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Welcome to Episode 111, with a slightly late start to the livestream due to arguments over captain scarlet. TheSuffolkRam has been playing shop in his spare time as well as at work, with Shoppe Keep. He been supplying warriors, wizards, rouges and druids with weapons, armor and potions. As well as zapping thieves and running a pub. Skazz has been continuing his adventures with Adol Christin in Ys: book 2, or to give it full title -Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter. He been losing needed items by giving them to random NPC and getting lost in mazes. Hes also been playing Dragon Quest Builders, Hes been re-building a village after everyone else forgot how to. We then move onto a binge of space disaster films with Ram watching the Russian made Salyut 7, the fictional Europa Report and the classic Apollo 13 We also discuss tricking flat earthers and annoying teenage aliens on their spring break jolly’s Notes: Explore the exciting world of fantasy retail in Shoppe Keep Classic adventure game Ys II: Anc

Welcome to Episode 110, TheSuffolkRam is still ill but is now on steroids. Skazz and Middlemeister have all but recovered. Ram kicks off with discussing the three Far Cry 5 DLC’s, The Vietnam based ‘Hours of Darkness’, Alien landscapes with ‘Lost on Mars’ and left for dead style Zombie shooting in ‘Dead Living Zombies’ Skazz has been playing Skyrim, and having fun as a stealth archer, but discusses the cons of being a vampire and how could it be fixed. Middlemeister has not been playing games this week; but has been watching the recent Netflix release The Umbrella Academy We also discuss Pig Orgasms, beards, the dangers of Lowestoft town centre and adopting children. Notes: Fight the Vietcong, Alien spider things and Zombies in the three Far Cry 5 DLC’s Try and avoid Vampires if you don’t want to suffer in Skyrim Superhero children saving the world in The Umbrella Academy Thanks for Listening, Come join us on our next podcast livestream but following us on our YouTube channel or our Twitch Channel Cheers

Welcome to Episode 109, where we are all ill and may not survive to the end. We start off with Skazz discussing a couple of games, first off: a warriors style game but with ninja girls in Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus. next, he has been getting bored with spaceship/planet exploring game No Mans Sky. Ram still has been trying to survive Zombie attacks in 7 Days to Die and also exploring caves with Scanner Sombre Middlemester has been trying to leave the Moscow underground in Metro: Last Light, stealing guitars and rescuing children. We don’t talk much TV, but do end up somehow talking about Star Wars and our very differing views of the Star Wars movie Notes: Fight for your chosen ninja school in Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus Do you enjoy wasting time and needless inventory management? then No Man’s Sky is the game for you! Light up cave with a Tesco price gun in Scanner Sombre Find out if the rest of Russia is safe in Metro: Exodus, plus check out TheSuffolkRam’s lets play of Metro: Last Light Thanks for Listeni

Welcome to Episode 108 We kick off by not talking about No Mans Sky and instead end up talking briefly about City Skylines and other strategy games. TheSuffolkRam has been playing 7 Days to Die, building tunnels and fighting Zombies. Skazz has been beating up and buying out his enemies in Penny Punching Princess in a quest to retake a kingdom. Middlemeister has been watching time travel TV series Russian Doll, while Ram and Skazz talk about Animal World Notes: Survive the blood moon in 7 Days to Die Bribe everyone, as is the capitalist way, in Penny Punching Princess Groundhog day with a twist in Russian Doll Make Rock Paper Scissior exciting in Animal World Thanks for Listening, Come join us on our next podcast livestream but following us on our YouTube channel or our Twitch Channel Cheers TheSuffolkRam, Skazz and Middlemeister

Welcome to Episode 107 In this episode, with find Middlemeiseter and have a new audio setup. We have a flashback to episode 1 with Skazz playing Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force. A similar set of game mechanics to often talked about from our early podcast years: Hyperdimention Neptunia. TheSuffolkRam has been ill, so has only played briefly two games, first up is classic Star Wars game Knights of the old Republic and also briefly 7 Days to die. Middlemesiter has been playing the remake of Resident Evil 2, talking about the new control scheme and improved combat and changed to the original. We then move on TV/Film, we don’t discuss Animal World from last episode as Skazz didn’t do his Homework in time for Podcast, but we do talk about The Man in The High Castle. The alternative history story set in 1960s america where the Nazi won WW2 Notes: Fight as a fencer with a fairy in a fury in Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force The re-release of Resident Evil 2 Nazi owning America with The Man in the High Castle Thanks

Welcome to Episode 106 In this episode, Skazz has been playing the remastered version of Onimusha Warlords on the Nintendo Switch re-release. TheSuffolkRam has been choosing his fate in Late Shift, an interactive movie game. Skazz recommends watching an Anime on Netflix  in time for our next episode; Animal World. Notes: Our lets play of Silent Hill 2, Part 1 and Part 2 Capcom has released Onimusha Warlords The french actor from Onimusha 3, Jean Reno Take part in a Heist in London with Late Shift Your homework for next Episode: watch Animal World Want to know how to fly and land spaceships, here is a video on how to land the Space Shuttle, annoying twitch has seemingly deleted the videos that our viewer ainoyabou posted in our chat after the stream Thanks for Listening, Come join us on our next podcast livestream but following us on our YouTube channel or our Twitch Channel Cheers TheSuffolkRam and Skazz

Welcome to Episode 105, our first episode of 2019. We kick off 2019 with Skazz discussing the newest Pokemon: Lets Go game with its initiative new control ball that you can take on a walk with you. He talks about the changed from the original Pokemon games both in structure and mechanics TheSuffolkRam has been playing a smattering of game. He talk briefly about finishing Sniper Elite 4. Before moving on to the fun of defusing bombs in Keep talking and nobody explodes! Finally he talk about the early access game Kingdoms and Castles. Ram also has been watching a cult classic Sci-Fi for the first time with Lexx. During discussion of Ram managers to forget who Tim Curry and Rutger Hauer are. Finally we discuss the Steam sale, and a shocker from Skazz this episode… We also discuss Skazz future role in a Pixar film Notes: Try and catch them all with either version of Pokemon Let’s Go Team up with your mate and defuse bombs in Keep talking and nobody explodes! Early access town building game with dragons and v

Welcome to Episode 104, The 2018 Christmas Special Middlemestier has been playing the PS1 classic and not been impressed with it game choice, we also discuss optimizations during the early days of gaming and the issue with PAL and NTSC. Skazz has a rant about the uprated switch being released next year TheSuffolkRam has been playing his usual mix of odd games, first up is Consortium an story driven FPS, light on the shooting and heavy on story. He also been guiding baby cubs through a series of dangers with Shelter. Skazz is carrying on with his Retro gaming by playing Way of the Samurai a game similar to Consortium above but set at the ending of the samurai age and actually good. Finally we each pick our game of the year for 2018 Notes: Don’t buy a PS1 classic Speak to people about a murder on a futuristic plane in Consortium See how good of a Badger mother you can be in Shelter A branching storyline with the classic PS2 game Way of the Samurai Out games of the year: Skazz: YS VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Middlem

Welcome to Episode 103 In this episdoe, Skazz talks about the WiiU version of Smash Brothers, Ancient YS: Master Omen on the master system. He also talks about picking up a Cyber Gadget Cyber Freak to play retro games and the good and bad point of the system. TheSuffolkRam has been grossing out with Sniper Elite 4 and talks about the upcoming game from Obsidian The Outer Worlds Middlemeister, Due to an issue with his Amazon account, has had the misfortune to have experienced (Suffering?) the latest buggy game from Bethesda, Fallout 76 We also discuss our target market. Notes: The not very good WiiU version of Smash Brothers Classic ultra tough game on the Master System: Ancient YS Master Omen A device the plays 12 (sort of) systems with the Cyber Gadget Retro Freak Shoot Nazi ball off in Sniper Elite 4 Here a link to Fallout 76 if you really must What Fallout 76 should have been: The Outer Worlds The awful CGI trailer for new Watership down, PS1 era graphics! Thanks for Listening, Come join us on our next pod

Welcome to Episode 102 In this episode, Skazz discusses some of his old hardware and its current working state. We end up discussing Far Cry 3 and 4 again branching out into talking about stealth mechanics in games and alternative endings. TheSuffolkRam has been taking disguises and drowning people in toilets in the 2016 version of Hitman. We look at some of the new features that have been added to the game. Finally we look at the news of Valve first discontinuing the Steam Link, then the news on them causing a controversy with the ‘pay for everything’ aspect of their new CCG Artifact. TheSuffolkRam tell us a story involving sheep and a MacBook Pro, we talk about having a pint with out favorite computer game characters and the problems with re-binding keys. Notes: Skazz has still been playing Far Cry 3, plus Far Cry 4 TheSuffolkRam is not impressed with Assassin Creed Origins Make people have lots of accidents with Hitman Want to join us on our next live stream? See our YouTube channels for details Cheer

Welcome to Episode 101 We kick off we Middlemeister talking about everybody favorite sequel to GTA wild west game Red Dead Redemption 2. He talks about the story, the amazing graphics, some of the strange gameplay design choices and horse testicles. Skazz has been playing one of the best shooters in recent year Farcry 3, however his opinions have changed somewhat on it. We discuss how the combat, hunting and stealth systems have aged, and how great Vass is as a character.  This lead onto a discussion of different play styles of the Nerds TheSuffolkRam has been investigating abandoned space ship with drones in Duskers using a command line interface, its very atmospheric and quite creepy. We then discuss the new Breaking Bad film. with massive SPOILERS! for the end of Breaking Bad. We talk about why we don’t want a film and also our through on the last season and characters of the series. Plus we discuss if Mark Zuckerberg a american citizen or even human. Notes: A game We’re sure no-one has spoken about:

We did it! we made it to episode 100! Welcome to our North Korea special! After having our bit of cake, we begin with Skazz talking about another modern FPS with Wolfenstein the new colossus (SPOILERS AHEAD). We talk about some of the silly controversies around the game and how ridiculous they have become. The fun of the game play including the awesome throwing knives. TheSuffolkRam has been playing the latest game from one of his favourite developers Big Robot. This time with the awkward title ‘The Light Keeps us Safe’.  Open-ish world survival horror stealth games that uses a light mechanic to interact and deal with killer robots around the world. He talks about the mechanics, the freaky robots and what has been produced so far. Middlemeister has been playing Resident Evil 4 and putting children in bins as well as fighting mad Spanish people. He talks about the changes to the way the game plays compared to the first 3 and some of the interesting AI in the game. Ram has been watching a cult classic MST3

Welcome to Episode 99 We kick off by discussing the upcoming national visit by long term podcast fan Kim due to come  and stay in Skazz house. Plus we briefly go over the crazy copy-write laws we discussed last time much to Middlemeister cringing. Skazz has start us proper by playing a number of first person shooters starting off with the reboot of Medal of Honor from 2010 which took the WW2 series into the modern day. He then compares it to the single player of Battlefield 3, and has a less pleasant experience with lots of scripted NPC deaths. TheSuffolkRam then move onto talking about haulage matter with American Truck Simulator. he talk about missing trailers and getting stuck and how the game differs from it predecessor Euro Truck Simulator 2 and is it worth the purchase. Middlemeister has been playing the recently release Spider Man game, He talks about the new game play, the changes to the story for this version and how poor Wilson Fisk has been reduced to a tutorial villain. When then briefly look

Welcome to Episode 98 We’re joined this episode by a special guest, Inky, Skazz infamous other half, also homemade beer! Inky kicks us off with a barrage of games: Holy potatoes! A weapon shop?!, Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD, Stardew Valley, City Skylines, Reigns: Kings and Queens, Armello for switch and a game called Paper for phone Skazz has been replaying Spec Ops: The Line, he also finished playing Dear Ester Landmark Edition, same game but with acheviments. But manily hes been talking to his child and getting stuck in a tent in A Story about my Uncle. TheSuffolkRam surprises Skazz for the first time tonight by reveling hes played Guild Wars 2. As a gamer who only played three MMO and not for very long. He talks about about what hes likes and how the game run Ram carry’s on the surprises by watching Steins:gate and reading Ready Player One, we discuss and compare the Film and the Book. We then move onto discussing the recent closure of Telltale studios, why it happened, and what the future hold for

Welcome to Episode 97 We kick off by once again discussing burying one of our colleagues and how TheSuffolkRam sleeps at night. We then finally get into the main podcast with games with been playing with – as Skazz calls it – ‘Splatoon with boobs’  in Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash. A group of Japanese girls fight in a tournament on the peach beach using water pistols. TheSuffolkRam has been playing two games, first up is Orwell: Ignorance is Strength the sequel to the Orwell. the game about surveillance and detective work. This games focuses more on the concept of fake news and creating a narrative. His second game follow on in the ‘strange walking simulator’ genre of game with The Norwood Suite, set in a strange hotel where you have to help people by retrieving items in order to get access to a DJ. We somehow end up talking about TheSuffolkRam future trip to Bletchley Park and how enigma was cracked. We finally finish off by discussing the latest voting on the EU directive with it overbearing copy-w

Welcome to Episode 96 Skazz carriers on with his Monster Hunter tread with MH: generations Ultimate, which has just been released for the switch. He talks about the difference to the Monster Hunter: World he was discussing last episode and how he prefers the gameplay in this version. TheSuffolkRam has been curing clowns and shooting rats in Two Point Hospital. The ‘spiritual successor’/’unofficial sequel’ to Theme Hospital. he talks about the mechanics, humor and general fun he having. Skazz talks about Valves latest update to Steam. The Proton system allows some Windows games to run on Linux. He talks about the new white-list that has been introduced for these game and how it a bit hit or miss. Middlemesiter briefly talks about the upcoming Dark Souls Trilogy collection, Skazz and Middlemesiter talk about this hard and painful game and the joy it brings them. TheSuffolkRam talks about a couple of TV series, first up is Mars, a half documentary/drama about how we will colonize Mars. He then moves onto Disench

Welcome to Episode 95 We start by discussing our upcoming north Korean Episode (if you have no idea what your talking about, it make no more sense in context) Skazz has been playing the recent PC version of Monster Hunter World, he talk about the (lack) of changes from playing the PS4 version Middlemeister has been playing a Rougelike/metroidvania game exploring a ever-changing castle and tickling corpses in Dead Cells. TheSuffolkRam returns to an old game with S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl with the Complete Mod that was finished in 2009. He talk’s about it long running history and and it in depth but buggy world. Next is a rarity, we’ve all talk about the same film ‘Ready Player One’ we all get to approach it different ways with Middlemeister never having read the book, Ram knows a little about the book story line and Skazz who has read and loves the book. We also make BT worry about Skazz internet browsing history and we get to see a vision of Ram future in a care home Notes: Everything you always want

Welcome to Episode 94 Skazz has been channeling his inner shining dragon with Shining Resonance Refrain. An Action RPG where he has to defeat an evil empire, and he believes is a hidden gem that being overlooked. TheSuffolkRam has been exploring a family house and finding out the sad fate of a very strange family in What Remains of Edith Finch. A walking simulator where you explore the stores of each person through different gameplay styles. TheSuffolkRam has started watching an series about fairy-tale creatures living in our world in ‘Grimm’. Skazz talks about the recent released film Ready Player One. he’s not seen it yet but is not keen on it based on the things hes seen on the trailer. He talks about the story and the world and the dark future in the book. We also discuss Ram’s laptop and how badly broken it is. Notes: Wield a Shining Dragons power with Shining Resonance Refrain Weird house, weird people and a weird world in What Remains of Edith Finch  All fairy tales are real in Grimm Dozens o

Welcome to Episode 93 After finishing Ys VII, skazz has moved onto playing the original turbo cd version of Ys 1. he talks about old school game design and the various differences between the each version. Middlemeister has been playing the most recent Assassin Creed  game: Origins. me talk about it changes form the rest of the series, and how Ubisoft games are designed. We also talk about pimping camels. TheSuffolkRam has been been trying to survive as a civilian in a war torn country in This War of Mine. he talks about trying to survive and losing his humanity. Middlemeister has been watching a Fringe, a J.J. Abrams series that has been talked about on Podcast before,  Middlemeister gives us his take on it. We also discuss the currently of popularity of Doctor Who Ram carry’s on with watching his foreign language sci-fi TV series with the recently released Dutch TV series The Rain. Following a group of survivors in a world where a deadly virus is spread by water. we discuss why we haven’t discussi

Welcome to Episode 92 We start off by discussing the long running Ys game series, with Skazz talking about the most recent release Ys VIII, talking about how he has to try and escape from a cursed island by making friends and enemy’s along the way. TheSuffolkRam has also been trying to escape from an island in the survival game The Forest. We talk about how to create atmosphere in games using the environment and NPCs and how a driving force is needed help encourage playing survival games. We then move onto discussing our steam summer sales purchase, and for a strange change Ram has been purchased more then Skazz. We go through our lists, Skazz has been having a fighting game addiction and we discuss what controller he recommends.  Ram has a more diverse selection including a couple that annoy Skazz We then move onto TV, with ram first talking about Travelers. created by Stargate producer Brad White. Following a group of people from the future travelling into the past to save themselves. When then move on