It's our annual spooky video game podcast, just a few days late! Matthew made Christina play through the short yet creepy-as-heck Dead Take that has plenty of big names gracing its short runtime. It's a game that does exactly what it sets out to do and gives you a few jump scares and some fun scenes along the way.

Matthew and Christina have both played the heck (pun intended) out of Hades II now that it's in its full release and no longer early access. If you were a fan of the first Hades, you will enjoy everything about this sequel. It feels more refined with so many more things to discover.

Matthew and Christina made it through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with its excellent combat, excellent music, excellent story, and excellent voice cast. It just took us a while to get through it and we're sorry. But it's worth the wait. This game is incredible.

After a brief hiatus, Matthew and Christina are back with a review of Donkey Kong Bananza, a fun rampaging time. Christina is adamant that this is what the Nintendo Switch 2 should have launched with, but maybe that's from all the bananas she ingested playing as Donkey Kong.

Christina finished playing South of Midnight a month ago. The storytelling, the music, the atmosphere, the visuals are all so absolutely top-notch, but it falls short when it comes to the combat. That being said, if you play video games for the story or the vibes, you need to play this. We also give a quick opinion-dump at the start about the Nintendo Switch 2!

Matthew played through Indiana Jones and the Great Circle while Christina got to watch an excellent Indiana Jones not-movie and listen to the fantastic vocals of Troy Baker. But seriously, this game will make you want to watch the original trilogy after every gameplay session. The storytelling and vibes are absolute perfection.

Matthew and Christina got to play a video game together! They played through Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two, which is an incredible amount of fun.

We did it. We made it through Black Myth: Wukong. This game had its ups and downs in the difficulty of its bosses (and there are plenty). But if you like Soulslike games and a challenge, you'll enjoy it. 

Christina played the heck out of Astro Bot! There's definitely a reason it won Game of the Year in 2024 (we dive into that, too). It's also incredibly adorable and is an excellent modern-day platformer.

It's our annual roundup episode! We go through all the games we played throughout 2024, our favorites and least favorites, what we're excited for in 2025, and gush over Alan Wake II, somehow.

Matthew and Christina have been playing the heck out of Balatro, which, if you didn't know, won Indie Game of the Year at the Game Awards. It deserves it. We can't write this description anymore because we have to go back to playing more Balatro.

Matthew played through the Dead Space Remake that came out in 2023 and had so many jump scares. Even Christina managed to get a jump scare! This is a solid remake and still so very, very creepy and atmospheric.

Christina played through The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and it's a wonderful throwback to the Zelda games of old. Except not! Because you play as Zelda! And get to use things like in Tears of the Kingdom! It's just all-around fun.

It's a second spooky episode this year! Matthew finished the second and final DLC for Alan Wake 2: The Lake House. It's a return to basics for the survival horror series and fun to step back into Cauldron Lake. We just hope Control 2 shows up sooner rather than later.

For our annual spooky game episode, Matthew played through Inscryption, which starts out as a tabletop card game in a spooky cabin you can't escape and gets a little stranger from there. It's a fun, quick play, but that first act is definitely the highlight.

Christina played Dungeons of Hinterberg while Matthew backseat gamed on the puzzles in the dungeons. This is the perfect blend of cozy and action RPG and can really be as much or as little of both as you want it to be.

Christina played through almost two seasons of Sun Haven, which is a fantasy farming sim/RPG reminiscent of Stardew Valley. So yes. She and Matthew draw many comparisons and parallels. If you're in the market for a new game in this genre, this wouldn't be a bad choice.

If you want some of the best combat out there, both in looks and feel, then man do we have a game for you. Stellar Blade absolutely rocks the combat. The story is absolutely nothing to write home about and all of the characters are bland, but we'll be dreaming about that combat for quite some time.

Matthew and Christina jumped headfirst into the Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC. It's all sorts of wonderful, from a pitch-perfect fanfic to a Control tie-in to multiverse traversal a la Quantum Break (if we can even say that), fans will really enjoy these three bite-sized episodes. We absolutely did. You shouldn't even be surprised; we're drinking the Remedyverse Kool-Aid.

In the rephrased words of Milhouse on The Simpsons, "It took two months, but we did it. It's done." Spoiler alert: We did not like this game, and that may make this our most controversial episode. Let's talk about it!