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Episode 201 – Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Jon’s plugging away at The Last of Us Part II, Alex checked out the Resident Evil 4 Remake and continued playing Dead Space (2023), and Bryan has been playing God of War Ragnarok and Marvel’s Midnight Suns! All of that and we talk about E3 getting canceled and the latest news on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

This week’s segments are as follows:

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Episode 200 – Our (and Your) GGOATS (Greatest Games of All Time) Plus Destiny 2: Lightfall and Diablo IV

It wouldn’t be the 200th episode of the Midwest Game Nerds without some Destiny talk! We talk a little bit about the passing of Lance Reddick, what we’ve been playing including Destiny 2: Lightfall, the Diablo IV beta sponsored by KFC, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC, and more.

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • (0:00:00) Lance Reddick of Destiny and Horizon: Zero Dawn / Forbidden West fame has passed away at the age of 60.
  • (0:14:20) Whatcha’ Been Playin’: Destiny 2: Lightfall, Diablo IV beta, God of War: Ragnarok, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC
  • (0:46:36) Our (and your) greatest games of all time!

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MGNP Sidequests – The Last of Us Season 1 Review

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.
WARNING: Spoilers for the first game and the entire first season of the show start immediately, but we do stop short of discussing anything from The Last of Us Part II.

We’re taking an extra week to bake episode 200 but in the meantime: Erica, Jon, Bryan, and Alex discuss the final two episodes and the entire first season of HBO’s TV adaptation of The Last of Us!

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MGNP Sidequests – Alex’s Dialectical Quandry Part 2 & How To Celebrate 200 Episodes (Feat. Jamiroquai)

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Alex has found another way to be annoying, Jon wants to know how we should celebrate our 200th episode, and Alex wants to know why he thinks of Jamiroquai as the butt of a joke.

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Episode 199 – PlayStation VR 2, Atomic Heart, Wild Hearts, and The Last Two Weeks of The Last of Us!

Jon’s been trying out PlayStation VR 2 and Wild Hearts, he and Bryan both played Atomic Heart, and Alex is still plugging away at God of War: Ragnarok. They also talk about the two latest episodes of The Last of Us on HBO!

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • (0:06:29) Virtual Insanity: PlayStation VR 2 featuring Horizon: Call of the Mountain and The Light Brigade
  • (0:46:52) Whatcha’ Been Playin’: Atomic Heart, Wild Hearts, and God of War: Ragnarok
  • **SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US THROUGH EPISODE 7** (1:05:50) The Last Two Weeks of The Last of Us

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MGNP Sidequests – MGNP Sidequests – New Pops, Ricky Rick’s Zap Sauce, and Beetlejuice the Musical

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.

Alex checked out the Peeps Pepsi, all three boys checked out Strawberries and Cream Dr. Pepper (and the Zero Sugar counterpart) as well as Ricky Rick’s Zap Sauce, and Jon went to see Beetlejuice the Musical!

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Episode 198 – Hogwarts Legacy and Metroid Prime Remastered First Impressions (Plus The Last of Us Episodes 4 and 5 Thoughts!)

This week the boys check out Bryan’s ‘Bargain Bin’ pick, Lyne! Also Jon picked up Hogwarts Legacy and Alex dipped his toe into Metroid Prime Remastered. They also talk about the last two episodes of The Last of Us on HBO.

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • (0:03:08) Bargain Bin: Lyne (Steam, iOS, Android)
  • (0:20:41) Whatcha’ Been Playin’: Marvel’s Midnight Suns, God of War: Ragnarok, Metroid Prime Remastered, Hogwarts Legacy, The Last of Us Part II
  • **SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US THROUGH EPISODE 5** (0:43:02) The Last Two Weeks of The Last of Us

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MGNP Sidequests – Pita Way, Fisher Price Lil Gamer, The Menu

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.

Jon checked out Pita Way, a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant, Alex has some off-brand video game music from a new baby toy, and Bryan checked out The Menu on HBOMAX!

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Episode 197 – Dead Space (2023) and Hi-Fi Rush First Impressions (Plus The Last of Us Episodes 2 and 3 Thoughts!)

 

We’ve been playing games! Dead Space (2023)! Hi-Fi Rush! The Last of Us Remastered: Left Behind! All of that plus we talk about the games shown in the Xbox Bethesda Developer Direct and the last two episodes of The Last of Us on HBO.

This week’s segments are as follows:

  • (0:04:50) Whatcha’ Been Playin’: Dead Space (2023)
  • (0:17:59) The Backlog: The Last of Us Remastered: Left Behind DLC
  • (0:26:28) Whatcha’ Been Playin’: Hi-Fi Rush
  • (0:31:33) Patch Notes: Xbox Bethesda Developer Direct (Forza Motorsport, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, Minecraft Legends, Redfall)
  • **SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US THROUGH EPISODE 3** (0:55:16) The Last Two Weeks of The Last of Us

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MGNP Sidequests – The Last of Us Series Premiere

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.
WARNING: We will discuss this show as though you’ve played through The Last of Us (or TLoU Remastered or TLoU Part I), so there may be some spoilers for this season, but we do stop short of discussing anything from The Last of Us Part II.

Jon, Bryan, and Alex discuss the series premiere of HBO’s TV adaptation of The Last of Us!

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