Should I Play This Game Podcast

Austin 3:16 says to check out Graham and Steve coming together to conduct promos that address recording difficulties, the games of the last couple of weeks, and the upcoming games of note for April! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Steve's Games 17:10 - Graham's Games 26:35 - Upcoming Games for April 2025 40:25 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Mars Attracts Satisfactory Avowed Zombieville USA 3D Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PGA Tour 2K25 Longvinter Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter Sniper Elite: Resistance Doom Eternal Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys are back in town (back in tooo-oooww-oowwn) to talk renovations, several forms of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, some of the demos of note from the latest Steam Next Fest, and the games of March that are worth looking forward to! Plus! Plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:11 - Graham's Games 40:18 - Steve's Games 1:07:04 - Upcoming Games for March 2025 1:16:58 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Recharge Chains of Freedom Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 PGA Tour 2K25 Lost Skies Wanderstop Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombieville USA 3D Promise Mascot Agency Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 PGA Tour 2K25 FlyKnight Avowed Sniper Elite: Resistance Mini City: Mayhem Pairs & Perils Oirbo Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist Beat Around the Bush Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://inco

For the first regularly scheduled episode of the podcast for 2025, Graham and Steve convene to discuss the games of the last 8ish weeks, the most recent Sony State of Play, and a whole bunch more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 09:37 - Steve's Games 42:47 - Graham's Games 1:10:10 - Sony's February State of Play 1:18:55 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Lou's Lagoon Mini City: Mayhem Void Sols Wild Bastards Echo Point Nova Kill Knight Demon's Souls UFO 50 Into the Emberlands Runa & the Chaikurú Legacy Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Dredge: The Iron Rig Nodebuster Ninja Gaiden II Black Hello Kitty Island Adventure Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

And the final curtain on 2024 draws to a close, as Graham and Steve finish off establishing, definitively (in their opinion) what the best games of 2024 were! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning 2:46 - Best Story/Writing 23:49 - Best Hand Feel 51:32 - Best New Character/NPC 1:16:51 - Best Campaign 1:29:25 - Graham and Steve's Top Ten 2:13:15 - Overall Top Ten 2:25:52 - Thanks for Watching and Outro Nominees: Best Story/Writing: The Plucky Squire Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Tactical Breach Wizards Lil' Guardsman Thank Goodness You’re Here! SteamWorld Heist II Bears In Space Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Horizon Forbidden West Helldivers 2 Nobody Wants to Die Caravan SandWitch Fear the Spotlight Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Tales of Kenzera: Zau Cat Quest III Best Hand Feel: Minishoot' Adventures Astro Bot SteamWorld Heist II Anger Foot Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Black Myth: Wukong Tactical Breach Wizards Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Animal Well Dunge

It's February! So what better time to reflect on 2024 and the games within, as Graham and Steve raise the curtain on the first half of the Game of the Year Spectacular! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning 5:46 - Best Game We Didn't Get Time to Finish 11:47 - Best Noise 58:42 - Best New Thing 1:23:07 - Best Surprise 1:46:15 - Best Looking Nominees: Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finish: Star Wars Outlaws Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Astro Bot Dragon Age: The Veilguard Best Noise: Astro Bot Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Fear the Spotlight Pacific Drive Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Thank Goodness You’re Here! Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Anomaly Agent SteamWorld Heist II Anger Foot Lil' Guardsman Turbo Kid Best New Thing: Tactical Breach Wizards Minishoot' Adventures The Plucky Squire I am Future Caravan SandWitch Sixty Four Balatro Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Magic Archery Dungeons of Hinterberg Nine Sols

For the last episode of 2024, Graham and Steve talk about, among other things, the The Game Awards (the announcements, the awards, and the 'position' it has in the industry), the impending games of January (of which there are some bangers coming!), and catching up for Game of the Year! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:31 - Graham's Games 17:09 - Steve's Games 54:05 - The 2024 Game Awards Review 1:12:17 - January 2025 Games 1:18:10 - Games we want to play for GotY 1:22:22 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Cat Quest III Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Star Wars Outlaws I am Future Astro Bot Satisfactory Star Wars Outlaws Caravan SandWitch What the Car? Thank Goodness You’re Here! Cat Quest III Black Myth: Wukong Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind Antonblast Ballionaire I Am Your Beast Gori: Cuddly Carnage Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Crypt Custodian Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin Ma

Graham and Steve throwdown once again to talk about YET more controllers, what's been played over the last few weeks, and what December/the rest of the year brings! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:42 - Steve's Games 20:42 - Graham's Games 59:13 - December's Games 1:05:50 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory I am Future Astro Bot The Thaumaturge Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Tactical Breach Wizards Black Myth: Wukong Crypt Custodian Balatro Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve come together to 'Remember 311' on this, the 311th episode of the SIPTG podcast! Beyond tributes for terrible bands, there's new internet and controllers to talk about, as well the games played during the last couple of weeks as well! What a grand ol' time! #HeavenIsNOTaHalfpipe Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 16:55 - Graham's Games 35:16 - Steve's Games 53:05 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Magic Archery Sumerian Six Forge of the Fae I am Future Age of Mythology: Retold SteamWorld Heist II Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Office Fight Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Black Myth: Wukong Tactical Breach Wizards Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Steve and Graham spend some time cooking virtual marshmallows around the virtual campfire and reminisce about Nuketown, the fraughtness of using plastic-wrapped props on camera, the upcoming games of note for November, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 07:00 - Graham's Games 12:08 - Steve's Games 54:07 - Beginning of the End 54:45 - November's Games Games Mentioned: Satisfactory The Plucky Squire Sumerian Six Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 SteamWorld Heist II Slash Quest! Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Shogun Showdown Gimmick! 2 House of Golf 2 Office Fight Leap Year Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Black Myth: Wukong Tactical Breach Wizards Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve sit down, once again, to talk about games like Luma Island and Closer The Distance, the most recent Xbox Partner Preview, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:52 - Graham's Games 18:39 - Steve's Games 1:04:42 - Xbox Partner Preview October 2024 1:10:57 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory The Precinct Luma Island Cat Quest III Closer the Distance EcoGnomix Diplomacy is Not an Option Slash Quest! Cryptmaster Thronefall Vladik Brutal Hole io Shogun Showdown SteamWorld Heist II Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve sit down to discuss the Err game, the Microsoft and Sony 'shows' of the last couple of weeks, and everything else in between! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:15 - Steve's Games 46:57 - Graham's Games 1:02:02 - Xbox at TGS and Sony State of Play 1:15:30 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory The Plucky Squire Nobody Wants to Die Anger Foot Fallen Leaf Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus Earl vs. the Mutants Super Dungeon Muncher Valley Peaks Dungeons of Hinterberg Conscript Ogu and the Secret Forest Cat Quest III Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys come back for some talk on the games of October, The Plucky Squire, how to (not) sound robotic, and other whimsical topics of the moment! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:30 - Graham's Games 26:48 - Steve's Games 1:10:50 - October's Games 1:26:02 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Sumerian Six The Plucky Squire Caravan SandWitch Anger Foot Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Kaku: Ancient Seal Fallen Leaf Boons & Burdens The Sacred Acorn TerraScape Nobody Wants to Die Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham is back from businessin', so he and Steve link up for more podcast shenanigans! This time around, Steve's ability to will games into existence, sentient helicopters, and how to Mimimi when there isn't a Mimimi to Mimimi are just some of this week's special menu items of fun! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 09:35 - Steve's Games 32:40 - Graham's Games 01:10:01 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Star Wars Outlaws SteamWorld Heist II Sumerian Six Nine Sols Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Rack and Slay Antipaint New Star GP Marble Abduction! Patti Hattu Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess SuperSpec Rallycross Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve huddle up to strategise the coverage on Gamescom's ONL, the loss of (some) progress in Satisfactory, the upcoming games of note for September, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Opening Night Live 23:30 - Graham's Games 39:08 - Steve's Games 58:20 - September's Games 1:08:43 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Sumerian Six Cat Quest III Satisfactory Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Nine Sols Pan'orama Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure Rack and Slay Fashion Police Squad Thymesia Dungeon Clawler Dicefolk Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham is back from businessing, so that means the boys are back to talk new controllers, new (and slightly less new) games, and all other happenings of the last 3 weeks or so as well! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Steve's Games 41:29 - Graham's Games 1:14:03 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: The Crust Republic of Pirates SteamWorld Heist II Cat Quest III I am Future Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip Pan'orama Ghostware: Arena of the Dead Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Nine Sols Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure PegIdle Pine Hearts RKGK Tiny Breakers Camp Crow Country Instruments of Destruction Marvel Rivals Emberward Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve sit down, once again, to talk about video/board game crossovers (and the playing thereof), the upcoming games of August, and the aftermath of Dragon's Dogma 2 (including how to play games 'right' and 'wrong', it would seem)! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 4:45 - Graham's Game 20:15 - Steve's Games 1:04:14 - Beginning of the End 1:04:45 - Upcoming Games for August Games Mentioned: Horizon Forbidden West Turbo Kid Guncho Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok Dragon's Dogma II Heading Out Tales of Kenzera: Zau Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure Screw Drivers The Surge 2 Instruments of Destruction Dice & Fold Clickyland Animal Well Concord Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve come back together to discuss the Duck Detective (with some spoilers!), the impending 1.0 release (finally!) of Satisfactory, a brief review of the year 2024 in video games (so far), and a look at some of the bigger games still to come down the pipe! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:01 - Steve's Games - Part 1 14:35 - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Spoiler Talk 36:58 - Steve's Games - Part 2 1:20:12 - Half Year Review 1:40:34 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Horizon Forbidden West Satisfactory Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Coffee Golf Pocket-Run Pool Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Dragon's Dogma II Turbo Kid The First Descendant Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

It's been a few weeks, but Steve is better and Graham is free(ish) of work requirements! The Boys look at Ubisoft and Nintendo's not-E3 presentations, tower defence (in 2024?!), and the games of July to look forward to! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:06 - Graham's Games - Part 1 14:59 - Steve's Games 54:57 - Graham's Games - Part 2 1:07:26 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Tower Factory Airborne Empire First Dwarf Horizon Forbidden West Satisfactory Captain of Industry Bang-On Balls: Chronicles Pooool Hexguardian Botany Manor Tempus Bound Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Children of the Sun Bloodkill Minishoot' Adventures Rack and Slay Pepper Grinder Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok Swarm Grinder Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors Saviorless Planetiles Super Video Golf The Surge 2 Bears In Space Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham, Steve, and a very special guest convene for the 300th episode of the SIPTG podcast to talk about the state of Destiny and Bungie, the upcoming games of June, and what the boys have been up to for the last few weeks! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - It's Mike! 06:37 - Balatro and Destiny 2 with Mike 22:08 - Steve's Games 1:01:58 - Graham's Games 1:17:29 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Manor Lords I am Future Dave the Diver Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Turbo Golf Racing Super Video Golf Satisfactory Horizon Forbidden West Twilight Survivors Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival Quit Today Rebel Transmute Death Noodle Delivery Bears In Space The Surge 2 Turbo Golf Racing Super Video Golf XDefiant Pepper Grinder Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music Check out Mike's YouTube ventures: Error Code Blueberry for all your Destiny 2 talk  Casual Complianc

Graham and Steve channel their inner Justin Timberlake this week on the SIPTG podcast, looking at some of the games of note for the rest of May, Sony's Helldivers fiasco, and the state of the video game industry in the wake of yet more studio closures! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:46 - Graham's Games 19:49 - Steve's Games 42:42 - Helldivers 2 and State of Gaming Industry 1:28:58 - Beginning of the End (including May releases) Games Mentioned: Horizon Forbidden West Satisfactory Harold Halibut Manor Lords Lightyear Frontier Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Balatro Berserk Boy TimeMelters Rebel Transmute Raw Metal Bears In Space The Surge 2 Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music