Daniel rides the waves of tactical cleverness in Tidal Blades 2; Mark continues our JRPG retrospective with Phantasy Star 2. Plus Ball X Pit, new retro game devices and more.

Topics Discussed

Anbernic RG DS, Miyoo Mini Flip, Ball X Pit, Welcome to Drowned Lake, Mothership Month, Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders, Phantasy Star 2, Night of the Baba Yaga, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:01:42
• Appetizer 3: 0:08:56
• Main 1, Tidal Blades 2: 0:19:44
• Main 2, Phantasy Star 2: 0:35:44
• Dessert 1, The Night of Baba Yaga: 1:06:00
• Dessert 2, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection: 1:11:36
• Outro: 1:18:15

Links

Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake by Ludic Lemur — Kickstarter

Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen

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This Thanksgiving, we’re laying out a spread of Trick Takers, discussing the genre, our favourites, and where the best place to start is. We also revisit our thoughts on video game remakes and remasters, their intentions and values.

Topics Discussed

Video Game Remakes as Preservation, Trick Taking Games, Chronicle, Rebel Princess, Skull King, Gachapon Trick, Cat in the Box, The Crew, Sail, Vamp on the Batwalk, Nine Lives, Dead Like Me, Monstress

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:01:52
• Main Intro: 0:22:51
• Chronicle: 0:28:49
• Rebel Princess: 0:34:15
• Skull King: 0:37:58
• Gashapon Trick: 0:41:53
• Cat in the Box: 0:49:21
• The Crew: 0:53:47
• Sail: 0:57:47
• Nine Lives: 1:00:10
• French Tarot: 1:03:28
• Dessert 1, Dead Like Me: 1:04:22
• Dessert 2, Monstress: 1:07:50
• Outro: 1:12:55

Links

The original System Shock 2 is being removed from sale later this week | PC Gamer

There's a Right and Wrong Way to Remake A Classic Video Game—And The Iliad Explains How - Endless Mode

Preorder New Mill Trick Takers

https://www.newmillindustries.com/

Dan Thurot reviews New Mill Trick Takers

https://spacebiff.com/2025/10/01/halloween-tricks/

Dealer’s Tarot

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/level99games/the-dealers-tarot

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https://youtu.be/v5sBUKdRIP4

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We’re joined by return guest Alex McKenzie of Meeple and the Moose to discuss Final Fantasy, both the debut game and the series’ legacy. We talk remakes and reinterpretations, monsters and manuals

Topics Discussed

The Game Makers, Xbox Game Pass changes, Phantasy Star TTRPG, Final Fantasy, The September House

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:01:42
• Appetizer 2: 0:06:47
• Appetizer 3: 0:14:25
• Main Intro: 0:17:49
• Main: 0:24:48
• Closing Thoughts: 1:02:56
• Dessert 1: 1:13:17
• Outro: 1:16:29

Links

The Game Makers

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tedalspach/the-game-makers

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Alex’s Final Fantasy Challenge

https://meepleandthemoose.com/2025/04/23/final-fantasy-challenge/

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We’re joined by Denis Ryan to discuss what sprouted our interest at the Vancouver Game Garden, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes. We talk indie games, idle games, peggle games, picross games and more.

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:02:16
• Appetizer 2: 0:07:15
• Appetizer 3: 0:12:16
• Main 1: 0:17:21
• Main 2: 0:25:27
• Dessert 1: 1:04:43
• Dessert 2: 1:06:34
• Dessert 3: 1:08:21
• Outro: 1:11:39

Topics Discussed

Castle Crashers, Rusty’s Retirement, Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall, Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Wood, Vancouver Game Garden, Greenheart Necromancer, Anothereal, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, That time I ROLLED into a SLIME!, Ambrosia Sky, Fowl Damage, Monster Loves You!, Witchpop, Generation Exile, Fish Game, Gridhack, Make 10, The Space Between Us (novel), Edge of the Knife (film), The Witcher Ronin (comic).

Links

Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contentiongames/sts-downfall

Greenhearth Necromancer

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/Greenhearth_Necromancer/

Anothereal

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2895500/ANOTHEREAL/

That Time I ROLLED Into A SLIME!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3999680/That_Time_I_ROLLED_Into_A_SLIME/

Ambrosia Sky

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/Ambrosia_Sky/

Witchpop

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3248200/Witchpop/

Generation Exile

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/Generation_Exile/

Gridhack

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3053870/GRIDHACK/

Make 10

https://pancelor.itch.io/make-ten

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https://youtu.be/UtQYo97C9ng

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This week we’re joined by Tim from Board Game Hot Takes podcast to run through a flood of opinions on the board game Barrage. We discuss the challenges of first impressions, delayed gratification and dynamic drainage. Plus Etherstone and more.

Topics Discussed

Etherstone, overcoming first impressions, Barrage, Peacemaker, Dispatch, Leviathan

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:07:08
• Appetizer 2: 0:20:12
• Appetizer 3: 0:22:36
• Main 1: 0:35:06
• Closing Thoughts: 1:04:48
• Dessert 1: 1:08:22
• Dessert 2: 1:12:22
• Dessert 3: 1:13:56
• Outro: 1:17:01

Links

Board Game Hot Takes

https://boardgamehottakes.com/

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Mark shows the ace up his sleeve with the deceptive narrative game Card Shark; Daniel binds his thoughts on Silksong and the value of difficulty; Plus Vancouvers’ Full Indie Summit, adventures in Linux and more!

Topics Discussed

Virtual Boy on Nintendo Online, Full Indie Summit (Project Haste, Meowmentum, Hatch & Craft: Prehistoric Paradise, Hands of Hell), Linux tinkering, Card Shark, Silksong, Astro Boy, V for Vendetta

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:01:06
• Appetizer 2: 0:02:51
• Appetizer 3: 0:14:01
• Main 1: 0:25:12
• Main 2: 0:44:20
• Dessert 1: 1:04:55
• Dessert 2: 1:10:34
• Outro: 1:13:31

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Links

Hands of Hell demo

https://wingedhelmstudios.itch.io/hands-of-hell

Watch the Full Indie Summit talks

https://www.youtube.com/@fullindie

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Description

Mark jogs his memory with card game nana; Daniel screams with no one to hear in Alien: Isolation; Plus retro game devices, the state of game criticism and more!

Topics Discussed

Vancouver Public Library book sale, retro game devices, the state of games criticism, nana/Trio, Alien: Isolation, Isao Tomita’s The Planets, Frozen the Musical

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:01:30
• Appetizer 2: 0:22:32
• Main 1: 0:31:19
• Main 2: 0:42:30
• Dessert 1: 1:10:09
• Dessert 2: 1:12:26
• Outro: 1:19:26

Links

“Silksong Hastens the Death of the Critic” by Grace Benfell

https://www.endlessmode.com/article/silksong-hastens-the-death-of-the-critic

Response “Games Criticism is Dead; Long Live Games Criticism” by Kaile Hultner

https://noescapevg.com/games-criticism-is-dead-long-live-games-criticism/

Endless Mode

https://www.endlessmode.com/video-games/hi/endless-mode-its-the-new-thing

Rogue

https://www.rogue.site/news/welcome-to-rogue/

Post Games Podcast

https://shows.acast.com/post-games

Boardgame Cafe Saio Aftertalk Podcast (Japanese) https://cafesaio.com/archives/category/podcast

TechDweeb (Retro Handheld Youtube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/techdweeb

Russ's Retro Game Corps (Retro Handheld Youtube Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/@RetroGameCorps

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Description

Daniel sizes up the focused tactical campaign of Mass Effect the Board Game: Priority Hagalaz; Mark digs up a cult classic with Japanese card game Harvest; Plus Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Mooki Island, Cypher TTRPG and more.

Topics Discussed

Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mooki Island, Cypher, Mass Effect the Board Game: Priority Hagalaz, Harvest, Kaguya Sama: Love is War (manga), Ginseng Roots (Graphic Novel)

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1: 0:01:32
• Appetizer 1: 0:14:13
• Main 1: 0:20:03
• Main 2: 0:42:42
• Dessert 1: 0:57:22
• Dessert 2: 1:05:50
• Outro: 1:13:15

Links

Side Story podcast

https://sidestory.show/

New Edition of Cypher

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/monte-cook-games/cypher-system-faster-easier-and-even-better

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