The Level

Episode 123: Kill All Animals and Take Their Everything

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about The Beginner's Guide, the Humble Monthly plan, and we ask you what you listen to when you play games.

The Brief:

  • Humble Monthly. A good deal?
  • Far Cry Primal revealed.
  • Upsilon Circuit.
  • Arizona Sunshine.

Multiplayer:

  • What do you listen to when you play games?

The Grind:

  • Jala: The Fist of Jesus. Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade. Valdis Story.
  • Kole: The Beginner's Guide. Tearwaway.
  • David: Destiny: The Taken King.

Episode 122: Forbidden Corn

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Mega Man Legends PSN release, DeadCore, and we ask you about awkward video game moments.

The Brief:

  • Mega Man Legends hits the PSN.
  • "The Beginner's Guide" is the followup to The Stanley Parable
  • Weird Call of Duty promotional campaign.
  • Hitman gets a release date.

Multiplayer:

  • What's the most awkward moment in games?

The Grind:

  • Dennis: Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. DeadCore.
  • David: Destiny: The Taken King.
  • Ben: Risk Legacy. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
  • Kole: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

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Episode 121: Ghost Hacks

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about some TGS announcements, Super Mario Maker, and we ask you about the darkest choices you've made in games.

The Brief:

  • Bloodborne expansion release date announced.
  • Project Morpheus renamed PlayStation VR.
  • Socially conscious games followup.
  • Path to Luma is a game about renewable energy.
  • The next Five Nights at Freddy's will be an RPG.

The Multiplayer:

  • What's the darkest thing you've done in a game?

The Grind:

  • Kole: Super Mario Maker. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
  • Ben: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
  • David: Splatoon.
  • Jala: Forget Me Not. Fist of Jesus. A Bird Story.

Episode 120: M'laysia

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Ubisoft theme park, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

The Brief:

  • Games about mental illness.
  • Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth releasing October 30,2015.
  • Fallout 4 will have shitloads of dialogue.
  • Ubisoft is working on a theme park.

Multiplayer:

  • FREE PLAY.

The Grind:

  • Ben: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
  • Kole: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
  • Jala: Abyss Odyssey. Guild Wars 2. Happify.
  • David: Guild Wars 2. Dying Light. Splatoon.

Episode 119: An Act of Love

Kole, Dennis, David, and Jala talk about Nintendo mending fences with Amazon, Pac Man 256, and we ask you which series have kept it fresh.

The Brief:

  • Buried Atari games sell for tons of money.
  • Ace Attorney 6 confirmed for the west.
  • Nintendo and Amazon's troubled relationship.
  • GTA for N64?

The Multiplayer:

  • What series has stayed the freshest?

The Grind:

  • David: Dying Light. Guild Wars 2.
  • Dennis: Guild Wars 2. Heroes of the Storm.
  • Jala: Guild Wars 2. Back to Bed.
  • Kole: Pac Man 265.