Episodes

Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Episode 61: Food in Gaming
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
On this episode we tackle the nebulous topic of the depiction of food & drink in video games, starting off with food's classic roles as chunky pixelated health pickups. As the episode goes on, however, we are interested to discover that we nearly entirely forget to talk about games that are overtly about food or cooking, as our ideas of the best depictions of food in gaming seem to go hand-hand with vibey, atmospheric games, awash with comfy recreations of the mundane.

Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Episode 60: Fandoms, Subscriptions, and the Console Wars
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
On this episode we set out to have a discussion on the current subscription services that have come to define modern gaming for many, such as XBox Game Pass and Playstation Plus Premium, and the conversation dovetailed off in several directions. We hit topics such as brand loyalty, toxic fanbases, and the slew of recent broken game releases, as we finally 'solve' the Console Wars once and for all.

Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Episode 59: Resident Evil 4 & Its Remake
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
We dip back into the Resident Evil well to chat about the lauded Resident Evil 4, mainly because it received a phenomenal remake this year, which we also chat about obviously. We compare the two games, discussing our favourite moments, from the things they changed from the things that remained wonderfully untouched. There are some ropey impressions too.

Wednesday May 31, 2023
Episode 58: Our ’Guilty Pleasure’ Games
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
On this episode we bounce from old first-person-shooters to Japanese visual novels as we talk about some games that are genuinely close to our hearts, but in which we cannot deny their ropier, more awkward elements.

Wednesday May 17, 2023
Episode 57: The Game Boy
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
We get painfully nostalgic for Nintendo's first handheld device on this episode, as we share our fondest memories of the old grey brick, as well as the "Colors", "Pockets", and "Advances" it spawned. We discuss the franchises that defined the console for us, such as Pokemon, Tetris, Wario Land, and, uh, James Bond.

Wednesday May 03, 2023
Episode 56: Red Dead Redemption
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
On this episode we take a look at both of Rockstar Games' Western-themed epics, as we try to reconcile the quite sizable problems we have with both games with our love of their masterful storytelling and overall rootin' tootin' cowboy aesthetic. We also have find time to bellyache about the depiction of the Irish in these games, because obviously.

Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Episode 55: More Questions For Each Other
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
All four of us gather for an episode in which we once again ask each other interview-like questions about the world of gaming. This time the questions have us discussing video game remakes, as well as what TV adaptations we would like to see in the wake of HBO's The Last of Us. We talk about the habits we have developed towards gaming as a hobby, both good and bad. And we recommend the games to each which we believe are big enough to represent entire genres.

Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Episode 54: Ranking Every Mario Platformer
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
This episode of Hey! Look! Listen! is all about everyone's favourite merchandisable plumber, Mario. Ignoring his penchant for karting and partying, this episode instead ranks each and every one of the traditional Mario platformers, which means it covers the length and breadth of both the history of Nintendo and the history of gaming as a whole.

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Episode 53: HBO’s The Last Of Us
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
On this episode we turn our back on video games to instead focus on video game adjacent media, as we discuss HBO's recent television adaptation of The Last Of Us, starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, and a bunch of funky fungi.

Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Episode 52: Questions For Each Other
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
We play it a bit loose in this episode as we each bring two questions for each other in a general conversation about videogames. This leads to us chatting about topics that include childhood memories and divisive games, and whether or not romance exists in gaming, because we're all incurable romantics. We also ripoff Desert Island Disks wholesale.