It's been a while, but isn't that always the case? We've been busy in real life, but also with TV and games the last few months. When Mak and his friends are not fighting to end racism in Metaphor ReFantazio, he's trapped in the grind for golden camos in Black Ops 6. And even though Alli hasn't been doing her gaming homework, she's been unwillingly experiencing Silent Hill 2, reliving Katamari nostalgia, and driving her kart through Bangkok in Mario Kart 8's DLC courses. Also, we found some Oreo flavored Cokes that we decided to taste test on the episode, and one of us loves it!

We've also got some great shows to catch up on this episode including a rewatch of Arcane Season 1 and the Penguin, so stay tuned for the end for a spoiler breakdown of each.

Spoilers:

Arcane Season 1 (01:01:30 - 01:05:00)

The Penguin (01:08:45 - 01:22:20)

The summer is upon us (though not as far as weather is concerned in Denmark), and so we have been playing, watching, and doing a lot. Including checking in on the big Summer Game Fest and game showcases by the big players in the industry. Mak has been playing a lot of Blade-named games and catching up on some backlog before the big Elden Ring DLC ruins his life. Alli has been on a hunt for more cozy games to play for our upcoming trips this summer! And then there is A LOT to talk about from the summer game showcases this year, with some boring, some interesting, and some amazing things to fill out the calendar for 2024 and 2025. Can they beat 2023? We will see! Spoilers: Sweet Tooth (45:30 - 52:44)

We've been having one of those busy months where you look back and go "Damn! When do I have time to do nothing??" And now is one of those times! (Well, we didn't do nothing, we recorded a podcast). We are here to talk about some games and Mak has a lot to get off his chest. He finally finished Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth after 97 hours and has started playing Stellar Blade. And Alli has started and finished Little Kitty, Big City so tune in for her review of a cute cat platformer. At the end, we talk a little bit about the trouble in the Xbox camp with the studio closures of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin and what it means for Hellblade II coming out this week. Thanks for listening! Time Codes: (22:15) FF7 Rebirth spoilers begin (31:17) End of spoilers for FF7 Rebirth

Alternate title choice: The Jake Gyllenhaal Multi-verse

After a few weeks off and a trip back to the States, we've returned with some thoughts on some new games and shows we've been finishing while Alli knits an endless scarf.

Alli's got some early impressions on Bayonetta Origins: The Lost Demon while Mak has finished Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Why is everyone losing things? Oh, and Mak is still playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and has thoughts on the upcoming game Stellar Blade.

Stick around to the end if you have watched the great new Fallout series on Amazon as we have some thoughts, but it's a full spoilercast so skip ahead if you haven't seen it!

Thanks for listening!

In our first ever sequel, we dig into a few new things we've been enjoying like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's beach robe silliness. Mak has also finally started part 2 of Chainsaw Man and Alli is chorin watching some Letterkenny. Plus some extras if you tune in.

Oh, and in the spirit of March, we decided to do a bit of a March Madness style tournament to determine our favorite co-op games to play together! (is that what March Madness is? we don't watch college basketball)

We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the Codependent Podcast, a show by two codependent partners talking about games, manga, anime, TV and more.

Get to know us a little bit before we dig into WAY too much stuff to fit into one hour, so good luck! Topics include: Spy Family, Attack on Titan, Seinfeld, True Detective, Fargo, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Sackboy's Big Adventure, Helldivers 2 and more.

Thanks for listening!