Episodes

  • Off the Deep End Episode 56: Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gud und Böse
    Jan 16 2025

    After roughly two months of dragging their feet, the Off the Deep End crew (featuring Special Guest Jeff Rud) return to the God, Robots and Existentialism of Xenosaga, but this time it's disappointing! They cover the game's messy development, discuss the underwhelming gameplay and aesthetic changes, and try their best to decipher the plot! Little boy men with guns and robot ladies with bigger guns are featured, as is an abundance of anime insanity.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Amateur Hour: The Playoffs and The Big Game
    Jan 12 2025

    In the Fourth episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino discuss the upcoming NFL playoffs! We discuss the various matchups and make our predictions all the way up to The Big Game!

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    50 mins
  • Episode 232: Unpacking Unpacking
    Jan 9 2025

    In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Unpacking! We cover the game's simple puzzles, elegant storytelling, and how much of an jerk that boyfriend is. We wrap up by discussing what the game's story made us feel. Spoilers, it made us feel a lot!

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    55 mins
  • Game of the Year 2024
    Jan 2 2025

    In this episode Gino, Pete, Em, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- debate the games we played this year for our annual Trenchies! The categories this year are: Game of the Year 2023, Best Comedy, Best Horror, Best Drama, Best Action, Best Adventure, Best Puzzler, Best Character, Worst Character, Best Soundtrack, Prettiest Game, Best Performance/Voice Acting, Best Mechanic, Biggest Disrespect of the Player's Time, Best Twist, Worst Game of Our Year 2021, Worst Story or Written Dialog, Biggest Indictment of Capitalism, Most Replayable Classic, Best Non-Game, John Paul Sartre Memorial Award for Game That Best Expresses the Ultimate Futility of the Human Condition, Gino's Platypus Award for Game That Should Not Be, ZP's "Help I'm Trapped in Sysiphean Torment" Award, Em's Sheeple Award: Most Wildly Overstated/Overrated, Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED presents the Dubious Championship League, and Game of Our Year.

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Off the Deep End Episode 55: Mass Effect Andromeda (Part 2)
    Dec 26 2024

    HO HO HO, It's time for the second half of Deep Listens' Mass Effect Patreon Special, a very exciting time of year! Gino, Em, Pete, Braden, and Chris all reconvene to discuss the back half of Mass Effect Andromeda, the video game equivalent of a lump of coal. They discuss how they felt about the game after finishing it, including the combat, loyalty missions, romance options (everyone picked Peebee????), and disastrous main story. Just remember: We Got This.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Off the Deep End Episode 54: Winter Kusolstice Grab Bag
    Dec 19 2024
    Cassidy from The Bad Games Hall of Fame once again joins us on a magical Kusoventure, and this time they've brought Sid for even more bad video game action! Gather round once again to learn about the exciting world of forgotten Elder Scrolls spinoffs, forgotten Marvel sequels, forgotten Garfield tie-ins, and legally dubious rip offs of Ys! We're not sorry! Follow Sid Menon's podcast "We Thought About Games": https://wethoughtaboutgames.tumblr.com/ Listen to The Bad Game Hall of Fame's new podcast:https://podcast.badgamehalloffame.com/podcast/episode-001/

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Amateur Hour: Month 3 Check-In Across The League
    Dec 17 2024

    In the third episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino traverse all of the conferences of the NFL and give 6 minute takes on their current states. We cover every team and then skip the models because they aren't doing so hot!

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    46 mins
  • Episode 231: Mass Effect: Andromeda- Part 1
    Dec 12 2024

    We have a full house today with Gino, Pete, Em, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- all present to discuss Mass Effect Andromeda. We discuss how... off this game feels, how it got that way, and the many weird ways in which it fails. We also discuss the game's story from the beginning of the game to the end of the ice planet whose name isn't worth remembering. You did this to us Patreon subscribers! You did this to us!

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    1 hr and 23 mins