MHG Podcast Mental Health Gaming

Contrasting biomes this week, from the sewers & dungeons (Turtles Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt; The Last Spell @ishtar_games; Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom) to sunny overlands (Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games; Oddsparks @MassiveMiniteam)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:53 - MHG Chat: the world is odd, we’re just here for the memes00:03:18 - MHG Chat: Fallout TV & other TV gaming adaptations00:06:25 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade - Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt00:16:31 - The Last Spell inc. Dwarves of Runenberg @ishtar_games00:22:33 - Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom00:29:33 - Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games00:34:29 - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure @MassiveMiniteam00:41:32 - Outro

Just a short one this week, but an early GOTY contender for @TrebleStrikes appears in the shape of Against Great Darkness (@DirlyDev), and a ground-breaker in the form of @HaroldHalibut. @Bradigor also proselytizes about Horizon Forbidden West some more.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:00 - MHG Chat: Dawn French & WW300;04:21 - Against Great Darkness @DirlyDev00:11:25 - Harold Halibut00:22:58 - MHG Chat: Aloy 00:31:26 - Outro

Cults, innuendos & an ‘indie’ initiative… we check out Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion), Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame) & more waxing lyrical about @Guerrilla
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Innuendo00:03:36 - MHG Chat: Ashley James00:07:45 - Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion)00:16:22 - Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame)00:26:58 - MHG Chat: Horizon Forbidden West00:35:17 - MHG Chat: III Initiative (https://iii-initiative.com/)00:45:45 - Outro

Velociraptors saying “Allan!”, platforming in @saviorlessgame, playing cards in Stacklands (@sokpopco), tense horror in Buckshot Roulette (@mikeklubnika) & the triumphant arrival of Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition on PC thanks to @NixxesSoftware.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:21 - MHG Chat: Jurassic Park!00:03:56 - Saviorless @saviorlessgame00:09:53 - Stacklands @sokpopco00:19:52 - Buckshot Roulette @mikeklubnika00:25:49 - Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition @NixxesSoftware00:36:14 - Outro

A frank discussion on the state of DLC & AAA pops up again but, before that, we review two oldies and a new goodie: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (@platinumgames), Ghost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd) & Pepper Grinder (@Ahr_Ech)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:51 - MHG Chat: Twisted Metal TV Show00:08:12 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (@platinumgames)00:14:56 - Pepper Grinder (@Ahr_Ech)00:22:48 - Ghost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd)00:30:55 - MHG Chat: DLC & AAA in 202400:47:14 - Outro

Jank, more jank and a surfeit of cabs. Seriously, you wait years for taxi game, then 2 come along at once!  @bradigor tackles Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (@simteract) & Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (@PanikArcade), whereas @TrebleStrikes takes on Wanted: Dead (@wanteddeadgame)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:55 - MHG Chat: Pride (in the name of love)00:14:02 - Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (@simteract)00:20:31 - Wanted: Dead (@wanteddeadgame)00:29:43 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (@PanikArcade)00:39:21 - Outro