6 discussion, starting with only Dreamcast and PS2. Let's do it.
Text But In Words Episode 4: The Witness
February 12, 2016 23:47 - 124 MBThe debut project from Thekla, Inc. and second independent effort from Jonathan Blow, nobody's been able to shut up about The Witness lately in our industry. So much has been said, and we're wary of repeating things that are already so thoroughly stated- but Johnny, Jen, and Six got together to discuss the vibrant, meandering puzzle game with their own perspectives on it.
Game of the Year 2015, Part 2
January 07, 2016 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThis is it- the big one. Game of the Year. Johnny, Ben, and Colin sit down to figure out the…
The Gimmick Awards 2015 – Game Of The Year Pt. 2
January 07, 2016 20:00 - 55.3 MBThis is it- the big one. Game of the Year. Johnny, Jennifer, and Six sit down to figure out the top ten games of the year, in a ranked list. There will be yelling. There will be bargaining. Six will ask "what are we even doing here?" And in the end, there will be a winner.
The Gimmick Awards 2015 – Game of the Year Pt. 1
January 06, 2016 20:00 - 78.1 MBThis is it- the big one. Game of the Year. Johnny, Jennifer, and Six sit down to figure out the top ten games of the year, in a ranked list. There will be yelling. There will be bargaining. Six will ask "what are we even doing here?" And in the end, there will be a winner. This is part one, and part two will go up tomorrow!
Game of the Year 2015, Part 1
January 06, 2016 20:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBThis is it- the big one. Game of the Year. Johnny, Ben, and Colin sit down to figure out the…
The Gimmick Awards 2015 – All Categories Pt. 2
January 05, 2016 20:00 - 33.8 MBThe Scanline Media 2015 Game of the Year show begins with our Gimmick Awards! Johnny, Jennifer, and Six join forces to argue about the best games in categories like Best Idea, Best Character, Best Music, and so on!
The Gimmick Awards 2015, Part 2
January 05, 2016 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThe Scanline Media 2015 Game of the Year show begins with our Gimmick Awards! Johnny, Ben, and Colin join forces…
The Gimmick Awards 2015 – All Categories Pt. 1
January 04, 2016 20:00 - 58.8 MBThe Scanline Media 2015 Game of the Year show begins with our Gimmick Awards! Johnny, Jennifer, and Six join forces to argue about the best games in categories like Best Idea, Best Character, Best Music, and so on! Part 1 is comin' atcha now, and part 2 will be up tomorrow!
The Gimmick Awards 2015, Part 1
January 04, 2016 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBThe Scanline Media 2015 Game of the Year show begins with our Gimmick Awards! Johnny, Ben, and Colin join forces…
Oops All Anime! – Episode 001
January 02, 2016 03:20 - 123 MBWhy. Why did we do this. For some ungodly reason, Johnny and I decided we should record a podcast talking about anime. Our interest in anime comes and goes, and in 2015 we both had a reasonable level of interest. What did we watch? What did we hate? What does anime say about the nature of humanity, and our desire to see ourselves through a different lens? Two of these questions will be answered, dear listener.
Oops, All Anime – Episode 1
January 02, 2016 03:20 - 53 minutes - 123 MBWhy. Why did we do this. For some ungodly reason, Johnny and I decided we should record a podcast talking…
Game of the Generation: PSP and DS
December 18, 2015 22:10 - 137 MBAll throughout our Game of the Generation 360/PS3/Wii podcast, one question kept nagging at us- what about the handhelds? And so Johnny and Six set out to do the unthinkable- figure out the best games of the PSP/DS handheld generation. …But it actually went pretty well, other than a few minor… hiccups. Check it out!
Galak-Z and the Roguelike Burden
December 13, 2015 07:51 - 51.9 MBWe were both eagerly anticipating the release of Galak-Z- I on PS4, and Johnny on PC. Now that we've both had time to play a great deal of it, we find ourselves really... frustrated? It's a game that constantly reaches out and touches greatness, but can never maintain contact for long. The two of us sit down to try and explain where the game goes wrong.
Game of the Generation: 360, PS3, and Wii (Part Two)
November 21, 2015 18:49 - 2 hours - 333 MBOur Game of the Generation discussion rages on, and eventually concludes. From our original sixty-six, we do, eventually, manage to…
Game of the Generation: 7th Generation Pt. 2
November 21, 2015 18:49 - 1 ByteOur Game of the Generation discussion rages on, and eventually concludes. From our original sixty-six, we do, eventually, manage to make one winner, and nine runners up. Johnny swears, Jen sighs, Six snarls, and in the end, we are exhausted. You will be too. Enjoy the second half of our discussion.
Game of the Generation – 7th Generation Pt. 1
November 19, 2015 21:10 - 1 ByteThe Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii are all wrapped and done. Sure, a few triple A games will still release on those platforms in addition to their more capable PS4/Xone versions, but developers and players alike are moving on. What better way to put a bow on the generation than figuring out what the best game of the generation was? Jennifer, Johnny, and Six take a list of sixty-six games, and work towards a list of one winner, and nine runners up. Here is the first half of our Game of the ...
Game of the Generation: 360, PS3, and Wii (Part One)
November 19, 2015 21:10 - 1 hour - 228 MBThe Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii are all wrapped and done. Sure, a few triple A games will still…
Reviewcast – 2064 Read Only Memories
October 09, 2015 22:50 - 98.8 MBGenerally, reviews are handled by one person around here, and they get up a written review. For the cyberpunk adventure game Read Only Memories, that was to be Jen, and her review will go up soon... but on this particular game, the whole crew ended up playing and having things to say. Jennifer, Johnny, and Six sit down for an in-depth discussion about MidBoss's anime-styled adventure. Spoilers are kept to a minimum, though conversation is lively. We can't say when, but expect more reviewcast...