

The Level
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The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.
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Mar 6, 2020 • 2h 5min
319: Ambience Ambulance
Kole, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about the Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo, World of Horror, and we ask you which games you love, but would never recommend.
The Grind:
Jala: Trine 2. Apartment: A Separated Place.
Kole: Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo. World of Horror.
David: World of Horror. The Division 2.
Dennis: The Cycle. Super Mario Odyssey. Just Dance 2020.
The Multiplayer:
What game do you love, but would never recommend someone else play?
The End Boss:
Riot announces Valorant, a competitive shooter.
Nintendo PlayStation goes up for auction.
New Frictional game gets a teaser.
Monster Hunter movie posters revealed.

Feb 28, 2020 • 1h 50min
318: He Donatello Me
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Frostpunk: The Last Autumn, Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, and we ask you about your favorite vehicles in games.
The Grind:
Dennis: Middle Earth Shadow of War. Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled. Quake Live.
Kole: Frostpunk: The Last Autumn. Haunted PS1 Demo Disc.
Ben: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
David: Sunset Overdrive. World of Horror.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your favorite vehicle or conveyance in games?
The End Boss:
It’s good that game companies are sitting out conventions to avoid spreading Coronavirus.
Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a Hot Coffee mod.
Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a murderer.

Feb 21, 2020 • 1h 47min
317: This Machine Kills Yoshis
Kole, Ben, and David talk about Void Bastards, more Fallen Order, and we ask you about your favorite pets in games.
The Grind:
David: Void Bastards. Sunset Overdrive.
Ben: Slay the Spire. Luigi’s Mansion 3. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Kole: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The Walking Dead Season 2.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your favorite fictional software pet?
The End Boss:
House Flipper is coming to PS4 and Xbox One.
Goose Game GOTY.
The Division 2 gets an overhaul.

Feb 14, 2020 • 1h 9min
316: He Steals Women!
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the Resident Evil Netflix leak, and we ask you which video game character would be worst at your job.
The Grind:
Jala: Death Mark. Metropolis: Lux Obscura. Seeds of Chaos.
Ben: Disco Elysium.
Kole: Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order.
The Multiplayer:
Which video game character would be worst at your job?
The End Boss:
AI game design is possible.
Resident Evil Netflix show leaks.
Bioware is going to redesign and relaunch Anthem.

Feb 7, 2020 • 1h 58min
315: Authored Junk
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about TemTem, some questionable security compromises at Riot Games, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.
The Grind:
Dennis: Pokemon Sword. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
David: Temtem.
Ben: Control.
Kole: The Walking Dead Season 2. Star War: Jedi - Fallen Order.
Multiplayer:
Free Play.
The End Boss:
The Wonderful 101 is escaping the WiiU grave.
Riot Games will hand control of your PC to the Chinese government.
Someone hooked a treadmill to Death Stranding.
Bojack Horseman concludes.

Jan 31, 2020 • 1h 59min
314: It Sure Is, Isn't It?
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Vaporum, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, and we ask you about your preferred nostalgic adaptations.
The Grind:
Ben: Deep Rock Galactic. Control.
Jala: Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. Vaporum.
David: Deep Rock Galactic. TemTem.
Kole: Alone in the Dark: Inferno. Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin.
The Multiplayer:
What show from your childhood would you like to see adapted to a modern video game?
The End Boss:
Plague, Inc. is not a reliable source of information about the coronavirus.
Atari is opening up hotels.
Royal Mail is releasing video game stamps in the UK.
Washington Post names Ghost Recon Breakpoint as the worst game of 2019.
Portland man plays games on airport monitor.
Outer Worlds devs watch and comment on 12 minute speed run of their own game.

Jan 24, 2020 • 1h 52min
313: Dry Pointy Ducks
Kole, Jala, and David talk about Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, and we ask you what your dream arcade cabinet would be. Additionally, Jala shares her experiences from PAX South 2020.
The Grind:
Jala: Super Mario 2. Super Mario 3. Trine. Cosmic Star Heroine. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine.
David: Deep Rock Galactic.
Kole: Alone in the Dark: Inferno. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood.
Bonus Round
Jala talks about PAX South.
World of Horror.
Wildermyth.
Haunted Halloween 86: The Curse of Possum Hollow.
The Creature in the Well.
Bring to Light.
Ashen.
Infliction.
Greak: Memories of Azure.
The Multiplayer:
What arcade game would you love to own?

Jan 17, 2020 • 1h 40min
312: Look Dumb Feel Cool
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Outer Wilds, Superhot VR, and we ask you about the worst noob traps in games.
The Grind:
Kole: Super Hot VR. Journey of the Gods.
Ben: Outer Wilds. Deep Rock Galactic.
Dennis: Deep Rock Galactic. Pokemon Sword. BOXVR.
David: Deep Rock Galactic.
The Multiplayer:
What are the worst noob traps in games?
The End Boss:
NieR soundtracks are on Spotify now.
Game soundtracks are easier to buy on Steam now.
Overwatch casters are jumping ship.
Terry Cavanagh’s code isn’t good, and that’s great.
Satellites, wifi, and Kessler Syndrome.

Jan 10, 2020 • 1h 58min
311: Gravity and Thrust
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Pokemon Sword, Wilmot’s Warehouse, and we ask you which games you keep playing in your head after you shut them off.
The Grind:
Ben: Deep Rock Galactic. Disco Elysium. The Outer Wilds.
Dennis: XCOM 2. Spelldrifter. Pokemon Sword.
Kole: Echo Night. Wilmot’s Warehouse.
David: Wolfenstein: The New Order.
The Multiplayer:
Which games do you keep playing in your head after you shut them off?
The End Boss:
Video released of canceled Portal prequel, F-Stop.
Someone made a realistic English breakfast in Dreams.
A company is making NBA Jam arcade cabinets again.
Someone made an Andrew Yang fighting game. We don’t deserve better things.

Jan 3, 2020 • 2h 17min
310: Tiny Car in Italian
The Grind:
David: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. We Happy Few.
Kole: Picross S2. Picross S3.
Dennis: Overcooked. Overcooked 2. Beat Saber.
Ben: The Hex. Gris. Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech.
The Multiplayer:
Free Play.
The End Boss:
They patched Cats, didn’t fix it.
Uncharted movie still in development hell.
The Witcher is very popular.


