Join Kyran and Joel as they dive head first into the wonderful world of Video Games, discussing the latest news and releases as well as opinions on various topics

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode we&#39;ve got a breakdown on the recent 2025 Game Awards hosted by Geoff Keighley.We spend the first part of the show talking about the general vibes we got from the show and if we felt it had any improvements over previous iterations before spending the back end of the episode getting a little excited over some of the reveals.We&#39;ll see you all in 2026!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 298: The 2025 Game Awards Special

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the podcast we focus in entirely on our Quest Log. First Joel goes over some of the new additions to the latest season of Fortnite and Kyran tempts Joel with some new details about the latest Destiny 2 expansion, Renegades, which just so happens to be inspired by Star Wars.Then we move onto the main topic. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is now available for Nintendo Switch 1 + 2 and Kyran has sunk a lot of time into the game so that he could hit credits and bring his relatively fresh (and somewhat messy thoughts) to the show. The result is hopefully not too convoluted as he attempts to put his thoughts out there for a game he has desperately spent years waiting for.(It will not be the last time he talks about it)We&#39;ll be back next week for our last episode of the year which will focus in on the Game Awards.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 297: The Metroid Prime 4 Episode

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode Joel succumbed and picked up Dispatch so he spends some time here talking (spoiler-free) with Kyran about how much he loved as an employee of SDN before shifting gears to talk about Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Kyran then spends way more time than he planned to rant about Metroid and his hopes for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.(9 DAYS UNTIL METROID PRIME 4: BEYOND)Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we talk about Valve&#39;s newest hardware, the Steam Machine, and ponder how it could potentially shake up the lounge room arrangement many people have. We also find some time to shout out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and its recent award success at the Golden Joysticks as we head into Game Awards season.Hit up the links below to find us elsewhere (and remember to buy Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 296: Valve's Steam Machine Lounge Room Shake Up

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode we&#39;ve got a packed Quest Log with Joel dipping in to the latest Fortnite crossover event featuring The Simpons and Kyran&#39;s been practising his dinosaur park abilities in Jurassic World Evolution 3. Last of all, Kyran convinces Joel to bite the bullet and pick up Dispatch, a new episodic adventure game from Adhoc and Critical Role featuring a stacked cast and serves as a reminder just how good this style of game can be.Meanwhile we squeeze in a small Bonus Round to talk about the massive 3.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizon and the wild announcement that Halo is being remade in Unreal Engine as Halo: Campaign Evolved and will be coming to PS5 as well as Xbox and PC.Hit up the links below to get in touch.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 295: Dispatch Reminds Us How Good Episodic Games Can Be

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the show we&#39;ve got something of a mixed grab bag of game updates for our Quest Log.Both Joel and Kyran give some updates on their time with the likes of Hades 2 and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.We then move onto the meatier part of the segment where Joel talks about how he&#39;s been finding his latest roguelike addiction, Ball x Pit, and how its been consuming his time. Meanwhile Kyran talks about his experience demoing Pro Jank Footy and the LONG AWAITED Metroid Prime 4: Beyond from the PAX Aus show floor.If you want to reach out then hit up the links below.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 294: We Played Metroid Prime 4 (and more games)

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the podcast we&#39;ve got a juicy Quest Log.First up Kyran&#39;s been spending a bit of time in Ebisugaoka with Silent Hill f and brings Joel some early impressions on the game&#39;s radically different approach to the series as well the new approach to combat and juggling the many items and resources that they mange.Then we move onto Hades 2 as both Kyran and Joel get excited about Supergiant&#39;s latest masterpiece (and their first ever direct sequel). All relatively early game discussion pertaining mostly to the journey down to defeat Chronos with some slight nudges from Kyran about the potential that the journey to Mt. Olympus has in store for Joel when he gets there.If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 293: Hades 2 is Supergiant's Latest Masterpiece

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Greetings listeners!This is an episode we&#39;ve been looking forward to making for a long time because Hollow Knight Silksong has released after years of mystery! Massive props to Team Cherry for making this absolute masterpiece of a game that somehow delivers on all of the lofty expectations carried over from the original Hollow Knight.Kyran also shares some thoughts about the recently released Destiny Rising, the mobile gacha-filled take on the Destiny universe created by NetEase.If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 292: Hollow Knight Silksong is REAL

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the podcast we spend a little time digging into a couple of games on both Kyran and Joel&#39;s Quest Log. Joel talks about his with The Rogue Prince of Persia after it dropped on the PlayStation Plus service, plus he&#39;s been making time for some Halls of Torment on his phone when he can as well. Both of us have dipped our toes ever so briefly into the Sword of the Sea as well, so we spend a little bit of time talking about Giant Squid&#39;s latest release to wrap things up.Then it is over to the Bonus Round where we run through the list of headlines from Geoff Keighley&#39;s 2025 edition of Gamescom Opening Night Live, stopping to talk about particular announcements and reveals that caught our interest. We also make sure to mention the exciting news that Hollow Knight: Silksong now has a release and it&#39;ll be out before the next episode releases.If you want to hit us up feel free to use the links below.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 291: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 Edition

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Greetings listeners!Apologies for no episode last week, unfortunately Kyran came down ill and thought it best to spare you the sounds he was producing in favour of getting better to sound a bit more normal.On this week&#39;s episode we&#39;ve got a Quest Log featuring two heavy hitters. First up Kyran dives into the latest expansion for Destiny 2, The Edge of Fate, which is also Bungie&#39;s first steps into a brand new story for the long-running shooter and attempts to untangle many of its updated and new systems. Then we move onto Donkey Kong Bananza, which both Joel and Kyran have been playing, and offer up our early impressions on the game&#39;s opening hours and gush about how great it is to have a brand new 3D Donkey Kong game.If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 290: Going Bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza!

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode we&#39;ve got a short and incredibly Death Stranding 2: On The Beach focused episode. Kyran&#39;s spent the better part of the last week and a half out wandering the post-Death Stranding version of Australia built by the team at Kojima Productions and brings us his early impressions from the first four episodes of the game.We&#39;ve got some big releases in the future so expect some another Quest Log episode coming up for our 290th episode (wow, suddenly episode 300 is right around the corner)Feel free to hit us up using the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 289: Kojima's Done It Again (Death Stranding 2 Edition)

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the show we tie up some loose ends with our Quest Log that we couldn&#39;t squeeze in last episode due to Summer Game Fest and the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2.Joel fills us in on his time with another mobile roguelike with a fun hook called Dungeon Clawler and goes a bit deeper on how he&#39;s been going with Cookie Cutter, an indie Search and Find game (aka Metroidvania). Meanwhile Kyran brings some of his final thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 now that he&#39;s completed and finally gets a chance to talk about getting absolutely beaten up by Elden Ring: Nightreign.If you want to get in touch feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 288: Quest Log Check-in June 2025 Edition

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the show we carve out a Quest Log to talk about our very early impressions on Nintendo&#39;s new piece of hardware, the Switch 2, and some early thoughts on Mario Kart World and it&#39;s place as the console&#39;s big launch game.Then over in the Bonus Round we try to highlight some of the games that jumped out at us from the many, many digital presentations that went live between last Thursday to this Monday.If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 287: Switch 2 is Here!

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode it&#39;s all about Hazelight&#39;s Split Fiction as we&#39;ve knuckled down and done a complete playthrough of the co-op adventure. We talk about how we enjoyed our time jumping through the combined sci-fi / fantasy levels.SPOILER WARNING TIME CODES: 00:39.17 - 0:47.20Meanwhile after the Quest Log we carve out a small part of the episode to say our farewell to the Nintendo Switch.Feel free to hit us up using the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast 286: Split Fiction Is Another Hazelight Hit!

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Greetings listeners!We&#39;re back with another Quest Log focused episode.Before we get into the meat of the episode we do talk briefly about some headlines from the week, including the price increase to Xbox consoles and accessories (coming soon to games), the recent layoffs at Polygon, the departures from Giant Bomb, and Rockstar&#39;s random GTA VI release date / delay announcement.Then over in the Quest Log both Joel and Kyran have begun playing Split Fiction and offer their early impressions on Hazelight&#39;s latest co-operative adventure. Lastly, Kyran gets hyped about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a new RPG from the French developers over at Sandfall.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 285: Clair Obscur is the Greatest FRPG

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Greetings listeners!The episode is a few days late due to us taking some time to relax over the long Easter Weekend, but we&#39;re back with a Quest Log focused episode!First up Joel has checked out The Plucky Squire now that he&#39;s upped his PlayStation Plus subscription meanwhile Kyran has been trying to revive a mascot agency in Promise Mascot Agency. After all of that is said and done we both come together to try to wrap our head around Blue Prince, a recently released puzzle / roguelike game developed by Dogubomb (Tonda Ros) and begin to peel back its many layers.If you want to reach out feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 284: Blue Prince is Wrinkling Our Brains

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Greetings listeners!The moment has finally arrived! Join us as we break down not one but TWO Nintendo Directs in a single episode.First up we move through the final Direct for the Nintendo Switch with relative haste so we can take a much deeper dive into the reveal Direct for the successor, the Nintendo Switch 2.We talk through the games, get nervous about prices, and Kyran expresses his desire for Nintendo to really break open Metroid Prime 4 Beyond to start generating even more hype for the upcoming game.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 283: Nintendo Switch 2 Has Arrived!

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode Kyran has played through Wanderstop, the newest game from the mind behind The Stanley Parable and The Beginner&#39;s Guide, which is a cosy, narrative game that was developed with the creator&#39;s experience dealing with burnout. Kyran has also started to dip his toes in Assassin&#39;s Creed Shadows and brings his very early thoughts to this week&#39;s episode.Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we talk about the recent Silent Hill Transmission that went in on Silent Hill f and the reasons behind some of the changes the newest game brings to the series, plus we squeeze in a little time to get excited about the imminent Nintendo Direct for the Switch 2 due to broadcast on April 3rd.

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 282: PNS2 (Pre Nintendo Switch 2)

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Greetings listeners!On this week&#39;s episode of the show Kyran quadruple checked his recording input to avoid last week&#39;s unfortunate bungle as we return for another Quest Log focused episode.First up Kyran talks a little bit about Nikoderiko: The Magical World, which is a charming platformer that borrows elements from the Donkey Kong Country Returns series and sprinkles some light Crash Bandicoot elements throughout all backed up my a David Wise soundtrack. We then tackle the core topic for this week, Monster Hunter Wilds, and both Kyran and Joel have put in a healthy amount of hours in order to bring you our thoughts.There&#39;s always going to be something so satisfying about fighting a massive beast with a weapon that transforms from the a Great Sword to a Great Axe and then turning them into a pair of pants.If you want to reach out feel free to hit the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 281: A Wild Time with Monster Hunter

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Greetings listeners!Firstly, apologies for the weird audio this episode. About 40 minutes into the episode Kyran&#39;s PC died randomly (thankfully Audacity was able to save the audio) but unfortunately upon resuming the recording Kyran cockily didn&#39;t check which microphone Audacity defaulted to and the result is what he sounds like in the second half of the episode. A one time disaster hopefully.Rest assured Kyran has learned an important lesson about not trusting Audacity too much.On this week&#39;s episode we get into our first Quest Log of the year as Joel gives TMNT: Splintered Fate the meekest of thumbs up before Kyran dives headfirst into his impressions from the recent closed network test for Elden Ring: Nightreign.Meanwhile we return to Dope or Nope to work our way through Sony&#39;s recent State of Play!If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 280: Elden Ring (Night)reigns Supreme

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New year, same us!We&#39;re back for another year to talk about all things video games related but before we can do that we must spend our first episode looking back (and shaking off our holiday rust).Joel and Kyran talk about some of their favourite games from 2024 including heavy hitters (such as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Astro Bot, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth) and surprise indie successes (including Balatro, Animal Well, and Mouthwashing) including some shout outs to games games we are determined to play / finish in 2025.Afterwards it is time to look ahead, which largely means we get excited over the possibilities of the highly anticipated Switch 2.If you want to reach out to us feel free to hit up the links below!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dialogueoptions.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Dialogue Options BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelyMac" rel="nofollow">﻿Joel (@JoelyMac)</a><a href="https://twitter.com/LemonManX" rel="nofollow">Kyran (@LemonManX)</a>

Dialogue Options Podcast Episode 279: Our Favourite Games of 2024

Join Kyran and Joel as they dive head first into the wonderful world of Video Games, discussing the latest news and releases as well as opinions on various topics