The Tyranny of Thumbs

Among Us

This week we jump on the bandwagon, stop everything, and play Among Us. Have you heard of it?
 
Huge shoutout to Cameron, Rafael, and Matt for being the experienced players who helped guide the rest of us into this wonderful experience without making anyone feel out of place or noobish.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

This week we've got a packed podcast because everyone under the sun wanted to talk about this game. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice seems to be one of those games that sits patiently in your backlog but, once you actually play it, you are amazed you hadn't played it sooner.
 
Shoutouts to special guests: Claire, Rafael, and Elena.
 
Spooky Games Month:
Phasmophobia
Observation
Hades (Follow Up)
Hellblade
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Hades (1.0 Follow Up)

This week we play a game that people simply couldn't stop playing and that's the spookiest part of it all. In this episode, we check back in on the gang and how their experience with Hades has evolved into 1.0.
 
Spooky Games Month:
Phasmophobia
Observation
Hades (Follow Up)
Hellblade
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
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Observation

This week in what was silently rebranded as "Eerie Games Month" we all (McCoy, Rafael and James) watch Zoë play Observation. Was this change prompted by a silent outcry from James? We won't tell you.
 
Spooky Games Month:
Phasmophobia
Observation
Hades (Follow Up)
Hellblade
 
 
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
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Phasmophobia

This week we start off Spooky Games Month with a little bit of a different approach when it comes to attempting to stomach scary games... What if we played a co-op horror game? Would that protect us enough from the scary or will we all run away with our tail between our legs? I would say "Find out on this week's episode" but like... I bet you can guess how this went down.
 
Spooky Games Month:
Phasmophobia
Observation
Hades (Follow Up)
Hellblade
 
 
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
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Valorant Follow Up (10.06.20)

This week James, McCoy and special guest (and Sova main) Rafael sit down to talk about Valorant since beta. It's a lot of balance discussion but I think that's because we love this game. We are hard on it, because we love it.
 
Deliberations Game List:
FTL
Darkest Dungeon
Slay the spire
Call of Duty Campaign
What Remains of Edith Finch
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Valorant?
HellBlade (Week 1)
HellBlade (Week 2)
Mirror's Edge
Mass Effect Andromeda????
 
 
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Something had to follow What Remains of Edith Finch... Can The Vanishing of Ethan Carter stand up to the comparison? Gosh, that feels so unfair, doesn't it?
 
Deliberations Game List:
FTL
Darkest Dungeon
Slay the spire
Call of Duty Campaign
What Remains of Edith Finch
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Pit People? Risk of Rain 2 1.0?
HellBlade (Week 1)
HellBlade (Week 2)
Mirror's Edge
Mass Effect Andromeda????
 
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
If you have a question or just want to talk some smack about how poorly we did this week you can hit us up on our email:
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What Remains of Edith Finch

This week we play something so powerful none of us could have seen it coming. If you find yourself with even a remote interest in this game... Play this one and we'll see you on the other side.
 
Deliberations Game List:
FTL
Darkest Dungeon
Slay the spire
Call of Duty Campaign
What Remains of Edith Finch
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Pit People
HellBlade (Week 1)
HellBlade (Week 2)
Mirror's Edge
Mass Effect Andromeda????
 
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
If you have a question or just want to talk some smack about how poorly we did this week you can hit us up on our email:
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Modern Warfare (Campaign)

This week we all sit down around the TV (or what might be Discord) and watch McCoy "do war crimes." It's a heavier than normal episode this week as we dive into the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's campaign and think about depictions of war and violence in media. Who would have thought a Call of Duty game would make you think...
 
Oh, and Gabe is back!
 
Deliberations Game List:
FTL
Darkest Dungeon
Slay the spire
Call of Duty Campaign
What remains of Edith Finch
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Pit People
HellBlade (Week 1)
HellBlade (Week 2)
Mirror's Edge
Mass Effect Andromeda????
 
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
If you have a question or just want to talk some smack about how poorly we did this week you can hit us up on our email:
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Slay the Spire

This week we find ourselves concluding our rogue-like block with a much anticipated Slay the Spire.
 
We've all seen it round, but is it actually fun?
Is it truly a retirement home for old Magic and Hearthstone players? 
Are early access games just the rogue-likes of video game release schedules?
 
We pose more questions than we answer on this week's episode... 
 
Deliberations Game List:
FTL
Darkest Dungeon
Slay the spire
Call of Duty Campaign (Yikes!)
What remains of Edith Finch
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Pit People
HellBlade (Week 1)
HellBlade (Week 2)
Mirror's Edge
Mass Effect Andromeda????
 
Would you believe it? We've elevated our Instagram to something we actually use!!! Check it out for updates on our latest podcast and some silly screenshots (maybe sorta sometimes at least). We might even use it for other purposes too. How cool is that?
 
If you have a question or just want to talk some smack about how poorly we did this week you can hit us up on our email:
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