This week Trees talks about his true current favorite game: the Peloton.  Fred spends most of his time waiting for car repairs and watching movies.  On the gaming front Trees continues to repair cars, play golf, and delve deeper into the original Spyro thanks to the facelift of the Re-Ignited trilogy.  Trees also delves into the Series X version of one of his favorites, No Man's Sky.  Fred is chasing the Halloween dragon with varied success.  Visage, a walking sim horror title on Game Pass, fails to keep his attention.  Meanwhile hardcore action titles like The Suffering and Quake fill that gap nicely.  He also took the time to look into N64 and Genesis titles released to Switch Online customers that have the Expansion Pack, and while there are clear flaws it's not the disaster the Internet is harping on. This episode's closing song is the Halloween theme as remixed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

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Mocking Skill Point

After a week off Trees tells tales of building offices and winderizing cabins while Fred sat around doing a whole lot of nothing much.  On the gaming front, similarities are abound.  Trees has delved into the Spyro Trilogy, continues to work through the Sega version of Picross, dove into Jaguar DLC in Car Mechanic Simlulator 2021, and wrapped up Maneater's DLC.  He also has been doing pinata hunting under duress with Viva Pinata and enjoying some rounds on the course with PGA Tour 2K21.  Fred has been working through Shocktober with Castlevania titles on the N64, returned to Agony, and finally picked up Returnal.  His main focus was working through all of Alan Wake Remastered. This episode's song is from Old Gods of Asgard, the aged band on the farm in Alan Wake and the track discussed on the show entitled Children of the Elder God.

Sports Can Be Fun

The RetroActive podcast returns with Fred going solo to discuss the Xbox launch title Star Wars: Obi-Wan.  Released at a time where the brand of Star Wars was wavering after Episode I and Microsoft's new PC as a console concept was a big risk, it seems almost fitting that this title has remained exclusive to its original platform.  Fred discusses the culture context, development history, and elements of this lackluster title that was a curiosity he couldn't pass up.

Star Wars: Obi-Wan (2001)

This week is all about the weddings on the personal front, with Trees loving on the final Smash character and hating on Fred's favorite Xbox controllers.  On the gaming front, Trees has been exploring fish on fish crimes with Feed & Grow Fish and I am Fish.  Of course he's also still fixing up cars in Car Mechanic Simulator and journeying into a new Game Pass title with Sable.  Fred has wrapped up some games and gone full Shocktober with the lackluster end of Tender Loving Care and replaying the DLC of Resident Evil 7.  He also tried the demo of Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy and overthought the purchase of Alan Wake Remastered.

Aquatic Cannibalism

As always, we say "nothing happened" but yet we go on nearly an hour about this nothing.  Then it's time to go to the Switch where updates discover bluetooth, games were announced (and released), and we learn of the best casting ever for the 2022 Super Mario movie.  On the gaming front, Trees continues with Car Mechanic Simulator, wraps Maneater and leaps into the Truth Quest DLC, customizes boats in AC Valhalla, and plays around with the perspective bending Superliminal.  Fred has been going all arcade with Cruis'n Blast, engages heavy with Magic the Gathering Arena thanks to the Innestrad: Midnight Hunt set, and drags his way to the finish line of Sackboy.  He also contemplates Halloween gaming and how his play habits may be in direct contradiction to his decision making on what to play.

Spot On Casting

This week Fred and Trees acknowledge that injuries can happen and its a time for healing.  Additionally birthdays continue as does renovations.  On the gaming front Trees is continuing to fix cars, has gone solo in Luigi's Mansion 3, and continues to play AC: Valhalla the "wrong way".  Fred dabbles in mods, Magic: The Gathering, goes back to his FMV teenage years with Tender Loving Care, and enjoyed the b-tier title Werewolf the Apocalypse: Earthblood.

We're Falling Apart

This week Fred and Trees are just getting back into the swing of things and reminiscing on standard fair.  On the gaming front Trees is of course working some Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 and giving a go to Game Pass title Breathedge.  The highlight of the week is Luigi's Mansion 3.  Fred continues his journey of It Takes Two with his daughter, feels the sting of Demon's Souls, and wrapped up Psychonauts 2.  He also completed Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast for the first time.  Although there's not much nice to say, he forgot to mention the soundtrack is dope, which has a track featured at the end of the show!

Cool Yeti

This week was a bit tough on both the guys and there are stories to tell of the whole ordeal.  It's not all bad though because there were some important gaming anniversaries and Sony did it's pseudo-E3 showcase!  Trees has been busy repairing cards in Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 and completed Minecraft Dungeons with his boy.  Fred got in some Vita time and is nearing the end of Psychonauts 2.  He also got a chance to try out Aliens Fireteam Elite and continues to enjoy Demons Souls on PS5.

Adulting is Hard

This week it's birthday's for Trees and dog bars for Fred.  Much on the gaming front as well, starting with Maneater, which Trees is still working through with his son and Fred has completed 100 percent.  Additionally Trees was getting very Playstation Home-like with Riders Republic (the beta) and...Car Mechanic Simulator 2021!  Fred waved goodbye to 12 Minutes and Doom II while continuing through Psychonauts 2 and having some GameStop shenanigans.  His highlight this week, however, is that he's really enjoying the life (and death) of Demon's Souls.

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