Storymoders Podcast

Welcome back! Well, last week sucked, huh? EA is shutting down BioWare and canceling the next Mass Effect game, and we got into our feelings about it. Jerica from the always awesome ⁨@jkgamespodcast⁩ and ⁨@dropindropoutpod⁩ joined us this week to talk about the awesome things about Anthem, watch the alleged trailer for the canceled Mass Effect game, and pontificate on why this studio closure feels different than others. What was your first BioWare game? What about your favorite Dragon Age? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jerica! https://www.twitch.tv/jkgamespodcast https://www.twitch.tv/dropindropoutpod https://bsky.app/profile/jerkachu.bsky.social --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!Did you miss us? Well, we had a good reason to be out last week: Robert was in San Francisco for Kinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time event! He stayed with our good friend ⁨@NeoAoshi⁩ , and hung out with countless KFBFs at The Spare Bedroom, all while watching 5 grown men talk about their favorite video games for 3+ hours per day. What a dream! Neo and Robert talk all about the trip with Mike, and we hear stories from others that were there about how much fun we all had and how we all can't wait to do it all over again.Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow NeoAoshi! @NeoAoshi twitch.tv/NeoAoshihttps://bsky.app/profile/neoaoshi.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Get some SWEET Storymoders Merch! "Defend Trans Rights" shirts now available! https://storymoders.com/---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!It's time for some SPLIT DECISION!The always incredible Kozibear is back with a brand new invention; Split Decision! It's a new twist on trivia, and we joined up with honorary Storymoder BlasterGoblin to take on the homies from The Content Mill, Gianni, Eric, and Nate. Who comes out on top? You gotta watch to find out!(Apologies for the technical hiccups during the game, my computer was NOT happy having so many windows up in OBS. Hey NZXT, wanna help out for the next one? Call me.)Did you know all of the answers? What in the Hell is "Dubious Food", and why does Kozi hate Robert? Let us know down in the comments!Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow EVERYONE!https://www.twitch.tv/BlasterGoblinhttps://www.youtube.com/@BlasterGoblinhttps://www.twitch.tv/giannidicrostahttps://www.twitch.tv/heroicheadgearhttps://www.twitch.tv/mrthehumanplayshttps://www.youtube.com/@TheContentMillPodcast---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Kozi!https://bsky.app/profile/kozibear.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/alexkozina/Watch Kozibear on Kinda Funny:Kozi-Pardy April 2026: https://www.youtube.com/live/SOlCEKpQZEE?si=rQ7Fcwj9zGIdg0qRKozi-Pardy June 2026: https://www.youtube.com/live/hOmMWHUW7oc?si=7VOxFwD7H05euQes---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQwhttps://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8rhttps://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! SNIKT! It's another SPOILER-FILLED talk about a game, and this time it's Marvel's Wolverine! Roger (axa TheLightTower) joins us once again to break down what happens in Wolverine, what we liked (and didn't like), and how it might make waves in future Spider-Man games from Insomniac. And then we talk about suits. WOO! Did you like Marvel's Wolverine? What was your favorite suit in the game? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow TheLightTower! https://www.twitch.tv/thelighttower https://thelighttower.substack.com/ https://player.gg/@thelighttower https://www.youtube.com/@lighttoweryt https://bsky.app/profile/thelighttower.bsky.social --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! Mike's back! Kozibear's back! Robert's been here the whole time! This week, we're talking the Do's and Don'ts of Trophies & Achievements, and why some Platinum runs are fun, but others are a slog. We also speculate about Xbox's upcoming Platinum trophy equivalent, the "Mythic" achievement, so come on through! What are your thoughts on trophies/achievements? Are you excited to get your first "Mythic" achievement? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Kozi! https://bsky.app/profile/kozibear.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/alexkozina/ Watch Kozibear on Kinda Funny: Kozi-Pardy April 2026: https://www.youtube.com/live/SOlCEKpQZEE?si=rQ7Fcwj9zGIdg0qR Kozi-Pardy June 2026: https://www.youtube.com/live/hOmMWHUW7oc?si=7VOxFwD7H05euQes --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! We're joined by new friend of the show Roger, a.k.a. TheLightTower, to talk about (and spoil the Hell out of) The Blood of Dawnwalker! After some spoiler-free thoughts, Robert & Roger go deep into their story differences, how certain quests played out if done in a different order, the main boss fights, and the plethora of endings the game has. Did you have any other outcomes that we didn't talk about? Will The Blood of Dawnwalker be on your personal GOTY list? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Roger! https://www.twitch.tv/thelighttower https://thelighttower.substack.com/ https://player.gg/@thelighttower https://www.youtube.com/@lighttoweryt https://bsky.app/profile/thelighttower.bsky.social --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!Mike left Robert all alone for this one, so he had to get someone on who was happy about all of these reveals. Jeremy from @chatofthewild joins us again this week to talk about the upcoming "The Legend of Zelda" movie, along with the remake of "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", and Robert is a good friend who's just there to listen.Remember, Robert will play the "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" remake on stream if we hit 500 subs on this channel by November 5th, so if you want to see that happen, share this with your friends!Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Jeremy & Chat of the Wild!https://www.chatofthewild.com/https://www.youtube.com/@chatofthewildhttps://www.twitch.tv/chatofthewildhttps://bsky.app/profile/chatofthewild.bsky.social---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! VerumDex joined us to talk about the BIGGEST extended gameplay video that came out last week! We also talked about GTA 6. Did either gameplay reveal make you more excited? Are you going to play Fable or GTA VI? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow VerumDex! https://www.twitch.tv/VerumDex @VerumDex --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! The wonderful Rose Waltz joined Robert to talk all about the Ace Combat series! She's currently playing through the entire series on Twitch, gearing up for the release of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, but she still had time to guide Robert through this crazy, sprawling, "anime in the air" storyline of AC (by AC, we mean Ace Combat, not Animal Crossing... or Assassin's Creed... or Armored Core... or Assetto Corsa...) Have you played any Ace Combat games? Are you excited for Wings of Theve? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Rose Waltz! https://www.twitch.tv/Rose_Waltz https://www.youtube.com/@rose_waltz --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!Who says you need to prepare an entire topic before you record? It was a busy week in the real world, so we decided to take it easy and rank some of our favorite gaming franchises. Check it out!Do you agree or disagree with any of these? What game franchise could you rank at the drop of a hat? Let us know down in the comments!Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQwhttps://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8rhttps://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! Apparently, Mike didn't want to join us for this one? Not sure why... Robert & VerumDex take a deep dive into the ALL of the Kingdom Hearts IV news from D23 this weekend! From the Kingdom Hearts anime series, to the Coco world announcement, and what our thoughts about what Quadratum REALLY is, it's all in here! Are you excited to see Coo in KH? How much PTO will you take for Kingdom Hearts IV? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel! New podcast episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Check out VerumDex! https://patreon.com/verumdex https://bsky.app/profile/verumdex.bsky.social twitch.tv/VerumDex --------------------------------------------------------------- Get some SWEET Storymoders Merch! "Defend Trans Rights" shirts now available! https://storymoders.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! When's the last time a game surprised you? Maybe something you weren't expecting just knocked you off your feet, or a game you were HYPED for just crapped the bed? We have a few of our own examples AND a bunch from YOU! What are YOUR gaming surprises? What are your favorite games of 2026 so far? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! This week, the GAMERZ join us to talk about multiplayer gaming, the pros and cons of it, and whether "friendslop" is a term of endearment or an insulting? Do you like gaming with friends? What is your favorite "friendslop" game? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow all of our friends! twitch.tv/HeroOfTime73 twitch.tv/SENDNUGGIES twitch.tv/MadExposure twitch.tv/VerumDex ---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!When Mike is away, Robert will... miss him and just ramble on about Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced! How do you compare Resynced to the original Black Flag? When do you think we'll play any of these games? Let us know down in the comments!Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQwhttps://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8rhttps://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! This week, XBOX laid off a lot of people, Bethesda announced a bunch of Fallout (definitely not rtelated to that first bit), and we're going to talk about these two - COMPLETELY UNRELATED - topics! Is it bad to be excited for more Fallout? When do you think we'll play any of these games? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to our YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw https://discord.gg/vB9jkxHm8r https://www.youtube.com/@StorymodersPod?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back! This week, we're joined by fellow Persona sicko Asher (aka HeroOfTime73) to talk all about the two (Count 'em TWO!) Persona games we're getting! Persona 4 Revival is coming in February in 2027, and PErsona 6 is coming... at some point? Will it also be in 2027?! We check out all of the reveals and the character trailers, so check it out! What are your hopes for Persona 6? How excited are you for Persona 4 Revival? Let us know down in the comments! Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel! New episodes drop each Thursday! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Hero! twitch.tv/HeroOfTime73 https://bsky.app/profile/herooftime73.bsky.social --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Storymoders Podcast! https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/Storymoders Mike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginners Robert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!It's SGDQ week, and Mike and Robert LOVE speedrunning! They love it so much, they speed through an episode of the podcast, while still including some trivia, breaking down different types of speedruns, and even a visit by an ACTUAL World Record speedrun holder! Do you watch Games Done Quick? What is the coolest speedrun you've ever seen? Let us know down in the comments!Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!This week, Mike had a topic, and we just had a great conversation about it with each AND with our live chat. GTA VI is going to cost $80, Sony removed 500+ movies from the libraries of people who "purchased" them, and the future of AAA gaming has never looked worse. Oh, and the morning after we recorded this, Sony announced they'll stop printing PlayStation games on disc starting in 2028, so we didn't cover that in the episode.Do you prefer physical or digital? What do you think of Sony going fully digital in 2028? Let us know down in the comments!Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!Sorry, Mike! VerumDex joins us again to talk about (what else?) Kingdom Hearts! After a brand new trailer at a Nintendo Direct (what?), Dex and Robert force Mike to listen to them talk about everythiung we know, everything we THINK we know, and a few things that we want in Sora's newest adventure.What worlds do you want in Kingdom Hearts IV? When do you think we'll get to play it? Let us know down in the comments!Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel!New podcast episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Check out VerumDex! https://patreon.com/verumdex https://bsky.app/profile/verumdex.bsky.socialtwitch.tv/VerumDex---------------------------------------------------------------Get some SWEET Storymoders Merch! "Defend Trans Rights" shirts now available!https://storymoders.com/---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch! Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182

Welcome back!We reviewed it without spoilers a couple weeks ago, but now Adam Gumbert is back, and NeoAoshi joins us, too! This conversation will be FULL OF SPOPILERS, so make sure you've finished the game before watching! A full plot rundown, our favorite moments and gadgets, and potentially a few awful British accents.Please drop a free sub to this here YouTube channel!New episodes drop each Thursday!TELL YOUR FRIENDS!---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Gumbert! @AdamGumby https://www.gamesandwich.com/author/adamgumby/https://bsky.app/profile/adamgumby.bsky.social -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow NeoAoshi! ⁨@NeoAoshi⁩ twitch.tv/NeoAoshi https://bsky.app/profile/neoaoshi.com---------------------------------------------------------------Follow Storymoders Podcast!https://bsky.app/profile/storymoders.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6z7IE3ynEWLili0ttYJRQw---------------------------------------------------------------Follow us on Twitch!Storymoders - twitch.tv/StorymodersMike - twitch.tv/NerdingForBeginnersRobert - twitch.tv/Mr_Hox182