This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat is joined by Taylor and Block's Gaming Reviews to discuss Astro Bot, the charming hit platformer from Team ASOBI and PlayStation Studios that won 2024 Game of the Year at The Game Awards. But how does our panel feel? Let's dive in!
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This week on a special Boss Rush Network presentation, Corey Dirrig and Patrick Klein sit down with a panel of great content creators to talk about one of the year's biggest surprises: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, developed by Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive. Joining them are indie game content creator and Playlog Podcast host CGDannyB, variety streamer Professor Stalke, and former Boss Rush Network member and current Hair of the Dogcast host Stoy Jovic.
They kick things off with about 20 minutes of spoiler-free discussion, covering the game’s core mechanics, general plot setup, first impressions of the characters, and how each of them approached their playthrough.
Then it’s time for deep spoilers—everything from major story moments and character arcs to plot twists, choices, and how the different endings landed for each of them. They also get into how the game’s story and soundtrack came together so effectively, and why this small, passionate team reminded them why they love games in the first place.
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This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat and the panel discuss Tales of Graces f, the latest remastered classic from Bandai Namco, discussing the story, characters, updated mechanics, and more.
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In this episode of Talk the Walk, Ed and Greysun Morales sit down to talk about the game Before Your Eyes, a unique game that reads your eyes to progress the character's memories and life in the game.
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In this episode of Talk the Walk, Ed and Celeste sit down with Shane Kelley to discuss DON’T NOD Entertainment’s Life Is Strange 2, an episodic adventure game where two brothers on the run from a devastating event must learn to work together to survive. Every choice affects the nature of their relationship and their fates, and not everyone they meet has their best interests at heart…
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In this episode of Talk the Walk, Ed and Celeste sit down with Shane Kelley to discuss DON’T NOD Entertainment’s Life Is Strange 2, an episodic adventure game where two brothers on the run from a devastating event must learn to work together to survive. Every choice affects the nature of their relationship and their fates, and not everyone they meet has their best interests at heart…
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In this episode of Talk the Walk, Ed and Celeste are joined by Shane Kelley and Courtey_Yikes to discuss Life is Strange: Before the Storm, the prequel to Life is Strange. Do you think this short game is essential to play to better understand the events of Life is Strange?
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In this episode of Talk the Walk, Ed and Celeste are joined by Boss Rush and Another Zelda Podcast contributor Shane Kelley to discuss Dontnod Entertainment’s Life Is Strange, an episodic graphic adventure set in fictional Arcadia Bay, OR. After rewinding time and making decisions that affect the game’s outcome, the crew wonders whether they would go back in time to change anything in their own lives.
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This week, Ed, Corey, and Stephanie come together to discuss the Nintendo DS and how it revolutionized games for everyone, including your mom.
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This week, Ed, Corey, and Stephanie come together to discuss the GameCube, Nintendo's little purple lunch box console that spawned a wave of new IP, innovation, and some of the most beloved games of all time.
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Talk the Walk returns! The show will now release on the first Tuesday of every month on Patreon and the third Tuesday on free feeds! In this episode of Talk the Walk, Celeste is joined by Christian of the Franchise Festival podcast to discuss Redact Games’ Sagebrush, a first-person walking simulator in which players explore an abandoned compound formerly home to the Perfect Heaven Cult. What led members of The Flock to follow Father James?
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This week, Corey, Edward, and LaMont discuss the animated TMNT film from 2007 and what they were thinking with their choices in the film.
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This week, Corey, Edward, and LaMont Come together to talk about the classic Ninja Turtles video games to celebrate the release of the Cowabunga Collection.
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This week, Stephanie is joined by Corey and Mark to discuss 101 Dalmatians, the Disney classic that used new Xerox technology that helped create the film and defined one of the most iconic villains of all time.
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Talk the Walk returns! The show will now release on the first Tuesday of every month on Patreon and the third Tuesday on free feeds! On this episode, Edward, Celeste, Stephanie, and Shane come together to discuss the game Firewatch, the 2016 classic Walking Simulator from Campo Santo.
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This week, Stephanie is joined by Corey and Mark to discuss Sleeping Beauty, the Disney animated classic with one of the most iconic villains of all time. Let's see where it ranks compared to the list they've watched already.
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This week, Corey, Edward, and LaMont discuss the third movie in the original TMNT trilogy and if it hits different now that they're rewatching the movies. Is it better than they thought or is it the terrible movie they originally thought?
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This week, Corey, Edward, and LaMont discuss the highly anticipated sequel to the 1990 original, the tonal shifts, and if it is as good as everyone remembers it being when they were kids.
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This week, Edward and Corey are joined by Stephanie to discuss the GameBoy Advance and why the handheld was so unique in the legacy of Nintendo gaming.
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This week, Stephanie is joined by Corey and Mark to discuss Lady and the Tramp, the iconic dog meets dog love story from Disney Animation. How does it hold up?
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