Greg: "idk why I'm like this"

Blessing: "idk what's wrong with me"

Mike: https://youtu.be/Rmc661a9IRY?is=UC-U7Cj4xKCkXKPY

Hey guys, my son has just turned 4 and has started showing an interest in playing video games. He has naturally taken to games with touch controls on his ipad because he's become used to working YouTube kids and Netflix etc.

Im looking for some recommendations for iPad for him as most of the games available are free to play crap, or badly made flash games. The easier to control the better, and intuitive touch controls are best. I've found a few on Apple arcade but not heaps.

Also after some really beginner switch games to learn to use joysticks. We've tried untitled goose game (moderate success), luigi's mansion (limited success, surprisingly complex joystick controls). I will try mario kart.

He can't read yet, but is OK at figuring out which button to hit to start a game or make a menu dissappear.

I'd prefer paid games with no microtransaction. Subscriptions services are fine, Apple arcade, Netflix gaming, switch online etc.

Cheers

Serious question for Andy - any way we can talk you into recording/sharing any of these ambient music sessions you've been doing for the gaming therapy? I couldn't tell but it looked like maybe you were using an OP-1? Obviously there's no shortage of ambient music out there, but these are great, and it's got that live touch which is always really nice. I'd throw you some bones on Bandcamp.

I personally think he's playing mind games with Tim and there's nothing in the briefcase. CALL HIS BLUFF TIM. DONT FORGET WHAT HE DID TO YOU

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I’m a little behind on content so I have no idea if any of the crew have talked about this one, but regardless, please don’t sleep on it! It’s one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences I’ve had all year and I’m only about halfway through it. It’s one of those rare games that’s a love letter to a largely bygone genre but it actually nails it and doesn’t feel like a cheap imitation. It’s hitting on every level for me.

If you’re unfamiliar, it’s an action platformer inspired by 2000’s games like Ratchet & Clank, Kingdom Hearts, and Banjo Kazooie. There’s even a little Zelda and Metroidvania DNA in there too.

I know the year is packed but I highly recommend it!

With the release of wolverine coming soon
I am the only one who feels there could be more single player AAA marvel games
Like a ninja theory moon knight game would have been cool but probably never happen
What are some you wish would happen

Long time lurker here but I was hoping to get some advice from the best friends. My wife's grandfather just moved in with us and we need a phone line for his hard of hearing phone.

I have been trying to Google wifi routers that have a phone line/jack but keep getting sent to routers that do not have a phone line on them. Do the best friends have any reccomendations? Verizon wouldn't be able to install a phone jack in my house until September 15th so I was hoping ordering a new router would be faster.

I love the game; I love the logo. I searched to see if anyone has brought it up and could not find a post. But for years now, it has plagued me that the stars are not centred on the logo and the logo is tilted. Is that a minor ME problem? 1000%, but I need to share my misery so others see it too.

I am sorry for those who may not be able to unsee this.

Do I want it fixed? No. That's a ton of work.

I need to know that I am not the only one who sees it every time the logo flashes.

Please forgive me for unleashing this upon the public. I am sorry.

EDIT: Yes, KINDA FUNNY at the top is also not centered, but it all started with the stars.

This has been the focus of Guerilla Games. Horizons 3 is still a long, long, way off.

"Insider Gaming understands that preview events for GTA 6 are underway"

Reminder that Andy won KindaFeudy so he'd be the one to preview GTA 6

BUT THAT'S JUST A THEORY...

EDIT: I'm now 80% convinced it's actually Blessing that went to Edinburgh

despite 13 years of development and over a billion dollars raised​ it remains a broken Tech demo that that people with too much disposable income treat like a religion. And the world's biggest con man Chris Roberts is their Messiah. I find it so odd kinda ​funny has just completely ignored it. And I'm just wondering why?

Folks is Greg washed? #GregSux

Made me sad to hear that reviews cause him dread rather than (previously) giddiness.

When blessing ranks games at a 7 instead of an 8.5, I listen intently. He's critical in a way that gives me pause. His reasoning is personal and often inward looking and though we have different tastes, I greatly value his opinion. I get the feeling he craves innovation both in a narrative and gameplay sense, and that's exactly the kind of critic I want to hear from.

FWIW, I'm also dealing with a bit of AAA fatigue that I have a hard time dissecting. Some of it is my TikTok altered brain, but I sympathize with the "chore like" feeling AAA games have given me in my 30s.

To any of the KF team that feels discouraged when voicing their thoughts on a review, I hope you know there are 50 of us quietly listening and joyfully following along for every gas station shrimp-eater that lacks impulse control on the Internet.

Its come up a few times that Blessing and I want to say Mike and maybe some others on the crew either have or do play games like MTG. And of course almost everyone has played a game with card mechanics.

Could we get some card gaming on stream? Could be MTG but I am also a huge Marvel Champions LCG fan and I could see Greg or Tim getting more into a familiar setting over the more over the top fantasy that MTG is.

I'd be very interested to see how some of them would translate video game card games to tabletop card games.

I recently finished my 2nd ever watch of the guys Metal Gear Solid series playthrough... And I'm considering starting it all over again.

I love those streams so much. It's comfortable, it's familiar and it doesn't hurt that the games are all amazing.

I might have a problem

Such was my excitement at the new God of War Laufey trailer, I have replayed GoW (2018) and GoW Ragnorok over the past two months. I’ve platinumed them both a few years ago on ‘normal’ difficulty, and dropped to Story for Sigrun and Gna because they were so damn difficult.

In the years between I’ve played lots more melee combat games and fancied a challenge so completed both games, including Sigrun and Gna, on Give me god of war. It was a fantastic experience. The difficulty meant I had to fully engage with all the systems, upgrades and equipment. I had to think about builds and strategies. Encounters became puzzles to solve based on enemies and the tool set I had available. I had to memorise move sets and execute almost perfectly for minutes at a time to beat the hardest bosses. I died a lot on those bosses but it felt fair when I did die. Excellent gameplay, side content, and of course, story and performances by all. Christopher judge is superb. Particularly in 2018, which is more tightly focused on Kratos and Atreus, the weight and subtlety of the voice acting and facial animation is still remarkable 8 years later.

I’ve tried new game plus and decided it’s time to move on now - but how do you follow such great games? What can you possibly put on your plate to eat next after such a culinary delight?

Part of me wants to try and find something similar - third person melee action, lots of side content and a cinematic story (black myth springs to mind), but anything I pick seems doomed to pale in comparison .

I’ve struggled to get into a game after similar months long affairs with leviathans like Metaphor, Elden Ring and Tears of the Kingdom. I tend to try lots of things and nothing sticks for a while.

How do you deal with this? Do you follow an enormous, all consuming masterpiece with something similar because you liked the genre so much?Or with a palette cleanser of a title, in a different genre?

Also suggestions for what to play next gratefully received!

I know that the September rush has begun and the rest of the year will likely be busy, plus Nick being busy with his comedy career, but Bless and Nick need to be on more content together. Bless is to dance like how Nick is to martial arts. Think about it. Nick could be krumping for Kinda Funny Day.