PS Plus Game Club - Episode 41: Metal Eden

PS Plus Game Club - Episode 41: Metal Eden

Kenny Albanese and Brady (FatePrime) join Kevin To talk about Metal Eden, a stylish and fast boomer shooter that came out just last year. First they talk about what they love about the core gameplay loop of shooting, running, and punching their way through hoards of enemies. They recognize how it features so many different aspects of some of the best shooters in the past few years, but it shows that the small team at Reikon Games knew what made all of those parts special. The three of them take a few minutes to try to make sense of the story, but even after a few playthroughs they still have a hard time piecing it together. That’s not important though because what really matters is the gameplay and how much fun they had, even if there were a few bugs. They each have their own glitchy stories and some are much worse than others. Looking past those bugs is very easy though because they all agree that almost every weapon in the game is arguably a favorite and has a place in the regular rotation. There is a lot they all have to say about Metal Eden and if you haven’t played it, we hope their enthusiastic discussion spurs you to try it. Give ‘em hell, Hyper.

Trophy Talk Special - Big Walk Preview

Kevin just got to preview the game Big Walk with three friends in the Portland area and then he sat down with Nick who was with him to share their thoughts about the game. We hope you enjoy this quick off-the-cuff episode to share our first impressions of the game coming soon to PlayStation and other consoles!

Trophy Talk Podcast - Episode 144: In Sickness and In Health

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk. On this month's episode Colin is joined by Kevin Garaventa and Will AKA Sqweezy from down under! After what has been a difficult week personally for both Colin and Will, the prospect of gathering around the proverbial hearth and talking about trophies and video games was a much needed reprieve, and one the boys were all too happy to take advantage of. We start off the episode by looking forward and backward at what recent episodes have hit the network, and what is to come. Kevin is very hot indeed on Metal Eden and by the time this episode releases, he will already be recording his thoughts on the game for May's PS Plus Game Club. Colin is also excited after a pretty mid experience with Tormented Souls to get to something more light hearted and fun in Luigi's Mansion 2 for May's Surviving the Horror, and Will is looking forward to his future streaming and YouTube videos on his own channel. After introductions the crew discusses their favorite trophies earned in the last month, what we've been playing, answers Patron write ins and also gives our customary Platinum Shout Outs. The bulk of our discussion here centers around what game we would erase from history if we could, and how we think Marathon is performing now that it's been in the wild for a few months time. If Steam charts are any indication, Marathon has roughly 1/3rd the daily active user base of Helldivers 2 which came out 2 years ago at this point. Is the small but hardcore community enough for the game to find continued success? Lastly the team gives some initial thoughts and a gut check on Saros, the newest console exclusive from Housemarque and a spiritual successor to Returnal. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening!

Surviving The Horror - Episode 24: Tormented Souls

Join Josh, Max and Kevin as they discuss a little known indie-horror gem called "Tormented Souls". The boys in this episode dive deep into the good and bad of the game, to include the mind-warping lore, the S-Tier puzzles, combat and more. Many of us who played this came away impressed from many of the design choices in this game. If you like Resident Evil or Silent Hill, this should absolutely be on your radar. Enjoy the episode!

Mooglecast, Episode 22 | Whose the Bitch Now?! | Community Catch Up Vol.2

Warmest of Welcomes everybody! Max and Zac continue their quest to diversify their guest chair roster this time joined by Jordan Vickers and Kade for a 2nd instalment in community catch up. In this episode the boys take a more traditional Trophy Talk Podcast approach to the run of the show. The boys kick off the show with a pretty neat and impressive community highlights of platinum shoutouts followed by the latest instalment of the ever growing favourite Cactuar Vs Tonberry where Jordan issues Max a pretty unorthodox but legal challenge and Zac takes the humble win for the round, is the weight of the challenge starting to stack on Max? Max issues a public apology to a patron of the network. The boys then jump into a handful of listener inquiries where Kade gives one of famous rants on PS5 price increases. Max lists his biggest gaming regrets made during the PS3 era. Finally the boys end on what we’ve been playing, where Max returns to 2025 GOTY Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for a milestone platinum 150. Kade keeps getting dragged back to Marvel Rivals, Jordan finds himself in a gaming slump after RE9 and Zac sweeps up with 3 platinums obtained since last episode. The Mooglecast continues to evolve injecting itself with more sound clips, the feedback on these is much appreciated. We hope you enjoy the episode and we’ll see you May 17th, but until then… Be Excellent to each other.