No Avatars Allowed

Episode 1: Reboot!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh are back at it in the first episode of the reboot of No Avatars Allowed. Get in now, because we're probably not rebooting this thing again...probably.

Episode 2: Virtual Everything

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Joshua talk about that burning question: Is everything virtual? And if it is...so what? They also talk about Into the Breach, PUBG, and Fortnite.

Episode 3: Nostalgia

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh talk about nostalgia, fall prey to nostalgia, shake it off, and then think back fondly on that time they fell prey to nostalgia. Even if you don't enjoy the episode, you'll look back on it fondly.

Episode 4: Mr. Hades, No!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 7 Apr 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about gaming death, introduce a new segment called 'Pitch Me Something Old," and prepare for the end of the Witcher.

Episode 5: The Thin Red and Black Line

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh talk about gaming conventions and culture as well as some Watch_Dogs 2, a new Pitch Me Something Old, and game releases this week including Yakuza 6!

Episode 6: Play For Fun!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 EST

Episode 6: Play for Fun! This week Ben and Josh welcome Emily to the show, discuss how incredibly old they are, bring up Tranzor-Z, Afterlife, and discuss philosophy and gaming.

Episode 7: Kartoffelkinder

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we bring in our NEXT new host, Jamie who joins Ben and Josh for a discussion of what we've been playing and PAX East 2018. Then we scoot over to a discussion between Josh and Emily about spooky games! Additional music by Bensound.com

Episode 8: I Don't Even Own a Cow

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 5 May 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Jamie, Ben, and Josh talk about a Lassie game, the Game Masters Exhibit, and Tutorials, or the lack thereof.

Episode 9: Freedom! Part 1

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 12 May 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk Battletech, Kingdom New Lands, and Freeeedoooooooommmmmm!

Episode 10: The Beloved Fonzie

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk about appearances in games and what that says about our fantasies. Also, Henry Winkler comes up.

Episode 11: Freedom Part 2

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 26 May 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk God of War, Far: Lone Sails, and more Kingdoms! Also, philosophy and Freedom!

Episode 12: Freedom Part 3

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 2 Jun 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk about Halo 5, God of War, the few games that are coming out and Purpose and Freedom!

Episode 13: Glitches

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 9 Jun 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we discuss the PS4 Pro, Glitches, and an old-timey endless runner idea.

Episode 14: Gordon does E3 2018

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk E3 and have our best Pitch Me Something Old Yet!

Episode 15: Heroism

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben is here to talk about games and Emily is here to talk about Heroism.

Episode 16: Heroism Continued

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh talk a little Yakuza, Warhammer, and Wolfenstein. Emily and Josh finish up their heroism discussion.

Episode 17: Hands off Santa!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 7 Jul 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss Final Fantasy XV, Gears of War IV, and the Sims and Santa.

Episode 18: Let's Talk About Sects, Baby

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh catch up on games like Final Fantasy XV and Emily and Josh talk about religion as the bad guy in games.

Episode 19: It's Getting Sect-sy in here

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh critique more bad writing and Emily helps Josh figure out who the bad guy is.

Episode 20: Getting our Freq on

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh lament the lack of new games, and Emily and Josh talk about Feminism.

Episode 21: Body-types

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 4 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh welcome Mr. Madden back for his holiday, and Emily and Josh discuss 'All the Slender Ladies.'

Episode 22: Retractions and Addictions

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh talk about the video games they missed, and Logan joins Emily and Josh to talk about Tropes vs. Women season 2. ~!~ *b**b**b* Here's the video we will be discussion this week: *b**b* ***https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BrKqEtG-2w~~~The Lady Sidekick&&&

Episode 23: Ben Will Do Almost Anything for Your Money

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Joshua talk about Telltale Batman, and Logan joins Emily and Joshua to talk about the next Tropes vs. Women video. ~!~*b**b**b****https://youtu.be/k2hydbxxttm~~~Tropes vs. Women 'Not Your Exotic Fantasy.'&&&*b**b**b*As well, we talk about ***http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji6nnsp89wo~~~What race is princess Peach?&&&

Episode 24: Pre-Torn Jeans

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about genetics and mocking people while Emily, Logan and Josh talk about another Tropes vs. Women.

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Episode 25: Radioactive Vendom

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 1 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua talk about Spider-Man and other upcoming games while Emily and (a continually echo-y) Joshua are joined once more by Logan to talk about Tropes vs. Women in Video Games. ~!~

Episode 26: Reboot Conclusion

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 8 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua discuss the conclusion of Ben's origin story while Logan returns to discuss Body Langauge and the Male Gaze with Emily and Joshua. ~!~

Episode 27: Fishing Innuendo

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua discuss news, new game releases, and how video games are like work.

Episode 28: Annoucement

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss games and our upcoming kickstarter. Josh and Emily discuss the next Tropes vs. Women ~!~

Episode 29: Spooky Coincidence

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss the upcoming Kickstarter (which, due to a delay isn't out until October 3). Then Emily and Josh discuss the last of the Tropes vs. Women season 2 episodes.

Episode 30 - Theocon 1

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 6 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh head to the first Theocon and talk about virtual sacraments.

Episode 31: Senator Horse

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua discuss upcoming games. After that Emily and Joshua talk about Mark Brown's "How Overcooked's Kitchens Force You to Communicate."

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Episode 32: Ben's Circle of Life

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about upcoming games including Red Dead Redemption 2. Emily and Josh talk about pacing in games.

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Episode 33: Ben has the Wrong Stuff

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk about our Patreon, The Right Stuff, Kerbal, and Mark Brown's "How Game Designers Protect Players from Themselves"

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Episode 34: The Great Pumpkin Spice Escape

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 3 Nov 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about Spider-Man and the Fallout 76 Beta and our new Patreon. Emily and Joshua Talk about Mark Brown's Morality in the Mechanics. ~!~

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Episode 35: The Dawn Summers Edition

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua discuss the untimely games of Uncharted 4, Assassin's Creed: Origins, and Thief. While Emily and Joshua talk about Mark Brown's "Playing Past Your Mistakes." ~!~

Episode 36: Milking the Mauling

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh finally talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 while Emily and Josh talk about Mark Brown's "How Games Use Feedback Loops" ~!~

Episode 37: Blowing Up Megaton

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua discuss being bad and good in open world games.

Episode 38: The Season of the Tongue

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 1 Dec 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk Red Dead 2 and Fallout 76. Emily and Josh discuss Egoism and Gaming.

Episode 39: Swagnificent

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 8 Dec 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss Star Citizen and how it's almost a game now. Then Emily and Josh discuss gaming and Hedonism.

Episode 40: Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua talk about Red Dead, Forza Horizon, and the best Indiana Jones games that no one has ever made. Then Emily and Joshua talk about Eudaimonism and gaming, because it's the best thing to do!

Episode 41: Lumberjack Dumbledore

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss the insanity of Fallout 76, then Emily and Josh discuss the concept of deontology and video games.

Episode 42: 2018 Year in Review

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua talk about the year in review while Emily and Joshua discuss Moral Law theory.

Episode 43: Episode 43: Joey Fatone Doesn’t Get Space-Wings

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 5 Jan 2019 00:00:00 EST

Like old men, Ben and Josh ring in the new year by talking about how great Lan-Parties are, then Emily and Josh talk about Utilitarianism. Welcome to 2019!

Episode 44: Lonely Reflections

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:00:00 EST

In this episode Ben and Joshua talk about Red Dead, Black Ops 4, and what a Halo Battle Royale mode might look like. Then, all by his lonesome, Joshua reflects on Revelation and The Witness.

Episode 45: Self Reflection

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh sit down to talk about the direction of No Avatars Allowed and All Ports Open in general.

Episode 46: Guy Talk

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Joshua get real about how they talk when they game, what can be "toxic" about it, and where the boundaries are with how terrible guy friends are to each other in the best possible way.

Episode 47: Getting Rand-Y

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 2 Feb 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about all the news including Anthem, more Fallout 76 nonsense, and the first Japanese Nintendo store. Then, in her last regular appearance on NAA, Emily finally gets around to talking to Josh about Bioshock.

Episode 48: Brown T-Shirt Contest

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 9 Feb 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about a few games including Until Dawn and then jump into a discussion about gaming and disappointment.

Episode 49: Fortitude Part 1

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss some couch-competition, as well as Hollow Knight and Death End Re;Quest. Then a discussion of Fortitude bravely follows...

Episode 50: A Mark Along the Road

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss Bannermen and Fortitude...in that order.

Episode 51: The Chosen One

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 2 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh are joined for the first time by Rachel Dalton to talk Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove, games that don't work, and the virtue of Prudence!

Episode 52: Scares and Bears

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 9 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Joshua talk about the games Bear with Me and Devotion, and then we delve into our second discussion of the concept of prudence.

Episode 53: Lazypants

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk Neverending Nightmares and Trüberbrook before discussing the virtue of Temperence.

Episode 54: Kitty Clap

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST

This week Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Late Shift, Axiom Verge, Slime Rancher, Spider-Man and Dead Dpace! Then they finish up their discuss of the virtue of Temperence.

Episode 55: Shadows Die So Many Times

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh are back to talk about more Late Shift and Mortal Kombat X. Then Josh goes deep on the topic of From Software's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. They follow this all up with a discussion on Justice!

Episode 56: Virtue's Conclusion

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 6 Apr 2019 00:00:00 EST

We talk the Sims 2, Ascension Online, and Mutant Year Zero! Then we wrap up our discussion of virtues by talking about justice in video games!

Episode 57: Sega Dreamfluvian

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we talk about nudity, Ben gets his Spidey on with Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite, Rachel gets weird with Paradigm, and Josh does that Sekiro thing before we talk about how important agreed upon control scheems are.

Episode 58: Just Wastin' Time

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we travel back in time as Ben talks Pokemon, Josh delves into the remaster of Shadow Complex, and Rachel revisits Nancy Drew.

Episode 59: Twonce

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we talk about A Game of Dwarves, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Heaven's Vault, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, Pokemon Go, and Gaming News!

Episode 60: A Ben Game Story

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 4 May 2019 08:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Josh talk about Watch_Dogs 2 DLC, Spider-Man 2 DLC, Heaven's Vault glitches, the Philly Barcade, and the history and censorship around Red Candle Games' Devotion.

Episode 61: Arcades and Adventures

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 11 May 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh talk about the Philadelphia Barcade and the Early Access game The Last Hex, Rachel talked about Guard Duty, and Josh wraps up with Lovecraft's Untold Stories.

Episode 62: How Do you Utilize the Fonz?

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 18 May 2019 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk about Shards of Infinity, Yuppie Psycho, Heaven's Vault, Epitasis, and some Kairosoft Games.We also discuss how games should react to gaming companies that don't treat their employees well.

Episode 63: Going Deep on Zombies

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 25 May 2019 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss Ritual of the Moon, The Last Hex, and Rage 2 as well as some news.

Episode 64: Vanderface Cold Snap

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 1 Jun 2019 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss Vambrace: Cold Soul, Dream House, and more before delving into a discussion about dungeon crawling.

Episode 65: The Flood

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 8 Jun 2019 08:00:00 EST

Rachel and Josh discuss moving woes, Vambrace: Cold Soul, and Void Bastards before asking what the biggest problem in gaming is.

Episode 66: E3 Review

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 08:00:00 EST

Rachel and Josh discuss a few games before Ben and Josh talk E3 on this divided episode of NAA!

Episode 67: Explicit Content

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Joshua talk about games like Badland, Ritual of the Moon, Batman: The Enemy Within, Cruise Story, Subnautica and the new release, Super Neptunia RPG. Then things get real blue in the second half of the episode as we discuss evolutionary psychology.

Episode 68: Lovecraftian Social Issues

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss more Heaven's Vault, a promised return to Red Dead 2, and the new game by Frogwares, The Sinking City. We also get into the "problematic" elements of...well. a lot of things.

Episode 69: Responsible Gaming

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 6 Jul 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Paratopic, Slay the Spire, Trover Saves the Universe, The Sinking City, Harry Potter Wizards Unite, and the Suicide Awareness experience, "I'm Fine"

Episode 70: Caligula, Wonder Woman, and Alfred

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss Super Neptunia RPG, more Ritual of the Moon, Heaven's Vault and Red Dead Redemption 2 as well as some Mario Kart. Then Kelly Gains of DC Comics News joins Josh to talk about where Rocksteady might go with their next DC video game. It gets very heartwarming at the end.

Episode 71: The Last Tsar Fighter

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we discuss Super Neptunia RPG, Ritual of the Moon, and Aggelos.

Episode 72: Are there Feet?

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we discuss more Ritual of the Moon and The Sinking City. Then we go back in time to talk about Oxenfree and what it means to be on the outside of things.

Episode 73: Avatar Talk

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 3 Aug 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we talk about more Oxenfree and StarCraft 2. Then we discuss Lars de Wildt's article (Re-) Orienting the Video Game Avatar.

Episode 74: Satanic

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 08:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Josh talk about Thing in Itself, Aggelos, and Dishonored 2 before discussing misuses of religion and video games.

Episode 75: Steam-Punk Magellan

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week Ben and Josh discuss Aggelos, Shards of Infinity, StarCraft 2, Child of Light, and Surviving Mars. Then we discuss the connection between violence and video games.

Episode 76: Time-Travel Mall

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 08:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk arcades, The Outer Wilds, Moonwalker, and The Social Credit system in China and its effects on Devotion.

Episode 77: Most People Don’t Live In China

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we talk Spider-Man, Control, Shards of Infinity, and Religion in Cyberpunk 2077.

Episode 78: Massive Chusetts

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 7 Sep 2019 00:00:00 EST

This week we talk Control,World of Warcraft, and Cults.

Episode 79: We're All So Busy

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we talk Gears 5 and start our very long discussion on Joseph Campbell's Monomyth!

Episode 80: Teach Our Sons to Cry

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we talk Crying Suns, WoW Classic, Control, and the Call to Adventure!

Episode 81: Call Back Later

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 08:00:00 EST

This week we discuss musicals, Wow Classic, Crying Suns, Oxenfree, and Josh finally finishes Control. We finish up by talking about the Hero's Journey stage 2: The Rejection of the Call.

Episode 82: Rocktober this Podcast

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 5 Oct 2019 08:00:00 EST

In a gaming-light episode, we discuss ghosting people, and a little bit about Gears 5, Mutazione, and War of Omens.

Episode 83: Theocon 2019

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Chris, Ben, and Josh visit Theocon 2019 to give a panel on death in the bible and in video games.

Episode 84: Is it Cold in Here?

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss terrible birthday choices, Gears 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and many things Blizzard.

Episode 85: When the Student is Ready….

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:00:00 EST

We talk a few games like Mutazione and Blair Witch and Gears before diving into our discussion about the appearing of the mentor in our ongoing discussion of Joseph Campbell's Monomyth!

Episode 86: Warfairy Threshold

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 2 Nov 2019 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk The Outer Worlds, Modern Warfare, and the crossing of the Threshold in the Monomyth.

Episode 87: It's Dark in Here

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 9 Nov 2019 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss The Outer Worlds, Detective Kobayashi, and the Belly of the Whale in their ongoing conversation of Joseph Campbell's Monomyth in gaming.

Episode 88: The Only Road I’ve Ever Known

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 05:00:00 EST

This week we talk more about Modern Warfare and Gibbous before heading down the Road of Trials in Joseph Campbell's Monomyth!

Episode 89: The Goddess

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:00:00 EST

This week we discuss Mutazione, Modern Warfare, and the meeting with the goddess from the Hero's Journey.

Episode 90: Secret Blue Crush Love

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 05:00:00 EST

This week we talk more Outer Worlds and engage with the next part of the Hero's Journey: The Woman as Temptress!

Episode 91: Green Dawn

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 7 Dec 2019 05:00:00 EST

This week we talk some Halo Reach, Green Day and horror video games, and the next stage of the monomyth: Atonement with the Father.

Episode 92: Signs Language Barbie

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 05:00:00 EST

Rachel is still out, and Ben and Josh discuss more Modern Warfare as well as an idea for a new Barbie Game.

Episode 93: Bodies

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 05:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Josh discuss their final games of the year including Heaven's Vault, Modern Warfare, Nioh, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. We also discuss bodies in video games.

Episode 94: The Vennies 2019

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 05:00:00 EST

The Vennies Have returned, all the way from 2010! Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss their games of the year for 2019.

Episode 95: Damn it, Luke!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 4 Jan 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss everything except video games this week in a totally off the rails episode.

Episode 96: Santa's Kids

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss Robot Unicorn Attack 2, What Remains of Edith Finch, Modern Warfare, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Episode 97: Three Dangers

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel is out, and Ben and Josh discuss Jedi: Fallen Order, NES games on the Switch, and more about Modern Warfare before Ben heads off to New Orleans to meet drunken sexy vampires.

Episode 98: No Cage Shaming

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben and Josh talk Rusty Lake Paradise, Modern Warfare, and Apotheosis!

Episode 99: Anxiety and Gaming

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 1 Feb 2020 05:00:00 EST

This week Rachel discusses Lust For Darkness before we delve into some ideas around gaming and anxiety, depression, and delayed gratification.

Episode 100: Evangeline Lilly

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 8 Feb 2020 05:00:00 EST

For our 100th Episode we talk Lust for Darkness, Batman, Yakuza 6, Avorion, and Super Kirby Clash before we get wildly off the tracks!

Episode 101: Bad Options

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:00:00 EST

We discuss Yakuza 6 and Whispers of a Machine. Also religious communities that retreat from society.

Episode 102: DOS to TikTok

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 05:00:00 EST

This week Josh explains TikTok and DOS to Ben and Rachel and then at some point they talk about video games.

Episode 103: Japanese Batman

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:00:00 EST

This week Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Gone Home, Modern Warfare, and Yakuza 6.

Episode 104: Glow Up

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 7 Mar 2020 05:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Josh talk about the few games they've been playing and then about how games and our lives have been affected by the outbreak!

Episode 105: Games are Back!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 05:00:00 EST

This week we talk about The Division 2, Ori and the Blind Forest, and the games that are coming up in the next couple of weeks!

Episode 106: Demos Galore

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 05:00:00 EST

We start recording remotely and talk about Distraint, Nancy Drew, Modern Warfare Warzone, Ori and the Will of the Whisps, and the demos for Final Fantasy VII Remake and Resident Evil 3. So many games!

Episode 107: Quarantine Gaming

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk the Sims 4 and its Wicked Mods, Ori and the Blind Forest, and Resident Evil 2 Remake this week on another remote edition of NAA.

Episode 108: Wasteland Outfits

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 4 Apr 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk quarantine gaming and how to keep a good balance as well as Mario Odyssey, Doom Eternal, and That Dragon Cancer.

Episode 109: Paywall

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Doom Eternal, The Surge 2, Gang Beasts, Brawlhalla, Modern Warfare, and making our homes in the Sims 4.

Episode 110: Gaming Gaiden

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh barely talk about video games this week as we consider the state of our society during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Modern Warfare, and the Animal Crossing/China nonsense.

Episode 111: Home Building

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk more about quarantine gaming, spacing out their time, and how to get through all of this.

Episode 112: New Old Games

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 2 May 2020 08:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Josh talk about the games they've been playing including That Dragon Cancer, Doki Doki Literature Club, Just Dance Disney, Company of Heroes 2, and Gears Tactics!

Episode 113: Doki Doki

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss Company of Heroes 2, Tonight We Riot, and then have a long discussion about Doki Doki Literature Club.

Episode 114: Normalize this!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 16 May 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about what it really means to normalize sex-talk, and also they discuss the Sims, Wintermoor Tactics Club, and more

Episode 115: Scary and Sexy

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 23 May 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about a survey Rachel had them do, and the game Silence of the Sleep.

Episode 116: Joshstradamus

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 30 May 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk The Sims, The Stanley Parable, Company of Heroes 2, and Wintermoor Tactics Club as well as how they want gaming to address our current situation.

Black Lives Matter Protest

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 5 Jun 2020 08:00:00 EST

We are participating in #PodcastBlackout.

Episode 117: Abbreviated

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel and Josh discuss the games they've been playing this week including Home is Where One Starts, Homesick, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and Wintermoor Tactics Club.

Episode 118: Comfort Zone

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Civ VI, Two Points Hospital, and Iron Harvest before delving into their thoughts on gaming and our current world.

Resources for Racial Awareness and Support

Episode 119: It's So Heavy

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk a bit about gaming and then dive into the messy waters of the abuse accusations and consent.

Episode 120: Ding Dong Dell

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 4 Jul 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask as well as Ni No Kuni II before delving into their idea world-building sim.

Episode 121: Not Quite King Kong

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk some video games like Katamari Damacy and Diablo III before discussing the importance of satire in culture.

Episode 122: Hey There Delilah

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:00:00 EST

This week Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Ghost of Tsushima, and then go into a long discussion of Firewatch that leads into our talk about the next part of the Monomyth: The Ultimate Boon.

The Firewatch discussion starts around 35 minutes in.

Episode 123: No Good Reason

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 1 Aug 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel is on vacation while Ben and Josh talk geek stuff about Halo, Xbox Series X, PS5, The Touryst, Ghost of Tsushima, and Civilization: Beyond Earth.

Episode 124: A Lot of Feelings

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 8 Aug 2020 08:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Iron Harvest, The Touryst, and Raundonautica before delving into th dangers of VR in public spaces.

Episode 125: Brand Loyalty

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:00:00 EST

Ben, Rachel, and Josh talk Vampyr, Homesick, Smash Bros., and Touryst before delving into the battle of the brands.

Episode 126: Flight Sim

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk the Samsara Room, Batman Arkham City, Microsoft Flight Sim and Sequels.

Episode 127: Games and Cults

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 5 Sep 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel and Josh discuss Wasteland 3, Microsoft Flight Sim, and Dear Esther as well as cults across time while Ben is out.

Episode 128: 2AM Puffy Vest

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Microsoft Flight Sim, Grounded, Wasteland 3, and girls in the movie Halloween.

Episode 129: Nostalgia

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Nancy Drew, Fallout 4, and Wasteland 2 & 3 before diving into the topic of nostalgia.

Episode 130: Creaming the Frog

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben and Josh discuss gaming news, but before that they touch on Hypnospace Outlaw, Pendragon, and Wasteland 2.

Episode 131: Stop Telling Me Things

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 3 Oct 2020 06:00:00 EST

We talk Star Wars Squadrons, Contagen, Hypnospace Outlaw, Crossing Souls, and Crunch at CD Project

Episode 132: Impact

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Hypnospace Outlaw, Star Wars: Squadrons, and Genshin Impact.

Episode 133: The Waltz

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Bly Mannor, Medusa, The Moon Sliver, and more Genshin Impact.

Episode 134: 1-900-4-BISHOP

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 06:00:00 EST

Amnesia: Rebirth, Nancy Drew, Genshin Impact, and The Moon Sliver all lead into a LONG discussion about religion, belief, and meaning.

Episode 135: Us and Them

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 06:00:00 EST

We discuss Amnesia: Rebirth, Genshin Impact, and Visage before revisiting Bioshock Infinite's relevant critique of our social woes.

Episode 136: Utopia

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 7 Nov 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel is absent as Ben and Josh go on about Genshin Impact, Squadrons, and Astroneer before asking why we never see utopian stories anymore.

Episode 137: Light Treason

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 06:00:00 EST

It's a political beginning to an otherwise Genshin Impact heavy episode. Rachel talks Bejeweled, A Case of Distrust, and Celeste before Ben discusses Sims crashes and Golf with your friends. Josh just hugs a Waifu.

Episode 138: William Howard Taft

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk mindless gaming with Bejeweled and Genshin Impact before Ben rejects Celeste and Josh praises Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

NAA EP 139: #HotGirlThanksgiving

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss holiday underwear, Genshin Impact, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and The White Door before talking about games that they are thankful for.

Episode 140: The Week Before

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 5 Dec 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Unfinished Swan, Sims 4 expansions, Genshin Impact, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon in this week of Advent Gaming.

Episode 141: Netrunning Our Mouths

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel is travelling, so Ben and Josh talk long and hard about Cyberpunk 2077. They start with the controversies in the first half and then move to a spoiler free discussion at 53 minutes in.

Episode 142: A Dark Santa Hole

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Cyberpunk, Yes, Your Grace, and modeling morality in gaming.

Feed Drop Episode 1: A Merry Christmas

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 06:00:00 EST

Shannon, Meghan, Chris, Ben, and Josh gather to celebrate Christmas virtually on the first episode of the APON Morning Show.

Episode 143: The Vennies 2020 Part 1

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 06:00:00 EST

Rachel inflicts Ben and Josh on her brother Nate for this first half of the 2020 Vennies!

Episode 144: The 2020 Vennies Part 2

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 2 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk some Hades before wrapping up our big topics for the 2020 Vennies.

Episode 145: Looking forward to 2021

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel is out recovering while Ben and Josh talk about the games of 2021 that tickle their fancy.

Episode 146: Freedom in Games 1

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh discuss Hades, Zoo Tycoon, Genshin Impact, and whether open world games give us too much freedom.

Episode 147: Tidal Wave of Ben

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk some Cloud Climber, Among Us, Hades, Genshin Impact, and Astrologaster before discussing ethical norms in society.

Ep 148: Jack in to...

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST

Ben talks about some Cyberpunk nonsense before Rachel and Josh get into a first discussion of The Medium. Then we discuss the Refusal to Return in our next timely installment of the Hero's Journey Discussion.

Ep 149: Josh is Ben

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 6 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST

We talk Astrologaster, The Medium, Cyberpunk, Hades, Genshin Impact, and some Kickstarter and Wine, Dine, & 69 news

Ep 150: Fear and Futurism

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST

We speak well of Hyperdot, #selfcare app, and The Suicide of Rachel Foster, not-well about Towsmen and The Detective Chapters Part 1, and then discuss stocks and futurism.

Ep 151: Pain and Game

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk some Yes, Your Grace, The Medium, Buddy Simulator 1984, Genshin Impact, and Wargroove among other things in this week's wacky episode.

Ep 152: My Nose!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 06:00:00 EST

This week Ben got into streaming, Josh plays more Genshin Impact, and then we talk The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Buddy Simulator 1984, and the next entry in the Hero's Journey: The Magical Flight.

Episode 153: My Buddy

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 6 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Buddy Simulator 1984 now that they've all finished it.

Episode 154: Candy for Your Ears

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about a few games before discussing what developers should do about freedom in games.

Episode 155: Horror Together

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk horror games like The Medium and Stories Untold. Josh is back on his BS with GTA V.

Episode 156: Streaming

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EST

We are live...streaming, that is. It's our first live-streamed episode and we wrestle with everything. But we also talk Yes, Your Grace, Stories Untold, GTA V, and Company of Heroes 2 before exploring the Rescue from Without as the next phase of the Hero's Journey.

Episode 157: The Return

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 2 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Love, Sam, GTA V, COH 2, and the Hero's Journey Return before discussing coming format changes.

Episode 158: Three References

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 9 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk Eastshade, Hunt, and Love, Sam before tackling the master of Two Worlds.

Episode 159: Freedom to Live

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about file system troubles and a little Dead by Daylight before jumping into an extended conversation about Morrowind and the last leg of the hero's journey: The Freedom to Live.

Bram Stoker’s Buffy: Traditional Gothic and Contemporary Culture by Michelle Callander

160: Farewell to Eastshade

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben, and Josh talk about Cozy Grove, Cyberpunk's Success, and they wrap up their Eastshade Discussion

161: Observation and Computer Problems

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben and Josh talk Microsoft's plans and some more Cozy Grove, wrestle with computer crashes, and discuss the hell out of Observation.

162: More O'Wind

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 7 May 2021 06:00:00 EST

Reilly Qyote, creator of the game Cast Aaway joins Ben and Josh to have a more prolonged discussion about Morrowind as Rachel takes a much needed week off.

Follow Reilly here to check out Cast Away.

163: Unexpected Allegory

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 14 May 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel, Ben and Josh talk about rough weeks, Xbox Game Pass, and Dragon Quest Builders 2. Also, the first crowd-sourced Pitch Me Something Old!

164: Little Women Dark Souls

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 22 May 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel is off this week while Ben and Josh discuss the strange annoucement of Lies of P before diving into the mess that is the first few hours of Final Fantasy X.

165: Bios Galore

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 28 May 2021 06:00:00 EST

Kimber and Bliss join our show for the first time to discuss Resident Evil VII: Biohazard and Biomutant with Rachel, Ben, and Josh. Also, shameless plugs.

166: All Bio'd Out

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 4 Jun 2021 10:07:00 EST

Ben and Rachel are all alone this week, and they're tired of all this Biomutant and RE7: Biohazard. We also talked about Solasta: Crown of the Magister, the Unfinished Swan, June's Journey, and Observation.

167: Many Hearts Beat Wild

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EST

Our big crew discusses Xbox Integration, E3, The Battlefield 2042 Trailer, and then goes on a bit of a deep dive into The Wild At Heart.

168: Ben's Strange Addictions

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:35:00 EST

Ben and Bliss are joined by our newest NAA cohost Lauren! The three discuss all the news out of E3, Monster Train, the Wild at Heart, and all Ben's strange addictions.

169: Adult Summer Camp

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EST

A bunch of the gang is here to talk about life returning to normal, Psychonauts, and Kinky Summer Camp....which is absolutely only for adults.

This episode stars:

Rachel Dalton

Kimber Eryn

Reneé Adrienne Vito

Ben Wallis

Joshua Wise

170: June Roundup

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Sat, 3 Jul 2021 09:00:00 EST

Rachel, Bliss, and Josh talk about what they've been playing in their spare time incluing Doki Doki Literature Club, Observation, Cyberpunk 2077, Astroneer, and Subnautica.

171: Giving Away Free Ideas

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 9 Jul 2021 06:00:00 EST

It's old school as Ben and Josh are by themselves to talk Silent Hill News, State of Play, and how terrible Dark Alliance is.

172: I Don't Want It That Way

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:00:00 EST

Rachel and Bliss put up with Josh being grumpy about the writing in Tell Me Why. We also discuss the new OLED Switch and the Steam portable pc.

173: The Vampire Politics of Santa Monica

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:00:00 EST

Bliss, Ben, and Josh talk about random bars in Maryland, trips to Maine, and several games including Genshin Impact, Vampire The Masquarade Bloodlines, Observation, Company of Heroes 3, Iron Harvest, and Deepest Chamber.

174: AI and You

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 06:00:00 EST

This week we talk about some preliminary Sleeping Dogs fun, Kimber tackles the start of Doki Doki Literature Club, Bliss Plays Cyberpunk, Rachel talks June’s Journey, and Ben and Josh bring up COH3, Genshin Impact, and Deepest Chamber before we delve into a long discussion about Ais, games, and algorithms in our longest episode in a while!

Rachel's Recommended Podcasts:

LifeAfter

The Message

The Oyster

Homecoming,

The Hum

175: Motivate Me

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 6 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EST

Join Bliss, Rachel, Kimber, Ben, and Josh as they discuss Tell Me Why, The Summer of '58, Resident Evil 2, and more before delving into the things that video games have made them do in real life.

176: More AI Talk

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EST

Join Bliss, Rachel, Kimber, Ben, and Josh as they discuss Tell Me Why, some Cyberpunk, and some more Company of Heroes before delving back into the AI question...this time with Sex!

177: Sleepy Dogs

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EST

Everyone's out this week, so Josh and Ben talk about COH2, Twelve Minutes, Trap: Welcome To Beryl, and Horror Tales: The Wine, before delving into Sleeping Dogs.

178: Hoopaversary

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EST

Lauren returns with Bliss, Ben, and Josh to talk Gamescom, Spider-Man, Psychonauts 2, Super Lucky's Tale, Spider-Man, Firewatch, Spider-Man, and the Monkees...and Spider-Man.

179: Reboots, Changes, and Standards

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 3 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EST

Lauren, Ben, and Josh talk about the Saints Row Reboot, whether it's too woke, and how to tell if something is pandering.

180: Gamer Debt

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EST

The dynamic duo has returned to the audio only edition of NAA. We're keeping it short and sweet as Ben and Josh return to form to talk about what Gamers owe developers.

181: Developer Debt

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EST

We continue last week's discussion by talking about what developers owe gamers. Also, Josh brings up a new unheard of game, Company of Heroes 2.

182: Psychonauts 2

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh finally talk about Psychonauts 2! Spoilers abound!

183: First Person Reconciliation Machine

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 1 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss the ramificaitons of Psychonauts 2 in the area of forgiveness and personhood in video games.

184: Who is this For?

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 8 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh discuss the question: Who should games be made for?

185: Ad Fontes!

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EST

Josh and Ben try not to throw shade as they discuss how sources are established in texts, gaming, and all kind of other materials.

186: Let's Slay Together

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk co-op games, Back 4 Blood, The Riftbreaker, and The Road to Calvary.

187: The State of Horror

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EST

Ben and Josh talk about where things are at with horror in video games.

Episode 188: Halo Infinite

Podcasts@AllPortsOpen.com(The All Ports Open Network) — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST

We're back for Halo Infinite to talk about things that changed literally hours after we recorded this.