Our Fave Games of 2022 (So Far)!
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07/02/22 • 101 min
Well gamers, Pride month has officially ended, and with it, the first half of 2022!
We'll be honest, given the current events unfolding on the national stage, Pride month was a little rough on us this year, and we weren't quite in the right headspace to record episodes throughout the month. But we have mustered our strength & gathered once again, coming to the mic as we are, to discuss what we've been playing lately & how our GOTY list is shaping up as we discuss our favorite games from the first half of the year!
Tangents include our thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII: REBIRTH announcement (which we've yet to discuss on the pod), how the Nintendo Switch is sadly in its flop era lowkey, Pokemon GO memories, & games that are in the running for G4P's prestigious 2022 "Katy Perry Award for Making No Noise" (aka games that have kinda Flopped this year)
We also get into upcoming 2022 games that we're looking forward to (many of which from the recent Nintendo Direct Mini), and of course as always, discuss what else we're Gay For this week!
GAMES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
- Dark Souls II & III
- Lego Harry Potter
- Persona 5 Royal
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Prey
- Elden Ring
- Poinpy
- Rupaul's Drag Race Superstar
- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth / Crisis Core
- Pokemon Legends Arceus / Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
- Nobody Saves the World
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Norco
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
- WORDLE
- Diablo Immortal
- Overwatch 2
- Triangle Strategy
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Tunic
- Live A Live
- Pac-Man World: Re-Pac
- Potion Permit
- Neon White
- Harvestella
- Splatoon 3
- Fortnite
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CREDITS
Intro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)
Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)
Special thanks to our patrons: Blueberri Mary, Elijah Punzal, Trevor McTavish & Martha Turner <3
MUSIC THIS WEEK:
"Poinpy Main Theme" - by Calum Bowen (bo en)
Well gamers, Pride month has officially ended, and with it, the first half of 2022!
We'll be honest, given the current events unfolding on the national stage, Pride month was a little rough on us this year, and we weren't quite in the right headspace to record episodes throughout the month. But we have mustered our strength & gathered once again, coming to the mic as we are, to discuss what we've been playing lately & how our GOTY list is shaping up as we discuss our favorite games from the first half of the year!
Tangents include our thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII: REBIRTH announcement (which we've yet to discuss on the pod), how the Nintendo Switch is sadly in its flop era lowkey, Pokemon GO memories, & games that are in the running for G4P's prestigious 2022 "Katy Perry Award for Making No Noise" (aka games that have kinda Flopped this year)
We also get into upcoming 2022 games that we're looking forward to (many of which from the recent Nintendo Direct Mini), and of course as always, discuss what else we're Gay For this week!
GAMES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
- Dark Souls II & III
- Lego Harry Potter
- Persona 5 Royal
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Prey
- Elden Ring
- Poinpy
- Rupaul's Drag Race Superstar
- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth / Crisis Core
- Pokemon Legends Arceus / Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
- Nobody Saves the World
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Norco
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
- WORDLE
- Diablo Immortal
- Overwatch 2
- Triangle Strategy
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Tunic
- Live A Live
- Pac-Man World: Re-Pac
- Potion Permit
- Neon White
- Harvestella
- Splatoon 3
- Fortnite
========
Get in touch with us!
EMAIL US at [email protected]
FOLLOW G4P
Twitter: @GayForPlayPod
Instagram: @GayForPlayPod
Twitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod
Support the Show & Unlock Bonus Episodes on our PATREON
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CREDITS
Intro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)
Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)
Special thanks to our patrons: Blueberri Mary, Elijah Punzal, Trevor McTavish & Martha Turner <3
MUSIC THIS WEEK:
"Poinpy Main Theme" - by Calum Bowen (bo en)
Previous Episode
Category Is: Summer Game(s) Announcements!
Welcome to Gay For Play! A podcast where we take a look at the world of gaming through a queer lens.
This week, the CATEGORY IS: Summer Gaming Announcements! E3 may be six feet under girl, but in its wake we've still gotten a *lot* of cool announcements this month, with various publishers & gaming companies big & small holding virtual press conferences to show off new and upcoming games. We watched through most of them and picked over 40 video games to discuss in this episode!
Below is a list of everything we discuss in this episode, including links to watch each presentation. If any of these games pique your interest, make sure to wishlist them on Steam! (especially for indie games, it's a great and easy way to support the developers!)
SONY STATE OF PLAY (neat!)
-Stray
-Resident Evil 4: Remake
-Season: A Letter to the Future
SUMMER GAME FEST (flop)
-The Last of Us Part 1 (Remake)
-The Callisto Protocol
-Goat Simulator 3
-Fort Solis
WHOLESOME GAMES DIRECT (we loved!!)
-Melatonin
-Ooblets (1.0 Release)
-Mika and The Witch's Mountain
-Kaichu
-Soulitaire
-Fall of Porcupine
-A Little to the Left
-We Are OFK
-Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
-Validate
-The Wandering Village
FUTURE OF PLAY DIRECT (really gay and fun)
-Boyfriend Dungeon DLC
-Spells and Secrets
-Kitori Academy
-Love Shore
-Psychroma
-Cartomancy
DEVOLVER DIGITAL (essentially a weird sketch short film. one of our faves!)
-Anger Foot
-Cult of the Lamb
-The Plucky Squire
-Skate Story
DAY OF THE DEVS (dope!)
-Choo-Choo Charles
-Escape Academy
XBOX/BETHESDA CONFERENCE (banger)
-Hollow Knight: Silksong
-Overwatch 2
-Diablo 4
-Redfall
-Persona 3, 4, 5
-Ravenlok
-Cocoon
-Hideo Kojima is working on... something!
-Starfield
CAPCOM (Ethan Winters serves face)
-Resident Evil: Village DLC
WHAT ELSE WE'RE GAY FOR
-The 75th Tony Awards
-Kirby and the Forgotten Land
-DALL-E Mini (AI Generated Art)
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Get in touch with us!
EMAIL US at [email protected]
FOLLOW G4P
Twitter: @GayForPlayPod
Instagram: @GayForPlayPod
Twitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod
Support the Show & Unlock Bonus Episodes on our PATREON
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CREDITS
Intro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)
Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)
Special thanks to our patrons: Blueberri Mary, Elijah Punzal, Trevor McTavish & Martha Turner <3
MUSIC THIS WEEK:
"Xbox Series X - World Premiere"
"Skate Story Trailer" feat. "Set It On Fire" by Blood Cultures
"Hollow Knight Silksong - Trailer Music Epic Remix" by Phant
Next Episode
Yu-Gay-Oh! (w/ Jake Carlin)
With the recent tragic passing of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" series creator, Kazuki Takahashi, this week we reflect on the legacy of his iconic franchise, from its manga origins to what is now one of the most popular trading card games & multimedia franchises on the planet.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" tells the story of Yugi Motoh, a timid, kind, young gamer with an iconic spiky hairdo who becomes possessed by the vengeful spirit of an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, who becomes Yugi's alter ego as he battles his opponents in Duel Monsters, a card game that went on to inspire the real-life TCG we know as "Yu-Gi-Oh!" today.
On this episode, we're joined by our friend, pro-duelist, and all-around YGO-aficionado Jake Carlin (@RubyQuartzVsr) to discuss the BREADTH of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s queer content. From it's queer origins & punk/leather aesthetic inspirations, to its themes of identity & self-acceptance, it's wide range of queer-coded characters, and just generally why it is soooo LGBTQ vibes to duel someone in a heated card game with giant holographic monsters (+ how Seto Kaiba advances the course of human technology by decades just because he is obsessed with dueling his Egyptian pharaoh bf.) Jake also tells us about the queer Yu-Gi-Oh! gaming community today; duelists around the world still bound together by the Heart of the Cards.
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Get in touch with us!
EMAIL US at [email protected]
FOLLOW G4P
Twitter: @GayForPlayPod
Instagram: @GayForPlayPod
Twitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod
Support the Show & Unlock Bonus Episodes on our PATREON
========
CREDITS
Intro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)
Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)
Special thanks to our patrons: Blueberri Mary, Elijah Punzal, Trevor McTavish & Martha Turner <3
MUSIC THIS WEEK:
"Yu-Gi-Oh! Theme" - composed by Wayne Sharpe
"Morning Duel 2" from Yu-Gi-Oh!: Nightmare Troubadour - composed by Tsutomu Watanabe, Maki Kirioka, Toshihisa Furusawa, Naomitsu Ariyama
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