Dialogue Options-a Video Games Podcast

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode we've got a grab bag of a Quest Log as Kyran runs through some the demos he has checked out on Steam as a part of Next Fest and one from the recent Indie Horror Showcase including Another Crab's Treasure, The Last Faith, Laika: Aged Through Blood, and 1000xRESIST meanwhile Joel has taken a trip back to Cyberpunk 2077 to check out the recent 2.0 update.Meanwhile over in our Bonus Round we run through a couple of stories we missed last week due to PAX fever, including the new PS5 models and Kamiya leaving Platinum but Kyran also finds time to process Alan Wake having a playable recap in Fortnite and Microsoft finally seals the deal with Activision Blizzard.If you want to get in touch feel free to hit up the links below!Dialogue Options TwitterStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!We're back with a fresh episode focused entirely on PAX Australia 2023.Joel and Kyran took a trip to MCEC to attend all three days of this year's PAX Australia. On this episode they come together to talk about how they found the show, talk about a few of the games they played, and reflect on the panels they managed to get along to (plus obligatory Boaties mentions)PAX still remains a highlight of our calendars every year and we'll see you all at the 2024 show next year!Dialogue Options TwitterStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Hello Everyone!Welcome back to a fresh hot & tasty episode of the Dialogue Options Podcast!This week, Joel is out sick but the show goes on as we are joined by the impeccable Simon Evans!The lads this week deliver on the long awaited chat about Sabotage's smash hit Indie JRPG Sea Of Stars! And it wouldn't be an episode about RPGs if Baldur's Gate III didn't show up, so the boys update us with their tales of their exploits in Larian Studios blockbuster adventure!If you want to reach out feel free to use the links below!Story Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon (@SI421)

Greetings listeners!After some technical issues prevented us from recording this episode a few days ago we are finally here to bring you a fresh game of Dope or Nope covering both the recent Nintendo Direct and Sony's State of Play with our good friend, Simon.Highlights include Unicorn Overlord, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and a massive new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! If you want to reach out feel free to use the links below!Story Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon (@SI421)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Kyran talks about how much he enjoyed his evening at the Indie Symphony performed by Orchestra Victoria at Hamer Hall recently before diving into the Quest Log with some early impressions of Square Enix's latest mobile game, Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, meanwhile Joel offers us his mixed feelings after a free weekend with Lego 2K Drive.Meanwhile over in the Bonus Round the ESA's hopes of getting E3 back on track take another blow as ReedPop step back from their deal (don't worry, the ESA maintains it's business as usual but we've heard that a lot from them recently) and two outlets came out claiming Nintendo was showing third party devs the Switch 2 behind closed doors at Gamescom.As always feel free to reach out to us using the links below!Dialogue Options TwitterStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Welcome back everyone!This week we were joined by Jesse to discuss From Software's latest smash hit Armoured Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and talk about our first impressions of the game.We also went in deep about the first proper look at Super Mario Wonder and what the Playstation Plus price hike means for our continued use of the service.Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Jesse (@jesseSPANNER)

Greetings listeners!Another year, another Gamescom Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley. We run through a majority of the headlines from the main show and pick a handful to focus on and offer our thoughts on the overall feel of the show after Geoff reminded everyone to keep their expectations in check last week.We also touch on some other news this week including the lay-offs at BioWare, the recent Destiny 2 Showcase for The Final Shape and beyond, before finishing up on the most shocking news of the week with Charles Martinet winding down his time voicing Mario and stepping into a new ambassador role.(PS. Apologies for any coughs that got out of Kyran mid-Joel talk, he's shaking off a really annoying cough that has outstayed its welcome through the week)If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit up the links below!Story Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode of the show Kyran immediately lies by stating we have a lean Quest Log before proceeding to talk about Baldur's Gate 3 for nearly 30 minutes (and this is still only from being early on in the game's opening act) and Joel touches on a few of the titles he has been messing around with.Meanwhile over in our Bonus Round we run through the announcements from the recent THQ digital showcase, Alan Wake 2's small delay, Geoff Keighley giving people and idea of what to expect from next week's Gamescom Opening Night Live, plus a tiny discussion on the announcement that the Xbox 360 store will the closing next year in another blow for game's preservation.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX

Greetings Listeners!It's time for a new episode of the Dialogue Options Podcast! This week, Kyran and Joel Talk Stray Gods: A Roleplaying Musical, Early impressions for Baldur's Gate 3 and Joel gives and update on his son's gaming adventures.We also break down a bunch of news from the week, including all the announcements from fighting game tournament EVO 2023!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode we've got a Quest Log where Joel fills Kyran in on his latest deck-building roguelite addiction whereas Kyran gives some brief thoughts on Street Fighter VI's World Tour mode and goes on an audio adventure with some of the finest music in the world of video games in Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.Meanwhile we have a small Bonus Round where we talk about the new rumours surrounding an upcoming Pokémon Presents (which has now been confirmed) and Nintendo's mysterious Switch successor, whilst also making time for Hasbro wanting for some classic Transformers games to come back and a really cool addition to Remnant II.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show Kyran gives Joel his spoiler-free thoughts on Persona 3 Portable after finishing the re-released version of the PSP game for the first time and weighs it against his love of what Persona 3, 4, and 5 do best. Joel also checked out Fast and the Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R for some reason.We also spend the start of the Quest Log talking some Tears of the Kingdom spoilers, so if you're to check for when that ends that segment runs from 0:13:00 through til 0:23:53 so make sure to skip ahead if you haven't finished the game.If you want to hear us talk about the first 99% of Tears of the Kingdom then check out the recent episode of the Story Mode Podcast where we join Jesse and Simon and geek out about the GOTY contender!Meanwhile in the Bonus Round Kyran gives the floor to Joel to get excited about the mysterious new Bluey game we only know about thanks to it being rated by the classification board before diving into some trailer talk. New t

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show Kyran is back in better health and is here to give Joel his (mostly) spoiler-free thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI now that he has reached credits, all the while Joel is getting ever closer to rolling credits on his Tears of the Kingdom journey.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we quickly move past Microsoft's victory after the FTC tried to hold up their acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, talk about the newly announced Black Panther game, and run through a few of the incredibly cool announcements from the recent Limited Run Games presentation.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit up any of the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings Listeners!This week on the show, Kyran is taking a break so Joel has enlisted his wife Ashleigh to join him!Since The Sims 4 is getting a new Expansion Pack soon in the way of Horse Ranch, and since Ash is a big fan of the series, Joel sat down to get her thoughts on the new release, the franchise and the community around The Sims. They also broke down the Wholesome Games Direct 2023 from SGF, discussing which cosy games they were excited to check out!So grab a cup of tea, relax and hope your creators don't delete the ladder to the pool and enjoy this weeks episode!If you want to hit us up feel free to use the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the podcast we spend a little too much time in the intro talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (since Kyran is re-watching them) before diving into a bit of a catch up Quest Log episode.Kyran fills Joel in on his time chasing Lilith through Diablo IV and enters into an end game grind that he isn't quite vibing with (but thankfully there's a decent amount of things to do in said end game) and Joel updates us on how he's been getting on with Tears of the Kingdom in the past month or so since it released, slight warning that we do talk a little about the first half of the game so if you are a bit behind tread carefully!If you want to hit us up feel free to use the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode we break down the latest fashionably late Nintendo Direct that snuck in at the very end of a winter full of video game presentations.We run through all the games announced and talk about the ones that got us hyped, which means we definitely spend some time on Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Wonder (plus Kyran gets a bit annoyed at how brief Nintendo's tease for the new Peach game was) as well as a few other specific stand-outs.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Welcome Back Listener!This week we checked out the demo for Final Fantasy XVI, and we couldn't do this one without getting our good friend and Number One Yoshi P fan Simon on to discuss what we played!We also broke down the Ubisoft Forward presentation in a fun round of Dope or Nope (And yes, we did talk about that Avatar game, much to Joel's distain).If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon (@SI421)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Joel and Kyran are joined by Jesse to try and wrestle with the latest announcements and updates from 2023's Summer Game Fest kick off hosted by Geoff Keighley.The only way to do it was to force all of the games into the Dope or Nope arena, so come with us on a journey to try and get through this episode in one piece. We also make some time at the end of the episode to talk about the return of everyone's favourite video game mascot, Volvy.Also, your ears aren't playing tricks on you, a smoke alarm did go off at around the 1:16:25 mark of the show, I silenced what I could but some snuck into a small amount of Joel's talking.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Jesse (@jesseSPANNER)

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode of the show Joel's been consumed by his need to catch up on Succession so witness one of the greatest shows to have graced our screens, so Kyran is bringing his Quest Log along for the show. Kyran tells Joel about the two demos he checked out, Alone in the Dark's prologue and Amnesia: The Bunker, and gives Joel the low down on whether or not they sold him on the full game, plus a new season of Destiny has dropped and Kyran has some early takes on how it is shaping up.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we talk about the recent news surrounding Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Factions game that skipped the showcase last week and might be skipping a few more events by the sounds of things. Lastly, we learn how Silent Hill: Ascension is going to work (thanks largely to this interview over on Polygon) and discuss whether or not we are excited for this ambitious attempt at audience-driven gameplay and narrative.As always feel free to hit us up using the links below!

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode of the show we've got a big ol' PlayStation Showcase to break down. To make the process a bit easier we turn it into a Dope or Nope and run down the list, apologies if we skip over a game that interested you but there was so much stuff we had to be a bit brutal for the sake of having an episode that wasn't over two hours!There were so many games, ranging from surprises like Sword of the Sea and Phantom Blade 0 to games we've been expecting for a while like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and some teases from some of Sony's recent studio acquisitions, so buckle in and join us as we try our best to gather our thoughts on a jam-packed hour plus presentation.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit us up using the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode we dive into our early thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (which Kyran talked about pretty extensively on Story Mode this week) from our very own Joel McDonald and very good friend of the show Broderick Gordes. Join us as we gush about what might very well be the new best game of all time, talk about how we find the opening hours and Nintendo's new open world playground (check out this video to see how they solved the open world problem with the original). Kyran also sneaks in some early impressions on the bizarre new puzzle game, Humanity, at the end of the Quest Log.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we reconcile with us accepting that Overwatch may be a game we'll be stuck remembering fondly after news broke that Overwatch 2's advertised Hero-focused story mode content that was to feature new enemies, talent trees, and the ability to customise what each heroes abilities would do has officially been canned. In it's place they'll