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That’s right, you’re not hallucinating: we do love Super Smash Bros Ultimate. And also, there is a brand new (old) episode of Rather Be Playing on your podcast app! Why new (old)? Well this is an episode we recorded way back in December! The three of us were actually together in the same room for… The post Rather Be Playing 35: I Love Smash appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

It’s that time of year again! Sales abound, games and new consoles wrapped and quietly sitting under many a tree, and awards handed out. This is when we look back on the year of games behind us, pick up anything we missed at a probably substantial discount (except Red Dead Redemption 2 which isn’t getting… The post Rather Be Playing 34: I Need Onions! appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Hey hey! Remember us? We’re either back or still here, depending on your proclivities. But here we are with a fresh new episode full of all the mostly latest games. We realize that a certain biggest game of the year recently released, but we’ll get to that later. For now we’re on the previous biggest… The post Rather Be Playing 33: Do all the Crimes appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

We might be a week late, but we’ve got an extra long episode to make up for it! And you can thank Tacoma for that. That’s right, we’ve finally brought our deep dive spoiler chat of Tacoma with us and it is a doozy. Our thoughts on this one are a bit mixed, so check it… The post Rather Be Playing 32: Chrono (Heart)Break appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Stevo is dead……… sick this week. So that leaves Elliot and Josh to carry the mantle! The show must go on, after all. So of course we took the opportunity to tell Stevo what to play.  Josh and Elliot have played some great games that Stevo is still depriving himself of and the rest of… The post Rather Be Playing 31: Stevo = Luigi appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Something special is in the air! Is it a blue moon? A shooting star? Mars at perigee? Even rarer! All three of us were spotted in the same room at the same time! So naturally we decided to play a ton of Rocket League and Towerfall. We may also have recorded our dirty thirty-eth episode.… The post Rather Be Playing 30: Octo Travels appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Remember when we rolled Oxenfree in the roulette like a million years ago? Then there was E3 and travels, civilizations rose, civilizations fell, eons came and went. And that brings us to episode 29 wherein we finally finished Oxenfree! It was a great little game and we have a few things to say about it… The post Rather Be Playing 29: Emotional Juices appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Happy Birthday America! And happy belated to Canada, our increasingly attractive cousin to the north! Elliot was in Montréal for Canada Day and he spent it playing Switch on la toilette! But now we’re all back in the states for our favorite excuse to grill various meats and set off explosives. Stay safe out there! Actually,… The post Rather Be Playing 28: Où Est La Toilette? appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

And we’re keeping the conference party rolling with E3 2018 Part 2! It’s only been a few days, but it’s E3! We had a lot to say and two weeks was too long to wait for the exciting conclusion to our E3 coverage! But that’s not the only thing going on! What’s that? More sports?… The post Rather Be Playing: E3 2018 – Part 2 appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Right now, with a video game podcast based in Washington, DC, it is an exceptionally exciting time. Our city has its first ever hockey championship, and it’s E3 2018 time baby! We promise not to talk sports too much, but we had to mention it. It’s a pretty big deal for our little town, whether… The post Rather Be Playing: E3 2018 – Part 1 appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Have you ever forgotten your own birthday? We sure did. Happy belated anniversary to us! Last week was our one-year anniversary and we missed it from all the excitement talking about playing old games. Can you blame us? And this week we’re back with even more. We’ve all been chipping away at our most recent… The post Rather Be Playing 27: Happy Belated appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

What kind of Rockstar gamer are you? Do you beeline from story quest to story quest until the end or do you go for every sidequest, collectible, and achievement? Or do you just see how many cars you can steal and people you can murder before you’re caught? With Red Dead Redemption 2 on the… The post Rather Be Playing 26: Red Deadwood Redemption appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

I mean not terrible as in bad, but terrible as in ‘hoooooly hell go easy on me!’ Of course we’re talking about Cuphead here. The game you hate to love and love to hate, but that makes you love it even more. And despite how hard and unforgiving it is, we finished it! I mean… The post Rather Be Playing 25: The Most Terrible Game appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Have you ever wanted to rule the world? How good do you think you would be at it? Elliot got to find out with a very tumultuous go at Crusader Kings II. How did he do? How many people did he befriend? How many did he plot to kill? Tune in to his epic tale… The post Rather Be Playing 24: Plot to Kill appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

It’s a new fortnight and a new episode! This week we have a lot to cover. Josh is back and has a lot to say about many games. So where was he all this time? Buying a new PS3 and making up for all the lost time since he last had one. On his menu… The post Rather Be Playing 23: Broken in Some Way appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

It’s another fortnight, another episode. But this fortnight we’re actually talking about Fortnite! Unfortunately Josh couldn’t make it into the recording booth this week, but in his place we’ve got something we think you’ll enjoy. Elliot’s cousin Carlos stops by on short notice to dish the wisdom on Fortnite, as well as a bunch of… The post Rather Be Playing 22: Origin Story with Carlos appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

Welcome to another week of playing lots of games! Not only that, but we’re shaking things up with our format too. In fact, we’re putting together a few new ideas here so pardon our dust for the next few episodes. Hopefully it settles soon. This week we’re doing the news discussion in rapid-fire one-sentence blurbs.… The post Rather Be Playing 21: Semicolons appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

This episode cuts the fat and serves up all the meat. We talk 100% games we’ve been playing this week. Not even any news stories make it in to the discussion. Speaking of those games, remember our roulette from two weeks ago? Uncharted: The Lost Legacy? That’s right, we all finished it in time so… The post Rather Be Playing 20: I’m a Weiner appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

After the last couple of episodes being loaded with all these games being played left and right and up and down, we’re calming things down a bit this week. We’re slowing our roll and taking a more measured approach to these fine delicacies we call the 2017 game lineup. Don’t get us wrong, we did… The post Rather Be Playing 19: Final Fantasy DOO-DOO appeared first on Rather Be Playing.

We are hitting the ground running with our #NoNewGames2018 resolution. All told, the three of us finished five different games! And we played many more, and we’re not even done with January here! We’ve got some overlap in these games, so there’s plenty to talk about. Not the least of which is the game all… The post Rather Be Playing 18: What Remains of Metal Gear appeared first on Rather Be Playing.