Geoff Moonen

Side Quests is back and so is host @mattsilversoul.bsky.social! He is a podcaster, writer and lil creature that lives in shadows! The game he is talking about today is SCHiM by Ewoud van der Werf, Nils Slijkerman and Extra Nice.

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Side Quests is back and so is host Ben from @dragooneffect.bsky.social! He is a podcaster and wise cracking demon hunter! The game he is talking about today is DmC: Devil May Cry by Ninja Theory and @capcomusa.com.

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I haven't figured out how yet, but Revolver Ocelot is weak to Grey Fox's weapon

Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex ...

Perfect Tides: Station to Station, the adventure game my team and I've been crafting for the past 4 years, is OUT NOW!!

And look, I even got you a weekend so you can play it.
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Side Quests is back and so is host @darrenhupke.bsky.social from @pixelsandpolygons.net! He is a writer, podcaster, publisher and all-star pro skater! The game he is talking about today is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 by Neversoft and Activision.

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Had a great time chatting with Jack!
We also geeked out about Astalon after we stopped recording.
So this is your reminder to check out both Gigasword, and Astalon: Tears of the Earth if you want cool, thoughtful, 2D action platformers

Matt & Geoff are joined by Jack Breen, solo dev behind @studiohybrid.bsky.social's first title, GIGASWORD, to discuss bringing influences & old ideas into new projects, the pitfalls of genre pigeonholing, & the importance of how a game feels.

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Thank you for, once again, voting for a console that I know and enjoy, but @djstormageddon.com's barely touched.
And for giving me an excuse to play Captain Toad again!

Slightly diminish a game.

Metal Gear Kinda Stiff.

ICYMI we released our year in review episode which includes @djstormageddon.com’s and @geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social’s top ten games of 2025. Go listen!

She's resting from a long train ride, but this weekend will be some good Mii time

PAX East last year was when I noticed "rhythm" was becoming a bigger hyphen for indie genre mashups. Several of those titles have been released but more are still on the horizon.
I have more thoughts than can fit here on the topic. So I'll just leave it at: yay

The squad is officially headed back to Boston at the end of March for PAX East 2026! Who are we seeing there?!?

I do enjoy forming immediate strong opinions and defending them comedically for a live audience's entertainment

Matt & Geoff share their Top Ten games of the year, what they're excited to see in 2026, and where they hope the conversation in games can go in the new year.

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I hope 2026 is kind to us all

If "How your day's going" was solely based on "How much soup you made", then today was my "Best day this year"

Leave a little space in your January gaming schedule for this one!

Azumanga Daioh screenshot of a girl saying "the government pays Santa."

Azumanga Daioh screenshot of a creature saying, "the government pays me."

Glad I got to talk about the best game ever!

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

Check it out!
A new console retrospective EP is out!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is streamer, writer and reluctant tea shop assistant, @spacevalkyries.bsky.social! The game she is talking about today is Wanderstop by @ivyroadgames.bsky.social and Annapurna Interactive.

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PAX Unplugged has come and gone. Filled with puzzles, Magic™, & gaming with friends.

We talk about the games we played, the interviews & previews we took part in, and what's different about "just wandering the floor" when the focus is on multiplayer games.

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What are the most unhinged ways to go about tackling a video game backlog?
Newest to oldest (updated daily)?
Lowest to Highest Metacritic score?
Most valuable to least valuable?
What do you think?

Today is my friendsgiving tradition, dubbed "Vengeancegiving", so people may decompress from however their Thursday may have gone.

What are the dishes you wanted to make, but couldn't? What games are you playing to wind down before the manic end of the year begins?

Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.

tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.

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Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster and denizen of Sosaria, Tom from @1h1d.bsky.social! The game he is talking about today is Ultima Online by Origin Systems, Electronic Arts, Mythic Entertainment and Broadsword.

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PAX Unplugged 2025 Day Three! Last day! Let’s do this! If you see us say hi!

@djstormageddon.com
@geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social
@sarahmoonen.bsky.social