Join Scott and Zach who welcome two special guests, Kristina Flores and Jimmy Ninetoes, to discuss Doki Doki Literature Club. This strange, trojan horse of a horror game looks innocent at first glance, but becomes something much more sinister later into the game. The foursome explore the themes of the game, some of the surprises and the pros and cons of such a unique experience. This episode is full of spoilers so we recommend playing through the game first before listening.

Thanks and we hope you enjoy the conversation!

This week on the show, we welcome Justin Carter from Inside Out Games to discuss his experiences as an indie game dev and his latest project. We also welcome back Robby Steltenpohl to the show, who will return to fill the forth seat going forward once more. It's a jam packed episode and we have lots to talk about!

In news this week, we discuss God of War's release date finally being announced along with a brand new story trailer. Microsoft drops a bomb with a big GamePass announcement. Bioware pushes back the release of Anthem in hopes of avoid a Battlefront II situation. Also, a crack team of great developers form together to create a new Avengers game.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 15:45) Welcome/Introduction

(15:46 – 52:18) News

(52:19 – 1:10:25) What has JUSTIN been playing? ("Doki Doki Literature Club", "The Beginner's Guide", "The Witness", "The Binding of Isaac")

(1:20:26 – 1:21:52) What has ROBBY been playing? ("Nioh", "Tesla vs. Lovecraft")

(1:21:53 – 1:40:07) What has JOSH been playing? ("The Vanishing of Ethan Carter", "Street Fighter V")

(1:40:08 – 1:47:12) What has SCOTT been playing? ("Azkend 2")

(1:47:13 – 2:11:13) "From the Outside In" Topic: Indie Game Development

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On this week's episode of The Gaming Outsider podcast, Scott and Zach welcome back Eric Sander from Relles Plays on YouTube to chat with us about everything going on in the gaming world.

News this week includes the exciting reveal of Nintendo Labo. It may be pricey cardboard, but listen as the guys give their two cents on this new product for the Nintendo Switch. Speaking of Nintendo, a new Direct launched last week that revealed a lot of awesome news for the Switch. NBA Jam and Fable may also make comebacks soon too.

Games we discuss this week are as follows:

• Avernum: Escape from the Pit
• Trails of Cold Steel 2
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2
• Doki Doki Literature Club
• Baseball Riot
• They Are Billions
• Gorogoa
• Destiny 2

Finally, we top it all off with our community topic that centers around our leftover backlogs from 2017. Which games are we struggling to play through before new titles drop? We read our community's responses as well.

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This week on The Gaming Outsider podcast, Scott and Josh welcome back John Mann from the Game Grinder podcast to discuss the latest news and happenings in the industry.

News this week includes Hyperkin launching a classic Gameboy handheld in an attempt to one up Nintendo themselves. Xbox One is getting a slew of new features in an upcoming firmware update. Also, 343 Studios is teasing some goodies for 2018, and it's NOT Halo 6.

Games we discuss this week are as follows:

• Divinity: Original Sin 2
• The Witcher 3 on Xbox One X
• Cuphead
• Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
• Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
• Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy
• Jydge
• Sparkle Unleashed
• Hidden Agenda

We wrap it all up with our community topic centered around side quests. Are we fans of side quests or do we only want the main narrative? What are some of our favorite side quests? You'll hear from several folks in our Facebook community as well.

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Check out John's podcast Game Grinder on your favorite podcast platform as well.

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Our annual Game of the Year celebration is now live for your listening pleasure! The crew is excited to welcome back Robby Steltenpohl to the show to chime in and contribute to the discussion. Grant Henry from Stemage also makes a special appearance to deliver the final results for our overall picks.

Join us as we share our personal top ten lists, announce our overall Gaming Outsider game of the year, and share our picks for various special categories. We take a look back at our predictions we made for 2017 last year and see who was the most correct. Also, we make our predictions for 2018 as well by trying to predict the gaming landscape going into the new year.

This is a jam packed episode, so strap in and come reminisce over this amazing year for gaming.

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Thanks, enjoy the show, and have an excellent new year!