Hello there everyone!  Thanks for tuning in and joining us on the 70th episode of the podcast! As always we really appreciate you listening, your feedback and your support.  For this episode we have some pretty dope things in store for you if we do say so ourselves.  For starters we pick up with some trophy hunting news from around the globe.  Did you know that a recent firmware update had a large quality of life improvement for dealing with "hidden" trophies?  We didn't either!  How do you think NA compares to the rest of the world in terms of platinum trophies obtained?  Turns out, not so great well, and that's a bummer.  After that we get into some riddles from Eli , our Patreon submitted questions, and trophy list reviews.  This week we're taking a look at Call of Duty: MW2 (2022), LEGO: Bricktales, Gotham Knights, and Inscryption.  Once again, thanks for checking out the show, and we hope you enjoy!  Happy gaming =)

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 70: Where we droppin' bois?

Well hello there everybody! Welcome back to another episode of your favorite bi-weekly trophy hunting show, Trophy Talk! In this, our 71st episode of the show, the gang gets together to answer quite a few Patreon submitted questions and talk about what we've been playing so far for October and November.  Our Patreon supporters asked some hard hitters this time so it takes us roughly an hour and a half to get into what we've been playing.  Fear not though, as the questions were indeed pretty though provoking.  On the IRL side questions include things like, more stories about close calls with the bathroom, situations in retail with difficult customers, and more.  On the gaming side we discuss the Xbox / Activision acquisition and what ramifications that may have had on Sony's recent showings and showcases.  We also discuss what aspects of God of War 2018 worked for us and which didn't as we all highly await the arrival of Ragnarok next week.  Finally, we get into what we've been playing.  Eli continues his MMO / RPG grinds with Warframe, Darryl continues to try and escape the labyrinth that is Inscryption and Resident Evil 0, and Colin cleans up two old games on his backlog in RE0 and The Order 1886 before he talking at length about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Halo: Infinite.  It's a jam packed episode, and we hope you enjoy.  Thank you for listening!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 71: The Cookie Clench

Well hello there everybody and welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk!

That's right, we've made it; we've arrived at the centennial episode. Truthfully we can't believe it.  We've been doing the show now consistently for over three years and are just blown away that we somehow still have people who listen to us and care about what we have to say.  The truth is the show wouldn't be here at all without the support of you, the listener, and our fans.  While we're a small community, all of us here at Trophy Talk Podcast, are proud of what we've been able to do, and the group of people we've brought together.  So whether you've been here since day one, or are a more recent listener, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for allowing us to talk about gaming, and the things we love. 

This episode is of course a bit of a nostalgic one.  If you couldn't tell from the thumbnail, Eli makes a return for the first portion where we reflect on the year, and answer some Patreon questions that have us looking back on past shenanigans and shows.     We talk about some of our favorite moments, our favorite episodes, and our hopes and dreams for what's to come.  

To wrap up the show Darryl, Slugger, and Colin each provide their top three games they trophy hunted in this year and award them Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies respectively.  This was a fun episode, as all of them are.  Thank you again so much for listening, for reading, and engaging in our community.  Happy gaming everyone.  We'll see you in Episode 101.

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 100: Triple Digits

Hello there everybody! 

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk.  This is the final episode for 2023, and what a year it has been!  This time around the crew is back to talk about what games we've been playing over the past month or so.  Just like the earlier parts of the year, the last few months have seen so many great releases that it's been tough to keep up.  So just what have the guys been up to recently in the realm of PlayStation?  Well it turns out that there's quite a bit of overlap between them.  Slugger, Darryl, and Colin both give there thoughts on trophy hunting in Spiderman 2, and in God of War: Ragnarok's free DLC, Valhalla.  On top of that Slugger has been playing Marvel's Midnight Suns, Tchia, and a few others.  Darryl has finally gone back and platinumed God of War: Ragnarok, and Colin digs deep into his backlog to discover the gem that is Shadow of the Colossus.  

In addition to all of that we have some platinum shout outs, pulled from our great community over on Discord.  We have some interesting Patreon submitted questions which cause us to try and asses the strength of various streaming services we subscribe to, and we also finally tease the new Discord trophy hunting game, which will be launching on February 1st.  

Thank you so much for listening, and have a great end of the year.  Cheers to 2024!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 101: One More Run

Well hello hello there everybody! Welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk! 

This episode sees a return to the normal run of the show, after what has been a fairly hectic week for a few of the hosts.  Slugger fills us in on his most recent escapades to see the Bills play during the play offs, and Colin and Darryl are going through a rather slow period at work.  That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does mean that it's harder to get in the normal routine and rhythms of life.  That being said, we've got a banger episode for you all, so thanks so much for tuning in and listening. 

For starters we have a few housekeeping items to go over which include the start of the next competition and Discord raffle beginning February 1st, Colin's most recent guest appearance on PS Plus Game Club, and the announcement that Pat and Kevin will be back on as guests on the show in the near future. 

From there we get into our Patreon submitted questions which range from the goofy to the profound.  On the profound side, the boys try to come up with their 5 most proud platinum trophies in their whole collection while also keeping in mind if these are games that we can recommend to the wider trophy hunting audience.  After that we discuss things like our preference with flying first class or for free, what video game character we want to smell like, and what our favorite TV shows and cartoons were growing up.  

As it turns out two of the hosts were Nickelodeon kids while one was firmly in the camp of Cartoon Network... can you guess who? 

Last but not least the guys each bring a trophy list to review and discuss.  Darryl continues to go hard on indie games and brings forth Cub, a fairly new release which he just so happens to have a great deal of love for.  If you couldn't tell from the thumbnail and title, Slugger goes deep into the analysis of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and it's Day 1 DLC for NG+.  Last but not least Colin takes a look at just why the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake lists keeps popping up every so often on PSNP.  Is this game ever going to come out?  

Thanks so much for listening, we we hope you enjoy!  Happy gaming!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 103: First Class to Kamurocho

Hey there listeners! 

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Surviving the Horror (StH).  This is a show that Josh and I (Colin) have been toying around with for a while in the background and we're excited to finally be able to launch it.  The idea here is that once a month we will sit down to playthrough and discuss a survival horror game.  The game can be from any console / ecosystem, it can be old or new, good or bad, it really doesn't matter as long as it's survival horror.  After we play through it we'll sit down and discuss the story , the characters, the gameplay systems, soundtrack etc. and try to come to a determination of whether or not the game is truly a survival horror game.  

For our first episode we're diving back in time to 2010 and the Xbox 360 release of Deadly Premonition.  Developed by Access Games and directed by Hidetaka "Swery" Suihiro, Deadly Premonition has long gained attention for it's strange setting and characters, tonal shifts, and at times completely bonkers design decisions.  However, among survival horror fans the game has also garnered a cult like following of sorts and is often cited as one of the most interesting horror games one can play.  After spending 20 hours or so with the game, I think we can confidently say that this one is worth a look.  We hope you enjoy the discussion and thank you for listening.

Surviving the Horror - Episode 1: Deadly Premonition

Hello and welcome everyone to episode 2 of Surviving the Horror!  In this episode Colin and Josh take a look at the Xbox 360 era launch title Condemned: Criminal Origins.  Developed by Monolith Productions, and published by SEGA, Condemned released as a launch title on Xbox 360 in November of 2005.  The game has some great atmosphere, sound design, and overall atmosphere while mixing in some visceral first person melee combat and exploration.  In many ways Condemned was ahead of its time, and it holds up beautifully to this day.  We hope that you enjoy, and thank you so much for listening!

Surviving the Horror - Episode 2: Condemned: Criminal Origins

What happens when a small team with a passion for PS1 survival horror games, takes a chance and creates their own love letter to the genre?  Crow Country, that's what.  Crow Country, from SFB Games, is one of the most loving and caringly crafted homages to PS1 survival horror that Colin and Josh have ever played.  Granted they may not have played many, but the point still stands.  This game is marvelous in almost every way, from the atmosphere, to the puzzles and inventory, to the background story at play.  Crow Country is certainly a game that any fan of the survival horror genres should play, and one we are incredibly happy to talk about on Surviving the Horror.  Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy!

Surviving the Horror - Episode 3: Crow Country

On July 1st 1999, Capcom and Shinji Mikami released their follow up to the wildly successful Resident Evil (Biohazard).  Building on the technology, and using fixed camera angles and tank controls once again, Dino Crisis would be described as an evolution of the formula, and "Panic Horror" instead of "Survival Horror."  

Dino Crisis follows Regina, a special member of the S.O.R.T team, along with her companions Gail, Rick, Cooper, and Tom (poor Tom), as they attempt to infiltrate a government research facility on Ibis island and extract Dr. Kirk and his research into "Third Energy Development."  This "Third Energy" technology could be the source of unlimited and free power that the world desperately needs.  However, in the wrong hands the technology can also be weaponized and used by global super powers to exert their influence on the world.  As Regina and her team arrive at Ibis Island, it quickly becomes apparent that something is wrong at the facility.  Researchers and staff are no where to be seen, at least alive anyway.  It appears that someone, or something is roaming the island and killing the scientists in gruesome ways.  Just what is hunting these people down, where is Dr. Kirk, and will Regina and her team make it out alive?  

In many ways Dino Crisis attempts to take what made Resident Evil successful and iterate on it, adding in true 3D backgrounds and environments, and updated crafting system, decision trees for key story moments, and smarter more brutal enemy AI.  Largely these efforts were successful, and while Dino Crisis never reached the popularity and heights of Resident Evil, it still garnered its own cult following to this day. 

Come along with Josh, Max, and Colin as they try to survive Ibis Island in Episode 8 of Surviving the Horror.  We hope you all enjoy the episode! 

PSA: This game was played through the PS5 PS Premium Collection and as such rewind and quick save state features were available to us during our playthroughs.  

Surviving the Horror - Episode 8: Dino Crisis

Warmest of Welcomes everybody.
As promised DLC Pack episode 6 welcomes the return of SluggerJD aka Josh, where we continue our PS+ Premium Classics Wishlist, this time focusing on the PS2 and what better time to be focusing on this console after Sony recently raised a middle finger to Nintendo and moved the goal post with 160 million PS2 confirmed to have been sold, a fantastic achievement. This time myself (Max) and Josh shortened our lists and named 10 games with 5 honourable mentions, but on an ultra rare occasion decided to open the flood gates and invited all TrophyTalk Podcast discord community members whether patrons or not to write in with PS2 games they'd like to see added to the service, and within the 18 hour window for submissions you guys came through with some great picks bringing us up to around 60 games mentioned. So thank you guys for your submissions. We hope you enjoy this one, please keep an eye out for the announcement as mentioned in the episode, until then I'll be back next month with ThePortlandKevin of the Playstation Plus Game Club to talk about our memories of the Nintendo 64. Until then enjoy the show and be excellent to eachother.
Max

Trophy Talk Podcast - DLC Pack #6: Sony Claus is Coming to Town!

Well hello there everyone and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk.  In this our second to last episode of 2024, the crew has all assembled together to chat about the games that have been grabbing our attention during the final weeks of the calendar year.   And what an exciting end of year it's turning out to be with the game awards announcements, PSN Wrap Ups, and new games still releasing at a steady clip.  2024 will undoubtedly go down as a great year in gaming for many of us.  

However, while we were intending to talk about our official PS wrap ups during this episode, at the time of recording the roll out of the year in review feature was experiencing significant delays and issues, with most people unable to actually access it as intended on December 10th.  The end result is that most of this episode is spent discussing Patreon submitted questions, plat shout outs, and Rage God mentions from our Discord.  There's nothing wrong with that though, not in the least, as celebrating this community that we've built and the accomplishments that you all have had is one of the best parts about making Trophy Talk episodes.  

Topics include, what would change in our trophy hunting habits if we got banned from PSN Profiles, what game we think Trump would be an excellent commentator of, and what movie released this year would have had a great opportunity for a tie in AA game.  In terms of our individual hunts and successes, Darryl talks up and praises his time on PS Extra this year with two more titles, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, and Killer Frequency.  All the while, Josh continues his vole exterminations while also taking time to become incredibly proficient at a tough rhythm game Spin Rhythm XD.  Finally, Colin takes some time to discuss one of his favorite ever GameCube era games in Time Splitters 2.  We hope that you all enjoy the content and the episode, thank you for listening! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 126: Trump Splitters 2

Most of the time in the survival horror genre, we're dealing with the supernatural.  We're dealing with normal everyday humans trying to explain and deal with being presented a very non-normal problem such as zombies, vampires, or monsters.  But it's rare in the genre to have a game that focuses just as much on these supernatural elements, as it does on the larger philosophical questions of existence, sentience, memory, and love.  In fact, I can think of only one other major example we've played for this show that even comes close, that being Silent Hill 2 Remake.  You can imagine the surprise, and the joy then that Josh and I (Colin) felt when we started digging into Signalis.  Signalis , released in October of 2022 and developed by the two person team of Rose Engine, is an ethereal and haunting journey through the psyche of a Replika unit named Elster.  Touching on questions posed in movies like Blade Runner, and I am Robot, Signalis follows the story of one machine, implanted with human memories who tries to make sense of the world she finds herself in, full of horrors and monstrosities, all the while pushing to fulfill a promise she made to a human companion. Signalis is the journey of Elster and the player through labyrinths of mining colonies, into the dreamlike landscapes of Nowhere and eventually through the inner workings of the mind.  Packed with stunning pixelated graphics, a mesmerizing soundtrack, and Lynchian dreamy first person sequences, Signalis does not disappoint.  It is one of those games that will have you questioning if you truly understood what was happening all the way up until the very end.  

Josh and I do our best to expound on the story, the themes, the literary influences, and of course the core mechanics of Signalis in this episode.  Having said that a game like this can be tough to talk about, with individual interpretations varying wildly.  We hope that by listening you find something new to think about with this game that you hadn't considered before.  And if you haven't played Signalis, we hope that you do, and then come back and listen.  Happy Gaming, and take care! 

Surviving the Horror - Episode 9: Signalis

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another episode of Surviving the Horror.  In this month's episode, Colin and Josh sit down to discuss yet another indie horror game from a two person development team.  There seems to be something in the special sauce that shines with this combination.  Fear the Spotlight marks the third game we've done for this show developed by a two person team, and inspired by the aesthetic and horror games of the PS1 generation.  We've covered Crow Country, Signalis, and now Fear the Spotlight, all of which highlight the passion and effort that goes into the creative process with indie titles, and how when done correctly the results truly shine.  

We start off this episode, as we always do by providing a bit of development history for the game as well as some context behind the publisher and development team.  Fear the Spotlight was the first effort of Blumhouse Games Publishing, a studio and brand that formerly had a great deal of success in the horror movie space.  Blumhouse saw something special with Fear the Spotlight and offered the development duo Cozy Game Pals more time and resources to flesh out their original idea, and boy are we glad they did.  With the help of Blumhouse Cozy Game Pals added a full second chapter to Fear the Spotlight and was able to bring the game over to consoles in addition to its PC release.  

Fear the Spotlight is the tale of Vivian Singh and Amy Tanaka, following them as they break in to their high school and participate in a séance gone wrong.  Heavily inspired by things like Goosebumps, and Fatal Frame, Fear the Spotlight aims to be an approachable entry point for horror enthusiasts, and those new the genre.  Josh and Colin think that in this regard, the game truly succeeds.  We hope that you enjoy this episode and deep dive, thank you for listening and take care! 

Surviving the Horror - Episode 10: Fear the Spotlight

Hey there folks, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk!  This week Josh and Colin and joined by none other than Skrilus, hot off of his recent acquisition of the Devil May Cry platinum, to discuss all things trophies, statistics, and PlayStation.  We start off the show talking about the recent news surrounding WB Games and the closure of three of their primary studios including Monolith.  What does this mean for the future of the IP under the WB banner and do we think the closures were justified?  From there we move in to Platinum shout outs pulled from our Discord community before jumping into a whole slew of questions.

How do we feel about our current backlog for 2025?  Is there one particular game that we already have the platinum in that we want to go back for the DLC and 100%?  What are our thoughts on Shuhei Yoshida's departure from PlayStation and Sony?  All of these questions fill up a good chunk of time and discussion.  Additionally, the crew takes a stab at (with no research) compiling the list of the top 6 most difficult games to Platinum.  As you can imagine, there are some familiar names there but some of the nominees might surprise you!  

Lastly we get into what we've been playing across the month of February.  Skrilus goes into more detail on his journey to conquer Devil May Cry, and just what bosses and strategies ended up making the difference for him.  Josh earns a staggering 13 Platinum trophies across the month but focuses primarily on Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Pacific Drive, and Colin finally completes Star Wars: Outlaws before jumping into another boomer shooter classic in TimeSplitters.  

Thank you as always for listening to the episode, we hope that you enjoy! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 130: To Waters Unknown!

Zaclre from the Mooglecast in the Trophy Talk Network joins us for a journey to AR-Y26, a new planet that the Kindred Corporation has sent us to in order to assess if it is viable for colonization. Unfortunately they didn't plan a return trip for us, so it's up to the player to find a way home while exploring and cataloging everything on the planet. It's still nice though that Kindred sent us a lot of entertaining commercials for us to watch. We share stories about our favorite animals and antics while exploring, reminisce about the few times we tried to squad up together, and talk about our successes in speedrunning this hilarious game. Zac and I also both point out that we view this game through different histories and recognize different inspirations that went into it. Because of that, we each bring our own recommendations for other games like it, but agree that you should take a Journey to the Savage Planet and we hope you enjoy the trip with us.

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 27: Journey to the Savage Planet

Warmest of welcomes everybody.

In this months Mooglecast; Max and Zac are once again reunited with Josh to continue through our premium classics catalog wishlists focusing on the Playstation Portable (PSP).
This time around around the crew took a more focused look at some of the handhelds exclusives that flew under the radar for many folks. whilst gamers had fond memories of Dissidia Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Acid and GTA, many of us had no idea that games such as Chilli Con Carnage, Infected, Brandish and Dead Head Fred were even a part of the PSPs library of games.

Of course we dive into what we've been playing and this months Trophy Talks Record is highlighting the Yakuza series. Finally for the Month of April we will be talking about some of our favourite boss fights from video games, but until then, be excellent to each other!

Mooglecast, Episode 9 | Praise Angela | Premium Classics Wishlists PSP

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

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

Jordan and Zac have finally convinced Kevin to play Untitled Goose Game and they all sit down to talk (and laugh) about it. They cover all of their favorite antics that the player can take part in as the goose wreaks havoc through this small “Sim-like” neighborhood. Zac makes a case for why this is a game that EVERYONE should at least try, and how it’s the perfect length for what it is. If you know what you’re doing, you could even finish it in the time it takes to listen to this podcast, but we recommend not ignoring the faultless sound design and music that adds so much character to this experience. There’s another mischievous bird out there besides Woody Woodpecker causing just as much trouble. So watch out and thanks for listening.

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 29: Untitled Goose Game

Hello one and all and welcome back to another episode of Surviving the Horror!  Every once in a while a horror game franchise comes around and captures the zeitgeist of the time, causing streamers, content creators and the like to all get involved in examining it.  In 2014, one such game came in to being.  Following in the footsteps of indie horror darlings like Slender, Scott Cawthon's Five Nights at Freddy's released in August of 2014 and quickly became a cult hit.  With ports in the same year for IOS and Android, Five Night's or FNAF, captured the imaginations and hearts of many a content creator and horror enthusiast.  Blending together tight but simplistic gameplay, a rich dosing of lore, and terrifying animatronics, FNAF was the full package.  Now, over ten years since it's initial creation, the FNAF franchise boasts over 12 games, a movie, several books and countless hours of YouTube content dedicated to its lore.  FNAF is one of those franchises that seemingly keeps giving, and garnering a community of people who love it.  Having never played any of these games before, it seemed only right that at some point we (Josh and Colin) had to get to FNAF.  

The lore for these games is tricky though, with a story spanning several decades and told non-chronologically through the games.  We figured we'd need a little help to really parse through some of this stuff in our freshman outing.  For this reason, we brought on special guest Kade, AKA TheGreenGorillaGamer.  Kade is a long time fan of FNAF, being first introduced to the series as a kid.  His breakdowns of lore, mechanics, and overall themes helped immensely as we tried to navigate our first five (really seven) nights at Freddy Fazebear's Pizza as a security guard.  Can we make it through all seven nights?  Is our battery management good enough to not be constantly on edge?  Only time will tell.  Come along with us though as we explore the topic of FNAF in what will undoubtedly be the first of several later episodes to come on the franchise.  Thank you for listening, and enjoy! 

Surviving the Horror - Episode 13: Five Nights at Freddy's

This week on the Trophy Talk Podcast, Josh and Max have the keys to the show while Colin is on vacation. The crew does their best not to get cancelled or have the show removed from air as they navigate this week's topics. Josh opens up during "Therapy Time" with Max and we discuss what we've been playing while probably announcing a GOTY pick far too early. Additionally, we tackle wild Patreon write-ins (VR crotch shots?!) and give platinum shoutouts to the communities stand-out hunters. A fun, almost cancelled, trophy-packed episode - Praise Cthulhu and enjoy!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 133: We Have the Keys

Warmest of Welcomes everyone and SURPRISE!
State of Play returned and myself (Max) and Kevin joined by special guest Heera couldn't help but have a very informal discussion about some of the meaty games that were shown during the mini showcase. Marvel Tokon looks awesome but has Marvel fatigue softened the impact this game could of truely had? Is 007 First Light going to be IO's biggest game ever?
Max is truely surprised by the unexpected revival of Metal Gear Online 1 originally released as a multiplayer mode for MGS3:Subsistance for PS2. Tides of Tomorrow reminds Kevin that Tides of Annihilation isn't here. Heera premptively jumps straight into the main topic. We hope you enjoy this silly little bonus show.
Be excellent to eachother
Max

Mooglecast, Bonus 3 | State of Play June 25 w/ Kevin & Heera

Zac suggested that we include Cult of the Lamb again for our quarterly vote in the Trophy Talk Discord and it won despite no one else we know playing it (as far as we can tell). We cover our favorite weapons and spells to take on the crusades through the dungeons, what it’s like to build a community with the scarce resources we have, and why it feels terrible to leave our little followers alone while rampaging through another ancient god’s lair. Then we get into the weird, funny, and sometimes disturbing things each of our cultists asked us to do. We also cover what can make this kind of game frustrating if you are trying to see and earn everything it has to offer. Sometimes this kind of game can be too much of a good thing.

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 30: Cult of the Lamb

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another episode of Mooglecast!  With holiday trips, and schedules being all over the place we have yet another episode for you all where the normally scheduled hosts get shuffled up a bit.  This month on Mooglecast Zac is joined by none other than Colin Kolhoven, from Trophy Talk and Surviving the Horror, to discuss a topic that doesn't get enough love in our community, Xbox.  Both Zac and Colin have a long history with the ecosystem and consoles, dating back to the original Xbox released on November 15th 2001.  It's here that our discussion begins, with the first Xbox console, why we were (or weren't) drawn to it, and what came next.  For many trophy hunters, the notion of chasing digital completion lists came with the advent of Xbox 360 in 2005.  Xbox for all intents and purposes introduced the world to the notion of "completing" games with achievements that offered in game challenges, a cumulative point system, and a way to brag to your friends and online communities.   It seems so strange then that Xbox, which started out it's first two generations so strongly with behemoths like Halo, Gears of War, Morrowind, and Fable, quickly fell from grace in the Xbox One era, and into the early portions of the current gen.  As of late though that story has started to change.  With multiple massive acquisitions over recent years, Xbox has started to hit it's cadence with regular AAA releases and a plethora of new offerings constantly coming to Game Pass.  In essence then, Zac and Colin do their best here to discuss the past, the present, and the future of what Xbox may hold in store.  Does its alternate ecosystem to PlayStation perhaps offer a welcome reprieve from constant trophy hunting, and a glimpse into a way that we used to all enjoy games?  Maybe so.  

For context on the current state of Xbox and the future, the boys also go over some of their favorite announcements from the recent Xbox showcase in June of 2025 comparing that shows style and substance with the most recent Sony State of Play.  Lastly, as with any Mooglecast episode you can expect updates on The Record, Platinum Shout outs, and a meaty section centering on what we've been playing.  We hope that you enjoy the show.  Thank you for listening, and be excelling to one another! 

Mooglecast, Episode 12 I Past Present & Future I An Xbox Discussion

Trophy Talk Network brings together a great group of content creators to create weekly content that touches on gaming, trophy hunting on PSN, the PS extra game offerings, survival horror and so much more. 

Trophy Talk Podcast: Join Colin & Josh to discuss all things trophy related
 
PlayStation Plus Game Club: Join Kevin & friends as they host a monthly 'book-club' style show, playing and reviewing PS+ offerings
 
Surviving the Horror:Join Colin & Josh monthly as they play and review survival horror games

Mooglecast: Formerly known as our DLC packs, Max & Zach have taken the reigns to spin-off their own content encompassing a wide variety of gaming content & news

Thank you for listening!

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