It's time to steal some hearts and explore the Metaverse in today's podcast, as friend of the show, Jesse Vitelli, returns to debate Persona 5 Royal confidants! Take your time as we battle it out to determine which character is the best to prioritize investing YOUR time with - Detective Prince, Goro Akechi or Teacher/Maid, Sadayo Kawakami. Outside of the debate, the crew also reminisces about old video game magazines, gives some dynamite video game pitches and strain their brains in a fresh game of Video Game 20 Questions! Board the cat van cause this show is going places! Cheers and enjoy the episode!

It's time to steal some hearts and explore the Metaverse in today's podcast, as friend of the show, Jesse Vitelli, returns to debate Persona 5 Royal confidants! Take your time as we battle it out to determine which character is the best to prioritize investing YOUR time with - Detective Prince, Goro Akechi or Teacher/Maid, Sadayo Kawakami. Outside of the debate, the crew also reminisces about old video game magazines, gives some dynamite video game pitches and strain their brains in a fresh game of Video Game 20 Questions! Board the cat van cause this show is going places! Cheers and enjoy the episode!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 43: Goro A-sketchy with Jesse Vitelli!

We have a bit of an oddball episode for you this week. Originally we were going to fill the back half of the podcast with hype from the last couple of weeks of showcases and highlight some of the most exciting announcements that got us jumping out of our seats with anticipation but unfortunately due to technical issues, we lost the majority of that discussion. Thankfully we were able to salvage a great horror game themed debate with our guest Justin from Justin's Gaming Corner and we had our good friend Sal Viesca along for the ride as well. We have a few other laughs to share along the way too so sit back and enjoy half a podcast! Cheers and thanks for sticking with us on this off the cuff episode!

We have a bit of an oddball episode for you this week. Originally we were going to fill the back half of the podcast with hype from the last couple of weeks of showcases and highlight some of the most exciting announcements that got us jumping out of our seats with anticipation but unfortunately due to technical issues, we lost the majority of that discussion. Thankfully we were able to salvage a great horror game themed debate with our guest Justin from Justin's Gaming Corner and we had our good friend Sal Viesca along for the ride as well. We have a few other laughs to share along the way too so sit back and enjoy half a podcast! Cheers and thanks for sticking with us on this off the cuff episode!

Podcast Episode 42: Horrific Hype with Justin and Sal

Today we celebrate the little guys who make the hero look. Matt Storm of the Fun and Games Podcast joins the crew to debate Mario Sidekicks! It's Luigi vs. Cappy in this battle of humble helpers and it's one of our best debates ever! Afterwards the panel runs through some fantastic pitches plus tests their mettle of gaming series sales with a great game to wrap it all up! It's a jolly time for all in this episode of the GGD Podcast!

Today we celebrate the little guys who make the hero look. Matt Storm of the Fun and Games Podcast joins the crew to debate Mario Sidekicks! It's Luigi vs. Cappy in this battle of humble helpers and it's one of our best debates ever! Afterwards the panel runs through some fantastic pitches plus tests their mettle of gaming series sales with a great game to wrap it all up! It's a jolly time for all in this episode of the GGD Podcast!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 41: Side-Kicking It With Matt Storm

Kevin Fontana

Fire up the grill and crack open a cold one because we’ve got a dadtastic debate of epic proportions as Kevin Fontana of the NXScast brings his fabulous beard to join the panel for a video game dads debate (Joel Miller vs Kratos). Who’s the best (or worst) dad? You’ll have to listen in to find out! Afterwards the boys sling a few pitches on Touhou Luna Nights, Radiata Stories and Bibi &amp; Tina on The Horse Farm (yes, you read that right) and you’ll laugh yourself blue in the face with our very first round of Video Game Mad Libs. If you don’t have a great time, we’ll turn this car around mister! Don’t test us!

Fire up the grill and crack open a cold one because we’ve got a dadtastic debate of epic proportions as Kevin Fontana of the NXScast brings his fabulous beard to join the panel for a video game dads debate (Joel Miller vs Kratos). Who’s the best (or worst) dad? You’ll have to listen in to find out! Afterwards the boys sling a few pitches on Touhou Luna Nights, Radiata Stories and Bibi &amp; Tina on The Horse Farm (yes, you read that right) and you’ll laugh yourself blue in the face with our very first round of Video Game Mad Libs. If you don’t have a great time, we’ll turn this car around mister! Don’t test us!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode40: Excessive Dad Bods With Kevin Fontana!

Please welcome back Isla Hinck from Easy Allies, and our amazing friend Hunter Pearson filling in for Wes. In this episode we rewind time with an epic time loop debate. Consisting of Isla vs. Kaedhen in a time splitting, head to head battle of wits. Afterwards we move on to the pitch where we have changed things up a bit, the person pitching their game won't announce what the games title until the buying phase is over. Lastly we move into the game and this one is a madhouse. Due to the resident game master Wes Bates taking time off, Steven takes over for some game series trivia. So sit back and enjoy the show.

Please welcome back Isla Hinck from Easy Allies, and our amazing friend Hunter Pearson filling in for Wes. In this episode we rewind time with an epic time loop debate. Consisting of Isla vs. Kaedhen in a time splitting, head to head battle of wits. Afterwards we move on to the pitch where we have changed things up a bit, the person pitching their game won't announce what the games title until the buying phase is over. Lastly we move into the game and this one is a madhouse. Due to the resident game master Wes Bates taking time off, Steven takes over for some game series trivia. So sit back and enjoy the show.

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 39: In The Eye Of The Universe With Isla Hinck

Marcus Stewart

Get ready for a bone-crunching, spine-ripping, bloodbath with our Mortal Kombat Fatalities debate! This week, Marcus Stewart of Game Informer attempts to perform a Fatal Attack on Wes in a three Vs. three fatality showdown. Will he succeed, or will Wes Kounter with his own Krushing Blow? Only one can come out with a Flawless Victory in this deadly debate. Afterwards, the crew mops up the mess with pitches for the robot blasting, cooperative shooter, Generation Zero, and heavy, sci-fi adventure title NORCO before wrapping it all up with some back of the box trivia. Let the debate begin!

Get ready for a bone-crunching, spine-ripping, bloodbath with our Mortal Kombat Fatalities debate! This week, Marcus Stewart of Game Informer attempts to perform a Fatal Attack on Wes in a three Vs. three fatality showdown. Will he succeed, or will Wes Kounter with his own Krushing Blow? Only one can come out with a Flawless Victory in this deadly debate. Afterwards, the crew mops up the mess with pitches for the robot blasting, cooperative shooter, Generation Zero, and heavy, sci-fi adventure title NORCO before wrapping it all up with some back of the box trivia. Let the debate begin!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 38: Finish Him With Marcus Stewart

Debaters, start your engines, because we are off to the races in this episode of the show as Haley MacLean joins the crew to debate Mario Kart tracks and share her experience working in video game law. Then the panel chats the merits of Gearbox’s latest endeavor in “The Pitch” with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands along with what makes Spooky multiplayer thriller Dead By Daylight so engrossing. And what would a great episode of the GGD Pod be without some video game 20 questions? Buckle up cause you’re in for a great podcast with this episode of the show!

Debaters, start your engines, because we are off to the races in this episode of the show as Haley MacLean joins the crew to debate Mario Kart tracks and share her experience working in video game law. Then the panel chats the merits of Gearbox’s latest endeavor in “The Pitch” with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands along with what makes Spooky multiplayer thriller Dead By Daylight so engrossing. And what would a great episode of the GGD Pod be without some video game 20 questions? Buckle up cause you’re in for a great podcast with this episode of the show!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 37: Star Cup Mash Up

Kaedhen makes his triumphant return to the show on this episode of the GGD Podcast and what better way to celebrate his return than to wax poetic about why Elden Ring is so amazingly… bad? That’s right, we have our first 3-way debate as Steven, Kaedhen and Wes square off to talk about the things that aren’t so great about Elden Ring and let’s just say things get surprisingly sultry. After that we chat Nintendo’s latest, Kirby and The Forgotten Land, indie Castlevania homage Infernax and a little game nobody has ever heard of called Fortnite in The Pitch. Lastly, how well do you know your From Software NPC’s? Test your might with the Dark Souls of trivia games in our From Soft NPC game as we wrap it all up. You’re guaranteed to have a good time hanging with the crew in this episode of the Great Game Debate Podcast!

Kaedhen makes his triumphant return to the show on this episode of the GGD Podcast and what better way to celebrate his return than to wax poetic about why Elden Ring is so amazingly… bad? That’s right, we have our first 3-way debate as Steven, Kaedhen and Wes square off to talk about the things that aren’t so great about Elden Ring and let’s just say things get surprisingly sultry. After that we chat Nintendo’s latest, Kirby and The Forgotten Land, indie Castlevania homage Infernax and a little game nobody has ever heard of called Fortnite in The Pitch. Lastly, how well do you know your From Software NPC’s? Test your might with the Dark Souls of trivia games in our From Soft NPC game as we wrap it all up. You’re guaranteed to have a good time hanging with the crew in this episode of the Great Game Debate Podcast!

The Great Game Debate Podcast episode 36: Try Finger. But Hole?

Fire up the bat signal and grab your cape and cowl because we’re going batty on this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast! This time, Chris Logan of The Best of The Rest Podcast joins the panel for the best Batman debate ever, as we discuss Batman: Arkham Asylum vs. Batman: Arkham City. Stay tuned afterwards as we pitch the two biggest blockbusters of 2022 with Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West and then wrap it all up with a speed round of 20 questions! You don’t need to be the world’s greatest detective to know that this episode has it all!

Fire up the bat signal and grab your cape and cowl because we’re going batty on this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast! This time, Chris Logan of The Best of The Rest Podcast joins the panel for the best Batman debate ever, as we discuss Batman: Arkham Asylum vs. Batman: Arkham City. Stay tuned afterwards as we pitch the two biggest blockbusters of 2022 with Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West and then wrap it all up with a speed round of 20 questions! You don’t need to be the world’s greatest detective to know that this episode has it all!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 35: Michael Jordan's Arkham Jam

We're shaking things up and letting our weeb flags fly as we talk all things anime on this episode. That's right, anime is the central theme of this episode including debates, pitches and games! First, guests Zac Pearson and Gamerlikesanime (JB) join the crew to debate anime anti-heroes, followed by some hot anime recommendations in the Pitch, and finally our very first Live Top 5 ranking game, where we rank a random group of anime characters from worst to best! There's something for every otaku in this episode of the show! Arigatōgozaimasu!

We're shaking things up and letting our weeb flags fly as we talk all things anime on this episode. That's right, anime is the central theme of this episode including debates, pitches and games! First, guests Zac Pearson and Gamerlikesanime (JB) join the crew to debate anime anti-heroes, followed by some hot anime recommendations in the Pitch, and finally our very first Live Top 5 ranking game, where we rank a random group of anime characters from worst to best! There's something for every otaku in this episode of the show! Arigatōgozaimasu!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 34: Incredible Otaku Exchange With Guests Zac and JB

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We're kicking it old school in this episode of the GGD Podcast with an epic head to head of JRPG royalty. Bob Buel of the 99 Questions Podcast joins the panel this week repping Phantasy Star IV in the debate against Brad Russell backing SNES classic Final Fantasy IV. Which Fourth Fantasy will reign supreme? After the debate the panel switches gears in The Pitch, discussing Switch hit Pokémon Legends: Arceus, classic arcade revival Windjammers 2, and Jonah sells everyone on the greatness of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. We also introduce a brand new game to the show - Video Game Jeopardy! A great time is waiting for you in this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast!

We're kicking it old school in this episode of the GGD Podcast with an epic head to head of JRPG royalty. Bob Buel of the 99 Questions Podcast joins the panel this week repping Phantasy Star IV in the debate against Brad Russell backing SNES classic Final Fantasy IV. Which Fourth Fantasy will reign supreme? After the debate the panel switches gears in The Pitch, discussing Switch hit Pokémon Legends: Arceus, classic arcade revival Windjammers 2, and Jonah sells everyone on the greatness of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. We also introduce a brand new game to the show - Video Game Jeopardy! A great time is waiting for you in this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 33 9.9 Questions with Bob Buel

Mitchell Saltzman

Rip and Tear! We have a bloody good time on this week's GGD podcast, as IGN's Mitchell Saltzman joins the crew to debate the Id's recent Doom Reboot series vs Machine Games' Wolfenstein Series. It's a Nazi stabbing, demon gouging debate for the ages! Then the crew ponders free multiplayer shooter Valorent and quirky indie puzzle-platformer Elec Head in The Pitch and wrap it all up with some Back of The Box Trivia! So grab your super shotgun and join us for a great time on this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast!

Rip and Tear! We have a bloody good time on this week's GGD podcast, as IGN's Mitchell Saltzman joins the crew to debate the Id's recent Doom Reboot series vs Machine Games' Wolfenstein Series. It's a Nazi stabbing, demon gouging debate for the ages! Then the crew ponders free multiplayer shooter Valorent and quirky indie puzzle-platformer Elec Head in The Pitch and wrap it all up with some Back of The Box Trivia! So grab your super shotgun and join us for a great time on this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 32: Doomenstein W/ IGN's Mitchell Saltzman

This week we have a whole new show, a returning cast of clowns and, A NEW LOGO! Come Join us as we hang out with Sal and Hunter as we talk about them getting their Twitch affiliation and all the games we've been playing. This Weeks debate is a good one as we tackle online Vs local multiplayer, this one gets crazy so sit back and enjoy the show. 

This week we have a whole new show, a returning cast of clowns and, A NEW LOGO! Come Join us as we hang out with Sal and Hunter as we talk about them getting their Twitch affiliation and all the games we've been playing. This Weeks debate is a good one as we tackle online Vs local multiplayer, this one gets crazy so sit back and enjoy the show.

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 31: Online co-op with Sal and Hunter!

We're kicking 2022 off with a bang as Gaming Trend's David Burdette joins the panel for a super spicy debate to determine if Breath of The Wild is truly the best open-world game of all time or if Horizon Zero Dawn's robot dinosaurs eat its lunch. Afterwards, the gang gives some outstanding pitches for Toem, Monster Sanctuary and Nier Replicant and then wrap it all up with Jonah's favorite video game word-association game. Happy New Year everybody!

We're kicking 2022 off with a bang as Gaming Trend's David Burdette joins the panel for a super spicy debate to determine if Breath of The Wild is truly the best open-world game of all time or if Horizon Zero Dawn's robot dinosaurs eat its lunch. Afterwards, the gang gives some outstanding pitches for Toem, Monster Sanctuary and Nier Replicant and then wrap it all up with Jonah's favorite video game word-association game. Happy New Year everybody!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 30: A One Armed David Playing a 3 Key Piano

It's the end of the year and that can only mean it's time once again for the GGD GOTY discussion! Join the crew as they go round-robin style through their personal top 5 games of the year in the final podcast of 2021. But it wouldn't be a Great Game Debate Podcast without a debate, so before the GOTY excitement, Jonah steps in to make his debate debut against Steven in the ultimate debate of skate - Jet Set Radio vs. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2! Thanks to everybody who has listened this year and here's to many more Great Game Debates in 2022 and beyond!

It's the end of the year and that can only mean it's time once again for the GGD GOTY discussion! Join the crew as they go round-robin style through their personal top 5 games of the year in the final podcast of 2021. But it wouldn't be a Great Game Debate Podcast without a debate, so before the GOTY excitement, Jonah steps in to make his debate debut against Steven in the ultimate debate of skate - Jet Set Radio vs. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2! Thanks to everybody who has listened this year and here's to many more Great Game Debates in 2022 and beyond!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 29: Rollerblading Makes Me Wet (AKA GOTY 2021)!

Who says video game movies are all bad? Not our panel! Special Guest Tokyo Slim drops in this week to bring the pain with his cinematic expertise in our video game movie debate. Will Mortal Kombat (1995) perform a fatality on Resident Evil (2002), or will the T-Virus prevail? Later in the pitch, the panelists are moved by indie tearjerker Before Your Eyes, before discussing mysteries in Japan with Lost Judgement and finally chilling out roaming the desert in Sable. Finally, Wes tests the crew’s knowledge of alternative video game names in a brain-bending new trivia game. Come get ready to rumble in episode 28 of The GGD Podcast!

Who says video game movies are all bad? Not our panel! Special Guest Tokyo Slim drops in this week to bring the pain with his cinematic expertise in our video game movie debate. Will Mortal Kombat (1995) perform a fatality on Resident Evil (2002), or will the T-Virus prevail? Later in the pitch, the panelists are moved by indie tearjerker Before Your Eyes, before discussing mysteries in Japan with Lost Judgement and finally chilling out roaming the desert in Sable. Finally, Wes tests the crew’s knowledge of alternative video game names in a brain-bending new trivia game. Come get ready to rumble in episode 28 of The GGD Podcast!

Podcast Episode 28: Tokyo Street Brawl

We ratchet up the chaos on this episode of the show as Steven Beaumont returns to throw a wrench into Jonah's plans for an orderly debate alongside guest panelist Travis McGaughey of The Draft Punks. After a contentious group debate over Zelda items, the group cools off with pitches on Breath of The Wild-alike Immortals Fenyx Rising, open-world extreme sports-mashup Riders Republic, and indie action-puzzler Greak: Memories of Azur. Lastly the panelists flex their mental muscles with a new video game word association game before wrapping things up. It's a little wild and crazy but a guaranteed great time on this episode of the GGD Podcast.

We ratchet up the chaos on this episode of the show as Steven Beaumont returns to throw a wrench into Jonah's plans for an orderly debate alongside guest panelist Travis McGaughey of The Draft Punks. After a contentious group debate over Zelda items, the group cools off with pitches on Breath of The Wild-alike Immortals Fenyx Rising, open-world extreme sports-mashup Riders Republic, and indie action-puzzler Greak: Memories of Azur. Lastly the panelists flex their mental muscles with a new video game word association game before wrapping things up. It's a little wild and crazy but a guaranteed great time on this episode of the GGD Podcast.

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 27: Beaumont's Revenge!

Grab your whip and some holy water and prepare to enter Dracula's Castle on this episode of The GGD podcast. This time, Bradley Ellis of The Easy Allies joins to panel for a bloody good debate with classic Castlevania games vs. Igavania games. The panel also shares their excitement for the new Elden Ring gameplay and pitches new indie action exploration game, Unsighted, as well as underrated survival horror gem The Evil Within. And it wouldn't be an episode of THE GGD Podcast without wrapping it all up with a fantastic game! Come join the fun and whip it up with us!

Grab your whip and some holy water and prepare to enter Dracula's Castle on this episode of The GGD podcast. This time, Bradley Ellis of The Easy Allies joins to panel for a bloody good debate with classic Castlevania games vs. Igavania games. The panel also shares their excitement for the new Elden Ring gameplay and pitches new indie action exploration game, Unsighted, as well as underrated survival horror gem The Evil Within. And it wouldn't be an episode of THE GGD Podcast without wrapping it all up with a fantastic game! Come join the fun and whip it up with us!

The Great Game Debate Podcast: Episode 26 Brad Blood

We flip the script on this episode of The GGD Podcast as guest panelist Preston Wilke of Level Zero squares off against Kaedhen to argue what game is a bigger atrocity: Knack or Anthem. Afterwards the crew pitch new indie card-based rogue-like Inscryption, beefy CRPG Pathfinder: Wrath of The Righteous and Furry filled Metroidvania F.I.S.T. Finally we wrap it up with a speed round of 20 questions. Will the panelists succeed in guessing the game? You'll have to listen to find out!

We flip the script on this episode of The GGD Podcast as guest panelist Preston Wilke of Level Zero squares off against Kaedhen to argue what game is a bigger atrocity: Knack or Anthem. Afterwards the crew pitch new indie card-based rogue-like Inscryption, beefy CRPG Pathfinder: Wrath of The Righteous and Furry filled Metroidvania F.I.S.T. Finally we wrap it up with a speed round of 20 questions. Will the panelists succeed in guessing the game? You'll have to listen to find out!

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 25: The Great Game Mistakes

Kim Wallace

Are you ready for a wickedly good podcast? Game Informer's Kim Wallace joins the crew this time to share her insights on great anime and her recommendations for where to visit when traveling in Japan. Oh, and also to determine who's the true face of evil in our JRPG villains debate! Is Suikoden 2's Mad Prince, Luca Blight, the most monstrous or is FFVI's killer clown, Kefka Palazzo, the more unholy terror? Only one can come out on top! Afterwards the panel steps up to The Pitchers mound to discuss Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island Expansion and Life is Strange: True Color's Wavelengths DLC. Finally, the challenge is on to determine who knows their RPG geography best as the show wraps up with our RPG realms trivia game. Cheers and enjoy the show!   Twitter has our links: https://twitter.com/GreatGameDeb8?s=20

Are you ready for a wickedly good podcast? Game Informer's Kim Wallace joins the crew this time to share her insights on great anime and her recommendations for where to visit when traveling in Japan. Oh, and also to determine who's the true face of evil in our JRPG villains debate! Is Suikoden 2's Mad Prince, Luca Blight, the most monstrous or is FFVI's killer clown, Kefka Palazzo, the more unholy terror? Only one can come out on top! Afterwards the panel steps up to The Pitchers mound to discuss Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island Expansion and Life is Strange: True Color's Wavelengths DLC. Finally, the challenge is on to determine who knows their RPG geography best as the show wraps up with our RPG realms trivia game. Cheers and enjoy the show!   Twitter has our links: <a href="https://twitter.com/GreatGameDeb8?s=20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/GreatGameDeb8?s=20</a>

The Great Game Debate Podcast Episode 24: Totally Evil With Kim Wallace

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