Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast

Title: Ghost of Yōtei [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Sucker Punch Productions

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Designers: Nate Fox, Jason Connell (directors)

Platform: PlayStation 5

Release date: October 2, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: Happy Thanksgiving, gamers and listeners! We are thankful for each and every one of you, and to share that gratitude, here's a new spoiler-free review! In Part 1 of our episode on Sucker Punch's highly anticipated Ghost of Yōtei, Ash and Dan reveal our impressions so far while exploring the colorful Ezo, Japan and starting Atsu's journey of vengeance. Stay tuned for Part 2 soon, where we'll be getting into spoilers and diving deeper into the game!

Check out Dan's articles on TechRaptor.net!

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Title: Silent Hill f (サイレントヒル f, Sairento Hiru f) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: NeoBards Entertainment

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Designers: Al Yang (director), Capra Shih

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: September 25, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: We have one last bit of survival horror content left for you on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, as we give our spoiler-free thoughts on the newest entry of the Silent Hill franchise: Silent Hill f! This title takes the psychological horror to 1960s Japan and evolves the series formula in bold new ways, but does it work? Find out now, and stay tuned for our upcoming two-part episode on Ghost of Yōtei!

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Featured Game Review: Resident Evil (2002) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

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SHOWNOTES: On the Post-Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, Ash and Beau are reviewing the 2002 remake of Resident Evil! This entry of the beloved survival horror series is considered by many to be the definitive way to experience the original story at the Spencer Mansion and a benchmark for video game remakes. So, reload your weapons, smoke some of that Green Herb with us as we talk about Resident Evil (2002), and stay tuned for our upcoming review of Silent Hill f and two-part episode on Ghost of Yōtei later this month!

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Title(s):

• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (バイオハザード コード：ベロニカ, lit: "Biohazard – Code: Veronica") [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X (バイオハザード コード：ベロニカ～完全版～, lit: "Biohazard – Code: Veronica ~Complete Version~")

Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4

Publisher(s): Capcom

• Eidos Interactive (DC: EU)
• Nintendo Australia (GC: AU)

Designers: Hiroki Kato (director), Shinji Mikami (producer)

Platforms: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Release date(s):

• February 3, 2000 (DC: JP)
• March 22, 2001 (X, DC: JP)

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SHOWNOTES: We hope you had a Happy Halloween, listeners! We celebrated the spooky holiday playing Capcom's classic survival horror originally released on the Dreamcast in 2000—Resident Evil – Code: Veronica! Often overlooked, this entry is the last of the RE series conforming to the gameplay style of the original games. So, smoke some Green Herb with us for this year's Halloween Special, and stay tuned for more spooky content very soon, including the Post-Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, as well as our review of Silent Hill f!

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Title: Cronos: The New Dawn [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Bloober Team

Publisher: Bloober Team

Designers: Wojciech Piejko, Jacek Zięba (directors)

Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: September 5, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: Halloween is almost upon us, and while we're later to it than anticipated, Collateral Gaming's spooky season has begun! Ash and Beau start with a Game Launch review of the new survival horror entry from Bloober Team, the developers of the Silent Hill 2 remake—Cronos: The New Dawn! But how is this new IP from the studio that surprised us just last October with their take on a beloved horror classic? Find out our spoiler-free thoughts now, and stay tuned for more horror content, including our next Game Launch review on Silent Hill f, our Halloween Special on Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, and more!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

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Title: Fallout 4 [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer(s): Bethesda Game Studios, id Software (add'l work), Iron Galaxy (VR)

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Designers: Todd Howard (director), Emil Pagliarulo

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: November 10, 2015 (PS4/PC/XB1)

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SPECIAL GUEST: Andrew Orozco (@mooglenator.bsky.social)

SHOWNOTES: Just in time after Fallout Day, Part 2 of our Season Premiere on Fallout 4 is here! Joining us this time is returning guest Andrew Orozco, as we dive deeper into the story and other elements of Bethesda's 2015 open world action RPG. So, journey along with us, and stay tuned for our spooky month content, including Game Launch episodes on Cronos: The New Dawn and Silent Hill ƒ, as well our Halloween Special on Resident Evil – Code Veronica!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

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Title: Fallout 4 [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer(s): Bethesda Game Studios, id Software (add'l work), Iron Galaxy (VR)

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Designers: Todd Howard (director), Emil Pagliarulo

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: November 10, 2015 (PS4/PC/XB1)

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SPECIAL GUEST: Leo Garcia a.k.a. Geek Scorpio, Gaming Theater Presents (@gamingtheater.bsky.social)

SHOWNOTES: On our Season 8 Premiere, Collateral Gaming is talking the 2015 acclaimed open world action RPG from Bethesda: Fallout 4! In Part 1, Megan and Ash are joined by special guest Leo a.k.a. Geek Scorpio from the Gaming Theater Podcast, for our first foray into the Fallout franchise. Stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll deep-dive into the plot, characters, and lore of Fallout 4!

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Gaming Theater Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or wherever you get your podcasts! You can subscribe to Gaming Theater Presents on YouTube as well as Patreon; follow them on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok; and check their official website at gamingtheaterprese.wixsite.com/gamingtheater!

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Title: Shuten Order [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developers: Too Kyo Games, Neilo

Publisher(s): DMM Games (JP), Spike Chunsoft (WW)

Designer: Kazutaka Kodaka (director)

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Windows

Release date: September 5, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: Blessed be the Shuten Order... On the latest Game Launch review, Ashley covers a new, if obscure release from Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka! Fresh off the heels of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Too Kyo Games is releasing yet another visual novel adventure experimenting with genre. This time, 5 different game genres are explored in separate routes, each focusing on a suspect of a murder mystery. The victim? The amnesiac protagonist themselves, the enigmatic Founder of a cult-like organization and theocratic city-state, temporarily revived to take part in a divine ritual! Caught your interest? Catch Ash's spoiler-free thoughts on this recent release, and stay tuned for Collateral Gaming's Anniversary Special Let's Play on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and our Season Eight Premiere on Fallout 4!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

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Featured Console Review: Nintendo Switch 2

Featured Game Reviews:

• Donkey Kong Bananza [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics
• ...and several more!

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SHOWNOTES: On the long-awaited conclusion of our Season Finale, Dan joins us again for a very special Game Launch episode! Having covered Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World in Part 1, we review the console in depth in Part 2, as well as cover the myriad of first- and third-party releases since launch. From Nintendo's own new releases (yes, even the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour), to remasters or enhanced ports exclusive to the platform, cross-platform titles optimized for Switch 2, the new Nintendo Classics library of GameCube games (plus Mario Paint on SNES), Switch 1 titles with free updates or otherwise improved on the new hardware, and even game demos, there was plenty for us to talk about and more, only a couple months after release! Thank you to all of our listeners, fellow podcasters, and content creators for a successful Season Seven of Collateral Gaming, and stay tuned for our Anniversary Special Let's Play! of Four Swords, post-season content, and our Season Eight Premiere featuring Fallout 4!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

You can listen to Victims and Villains at victimsandvillains.net, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you get your podcasts. More importantly, if you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm—please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at them. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope and you DO have so much value and worth!

Also, check out Dan's work at TechRaptor.net!

Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com

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Title: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (DEATH STRANDINGデス・ストランディング2：ON THE BEACHオン・ザ・ビーチ, Desu Sutorandingu Tsū: On za Bīchi) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer(s): Kojima Productions, Guerrilla Games (add'l work)

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Designer: Hideo Kojima (director)

Platform: PlayStation 5

Release date: June 26, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: On the latest Game Launch review, Ashley is covering Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. As a follow-up to 2019's Death Stranding—which Collateral Gaming covered not long after its original PS4 release—this is truly a Hideo Game, which could only come from the mind of developer legend and GigaChad Hideo Kojima. Prep time is over; it's time to set out and discuss the title that will compete with the likes of Expedition 33 for Game of the Year—no spoilers! Also, check out Part 1 of our Season Finale featuring Mario Kart World, and stay tuned for Part 2 covering the Nintendo Switch 2 console and lineup!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)