In days that seem more recent than they are, one game stood above all others. A game that changed the way other games tried to be. A watershed that revolutionized an entire genre. This is the story of one man’s experience with that game, the changes that it brought to his life, and what happens…
The Games That Made Us | Final Fantasy VIII
In this episode we flash forward a number of years to talk about a game that honestly doesn’t get enough credit. Yes it’s in the shadow of its super impactful older sibling, but in a number of ways Final Fantasy VIII eclipses its prior incarnation. Yes that was difficult to type! But it doesn’t make…
The Games That Made Us | Link’s Awakening
This week we focus on a game that is way more important, not just to us, but to the Zelda franchise as a whole. While it’s not overlooked, it’s rarely given its due as one of the greatest games of all time! It had an ocarina before ocarinas were cool … Follow The More You…
Nerdlympics | Summer Game News
It’s summer 2022 and we’ve got ALL* the big news from all the largest announcements and hugest press conferences! It’s so big we can’t even fit it into an episode! It’s bursting at the seams! Do podcasts have seams? *We do not have all the news, just the stuff that directly interested us. As far…
Nerdlympics | Missed Connections: Castlevania Symphony of the Night
It’s another missed classic in our Summer Games at The More You Nerd, and this time it’s up to Drew to dive into one of the most iconic games of the Playstation 1 era, the game that put the -vania in Metroidvania, Castlevania Symphony of the night! Tsacdop is podcast spelled backwards! Follow The More…
Nerdlympics | Birthday Challenge: Resident Evil
I’m not sure whether to call this a Birthday Challenge or a Missed Connection or a Sadaptation, but for Myles’s B-Day we watched 2021’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City and are here to talk allllll about it! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.com Follow us on Twitter @themoreyounerd Like us…
Nerdlympics | Missed Connections: Portal
This was a triumph! I’m making a note her, huge podcast episode! Well … not that huge. Average at best. Our expectations were already set so low … Sorry! GlaDOS infected our notes there, but this week we put Myles through Portal for the first time! Does the game hold up? Listen and find out!…
Clone Wars | Star Odyssey
Hoo boy, gang. Buckle up, because this one is a doozy. We have been known to partake in B Movies, but what about a C-? Maybe an F+? This week we cover Italian production Star Odyssey in a record short episode runtime … Tune in to find out why! Follow The More You Nerd Visit…
Clone Wars | Starchaser The Legend of Orin
Take three parts Star Wars, and mix them with 3 ounces of Heavy Metal. Send overseas to bake on high for a few months and you get this movie. An animated film released during the “Disney Drought” that carries its own unique style. Is it really as much of a ripoff as some of the…
Clone Wars | Message From Space
For our second clone, we head across the pond to see what Japan has to say about Star Wars. Take the studio that brought you the shows that would become Power Rangers, add in an eclectic director of numerous Japanese crime dramas (that would inspire Tarantino!) and a cast from all over the globe. Mix…