April 12, 2016

Episode 41: Are Linear Games Bad?


In this episode Jake gives us an update on Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Steve updates us on Mad Max, The Witness, Halo Wars, Halo: Reach, Ryse and his impressions of the Xbox One.

We also discuss some news and in our final topic we discuss linear games and a new GV10List of great games that linear.

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March 29, 2016

GV Short: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Awesom


Jake and I decided to record our first impressions of Batman v Superman.  Originally intended to be included in a full sized podcast, we decided, since we weren't able to record this weekend to just get this out there as it is.


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March 21, 2016

Episode 40: Cross Platform Play? Maybe


This episode is chock full of goodness with Jake continuing his run of Paper Mario games and starting in on Paper Jam.  Steve continues playing all sorts of stuff; Dragon Quest IV, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Defense Grid 2, Lego Indiana Jones 2, Mad Max, and The Witness.

We also discuss the news about Microsoft allowing cross-platform play and Sony's response.

Finally we end with some listener feedback and a new GV 10 List: Games that are art.

Oh and you can find Steve's page on the Backloggery here:

DuncanR2N's Backloggery

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February 29, 2016

Episode 39: Harpoon Mechanics in a Postapocalyptic World


Jake give us a update on Paper Mario and compares and contrasts Super Paper Mario with the previous entries.  Steve talks more about his LEGO run and focuses on LEGO Indiana Jones 2 and goes into detail about his time with Mad Max.   We also get a brief glimpse of Steve's Everybody's Gone to the Rapture impressions before we dive into news, listener responses to our last podcast and this weeks GV 10 List, Reasons Why Physical Media is better than Digital.

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February 18, 2016

Episode 38: Mario is Just a Normal Hero


After a month long break, Steve and Jake are back with talk about Paper Mario, Borderlands 2, LEGO Batman, Life is Strange, Mad Max a bunch of new and a new Top 10 List for franchises that we want to see LEGOized.

Questions for this podcast:

How do you say niche?

What series, IP or franchise would you like to see transformed into a LEGO game?

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Links for this Episode:

Super Cafe: Bros Before Marios

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January 18, 2016

Episode 37: 2015 Retrospect


In our first episode this year Steve and Jake each pick our top 5 games for 2015 and we look forward and talk about the 2016 games we are excited about.  We also talk about what we are currently playing, and some news.

Questions for this podcast?

What were your favorite games from 2015?

What are you excited about for 2016?

What happened to the nose on the sphinx in Egypt?

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December 29, 2015

Episode 36: StarWarsVantage


Yes, this episode is all about Star Wars.  We talk about the new movie, the old movies and what we want out of the franchise going forward.  Beware of spoilers for Episode VII!

Our questions for this podcast?  Should we continue talking about release dates and general gaming news?  Let us know!

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December 8, 2015

Episode 35: Massive Syndicate


Steve and Jake are back!  This episode Jake gives us his final thoughts on Mass Effect 3 and the trilogy in general with some speculation on the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda.  Steve gives his final thoughts on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.   Steve and Jake discuss the Game Awards and what they should keep or change.  And we wrap it up with a discussion about the newly announced PS2 Emulation on the PS4.

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November 10, 2015

Episode 34: We are Gamersvantage and we Approve this Podcast


Steve and Jake talk about Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Mass Effect, Animuses (animi?), Helix Servers, DNA sequencing, mass relays, and a lovely discussion about Mass Effect 2 and it's value to the series. 

We also talk a bit about Paris Games Week (honorable mentions go to: Detroit: Become Human, Uncharted 4, Dreams, Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Gravity Rush 2, and Ratchet & Clank) and Blizzcon and wrap it up with this episode's 10 List: Games we loved but everyone else hated.

Some stuff we mention:

Uncharted: Golden Abyss Blooper

21 must­-watch trailers from Paris Games Week 2015

Music breaks:

Mars from Mass Effect 3 by Sam Hulick
Pokitaru from Ratchet & Clank by David Bergeaud


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October 27, 2015

Episode 33: The Not Very Halloween Episode


Steve and Jake are back and in this episode we start off discussing the recent Star Wars trailer.

Jake gives his thoughts on Mass Effect 1 & 2 and Steve give some updates on Destiny and Uncharted: Golden Abyss.  Steve wraps the Now Playing segment with initial impressions on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.

For our not very Halloween episode Steve and Jake discuss 10 spooky moments in video games.

Music Breaks for this episode:

Family from Assassin's Creed: Syndicate by Austin Wintory
Twinkle, Twinkle from Dead Space


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