The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast!

We saved the best for last in this final week of RetroGrave! Neither of us have ever played a VR horror game, so we figured we'd bring you along with us as we tried out Five Nights at Freddy's first VR game: Help Wanted!

While it's technically the 8th major installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, this entry is actually the HIGHEST rated FNaF game to be released so far.

We reviewed the original Five Nights at Freddy's a couple years ago and found it underwhelming, but does the addition of immersive VR change our thoughts?

Before putting on our Meta Quest 2 and screaming at Freddy Fazbear, we catch up on our Overwatch 2 progress, and give updates on our other gaming adventures!

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This week RetroGrave continues as we test out another fan favourite scare simulator in Poppy Playtime!

Chapter One released in 2021 and is available for free on Steam, and while MOB Games may have found themselves in the middle of their share of controversy, we aim to find out whether their most infamous game can truly live up to the hype.

Join us as we run away from Huggy Wuggy and the rest of the demonic toys in our search for the scariest games this month!

But before we re-enter the haunted toy factory, we count down the best selling horror video games of all time!

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This week we continue Retrograve with a game that certainly isn't retro, but is most definitely going to get your skin crawling.

It's The Mortuary Assistant! It was developed by the one man team consisting of Brian Clarke and Brian Clarke only over at DarkStone Digital, and let us be the first to tell you: it worked on us.

But does the sheer terror that this game instills in us mean that it's necessarily a GOOD GAME?

We aim to find that out. Before getting into our thoughts on The Mortuary Assistant, we talk about some of our favourite scary games of all time, and all the ways we're getting into the spookiest month of the year!

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We kick off #Retrograve with one of the more iconic horror videogames of the last decade or so: Slender: The Eight Pages Since we started looking at spooky games, a Slenderman game has been one of the most requested titles, and this one does not disappoint.

...or does it?

Just because Slender Man and his legacy creeped us out back then doesn't NECESSARILY mean it'll have the same effect on us 10 years later.

We replay the game and find out just how spooky this game still is.

But before we set off to the forest to collect some hastily scribbled journal papers, we give some updates on Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Elden Ring, Vampire Survivors, and more!

Remember--for the month of October, in celebration of Retrograve, all of our gameplay segments will be posted publicly on YouTube instead of just our patreon channel!

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30 years ago the world of video games was changed forever when Ed Boon and Jon Tobias' ground shaking fighting game Mortal Kombat first made its way to arcades.

This week we celebrate the Mortal Kombat franchise's 30th anniversary with a look back at Mortal Kombat 2 on the Super Nintendo!

Those of you expecting our first episode of Retrograve are going to have to wait one more week because this was too big an event to look past.

Instead we talk about the development of one of the most anticipated sequels of all time, and update our progress on Vampire Survivors, Slay the Spire, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Plus, what would OUR fatalities be?

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Hang on to your wallets! This week we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus on the Playstation 2!

Join us as we sneak back to one of the most iconic stealth platformers of the era, and a mascot game which never seemed to get the attention it deserved.

But just because it worked 20 years ago doesn't mean it's still worth playing today. We aim to find out!

Before tiptoeing around that topic, we talk about the history of Sucker Punch games, create our wish list for video game remakes, and talk about how Raccoons hold our city hostage.

PLUS: we give some advice to a listener's question!

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If you think living through 2020-2022 was an odd experience, wait until you go back to 1997 to play Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee!

Believe it or not, this year marks the 25th anniversary of this iconic game and the flagship title from Lorne Lanning's legendary development studio Oddworld Inhabitants.

We decided to dust off this classic to find out whether Abe and his friends are still as wildly enjoyable as the day we first met them.

Before delving into the game, we talk about some of the news surrounding Overwatch 2, as well as our most anticipated releases for the remainder of 2022!

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Forty years ago, Joust rode onto the arcade scene and brought fresh controls and an entirely wacky concept straight to the mainstream.

This week we celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most iconic arcade games of all time by hopping on our giant birds and poking eachother in the head with large sticks.

It's Joust!

But is this 40 year old icon still worth playing in the modern day?

We aim to find out. Before booting up the game, we spend some time catching up on our current gaming habits, and discussing our favourite modern and retro arcade video games of all time!

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What's the best game about living Unicycles that you've ever played?

If that question captured your interest, you may want to join us this week as we look back at Uniracers by DMA Design--the company which would eventually become Rockstar North!

Released in Europe as Unirally, this obscure unicycle stunt racer attained "cult classic" status when its release was jeopardized by a lawsuit brought on by Pixar. We aim to find out if this title deserved more attention, or if it was better off left in the realm of the obscure.

Before getting into Uniracers, we catch up on some of our recent gaming habits by questioning the release of Madden 23, and giving our thoughts on the remaster of The Last of Us.

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This week we rush into Mario Kart 64 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo!

We played Super Mario Kart recently on the podcast, and were slightly disappointed by how it held up in the modern day. Surely the jump to 3D will be enough to solidify Mario Kart 64 as one of the best kart racers of all time, right?

Tune in to find out!

But before we take to Toad's Turnpike we check in on Andrew's thoughts about Madden 23, and see how Mikey's followers are doing in Cult of the Lamb!

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