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  • Graham and Steve come together to 'Remember 311' on this, the 311th episode of the SIPTG podcast! Beyond tributes for terrible bands, there's new internet and controllers to talk about, as well the games played during the last couple of weeks as well! What a grand ol' time! #HeavenIsNOTaHalfpipe

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    16:55 - Graham's Games
    35:16 - Steve's Games
    53:05 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    Magic Archery
    Sumerian Six
    Forge of the Fae
    I am Future
    Age of Mythology: Retold
    SteamWorld Heist II
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
    Office Fight
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
    Black Myth: Wukong
    Tactical Breach Wizards

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Steve and Graham spend some time cooking virtual marshmallows around the virtual campfire and reminisce about Nuketown, the fraughtness of using plastic-wrapped props on camera, the upcoming games of note for November, and plenty more!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    07:00 - Graham's Games
    12:08 - Steve's Games
    54:07 - Beginning of the End
    54:45 - November's Games

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    The Plucky Squire
    Sumerian Six
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
    SteamWorld Heist II
    Slash Quest!
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
    Shogun Showdown
    Gimmick! 2
    House of Golf 2
    Office Fight
    Leap Year
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
    Black Myth: Wukong
    Tactical Breach Wizards

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve sit down, once again, to talk about games like Luma Island and Closer The Distance, the most recent Xbox Partner Preview, and plenty more!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    01:52 - Graham's Games
    18:39 - Steve's Games
    1:04:42 - Xbox Partner Preview October 2024
    1:10:57 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    The Precinct
    Luma Island
    Cat Quest III
    Closer the Distance
    EcoGnomix
    Diplomacy is Not an Option
    Slash Quest!
    Cryptmaster
    Thronefall
    Vladik Brutal
    Hole io
    Shogun Showdown
    SteamWorld Heist II

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve sit down to discuss the Err game, the Microsoft and Sony 'shows' of the last couple of weeks, and everything else in between!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    06:15 - Steve's Games
    46:57 - Graham's Games
    1:02:02 - Xbox at TGS and Sony State of Play
    1:15:30 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    The Plucky Squire
    Nobody Wants to Die
    Anger Foot
    Fallen Leaf
    Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
    Earl vs. the Mutants
    Super Dungeon Muncher
    Valley Peaks
    Dungeons of Hinterberg
    Conscript
    Ogu and the Secret Forest
    Cat Quest III

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • The boys come back for some talk on the games of October, The Plucky Squire, how to (not) sound robotic, and other whimsical topics of the moment!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    2:30 - Graham's Games
    26:48 - Steve's Games
    1:10:50 - October's Games
    1:26:02 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    Sumerian Six
    The Plucky Squire
    Caravan SandWitch
    Anger Foot
    Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
    Kaku: Ancient Seal
    Fallen Leaf
    Boons & Burdens
    The Sacred Acorn
    TerraScape
    Nobody Wants to Die

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham is back from businessin', so he and Steve link up for more podcast shenanigans! This time around, Steve's ability to will games into existence, sentient helicopters, and how to Mimimi when there isn't a Mimimi to Mimimi are just some of this week's special menu items of fun!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    09:35 - Steve's Games
    32:40 - Graham's Games
    01:10:01 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    Star Wars Outlaws
    SteamWorld Heist II
    Sumerian Six
    Nine Sols
    Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
    Rack and Slay
    Antipaint
    New Star GP
    Marble Abduction! Patti Hattu
    Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
    SuperSpec Rallycross
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve huddle up to strategise the coverage on Gamescom's ONL, the loss of (some) progress in Satisfactory, the upcoming games of note for September, and plenty more!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    03:00 - Opening Night Live
    23:30 - Graham's Games
    39:08 - Steve's Games
    58:20 - September's Games
    1:08:43 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Sumerian Six
    Cat Quest III
    Satisfactory
    Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
    Nine Sols
    Pan'orama
    Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
    Rack and Slay
    Fashion Police Squad
    Thymesia
    Dungeon Clawler
    Dicefolk

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham is back from businessing, so that means the boys are back to talk new controllers, new (and slightly less new) games, and all other happenings of the last 3 weeks or so as well!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    01:29 - Steve's Games
    41:29 - Graham's Games
    1:14:03 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    The Crust
    Republic of Pirates
    SteamWorld Heist II
    Cat Quest III
    I am Future
    Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
    Pan'orama
    Ghostware: Arena of the Dead
    Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
    Nine Sols
    Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
    PegIdle
    Pine Hearts
    RKGK
    Tiny Breakers Camp
    Crow Country
    Instruments of Destruction
    Marvel Rivals
    Emberward

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve sit down, once again, to talk about video/board game crossovers (and the playing thereof), the upcoming games of August, and the aftermath of Dragon's Dogma 2 (including how to play games 'right' and 'wrong', it would seem)!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    4:45 - Graham's Game
    20:15 - Steve's Games
    1:04:14 - Beginning of the End
    1:04:45 - Upcoming Games for August

    Games Mentioned:
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Turbo Kid
    Guncho
    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
    Dragon's Dogma II
    Heading Out
    Tales of Kenzera: Zau
    Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
    Screw Drivers
    The Surge 2
    Instruments of Destruction
    Dice & Fold
    Clickyland
    Animal Well
    Concord

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve come back together to discuss the Duck Detective (with some spoilers!), the impending 1.0 release (finally!) of Satisfactory, a brief review of the year 2024 in video games (so far), and a look at some of the bigger games still to come down the pipe!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    03:01 - Steve's Games - Part 1
    14:35 - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Spoiler Talk
    36:58 - Steve's Games - Part 2
    1:20:12 - Half Year Review
    1:40:34 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Satisfactory
    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
    Coffee Golf
    Pocket-Run Pool
    Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
    Dragon's Dogma II
    Turbo Kid
    The First Descendant
    Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • It's been a few weeks, but Steve is better and Graham is free(ish) of work requirements! The Boys look at Ubisoft and Nintendo's not-E3 presentations, tower defence (in 2024?!), and the games of July to look forward to!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    03:06 - Graham's Games - Part 1
    14:59 - Steve's Games
    54:57 - Graham's Games - Part 2
    1:07:26 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Tower Factory
    Airborne Empire
    First Dwarf
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Satisfactory
    Captain of Industry
    Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
    Pooool
    Hexguardian
    Botany Manor
    Tempus Bound
    Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
    Children of the Sun
    Bloodkill
    Minishoot' Adventures
    Rack and Slay
    Pepper Grinder
    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
    Swarm Grinder
    Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
    Saviorless
    Planetiles
    Super Video Golf
    The Surge 2
    Bears In Space

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham, Steve, and a very special guest convene for the 300th episode of the SIPTG podcast to talk about the state of Destiny and Bungie, the upcoming games of June, and what the boys have been up to for the last few weeks!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    01:05 - It's Mike!
    06:37 - Balatro and Destiny 2 with Mike
    22:08 - Steve's Games
    1:01:58 - Graham's Games
    1:17:29 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Manor Lords
    I am Future
    Dave the Diver
    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
    Turbo Golf Racing
    Super Video Golf
    Satisfactory
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Twilight Survivors
    Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
    Quit Today
    Rebel Transmute
    Death Noodle Delivery
    Bears In Space
    The Surge 2
    Turbo Golf Racing
    Super Video Golf
    XDefiant
    Pepper Grinder

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

    Check out Mike's YouTube ventures:
    Error Code Blueberry for all your Destiny 2 talk

    Casual Compliance a show about Magic the Gathering's popular Commander format

  • Graham and Steve channel their inner Justin Timberlake this week on the SIPTG podcast, looking at some of the games of note for the rest of May, Sony's Helldivers fiasco, and the state of the video game industry in the wake of yet more studio closures!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    2:46 - Graham's Games
    19:49 - Steve's Games
    42:42 - Helldivers 2 and State of Gaming Industry
    1:28:58 - Beginning of the End (including May releases)

    Games Mentioned:
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Satisfactory
    Harold Halibut
    Manor Lords
    Lightyear Frontier
    Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
    Balatro
    Berserk Boy
    TimeMelters
    Rebel Transmute
    Raw Metal
    Bears In Space
    The Surge 2

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Following another hospital adventure, Steve and Graham contemplate how mini-golf works in four dimensions, how weapon durability should actually work, how boating around a post-apocalypse could have possibly gone wrong, and quite a bit more!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    06:55 - Steve's Games
    59:13 - Graham's Games
    1:16:51 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    SteamWorld Heist
    No Rest for the Wicked
    Satisfactory
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Slavania
    Sker Ritual
    Bzzzt
    Balatro
    Ufouria: The Saga 2
    Highwater
    Pesticide Not Required
    4D Golf
    Cricket Through the Ages
    Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
    Sixty Four
    Promenade
    Penny's Big Breakaway
    Lightyear Frontier
    Maniac

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Steve and Graham are back to cavorting in front of their computers to talk about manic criminality, building and farming in a mech, the games to come in April, and plenty more!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    5:08 - Graham's Games
    46:40 - Steve's Games
    1:11:30 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Super Video Golf
    Maniac
    Satisfactory
    Horizon Forbidden West
    Lightyear Frontier
    Super Video Golf
    Balatro
    Lightyear Frontier
    Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
    Stellar Blade
    Doronko Wanko
    Pesticide Not Required
    Anomaly Agent
    Maniac
    Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
    UDO
    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
    Pacific Drive
    Minami Lane

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Steve and Graham are back at it again, talkin' about all things hittin' stuff, driving post-apocalyptic station wagons, and dwarf mining!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    1:37 - Graham's Games
    33:57 - Steve's Games
    1:02:38 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    Satisfactory
    Sea of Stars
    The Talos Principle II
    Last Epoch
    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
    Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
    Balatro
    Pacific Drive
    Bore Blasters
    Minami Lane

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    Watch this episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve return from Persia to talk about the upcoming games of March, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and more, with some Must Listens thrown in for good measure!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    3:26 - Graham's Games
    49:14 - Steve's Games
    59:58 - Beginning of the End (March releases discussion)

    Games Mentioned:
    A Plague Tale: Requiem
    Sea of Stars
    The Talos Principle II
    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
    I am Future
    Tekken 8
    Islets
    Sky Settlers
    Balatro
    Lost Castle
    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve sit back down to chit-chat about the games they've played over the last couple of weeks, the (sometimes) pedantic intricacies of vMix, and the Super Bowl! Go segues!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    4:10 - Steve's Games
    35:22 - Graham's Games
    59:09 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    The Talos Principle II
    Lightyear Frontier
    Skull and Bones
    Phantom Abyss
    Helldivers: Dive Harder
    Tekken 8
    Anomaly Agent
    Lil' Guardsman
    WitchHand
    Industria
    Islets
    Hawked

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • Graham and Steve return for the 2024 season to spit game on more friendly piracy, puzzles, the games of February 2024, what Steve did in his holidays, and the Super Bowl! That, plus a range of vMix fun and games as well!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro
    3:25 - Graham's Games
    36:52 - Steve's Games
    1:04:45 - Beginning of the End

    Games Mentioned:
    The Talos Principle II
    Sea of Thieves
    Remedium: Sentinels
    Side Scape
    El Paso, Elsewhere
    Super Mario RPG
    Valfaris: Mecha Therion
    Tevi
    Stop Dead
    The Pony Factory
    Sands of Aura
    Blood West
    SteamWorld Build
    Tekken 8
    Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
    Mario vs. Donkey Kong

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music

  • SIPTG's GOTY concludes in this, the dramatic second part! What games told the best story? What played the best? What game had the best campaign? What were the best moments? Can Batman save Robin from the cruel twist of fate that has befallen him? And what were the best games overall? Find out!

    Show Segments:
    00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning
    2:17 - Best Story/Writing
    41:24 - Best Hand Feel
    1:03:00 - Best New Character/NPC
    1:28:33 - Best Campaign
    2:02:25 - Best Moment/Mission
    2:57:07 - Steve's Top Ten
    3:00:38 - Graham's Top Ten
    3:06:09 - Overall Top Ten
    3:14:07 - Outro

    Nominees:
    Best Story/Writing:
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    American Arcadia
    Alan Wake II
    The Invincible
    Sanabi
    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
    You Will Die Here Tonight
    Jusant
    Repella Fella
    A Space for the Unbound
    The Talos Principle II
    Dead Space
    Desta: The Memories Between
    Oxenfree II: Lost Signals


    Best Hand Feel:
    Viewfinder
    Trepang2
    Resident Evil 4
    Dead Space
    Dredge
    Cocoon
    Subpar Pool
    Lies of P
    Robocop: Rogue City
    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
    Remnant II


    Best New Character/NPC:
    American Arcadia
    Alan Wake II
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    The Talos Principle II
    Hi-Fi Rush
    Dave the Diver
    American Arcadia
    Robocop: Rogue City
    My Friendly Neighborhood
    Jusant


    Best Campaign:
    Dredge
    Dave the Diver
    Cocoon
    Miasma Chronicles
    Street Fighter 6
    My Friendly Neighborhood
    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
    American Arcadia
    Alan Wake II
    Laika: Aged Through Blood
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    Remnant II
    System Shock
    Lies of P
    Showgunners
    Robocop: Rogue City
    Trepang2
    Diablo IV
    Resident Evil 4
    Dead Space


    Best Moment/Mission:
    Alan Wake II
    Viewfinder
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    Mortal Kombat 1
    Turbo Overkill
    Lies of P
    You Will Die Here Tonight
    System Shock
    Viewfinder
    Hi-Fi Rush
    Resident Evil 4
    Diablo IV
    Sanabi
    Assassin's Creed Mirage
    Jusant
    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
    Sea of Stars
    A Space for the Unbound
    Alan Wake II
    Dave the Diver


    Steve's Top Ten:
    Dead Space
    Resident Evil 4
    Cocoon
    Alan Wake II
    Dredge
    Street Fighter 6
    Trepang2
    Lies of P
    Remnant II
    Dave the Diver
    Suika Shapes
    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
    My Friendly Neighborhood
    Diablo IV
    Roboquest
    Jusant
    Tchia
    Jagged Alliance 3
    Sea of Stars
    System Shock
    Viewfinder


    Graham's Top Ten:
    The Talos Principle II
    Dave the Diver
    Jusant
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    SteamWorld Build
    Viewfinder
    The Invincible
    American Arcadia
    Ravenlok
    Assassin's Creed Mirage
    Humanity
    Hi-Fi Rush
    Miasma Chronicles
    My Time at Sandrock
    The Lamplighters League
    Planet of Lana
    Cities: Skylines II
    Diablo IV
    Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
    Bilkins' Folly
    Dredge
    Cocoon
    The Settlers: New Allies
    Terra Nil
    Sea of Stars


    Overall Top Ten:
    Dave the Diver
    American Arcadia
    Cocoon
    Street Fighter 6
    The Talos Principle II
    Dredge
    Remnant II
    Viewfinder
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    Alan Wake II
    Ravenlok
    The Invincible
    Dead Space
    Jusant
    Assassin's Creed Mirage
    Resident Evil 4
    Lies of P
    Trepang2
    SteamWorld Build

    Episode's YouTube Video:
    This episode on YouTube

    SIPTG YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark

    Music by Kevin MacLeod:
    https://incompetech.com/music