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I’m a man of principle, after all. 0:00 – Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse features an option to enable an option that enables an option to respawn in front of boss doors! 14:54 – Extreme heat and gen AI chatbots’ inability to do anything right 22:17 – Criterion Channel’s site revamp made the experience measurably worse and ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 455 – Boycotting Games I’m Not Interested In Playing’ »

Ya gotta start somewhere. 0:00 – The best reaction is no reaction 4:07 – Another political flyer lying about the proposition it doesn’t want me to vote for 19:39 – RGG’s “automatic English subtitle system” sucks so hard there’s little doubt it’s gen AI 27:52 – My apartment has adopted an AI chatbot for maintenance ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 454 – A Store That Sells Two Things’ »

Will the Switch 2 be the first Nintendo console I don’t own? 0:00 – I’m playing the Another Code games. They’re okay… 8:17 – The Kathy Rain games are good! 15:05 – To buy or not to buy a Nintendo Switch 2. That was the question before the price increased If you missed Saturday’s live ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 453 – Fake Nintendo Fanboy Ponders Purchasing Switch 2’ »

Like, over a dozen people saw one of my social media posts! 0:00 – Social media fame via Sony’s dishonest legal arguments 23:48 – Microsoft is changing Game Pass prices to limit the number of hours you can play 48:24 – The Baby Yoda movie was not good If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 452 – My 15 Minutes, Mine!’ »

Just an uneventful week with nothing to talk about. 0:00 – Topper, a movie from the 30s, has some pretty impressive special effects! 16:30 – It turns out, there was some video game news this week If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  (A technical issue ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 451 – No Gaming News of Note This Week’ »

These are the things I think about. 0:00 – I think about slasher movies a bit too hard 16:30 – I’m putting together a list of 100 video games worth experiencing 32:28 – Thus far, there are no witches in Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia 48:31 – Deamons of the Shadow Realm tries to correct ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 450 – What Do the Kids Do After Jason Kills All the Camp Counselors?’ »

I guess the universal praise wasn’t unearned. 0:00 – Bot, troll, or pathetic loser? 27:47 – Despite the marketing, A Plague Tale: Innocence is pretty darn good! 39:51 – Despite the marketing, Wicked Seed is pretty darn good! (Judging by the demo, anyway.) If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 449 – Wait, it’s… GOOD?!!!’ »

I’ve played a few. 0:00 – Escape the Baby Alarm 4:10 – Am I Nima? 9:19 – Sucker For Love: Crush Landing 16:40 – Tenebris Somnia 20:14 – Desktop Explorer 23:05 – Lily’s World XD 26:10 – Gretel & Hansel 28:38 – Rosewater 35:13 – Deadly Rehearsal 41:18 – There Are No Ghosts At the ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 448 – Dabbling In Demos’ »

We all start somewhere! 0:00 – The marketing for Ebenezer is… silly 8:50 – The marketing for Matchbox is… silly 17:20 – Recovering from the stream crash 20:45 – The MCU movies have a pretty good batting average 1:04:57 – Sometimes social media demonstrates at least surface level media literacy! If you missed Saturday’s live ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 447 – Media Literacy For Babies’ »

But not unimpressed. 0:00 – Windows Updates and a squirrel 2:57 – “My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked” is a one-joke anime that I can’t stop laughing at 13:43 – The worst Rhythm Heaven is still a good game 28:00 – I saw Obsession and thought it was fine! 59:50 – Sneak peak of my ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 446 – Not Obsessed’ »

At least it’s a funny joke. (Unfortunately, the stream decided to crash again so the end of the show is missing.) If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 445 – One-Joke Anime’ »

Does your dog buy digital? No? That’s why. 0:00 – Gameplay footage? No, what’s important is you pay full price for GTA VI now! 24:45 – The Steam Machine is expensive but hey, what else is new? 36:45 – To buy or not to buy a Switch 2. That is the question. If you missed ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 444 – Sony Hates Your Dog’ »

I don’t play video games; I just watch video game trailers! 0:00 – v3Expo Showcase 8:14 – Horror Game Awards Showcase 27:40 – Xbox Games Showcase 30:13 – PC Gaming Show 34:09 – Deutsche Indie Showcase 34:27 – India Games Showcase 34:39 – Nintendo Direct If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 443 – 25 Hours of Video Game Trailers’ »

It’s not-E3 week! Here are all the games that stood out to me from each showcase: 0:00 – Sony State of Play 25:00 – Black Voices in Gaming 28:16 – Latin American Games Showcase 34:22 – Women Led Games Showcase 37:12 – Access-Ability Summer Showcase 46:05 – Summer Games Fest 1:03:22 – Day of the ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 442 – Indie Games Eat AAA’s Lunch’ »

They’re Bad. Not Power Glove bad. Bad bad. 0:00 – I beat Suikoden II and I haven’t been that disappointed in an ending since Bride of Chucky in 1998 19:23 – I’m a film buff but YouTube movie trailer thumbnails are so bad that I find myself watching less and less trailers If you missed ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 441 – The Horror of YouTube Movie Trailer Thumbnails’ »