Dialogue Options-a Video Games Podcast

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode we break down the latest fashionably late Nintendo Direct that snuck in at the very end of a winter full of video game presentations.We run through all the games announced and talk about the ones that got us hyped, which means we definitely spend some time on Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Wonder (plus Kyran gets a bit annoyed at how brief Nintendo's tease for the new Peach game was) as well as a few other specific stand-outs.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Welcome Back Listener!This week we checked out the demo for Final Fantasy XVI, and we couldn't do this one without getting our good friend and Number One Yoshi P fan Simon on to discuss what we played!We also broke down the Ubisoft Forward presentation in a fun round of Dope or Nope (And yes, we did talk about that Avatar game, much to Joel's distain).If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon (@SI421)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Joel and Kyran are joined by Jesse to try and wrestle with the latest announcements and updates from 2023's Summer Game Fest kick off hosted by Geoff Keighley.The only way to do it was to force all of the games into the Dope or Nope arena, so come with us on a journey to try and get through this episode in one piece. We also make some time at the end of the episode to talk about the return of everyone's favourite video game mascot, Volvy.Also, your ears aren't playing tricks on you, a smoke alarm did go off at around the 1:16:25 mark of the show, I silenced what I could but some snuck into a small amount of Joel's talking.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Jesse (@jesseSPANNER)

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode of the show Joel's been consumed by his need to catch up on Succession so witness one of the greatest shows to have graced our screens, so Kyran is bringing his Quest Log along for the show. Kyran tells Joel about the two demos he checked out, Alone in the Dark's prologue and Amnesia: The Bunker, and gives Joel the low down on whether or not they sold him on the full game, plus a new season of Destiny has dropped and Kyran has some early takes on how it is shaping up.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we talk about the recent news surrounding Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Factions game that skipped the showcase last week and might be skipping a few more events by the sounds of things. Lastly, we learn how Silent Hill: Ascension is going to work (thanks largely to this interview over on Polygon) and discuss whether or not we are excited for this ambitious attempt at audience-driven gameplay and narrative.As always feel free to hit us up using the links below!

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode of the show we've got a big ol' PlayStation Showcase to break down. To make the process a bit easier we turn it into a Dope or Nope and run down the list, apologies if we skip over a game that interested you but there was so much stuff we had to be a bit brutal for the sake of having an episode that wasn't over two hours!There were so many games, ranging from surprises like Sword of the Sea and Phantom Blade 0 to games we've been expecting for a while like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and some teases from some of Sony's recent studio acquisitions, so buckle in and join us as we try our best to gather our thoughts on a jam-packed hour plus presentation.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode we dive into our early thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (which Kyran talked about pretty extensively on Story Mode this week) from our very own Joel McDonald and very good friend of the show Broderick Gordes. Join us as we gush about what might very well be the new best game of all time, talk about how we find the opening hours and Nintendo's new open world playground (check out this video to see how they solved the open world problem with the original). Kyran also sneaks in some early impressions on the bizarre new puzzle game, Humanity, at the end of the Quest Log.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we reconcile with us accepting that Overwatch may be a game we'll be stuck remembering fondly after news broke that Overwatch 2's advertised Hero-focused story mode content that was to feature new enemies, talent trees, and the ability to customise what each heroes abilities would do has officially been canned. In it's place they'll

Greetings listeners!This week's episode is all about one thing, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Joel and Kyran are joined by Simon to geek out over what little we know about the highly anticipated sequel to 2017's smash hit that redefined open world games. We touch on things we hope to see carried over from the original game into the sequel, talk about the new abilities that Nintendo revealed to us awhile back, and (try to?) talk about our vague hopes for whatever the story of this game ends up being.All you need to know is that we're excited to get our hands on the game, rest assured we don't talk about any leaks that may be out in the wild.If you want to hit us up or share your excitement about Tears of the Kingdom with us then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon (@Si421)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Joel and Kyran come together to give their (pretty immediate) impressions on the freshly dropped demo for Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, it's a pretty short experience that we absolutely recommend checking out if the idea of a musical RPG sounds like something you'd be into. Kyran has also been spending a little time with HoYoverse's newest title, Honkai: Star Rail and gives Joel the lowdown on the newest gacha craze sweeping the web. Plus we update each other on our time with Resident Evil 4 and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we break down the newly announced DLC roadmap for one of 2023's best indie games so far, DREDGE, and once again find ourselves getting a little bit excited at the prospect of having more of the game to play in the future, plus Microsoft has announced the date and time for the showcase in June and we can't help but dive into some of their woes this week as we ponder what to expect from such an

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Jesse joins Joel and Kyran to work through a stacked Quest Log. Jesse offers up early hype for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and goes in depth on his love for DREDGE, Joel has been checking out Resident Evil 4 Remake and the Street Fighter 6 demo, and Kyran has been consumed by Xenoblade 3 once again with the Future Redeemed DLC.Additionally we have a small Bonus Round where we talk about the news that broke this week that the UK's CMA has said "NO" to Microsoft's attempts to acquire Activision Blizzard (which Microsoft have said they'll be appealing) and get a little excited about the first gameplay trailer and August release date for From Software's Armored Core VI.As always thank you for listening, if you want to reach out then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Jesse (@jesseSPANNER)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show it's Joel's dream come true! We've got a new Indie World from the folk over at Nintendo to break down.Through the Bonus Round we'll cover a long list of cool and weird looking indies including titles like Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Mineko's Night Market, and Rift of the Necrodancer plus new content coming to Cult of the Lamb and A Little to the Left.It's always fun to get a look at some of the newest indies we'll inevitably be obsessed with, we'd love to know if any games stuck out to you! Feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners,This week on the show we've got a lean Bonus Round where we say our fond farewells to Media Molecule's Dreams as it wraps up after three years of support (the game will still function mostly, but Media Molecule is officially moving on to something new so there'll be some changes to how it functions you can read about here), we wonder just what the hell Rocksteady's plan is as they officially delay Suicide Squad: Kills The Justice League to February 2024, and get more than a little bit excited about Summerfall Studios' upcoming musical RPG Stray Gods.If you want to reach out to us then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show Kyran and Joel kick things off with some spoiler-free thoughts on the recently released Super Mario Bros. Movie, you'll no doubt hear us talk about in more depth in the near future.Over in the Quest Log we've been spending some time with Black Salt Games' DREDGE, a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Kyran keeps things relatively light on spoilers for Joel's sake, but it goes without saying that they are both enamoured with this release. It's definitely a game to keep an eye out for come the end of 2023.We also squeeze in a Bonus Round to talk about some Sony speculation, first is rumours surrounding a new streaming focused handheld codenamed the Q-Lite before moving on to a new patent registered by Sony concerning a new type of Dual Sense controller that could offer deeper immersion by either heating up or cooling down the controller. Yeah, it's more than a bit weird.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Joel and Kyran are back to fill out another Quest Log, this time documenting their collecting loot and killing monsters in the incredible addictive Diablo 4 open beta, plus some early impressions of the incredibly charming Tchia.Meanwhile in our Bonus Round we lament the loss of E3, talk about some of its highs and reminding ourselves that the ESA definitely didn't do anything to help the image of E3. If you've got any E3 highlights we'd love to hear them because it feels incredibly unlikely we'll ever soar as high as we did in previous years again.If you want to reach out then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!We're back with another episode, this time Joel and Kyran are joined by Simon to play some Dope or Nope and then dig into some Nintendo speculation.In Dope or Nope we talk about the crumbs given to us by IO Interactive about their upcoming James Bond game, Joel gets excited about Lego 2K Drive (a freshly announced Lego racing game), Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 potentially sizing up a September release, and we celebrate Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil purchasing every game on the Wii U and 3DS eShop for preservation ahead of the imminent closure of both digital store fronts.Last call for any purchases you want to make on those platforms! Physical games for both platforms will surely creep up in the future.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round Simon fills us in on a fresh rumour from Jeff Grubb regarding what might be in the pipeline from Nintendo's next piece of hardware, plus we speculate about it and get a little worried about Nintendo's future after the changes to the compa

Greetings listeners!A bit of a weird episode this week with both Joel and Kyran recording in the same room, so if things sound a bit off it's because we're trying to feel out this temporary set up.We've both played the new demo for Resident Evil 4 Remake and even though the full game is just around the corner we couldn't help but find some time to talk about. Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we get excited about Dead Static Drive getting a release window of Q3 2024 and find some time to talk about the recent confirmation that season 2 of the Last of Us on HBO will not cover the entire second game (which makes sense if you've played it)We also talk a little bit about the first season of the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us so if you are sensitive to spoilers give the time codes a squiz.The Last of Us spoilers from 00:58:08 to 01:13:48Things should sound a little more solid next week! Thanks for sticking with us.If you want to reach out to us then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enqui

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show Joel and Kyran join forces to talk about the newest expansion for Bungie's totally-not-an-MMO Destiny 2 in the form of Lightfall.Join us as we untangle Strand and talk about how we found the campaign, if it holds its own against 2022's The Witch Queen, and our experience with the story. It's early days still with the first raid about to go live and three more seasons to follow throughout the year, so look forward to more Lightfall content from us in the future!If you want to reach out to us feel free to use the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show we DEFINITELY do not have a short Quest Log where we talk about our very early impressions for Destiny 2 Lightfall, because Kyran definitely didn't let that small chat become bigger than he expected it to because we're having a blast.For Dope or Nope we go over the most recent Pokémon Presents and try to discern what is worth talking about. Will it be the classic Pokemon Card set, Pokémon Sleep or the inevitable DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? I think you know the answers, but listen anyway!Lastly in our Bonus Round we talk about the recently announced DLC for Elden Ring, titled Shadow of the Erdtree, that we know next to nothing about but it wouldn't be Dialogue Options if Kyran didn't make us talk about From Software and we also talk about how we're feeling about Final Fantasy XVI now that a deluge of previews and footage have dropped.If you want to hit us up then feel free to use the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegam

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the podcast Kyran and Joel are once again joined by Jesse for another completely normal episode. Nothing to worry about.In the Quest Log Joel talks to us about his time with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX on the Game Boy app for the Nintendo Switch, Kyran attempts to explain how much he has enjoyed the last season for the year of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen whilst frequently getting sidetracked on how excited he is for Lightfall, and Jesse walks us through his early impressions for Atomic Hearts.Over in Dope or Nope we talk about the now confirmed news that Shinji Mikami will depart Tango Gameworks, the 200 page leak from an art book for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (no spoilers!), and much more. Join us!If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookDialogue Options FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Jesse (@jes

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the podcast we've got no Joel, but never fear because Jesse and Simon have jumped on the show so Kyran could have an episode out the week after the shadow drop of Metroid Prime Remastered. In the Quest Log Kyran goes into detail (and successfully gets sent on tangents) about his time with Retro's return to the original 2002 GameCube classic and whether it holds up (spoiler: it does) and Simon fills us in on how he found the demo for Sea of Stars, the new RPG from the developers of The Messenger.Meanwhile in Dope or Nope we touch on a few stories in varied levels of depth, including a dropped alternate ending for God of War Ragnarok (we avoid spoiling the actual ending, only discussing the one that's been doing the rounds this week), a new mobile RPG from Yoko Taro and SEGA titled 404 Game Re:set -Error Game Reset- that sees SEGA's IPs turned into anime characters, and touch briefly on news that Xbox confirmed Game Pass has shown a decline in ga

This week on the Dialogue Options Podcast, Nintendo blessed us with a fresh, hot Nintendo Direct the morning before we recorded, so of course we got together and broke down what was an incredibly fantastic presentation!Joining us this week is Simon and Felix from Story Mode Gaming, and all together we talk all the highs and lows of of the first Direct of the year!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookDialogue Options FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon: @Si421Felix: @nicholls_felix