*DISCLAIMER: This episode is made for entertainment and critique purposes ONLY. Bullying or Harassing the Author of this article in any way is entirely unacceptable. Be an adult, listen to the podcast, and go about your day like a well-adjusted person, please.* In episode 37, we dive into another review roast. This time, surprisingly, not from Kota…

Today's episode focuses on 2023's game by Black Salt Games entitled "Dredge", a narrative fishing experience with unsettling undertones. Dredge adopts a charming, cartoonish artstyle, simplistic fishing gameplay and throws in a healthy dosing of mystery and horror to make the high seas a little more interesting. Today we discuss Dredge's various me…

In 2018, a ragtag squad of degenerates set out into the wilds of Bolivia for the first time without a clue of what was waiting for them. Blood-brother pacts were formed, friendships cemented, and podcasts were etched into the stones of future fate. This episode is a look back on Ghost Recon Wildlands and how it influenced us. We examine all the thi…

Bashing into our 34th episode slot is a 2015 game from Moon Studios. Centering on a baby Night Fury and taking place in a woodland of incredible beauty, Ori and the Blind Forest is an easy sell at face value.The game was an Xbox and PC exclusive for years until a Nintendo Switch port was released in September 2019. In this episode, we take the ride…

**This episode contains light spoilers throughout its entirety. Most pertain to general themes of Detroit: Become Human and the characters within, however, a few reveal specific story beats. The larger spoilers are marked below in the timestamps. Anyone seeking to enter Detroit: Become Human completely blind should avoid listening to this episode**…

Quantic Dream is a studio known for its immersive, story-heavy games that challenge the player with the weight of their choices and the consequences that result from them. In 2018, they released their fifth game Detroit: Become Human to the PS4 console. It was a powerhouse in both the graphical and storytelling departments. Similar to previous Quan…

Between the dishonored series and their wildly underrated immersive sim, Prey, Arkane has proven themselves a reliable and inventive studio. They're responsible for creating interesting worlds with layered characters, morality systems, and stellar gameplay that has high replayability years after release. So when the word was out they were making a …

Wolfenstein is a game series with a long and illustrious history pioneering a genre and spanning multiple decades. After many rehashes, Machine Games took a swing at developing what would become the Wolfenstein formula in the mid-2010's. Wolfenstein: New Order breathed new life not only into the Wolfenstein series, but also Blazkowicz as a characte…

In this episode, we take the trip back to 2004 and hunker down with a Gamecube classic: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It is the follow-up to Paper Mario on the Nintendo 64 and is the second game in the Paper Mario franchise. One of us is a resident JRPG noob and it was supposed that perhaps this title would be an excellent introduction to th…

One of the most hated games we've covered up to this point was the original Mirror's Edge from 2008. Its combat was clunky and poorly tuned, its story was borderline nonexistent, and the parkour that was the basis for the game was unsatisfying and lacked momentum. Great news, though: there's a sequel. Here in episode 28 we are covering it. We discu…

Episode 27 brings us to the Gloaming Galaxy. A small, fascinating galaxy inhabited by a race known as the Hearthians. The game is set up quickly and within minutes, you find yourself in a pair of Hearthian boots, suited up, and strapped into a rickety space shuttle careening through the ominous depths of space with the wonders of the galaxy before …

Episode 26 officially kicks off season 2 of the Deep Fried Gaming podcast. In it, we take a look at a game released only last year, in 2021. Created by a small team and funded through Kickstarter, Backbone is a game that proves to be ambitious and beautiful in many ways. However, it is also a pretty stark reminder of how crowd-funding campaigns can…

Episode 25 brings us to the end of our first season. In this episode, we dive into a classic PS2 game focusing on a gang of three very slick operators. They bash skulls and steal whatever is in sight, but it's morally justified because they are cute and quirky. Of course, this game is Sly Cooper 2: Band of Thieves. The game is composed of 8 episode…

Pulling up late but not forgotten, here is episode 24. In this episode, we finish off our fourth retro game in the series: Jet Set Radio. It was released in the year 2000 for the Sega Dreamcast and later received both a sequel and Steam port. The theme, aesthetic, and environment of this neon splashed skating game is a true product of its time. It …

Star Fox 64 was the N64 remake of the original Star Fox which was released on the Super Nintendo. It was the ninth best-selling game on the console and was successful enough to spawn another handful of sequels, the latest of which was released in 2017, but the N64 game is widely considered to be the best in the series even today. Like all the games…

Riding in on its witchy broom in 1998, Banjo-Kazooie landed on the N64 and was an instant classic. Besides being one of the best-known and most popular games on the N64, it helped popularize the 3-D collectathon platformer. The game spawned a sequel a few short years later which was even more ambitious and expansive, but the original's more focused…

Another week, another high-profile release. From Software's Elden Ring has finally pulled into the station, and it's lugging behind it a string of 10/10 reviews. This game looks to be a real heavy hitter and one that will potentially change open-world games as we know them for the better. However, there's no denying the many issues plaguing it. The…

Kicking off our two-month classic game event is Ape Escape. A classic platformer from the late '90s developed for the original PlayStation. This is a bold game that took its job of selling the concept of the DualShock controller seriously, even if it didn't do the same for its story or its American voice acting. Further, it's quite polarizing when …

Splinter Cell is a series beloved by those interested in the stealth shooter genre. Unfortunately, it has not seen an official release since 2013 and that release was a bit controversial. With triple digit hours in the game, RJ finally drags his co-host through one of his favorite childhood games and the pair assess it with a more objective lens. W…

Hot on the heels of the first Psychonauts, we pull up to Psychonauts 2 and once again open our brain to the psychological damage this series seems to have a desire to inflict. Sure enough, despite the creativity being intact, an odd lobotomy has been performed which makes the game moderately painful to experience. What do the Psychonauts do? What m…

God of War rebooted its franchise in 2018 with the highly acclaimed PS4 exclusive, but it's exclusive no more. We are here to check it out and let you know how the past 4 years have treated it as well as how this PC port performs. In the latter half of the episode, we take a good, hard look at the story of this game and discuss the characters and d…

Episode 16 stumbles in with a discussion of the Tim Schafer classic, Psychonauts. Being over 17 years old at this point, there is a lot of dive into with this game and a healthy discussion to be had about how it has aged and whether it's still worth playing in 2022. Hop in as we pour out our own psyche on the table like an open lobotomy and lob fla…

Episode 15 rolls in as our first bonus episode and we are covering the news once again! We root for a potential "Project Spartacus", Mourn the loss of a gaming supernova, lament the rise of NFTs and greedy voice actors, and assess the massive drop in COD Vanguard sales that lands it at a measly #1 spot on the highest selling games of 2021. Timestam…

Episode 14 is a ride through all three games of the new Hitman Trilogy. We look at the differences between the games, the story, the sandbox, and the dry but subtly hilarious nature of the game. This is a game that definitely has a type and isn't afraid to show it. As it turns out, we are totally its type and couldn't be happier. Email any question…

In this episode we dig into the past year, reflect on the games that we've played, and discuss what made them great or awful. The good, bad and ugly are all represented here. We also take a few moments to chat about the year to come and what we are looking forward to in regards to games and the podcast. Let's all raise an Estus Flask to 2022 and ho…

Coming to you late from the holidays is episode 12 where we cover a fairly recent game and our first "walking sim". This experience takes a bit of digging to decipher but is well worth the time and effort required to do so. While short, it packs a narrative punch well worth experiencing and is highly accessible, clocking in at under 2 hours. As a s…

At 11 Episodes deep, a bit of housekeeping is in order. Why do we insist on covering older games? In this episode, we dive into the benefit of an objective analysis of old video games and give some background into our own personal tastes and the games that have influenced them. Email any questions, suggestions, or crude comments to deepfriedgamingp…

Robert's PC of Theseus has allowed him to revisit a previously unplayable game: Titanfall 2. We examine it 6 years later to see how well it holds up. We also take a little peek into the news surrounding the newly released Halo Infinite, examine Idris Elba's take on Knuckles the unsexy Echidna, and hurt ourselves talking about the Last of Us Part II…

We're kinda back folks, and it feels great. We are only sad that we're such failures and hope you'll find it in your lovely hearts to forgive us. On this episode it's on to news. We talk about Nintendo's woefully underpowered hardware, Halo Infinite cheaters, as well as a few other news stories from the past week. Also, our absence wasn't without l…

In this Halloween special, RJ manages to actually push his way through a horror game, a feat in itself. However, little did either of us know, the worst was yet to come. Join us in the 2021 Halloween Special as we discuss the small indie game "Summer of '58", reminisce on the scariest moments of our childhood gaming experiences, and what makes for …

Prey is a game by Arkane Studios. They were well known for the acclaimed Dishonored series, so you would expect that Prey's release would be a big one, and yet, it seems barely a soul has played it, at that's a shame. A shame not only because Prey is a great game, but perhaps more importantly, because it might never receive a sequel. For at least o…

The EA we all know today is far from the most respected video game studio, but it wasn't always that way. When did the shift to greedy, consumer bludgeoning corporation occur, and what shadowy, villainous figure is responsible for it?

Jedi Fallen Order breaks EA's hot streak of crappy Star Wars cash grabs in an attempt to deliver something unique and well made. It adopts a souls-lite and Uncharted inspired gameplay style, and tries very hard to earn a gentle, loving pat on the head. Oh, and did we mention there are no micro-transactions? Timestamps: 0:00 - General Spoiler-Free D…

12 Minutes is a game that attempts to be a lot of things, but it is unclear how many of these goals are achieved. It's a story built like a Hollywood movie script, with dialogue voiced by A-list Hollywood talent, and an absurd Hollywood twist, all of which serve to both intrigue and muddle the player. 0:00 Spoiler- Free Discussion 18:45 Story and S…

Nier: Automata is wildly popular among folks who have played it, that much is indisputable. Yet with such a large consensus, there still remains much to be disputed. In this episode, Nier is discussed in all its grim details and dissected to work into the center of what makes this game so special, yet such a seemingly odd success. Timestamps: 0:00 …

Mirror's Edge was a highly praised game in its birth year, yet something about it doesn't quite stack up in the modern gaming space. Find out why this game is so painful to play after 2021. 0:00 - Spoiler-Free Discussion 19:45 - Story and Spoiler Discussion 30:50 - Final Thoughts and Wrap Up (Spoiler free)…

The Inaugural episode of the Deep Fried Gaming Podcast sees a borderline fetishization of an admittedly fantastic game. Warning: objectively correct and non-controversial opinions enclosed. *Note* This entire episode contains spoilers throughout