Rather Be Playing 35: I Love Smash

Rather Be Playing Episode 35 I Love Smash - Super Smash Bros Ultimate, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Overcooked 2

That’s right, you’re not hallucinating: we do love Super Smash Bros Ultimate. And also, there is a brand new (old) episode of Rather Be Playing on your podcast app! Why new (old)? Well this is an episode we recorded way back in December! The three of us were actually together in the same room for…

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Rather Be Playing 34: I Need Onions!

Rather Be Playing Episode 34 I Need Onions! - Red Dead Redemption 2, The Messenger, Dead Cells, Into the Breach, Dragalia Lost, Hidden Agenda

It’s that time of year again! Sales abound, games and new consoles wrapped and quietly sitting under many a tree, and awards handed out. This is when we look back on the year of games behind us, pick up anything we missed at a probably substantial discount (except Red Dead Redemption 2 which isn’t getting…

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Rather Be Playing 33: Do all the Crimes

Rather Be Playing Episode 33 Do all the Crimes - Spider-Man, Dragon Quest XI, Beyond: Two Souls, Fallout, Diablo 2, Backlog Roulette

Hey hey! Remember us? We’re either back or still here, depending on your proclivities. But here we are with a fresh new episode full of all the mostly latest games. We realize that a certain biggest game of the year recently released, but we’ll get to that later. For now we’re on the previous biggest…

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Rather Be Playing 32: Chrono (Heart)Break

Rather Be Playing Episode 32 Chrono (Heart)Break - Tacoma, Owlboy, Rime, Darksiders, Chrono Break, Backlog Roulette

We might be a week late, but we’ve got an extra long episode to make up for it! And you can thank Tacoma for that. That’s right, we’ve finally brought our deep dive spoiler chat of Tacoma with us and it is a doozy. Our thoughts on this one are a bit mixed, so check it…

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Rather Be Playing 31: Stevo = Luigi

Rather Be Playing Episode 31 Stevo = Luigi - Dragonball Fighter Z, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Final Fantasy Tactics, Metroid Prime, DOOM Eternal, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Okami HD, Dead Cells, Fighting Games

Stevo is dead……… sick this week. So that leaves Elliot and Josh to carry the mantle! The show must go on, after all. So of course we took the opportunity to tell Stevo what to play.  Josh and Elliot have played some great games that Stevo is still depriving himself of and the rest of…

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Rather Be Playing 30: Octo Travels

Rather Be Playing Episode 30 Octo Travels - Octopath Traveler, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, NES Classic, Hollow Knight, Nioh

Something special is in the air! Is it a blue moon? A shooting star? Mars at perigee? Even rarer! All three of us were spotted in the same room at the same time! So naturally we decided to play a ton of Rocket League and Towerfall. We may also have recorded our dirty thirty-eth episode.…

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Rather Be Playing 29: Emotional Juices

Rather Be Playing Episode 29 Emotional Juices - Oxenfree, Hollow Knight, Octopath Traveler, Backlog Roulette

Remember when we rolled Oxenfree in the roulette like a million years ago? Then there was E3 and travels, civilizations rose, civilizations fell, eons came and went. And that brings us to episode 29 wherein we finally finished Oxenfree! It was a great little game and we have a few things to say about it…

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Rather Be Playing 28: Où Est La Toilette?

Rather Be Playing Episode 28 Où Est La Toilette? - Prey, God of War, Fortnite, PUBG, Octopath Traveler, Cosmic Star Heroine, Hollow Knight, Final Fantasy V, Four Job Fiesta, Steam Summer Sale 2018, Twin Peaks, Same Peaks Y'all

Happy Birthday America! And happy belated to Canada, our increasingly attractive cousin to the north! Elliot was in Montréal for Canada Day and he spent it playing Switch on la toilette! But now we’re all back in the states for our favorite excuse to grill various meats and set off explosives. Stay safe out there! Actually,…

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Rather Be Playing: E3 2018 – Part 2

Rather Be Playing E3 2018 Part 2 - E3, Devolver, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Sony, PC, PC Gaming, Nintendo

And we’re keeping the conference party rolling with E3 2018 Part 2! It’s only been a few days, but it’s E3! We had a lot to say and two weeks was too long to wait for the exciting conclusion to our E3 coverage! But that’s not the only thing going on! What’s that? More sports?…

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Rather Be Playing: E3 2018 – Part 1

Rather Be Playing E3 2018 Part 1 - E3, EA, Microsoft, Bethesda

Right now, with a video game podcast based in Washington, DC, it is an exceptionally exciting time. Our city has its first ever hockey championship, and it’s E3 2018 time baby! We promise not to talk sports too much, but we had to mention it. It’s a pretty big deal for our little town, whether…

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