Quarter To Three Games Podcast

Randy, a.k.a. Armando Penblade, tells you to roll a d20 against the orc’s THACO. Oh, wait, no he doesn’t because he’s found something better than Dungeons & Dragons. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Armando Penblade and Fate Core appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick and olaf talk about tyranny. Then they talk about Obsidian’s latest RPG. Seriously though, as we move past the 2016 election, everyone should have a Trump supporter like olaf to reassure him. And to then geek out about the latest hotness in choice and consequence and crunchy combat. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: olaf and Tyranny appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tony Carnevale, who considers Brogue one of the best roguelkes, explains why the term “roguelike” is being abused terribly by Steam, game developers, and hosts of the Qt3 podcast who consider Spelunky a roguelike. (Apologies for the weird sync issues, which we’ll get sorted out before we record again.) The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Broguelikes appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Given that AI War has so much stuff in it, why would you want an AI War II? Developer Chris Park explains. He also explains what Demon Stalkers is, how AI modder Sorian influenced his approach to game design, and why he’s so over Pixel Junk Monsters. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Chris Park and AI War II appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick and Chris Hornbostel wrap up a week of book recommendations for your Halloween enjoyment. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: make fiction scare again appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Juho Snellman (aka jsnell on the Qt3 forum) has a long history with Terra Mystica and unique insight into how to play it online. He’s also just back from Essen with a suitcase full of new games. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Juho Snellman and Terra Mystica appeared first on Quarter to Three.

For their October television recommendations, Tom Chick and Chris Hornbostel spent last week helping you let the right ones in. We’ll talk a bit more about our choices and then announce the topic for next week. The post Make October Scare Again TV podcast appeared first on Quarter to Three.

This week, I talk with Rob in Wisconsin about how Halloween is great for terrifying children, the periodic table of elements, illicit Xbox sales, and the finer points of tennis. Then we talk about Infested Planets, one of the best RTSs that you’ve probably never heard of. And it recently got even better! The post Qt3 Games Podcast: robc04 and Infested Planet appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Let’s talk about the last week’s horror videogame recommendations, and what some of the runners up would have been. We also tip our hand about next week’s Make October Scare Again list. The post Make October Scare Again videogames podcast appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Craig Miller, who’s never been into miniatures games, explains why he’s playing one now. But as you’ll discover in the course of the podcast, he won’t be playing it very much come February! The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Craig Miller and X-Wing Miniatures appeared first on Quarter to Three.

This week I get to hang out with one of my favorite Canadians. We talk about the comparative merits of a monarchy and a Trump election, how to win big money in Winnipeg, potentially illegal immigration, not playing MMOs, and videogame dancing. But most importantly, we talk about a game well before its time that […] The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Chris Marquardson and Command HQ appeared first on Quarter to Three.

What happens when one person on a podcast likes Cthulhu Realms and the other person on a podcast doesn’t like Cthulhu Realms? Which one of them will prevail? World traveler, bane of iPads everywhere, and kangaroo expert Skip Franklin tries to convince me Cthulhu Realms isn’t just a cheap reskinning of Star Realms. Whether he […] The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Skip Franklin and Cthulhu Realms appeared first on Quarter to Three.

What do the Curiosity Rover on Mars, Klei’s ingenious survival games, user interfaces, the internet spirit of Christmas, and utter obliviousness to Star Trek have in common? This week’s guest, Alexandra Holloway! The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Alexandra Holloway and Don’t Starve Together appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Itinerant Brit Alex Chapman talks about an early rogue-like, a flight simulator, and the unfortunately named Faery Tale Adventure as the games of choice growing up with an Amiga in the house. We also clash so dramatically over his dietary advice that I barely manage to stop myself before comparing him to anti-vaxxers. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Alex Chapman and Faery Tale Adventure appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Why are Brandon and Tom so taken with a goofy Japanese fighting game that has cooking and gardening? And what’s the deal with the developer who makes these kinds of silly things? The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Vanillaware and Odin Sphere appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. So Russia and a powerful Western superpower walk into a central Asian country… Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk talk to Cole Wehrle, the designer of a boardgame called Pax Pamir about war and intrigue in Afghanistan, but a long time ago. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: a great game about The Great Game appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick and Brandon Cackowski-Schnell talk about the current crop of shooters. What works, what doesn’t, why are we playing what we’re playing, how is Doom like an Akira Kurosawa movie, why would someone not be playing Overwatch at this point, why would someone be playing Battleborn at this point, and are Key and Peele […] The post Qt3 Games Podcast: the state of the shooters address appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Brandon Cackowski-Schnell drops by to chat about why he’s playing yet another Ratchet & Clank game. Haven’t there already been enough of these silly things? The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Ratchet & Clank & Tom & Brandon appeared first on Quarter to Three.

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While taking a break from feeding his chickens in Stardew Valley, Jason McMaster discovers another MOBA. Tom Chick saves the world from zombies again, this time as Lara Croft. Then he initiates the Tachyon Project nearly a year too late and maybe on the wrong platform. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: another day, another MOBA appeared first on Quarter to Three.