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After a short news segment on layoffs we could have had basically any week this year, Willa continues to explain why Control Resonant failed to resonate. Then Robin relives the worst parts of her barista days in Roman Sands RE:BUILD, and Willa contends with vampires and the even more monstrous generative AI use in Blood of a Dawnwalker.Timestamps:(01:00) More Xbox layoffs pt. 10,000(05:11) Returning to Control Resonant corner (spoilers for Control Resonant and, somehow, Final Fantasy IV)(27:05) Customer Service Hell Simulator 2026 (Roman Sands RE:BUILD)(40:00) The Blood of the Dawnwalker(49:45) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Have you heard of Elden Ring?, Aack Cast!, The Love Hypothesis)Mentioned this week:Willa's Control Resonant reviewThe Blood of Dawnwalker Studio Uses AIAnnie and Robin’s walking tour of Leyndell Royal CapitalAack Cast!An Elven Alliance Is Protecting Iceland’s Natural WondersSupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

This week, Willa and Robin talk about two big releases: Wolverine and Control Resonant. You will be shocked to hear which one they have more nice things to say about. Then it is on to vampires in Nighthawks, collected criticism, and Cold Stone Creamery.Timestamps:(00:45) Wolverine first impressions (19:10) Control Resonant corner(33:57) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Nighthawks, A Control Resonant anecdote, Seasons of Discontent by Robert Brustein )Things Mentioned:Willa's Control Resonant review The article Robin mentioned about the consultant being weird about female protagonistsGerminate blog Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

This week, Nintendo tests our patience with two Directs that should have been one email. Timestamps:(01:00) At least the music was good(12:46) Another fucking Direct (34:15) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Furious, Isle of Reveries, the idea of Drakengard 3)Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

Tune in to hear two hot women with problems talk about two games with hot women and problems. Timestamps:(02:50) Plague Tale 3: Resonance: A Plague Tale Game: Legacy(28:10) Fields of Mistria(45:47) South of Midnight and making combat optional(48:55) A little more Fields of Mistria(51:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Ghost in the Shell check-in, Spider-Man comma The Amazing)Mentioned this week: Jay Castello’s Fields of Mistria reviewCompulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from XboxBoycott Microsoft's Xboxjust one guy, just one spider-man. or woMn, we dunno. fOR suRESupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

This week, Robin isn't a fan of the nun with a gun in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. We also talk about the X-Men (typical), baseball (typical), Spider-Man, and Big Walk.Timestamps:(00:19) Direct from Netflix, it's Girl Mode(01:27) X-Men news(06:32 ) About the WPBL opening weekend(21:35) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave direct(30:34) More demos from Robin(36:04) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Spider Man: Brand New Day, Big Walk)  (37:27) Brand New Day spoilers start(43:13) Brand New Day spoilers endMentioned this week: WPBL Opening Day anthemSupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

What do baseball and D&D have in common? I don’t know but we’re playing games inspired by both. Listen in this week for lots of RPG and VN talk and let’s go Firebells!Timestamps:(01:50) Toxic Yuri VN Jam 2 redux(9:55) Esoteric Ebb(24:16) Original Sin 2 (33:10) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. WPBL, The Odyssey, Little Blue Encyclopedia again, Ghost in the Shell)  Mentioned this week: Leslie (2025)2-4 ‘94You can actually watch the WPBL on Tubi. Thank you, Tubi. Here’s the schedule.Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

It's Toxic Yuri VN Jam season! Willa and Robin talk about a handful of selections from the latest jam. Then it's on to the Incident at Galley House, which is like if TR-49 was a good game.Timestamps:(00:30) Toxic Yuri VN Jam 2(15:400) The Incident at Galley House (beware SPOILERS)(49:52) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante Rock, Wimbledon)  Mentioned this week: Our Toxic Yuri VN Jam 2 recommendations on itch.ioSupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

The present remains bleak for video games, so this week we're playing games from the past, which remain safe until executives find a way to lay people off via time travel. I'm sure it won't take long.Timestamps:(00:15) New monkey just dropped(03:50) Checking in on the game industry: It’s Still Bad(11:50) Y’all heard of Gravity Rush?(25:20) Dread Delusion(34:50) FFXIV Mobile (briefly)(36:40) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Final Fantasy XIII, 30 Rock)  Mentioned this week: Entirely New Monkey Species Discovered in The Congo Rainforest, And It Doesn't Look ImpressedThe PriceMasterParadigm Shift: On Finally Getting Past Final Fantasy XIII-2Werewolf Bar MitzvahSupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.