Tanked Up

A rare occurrence where we all have games to chat about! Lucy played 20 Small Mazes, which is what it says on the tin. Lucy and Aadil get distracted with Balatro and the costs of tracking information. Ben played Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles. Aadil finished The Case of the Golden Idol and all the DLCs. Lucy has Cortex, a juicy IPA collab between Atom and Junk Soul Smothered followed by Baron’s Single Hop DIPA, Long Boy. Ben has Wiper & True’s KaleiDIPA (again), and Aadil has the Ooster-festbier from Hasen-brau and Brasserie de la Senne’s Bruxellensis Brett Pale Ale

The whole crew is present, but in an inversion Aadil has played most of the games. We start with a discussion about the Kotaku resignation, prompted by managements push away from news and opinions towards 50 game guides a week. Aadil and Lucy talk a bunch about Balatro while Ben waits patiently in the wings. Aadil continues on to talk about a game Lucy brought to his attention a few episodes back Slice and Dice. And then the episode is rounded out with the back of the box quiz from Lucy. Lucy had the Sundrips Honey DIPA from Deya. Ben had the KaleiDIPA from Wiper and True, and Aadil had the more smoothie than beer Azvex’s Mana Smoothie Sour.

Lucy is freshly back from Manchester and talks to Ben about her time there visiting a bunch of different bars and breweries. She’s also played some Geometry Survivor and a little more Modern Warfare 3. Ben breaks out a big boy and drinks Puttty from Verdant whilst Lucy remembered it was Orval day. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outoflivesnetwork

A shorter affair following our 400th episode, Ben and Aadil get together for a beer and some gaming chat. They discuss Warner Brothers doubling down on the live service model following the release of Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League. There are puzzle games as Ben previews Preserve, whilst Aadil talks about NYT Strands. To end Ben gives a run down of his first 16 odd hours in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The beers are from Stigbergets and an Arbor Ales X Emperor’s Brewery collab.

That’s it. Wrap it up. 400 episodes of nonsense. Following our current 2024 format, we discuss some news including more layoffs and some studios buying themselves and their IPs back. Of course, we talk games including Fall Guys, Balatro and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Then we close on a quiz. We have a couple of beers each including ones from Deya, Wild Flower, Verdant, Crossover Blendery, Tartarus, Cloudwater, and Track. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outoflivesnetwork

Its a Ben free episode as Lucy and Aadil, but surprisingly game-filled and mostly on topic! A pre episode 400 miracle. Lucy played Please Touch the Artwork 2, Tomb Raider (Remastered), Islands of the Caliph, and Home Safety Hotline. While Aadil (and housemate Keith) have installed and played a couple few hour sessions of Civilization II. Lucy has the Terrain IPA from Glasshouse x Rivington, while Aadil has the Northern Monk SMUG the Pilgrimage AF TIPA. #podcast #craftbeer #northernmonk #glasshouse #rivington #tombraiderremastered #civilization2 #homesafetyhotline

In a week where no one has played a game, Xbox do us a solid and have a special Official Xbox Podcast episode. Ben had a listen and relayed the information to Lucy and Aadil who have thoughts about the new strategy. This isn’t a blow-for-blow recounting but a discussion on the higher-level points. Following this Ben mentions the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo and somehow talk turns to the Tomb Raider franchise. To finish, a quiz. Lucy drinks Cone, from Saint Mars of the Desert and Aadil has The White Hag’s Puca. Tweet and follow us: http://twitter.com/outoflivesnet Join The OOL Community Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outoflivesnetwork

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