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.
Episodes
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Dec 19, 2015 • 1h 28min
131: Not For Long, Then Forever
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Award weirdness, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and we ask you about your favorite twists in games.
PS4 Multiplayer is free this weekend.
Game Award weirdness.
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star coming soon.
Street Fighter V gets "Hot" edition.
Final Fantasy VII remake is now episodic.
THE GRIND
Jala: Anna: Extended Edition. Hakuoki. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
Dennis: Far Cry 2.
Ben: Fallout 4.
Kole: Nothing.
THE MULTIPLAYER:
What's your favorite twist in games?
Dec 11, 2015 • 1h 45min
130: Quarter to Third Mons
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Award weirdness, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and we ask you about your favorite twists in games.
PS4 Multiplayer is free this weekend.
Game Award weirdness.
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star coming soon.
Street Fighter V gets "Hot" edition.
Final Fantasy VII remake is now episodic.
THE GRIND
Jala: Anna: Extended Edition. Hakuoki. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
Dennis: Far Cry 2.
Ben: Fallout 4.
Kole: Nothing.
THE MULTIPLAYER:
What's your favorite twist in games?
Dec 5, 2015 • 1h 33min
129: 2 Ash 2 Furious
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fallout 4, the Game Award nominees, and we ask you about your favorite open world finds.
The Brief:
Heroes of the Storm gets a weird new character.
Game Award nominees announced.
Rise of the Tomb Raider has a Twitch Mode.
Dragon Quest VII and VIII coming
Multiplayer:
What's your favorite open world find?
The Grind:
Ben: Fallout 4. The Talos Principle.
David: Fallout 4. Leviathan.
Dennis: Kickbeat. Broken Age. Hearthstone.
Kole: Nothing.
Nov 20, 2015 • 1h 45min
128: Mean Facebook
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fallout 4, the Game Award nominees, and we ask you about your favorite open world finds.
The Brief:
Heroes of the Storm gets a weird new character.
Game Award nominees announced.
Rise of the Tomb Raider has a Twitch Mode.
Dragon Quest VII and VIII coming
Multiplayer:
What's your favorite open world find?
The Grind:
Ben: Fallout 4. The Talos Principle.
David: Fallout 4. Leviathan.
Dennis: Kickbeat. Broken Age. Hearthstone.
Kole: Nothing.
Nov 14, 2015 • 57min
Bonus Level 15: Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade
Jala Prendes and John Fitch are joined by Mark R. Rhainer and Nikita Pigasov of Lostwood Games to discuss their game, "Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade."
LINKS OF NOTE:
[Lostwood Games](thelostwood.com/)
[Indiegogo Campaign](igg.me/at/ldod/x)
[Leviathan Fanart Archive](vk.com/album-38534069_174259150)
[John Fitch](www.shakkapanda.com/)
Nov 7, 2015 • 1h 46min
127: Never Trust a Nephew
Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Activision's King acquisition, La Mulana EX, and we ask you about the origin of your screen name.
The Brief:
Atlas Reactor is a game that's coming out.
Black Ops 3 will get PC mod and map tool support 2016.
Activision buy King for 6 billion dollars.
Multiplayer:
Screen name origins.
The Grind:
Dennis: La Mulana EX.
Kole: Guitar Hero Live.
David: Destiny.
Oct 30, 2015 • 1h 53min
126: In Space No One Can Hear You Jam
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Sony announcements from Paris Games Week, Guitar Hero Live, and we ask you about your gaming waterloos.
The Brief:
Gravity Rush 2 announced.
Detroit announced.
DMCA overturned in cases of preserving online games.
"The Park" released on Steam.
Multiplayer:
What's your gaming white whale/waterloo?
The Grind:
David: Destiny.
Dennis: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
Ben: The Talos Principle.
Kole: Guitar Hero Live. Ultra Despair Girls.
Oct 23, 2015 • 1h 40min
125: What's a Tuzzle?
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, the Cainsville Files, and we ask you about your favorite and least-favorite puzzles in non-puzzle games.
The Brief:
Kole's PRGE Story.
Is a new Valkyria Chronicles game on the way?
News sources are using game footage as if it were real footage.
"Adrift" gets a trailer.
Multiplayer:
What's the best/worst puzzle in a non-puzzle game?
The Grind:
Jala: King of Dragon Pass. Dark Souls. Cainsville Files.
Dennis: Twisted Metal (2013).
Ben: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: The Steam Controller.
Oct 17, 2015 • 1h 45min
124: Goat Balloon Filter
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the future of Square Enix localizations, SOMA, and we ask you what games you play when you're traveling.
The Brief:
Spelunky score record set.
Firewatch gets a launch date, February 9.
Square Enix might crowd fund translations.
Multiplayer:
What games do you tend to play when you travel?
The Grind:
Dennis: DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. CastleStorm. Hearthstone.
Ben: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: Tearaway.
Oct 9, 2015 • 1h 54min
123: Kill All Animals and Take Their Everything
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about The Beginner's Guide, the Humble Monthly plan, and we ask you what you listen to when you play games.
The Brief:
Humble Monthly. A good deal?
Far Cry Primal revealed.
Upsilon Circuit.
Arizona Sunshine.
Multiplayer:
What do you listen to when you play games?
The Grind:
Jala: The Fist of Jesus. Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade. Valdis Story.
Kole: The Beginner's Guide. Tearwaway.
David: Destiny: The Taken King.
