The Next Level Gaming Podcast

Hey everyone! 2019 was a year for a lot of gaming between us so we wanted to highlight some of the other great games we played in 2019. We chose some categories and picked winners-- like our most difficult, weirdest game, best surprise, and oldest game. Lots of fun times so check it out!Our next game we're doing for our gaming club is Later Alligator which looks hilarious and fun so check it out and game with us.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro, for an entire year almost now!http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/ Chapters/Time-Stamps: Coming soon!

Hey everyone! We look at the best games we played in 2019 and give our lists. We look at why these games made the lists and our ranking, as well as share some of our favorite moments. There were some true gems in here, AAA and Indie and lots of fun. Check it out and enjoy this recap of the year.Any games that should have broken our top 5? What are the best games you played in 2019? Any recommendations for gaming club games? Let us know, we love chatting and would love to hear from you. Also, next game we're doing for our gaming club is Guacamelee 2 so check it out and game with us.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro, for an entire year almost now!http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/ Ch

Hey everyone! We talk about all things Star Wars Video Games! We give our top 5 list of the best ones throughout history, as well as ones worth mentioning and game ideas we have to take advantage of everything that is great about star wars. To start, we have our holiday buyer's guide where we introduce a great game, a game on the cheaper side, some gamer merch, and a gamer accessory. Any Star Wars games that should have broken our top 5? Any that MJ did not own? How was our buyer's guide and our ideas about future potential Star Wars games? Let us know if you have any to add, dream along with us. Also, next game we're doing for our gaming club is Guacamelee 2 so check it out and game with us.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Drea

Hey everyone! Open world games are all the rage right now, so we decided to look at the top 5 things that open world games need in order to be successful. Any fun or integral parts of open world games we didn't mention? Are you tired or excited about the latest changes in the genre, particularly with death stranding? Let us know! Also, next game we'll be doing is Guacamelee 2 so check it out and game with us.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/ Chapters/Time-Stamps: Coming soon!

Hey everyone! As part of our Gaming Club we played Door Kickers: Action Squad! This is a real gem and loads of fun, especially multiplayer. We go over what we thought, what worked, and ideas for future DLC as it's still a game with free content update! Give us a listen and let us know what you think of the game, including your views on favorite levels and classes.Any fun parts of the game we didn't mention? Do you still have an 80s beat pounding in your head? Let us know! Also, next game we'll be doing is Guacamelee 2 so check it out and game with us.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/ Chapters/Time-Stamps: 00:47 Door Kickers: Action Squad Overview

Hey everyone! There are a couple of video game controversies going around right now so we decided to have an episode where we highlight them as well as look back at the top 5 video game controversies in the industry's history. We talk about Blizzard and HK, Pokemon's latest entry leaving out old Pokemon, as well as some previous controversies and how they stack up looking back at them. We recommend this episode for anyone that is interested in the different quirks of the industry or that has an opinion about these controversies or previous ones. What are some of your most memorable controversies? How do they look now? What did we miss in our discussion? Let us know!Brief note-- this was recorded before Blizzcon and before Fallout76 had their latest update to their controversy... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutou

Hey everyone! Untitled Goose Game, Celeste DLC, Ori and the Blind Forest Coming to Switch, and Killer Queen Black have us excited about all the wonderful indie games out there so we made a whole episode about them! There are a lot of great indie games that are coming which we're excited about as well and we look at what Indie games bring to the gaming industry overall. We recommend this episode for anyone that is looking for other indie games to find (although most of these are very famous) or love hearing about some of their favorite indie games. Especially good if anyone hasn't jumped onto the indie game hype-train yet. What are some of your favorites? What did we miss in our discussion? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use thei

Hey everyone! The extracurriculars from Fire Emblem Three Houses got us thinking about the importance of mini-games! We look at our favorite mini-games, what fits into a mini-game, and give our individual top 5 list of favorite mini-games that everyone should check out. Games inside of games, mini-games make games better! We appreciate the listen. We recommend this episode for anyone that spent too long playing card games in final fantasy or red dead redemption, anyone who’s a wario main due to Wario Ware, or anyone who’s thrilled about the home run contest coming back to smash bros! What are some of your favorite mini-games? What did we miss in our discussion? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our

Hey everyone! As part of our Gaming Club we played Katana ZERO! It was an amazing game. Some members had their detractions but overall we all really enjoyed it and go over what we like about it. Give us a listen and let us know what you think of the game, including your views on some of the story elements and what you're excited to see from DLC!Any fun parts of the game we didn't mention? Did you have an emotional connection? Best game of 2019??? Let us know!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. Finally, the biggest shoutout to the Cosmic Funk Express for their awesome rendition of Super Mario Bros. for our little spoiler-dittyhttp://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/Cover art by Foreigner,

Hey everyone! We look at everything we think the Monster Hunter series still needs to change in future installments as well as diving into the changes to Monster Hunter World that we didn't like. This is part 2; in part 1 we looked at the positive changes from Monster Hunter World and everything we loved about Monster Hunter so go listen to that if you haven't. We also discuss very briefly about our gaming club game Katana ZERO! An episode entirely dedicated to Katana Zero will be coming soon. We recommend this episode for anyone that has played any Monster Hunter game ever! Especially if World was your first, or if you didn't take the dive into world so you can get a sense of what has changed. Jump into Monster Hunter again with us!What changes to World did you not like or what changes do you still want to see in the series? Did we miss anything? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comHuge shout t

Hey everyone! We look at everything we love about Monster Hunter and then dive into all the positive changes they made to Monster Hunter World. This is part 1, and in part 2 we will look at the negative changes from Monster Hunter World and specifically address all of the changes we want for the next Monster Hunter entry after Iceborne so stay tuned for part 2. We also discuss very briefly about our gaming club game Katana ZERO! An episode entirely dedicated to Katana Zero will be coming soon. We recommend this episode for anyone curious about Monster Hunter! Or, anyone who has played Monster Hunter but maybe has skipped World up until this point. Or! Anyone who loves Monster Hunter World and wants to hear about all the good things they did!What do you enjoy about Monster Hunter? What is holding you back from jumping in, to the series in general or to World specifically? Did we miss anything? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail

Hey everyone! We look at the games that are great and maybe surprisingly not so great to play with significant others who maybe do not self-identify as a "gamer"! We give a top 5 list that is tailored to us specifically and talk about the various genres that we have had good experiences with personally. We also discuss our gaming club game Katana ZERO! Episode disclaimer: we tried to have at least one of our wive's on for the episode but could not get it to work at that time. Future episodes we'll have them on for sure! Sorry if any of this comes off as brash or condescending, none of that is intentional and I apologize.What do you enjoy to play with your significant other, whether they’re a “hard-core” gamer or not? Did we miss any in our list? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.com Huge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Their new album is out and it is f

Hey everyone! We look at the Top 5 things we want from the Next Generation of consoles/gaming! We talk about the upcoming streaming services and the next stage of the console wars (minus the consoles now). We also discuss our gaming club game Baba is YOU as well! What’re you excited about for the next generation? Did we miss any in our list? Let us know!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.com Huge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Their new album is out and it is fantastic.Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/ Games Discussed: Stadia, Epic, Double Fine, Iron Man VR, Beat Sabers, Mario Kart VR, Dragon Ball Z VR, Dragon Quest VR, Ghost in the Shell VR, Evangelion VR, Gundam Unicorn VR, Extreme Courage Test VR, Hospital Escape

Hey everyone! We look at all of the games coming out this year including all the gameplay (and many cinematic trailers) we saw during E3 to give you top 5 lists of what we’re excited about. We talk Smash, Pokemon, Marvel, and in general top 5 for 2019 and even some 2020.  What’re you excited about from E3 or for the rest of the year? Did we miss any in our list? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.com Huge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Their new album is out and it is fantastic.Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/Games Discussed: Pokemon Sword and Shield, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Marvel Avengers, Stadia, Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Mario and Rabbids 2,

Episode 5 - Posted again from the Archive. Hey everyone! We did an expansive study and looked at the Top 5 Best, Worst, and Meh video game movies of all time! We talk about Detective Pikachu, Sonic, the new Monster Hunter movie, and what history has given us so far with video game movies. Check out our top 5 lists and let us know what you would rank higher or if there are any good ones you enjoy. Huge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! They're coming out with a new album soon and we're all very excited about it. Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. You can find the OneUps at theOneUps.com. If you don't know them already, look them up. You'll be so happy you did. http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://chronology.ocremix.org/ We have started a gaming club! We're playing through Transistor and will talk about it further in our next episode. Play along with us and let us know how you enjoy

Episode 4 - Posted again from the Archive.  Hey everyone! We're looking at the characters that we want and expect to see most as the remaining 4 DLC Characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. We look at the recent addition: Joker and what we can expect out of other DLC characters that we're really excited about. We talk about other modes and changes we want as well, there are some good ones (SKINS!). Check out our top 5 list of characters that we want to see! Let us know what characters you would enjoy and any other changes you want to see. We also have our first go at our new segment hot minute where we dissect some of the hottest takes around Smash Ultimate right now.  We're also starting a gaming club! We're playing through Transistor and will talk about it further in mid-May or so. Play along with us and let us know how you enjoy it.  Give us a shout! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comGames discussed: S

Episode 3 - Posting again from the Archive. Hey everyone! We're looking at the best and worst crossovers that have ever happened in the video game world. We're really excited about the new prospect of Cadence of Hyrule and hopes it opens the door for many more crossovers in the future between series. We have made a top 5 list of crossovers that we want to see! Check em out and let us know what crossovers you would enjoy.  We looked back at the best April fool's day jokes the video game industry has put out as well.  We're also starting a gaming club! We're going to play through Transistor and come back and talk about it in May. Play along with us and let us know how you enjoy it.  Give us a shout! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comGames discussed: Transistor, Sonic 100 man battle royale, Street Fighter V, For Honor, Twilight Princess, League of Legends, Starcraft, Skyrim, Mario and Rabbids, Crypt of the Ne

Episode 2 - Posting again from the Archive. We've all been playing some game, even a great or classic one, and thought "why didn't they do this better?" or "why did they include this game mechanic, couldn't this have been improved?" The crazy thing is, even though gaming has been around for so many years, many bad game mechanics still persist! We go through some of the worst game mechanics we can think of and whether they're still appropriate or have a place or not in any circumstance.  Any we missed? Give us a shout! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.comGames discussed: Celeste, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 2God of War, Call of Duty, Halo 5, Dark Souls, Hollow Knight, Pokemon Let’s go Pikachu/Eevee, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Octopath Traveler, Final Fantasy IX, other Final Fantasies, Spider-Man, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, Diablo 3, Warframe, Skyrim, Bethesda Games, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Monster

Hey everyone! As part of our gaming club we finished playing Transistor, the atmospheric action RPG by Supergiant games. We talk about what we like, didn’t like, what they did well and give a deep dive into the mechanics and enemies. This was part of our gaming club and next up is Baba is YOU! Play along with us-- book club but with games!  Any strong feelings about Transistor? Agreed or disagreed on our takes? Let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelGamingPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextlevelpodcEmail: NextLevelGamingPodcast@gmail.com Huge shout to TheOneUps for letting us use their Shadow Man theme for our intro! Their new album is out and it is fantastic.Also a shoutout and credit goes to Wiesty and the OC Jazz Collective for letting us use their song Dream of Green for our outro. http://www.theOneUps.comhttp://Chronology.OCRemix.org/Chapters/Time-Stamps: 01:15 First Impressions/Overview 17:06 Narrative driving Gameplay25:48 Skill Loadouts 41:55 Enemies47:26 Bosses55:01 Art, Music

Episode 1 - Posting again from the Archive. With many classics being remade including Resident Evil 2, Link's Awakening, and FFVII, we're looking at what classic and great games we want to see given a full remake! These are the top 5 games in video game history that deserve to be made again. We look at what made the game so good originally, why they deserve to be remade, and what additions or changes we would want. We also talk about some games that people want for a remake, but why it wouldn't really be successful.

 Any we missed? Agree or disagree or want to see any others remade? Give us a shout! 
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Games discussed: Resident Evil 2, Link's Awakening, Final Fantasy VII, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Starcraft 1, Warcraft 1-3, Golden Sun, Smash Bros. Melee, Smash Bros. Ultimate, Project M, Bubble Bobble, Hybrid Heaven, Zelda Four Swords, Castlevania 3, Bomberman