Warmest of Welcomes Everybody.
This month on DLC Pack, Max is joined by fellow discord member ZacLre to talk about the Final Fantasy series as a whole. With questions from the audience taking the wheel and steering the show to its destination, we cover our favourite and least favourite games in the series and our thoughts on the evolution of combat systems. 
Have you ever wondered 'how in great greagors gash am I supposed to get into this series?!' 
Well we covered that too with our own beginners guide for getting into the series and finally we talk about what Square Enix has planned for the future of the series. We know we can expect the final installment of the FF7 Remake trilogy in 2028 but what does the silent Square Enix have cooking in the meantime?
When can we expect Final Fantasy 17? Is Final Fantasy 9 Remake cancelled? What will become of the 20+ year old MMO Final Fantasy 11 in its life support stage?

To warm up we also took some time to talk about some of the games we've been playing and had some short thoughts on the previous DLC Pack episode following the September State of Play.
We hope you enjoy this one and I'll see you next month for episode 5. Peace! 
Max
[Pre-recorded 5th October 2024]

Trophy Talk Podcast - DLC Pack #4: All Up in Final Fantasy

Warmest of Welcomes everybody.
This month on DLC pack we're ''celebrating'' the 4th birthday of the PS5 and whilst the system has been the better selling console of the generation, the system and Sony themselves have been met with a lot of criticism by the user base. Like parents with dangerously high expectations of their children that only want to be loved, we thought it best to further criticize our pride & joy on its 4th birthday and talk about how we feel the PS5 can improve... Happy Birthday PlayStation 5.

In the chairs this episode are of course myself (Max), along with the big man himself Colin (CKpresent), and a newish face around the discord Kade (TheGreenGorillaGamer).
A dynamic power trio to say the least, I've been part of the PlayStation ecosystem since the PS1, Colin from the 360 and transitioned to PS4, whilst interestingly enough Kade had an extremely limited exposure to gaming until only a few years ago which gave us an entirely new and interesting perspective on Sony's growing trend of PS4 to PS5 Remasters.
Also in this near 2hr 15min episode we discuss our level thoughts on the generation thus far, Sony's live service initiative, PlayStation's vacant first person shooter spot and our thoughts on the arrival of the PlayStation 5 Pro.
We hope you enjoy and I'll see you in December where I'll be reunited with Josh to pick up our PS2 premium classics Wishlist episode. Until then, be excellent to each other.
Max

Trophy Talk Podcast - DLC Pack #5: Ain't No Party Like a PS5 Party

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk!

In our second episode of November the crew is here to chat all about what we've been playing and spending our time in.  As you can see from the episode title though, we take a good deal of time in this episode discussing the notion that time is indeed a resource, and our scarcest one at that!  With so many great games out, and coming out, just how exactly does anyone play all the things they want to play.  With our normal jobs, friends, and family obligations all vying for this same resource of time, it gets tough to juggle.  It's a good problem to have though and all of us here on the show take some time to reflect on that fact.  

Our Patreon submitted questions this week take us down memory lane a bit as we discuss what really got us in to trophy hunting, and what we both like and dislike about the hobby.  This of course isn't a new topic for us here on the show but it's a good one to revisit once a year or so as thoughts on the hobby can morph and change over time.  Additionally, we chat about what types of trophies make us feel the most satisfaction upon earning them in our hunts! 

As far as what we've been playing, Darryl has managed to make his way through the brutal 2D metroidvania game of Blasphemous and has great things to say about it.  Josh and Colin continue their journey in Black Ops 6 with some updates on the mp and zombies while pausing to play a surprisingly good and addicting Pokémon TCGP.  And lastly, Josh discusses a surprise hit in the politically driven narrative game of Road 96 (and it's prequel).  Needless to say the boys have been very busy indeed.  

Thank you for listening, and we hope that you enjoy the episode! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 124: Time is Money

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

Warmest of Welcomes everybody and SURPRISE! As a little extra something Myself and Zaclre decided to sit down and have an impromtu catch up to talk about what we've been playing and to give our initial thoughts on the majority of exciting new announcements/trailers featured at The Game Awards 2024. 
This was an informal discussion with not scripts or notes present, 100% rawdogged. 
For the pre show we discussed the differences between christmas in the typical media sense vs christmas in New Zealand. Which would you prefer? Christmas BBQs on the beach or Mini christmas in July? These are normal things in this corner of the earth. We hope you enjoy the rawdog nature of this episode and we'll see you soon! Be excellent to each other this holiday season!
Max

Trophy Talk Podcast - DLC Pack Bonus Episode: AstroGOTY

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

Rachel Saalfeld from Critically Tipsy joins the Game Club to talk about Bee Simulator, an endearing indie game that was surprisingly educational at points. We talk about the many ways it gamifies bee activities and tries to show life from their perspective. We also fly by a few of the buzz-worthy facts the game tries to teach. Did you know that bees can fly at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour? Or that they have five eyes on their head? After a few plat shoutouts from the Trophy Talk Discord we land on some of our favorite movies about bugs and any other games that you might like to check out if you liked Bee Simulator. Hope you enjoy hearing about this adorably bee-autiful game!

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 26: Bee Simulator

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!

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

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!

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

Well hello there everybody, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk!  I (Colin) have stolen the proverbial keys back from Max and am back reunited with Josh to talk all things trophies and what we've been playing in the month of June. First and foremost a very special thank you goes out to Max and Josh for hosting the show while I was on vacation last month, they did a wonderful job.  Second, a big thank you goes out to Kevin Garaventa for hosting and putting together our Network's Fireside chat episode.  Not only was this episode really well done, but it also inspired us to start focusing on smaller titles and trophy hunts once again.  In discussing that topic on this episode Josh and Colin feel that these smaller titles from indie developers (or retro games) may be the key to rediscovering some of the joys of trophy hunting in the second half of the year.  That isn't too say that longer lists like Death Stranding weren't worth the time effort, simply that as life gets busier, it is important to have these smaller pallet cleanser games to keep things fresh.  Across this episode, Josh and Colin discuss which shorter experiences have been drawing them in recently, all while addressing Patreon write ins, Platinum Shout Outs, and all the tangents that come along with those topics.  Of note is that discussions on Robocop, and Elden Ring Nightreign take up a significant amount of time here as Colin and Josh both try to parse out the things they loved and things they found annoying in Fromsoftware's newest title.  Do we recommend Elden Ring: Nightreign to the non-soul's player?  Does Josh have any idea what the movie Total Recall is about? All of these answers and more lie just beyond the play button.  Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 134: Second Wind

This week on Trophy Talk, Colin and Josh are joined by a special guest—longtime listener and fellow trophy hunter, Will aka Sqweezy! We kick things off with some fun updates from the Discord, including the ongoing raffle event, and share our favorite piece of media from July.

Sqweezy gives us the rundown on how he got into trophy hunting and takes us back to some Halo 3 memories—shoutout to Guardian and Oddball. We also dive into a couple of solid Patreon questions, including one about our worst nightmare DLC scenarios (thanks, AC Shadows) and another about misleading game trailers that don’t match the final gameplay experience.

We wrap it up with what everyone’s been playing lately, covering Ape Escape, Little Nightmares 2, Dredge, Death Stranding 2, Synapse, Borderlands, & phasmophobia. Good vibes, lots of laughs, no crabs, and of course, plenty of trophy talk.

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 135: A Visitor From Down Under

Hello there everybody, and welcome back to Trophy Talk! 

This week we're back to basics with Josh and Colin here to guide you through the latest trophy hunting news, massive game show announcements, and more.  It seems like every year Call of Duty is too big to fail.  Rarely is Activision's juggernaut franchise challenged by another shooter for supremacy.  This year though, things seem to be different.  With Battlefield 6 due out in one week's time, and hot off of a very successful Beta over the Summer, is this the year that CoD finally meets its match? Or does the recent acquisition of EA, news of a labored and glitchy campaign, and incredibly grindy trophy list end up positioning BF6 further away from the competition than it would like?  

We answer all of those questions as well as chat about the recent Sony State of Play, Tokyo Game Show, and other major announcements.  Of course, in addition to all that we cover what we've been playing for the month of September, some Trophy Eco System news surrounding exclusive rewards,  Patreon questions, and some initial thoughts on our journey with Silent Hill f.

We hope that you enjoy the episode, thank you for listening, and take care! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 137: Too Big to Fail?

Warmest of Welcomes everybody.
This month on the Mooglecast we are joined by Will (Sqweezy) from Australia for a bunch of random topics including some of our favourite voice actors/actresses, what games we'd apply the nemesis system to if the patent ended and what special items we'd like to see included in a collectors edition for a game. 
The usual run of the show includes 'plat shout outs', 'the record' and as usual a meaty 'what we have been playing', where Max finally gives his thoughts on his first playthrough of his first Uncharted game (Drakes Fortune), and how keeping his teenage arms folded prevented him from entering this series for so long. Will as Norman Reedus with a Fetus slowly walks towards the Death Stranding platinum and Zac inches ever so slightly towards the finish line in Trackmania.

We hope you enjoy Octobers episode of the Mooglecast, we'll be back in November alongside Theportlandkevin for a Bioshock retrospective, but until then, be excellent to eachother.

Mooglecast, Episode 16 | A Fresh Perspective | Mini Topics Volume 2

Madeline Stanley returns to talk with Kevin about what is arguably the best of the Dark Pictures series, House of Ashes. They first cover why they both love the “movie” style games and how Supermassive has perfected this sub-genre. They also talk about some of their favorite horror movies and games that this reminds us of and why any fans of those examples will love House of Ashes.

Then they get into a full-on spoiler cast where they break down every major story beat. Along the way they explain who their favorite characters are, which characters have the most memorable relationships, and who has the best action-movie one-liners. They also discuss what makes the monsters in House of Ashes so special and how Supermassive has once again subverted our expectations of what the danger was. Surprise! It’s not exactly what you think it is.

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 34: House of Ashes

Warmest of Welcomes everybody!
As promised during the live raffle draw, your bonus episode of the Mooglecast is here where myself (Max) and my old school friend Maurice take a trip down memory lane talking about an I.P that carries a lot of nostalgia for us and really solidified our friendship in the best way possible. In this episode, Maurice introduces himself to the Trophytalk listeners and talks about his approach to gaming and then some of the memories we have playing Guitar Hero, what makes a good guitar hero game and for the main bulk of the episode we design a setlist for a Guitar Hero revival game from scratch. With over 60 songs mentioned we used our extensive music knowledge in Rock and Metal to create a setlist that features Hits, B-sides, and Deep cuts from a variety of artists that stretch across the rock and metal sub genres whether you're into Classic Rock, Death Metal, Alt Metal, Alt Rock, Prog, we try to cater to everyone. With each track mentioned we talk about some of our memories / thoughts of the artists bringing this episode to over 2.5hrs in length, one of Trophytalk networks longest episodes, so turn it up to 11 and get ready to talk riffs!
Myself and Maurice will be back for a Part 2 so please look forward to that, but for now we took the time to produce a Spotify Playlist of the songs mentioned in order so you can listen to this fun little game idea, please enjoy and be excellent to eachother!

https://spotify.link/t5NIf27qEXb

Mooglecast, Bonus Episode 4 | When Walking Hurts | Designing a Guitar Hero Setlist

This week on Surviving the Horror, Colin, Josh, and Mitch descend into the world of Silent Hill f, the newest entry in the legendary horror franchise. This one definitely stands on it's own, not only in the Silent Hill universe, but also in the survival horror genre. From its unsettling 1960s Japan setting to the creeping botanical horrors and psychological dread, the boys unpack everything that makes this game fun, thought-provoking, beautiful and scary. 

We break down everything from the mechanics and gameplay, all the way through the story details and aesthetic choices. Expect theories, spoilers and all of our hot takes. See you on the other side!

Surviving the Horror - Episode 18: Silent Hill f

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk!  In this episode, we continue what has been a long standing tradition (five years to be exact), of reviewing our favorite trophy hunts for the year.  Josh and Colin are joined by Kevin Garaventa to break down our honorable mentions, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum trophy awards for our favorite lists to trophy hunt in for 2025.  Some of our picks, may indeed surprise you!  Related to this topic we had a good deal of write ins to the show that ask us to dissect some of our least favorite, quickest, longest, and most re-visitable picks as well so strap in for a lengthy discussion on this topic!  

Before all that though we of course have our typical run of the show with favorite pieces of media for October, Platinum shout outs pulled from the Discord, and more. Thank you so much for listening, and for your support.  It truly does mean the world to us here at the Trophy Talk Network.  So sit back, grab a drink and some popcorn, and enjoy! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 138: Time is a Flat Circle

Max from the Mooglecast and Gary from the Platinum Achievements Podcast slide in to talk about the newest artistic release from indie developer and publisher Giant Squid. Their game Sword of the Sea evoked feelings for all three of them in different ways. Max opens up his first impression thoughts with a point that neither Kevin nor Gary picked up on and it completely changes how they view an essential element of the game. They talk about how the art style, music, and gameplay make this more of an art experience than a game, and why it’s meant to be experienced by absolutely anyone. They also note how this game retains many elements that appear in the developers’ previous games and how the new pieces introduced in this game fit surprisingly well with them. They talk about the minimal story and a few ways to interpret it. Lastly they all talk about the extra challenges that a player can tackle if they want to earn the trophies and how all three of them had different experiences overcoming them - collectibles, no-damage fights, and speed-runs. We hope you enjoy this episode of a short but excellent piece of art. Bonus points if you start this episode with a speed-run of the game and roll the credits before the episode ends.

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 35: Sword Of The Sea

Warmest of Welcomes everybody.

This month on the mooglecast Max & Zac are joined by the bookworm himself ThePortlandKevin to discuss one of videogames most iconic and thought provoking franchises Bioshock. Kevin lets loose on the themes present in this I.P and how it compares to the state of the world today. 
Also on the usual run of the show we shoutout some of the recent Platinum trophies being earned by the discord community aswell as the latest installment of The Record fittingly centred around The Playstation Plus Gameclub.
We hope you enjoy the discussion and we'll see you next month for a community catch up, but until then, would you kindly be excellent to eachother!

Mooglecast, Episode 17 | Medium Daddy's Gonna Drill Ya | A Bioshock Retrospective

Hello hello, listeners. On this episode, we are coming to you straight from Freddie Fazbear's Pizza Plex where Josh and local FNAF expert, Kade (GreenGorillaGamer) are going to take you on a very special journey. Join the boys as they discuss the development of the game and a story discussion for both the base game and "Ruin" DLC. Additionally, you will need your tin-foil hat as Kade walks us through the many theories & mysterious lore for a second time on this show. It's especially interesting to see how much his thoughts have changed on the overall FNAF universe due to the ramifications from this game. So climb into your Freddy suit, throw on your favorite earbuds, and join us for this awesome and informative episode.

Surviving The Horror - Episode 19: Five Nights at Freddy’s - Security Breach

For this extra weekend Kevin gathers up more hopeful future game ideas from part of the Trophy Talk cast and Discord. We start with a follow-up to Max’s latest episode of the Moogle Cast where Kevin was a guest for a breakdown of the Bioshock series. This time he digs into an old folder on his hard drive to share an idea he had for a future game that would follow up Bioshock Infinite. While it still feels like Bioshock, it’s a new concept, setting, and story that would include the epic and grand ideas that the series is known for. 

Then Max takes the stage and shares his extremely detailed design for what the next game for Astro Bot should be. He covers how it should help launch the PlayStation 6 in the same way Astro’s Playroom helped the PlayStation 5 and also how it might redeem Sony’s failed attempt at live-service games (eeeww). As detailed as some of Kevin’s ideas have been, they are nothing compared to what Max has prepared for this game. 

To follow that up Jordan Vickers stops to pitch some of his ideas for three games that he wants to see. He starts off with a few easy concepts for games that sound like they are perfect new directions for the series they come from, and then pitches a third game that would reboot a long-dead game from the 90’s that not many of us have heard of. After finding footage of it and seeing a trailer for a failed reboot, this game has to be made.

Gary from the Platinum Achievements podcast then joins in to give some ideas for a few beloved series that already have plenty of games, but deserve even more spin-off ideas into other genres. After a few of these game ideas both Kevin and Gary realize they need to start a game studio because they seem to be so good at adding to each other’s ideas. 

We hope you all have a great weekend and have a great time listening to some more of our lofty dream game ideas. Be excellent to each other!


Trophy Talk Special #4 - More Dream Future Game Ideas

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk!  

This month, Josh and I (Colin) sit down to catch up on the Thanksgiving festivities and break down 2025 with a few larger topics of discussion.  To start off, we dig into our YouTube 2025 recap and what it can tell us about the types of content and media we consume on arguably our most used "streaming" app.  If you're like Josh and have three kids who also use your account, you'll end up with some goofy stuff such as Animal Farm Sounds.  However, Josh and I realized pretty quickly that many of the metrics and channels being referenced in our wrap ups had to come from YouTube Shorts.  So, scroll away folks and watch your recap numbers explode! 

From there, we dive into a few Patreon write ins that look to summarize how we felt about this year as a whole.  Were there any games in recent memory that we started that we wish we didn't?  If we were magically given a 30 hour time capsule, would we use that time to finish off games we already have progress in or would we opt to start and finish brand new things from our backlog?   Will Colin (I) ever get into and play Arc Raiders?  Probably not...

We close up our main discussions with a look back at a topic from two months ago, which of the behemoth FPS games "won" 2025.  Did Battlefield 6 capitalize enough on one of the weaker CoD entries in recent memory and capture the zeitgeist?  Or, despite poor campaigns from both franchises, does the MP, Endgame, Warzone and Zombies package end up as still too high a value proposition to pass up?  Josh and I go into great detail breaking down the stats that we can see in addition to giving our own thoughts on both games and their trophy hunts after nearly 50 hours in each of them.  

We wrap up this final episode of 2025 by talking about a few of the smaller games we've been playing including House of the Dead: Remake, and many more! Thank you all for listening, we'll be back in the first weekend of 2026 to chat about our PSN Year in Review and what we ended up playing over the Holidays.  Happy Gaming, and take care! 

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 139: Trophy Broke Brain

Earlier this year Jordan Vickers recommended the game Blue Prince and Kevin sits down with him and newcomer Gary Scott to extensively talk about it. If you’re afraid of being spoiled by anything in the game, don’t worry. After playing Blue Prince, they all agree that there is so much in here to discover that it’s hard to spoil everything and their discussion only briefly touches on the story elements of the game. This is more a collection of their own stories of exploring the Mount Holly Estate, finding our own paths to Room 46, and what else we discover after reaching it. The things they talk about may sound like nonsense to those who haven’t played the game, but even if you have, it may still confound you. 

This discussion may make the game sound like a very daunting puzzle, but be assured that Blue Prince feels much more relaxed and casual than you might think. The three of them recommend this game if you like puzzle boxes, board games, and mysteries. You can obsess over all of the details of every room with a corkboard and string like Gary did, or you can just take everything as it comes. Kevin recommends a small notebook to keep track of some of those more obtuse clues or if you discover a puzzle that spans the entire layout of your house. 

Speaking of discoveries, during this episode all three of them reveal something about the game that the others didn’t know. Kevin found a satellite dish for the house, Jordan may have discovered an extra safe to crack, and Gary suspected that a small animal was the key to everything. All of this proves our suspicions that there is ALWAYS something more to discover in Blue Prince.  

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 36: Blue Prince

Warmest of Welcomes everybody
This month on the Mooglecast Zac takes the reins in Max’s absence to host the first ever Community Catch Up episode featuring debut voices to the TrophyTalk Network, Emerson and Fate Prime. 
In this Informal discussion the lads talk some of their own personal top moments in gaming this year including Blue Prince, Tetris Effect and Trackmania. Whilst the bulk of the show is spent on what the guys have been playing, they also touch on the game awards and some of the trailers shown at the event, we can only assume Max did a backflip with the announcement of 2 Tomb Raider games, to be honest my hype was limited at 3am dare I wake the most vocal dog currently in existence.
I’ve taken the time to make a new audio session for editing the shows, we apologise for the last episode being pretty quiet, hopefully this new template will fix the issue moving forward. But for now please enjoy the last episode of 2025.
Be excellent to each other.

Mooglecast, Episode 18 | Clair Obscur Won Game of the Year?! | Community Catch Up Vol 1

Warmest of Welcomes everybody and Merry Christmas

The end of the year is a time of relaxation and good company and what better way to celebrate the 2025 christmas break than to have an episode dedicated to just that. Myself (Max) and Zac have given it our all over the first full year of Mooglecast and we thought we'd challenge ourselves to give you guys a full 2hr episode of freestyle, the topic? NO TOPIC! The first of what we hope will be many general chatter! We often start the recording session by having the best conversations before we even hit record and we decided to nip this in the bud and hit record as soon as we got into the call for that extra bit of authenticity!
As far as what subjects are brought up, we talk about our moments of being starstruck, a controversial bass player, holiday plans for 2026 and of course a sprinkle of gaming related crap. In January we will be returning to our usual 3rd sunday slot joinned by newcomer to the Discord - Katieeee, but not before our 2nd xmas gift to you in the form of an extra bonus episode where I will be rejoined by Maurice for part 2 of our Guitar Hero special, but for now we hope you enjoy this special episode!
Be Merry to eachother.

Mooglecast, Bonus Episode 5 | My Bass Player is Temu Spiderman | No Topic Vol 1

Join Colin and Josh as they break down the newest video game in the Alien franchise. In a Surviving the Horror first, Josh and Colin had two very different experiences with the game as Josh played on PSVR2 and Colin played on the newest PS5 flatscreen version. Like most episodes, we go in-depth with our personal histories of the Alien franchise, gameplay mechanics, story beats, lore thoughts and discussion on the ending. While this game was more "action-focused" than we thought it would be, we both agree that it was a solid entry into the world of Alien and it has definitely piqued our interest for Part 2. Join us and let us know your thoughts about Alien. 

Surviving The Horror - Episode 20: Alien Rogue Incursion Part 1

Hello and welcome back to Trophy Talk!  In this week's episode we have a new special guest who not only works with Eli and myself, but also took part in a year long trophy race with us.  Spoiler alert, he won.  Daryl knows his stuff when it comes to trophies and today we sit down with him to discuss his background with trophies and achievements before jumping into our discussions on Bloodborne and Resident Evil 3 Remake.  Also Colin vents his frustrations about glitched Modern Warfare 2 Campaign trophies.  Thanks for listening and enjoy!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 5 - Resident Evil 3 and Bloodborne

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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