The Level

Kole and Jala wrap up their coverage on the main Phoenix Wright trilogy of games by talking about Trials and Tribulations. Story concerned with the pasts of the various characters, it also seeks to wrap up loose ends and give a big fanservice payday to anyone with affection for the cast.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dome Keeper, Trombone Champ, Timberborn, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Timberborn. Dome Keeper. Kole: Trombone Champ. Dennis: Deathloop. XCOM 2. David: Deathloop. The Multiplayer: What piece of DLC do you think was better than the base game? The End Boss: Metal: Hellsinger custom music mods look silly and fun. A fan has made Super Mario Bros. 5. 0G9-XN4-FNF Blizzard is making some baffling and hostile decisions with Overwatch 2.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Rocksmith+, Fallout 76 Expeditions: The Pitt, Timberborn, and much more! The Grind: David: Fallout 76 Expeditions: The Pitt. Destiny 2. Kole: Steam Deck impressions. Vampire Survivors. Skinwalker Hunt. Rocksmith+. Dennis: XCOM 2. Opus Magnum. Ben: Fall Guys. Timberborn. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. The Multiplayer: Think of a favorite video game franchise. What is one change to that franchise that would make you drop it like a sack of bricks? (Apart from the creators being hateful in some way; take that as read.) The End Boss: Sim Nimby won’t let you play Sim City. Grand Theft Auto 6 hack seems like a disaster. Resident Evil 8 DLC will end the Winters story line. New GeForce graphics cards will add ray tracing to Portal.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Immortality, Live a Live, Taiji, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Immortality. Live a Live. Dennis: God of War (2018). Death Stranding. Opus Magnum. Ben: The Planet Crafter. Taiji. David: Destiny 2. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: PlayStation Stars look like NFTs even though they aren’t. Pacific Drive looks rad as hell. Nintendo shows details about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Against all odds they’re making a new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game. That’s not the real TSR, it’s some bigots who trademark squatted. They made an AI-art SHMUP, with all of the ethical concerns associated with that.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Cursed to Golf, Second Extinction, The Planet Crafter, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Cursed to Golf. No One Lives Under the Lighthouse. Dennis: Second Extinction. Death Stranding. Ben: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Planet Crafter. The Multiplayer: Add a character to a multiverse fighting game! The End Boss: Rocksmith+ is finally releasing on September 6. Disney is getting into TCGs with the horribly-named “Lorcana”. Sam Barlow’s new game “Immortality” is getting rave reviews.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Roboquest, Arcade Paradise, the Horror of Salazar House, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Slay the Spire. Metroid Dread. Magic: Arena. David: Destiny 2. Roboquest. Dennis: Roboquest. Slay the Spire. Kole: Arcade Paradise. Horror of Salazar House. The Multiplayer: Patch notes for reality. The End Boss: Slime Rancher 2 enters Early Access on September 22. The Lords of the Fallen, a reboot of Lords of the Fallen, announced. Ben’s recommendations: The Rehearsal, Dune Imperium.

Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Mortuary Assistant, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Under Falling Skies, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Mortuary Assistant. Jala: Sonic Mania. Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Dennis: Under Falling Skies. Vampire Survivors. Rainbow Six: Extraction. The Multiplayer: What are your little gaming habits and rituals? The End Boss: The Contradiction guy has a new FMV project called Fogtown. Alone in the Dark reboot announced. Sony is exploring adding its own launcher for PC games.

Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Into the Breach: Advanced Edition, Late Shift, and Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The Grind: Jala: Contradiction. The Quarry. Late Shift. Dennis: Into the Breach: Advanced Edition. Divinity: Original Sin. Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Kole: Resident Evil Village. The Multiplayer: Let’s talk in-person gaming events! The End Boss: Covid is still messing up the games industry. Sony gets rid of feature you never used. Steam simplifies game art by outlawing marketing clutter.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Overwhelm, Zombie Army 4, Stray, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Overwhelm. Snowrunner. Kole: Trackmania Turbo. David: Destiny 2. Zombie Army 4. Ben: Stray. The Multiplayer: What animal deserves its own video game? The End Boss: The University of Toronto establishes a huge video game library. Stray mods bring real life (and fictional) cats into Stray. There’s an Elden Ring Name Generator. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake derailed.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Stray, Last Call BBS, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Stray. Ben: Stray. Last Call BBS. David: Elite: Dangerous. 20 Minutes Till Dawn Dennis: NEOVERSE. Trackmania. The Multiplayer: What game makes the most interesting use of a class system? The End Boss: Inscryption is coming to PS4 and PS5 on August 30. New Warhammer expansion’s map is real neat. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands player gets the rarest, most powerful randomly generated gun.