It's finally time to talk about the weird world and gameplay from the mind of Kojima, Death Stranding. Dylan has finally finished the game that he had to play for losing the predictions bet at the start of the year. Now, he and Andrew are gonna talk about it. The…
Podcast Originally Released Oct 24th, 2022 Aubrey is back to join the FN Gamers in their deep dive into Cult of the Lamb! Cult of the Lamb is a rogue-like action-adventure game developed by indie developer Massive Monster and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released on August 11,…
In this episode of "Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers," Andrew, Aubrey and Dylan delve into the complex world of live service games. This discussion takes a critical look at the highs and lows of this controversial gaming model. Failed projects like Anthem are dissected to understand how poor execution derailed games…
Are you looking for a spooky game to play this Halloween season or just someone who enjoys Lovecraftian stories or fishing minigames? Well Dredge might be just the game for you! Developed by Black Salt Games and Published by Team17, this fishing game with an unsettling undercurrent perfectly captures the…
On this episode of The Neighborhood Watch, Andrew and Aubrey are joined by friend of the show and host of The Video Game Lounge podcast, Jon Haig! Andrew talks about the new, stylish, 2D roguelite game Elsie that he reviewed on our YouTube channel (shoutout to Playtonic for the review…
Aubrey and Delany stop by the neighborhood to talk about Cozy Games! What are cozy games? What are some of their favorite ones? Why does Disney Dreamlight Valley have such bad inventory management? All of these questions and more are discussed in the episode! Also, Dylan used the wrong mic…
Andrew and Aubrey aren't here this week so Dylan calls in his sister Delaney to help out. On this episode, they discuss the recent updates to Diablo IV and the things they are enjoying along with a few areas the game could improve. After that, it's time for the main…
Join Andrew as he talks about his experience with Elsie, what he liked, what he didn't vibe with, who he thinks would enjoy this game most, and his ultimate verdict. Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and…
On this episode of the show, Aubrey and Dylan have to decide who will be named the best side character of all time! Andrew created a list of beloved side characters from the games that we all know and love. Then, he created a bracket and put all of those…
Just started playing Elsie, the new 2D roguelike game created by Knight Shift Games and published by Playtonic? Need a little help getting started? Well, look no further cause we are here to help! In this video we provide 8 helpful tips to get you started! 00:00 - Start 00:34…
The FN Gamers are diving deep into the world of the Plague Tale series. A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem are games that you should definitely play! This episode is spoiler free for the first half with a spoiler warning before diving into the parts of these…
In this episode of "Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers," hosts Dylan Wren, Andrew Kimball, and Aubrey Sommer dive deep into the world of spoilers. The conversation navigates through the challenges of avoiding spoilers, the socially accepted time periods for discussing spoilers, and the differing impacts within friend groups versus on social…
This video contains some spoilers for the story of Spiritfarer Join Aubrey as she talks about Spiritfarer and how its story of death, letting go, and the ones that care for those at the end of their lives spoke to her. Music: Visible (Documentary) - Infraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbBHO-dhYzk WEBSITE https://www.fngamers.com/…
What to share your thoughts on this episode or tell us what you're playing? Send us a text with this link! - https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1853835/open_sms **Some Night in the Woods spoilers at 44:26** On this episode, Andrew, Aubrey and Dylan do a video game swap! Each host brought a game to the…
** Spoiler Warning** 19:49 - Hades Spoilers Welcome back to the neighborhood! On this episode, Aubrey officially joins the show as a permanent member of the podcast! We are very excited about the perspective she will bring to our content! This episode is packed with fun conversations about a bunch…
On this special episode of the Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast, Andrew, Dylan and Aubrey each host a trivia game for the others to compete in. Andrew hosts a game called I Got It From ChatGPT, Aubrey hosts a game of Synonym Roll and Dylan hosts a simplified version of Got…
Welcome back to the neighborhood! On this episode, Andrew, Dylan and Aubrey revisit their game of the year lists from 2020 and then remake them. They discuss the new games that made their way onto the list as well as the ones that didn't quite make the cut. They also…
Looking for something to scratch your soulslike itch after Shadow of the Erdtree? Watch to find out if Steelrising could be what you're after! Steelrising is an action role-playing video game developed by Spiders (the studio behind Greedfall and The Technomancer) and published by Nacon. It is set in an…
Rise Tarnished! and welcome back to the neighborhood! On this episode we are returning to the Lands Between so we can enter the Lands of Shadow in pursuit of Kindly Miquella. So hop on Torrent and collect as many Scadutree Fragments as you can because it’s time to talk about…
In this video I'm talking about an upcoming 2D action roguelike game called Elsie! It is described as a technicolor, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items and weaponry to make each run as unique as…
On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, hosts Andrew and Dylan discuss the recent price increase for Xbox Gamepass. This leads to a deep dive into Xbox as a company and all of the recent headlines they've been making. After that, the conversation turns to the new expansion for…
We drafted our games back in January and have been making some pick ups since then! Now that the season is halfway done, who is in the lead? What games have over or under performed? Who has a shot at victory? Check out the league here: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/021e0fef-fd55-4c89-b380-4418c51a7727/2024 Catch up on…
On this very special episode of the podcast, Andrew and Dylan are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros and Phil and Eric (and Stefan) from The Wait For It Podcast to talk about the 2024 Fantasy Critic League! They crew discusses the victories and heartbreaks that have occurred…
This week, Andrew, Dylan and Aubrey discuss the topic of video game genres. The conversation explores some of the faults in how we as a community choose to define games. It also covers some potential solutions and advice for people who take these categories too seriously. In a crazy turn…
