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Rather Be Playing 27: Happy Belated
We forgot our anniversary last episode! But we played lots of games. Josh played the Super Metroid-Lttp Crossover Randomizer, Elliot played Final Fantasy XI, and Stevo played Severed on PS Vita. Then Backlog Roulette and more from the mailbag!
Rather Be Playing 26: Red Deadwood Redemption
There's a wild west theme in the air this week! We played Red Dead Redemption, Josh confuses us again with more SMT, Elliot realizes something about Xenogears, and Stevo finished lots of games. Then we discuss how we're coping with No New Games 2018.
Rather Be Playing 25: The Most Terrible Game
We finished Cuphead! Well, only Josh did, but it counts! Then we got nostalgic. Stevo played Castlevania Symphony of the Night and Elliot and Josh played Xenogears. Then we did our #GameStruck4 and talked some news. And we had a new Backlog Roulette!
Rather Be Playing 24: Plot to Kill
Elliot attempts world domination in Crusader Kings II and fails. Josh replays the mitochondria propaganda game Parasite Eve. How does it hold up? Stevo has an important experience in Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. And we all died repeatedly in Cuphead!
Rather Be Playing 23: Broken in Some Way
Josh is back with a new PS3! He talks Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne and Drakengard 3 as Elliot talks Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Splatoon 2. Stevo rounds us out with Muramasa and Symphony of the Night. And it’s time for a new Backlog Roulette!
Rather Be Playing 22: Origin Story with Carlos
This fortnight we're actually talking about Fortnite! Elliot's cousin Carlos stops by to dish the wisdom on Fortnite plus Monster Hunter World and Destiny 2. We also learn Elliot's gaming origins and talk Super Castlevania IV, Observer, and more.
Rather Be Playing 21: Semicolons
It's time for more games!. We discuss Metroid: Samus Returns, SteamWorld Dig 2, and The Witness. We also played the Metal Gear Survive beta and the Valkyria Chronicles 4 demo. Then we try out a new rapid-fire news format, with lots of semicolons.
Rather Be Playing 20: I’m a Weiner
We finished Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and we discuss its nuts and bolts and what we thought about it. We also played Super Mario Run and Celeste. Then we have a short talk on streaming and mobile games, and wrap it up with a new Backlog Roulette!
Rather Be Playing 19: Final Fantasy DOO-DOO
It's been a week filled with Dissidia and Dissidia-related things, and we played them all. We also discuss some big news items! Rumors of Microsoft buying EA, Red Dead Redemption 2's delay, and why we have to pay $20 for the rest of Final Fantasy XV.
Rather Be Playing 18: What Remains of Metal Gear
Get ready for a deep discussion on one of 2017's sleeper hits, What Remains of Edith Finch! It's a bit spoilery so we save it for the end of the episode. Before that we have Nintendo Labo, Metal Gear Survive, Dark Souls Remastered, Night in the Woods,