Tanked Up
408 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -A show about great video games and excellent beer. Every week we celebrate and moan about video games and what we've been playing whilst drinking and discussing several choice craft beers.
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Call *Knocks on Wood* (Tanked Up 403)
April 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBThe whole crew is present, but in an inversion Aadil has played most of the games. We start with a discussion about the Kotaku resignation, prompted by managements push away from news and opinions towards 50 game guides a week. Aadil and Lucy talk a bunch about Balatro while Ben waits patiently in the wings. Aadil continues on to talk about a game Lucy brought to his attention a few episodes back Slice and Dice. And then the episode is rounded out with the back of the box quiz from Lucy. Lucy...
Bit More Beery (Tanked Up 402)
April 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBLucy is freshly back from Manchester and talks to Ben about her time there visiting a bunch of different bars and breweries. She’s also played some Geometry Survivor and a little more Modern Warfare 3. Ben breaks out a big boy and drinks Puttty from Verdant whilst Lucy remembered it was Orval day. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outoflivesnetwork
Cloud Saving (Tanked Up 401)
March 26, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBA shorter affair following our 400th episode, Ben and Aadil get together for a beer and some gaming chat. They discuss Warner Brothers doubling down on the live service model following the release of Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League. There are puzzle games as Ben previews Preserve, whilst Aadil talks about NYT Strands. To end Ben gives a run down of his first 16 odd hours in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The beers are from Stigbergets and an Arbor Ales X Emperor’s Brewery collab.
Tanked Up 400
March 18, 2024 17:00 - 2 hours - 154 MBThat’s it. Wrap it up. 400 episodes of nonsense. Following our current 2024 format, we discuss some news including more layoffs and some studios buying themselves and their IPs back. Of course, we talk games including Fall Guys, Balatro and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Then we close on a quiz. We have a couple of beers each including ones from Deya, Wild Flower, Verdant, Crossover Blendery, Tartarus, Cloudwater, and Track. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Communi...
A Proper Modern Nostalgia Fest (Tanked Up 399)
March 01, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBIts a Ben free episode as Lucy and Aadil, but surprisingly game-filled and mostly on topic! A pre episode 400 miracle. Lucy played Please Touch the Artwork 2, Tomb Raider (Remastered), Islands of the Caliph, and Home Safety Hotline. While Aadil (and housemate Keith) have installed and played a couple few hour sessions of Civilization II. Lucy has the Terrain IPA from Glasshouse x Rivington, while Aadil has the Northern Monk SMUG the Pilgrimage AF TIPA. #podcast #craftbeer #northernmonk #glass...
Raiding Xbox (Tanked Up 398)
February 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBIn a week where no one has played a game, Xbox do us a solid and have a special Official Xbox Podcast episode. Ben had a listen and relayed the information to Lucy and Aadil who have thoughts about the new strategy. This isn’t a blow-for-blow recounting but a discussion on the higher-level points. Following this Ben mentions the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo and somehow talk turns to the Tomb Raider franchise. To finish, a quiz. Lucy drinks Cone, from Saint Mars of the Desert and Aadil has T...
Just another Next Fest (Tanked Up 397)
February 20, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBThe strategy of Steam Next Fest
Gaming’s in a Proper State (Tanked Up 396)
February 13, 2024 09:58 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBBeers and Games
What’s Jessica Alba been up to? (Tanked Up 395)
February 02, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBNow with more news
The Immortal Prince (Tanked Up 394)
January 26, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBJoin us this week for a discussion on the Prince of Persia The Lost Crown demo, Ben’s review of the PS5 version of Immortality, and a bigger discussion on the themes and weight of the game, and a dog playing video games very quickly. Aadil drinks the GweiLo X Brew York collab, Ginger Beast. Ben has a collab too drinking a Fruits of the Forest Meringue & Lemon Curd Sour from New Bristol Brewery X Vault City, and Lucy has the hottest release in Verdant’s Putty. Recorded on the 18th of January 2...
A Teardown of RPGs (Tanked Up 393)
January 19, 2024 15:50 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBBen and Lucy continue the year with a limited amount of games to discuss but some interesting beers. Ben has played a little more God of War Ragnarok and talk takes them to discussing RPGs and the RPG-ification of action games. Ben has also been playing a little Teardown and gives his thoughts. Talk turns to the Switch 2 / Pro / some new Nintendo thing. Lucy’s beer comes from Nothing Bound Brewing Co, as she drinks the Connecticut, and Ben has an experiment with two versions of Kaleidoscope f...
God of Wahhhhh (Tanked Up 392)
January 12, 2024 13:07 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe're back for 2024 with games, beers, and a quiz!
2023 End of Year Awards Show (Tanked Up 391)
December 30, 2023 22:13 - 2 hours - 158 MBIt’s our end-of-year awards and GOTY show! Join us to run down some of our favourite games of 2023. We have some returning categories and a few more “awardy” ones. There are plenty of beers, too, with a total of 8 drank between us. Beers come from Brouwerij Kees, Left Handed Giant, Prairie Dog Brewing, Deya, Brasserie La Débauche and Siren Craft Brew. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://...
SteamWorld Intergrade (Tanked Up 390)
December 23, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBRounding out the year with a final ‘normal’ episode, Ben and Lucy discuss not finishing games. Ben reviews a recent release, SteamWorld Build, an older PS5 exclusive, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and they end some much older games in Lucy’s new, old game quiz. One beer this week for Ben, the Bayleys Mocha Choca Flaked Truffle Stout from New Bristol Brewery. Originally recorded on 14/12/23. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://di...
Climbing the Country for Beers (Tanked Up 388)
December 11, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 97.2 MBAfter cracking our beers, we kick off this episode by talking about… more Modern Warfare 3! We then talk about… more Jusant. And then… more NYT Connections. Not new to the podcast discussion but we also speak to Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and the PS5 experience. To drink, Aadil starts with Funky Fluid’s Warsaw Dream, then moves to the Arbor X Brixton brewery Cherry Amaretto Stout. Lucy skips the pond to have Maiden of Pain from Adroit Theory, and Ben skips a border for Polly’s White Oak. T...
We are Invincible (Tanked Up 387)
December 05, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBIt’s a six-beer week for this episode. Lucy kicks off with Wave 9th Birthday DDH DIPA from Track Brewing Co, Aadil drinks Schlenkerla Urbock, and Ben has his first Arbor Ale in the Panettone. They then move to Games with Ben giving his review of the recently released The Invincible. There’s a little tangent into walking sims, and space games for some reason. For the second beers Lucy cracks the Nitro Caribbean Chocolate Cake from Siren, Aadil has Saturated in Simcoe from Deya, and Ben sticks ...
C-plus-all of Duty: Analog Warafare (Tanked Up 386)
December 02, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBIt’s just Aadil and Lucy this week, so be prepared for tangeants galore. We start out with the fact that you can’t expect people to have pen and paper on them in class anymore, also reoiling robots. Lucy talks about Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, and then we go into the general franchise and what we expect from a series that is ‘too big to fail’. Lucy had Track’s Manchester Fresh Hop Golden Ale ’23. Aadil had the Chur Bro New Zealand IPA from Off Axis Brew Co. Tweet and follow us: http://twit...
Canadian Cooking Mama (Tanked Up 385)
November 21, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBThe team are back for beers, games, and a few tangents, kicking straight off the bat with a chat about Ghostbusters. Lucy and Aadil deep dive into a continued discussion on Venba. Lucy returns with more on Air Twister, including its insane soundtrack, and Ben mentions Far Cry: New Dawn. For the beers, Aadil drinks the Wiper and True X Pomona Island collab You See It As You Go, Lucy has Brew York’s Dreams of Brew York and Ben returns to a recent beer with the Umibozu from Tartarus. Tweet and f...
Super Honk Bros (Tanked Up 384)
November 14, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBThis week Ben launches into his light review of the first few hours of Dark Envoy, a recently released crpg. Aadil then runs down a few different experiences recounting a friend playing Untitled Goose Game, his own time with Super Mario Bros Wonder, and with Lucy their initial impressions of Venba. Aadil has another Tartarus beer, drinking the Ladon, whilst Ben has the Double Cheese from Left Handed Giant. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: h...
The Berlin Wall & Squid Ink (Tanked Up 838)
November 08, 2023 09:46 - 1 hour - 70 MBPure insanity this week. We start strong with Lucy’s thoughts on Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, then slowly descend into madness with discussions on Contra, Space Harrier, Yu Suzuki’s back catalogue and Mario’s surname. All of this is caused by Aadil’s beer, the Umibozu from Tartarus. Lucy’s beer is and isn’t game related have Track’s Sea of Stars, and Ben just sits in Bristol with Party Wave from Bristol Beer Factory. Episode originally recorded on 26/10/23. Tweet and follow us: http:...
The Berlin Wall & Squid Ink (Tanked Up 883)
November 08, 2023 09:46 - 1 hour - 70 MBPure insanity this week. We start strong with Lucy’s thoughts on Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, then slowly descend into madness with discussions on Contra, Space Harrier, Yu Suzuki’s back catalogue and Mario’s surname. All of this is caused by Aadil’s beer, the Umibozu from Tartarus. Lucy’s beer is and isn’t game related have Track’s Sea of Stars, and Ben just sits in Bristol with Party Wave from Bristol Beer Factory. Episode originally recorded on 26/10/23. Tweet and follow us: http:...
Another Steam Next Fest (Tanked Up 382)
October 25, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBThis week Ben discusses Dead Space-a-like The Callisto Protocol, and the games he’s been playing demos of in the latest Steam Next Fest. Aadil goes back a few years to talk about the 2015 game, Tengami. Lucy has a week off the beers and leaves Aadil to drink the Rochefort Triple Extra, and Ben to have Northern Monk’s Faith In Futures DDH IPA. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.faceb...
The Midnight Call of Duty (Tanked Up 381)
October 17, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBWho doesn’t feel the call of duty at midnight? Us actually, because we’re old. This week Lucy delves into her time with two games, Midnight Girl, and the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (2023) multiplayer beta. Is MW3 a remake, a sequel to a remake or an entirely different game? Come and find out. To drink Aadil heads to Bulgaria for Overflow from Sofia Electric Brewing, Lucy crosses the pond for a Honeymaker from Widowmaker Brewing Co, and Ben stays firmly in Bristol for Oktoberfestbier from W...
Steam Deck: Play with your tech (Tanked Up 380)
October 02, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBThis week Aadil discusses his time at the Leeds Beer Festival and some Steam Deck issues he has had, leading into some research on Microsoft Surfaces. Lucy reviews Nour: Play with your food, and discusses returning to the FPS game Prodeus, which then leads into a chat about one of our favourite franchises, Wolfenstein. Aadil drinks Lit from Shiny Brewery. Lucy has Stereophonic from Garage, and Ben throws out the band naming convention and drinks Dark Matter from Northern Monk X Wiper & True. ...
Chants of Crisis (Tanked Up 379)
September 26, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBThis week Ben gets a bit angry about the treatment of Final Fantasy VII with the release of Ever Crisis, whilst Lucy is more elated at more language based puzzles in Chants of Sennaar. It’s a week of collaborations for the beers. Ben has the Arbor X New Bristol Brewery ‘Whose Lime is it Anyway’. Lucy goes big with Arpus X Finback TDH Citra x Azacca x Enigma DIPA. Aadil drinks another of Vault City’s Birthday beers, this time the ‘Even Cloudier DDH Hard Lemonade’ with Polly’s. Recorded on 14/0...
We’re in Hop Water! (Tanked Up 378)
September 15, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBBen and Aadil bring little in the way of games but a lot in the beer choices. Aadil starts the episode with Abbeydale Brewery’s Sparkling Hop Water, then sups the 999/L Apricot and Raspberry Birthday Cake from Vault City. Ben drinks a couple of LHG collabs, the first with Pressure Drop and the second with Gamma Brewing. There’s light gaming chat with a little of Sea of Stars, No Mans Sky, Starfield and a topic! More chats about subscription services and the recent PS Plus price rise. Recorded...
Sequels in Space (Tanked Up 377)
September 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBWe discuss a bunch of new games this week. Ben begins the episode vamping about the latest big sci-fi release, that’s right, No Man’s Sky. Lucy jumps in to chat the latest, and last DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol, titled The Lemurian Vampire and then gives her first impressions of Blasphemous 2. Sticking with sequels Ben finishes out with his thoughts on Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. To drink Lucy keeps it AF and has Brulo’s 7 Hop 7 Grain, whilst Ben visits the North East in Aadil’s absence...
Toem, Gamescom Highlights and Somerville (Tanked Up 376)
September 04, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBAnother Willsmithisode this week but this time it’s Lucy and Ben. Lucy returned to Toem for those tasty MS rewards points. The industry returned to Gamescom so Lucy and Ben discuss what was shown and anything they are looking forward to. Ben’s been playing Somerville before it’s PlayStation release and reviews what he’s played so far. This leads to a chat about Netflix’s gaming service. Lucy leads with an AF beer, drinking Tropic of Now from Brulo, whilst Ben picks up a new beer from an old s...
Access Removed, Looking for Ports (Tanked Up 375)
September 03, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBOn this Willsmithisode Aadil and Ben discover that access to games isn’t easy. Ben had been playing Borderlands 3 but it was removed from the PS Plus Extra tier so he isn’t anymore. Aadil was playing with the PS Vita some more but ended up in the past and playing the fantastic Transistor. Finally, they discuss looking back at old games and what might make them seek something out. There are only two of them but three beers are drank. Aadil starts with the Trappist Ale from Tynt Meadow, then fo...
Looking at PS Vita through a Viewfinder (Tanked Up 374)
September 02, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBReturning from their summer break, Lucy, Aadil and Ben get together to discuss video games over some cold beers. Ben chats about Viewfinder and gives his lite review of the game. Lucy has dabbled in a couple of games including Blossom Tales 2. We round out with Aadil recounting an evening spent with the PS Vita. The beers are Tiptoes from Baron, Saison 53 from Mont Hardi, and Lakes Brew Co’s Enter Player 3. This episode was recorded on 10/08/23. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outofli...
Fisting a Legacy (Tanked Up 373)
September 01, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBOh! Hi there! It’s been a while. We recorded this episode way back towards the start of July before the summer kicked into full gear and became super crazy. Enjoy a historic look back at F.I.S.T and Rogue Legacy 2. Old beers were drunk including Honey Isle from Crossover Blendery, A Wiper and True X LHG collab called Summer Together, and Fourpure’s London Haze. This episode was recorded on 06/07/23. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://...
Dordogne review, Microsoft Vs the FTC, & Steam Next Fest (Tanked Up 372)
July 03, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBThe team return, beers in hand, to run down a week in gaming. Lucy scrounges through the Game Pass dirt, just for achievements and played My Friend Peppa Pig. Ben brings Dordogne, which Lucy has also played, and they have a much nicer conversation about that. The team briefly touch on Microsoft and the FTCs hearings, and all the joyous headlines that has generated. Finally Ben runs through a bunch of demos he has played during Steam Next Fest including Jusant, Lies of P, Kingdom Eighties, Lys...
Bristol Craft Beer Festival and Not E3 (Tanked Up 371)
June 27, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 55.9 MBThe team returns after a busy and boozy few weeks to discuss two things. The Bristol Craft Beer Festival and Not E3 2023. They chat apps, best beers, the weather, notable game reveals and themed control pads. To drink Ben has the ‘Rocket Lolly’ from Northern Monk and Aadil drinks a big collab in Neon Raptor X Emperor’s ‘Fear the Rancor’. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
Planet of Lana and After Us (Tanked Up 370)
June 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBThis week the whole team is here! Whoo! It’s a week of new releases too. Lucy gives her review of both Planet of Lana, and The Shape of Things. And Ben gives his thoughts on the initial few hours of After Us. Aadil decides he really should start The Return of the Obra Dinn so we chat about it a little. Lucy gets a little jealous as Aadil drinks Il Diplomatico from Pastore Brewing X Maltgarden, and Ben has Uncensored Sports Parade from Verdant Brewing Co X Garage Beer Co, but she soon shakes i...
Tears of the Darkest Cryptmaster (Tanked Up 369)
May 26, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBLucy and Ben return to share some beers and chat about games, but of course, they start on a tangent and discuss The Simpsons and onion rings. Both have new games to talk about! Lucy shares her initial thoughts on The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Ben has been playing a lot of Darkest Dungeon 2. They finish with a brief chat about Cryptmaster and its recent demo. As Lucy recently went on a short break to Wales, she drinks Elements 07, a Witbier from Wild Horse Brewing Co, and Ben s...
The Case of Sentimentality (Tanked Up 368)
May 19, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBLucy’s been playing The Spider of Lanka DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol, which has some excellent screenshots. Ben has been playing Demos but instead talks about Life is Strange: True Colours. This brings on a discussion of shedding nostalgia and embracing sentimentality with a chat about Rocky / Creed. To drink Lucy has the Scream Egg stout from Amundsen Brewery and Ben drinks the Arbor x Marble collaboration, It Comes in Pints. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join ...
Jetting through Doubt (Tanked Up 367)
May 10, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBBen and Lucy bring one game and one beer each this week to drink and discuss. Ben chats the first hour or so of Jett: The Far Shore, whilst Lucy has spent a little more time with the recent early access release of Shadows of Doubt. For their beer choices, Lucy drinks Polly’s Old Tech, and Ben has Stiggy Pop from Magic Rock. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outoflivesn...
Microsoft will Street Fight Everyone (Tanked Up 366)
May 03, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBAadil joins Ben for a beer and to chat about hot news and big game demos. Ben leads with thoughts on the incredibly polished Viewfinder demo and rolls into discussing a campaign and a baby mode for Street Fighter 6. Aadil brings the news of Microsoft’s failed ActiBlizzKing acquisition. To drink Aadil has the Songbird IPA from North Brewing, and Ben drinks Tik Tonk from Arbor. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit...
Hooked on Handheld Coffee (Tanked Up 365)
April 26, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBBen and Lucy tread familiar ground this week with talks of sequels and hardware revisions. Lucy gives her thoughts on both Hook 2 and Coffee Talk EP 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly. With no games to speak of Ben brings up to rumoured Q-Lite, the possible new PlayStation handheld, Wii-U type thingy. As Lucy brought the games Ben brings a beer and drinks the BA Mint Chocolate Stout from Vocation Brewery. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://disco...
The Last Storyteller (Tanked Up 364)
April 18, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBBen and Lucy return to share their week in video games over a beer. Ben says he hasn’t played anything but is lying and Lucy asks him about The Last of Us Remastered. Lucy has put a little, but impactful time into Storyteller, a short game from Daniel Benmergui. Neither of them has played Tron: Identity but thoughts turn to the game, the Tron franchise and other upcoming games they are looking forward to. There’s only one beer this week and Ben drinks Flashdance Feeling, a red IPA from Good C...
The Last Worker to ship a Playdate (Tanked Up 363)
April 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBBen and Lucy get together this week to share a beer and chat video games! Ben gives an in-depth breakdown of The Last Worker, Lucy has looked at the Playdate and its new store update, and madness ensues with various off-topic discussions and plenty of name-dropped games. For the beers, Lucy drinks Gamer from Dark Revolution and Ben has Arbor’s collaboration brew Under My Umbrella. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv ...
Dredging for Decks (Tanked Up 362)
April 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBLucy’s back, and with her come a few videogames to review and discuss. It’s been a mix of fishing and boxing for her as she and Ben spend some time discussing Dredge and finish the episode chatting Deck ‘Em. Ben gives some first impressions on the mobile version of Terra Nil in between Lucy’s discussions. For the beers, Ben has a big stout drinking Ogun from Tartarus, and Lucy has a big IPA drinking the DIPA 3 from Glasshouse. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL...
Delete After Drinking (Tanked Up 361)
March 29, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBWelcome friends to Tanked Up, the almost weekly podcast. We’ve had a week or two off but we’re back with gaming chat and beers. Ben has been playing the mobile version of Delete After Reading, a new release from Patrones & Escondites, more Crisis Core on the PS4 and he gives some impressions on Darkest Dungeon 2 a month or so after his last session. Aadil remembers he actually played a game, and in a party setting too, discussing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. To drink, Aadil has the Expor...
Like Puttty in our Hands (Tanked Up 359)
March 09, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBHey! This episode is up a little late but at least it’s here! The team discuss a bunch of games including Tomb Raider Reloaded, Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, Hazza Chazza and the 40ft wazza, Scars Above, Beyond Shadowgate, and Loretta. And for the beers, Lucy drinks “Mind Expansion Pack” from Deya, Ben has Track’s “Dreaming of Ella”, and Aadil has a big boy release with Verdant’s “Puttty”. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/...
Snapping Stadia (Tanked Up 358)
February 20, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBThis week Ben is joined by Aadil and between them, they’ve played a mobile game, but have all the intention of playing a different mobile game. Ben discussed Marvel Snap some more and updated Aadil on the game several months on. They discuss Vita emulation to Android devices and using the Stadia control pad with it. Aadil then brings up the stealth release of Valiant Hearts: Coming Home and the upcoming best way to play Final Fantasy VII on Xbox, through Powerwash Simulator. To drink Aadil st...
The Season-al Rush (Tanked Up 357)
February 13, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBBen and Lucy return and this time with fresh, alcoholic beers! Lucy drinks ‘Indecision Time A.I.M.S’, a pale ale from Burning Sky, and Ben dives into the big DIPA January release ‘Putty’ from Verdant. They’ve both been busy with games too. Lucy gives her final thoughts on Iron Lung after a brief mention last episode, and her initial thoughts on HiFi Rush and the recent output from Microsoft studios. She then talks about tinkering with tech and discusses the Analogue Pocket. Ben has played thr...
Steamworld Below (Tanked Up 356)
February 03, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 64.5 MBBen and Lucy return to talk games and drink AF beers. Ben gives his impressions on the Steamworld Build demo, Lucy chats Below the Ocean and they discuss the new remake, rerelease, or remaster of Goldeneye and its lack of online multiplayer on certain platforms. Lucy drinks Northern Monk’s Holy Faith and Ben has Clear Head from Bristol Beer Factory. This will absolutely conclude the 0.5% beer experiment that has been January. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL ...
Getting the Final Ring (Tanked Up 354)
January 20, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes - 58.1 MBBen and Lucy get together to continue their dry January and find joy in video games. To start, their beers elicit a conversation, who is alcohol-free beer actually for? Then the games. Ben’s put more time into both Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII Reunion and Elden Ring, singing the praises of both games. Lucy drinks a 0.5% American Pale Ale collab between Mash Gang and Northern Monk, and Ben has the 0.5% XPA Chug Gold from, drum roll, Mash Gang. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outofli...
Tanked Up Remastered: Hive Mind AF Edition (Tanked Up 353)
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBWe start the episode with some sober reminscing about drinking and hangovers. Ben Played has dabbled in Elden Ring. But he mostly played FF7 Reunion: Crisis Core.Lucy earns her title as the indie queen playing Melatonin, Letterbox, and Potion Shop. We also touched on the Vampire Survivors DLC. Then it was topic time, this week we discuss what we see/want from the industry after the COVID gap and glut of samey giant open world games. Inspired by this article: https://www.pcgamer.com/2022-was-a...
It’s the End of Another Year, 2022 Round Out (Tanked Up 352)
December 29, 2022 12:00 - 3 hours - 166 MBSomehow we’re already at the end of 2022, so it’s time for our top picks. But first we open with a brief discussion/description of cat wanking, and then move on to our honourable mentions. And then on to the Top 10s, with the usual TUP tomfoolery and tangents. Strap in, its a long one. Aadil had Amundsen’s Hopbliminal Messages NEIPA, then the Wild Beer’s Mile Maker Oat Pale Ale and a cheeky St Ives Zennor Oatmeal Stout. Ben had a couple of collabs, the Newtown Park x Arbor Deep Dive Oyster St...