Dialogue Options-a Video Games Podcast

Greetings listeners!This week's episode is all about one thing, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Joel and Kyran are joined by Simon to geek out over what little we know about the highly anticipated sequel to 2017's smash hit that redefined open world games. We touch on things we hope to see carried over from the original game into the sequel, talk about the new abilities that Nintendo revealed to us awhile back, and (try to?) talk about our vague hopes for whatever the story of this game ends up being.All you need to know is that we're excited to get our hands on the game, rest assured we don't talk about any leaks that may be out in the wild.If you want to hit us up or share your excitement about Tears of the Kingdom with us then feel free to hit up 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 come together to give their (pretty immediate) impressions on the freshly dropped demo for Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, it's a pretty short experience that we absolutely recommend checking out if the idea of a musical RPG sounds like something you'd be into. Kyran has also been spending a little time with HoYoverse's newest title, Honkai: Star Rail and gives Joel the lowdown on the newest gacha craze sweeping the web. Plus we update each other on our time with Resident Evil 4 and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we break down the newly announced DLC roadmap for one of 2023's best indie games so far, DREDGE, and once again find ourselves getting a little bit excited at the prospect of having more of the game to play in the future, plus Microsoft has announced the date and time for the showcase in June and we can't help but dive into some of their woes this week as we ponder what to expect from such an

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Jesse joins Joel and Kyran to work through a stacked Quest Log. Jesse offers up early hype for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and goes in depth on his love for DREDGE, Joel has been checking out Resident Evil 4 Remake and the Street Fighter 6 demo, and Kyran has been consumed by Xenoblade 3 once again with the Future Redeemed DLC.Additionally we have a small Bonus Round where we talk about the news that broke this week that the UK's CMA has said "NO" to Microsoft's attempts to acquire Activision Blizzard (which Microsoft have said they'll be appealing) and get a little excited about the first gameplay trailer and August release date for From Software's Armored Core VI.As always thank you for listening, if you want to reach out then feel free to hit up 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 it's Joel's dream come true! We've got a new Indie World from the folk over at Nintendo to break down.Through the Bonus Round we'll cover a long list of cool and weird looking indies including titles like Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Mineko's Night Market, and Rift of the Necrodancer plus new content coming to Cult of the Lamb and A Little to the Left.It's always fun to get a look at some of the newest indies we'll inevitably be obsessed with, we'd love to know if any games stuck out to you! 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,This week on the show we've got a lean Bonus Round where we say our fond farewells to Media Molecule's Dreams as it wraps up after three years of support (the game will still function mostly, but Media Molecule is officially moving on to something new so there'll be some changes to how it functions you can read about here), we wonder just what the hell Rocksteady's plan is as they officially delay Suicide Squad: Kills The Justice League to February 2024, and get more than a little bit excited about Summerfall Studios' upcoming musical RPG Stray Gods.If you want to reach out to us then 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!On this week's episode of the show Kyran and Joel kick things off with some spoiler-free thoughts on the recently released Super Mario Bros. Movie, you'll no doubt hear us talk about in more depth in the near future.Over in the Quest Log we've been spending some time with Black Salt Games' DREDGE, a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Kyran keeps things relatively light on spoilers for Joel's sake, but it goes without saying that they are both enamoured with this release. It's definitely a game to keep an eye out for come the end of 2023.We also squeeze in a Bonus Round to talk about some Sony speculation, first is rumours surrounding a new streaming focused handheld codenamed the Q-Lite before moving on to a new patent registered by Sony concerning a new type of Dual Sense controller that could offer deeper immersion by either heating up or cooling down the controller. Yeah, it's more than a bit weird.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode Joel and Kyran are back to fill out another Quest Log, this time documenting their collecting loot and killing monsters in the incredible addictive Diablo 4 open beta, plus some early impressions of the incredibly charming Tchia.Meanwhile in our Bonus Round we lament the loss of E3, talk about some of its highs and reminding ourselves that the ESA definitely didn't do anything to help the image of E3. If you've got any E3 highlights we'd love to hear them because it feels incredibly unlikely we'll ever soar as high as we did in previous years again.If you want to reach out then 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!We're back with another episode, this time Joel and Kyran are joined by Simon to play some Dope or Nope and then dig into some Nintendo speculation.In Dope or Nope we talk about the crumbs given to us by IO Interactive about their upcoming James Bond game, Joel gets excited about Lego 2K Drive (a freshly announced Lego racing game), Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 potentially sizing up a September release, and we celebrate Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil purchasing every game on the Wii U and 3DS eShop for preservation ahead of the imminent closure of both digital store fronts.Last call for any purchases you want to make on those platforms! Physical games for both platforms will surely creep up in the future.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round Simon fills us in on a fresh rumour from Jeff Grubb regarding what might be in the pipeline from Nintendo's next piece of hardware, plus we speculate about it and get a little worried about Nintendo's future after the changes to the compa

Greetings listeners!A bit of a weird episode this week with both Joel and Kyran recording in the same room, so if things sound a bit off it's because we're trying to feel out this temporary set up.We've both played the new demo for Resident Evil 4 Remake and even though the full game is just around the corner we couldn't help but find some time to talk about. Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we get excited about Dead Static Drive getting a release window of Q3 2024 and find some time to talk about the recent confirmation that season 2 of the Last of Us on HBO will not cover the entire second game (which makes sense if you've played it)We also talk a little bit about the first season of the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us so if you are sensitive to spoilers give the time codes a squiz.The Last of Us spoilers from 00:58:08 to 01:13:48Things should sound a little more solid next week! Thanks for sticking with us.If you want to reach out to us then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enqui

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the show Joel and Kyran join forces to talk about the newest expansion for Bungie's totally-not-an-MMO Destiny 2 in the form of Lightfall.Join us as we untangle Strand and talk about how we found the campaign, if it holds its own against 2022's The Witch Queen, and our experience with the story. It's early days still with the first raid about to go live and three more seasons to follow throughout the year, so look forward to more Lightfall content from us in the future!If you want to reach out to us 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 of the show we DEFINITELY do not have a short Quest Log where we talk about our very early impressions for Destiny 2 Lightfall, because Kyran definitely didn't let that small chat become bigger than he expected it to because we're having a blast.For Dope or Nope we go over the most recent Pokémon Presents and try to discern what is worth talking about. Will it be the classic Pokemon Card set, Pokémon Sleep or the inevitable DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? I think you know the answers, but listen anyway!Lastly in our Bonus Round we talk about the recently announced DLC for Elden Ring, titled Shadow of the Erdtree, that we know next to nothing about but it wouldn't be Dialogue Options if Kyran didn't make us talk about From Software and we also talk about how we're feeling about Final Fantasy XVI now that a deluge of previews and footage have dropped.If you want to hit us up then feel free to use the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegam

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the podcast Kyran and Joel are once again joined by Jesse for another completely normal episode. Nothing to worry about.In the Quest Log Joel talks to us about his time with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX on the Game Boy app for the Nintendo Switch, Kyran attempts to explain how much he has enjoyed the last season for the year of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen whilst frequently getting sidetracked on how excited he is for Lightfall, and Jesse walks us through his early impressions for Atomic Hearts.Over in Dope or Nope we talk about the now confirmed news that Shinji Mikami will depart Tango Gameworks, the 200 page leak from an art book for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (no spoilers!), and much more. Join us!If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookDialogue Options FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Jesse (@jes

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode of the podcast we've got no Joel, but never fear because Jesse and Simon have jumped on the show so Kyran could have an episode out the week after the shadow drop of Metroid Prime Remastered. In the Quest Log Kyran goes into detail (and successfully gets sent on tangents) about his time with Retro's return to the original 2002 GameCube classic and whether it holds up (spoiler: it does) and Simon fills us in on how he found the demo for Sea of Stars, the new RPG from the developers of The Messenger.Meanwhile in Dope or Nope we touch on a few stories in varied levels of depth, including a dropped alternate ending for God of War Ragnarok (we avoid spoiling the actual ending, only discussing the one that's been doing the rounds this week), a new mobile RPG from Yoko Taro and SEGA titled 404 Game Re:set -Error Game Reset- that sees SEGA's IPs turned into anime characters, and touch briefly on news that Xbox confirmed Game Pass has shown a decline in ga

This week on the Dialogue Options Podcast, Nintendo blessed us with a fresh, hot Nintendo Direct the morning before we recorded, so of course we got together and broke down what was an incredibly fantastic presentation!Joining us this week is Simon and Felix from Story Mode Gaming, and all together we talk all the highs and lows of of the first Direct of the year!Email: enquiries@storymodegaming.comStory Mode AUS YouTubeStory Mode AUS TwitterStory Mode AUS FacebookDialogue Options FacebookJoel (@JoelyMac)Kyran (@LemonManX)Simon: @Si421Felix: @nicholls_felix

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode we've got a healthy serving of Quest Log, including Joel talking a little more about his time with Hi-Fi Rush and fills us in about how he's finding Need For Speed: Unbound and Rogue Legacy 2. Meanwhile Kyran has been having a blast playing Fire Emblem Engage to the point where he can look past some of the shortcomings he is finding with story and characters.We round out the show with a short Bonus Round where we speculate (again) about what the future might hold for E3 2023 after a new report dropped from IGN about the big three (Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony) are likely to be absent from the convention's return to having an in-person show.This was a classic Dialogue Options episode in the sense that it's just Joel and Kyran but we also had some technical difficulties with our call whilst we recorded, hopefully most of the major issues are ironed out but you might catch delayed responses occasionally.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hi

Greetings listeners!We are following up last week's episode where we took a list at some of the 'AAA' games releasing between now and June with an episode dedicated entirely to a somewhat curated list of indies that we are excited to see more of (or ideally play more of) in 2023.From our astronomical hype for games such as Sea of Stars, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Hades 2 to more fresh picks such as Season: A Letter to the Future, Dredge, and Broken Roads. This is only a small list of quality indie games that look set to release in the next 12 months, but there are so many quality titles on the way. If there's any you think we should have our eye on please let us know!You can reach us using the links below.Email: contact@dialogueoptions.comWebsite: www.dialogueoptions.comStory Mode Gaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/storymodeausFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptionsJoel: https://twitter.com/joelymacKyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanxS

Welcome back! In the first episode of the Dialogue Options Podcast for 2023, we are joined by fellow network cohorts Simon and Jesse to talk about all the big budget releases we are excited for this year. As expected, it gets unhinged very quickly, but we chat about the stacked line-up for the year and Dope or Nope our way through some of 2023's most anticipated releases.If you want to reach out feel free to hit up any of the links below!Email: contact@dialogueoptions.comWebsite: www.dialogueoptions.comStory Mode Gaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/storymodeausStory Mode Gaming Website: https://storymodegaming.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptionsJoel: https://twitter.com/joelymacKyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanxJesse: https://twitter.com/jesseSPANNERSimon: https://twitter.com/Si421

Greetings listeners,On this week's episode of the show we've got a Quest Log featuring Joel talking Vampire Survivors, Kyran chatting Chained Echoes (and Destiny 2's new season) and Jesse had a crack at the Forspoken demo that was released last week.We also run through the winners and losers of the Game Awards plus talk about our overall impressions of the show and reveal whether Kyran or Joel won this year's wager.We also get a little unhinged with Avatar: Way of Water's recent release, so enjoy!If you want to reach out feel free to hit up any of the links below!Email: contact@dialogueoptions.comWebsite: www.dialogueoptions.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptionsJoel: https://twitter.com/joelymacKyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanxJesse: https://twitter.com/jesseSPANNERStory Mode Gaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/storymodeausStory Mode Gaming Website: https://storymodegaming.com/

Greetings listeners!On this week's episode we've got a bit more of a classic episode with news and a discussion at the end,A Sifu movie is on the way, Frictional announces a new Amnesia game, Monster Hunter Rise is coming to more platforms, Microsoft wants you to know they'll keep sharing Call of Duty by committing to a 10-year deal to see the franchise come to Nintendo platforms if the acquisition goes through (plus more)We also make time for some baseless (and overly optimistic) speculation about what this Friday's Game Awards show could contain, always worth remembering to keep your expectations in check when heading into an event like this.If you want to reach out to us then feel free to hit up the links below!Email: contact@dialogueoptions.comWebsite: www.dialogueoptions.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptionsJoel: https://twitter.com/joelymacKyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanxStory Mode Gaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/storymo

Greetings listeners!It's that time of the year again as Kyran and Joel run through the list of nominees for the 2022 Game Awards (or the Keighley's as we know them) and try to pick who will win! Will Joel score his first win or will Kyran get Joel to do a full play through of Perfect Dark Zero? We'll find out in just under a week.We also find some time to talk about the newest trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie that offers a better look at the rest of the cast of characters.Let us know if there are any awards you think we are way off base on, you can do so using the links below!Email: contact@dialogueoptions.comWebsite: www.dialogueoptions.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dialogueoptionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/DialogueOptionsJoel: https://twitter.com/joelymacKyran: https://twitter.com/lemonmanxStory Mode Gaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/storymodeausStory Mode Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storymodeaus