The Gamers' Inn

Jocelyn is out this week, but Firebyrd returns to the podcast to bring a big does of JRPG goodness. But before we get to the turn based fun, we kick things off with her weekend obsession of Ball x Pit. Over to the JRPG's, Ryan kicks things off with Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (yes, it's happening folks), while Firebyrd chats about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and the original Final Fantasy VII. Over in the news, we have confirmation of a new Witcher 3 expansion, Steam Deck got a SHOCKING price update, Xbox delays Fable to 2027 for reasons, Dragon Quest XII is re-revealed, and PlayStation kicks off the Ghost of E3 with their latest State of Play.Discussion00:00:00 - Ball x Pit00:10:10 - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter00:18:56 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined00:35:55 - Final Fantasy VII00:55:32 - News

After we discuss the possibility that Ryan is hurting the Montreal Canadians chances in the Stanley Cup playoffs, he wraps up his time with Saros. Meanwhile, Jocelyn has started her adventures in Subnautica 2 now that it's out in Early Access. Over in the news, Destiny 2 will end content updates in June, we do our best to discuss Warhammer announcements, Unreal Engine 6 is happening with Rocket League, and CD Projekt has an announcement coming soon (which was leaked after this recording).Discussion00:00:00 - Hockey Talk00:11:35 - Saros00:20:06 - Subnautica 200:30:39 - News

We’ve got more Saros to chat about this week as Ryan continues his adventures on the planet Carcosa. We keep it spoiler free, but discuss the story structure, evolving gameplay, and whether Ryan will eventually understand what’s going on. Over in the news, PlayStation increases PlayStation Plus prices, we have confirmation that single player PlayStation first party games aren’t on the PC menu anymore, Nintendo announces a weird new phone game that is very WarioWare, and the developers behind Kingdom Come Deliverance are working with the Lord of the Rings property.Discussion00:00:00 - Intro00:09:36 - Saros00:33:32 - News

We’re back and we have the latest PlayStation exclusive to chat about… Saros! Jocelyn also has a grab bag of games to update us on, including Vampire Crawlers, Hades, and DLC for Two Point Museum. Over in the news, Discord ALMOST made Jocelyn a Game Pass subscriber again, the new Resident Evil movie has a trailer, Copilot is no more on Xbox, Star Fox returns on the Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo announced an upcoming price increase for Nintendo Switch 2 hardware.Discussion00:00:00 - Discord + Xbox Game Pass00:07:59 - What’s Jocelyn Playing? (Vampire Crawlers, Hades, Two Point Museum DLC)00:14:01 - Saros00:41:28 - News

Year of the Linux Desktop kicks off as Ryan has converted one of his older PC’s over to Linux. And with that, Ryan shares his thoughts on the first game he played on the Linux PC, REPLACED! Jocelyn on the other hand shares more thoughts on House of Hikmah. Over in the news, we have our first official trailer for Street Fighter, Splatoon Raiders will release in July, and Xbox Game Pass gets a price decrease while losing Call of Duty day one.Discussion00:00:00 - Year of the Linux Desktop00:18:08 - REPLACED00:26:18 - House of Hikmah00:35:07 - News

Ryan went to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with the family and ended up returning to Super Mario Galaxy from the 3D All-Stars Collection, and bought a few amiibo too! Jocelyn joined in on the amiibo fun, while also returning to Timberborn which recently launched out of Early Access. In the news, Frostpunk 2 will be receiving new DLC in June, PlayStation promises to make one fan work very hard to be scanned into Gran Turismo 7, and Amazon TV Boss has some notes for the potential Mass Effect TV series.Discussion00:00:00 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie00:16:45 - Super Mario Galaxy + new amiibo00:26:51 - Timberborn00:39:50 - House of Hikmah00:43:51 - News

Ryan concludes his back log adventure through Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which leads to some interesting conversations about playing through past games and how to keep it fun. Also, what games should we be playing? Let us know! Over in the news, we keep it an April Fools free zone even if we wish some of these were jokes… Rumours are out there that Nintendo will have a new Star Fox and Ocarina of Time remake in 2026, Nintendo changes their pricing strategy for digital versus physical games, PlayStation hardware will be more expensive starting April 2nd, and our thoughts on the latest Xbox Partner Preview.Discussion00:00:00 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown00:26:27 - News

Jocelyn emerges from her cubicle bubble with a brand new Nintendo Switch 2! Ryan on the other hand has finally put down Resident Evil Requiem and moves on to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Over in the news, we have some DLSS 5 updates to get to and an AI statement from Capcom, the FBI is looking for more information from those impacted by Steam games that contained malware, Epic is laying off 1000 employees, and the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 teaser brings confirmation of returning and new cast members.Discussion00:00:00 - Nintendo Switch 200:16:37 - Resident Evil Requiem00:21:49 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown00:31:07 - News