Category: MGNP

MGNP Sidequests – Christmas Presents

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.
After Alex ruminates on some of the music from his baby’s toys, the boys talk about some of their Christmas gifts!

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Episode 195 – Top 5 of 2022!

Once again it’s time to take stock and see how 2022 treated us in terms of video games! We’ll go over our individual top 5 games of the year, pick a podcast game of the year, and award some superlatives:

  • Best Free Game
  • Biggest Letdown
  • Best Ongoing Game
  • Best Indie Title
  • Most Infuriatingly Fun Game
  • Most Infuriating Game
  • Best Example of an All-Around Good Game
  • Game They Didn’t Get (Most Underrated)
  • Game We Didn’t Get (Most Overrated)

Join us in playing our first game for the new ‘Bargain Bin’ segment, Ravenous Devils! We’ll be talking about it in our second episode in January!

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MGNP Sidequests – Favorites of 2022

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Jon, Bryan, and Alex talk about their favorite music, movies, and TV of 2022!

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Episode 194 – The 2022 Game Awards Winners and Announcements

This week we talk about the winners of the 2022 Game Awards and many of the cool announcements from the show! Also, find out who won the TGA wager from last episode!

Join us in playing our first game for the new ‘Bargain Bin’ segment, Ravenous Devils! We’ll be talking about it in our second episode in January!

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MGNP Sidequests – Andor Season 1

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It’s time for our full spoilers discussion of Andor Season 1!

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Episode 193 – Analogue Pocket and TGA Wager

Alex got some new gaming hardware to talk about, Bryan has dipped his toe into Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0‘s DMZ mode, and we all make a wager with our Game Awards guesses!

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • (0:03:33) Alex’s thoughts on the Analogue Pocket
  • Whatchu’ Been Playin’
    • (0:11:26) Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 DMZ
    • (0:19:37) God of War: Ragnarök
  • (0:34:45) The Game Awards Wager

As promised, documentation of our guesses:

Jon Bryan Alex
Best Debut Indie Stray (Vampire Survivors) Stray (Tunic) Vampire Survivors
Best Sim/Strategy Mario + Rabbids Two Point Campus Mario + Rabbids
Best Role Playing Pokemon Legends: Arceus Elden Ring Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Action Adventure Horizon: Forbidden West Tunic (Horizon) Horizon (Tunic)
Best Action Beyonetta 3 Neon White Sifu
Best Indie Tunic Cult of the Lamb (Tunic) Tunic
Best Ongoing Game Apex Legends Destiny 2 Fornite
Best Performance Ashly Burch Ashly Burch Christopher Judge
Best Score and Music Metal: Hellsinger Metal: Hellsinger Metal: Hellsinger
Best Art Direction Horizon: Forbidden West Elden Ring Stray
Best Narrative God of War Ragnarok God of War: Ragnarok (Horizon: Forbidden West) Horizon: Forbidden West
Best Game Direction God of War Ragnarok God of War: Ragnarok God of War: Ragnarok
Game of the Year Elden Ring Elden Ring Elden Ring

 

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MGNP Sidequests – Universal Orlando and Pizza

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Bryan went to Universal Orlando, Jon had some delicious pizza for his birthday, and Alex reminisces on Nirvanna the Band the Show.

A link to Update Day – Nirvana The Band The Show.

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Episode 192 – Black Friday Deals and God of War Ragnarok First Impressions

Jon’s played a chunk of God of War Ragnarok and a bunch of Xbox Game Pass games! We’ve also assembled a smattering of notable Black Friday deals for games, PC components, accessories, and general nerdery!

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • Whatchu’ Been Playin’
    • (0:04:19) God of War Ragnarok
    • (0:34:00) Jon got an XSX
  • Black Friday Deals
    • (0:41:56) PC Components & Accessories
    • (1:04:23) General Nerdery
    • (1:13:19) Video Games & Consoles

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MGNP Sidequests – Double Dose

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.

We’re super sorry we didn’t post last week’s sidequest! So here it is joined together with this week’s!

Topics include:

  • Google Pixel Watch
  • Cyberpunk Edgerunners
  • Cool Ranch Dorito flavored Lays
  • Louis Cole’s Quality Over Opinion
  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Return of the Dream Canteen
  • Taylor Swift’s Midnights
  • Nicholas Britell’s Niamos (Morlana Club Mix) from Andor on Disney+

Here’s a link to @cartervailmusic’s awesome Kermit tiktok.

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Episode 191 – Marvel Snap

Our first foray into a free-to-play game in a long time as we talk about Marvel Snap among a few other things…

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • (0:03:45) The Backlog
    • Jon has finally reached the point of no return in Cyberpunk 2077!
  • Whatchu’ Been Playin’
    • (0:25:44) Final Fantasy VII Remake INTERmission
    • (0:27:50) Marvel Snap
    • (0:46:08) Battlebit Remastered

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