Episodes

Doom 64 is a often forgotten about game. Even some of the most avid Doom fans have never slayed the totally unique Doom 64. It's a game that was trapped on the Ninten 64 but finally in 2020 Nightdive and ID Software released ...

Serious Sam started out as a callback to earlier days of FPS games. When shooters were more simple. Times when Wolfenstein and Doom carried the genre with great level design and fun game play. Serious Sam 4 looks to leave som...

What does a 16 bit SNES callback RPG known as Chained Echoes have to do with TellTales The Walking Dead The Final Season have in common? Absolutely nothing. CHained Echoes is the RPG that hit Game Pass and has created a lot o...

Guns that can talk to you. Sounds like an odd way to communicate but in High on Life its essential to the experience. From the writers of Rick and Morty comes Squanch Games FPS adventure that hopes to win you over with its hu...

2022 has come to a close that means its time to take a look at the Gaming Industry as whole and state how we feel about Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft and its gaming initiative. 2022 saw very few first party games from Microsof...

Another year has come to a close and that means its time for the Game Pass or Pass Podcast's Game of the Year 2022. In 2022 Cory and Basher passed on more games than ever before to their listeners meaning that this years list...

Sometimes a game comes along you weren't expecting. But its even more rare a game comes along that you drop 40 hours into you weren't expecting. Vampire Survivors might not have any vampires but what it does have is one of th...

The phase Doom clone was very prevalent in the 90s. Many different genres and IP took the Doom engine and made their own spin. Even IP like Star Wars got into the mix with Dark Forces. Prodeus looks to capture that energy but...

From the minds that brought you Limbo and Inside comes Somerville. A puzzle based game that takes players on a journey through a world that was devastated by some type of alien invasion. With its striking art style and somber...

Asobo and A Plague Tail is game the GPOP crew passed on and many people were upset. A Plague Tale Requiem looks to rectify the issues form the first game while again telling a unique story about family and pushing the visuals...

Scorn wears its inspirations right on it sleeve. The inspirations from things like Alien are present but imitation is the finest form of flattery? When it comes to gameplay however the story changes some. Built like a first p...

We had questions from our loyal listeners and we wanted to address them in one episode to really dive deep. WIth Cloud gaming being a pillar of Microsoft's strategy, Google shutting down Stadia is a fascinating product to dec...

On this dual episode we have two games that couldn't be more different. Metal Hellsinger is a first person rhythm based shooter that asks the players to shoot enemies on the beat. The better in sync you are the more heavy and...

We have an episode full of gods and legends. In this dual episode Cory spent his time on the street with Grid Legends. Basher decided to become a god in the Ubisoft Open World formula of Immortals Fenyx Rising. Are either one...

Tinykin takes ideas from the popular Nintendo game Pikmin but has crafted it into its own special game. Creating a platformer with the idea of being thrown into an oversized world creates a fun landscape. Using the adorable T...

Immorality is the newest game from the mind of Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Telling Lies. Instead of the data base searching of his previous titles, Immortality looks to broaden the ability of discovery with a new mat...

Escape Rooms are a a new phenomenon that have become quite popular across many countries. But what if you wanted to escape a room digitally? Enter Escape Academy. A game and narrative crafted around the idea of a school that'...

In this dual episode Cory tackled the narrative adventure As Dusk Falls and Basher went on a road trip in Road 97. Two games that are somewhat similar but also very different. As Dusk Falls tells a 6-8 hour story filled with ...

PowerWash Simulator is one of the most basic ideas in gaming history. You have a power washer and you clean things. Thats it. Thats really it. However, somehow, PowerWash Simulator has taken over the thought and mindset of ma...

What if I told you that you could spend an hour painting walls and replacing radiators with the goal of making a virtual 7k profit? On paper that sounds kinda boring but somehow, someway, House Flipper manages to give players...

There's a good chance if you have been in an arcade at some point you've seen a TMNT II cabinet. The beat em genre has its classics like TMNT and X-Men as well as its at home classics like Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. Teen...

Chorus is a game that deserves more players. Its a game that has brilliance in many areas but also features some maddening tropes in gaming that take the overall experience down a few notches. Flying around and dog fighting i...

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is the prequel to the upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes. The successor to the Suikoden. Still with me? This is a title that combines Beat em Up action with the fantasy elements and story tell...

While E3 2022 is not a thing, that didn't stop Microsoft from showing off what they have cooking for Xbox and Gamepass in 2022. With a focus on the next 12 months instead of the overall portfolio, Microsoft's show was a bit o...