Hello there everyone!

Welcome back to Surviving the Horror.  In this month's episode, Josh and Colin are delving back into the world of Resident Evil with the community voted game of Resident Evil: Code Veronica X.  Originally meant to be the true sequel and follow up to Resident Evil 2, Code Veronica later became a non-numbered title due to development time and another project moving more quickly (this project would later become Resident Evil 3: Nemesis).  Code Veronica follows the story of Claire Redfield, still searching for her brother Chris following the events of Resident Evil 2.  Her journeys take her to the Umbrella labs in Paris, to Rockfort Island, and even to Antarctica, battling vicious BOWs, solving elaborate puzzles, and uncovering shocking truths about the founding of Umbrella and the storied and tragic family of the Ashfords.  Claire's story is full of all the fantastic things that we've come to expect from the Resident Evil franchise, including tank controls of course, but it wasn't until this playthrough that both Colin and Josh realized how much of the later games were set up and based on interactions between characters that occur here in Code Veronica X.   This is truly an underrated and underplayed game in the Resident Evil franchise that we think is well worth your time and effort.  

Initially released on the Sega Dreamcast in 2001, Code Veronica later received ports for both the PS2 and the GameCube.  The version that both Josh and Colin are playing is a port of the PS2 version, played through the PS5, and while the version might have some technical inferiority when compared with the Xbox 360 port of the game, that doesn't stop the boys from having a blast and gushing about the detail and lore that this title provides.

Thank you so much for listening and we'll see you next month when we talk about Dead Space 2!



Surviving the Horror - Episode 11: Resident Evil: Code Veronica X

For this special 5th Sunday of the month all five of us got together for a special Megacast episode (term coined by Josh) where we make up our own dream Sony showcase. We bring to it some of our dream game ideas for rebooting a number of dead game IPs. Along with us you can imagine what it would be like to see Sony host a blockbuster game showcase on stage like they used to in years past. Many of these might seem like lofty ideas, but this is the showcase of our dreams after all.

Over the two and a half hours you’ll hear just some of our ideas come out. Colin takes a beloved IP into an unexpected genre. Josh shocks us with one of the funniest sequels to a favorite series to someone out there (probably). Max points out a few obvious holes in Sony’s current repertoire. Kevin shows that he may be watching a little too much Critical Role. Zac catches us off-guard with a possible horror game that takes a turn we weren’t expecting. And much, much more. 

We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please jump into our Discord and let us know, because we only had time for some of our ideas and this kind of special Megacast could happen again if enough people like the concept. And SIE, we hope you’re listening too.


Trophy Talk Special March Megacast

Some nights you just need to settle in with popcorn and watch a little late night tv. What's the worst that could happen? Oh boy! Get comfy for a little Late Night with the Devil.



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Episode 71 Late Night with the Devil

Hello hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk!  Please welcome back for his fourth appearance on the show Patthetrophyhunter.  Pat is a long time community member, content creator, and friend of the show and we're always pleased when we get a chance to sit down and discuss trophies and games with him.  

For this particular episode we chose to discuss a few more nuanced topics that have been kicking around in our brains lately.  With the most recent Nintendo Direct and the announcement of Switch 2 it seemed as good a time as any to have a discussion regarding game pricing, and the inevitable effects that inflation is having on our beloved industry.  While we use Switch 2 as a jumping off point, we don't speak specifically about that console for long, rather we try and assess what we think the larger video game industry as a whole, and specifically Sony will do with the new information and pricing of Switch 2 games.  From there Colin opens a discussion surrounding both Assassin's Creed and Lego games and their respective trophy hunts.  With Pat and Josh being massive fans of both franchises it seemed only right to discuss what facets of these games make for compelling trophy hunts, and why both are such great trophy hunting experiences.  We also take time in this episode to dig into Pat's newest gaming related hobby, collecting.  How does Pat decide which stores or sales to frequent and which lots to buy?  Are there specific titles he's looking for more than any others?  How does collecting factor into trophy hunting?  The topic is a pretty beefy one in the episode and we hope that you find it as interesting to listen to as we did during recording.  Lastly we of course touch on the games we've been playing and Platinum's we've earned for the month of March before looking ahead to what April holds.  With so many great AAA titles looming just weeks away, is it finally time to say that 2025 being the year of the backlog is done?  

All of the aforementioned topics plus Platinum Shout Outs, and everything else you've come to expect from Trophy Talk Podcast is right behind the play button.  Thank you so much for listening, we hope that you enjoy the episode.  Happy Hunting! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 131: TTP x PTT

This time we are highlighting one of the best games of 2018, Celeste. It won awards from multiple outlets that year and has been a part of the gaming zeitgeist for long after that. Celeste has been hailed as one of the best 2D platformers to come out in decades and that’s all because of its classic-looking visual style, beautiful soundtrack, and very poignant story about coping with anxiety and depression. We hope you enjoy our discussion covering everything about Celeste and we tip our hats to the small team of Maddy Makes Games for giving us a wonderful piece of art to love.

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 28: Celeste

Warmest of welcomes everybody

This month on the Mooglecast, Max and Zac are joined by Gary (TheSlyGCooper) for a half (maybe 1/4) failed attempt at a Mooglecast X PlatinumAchievements episode. For the preshow we discussed the streak of sickness over at the plattycheevs and spoke some more about game of the megacast showcase, Zacs Untitled Goose Game sequel.
Of course we get into our usual run of the show with Platinum shoutouts and a Resident Evil focused entry of The Record.
Although the recommendation was RE4 Remake, the crew had a variety of opinions on the best games to start with in the series.

The meat & potatoes for the episode was centred on some of our favourite boss battles across all video games. Complete with a huge amount of audience write ins we had a chance to dive into the the fundimentals of a memorable boss fight and how its not just good combat design or appearance bit rather a collective of equal factors. From One Winged Angels to Dark Alien Kings, From Underworld warriors to OP Wrestlers. We each list 5 of our best and most memorable foes. Relive the nostalgia and frustration.
We'll see you in May but until then. Be excellent to eachother.
Max
 
P.S 
We had multiple technical difficulties whilst recording this episode, luckily we caught them all very quickly but we apologise if the talkers full thoughts weren't spoken. Thank you for your understanding.

Mooglecast, Episode 10 | Frogs Vs Angels | Our Favorite Boss Battles

Hello hello there everybody, and welcome back to another episode of Surviving the Horror.  This month, Josh and Colin are joined by resident lore expert for all things Dead Space, Kevin from the PlayStation Plus Game Club!  Kevin is a massive fan of the Dead Space series in general, and after recording the episode last July on Dead Space Remake, it didn't feel right to venture further into the series without his input.  The result is that the three of us had an over three hour discussion, breaking down all the important details, subtle audio notes, and larger mechanical trends that are present in Dead Space 2.  

Dead Space 2 released in January 2011 as the highly anticipated follow up to Visceral's Dead Space.  The game sees the continuation of Isaac Clarke's journey following the catastrophic tragedy aboard the Ishimura.  From the very beginning of Dead Space 2, Isaac, as well as the player, are thrust into chaos and the unknown as another Necromorph outbreak has seemingly begun aboard The Sprawl, a massive station orbiting the once moon of Saturn, Titan.  Due to the size and scope of The Sprawl compared with the Ishimura, everything in Dead Space 2 is cranked up to eleven.  The mystery, the action, the set pieces, and indeed the lore are all expanded upon greatly.  Just why is Isaac in a straight jacket upon waking up?  What are the four steps to run "the machine" that your companion Stross keeps talking about?  Can you truly trust anyone associated with Earth Gov. or The Church of Unitology?  Only through quick wits, persistence, and a butt load of ammo will you get the answers.  

We truly hope that you enjoy this episode, and a special thank you to Kevin for being a part of the show!  Next month on Surviving the Horror will be joined by none other than the GreenGorillaGamer to discuss the first entry in the FNAF series.  It's going to be a wild ride.  Until then take care everyone! 

Surviving the Horror - Episode 12: Dead Space 2

Well hello there everybody, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk.  This month we're back to basics with just Colin and Josh so grab a beer , settle in and join them in some long and winding discussions surrounding a cadre of gaming topics.  As we do these shows on a monthly cadence now a lot can happen between episodes, and this was definitely the case over the last four week period.  Not only did we have the major reveal of Bungie's new extraction shooter Marathon, but we were also greeted with a shadow drop of a beloved 360 era RPG Oblivion, a full state of play on Borderlands 4, and a new trailer and firmed in release date for Sucker Punch's Ghost of Yotei.  It truly is a wonderful year to be a gamer, (price increases on hardware and software withstanding).  So, as this is a lot of news, and a lot of potential trophy lists and Platinums to earn we naturally spend some time talking about all of these reveals.  Perhaps most relevant to all of us though, is that Oblivion now has a Platinum trophy, and one that seemingly doesn't look to difficult to obtain.  Oblivion Remaster boasts the kind of list that allows you to play the game how you want to, as any class, race or skill build and still be able to earn the Platinum.  While some people may find this type of list to easy, Colin and Josh feel like it's right at home in the open world RPG genre.  

After our news related topics and discussions we of course jump in to what we've been playing.  Josh waxes poetic about a few games on the Xbox side (with parody in PSN trophy lists) as well as continuing to defend his Brick Master title with The Lego Movie 2 Videogame.  Colin continues his hiking journey across the post-apocalyptic United States in Death Stranding (and still absolutely loves it even after 60 hours), and dabbles back with an old classic in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.  Lastly of course we have our Discord / Patreon write ins as well as our Platinum shout outs.  We cover a good deal of topics in this episode with some really great conversation, even if we do go on tangents from time to time.  Regardless, we hope that you all enjoy the episode.  It was a blast to record as always.  Thank you for listening, and take care.

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 132: By Azura, by Azura by Azura!

Warmest of Welcomes everybody

This month on the Mooglecast, Max and Zac share a one to one episode with no guest chair, no scripts, just a general chat about a variety of topics including trophy hunting burn out (R.I.P Gary), Dissidia NT 7 years later and series of games we overlooked in our lives.

for the pre show we discuss the mystery of socialising aswell as usual run of the show, plat shout outs and a Tomb Raider focused entry of The Record. As Max over explains Tomb Raider has multiple era's that are suitable for retro and classic gamers and modern gamers
Max and Zac both gush about GOTY contender Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and list some games that have completely been missed by them including Persona, Sly Cooper and The Evil Within. Lastly Zac has come up with a fun and mysterious new data-tastic way to tackle his backlog that compromises on finishing games and still earning some trophies, have the boys entered a new chapter in the trophy hunting meta game? Only one way to find out, as Aerosmith once said, 'Just Push Play'.
Next month Colin and Zac will be taking the Mooglecast in an Xbox Direction but until then be excellent to eachother.
Max

Mooglecast, Episode 11 | Badass Lara = Good Lara | Mini Topics Volume 1

Just a couple of lifelong friends who love movies, being sarcastic and occasionally partaking of a little liquid courage. Why not podcast it?

Episode 71 Late Night with the Devil

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