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RPGrinders EP 808 - Its Like Taking Treasure From a Dragon

Happy New Year and welcome to 2024! A brand new... FUCK. Why does the new year make some of dumber than usual? I don't know but I do know that the Grinders are back. Or at least, they will be. They still have one final episode before they return in 2025. They will be back with more of the insanity of Game Night, the thoughtful conversations of the Driver's Seat, and the fantastical Panic Room. But first, let's flash back...

Back to the past. To an ancient time, I like to refer to as 2024. In that distant past the Grinders would start every episode with the latest news. Updates on when those games will join the rest of us in the future. Games like OFF, AI Limit, and Ys vs Trails in the Sky Alternative Sage may have been made in the distant past but will be arriving in 2025. 

They maybe from a past long forgotten but the Stinkos of history should never be lost. The past is seemingly doomed to repeat itself as Republicans, Democrats, racism, and misogyny never seem to go out of style. Democrats and Republicans worked together to give themselves raises while discriminating against the Trans community. Not to be out done, Disney made sure to spread their own brand of transphobia. Anyone who thinks misogyny and racism are dead, should see how her new (now former) fan base reacts to Caitlin Clark's interview about White Privilege. 

With the end of 2024 came the final episode of Panic Room. Well, maybe not the final episode but it is the last episode of the year that has long since passed. And it will be a good one, if Break can come up with something before time runs out. In the meantime, the Grinders talk about their favorite games of the year. Games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom stole many hours of Frank's life, and he has no regrets. Break surprised no one by choosing an RTS. And of course, Eric played a ton of JRPGs but only the best made his year-end list.

With that, it's time to go back to the future! (Don't sue me!) The Grinders no not what the future will bring but they know they will keep showing up every month to game, complain, argue, laugh, and have a good time. Even if 2025 is a shit sandwich of never-ending stupidity, the Grinders will be back every month and just as crazy as ever!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits!

 

 

 

 

TITS!

RPGrinders EP 805 - Frank Makes America Great Again

Eff Trump! Oops, I meant welcome to another new episode of #RPGrinders. The last episode before the Holiday season shifts into high gear. Soon kids can look forward to a fat man in a red suit giving them presents, while the parents dread the fat man with a red tie stealing their kid's futures. Eff Trump. Since we are supposed to be nice during the holiday season, I (Break Man) will try (pinky swear) to behave myself.

Eff Trump. Hopefully, Krampus will. But for all the good children of the world, Santa may drop off something special like one of these November releases. Alaloth Champions Four Kingdoms and Heaven Burns Red have already been released but Riviera the Promised Land Remastered will be out before the end of the month. 

Eff Trump and the MAGA family members we will be forced to deal with over the holidays. I hope they all get stockings full of coal just like the rest of the cabinet pics that made the Stinkos. It's painfully obvious that I am still very bitter about the election. Eff Trump but he is far from the only usual suspect in the Stinko line-up as the police make the Naughty list again. Worst of all, poor Bernie got hurt at work. Eff Trump but get better soon Bernie!

Eff Trump. It's not his turn to do the Driver's Seat and it never will be! Just like the Nice List, it's something Trump will never see. It's my turn and I have a couple of revealing questions to ask our hosts. Do Frank, Eric, and myself have any special talents and what are our favorite foods? The Grinders might not be able to deliver billions of presents globally in under 6 hours but they do have some unique abilities. The Grinders aren't able to live on a diet of cookies and milk or Big Macs so what do they eat, and the most important question of all, what is their favorite pizza?!

Eff Trump and the police. Rocks and coal for every holiday unless they get visited by three ghosts and grow hearts 3 times their normal sizes. Until Santa Claus himself announces that Trump and the police are off the Naughty List. Then and only then will I want Krampus stop pooping on their doorsteps on Christmas Eve. 

Eff Trump but Happy Holidays everyone! I know it's just beginning but why wait for the end to wish everyone well. Except Trump. Eff Trump.

 

 

 

 

 

I hope "Eff Trump" doesn't get me in trouble. I was also thinking about:

%#$% Trump, screw Trump, and poop sandwich. 

 

RPGrinders EP 804 - Post Election Hangover

This episode the guys reserve the political discussion for a candid talk during a returning 'Free For All' segment, the news is brisk, and the government just sucks for more reasons than the election.  If you want to know why, well you just have to listen!  Join us LIVE first 3 Fridays of the month 7EST http://twitch.tv/RPGrinders or search RPGrinders on YouTube!  Thanks for listening!

RPGrinders EP 803 - Day After Halloween

The RPGrinders crew is still on a hangover from Halloween but manage to get through a decent amount of news, Break and Eric have a "heated" discussion with Frank about politics (of course Frank wins), and finally the Grinders discuss their favorite frozen dinners and what draws them to Anime!  Join us live every Friday 7EST http://twitch.tv/RPGrinders and on YouTube, just search RPGrinders!  Thanks for listening!

RPGrinders EP 802 - The End of Game Night (but not the end because it will be back)

The nights are getting longer. The days are getting colder. A feeling of impending doom is in the air. The end must be nigh! The last episode of RPGrinders? Hell no! The final episode of Game Night! The Grinders won't be slowed by the changing of the seasons. We won't be stopped by the things that go bump in the night!

Game Night might be coming to an end but the Grinders still have work to do! Darker nights and less dice rolls but plenty of news, reviews, and Stinkoes. News like the release date for Trails Through Daybreak II, a new release date for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and new DLC announced for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.

The longer, darker nights and the lack of Game Night are a perfect excuse to check out the RPGrinders movie recommendations. For the spookiest of seasons, the Terrifier series is back with it's 3rd entry. For something less scary, Eric also has a review of My Hero Academia: You're Next!

The spooky season only lasts a month but the Stinko season goes year-round! As usual, Trump and politics rear their ugly heads. Discrimination against LGBTQ people, especially trans youth is still on the rise. Taco Bell has decided that they hate their customer base. And Toyota has decided that they hate their employees. 

And I say again, the end is NIGH! The final episode of Game Night! The band of 6 heroes have braved shitty towns, dark forests, a lack of restroom access, and a Rat that won't shut the fuck up. They came out victorious against angry squirrels, wild wabbits, naked rednecks, and a monster that totally wasn't Godzilla. Now the party of heroes will their final challenge. On the top floor of the Tower of Frank they face off against the Slime Wizard. If they can defeat him, it will forever change the World of Frank.

With no more Game Night to occupy these long, dark nights. The only thing left to do will be to prepare yourself for the things that go bump in the night. Load up on garlic. Bless the holy water. Load your silver bullets. And practice your whip skills. Game Night will be back next year. If you want to play, you will first have to survive the long, cold nights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usually, I dress in my Darth Vader costume. This year I was thinking about wearing something sexier. A Sexy Vader costume? Vader with eye makeup and skinny jeans? 

RPGrinders EP 799 - Elon Musk owes me $100 bux

There are currently estimated to be over 4 million podcasts with over 500 million listeners. Approximately 44 % of those podcasts made 3 episodes or less. Of those less than 2 million podcasts, less than half made more than 10 episodes. Of the less than 1 million podcasts, less than 200k of those podcasts put out weekly episodes. For the RPGrinders, this is the 799th episode. Most podcasts don't last for a year but the Grinders are now going 15 years strong! This is the penultimate episode!

Being a weekly podcast gives the Grinders the ability to stay on top of the latest RPG news. Combine that with Eric's vast JRPG knowledge, the average listener is going to learn something new. This week's news is filled with release dates and one of the coolest game titles ever created: "Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii"! If the game is anything like the rest of the Yakuza series, the name won't be the only awesome thing about that game.

Not only do the Grinders give weekly news and reviews. It wouldn't be an episode of RPGrinders without a heavy dose of opinion. It does get much more opinionated than the Stinkos. This week's Stinkos are not going to be popular with conservatives as Break has multiple complaints about the party's behavior. Republicans in Ohio, Republicans in DC, Republicans in general, seem to be hated by Break. The Republicans might be a pain in Break's neck but nowhere near as painful of Frank's back issues.

Since the Grinders have been doing this for over 15 years, they are always looking for a new way to entertain themselves and their listeners. One of the latest ways to spice up the show is the creation of the Panic Room! The goal of the PR is to put you into an unpleasant situation and discuss how you would approach the danger. This week, the Grinders have gone to Hell and must battle Death to save their souls. Bill and Tedd beat Grim by playing old school board games. What game would play if you had only one chance to beat the immortal? Would you challenge him to Go Fish or Chess? Is it a wise idea to challenge an immortal to a word game like Scrabble? Can his skeleton body move fast enough to beat Frank at Hungry Hungry Hippo??

October will be here soon and with it comes the 800th episode of RPGrinders. A feat not achieved by the majority of podcasters! Most of them never even make it to 100. Will RPGrinders still be around 15 years from now for episode 1600? Hard to say but we aren't planning on stopping anytime soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are feeling truly lucky, challenge the Grim Reaper to a game of Operation.

 

 

 

 

 

RPGrinders EP 796 - Three More Episodes Til 800!

For the last time in the summer of 2024 the Grinders are back! Well, kind of. Frank and Eric are back. Did Break not get the memo? Maybe Break has just been so busy that he hasn't had time? Maybe that is why he is posting it now, over a week later? More than likely, he's just an idiot. 

Regardless of the failures of their other host, Frank and Eric march on! Since Eric has already done the news, the Grinders can skip ahead. Maybe the show will be shorter? A Food Quest denied is another quest failed. 

Without anyone to interrupt, it's smooth sailing for Frank and Eric. Or at least it would be smooth if Eric wasn't reviewing not one but two terrible movies. Listen to what he thinks about Blade Trinity and Catwoman, Break will be sorry he missed those. He might also be sorry that he doesn't get to hear Frank's review of two good movies! The prequel movie Furiosa and the horror movie that's been gaining a lot of buzz, Long Legs. 

If the stench of bad movies hasn't left your nostrils yet, it's only going to get worse. As it is time for the Stinkos! The lack of a show the previous week is a huge stinko but not as big as the trouble Frank had to face. Though not as bad, rainy paint and 30 FPS (when it should be 60) are very annoying.

Good news should follow the bad and what could be better than Sweetos? There aren't many but one involves Frank going out to dinner with one of our favorite friends, Freak5Chaos! 

With only one segment left the Grinders might be able to get an early dinner! First, they will have to do this week's Driver's Seat. Do you trust the media? Frank and Eric have a lot of perspective on the media and how it affects the world and things like politics. Who else has an opinion? Break Man, as he finally shows up to do the show.

Was Break high, drunk, and lost in the woods? Did he come across a helpless old woman being attacked by an evil motorcycle gang and he had to save her and single handily defeat all of them? Was he in the hospital, again? Was he in the nuthouse, again? Or was he simply stuck in traffic? 

Well, whatever the answer is to those questions, at least we do know the answer to another question: Food Quest failed. The loudmouth Break could keep them there all night. He is back with plenty of Stinkos, Sweetos, his views on the media, and maybe a review.

Better late than never, unless everyone was hungry.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that it's quasi-fall, is it too soon to start putting out the Halloween decorations?

 

 

 

RPGrinders EP 794 - #Courtroomdrama

in this episode of RPGrinders the crew gets through some modest news before tackling both possibly the worst Comic-related film this year, followed by the best in Deadpool and Wolverine, sans Break Man. Frank also reviews the mixed bag that is Baby Shower. Afterward, there sure are a lot of stinkos to complain about, but at least Frank's outreach efforts balance that out in the Sweetos segment. Finally, Eric is in the Driver's Seat asking the crew whether they think Visual Novels are games(after Eric's lengthy defense) Be sure to tune in next week for more live commentary on Twitch/Youtube at 7 PM EST!

RPGrinders EP 793 - The Eric & Frank Show!

The Grinders are back for the last time in July. At least, most of the Grinders show up to work. Frank and Eric have to work twice as hard to host the show, since a certain Man is missing. Without the dead weight, a new era of RPGrinders begins. A new show with a new theme. Welcome to the Eric & Frank Show!

The regular format of the old Grinders show was good. So why change? The Eric & Frank Show continues the format and starts with the news but now it's better with only two hosts! What could be better? Maybe some of the upcoming game releases? August is right around the corner and with it come the upcoming titles: Castaway and Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony. After August we have an announcement for the Cho Aniki Collection and a November release date for River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next.

With the news out of the way the Erick & Frank Show continues on to talk about the games they have each played before starting the greatest show segment ever created: the Stinkos!

Could there be a worse Stinko that the sudden return of Break to ruin the Eric & Frank Show? Probably not. The show was running smoothly until a certain Man returned to Break everything. In fact, he showed up right on time to handle a topic very close to his heart: Jack Black and the D. Even rock music wasn't safe from some of the fallout of the assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump.  Break may hate Trump's guts, but Break feels strongly that every life has value. Break is glad Trump wasn't badly wounded but regrets the lives who were stolen. 

The attempt on Trump's life has caused much speculation and countless conspiracy theories. The Grinders aren't immune as Break and Frank disagree on what is real and fiction. Was Trump hit by a bullet or was it something else?

The disagreement over facts and conspiracy continues into the Sweetos because Break isn't done smashing the show! Everyone agrees that Trump is a threat to our democratic repbulic and that Biden doesn't have a chance to win. Frank sees a golden opportunity. He strongly believes the Joe Biden will drop out of the race but Break doesn't seem to think its possible or feasible... (This show was posted after Biden officially dropped out of the race but the disagreement happened before Biden's announcement. In other words, Frank was right.)

Destroying the show doesn't seem to be enough to satisfy Break's love for destruction. The rest of the globe suffers from this horrible Panic Room scenario! The electrical grid is gone for good. 8 billion people will never again have access to electricity. How would the Grinders react to awakening in a world of darkness? How will they survive the Breapokalypse? 

The Eric & Frank Show was good while it lasted but nothing goes unscathed when a walking natural disaster is around. Break's nature is so destructive that he might bet on Trump to win the election! Just like Break bet Biden wouldn't retire. Or when Break guaranteed that Trump wouldn't get elected in 2016. Or when Break went to Vegas and didn't win any money. Or like every time Break made a football bet with Frank!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wesley Snipes said to "Always bet on Black." But better advice is to bet your money the opposite of Break Man. He is a TERRIBLE gambler. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANK WAS RIGHT!

Now someone put that on a t-shirt.

RPGrinders EP 791 - The Break and Eric Show Part 3

The show this week is more of another newsreel installment, as Frank is busy on assignment. But at least this time Eric is joined by Break. Eric also reviews Sand Land(the game) and the remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Eric also apologizes for his low audio, since they didn't realize until about halfway that their mic had fallen on the floor. But with that out of the way, Break also has a review of the first few seasons of Harley Quinn. Both Eric and Breqak have some Stinkos and talk about how lame Biden is and how dire the choices we have are, as well as words for people that vote-shame others. At least the Sweetos wash away the stink a little. The two also save Game Night for the next show, and Eric has their turn at the new round of the Panic Zone a bit earlier than expected. Be sure to tune in live next time for the conclusion of this exciting season of Game Night Friday at 7 PM EST on Twitch/youtube!