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RPGinders EP 699 - Bring Home the Bacon

This is episode 699, the last episode before the final episode of RPGrinders.... Until the following week when we do another episode! The end is not nigh. 700 won't be a beginning or an end but it will be a blast! In the meantime, enjoy this lively episode!

It wouldn't be an episode of RPGrinders if Break wasn't late because he had to fight Skype in one-on-one combat. Break keeps getting his ass whooped, so maybe he needs training? Or maybe he just uses Skype as the scapegoat to get out of doing the news? Break's tardiness can't stop the news. He can't stop Bayonetta 3 or the Sega Genesis Mini 2 from coming out this October. He can't stop Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 from coming to modern platforms, later this month. And he sure as hell can't stop companies from announcing some upcoming titles, like Kirby's Dream Buffet and Mato Anomalies.

This week Frank's reviews are spoilerific, so if you don't want to hear about season 3 of The Boys or the South Park: Post COVID Special you should stop reading now and scroll to the bottom of the page. The Boys is a well written and amazingly acted show that is only getting better every season. Of course, South Park continues to be one of the funniest shows ever made. But if you don't like spoilers, Eric gives his review of the latest Thor movie. How does it stack up to the critically well received third Thor movie? 

If you don't listen to this show to laugh and have fun, maybe you listen in anger waiting impatiently for your favorite segment: the Stinko of the Week. With the state of affairs in America, abortion continues to be the main topic. The Grinders all have their own personal feelings about the new laws but are in total agreement, the government has no business in our bodies. And, as usual, Democrats and Republicans alike also earn their ire.

The tournament closes out this episode. Moving the Grinders one more round closer to determining the Greatest Gamecube Game of All Time! Two Resident Evils are still on the list, will either make it to next week? Which is the better sequel, Super Monkey Ball 2 or Soul Calibur 2 (I spelled it right this time!)? Are sequels like Metroid Prime 2 and X-men Legends 2 better than the originals? Can cartoon Link save cartoon Zelda and return to compete next week? Will Baby Mario and Baby Luigi reek as much havoc on the tournament bracket as the do on the racetrack? Can Mario water blast his way to innocence and another week on the bracket? Will the Eternal Darkness screw up the brackets as badly as it can screw with your head? On episode 700, we will declare a winner!

All these and so much more. We hope this wets-your-appetite for episode 700. If not, then maybe bacon will. When you think of bacon, think of episode 700. Mmmm bacon.

Did I mention bacon? Cause bacon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you scrolled all the way to the bottom then thanks and please pray with me: In Kevin Bacon's name we pray. Amen. 

RPGrinders EP 698 - Gamecube Rumble

As the title suggests, this RPGrinders has the crew continue the tournament for the best Gamecube game of all time. And it only gets nastier. But before all of that, there is some moderate news, and Frank reviews Beavis and Butthead do the Universe, Stranger Things season 4 part 2, and The Boys season 2. For Stinkos and Sweetos, there is an unusual mix of Manga Yugioh creator dying, Shinzo Abe getting assassinated, and exorcisms being suggested to stop school shootings. It's one kooky show, so be sure to listen. You can even check us out live on Twitch/Youtube Fridays at 7 PM EST! 

RPGrinders EP 697- Miranda No More Rights

This episode we go over a ton of news, Ohio is going to hell, the Supreme Court is going to hell, the GameCube is going to hell, and finally, we are all going to hell.  Where's our handbaskets?  Join us LIVE in chat every Friday 7EST http://twitch.tv/RPGrinders  Thanks for listening!

RPGrinders Review #28 - Pocky and Rocky Reshrined

I review the Switch version of this remake to a classic SNES game!

RPGrinders Review #27 - Ghostwire Tokyo

I review the Ps5 version of this FPS Ghostbusting adventure!

RPGinders EP 696 - The Supreme Court Can Suck It!

It's the officially the first Friday of summer and the Grinders couldn't be hotter. By hot, I mean angry. Disgusted by the news that pregnant women are now property of the state government. Unfortunately, this is only the beginning of the horrors to come. 

The Supreme Court has decided that state governments now have control over the choices a pregnant woman is able to make. The government has decided women don't have the right to bodily autonomy. Worse still, this is only the beginning! Contraceptives, LGBTQ rights, worker's rights, and interracial marriage are all on the agenda. Today was a horrible blow to women and this is only the beginning.

Republicans and Democrats have failed the United States of America and its people.

Lest we forget that this is a gaming podcast, the Grinders were still able to talk about some happier things, like JRPG news and what they have been playing. Frank was even able to give a review of the horror movie Revealer. 

There wasn't a lot of news but there were some upcoming release dates. After weeks of game delay news, it was refreshing to have some actual release dates. Games like Dusk Diver 2 and Tyrant's Blessing will be out in August, and Rune Factory 5 will be hitting Steam in July. If you live in Japan, the offline version of Dragon Quest X will also be released this year.

In these trying times it's great to have video games. To help us destress from a situation that feels beyond hope. With the world collapsing around us, we all need to be aware of our own emotional and mental states. No matter how hopeless it may feel. We must never stop fighting for what is right. Just don't forget that your own health matters too. 

 

 

 

 

How many more nails will be hammered into the coffin of Democracy before we lose it forever?

RPGrinders EP 695 - Even more Erosion

This episode of RPGrinders has a fair bit of news this week. Highlights range from more developers with fun names, and three Persona games are coming to more platforms.  The long-awaited release of Labyrinth of Galleria and a remaster of Crisis Core and the next part of the FF7 Remake are mentioned. After the news, Break and Eric have a joint review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shedder's Revenge. Frank also reviews the Northman. Stinkos eat up much of the discussion with more talk about the further collapse of democracy with more Ulvalde updates before the Free for All talks about gun rights. Be sure to turn in next week for more, and be sure to listen live if possible, Fridays at 7 PM EST, on Twitch/Youtube!  

RPGrinders EP 694 - Happy Little Boobs

This episode we have quite a few news stories and after, have some spirited stinkos and sweetos.  Also in free for all the guys discuss the new Playstation Plus Tiers and debate the pluses and minuses of the platform vs the Xbox Game Pass.  Join us LIVE every Friday 7EST http://twitch.tv/RPGrinders!  Thanks for listening!!

RPGrinders Review #26 - Wonder Boy Collection

I reviewed the Switch version of this little Wonder Boy Collection!

Score: 7/10

RPGrinders Review #25 - Cotton Fantasy

I reviewed the Switch version of this game!

Score: 6.5/10