Paul and D.J. try to make sense of Project Octopath Traveler. Randy ponders the murky ethical questions raised by Metroid: Samus Returns. Someone finishes a Persona game. Also, cars.
September 21, 2017
VGH #311: My Stupid Brain
September 14, 2017
VGH #310: The Nice Murderer
Fresh out of Mario + Rabbids boot camp, Randy explains the origin of those disgusting minion-alikes. D.J. is anxious about the hostess bars in Yakuza Kiwami and lets off steam by beating up everyone in Tokyo. Also, Final Fantasy daddy.
September 7, 2017
VGH #309: Sailors Everywhere
After a brief stint with the Destiny 2 beta, D.J. rocket slides all over the place in Vanquish and returns to his old face-stomping grounds in Yakuza Kiwami. Meanwhile, Paul plays Crawl while completely sober.
August 31, 2017
VGH #308: Blundersloosh
We wrap up the Backlog Attack with Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and The Stanley Parable. Plus, games that deserve a second chance, even if they include rabbids.
August 17, 2017
VGH #306: Many Moons
The gang climbs aboard the space station Tacoma in search of spooky ghosts. D.J. struggles to understand the finer points of Bayonetta. Randy puts his curmudgeon powers to use in Gunpoint. Paul operates a computer.
August 15, 2017
Vote for the games we play in Backlog Attack 2017!
As promised last week, we’re leaving the final games of this year’s Backlog Attack up to you! Each host has selected four possible games to play — simply vote in one of the Twitter polls below to choose their fate! We’ll play through the winners and discuss them on the show in a couple weeks.
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August 10, 2017
VGH #305: A Good Time for a Poutine Joke
In the aftermath of the first Splatoon 2 Splatfest, we discuss condiment and dessert preferences. D.J. checks in to see if the Professor Layton series survived its transition to mobile, and the Backlog Attack begins with spooky Soma and creepy Cave Story.
August 3, 2017
VGH #304: Mushy or Sticky
We venture into Nintendo’s brave new vision of online multiplayer in Splatoon 2 — now with voice chat, sometimes! Also, the summer Backlog Attack begins!
July 27, 2017
VGH #303: Summer Bloops
Bloop out with some blippin’ summer blops on our mid-year music show! This year’s playlist includes chiptune covers of imaginary artists, real artists singing imaginary words, and — ugh — more Zelda?!
July 20, 2017
VGH #302: Baby in the Mail
Randy’s comfort zone is threatened by a new Persona announcement (and a mail-delivery baby). Also: Picross Makeout League at last, playing Final Fantasy XII until you don’t have to, and 3DS games we can’t play to begin with.
July 13, 2017
VGH #301: Wall Full of Meat
We would like to apologize for this week’s extremely disgusting episode title, but if the Castlevania cartoon isn’t going to make a wall chicken reference, it’s up to us. Also: Zelda DLC, Receiver, Final Fantasy XII, Persona 5, and a second look at Prey.
July 6, 2017
VGH #300: Quiz Show Cluster of Doom
It’s Video Game Hangover’s 300th annual quiz show! Our hosts attempt to answer YOUR questions about video games, fake but real words, and real but fake film directors.
June 29, 2017
VGH #299.5: Straight Up Gathering
Q: Why did the villagers in Ever Oasis build a juice bar? A: They needed something to drink with all the sand which is there!!!!!! Also: finally playing Horizon: Zero Dawn, finally logging into Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, finally releasing Star Fox 2.
June 22, 2017
VGH #299: Vita Refugees
E3 is a distant memory so we had to play games again. Games like Ever Oasis, Spellspire, Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood, and everyone’s favorite, Pubg.
June 15, 2017
VGH #298: E3 2017
E3 is here and it’s time to second-guess all of our entertainment choices! Has Sony betrayed us? Is Monster Hunter real? Does playing Mario XCOM mean we secretly like Minions? Y can’t Metroid crawl??
June 8, 2017
VGH #297: A Big Thing That’s Dumb
Are you ready for a stupid murder vacation? We take a tour of one of the worst casinos in The Sexy Brutale, brush up on our Zelda photography skills, and discuss skeeball pro strats. Also, two Final Fantasy games that D.J.’s not playing.
June 1, 2017
VGH #296: Anime Game Overlords
It finally happened: We’ve surrendered to the Persona dimension. Enjoy a discussion of best girls, gourmet kings, and the cardinal rules of rhythm games. Then, we persona-fuse two of our favorite things: free-to-play mobile games and Final Fantasy.
May 25, 2017
VGH #295: You Can’t Eat an Oak Tree
We’re back to playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild and wondering if it would be better as a sidescroller. Paul reunites with an old friend in Dead Cells, then goes looking for a new friend but finds Salt and Sanctuary instead. Randy plays stuff on his phone.
May 18, 2017
VGH #294: Taking My Skin and Going Home
We venture into Dead Cells, the hot new metroidroguevaniasoulslike, and leave satisfied but missing 75% of our gold. We also try Prey and like it, except for a classic FPS character who won’t stop making a cameo. Also, D.J. tries a new Final Fantasy.