Dialogue Options-a Video Games Podcast

Greetings listeners! We're back with a new episode of the show and yeah... it's more Elden Ring. Since it is pretty much all Kyran has been playing he couldn't resist doing another episode on it, but in order to give Joel a break he has subbed in Brendan to talk about his thoughts on From Software's latest gauntlet. We try to steer clear of major spoilers and boss / location names and also take some chances to look back at the legacy of From Software and how they've grown with the many releases in the storied Soulsbourne games. Kyran also promises that he won't talk extensively about Elden Ring again now until he is finished with the game. Are you playing Elden Ring? Let us know how you are going! Otherwise we'll be back next episode with some different games! Hit us up using any of the links below! Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialogueoptions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptions Twitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptions Kyran: https://twitte

Greetings listeners! We're back with a new episode, tastefully delayed for a day to cover the recent State of Play from Sony! Kicking things off we've got a Quest Log packed with some brief impressions of Destiny 2 The Witch Queen, Kirby and the Forgotten Land's demo, and Devolver's Tumble Time before wading into our meaty and enthusiastic conversation about Elden Ring. We talk about how we've found our time in the Lands Between and our many deaths at the hand of various different bosses and hazards. Meanwhile in Dope or Nope we break down all of the announcements from the State of Play, including the bizarre Exoprimal where it literally rains dinosaurs and Square Enix managing to avoid naming yet another SRPG as an official entry in the Final Fantasy Tactics franchise. We also find time for a brief discussion on those adorable new Pokemon starters for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you want to get in touch with us then hit us up using the links below! Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com We

Greetings listeners! We're back with our first regular episode of the year and we've got a juicy Quest Log ahead of a gift wrapped Nintendo Direct to start off 2022 in the best way possible. Joel and Kyran have spent some time with Game Freak's newest Pokémon game that hopes to shake up the formula, the results are mixed but there's still positive things that can be taken from this game and carried forward with the series. Joel's also rediscovered Fortnite and talks about his grind with OlliOlli World whilst Kyran's been setting several new Jurassic World parks and trying to keep those rowdy dinosaurs under control. Elsewhere the first Nintendo Direct has arrived and given us plenty of announcements and updates to chew on, including Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Live A Live plus updates on Advance Wars, Triangle Strategy, and more. We're looking forward to another big year with SEVERAL heavy hitters landing in the next few weeks, we hope you'll join

Greetings listeners! We made it through 2021! But before we put it to rest and look forward to all the great new games coming up in 2022 (we are in the month of Elden Ring!) it's time to take a final look back at the year that was. Both Joel and Kyran have put together top ten lists for their personal Game of the Year lists in the same manner as last year, it's something we found incredibly fun so decided to give it another shot! Kyran's list starts at 0:13:39 and Joel's list starts at 0:28:17. It was another surprisingly good year for games, we also make some time for shout outs for games that didn't make the cut or we didn't play enough of to really put them in the running to make our lists. Thanks for sticking with us for another year, we've got a packed Quest Log episode coming up with both of us currently getting lost in the Hisui region in Pokemon Legends Arceus, so you can look out for our impressions on that soon! If you want to get in touch with us, especially if you want

Greetings listeners! We're back with our final episode for the year! We start with a Quest Log where we finally make time for some juicy spoiler-filled discussion for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy now that Joel has hit credits and can finally talk freely about one of 2021's biggest surprises, and Kyran makes time for some early Halo Infinite impressions. MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY SPOILERS 0:25:36 TO 0:49:52 Meanwhile in our Bonus Round we break down the latest Keighley's and go over some of the surprises at the award show, including wins that made us happy, losses that bummed us out, and who won our little wager this year. We also break down the reveals in a very ad-filled year for the show, if there's any we didn't get excited enough about then let us know! If you want to reach out to us in the lead up to our massive 2021 Game of the Year episode next year with any of your own personal highlights then hit us up below! Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialo

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode we have a small Quest Log as Joel tries to talk about Inscryption without spoiling what made it blow his mind and Kyran gushes over one of this year's most revered indie titles, Death's Door. It's that time of the year again, folks! The Keighleys are just around the corner and we're back with another prediction showdown where both Joel and Kyran run through the list of nominees and say who they voted for and who they think will win. This year we've decided to pass on the esports and content creator awards as we just didn't know enough about any of the nominees to make an informed choice. We also spare a little time at the end for some predictions and wild hopes for announcements and reveals we may see at the Game Awards. If you want to get in touch with us to let us know who you think will win, feel free to hit us up using the links below. Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialogueoptions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.c

Greetings listeners, we're back with another episode! On this week's show we focus entirely on what we've been playing with a Quest Log only episode, which tracks given Kyran held everyone up in October to gush about Metroid (sorry not sorry). Joel and Kyran have both reached credits on the incredibly simple and fun Unpacking from Witch Beam Games and discuss how much they enjoyed the experience, including the subtle but effective underlying narrative told exclusively through the gameplay's strengths. We also talk about our time with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy where Kyran tries to convince Joel to pause what he's playing at the moment to get back into finishing it, it's almost certainly one of 2021's most surprising video games. Lastly we have the two main games of the show, Joel has spent the last week getting his fix with Forza Horizon 5 and fills Kyran in on all the details from Playground's newest racer for fans of all skill levels, meanwhile Kyran waded into the

Greetings listeners! We're back with a special episode this week, or rather we are releasing an episode we recorded especially for PAX Australia's PAX Radio back in October. On this episode we return to our good ol' 'Kill Your Babies' / 'Battle Royale' format by picking a list of Australian indie games and attempting to crown our favourite, whilst hurting each other along the way because every single one of these games is worth a look. We had originally planned a normal episode this week but some stuff came up and now we'll be releasing it next week. If you want a tease you can look forward to hearing Joel's early thoughts about Forza Horizon 5 and Kyran will be spending this weekend diving into the Elden Ring closed beta, so there's plenty to look forward to. If you want to reach out to us then feel free to hit up any of the links below! Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialogueoptions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptions Twitter: https

Greetings listeners! We're back with another episode of the podcast and a second episode focused on Metroid Dread (probably our last one, thanks to Joel and everyone for humouring Kyran). We spent the start of the episode doing a spoiler-free recap of our thoughts now that we've both rolled credits before rolling into breaking down the game's story, running through the game's bosses and enemies, and finishing off by talking about the power-ups featured in the game.  METROID DREAD SPOILERS START AT 0:27:55 If you have any (literally any) Metroid Dread thoughts hit us up! You can find us through any of the links below and Kyran is always eager to talk about his favourite Nintendo franchise. See you next mission! Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialogueoptions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptions Twitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptions Joel: https://twitter.com/joelymac Kyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanx

The fated day has arrived! Metroid Dread is finally here! The long awaited fifth (and final) entry in the original Metroid story arc has officially released on the Nintendo Switch just last week. So we decided we'd strike while the iron was hot and sit down to dish on our early impressions on the newest Metroid title. We do our best to avoid major spoilers beyond what was initially shown in the game's early E3 showing and a few of the trailers, but we fully intend to break it all down in a full spoilers episode at some point in the not too distant future so be sure to keep an eye out for that. Until then, sit down and plug in some headphones. Kyran's been waiting a long time to do this episode. If you want to reach out to us with any Metroid Dread thoughts of your own feel free to use the links below! Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialogueoptions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptions Twitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptions Joel: https://twitter.com/joelymac

Greetings listeners! On this week's show we have a PACKED Quest Log, both Joel and Kyran have early impressions for both Dreamscaper and Tales of Arise respectively, both games they'll be circling back on at a later date. We then talk about how we've been finding Eastward, the first game from Chinese developer Pixpil, and gush about how much we love the game's visuals and Zelda-like gameplay. Lastly, we've also finished a new game! We talk about our time with The Artful Escape whilst keeping spoilers to a minimum, if you have access to a PC or an Xbox it is absolutely a game we recommend checking out. Meanwhile, over in the Bonus Round we breakdown the latest Nintendo Direct that was packed with some pretty big surprises. We got our first look at a 3D Kirby, Nintendo confirmed rumours that N64 (and Sega Genesis) would be joining the Nintendo Switch Online line up in October for an undisclosed additional cost, our first official glimpse at the highly anticipated Bayonetta 3 and the entire i

Greetings listeners! Sorry about the episode being a little late, this week has been another bumpy one in a long string of similarly bumpy ones as we continue to feel a bit fatigued by the endless barrage of stuff that 2021 continues to throw our way. First up we've got a Quest Log where Kyran goes over his return to Destiny 2 with the recent launch of the Season of the Lost ahead of 2022's release of the new Witch Queen DLC, he has quickly been sucked back in by Bungie's incredibly fun shooting mechanics and the ever addicting act of making the numbers go up. Meanwhile, Joel has gone back in time to finish Psychonauts among all the excitement for the sequel and he fills Kyran in on his thoughts on the game, how it has aged, and how excited he is to play the sequel. Elsewhere in the show we go through each game shown at the latest PlayStation showcase, billed as the show for the PlayStation 5. We talk about whether we thought it delivered and talk about the highs (like the insane talent over at In

Greetings listeners! On this week's Quest Log we've got a bit of a mixed bag of impressions from Joel who's been spending a little time with Art of Rally, the Ollie Ollie games on Switch, and dipped his toes in the Riders Republic open beta that recently took place. Meanwhile Kyran managed to finish NEO The World Ends With You and attempts to tell Joel how cool it is to have a sequel to an underappreciated Nintendo DS gem (and lament how the original game is hard to emulate on anything but a DS given the control scheme it used) Then we jump over to Dope or Nope where we've got a brand new Gamescom Opening Night Live to break down that featured a few surprises and updates to both new and unannounced games, our personal highlights being Marvel's Midnight Sons and the newly announced Saints Row reboot. We also make a bit of time at the end of the show to talk about the recent very early look at Motive Studio's Dead Space remake. Segment Timecodes Quest Log: 0:09:38 Dope or Nope: 0:50:46 W

Greetings listeners! Joel fills Kyran in on his fresh enrolment at Dodgeball Academia where he sharpens his Dodgeball skills to kick off this week's Quest Log. We also talk about our very early impressions from the recently released Boyfriend Dungeon (date those weapons!) and facing the hordes of the undead in Back 4 Blood's Open Beta. Meanwhile over in the Bonus Round we break down the most recent Indie World featuring plenty of indies that either shadow dropped on the day and we now want or are coming out soon and we desperately want them. There's a lot to love from this latest showcase! Segment Time Codes Quest Log: 00:09:42 Bonus Round: 01:06:14 See you next mission (hit us up using the links below if you want to get in touch with us) Email: contact@dialogueoptions.com Website: www.dialogueoptions.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptions Twitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptions Joel: https://twitter.com/joelymac Kyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanx

Greetings listeners! It's been a bit of a weird couple of weeks, so we hope you'll bare with us for this week's episode. First up we've got the Quest Log, where both Kyran and Joel have synced up on a couple of games that have come out fairly recently! We start with Pokémon Unite, a free to play Pokémon themed MOBA that dropped on the Switch, and are both quite surprised at how enjoyable of an experience it is for short bursts. Lastly, we have spent a little bit of time with The Ascent, a twin-stick shooter cyberpunk-themed co-operative game, after its recent release on Xbox Game Pass. We've got a bit to say about how much we are enjoying it and about how it really feels like the game needs a few more patches to really be a truly great experience. Meanwhile, over in Dope or Nope we talk about the still unfolding debacle over at Activision Blizzard after the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Blizzard over sexual harassment, unequal pay and more. We

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the show Joel's been playing Boomerang X and gives Kyran the low down on it in the Quest, additionally we talk a little too much about Mass Effect without saying anything because we can't help ourselves, and Kyran has reached credits on Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart. He also tries to convince Joel to play Metroid (and hopefully Zero Mission) as we close in on Metroid's 35th anniversary early next month, he also invites any listeners to do the same and hit him on Twitter or via e-mail if you've got any thoughts you want to share on them. Meanwhile, over in Dope or Nope we got a massive announcement from Valve last week as they fully unveiled the Steam Deck, a portable PC that is pretty much what many people hoped the currently non-existent Switch Pro would be. We go over the prices and specs (while also lamenting it not being available in our region yet) before moving onto the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) and Nintendo's new statement in re

Greetings listeners! On this week's Quest Log we've been dabbling in some different games. Joel and Kyran share their early impressions on the demo for Neo: The World Ends With You (a game that we still can't believe actually exists). Kyran tells Joel about his very early thoughts on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for the PS5, and lastly Joel's been getting a hit of FPS throwback nostalgia in Prodeus from Xbox Games Preview and walks Kyran through his time with Mario Golf Super Rush so far. Over in Dope or Nope we've got a stack of tasty headlines as the industry continues to shuffle forward as the dust of E3 settles. Sony has made some studio acquisitions, Konami and Bloober Team are working together on something horror related, BioWare confirm that they won't be at this year's EA Play (placing all expectations on the newly rumoured Dead Space remake), Ghost of Tsushima's Director's Cut is officially launching next month, and the Kojima/Xbox partnership appears to have re

Greetings listeners! We're back after taking a week to process E3 and scroll through the lists of games that were announced or updated over the course of five or so very crazy days. Our E3 wrap is a little different this year, purely because of how condensed every presentation was and the lack of free time we actually had to break it all down (it'd be so many episodes) we decided instead to put together lists of the games that caught our attention as well as including some general discussion about how we felt the event worked this year. I think we can all agree it was preferable to how spread out everything was last year, but it is also fair to say that maybe we don't really need the ESA and E3 side of things and instead just pivot towards a weekend in June to celebrate games. It'll be interesting to see what happens in 2022 if an in person E3 happens again. Is there anything from E3 and the Summer Game Fest that is on your radar that we missed? If so, tell us! There was so much announced that

Greetings listeners! We're back with another episode and it just so happens to be a super sized one. In the Quest Log we talk briefly about our time with the recent Scarlet Nexus demo, a new anime game from Bandai Namco, before moving into a surprisingly busy Dope or Nope packed with updates on Dragon Quest, Far Cry 6, and a new Horizon: Forbidden West State of Play. Lastly, in the Bonus Round we foolishly break down Jeff Grubb's neatly listed out rundown for next week's festivities as they currently stand. This includes speculation about we hope to see at E3 and Summer Game Fest from the likes of Xbox + Bethesda, Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, and Nintendo ( + more, but some are really hard to speculate on). In classic video game fashion a bunch of stuff happened just after we finished recording as well, including Nintendo officially locking in their E3 time and Sony confirming God of War Ragnarok will not be releasing this year. Segment time codes: Quest Log - 00:03:37 Dope or Nope - 00:23:44 Bonus Roun

Greetings listeners! On this episode's Quest Log Joel's been putting more time into both Monster Hunter Rise and continuing his efforts to reach the end of Nier Replicant. Meanwhile Kyran has serves up a fresh dose of thalassophobia with his early impressions of Unknown World's Subnautica Below Zero, a game which offers more ocean survival on a smaller scale with some nice quality of life improvements and a larger focus on narrative before closing out with the big one. Now that he's hit credits Kyran lets Joel know how he feels about Resident Evil Village, a game that has been talking itself up since it was announced. Did he like it? Did he hate it? It is also worth noting that there is are some Resident Evil Village spoilers from 0:43:38 and end around 0:54:46 and 0:56:04 to 0:56:51. Then over in Dope or Nope we've got an assortment of things to talk about, including Disco Elysium no longer being banned in Australia (and available for sale right now), Sony apparently working on 25 new gam