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The long awaited sequel to the console shooter that changed the industry. How does it hold up to the original and how does it hold up today? Did the game's development have anything to do with our reception of it? Tune in to find out! Sources: Vice Halo Development Halo 2 Theatrical Trailer Rocket Sloth I Love Bees History IGN 2004 I Love Bees I Love Bees Full Drama Gaming by Gamers Noble 14 Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Another year and so many games to talk about. Welcome to the year wrap-up extravaganza for 2022! We only reviewed 14 games this year (13 technically, Halo 2 is still on its way) but boy howdy did we play a lot ourselves! Join us for this very long look back at our year in gaming! Intro - 0:00 Categories - 2:46 Personal Highlights - 1:12:33 Tier List - 2:00:40 You can find the video Here! Personal Top 10 Games - 2:15:36 Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

After a long wait, we have finally arrived at the launch of a new franchise, and a new console! Saying that Halo: Combat Evolved was an ambitious project is a bit of an understatement, but did that ambition pay off? How does it hold up nearly 21 years later? Tune in! Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter Sources: Vice Oral History of Halo IGN History of Halo Bungie History of Halo Halo Macworld Unveiling Recommended Viewing: SameToken History Halo Prototype Footage

Only 16 years after the first game, we got a sequel to Psychonatus! While the original showed a lot of promise, does the sequel capitalize on that potential? Does it manage to deliver a great platforming and gaming experience? Tune in! Sources: Notch wants Psychonauts 2 Psychonauts 2 TGA 2018 Alpha Trailer Microsoft Buyouts Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Who would have thought that the next game after a cult classic platformer would be a VR adventure game 12 years later? Regardless, we're here to see if the Rhombus of Ruin delivers on being a Psychonauts game and what it meant for the actual sequel! Sources: Gamedeveloper.com Interview Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

What do you get when you combine platforming, adventure game elements and the ability to delve into people's minds? Apparently in 2005, a commercial flop but you also get the cult classic game Psychonauts! How does it stand with today's offerings? Tune in! Will Wright saved Double Fine Psychonauts Development Story Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

We are wrapping up the Pikmin series with the very late 3DS title, Hey! Pikmin. Is this game worth your time? Does it live up to the series that encases it? Tune in! Pikmin 4 Eurogamer #1 Pikmin 4 Eurogamer #2 Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

The good folks over at Tango Gameworks are back again with more of their weird and spooky games! This time, a first person action-adventure game! But how well do their survival horror roots translate and more importantly, is the game any good? Tune in! References: Ghostwire was Evil Within 3 Ghostwire Announcement E3 2019 Digital Foundry Tech Review Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

While it seems like an eternity between games in certain franchises, here we are with the latest Pikmin game, released a full 9 years after the previous game. But was the wait worth it for fans? How does it hold up and how is that new Switch port? Tune in!  Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter Recommended Viewing: How Boss Music Works in Pikmin 3 Deluxe

Here we are, back in Sequel Town. While Zero Dawn showed great promise, how does the continuation expand on it? Tune in! Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Nintendo is back at it with another attempt at their weird RTS series, but does it hold up? How does it compare to the original that launched 3 years prior? Tune in! We actually had to record this one twice so if we missed out on some things, we may have talked about it in the first attempt that is lost to time. Sorry about that. IGN Interview Ad Collection Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

The Gamecube was a weird time for Nintendo, and they made some weird games. One of these beloved entries is Nintendo's only attempt at the RTS genre, Pikmin! How does this family-friendly RTS hold up? Tune in! Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Here is another weird case of a developer known for a specific genre completely pivoting to something new. Do they pull off this ambitious project? Tune in! Game Informer Interview Noclip Doc Quest Design Evolution of Horizon  Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Salve friend! Today we review the recently released Skyrim Mod turned full game, The Forgotten City! In an age where we have lots of time loop mysteries, does this hold a candle to the rest? Does it break from it's Skyrim roots in a meaningful way? Tune in! IGN Interview NoClip Doc GMTK How The Forgotten City Works Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

We finally did it! After shuffling this poor game around, we both finally gave it a look. Was it worth the wait? Does this charming 3D action platformer stand up to a growing market of this genre? Tune in! Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Another year and lots of games! We got lots to talk about from our fun categories, Tierlist rankings and more! Tune in to hear how we rank all the games we played and what our game of the year picks are! Thank you so much for tuning in this year and supporting us, we deeply appreciate it. Here's to another year of games! Timestamps for each segment: 0:00 - Personal Recaps of Non-2021 Games 31:53 - The SSR Award Categories 1:29:19 - Tier List Ranking (Video can be found Here) 1:59:24 - Our Personal Top 10 Games of 2021 If you want to make your own Tier List you can do so Here! Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

We have a weird one for you! This strange little motion-based exploration game caught our eye and we figured it was right to be our final game review of 2021. How is it? Is it worth your time? Tune in! Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

2017 was a banger of a year for games and as such, the sequel to The Evil Within got buried. But we shall unearth this zombie game to see, is it any good? Is it better than its predecessor? Tune in! Recommended Viewing: Possible Future for John Johannes Original E3 Trailer Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Boo! Another year and another Halloween special! This year we are tackling the duology of modern horror games, The Evil Within! Starting with the 2014 original, does it still hold up today? Is it worth playing? Tune in!  Recommended Viewing:  SHINJI MIKAMI AND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH  Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter

Axiom Verge 2, another game 5 years in the making by Thomas Happ is finally here. Does it live up to or even surpass the original? Does it fix issues we had with the first game? Tune in! Sources: Axiom Verge Wiki Follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop about uploads or just to chat! Follow Dustin on Twitter Follow Conner on Twitter Art assets by @chillystraw on Twitter