While Dev is away, Prof talks with his friends CHris and Travis about Helldivers 2!

Prof's daughter returns to discuss about one of her recent favorite games: Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Nintendo Switch.

While the Dev is away in Japan, I was able to interview Jenna, a QA Functional Tester at Activision, about unionization in the video game industry and at Activision. She talked to me about her work at Activision, her work unionizing at Activision, about Unions in general, and about video games. We discuss Hades II, Transistor, and how Unions form!…

I started this podcast two years before my daughter was born, and this podcast has, in some way, been a record of my gaming during her young life--including when she began to play games with me. And now, for this special episode, while the Dev is in Japan, my daughter joins me to rank and discuss her top five The Legend of Zelda games! We discuss S…

While the Dev is away, Prof's colleague Bill returns to wax poetic about all the awesome games they've been playing and to revisit the $70 game dicussion from a few years back. Then, they play a game where Prof has to guess which games Bill's been playing. Lots of fun to be had! They talk Stray Gods, Hades II, Midnight Suns, Griftlands, Encased, an…

The Prof, Larry, asks The Dev, Anthony about his upcoming vacation to Japan and all the nerdy video game things he is going to do and see there. https://www.youtube.com/@profanddevplaygames Prof and Dev Play Games - Fantasy Critic patreon.com/ProfAndDevPlayGames

Prof and Dev, Larry and Anthony, discuss WCCFTech's article on the "conservative" hardware evolution rumors for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then, they discuss Balatro, Final Fantasy XII, and Slay the Princess. https://www.youtube.com/@profanddevplaygames Prof and Dev Play Games - Fantasy Critic patreon.com/ProfAndDevPlayGames…

Prof and Dev, Larry and Anthony, check in on the latest Nintendo Indie World (not direct), physical media going away, PS5 Pro rumors, and then continue to talk about Final Fantasy XII and some Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade.

Prof and Dev, Larry and Anthony, check in on the Triple I Showcase and then talk Fallout on Amazon Prime followed by more Final Fantasy XII talk.

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) take on a bracket of the IGN Game of the Year winners from 2007-2022; 16 games, but only one can make it to the end.

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) discuss the state of indie game investment. Then, they discuss how cool RPGs are! Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy VII Remake ARE AMAZING! The Prof is REALLY enthusiastic this episode!

The Dev (Anthony) has returned from GDC and shares his experiences with the Prof (Larry). They both talk about more time spent with Unicorn Overlord, Larry spends some time with Final Fantasy7 Remake, and Anthony makes poker hands in Balatro.

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) discuss the recent Xbox Partner Preview. Then, they chat about FInal Fantasy VII Remake, Rebirth, and the original compilation.

This week Larry, the Prof, and Anthony, the Dev, talk about their time with Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth respectively.

Prof and Dev (Larry & Anthony) discuss the Nintendo Partner Showcase--which was pretty good! If you like our podcast, please rate us on your podcast service of choice!

Busy week with the Xbox Business Update, Sony quarterlies, DICE Awards, and more. All before we talk about our time spent with Helldivers and Persona 3 Reload.

The Prof and The Dev discuss all the news swirling around Xbox. Then they discuss what they are playing: Persona 3 Reload, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Foamstars.

Prof and Dev talk the latest Sony State of Play and then some long talk about Persona 3 Reload, Yakuza, and 13 Sentinels.

Prof and Dev talk Switch 2 Rumors and what they expect to see from the Switch successor.

This week the Prof, Larry, and the Dev, Anthony, discuss the first game press event of the year, Microsoft's Developer_Direct, but before that chat about the game that's blowing up everywhere over the past 72 hours, Palworld.

Prof and Dev bring 10 gaming predictions for 2024. Expect a lot of Nintendo Switch 2 talk.

The Prof, Larry, and the Dev, Anthony, look ahead at the games coming out in 2024 and pick their games for the 2024 Fantasy Critic League.

The Dev and the Prof look back at 2023, discuss the hardships faced by developers throughout the year, and celebrate the amazing games they put out. They rank their top 5 games and crown their Game of the Year for 2023! Happy New Year!

This week the Prof, Larry, and the Dev, Anthony, look back at what they played in 2023 and what's on the short list of their games of the year.

Too much starfucking, too little time with developers, but some excellent winners and announcements.

Prof and Dev make some very wrong predictions on what could be announced at this year's Game Awards. They then gush about Baldur's Gate 3 some more (new patch) and what they've been playing.

Prof and Dev discuss their time with the Steam Deck OLED. Then chat about games they've been playing (Jusant, etc.) and then chat about a game the Dev has been working on.

Both Larry, the Prof, and Anthony, the Dev, commiserate their wait on getting their Steam Deck OLEDs. They are packaged, but will they ever ship? They also go over the Game Awards nominees!

Prof and Dev talk Steam Deck OLED and Golden Joystick awards!

In this episode, the dev, Anthony talks about his company being acquired by Devolver Digital, we chat about layoffs at bungie, and latest news from Blizzcon. A heaping discussion of Alan Wake 2, Control, Backpack Battles, CoD MW3 Campaign, Super Mario Wonder, and Ebenezer and the Invisible World follows.…

The Prof, Larry, talks about his time with Mario Wonder!

Corporations are not your friends...but this one is (gently) showing Kotick the door.

Late-stage capitalism continues; MS is finally closing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Across the pond in Poland a new push for video game dev unionization. We then talk about Cyberpunk 2077, Pizza Possum, ChronoDojo, and Moonring.

Late-stage capitalism strikes again. Well, SAG-AFTRA strikes, but you get it.

Prof and Dev talk about the recent Microsoft email leaks and all the fallout from it. They then talk more Baldur's Gate 3, but also have time for No Man's Sky, Monster Hunter Now, and Cyberpunk 2077 2.0.

Prof and Dev talk more Baldur's Gate 3 and then discuss the recent Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play.

Prof and Dev discuss more Baldur's Gate 3 (it's a trend). They talk briefly about Starfield and a little more in depth on Sea of Stars before diving into BG3 talk.

Prof and Dev discuss more Baldur's Gate 3--Ant's second playthrough, Larry's continuing Act I shenanigans, and the permutations this game has to offer. Drow Ranger Rogue, anyone?

Prof and Dev go even deeper into Baldur's Gate 3--the story, the decisions, and the Dev (Anthony) comes in hot from just finishing his first playthrough.

Prof and Dev dig deeper into Baldur's Gate 3--the story, the systems, and the WTF moments that keep briging them back. Tears of the Kingdom has a serious competitor for GOTY.

Prof and Dev have gone in deep with Baldur's Gate 3, like the rest of the the gaming world. They chat about initial impressions and first parts of the game.

Prof and Dev discuss the end of the FTC bid to stop the Microsoft aquistion of Activision/Blizzard/King. They, they talk Final Fantasy XVI, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Halls of Torment.

Anthony and Larry discuss and GUSH OVER Baldur's Gate III and Final Fantasy XVI.

Larry (Prof) and Anthony (Dev) chat while they make their way north through central Oregon, the conversation mostly revolves around FFXVI. Audio quality is cleaned up as far is it can be, but warning, this was recorded on a phone in a car.

Larry (Prof) and Anthony (Dev) talk about the absolute banger of a Nintendo Direct from this past week and the absolute banger of a game Final Fantasy XVI is!

Larry (Prof) and Anthony (Dev) talk abou that awesome Final Fantasy 16 demo, Tears of the Kingdom, and Diablo IV. What a time for video games!

The Dev, Anthony, and The Prof, Larry, discuss go over the week of not-E3. Including Summer Game Fest, Microsoft Games Showcase, and a myriad of other shows and game announcements.

The Dev, Anthony, and The Prof, Larry, discuss Summer Games Fest Week festivities and then check-in on Tears of the Kingdom.

The Dev, Anthony, and the Prof, Larry, are joined Tom of Zelda Universe to discuss their journey through Hyrule of Tears of the Kingdom!