Ep 492 - Nintendo has somehow been awarded patents for some laughably common ideas. Meanwhile, we check out the time-bending horror of Cronos, the new Kirby upgrade, and Adventure of Samsara. And of course, we dig deeper into Silksong now that we've had more time to play.
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00:00 - Intro
13:42 - Nonsensical Nintendo Patents
28:45 - Cronos: The New Dawn Impressions
46:48 - Kirby and The Forgotten Land Expansion Impressions
01:01:44 - Adventure of Samsara Impressions
01:11:12 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Impressions
01:53:12 - Top 20 Sales on All PlayStation Consoles
02:11:14 - Top 20 Sales on Original PlayStation
02:18:23 - Top 20 Sales on Dreamcast
02:25:56 - Also This Week
02:36:18 - L&R: Hype Culture
02:45:31 - L&R Game: Avengers Part 2
02:58:49 - L&R: Best Reviewed Games
03:08:49 - Bets
03:16:19 - Closing
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Ep 491 - Silksong is so big it's killing all the storefronts, and we've played as much as we could before the show. Plus, Bloodworth is back from PAX with a full report and a ton of previews from what he played at the show.
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00:00 - Intro
05:41 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Impressions
27:17 - Bloodworth's First PAX
01:02:01 - Eclipsium Preview
01:05:18 - Carimara Preview
01:06:54 - Troleu Preview
01:08:34 - No, I'm Not a Human Preview
01:12:06 - Militsioner Preview
01:16:10 - Truckful Preview
01:19:22 - House Fighters: Total Mess Preview
01:21:17 - Beatdown City Survivors Preview
01:24:42 - Terrible Lizards Preview
01:29:12 - A Word From Our Sponsors
01:31:14 - Kirby Air Riders Preview
01:42:52 - Final Fantasy VII Remake on Switch 2
01:44:06 - Pokémon Legends Z-A Preview
01:51:13 - Bassai-Dai Preview
01:58:12 - Top 10 End Credits Songs
02:15:53 - Also This Week
02:31:37 - L&R: Have We Seen Enough of Resident Evil?
02:41:06 - L&R: Should Silksong Cost More?
02:46:42 - L&R Game: Pokémon or Prescription Medicine
02:59:03 - Bets
03:05:16 - Closing
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Composing Sword of the Sea w/ Austin Wintory - Easy Allies Podcast - Aug 29, 2025
Ep 490 - Composer Austin Wintory joins us to talk about his work on Sword of the Sea and the distinct language of writing music for games. Plus, we share our thoughts on Herdling, Shinobi, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and the July sales report.
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00:00 - Intro
02:59 - Austin Wintory, Sword of the Sea, and Music in Games
52:32 - Herdling Impressions
01:04:15 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Impressions
01:26:53 - RetroSpace Preview
01:33:39 - The Rogue Prince of Persia Impressions
01:49:44 - July Sales Report
02:06:27 - Also This Week
02:16:50 - L&R: Is Age Really to Blame?
02:30:50 - L&R: Differences in Interactive Music
02:35:51 - L&R: Favorite Soundtracks of 2025
02:45:00 - Bets
02:52:21 - Closing
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Gamescom Special - 40 Previews! - Easy Allies Podcast - Aug 24, 2025
Ep 489 - Huber and Bloodworth are back from gamescom with stories from their trip and hands-on previews for 40 games, including Resident Evil, Silksong, Denshattack, and many more.
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00:00 - Intro
01:41 - Gamescom Trip Overall
22:08 - Hollow Knight: Silksong
28:50 - Denshattack
33:49 - Death by Scrolling
36:50 - Monsters Are Coming! Rock and Road
41:14 - LEGO Party
48:38 - Last Flag
52:21 - Valor Mortis
01:00:07 - Morbid Metal
01:05:35 - Planet of Lana II
01:10:25 - Of Ash and Steel
01:14:06 - Borderlands 4
01:21:42 - Gothic Remake
01:26:04 - Flick Shot Rogues
01:31:06 - Rewilders: The Lost Spring
01:38:18 - Cinder City
01:44:46 - Outlaws Remaster
01:51:38 - A Word From Our Sponsors
01:53:45 - Reanimal
01:57:37 - Tides of Tomorrow
02:04:48 - The Eternal Life of Goldman
02:11:23 - Total Chaos
02:16:02 - Rising Heat
02:20:06 - Bubsy 4D
02:27:35 - Dead As Disco
02:33:55 - Into the Unwell
02:42:54 - Ground Zero
02:47:10 - Hark the Ghoul
02:50:07 - Routine
02:56:15 - Decadent
03:00:08 - Super Meat Boy 3D
03:04:14 - God Save Birmingham
03:06:51 - Industria II
03:09:15 - What the Clash
03:11:29 - Pizza Bandit
03:15:03 - Piggy One Super Spark
03:19:09 - Moros Protocol
03:22:02 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
03:26:15 - Demonschool
03:30:46 - Pragmata
03:32:48 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword
03:38:46 - Resident Evil Requiem
03:46:47 - Closing
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Is Woochi the Next Witcher? - Easy Allies Podcast - Aug 15, 2025
Ep 488 - Nexon reveals Woochi the Wayfarer with an impressive trailer, based on the classic Korean novel. Meanwhile, Isla and Bloodworth share their impressions of Tiny Bookshop, Jurassic Park has several impressive projects coming up, and arcade gambling roguelikes are anti-gambling.
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00:00 - Intro
07:18 - Kitten Update from Damiani
18:31 - Woochi the Wayfarer Revealed
26:15 - Jurassic Park: Survival
40:49 - Jurassic World Coming to Flight Simulator
45:00 - Firebreak Struggles, Remedy Has a Plan
51:37 - Halo in Helldivers II
55:47 - Crimson Desert Delayed to 2026
01:01:18 - Raccoin Revealed
01:04:30 - CloverPIt Release Date
01:08:58 - House Fighters: Total Mess
01:13:09 - TMNT: Empire City
01:18:44 - PUBG Ditches Last Gen
01:22:23 - Henry Halfhead Release Date
01:25:44 - Tiny Bookshop Impressions
01:42:34 - 30 Days on Ship Impressions
01:49:27 - L&R: Aging and Gaming
02:03:17 - L&R: Favorites You're Bad At
02:10:20 - L&R: Dense Micro-Rewards
02:23:29 - Bets
02:26:26 - Closing
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