The podcast discusses various topics including Starfield, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Karateka, Quake 2, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and the enduring phenomenon of Jet Set Radio. They also touch on AAA gaming decline, the abundance of games this year, and the challenges of reviewing big games. The hosts share personal anecdotes and experiences, reflecting on their favorite childhood vacations and playing arcade games.

This episode of the podcast covers indie releases, Baldur's Gate 3, Quake 2, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, En Garde!, and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. The hosts discuss playing Quake 2 co-op and the impact of rare experiences in video games. They also delve into Stray Gods, a musical RPG with a Greek pantheon murder mystery. Additionally, they talk about neglected game development contributions, legal troubles of the PC game 'dark and darker', and engaging the community. Finally, they share their current projects, plans, and the importance of receiving feedback.

The long-awaited 1.0 release of Baldur's Gate 3 has Danny and Jeremy gushing while Frank returns to the achievement mines with GTA IV's Episodes from Liberty City. LAST CHANCE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON NOCLIP! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/noclip Baldur's Gate 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/ GTA IV Episodes from Liberty City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcDY7SCLWcc Halls of Torment: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/Halls_of_Torment/ Check out John Romero's Book: https://romero.com/shop/p/doomguy iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclippodcast Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:55 - Baldur's Gate 3 is Amazing! 0:40:50 - GTA IV Episodes of Liberty City 0:50:20 - Halls of Torment 0:51:02 - Finishing John Romero's Book + Quake Replay 0:51:57 - Mail Bag 1:01:30 - Update

After a brief, existential discussion about climate change, the crew highlights indie sleeper hits The Banished Vault and Pseudoregalia, AA sequel success Remnant 2, and John Romero's new autobiography: DOOM Guy. LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON NOCLIP WITH OUR QUICK SURVEY! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/noclip John Romero's New Book: https://www.amazon.com/Doom-Guy-Life-First-Person/dp/141975811X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MS62UIWEO7YW&keywords=doom+guy&qid=1691033903&sprefix=doom+guy%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 Remnant 2: https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1282100/ The Banished Vault: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2341070/The_Banished_Vault/ Viewfinder: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382070/Viewfinder/ Pseudoregalia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2365810/Pseudoregalia/ Escape from Chat Station: https://upbeatlethargy.itch.io/escape-from-chat-station Facade: https://www.playablstudios.com/facade Danny's Citizen Game Video on Facade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjh2Whe9Ag&ab_channel=CitizenGameTUBE Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:05 - Climate change is scary. 0:11:32 - John Romero's New Book! DOOM Guy: Life in First Person 0:21:20 - Remnant 2 0:32:50 - The Banished Vault 0:44:45 - Viewfinder 0:55:25 - Pseudoregalia 1:04:58 - Upcoming releases 1:08:32 - Our Hopes for Starfield / What Makes Bethesda Games Great 1:20:33 - Send in your questions! 1:21:28 - Updates!

Fake video games, hot new indie puzzlers, and retro games wrap around the central question of this week's episode: How much does a Burger King WHOPPER® cost? Viewfinder: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382070/Viewfinder/ Sea of Thieves The Legend of Monkey Island Expansion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqKhP-ziVbk YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348100/YEAH_YOU_WANT_THOSE_GAMES_RIGHT_SO_HERE_YOU_GO_NOW_LETS_SEE_YOU_CLEAR_THEM/ Grandma's Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOammnw5MhA Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/castlevania-requiem-symphony-of-the-night-rondo-of-blood/ Antstream Arcade: https://www.antstream.com/ Chapters: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:08:06 - Viewfinder 0:21:05 - Sea of Thieves The Legend of Monkey Island Expansion Follow-up 0:32:35 - Sneak King / BK Games Behind the Scenes 0:37:07 - How much does a Burger King WHOPPER® cost? 0:39:25 - YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! 0:42:11 - Fake Video Games in Movies & TV 0:48:28 - Noclip Archive Update! 0:52:49 - Castlevania Symphony of the Night / Rondo of Blood 0:56:58 - Antstream Arcade Follow-up 1:02:10 - MTX: F2P's Double-Edged Sword 1:05:55 - Stunt Derby's Networking & The Costs of Funding Indie Games 1:12:00 - Secret Podcast Stuff is Happening...  1:12:44 - We'll Be At PAX West! 1:13:21 - Project Updates 1:14:46 - Outro

Diablo-style bullet heaven Halls of Torment finally pops up on Frank's radar, Jeremy is constructing some funky jams, and Danny has played SO MANY VIDEO GAMES. Like, so many. CHECK OUT OUR VAMPIRE SURVIVORS DOCUMENTARY! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVdR8mJrds Ricicles Cereal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPu7z658zgw Halls of Torment: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/Halls_of_Torment/ The Looker: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1985690/The_Looker/ Homebody: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959350/Homebody/ Sea of Thieves: https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/sea-of-thieves Only Up!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381590/Only_Up/ Jagged Alliance 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084160/Jagged_Alliance_3/ Symphony of the Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA4TF0duesY Antstream Arcade: https://www.antstream.com/ Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:45 - Have you ever heard of Ricicles? 0:11:20 - Halls of Torment 0:14:30 - The heat is getting to Frank 0:16:02 - The Looker 0:19:50 - Homebody Follow-up 0:23:50 - Frank is back, more Halls of Torment! 0:28:30 - Sea of Thieves + Monkey Island Expansion 0:31:18 - Only Up! 0:38:26 - Survival Game Hot Take 0:43:15 - Jagged Alliance 3 0:53:24 - Jeremy's Making Music 0:56:27 - Frank Howley's Guide to Freestyle Rap 0:59:47 - The Challenges of Talking About Music 1:05:10 - A Major Archival Discovery... 1:07:05 - Castlevania Symphony of the Night 1:12:00 - The Antsream Arcade 1:16:12 - Our PAX Panel 1:17:00 - Outro

Danny finally makes some space in his gamer heart for CRPGs after diving headfirst into Disco Elysium, Jeremy goes to bat for a potential 2023 GOTY in GameGrumps' Homebody, and Frank presses X to Doubt in L.A. Noire. WATCH NOCLIP'S IMMORTALITY DOCUMENTARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ov00DFQ5gg GET EARLY ACCESS TO OUR VAMPIRE SURVIVORS DOCUMENTARY BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://www.patreon.com/noclip/ Computer Role Playing Games (CRPGs): https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/CRPG Planescape Torment - Enhanced Edition: https://store.steampowered.com/app/466300/Planescape_Torment_Enhanced_Edition/ Pillars of Eternity: https://store.steampowered.com/app/291650/Pillars_of_Eternity/ Homebody: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959350/Homebody/ L.A. Noire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/LA_Noire/ The Commandos series: https://www.gog.com/game/commandos_2_3 Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:04 - Danny Discovers CRPGs 0:25:10 - What are the best CRPGs? 0:36:12 - Homebody is Jeremy's GOTY 2023 0:46:00 - L.A. Noire / Last Gen Game Prices 0:54:40 - Outro iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclippodcast Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter

AEW: Fight Forever: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1913210/AEW_Fight_Forever/ Berserk and the Band of the Hawk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLO1zOeeftM&list=PL0Ff2BAroBjF-LAhUiVbEX_1MG6Nbwl-D Disco Elysium: https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/ Will Wright's Game Developer Chairs: https://youtu.be/c91IWh4agzU?t=170 Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:18 - Frank Reviews AEW Fight Forever 0:19:44 - Berserk Video Games 0:25:27 - Danny's Disco Elysium Deep Dive 0:37:13 - The David Cage Experience 0:39:18 - Game Developers as Chairs 0:55:48 - Wrap-up & Project Updates

STUNT DERBY DEMO IS STILL AVAILABLE! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026450/Stunt_Derby/ SIGN UP TO GET NOTIFIED OF THE RETURN OF NOCLIP'S MERCH STORE: https://store.noclip.video Trepang2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2 The Bootleg Mario Shirts: https://www.reddit.com/r/noclip/comments/14lnsk9/we_talked_about_this_shirts_on_the_podcast_this/ Dave the Diver 1.0 Release: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/ Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:30 - Fallout New Vegas 0:14:45 - Peppa Pig's 1000 Gamer Score 0:17:36 - Final Fantasy XVI 0:22:20 - Trepang2 0:30:31 - Bootleg Mario T-Shirts 0:46:55 - Dave the Diver 0:48:15 - Heroes of Might and Magic 3 0:49:50 - Battlefield Vietnam Technical Issues 0:52:11 - Upcoming Documentaries 0:57:08 - Stunt Derby Next Fest Stats 1:00:18 - Merch store + Noclip Archive Update 1:01:40 - Outro

Check out the Stunt Derby demo on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026450/Stunt_Derby/ The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion https://store.steampowered.com/app/22330/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_Game_of_the_Year_Edition/ Dave the Diver https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/ BattleBit Remastered https://store.steampowered.com/app/671860/BattleBit_Remastered/Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:35 - Stunt Derby Demo Release 0:11:55 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 0:37:30 - Dave the Diver 0:41:20 - Is the rate of progress in games plateauing? 0:55:15 - BattleBit Remastered 1:02:45 - Outro