The boys are back after some vacation and wound-licking, better late than never! We're catching up ahead of our next shill and Scott's been jamming Monster Hunter: Stories - an adaptation of Monster Hunter to a turn based style game. Chris gets

The Kings Watch: Blowout (1981)

Jun 19th, 2021 35m 38s

Sometimes you just want to watch a movie with your friends. Sometimes, when you watch that movie, you get exactly what you expected and everyone has a great time. This isn't one of those times.Today the guys watched Blowout, a 1981 film by Bri

#12 - One Piece Part 1; or Extendable Rubber Dinghys

Jun 12th, 2021 1h 31m

The end of the anime arc! Scott has worked tirelessly to convince Chris to become a weeb. Has it worked? Will Chris finally give in to anime? This week, we're checking out One Piece, Scott's most favoritist manga of all time. Unlike our previou

The Kings Shill: Black Orchestra

Jun 5th, 2021 31m 47s

It's a review... kind of! We are hard at work reading One Piece (wow, that's taking a lot longer than I expected) and in the meantime we decided to talk about a board game we've really been enjoying recently called Black Orchestra. In this game

#11 - Neon Genesis Evangelion #2; or "We Are Afraid"

May 21st, 2021 2h 5m

We recover from our anime climax and wipe our hands to talk about Eva. Was it all it's cracked up to be? It was, and we need to talk about it. Topics include: Best girl, pretty colors, nice animation, cool music, and man angels and shit are pre

Minisode: Enter the Smokin Sexy Horror

May 14th, 2021 1h 2m

They say it takes a Resident Evil Village to raise a child, and in this minisode, we hope to prove it. We talk about the newly released Resident Evil 8, what we thought about it, and then completely forget about it as we talk about an extremely

#9 - Perfect Blue Part 2; or "Creeper Madness"

May 7th, 2021 1h 31m

We return from our viewing party of Perfect Blue battered, confused, and forever changed. Not because of anything to do with the movie, mind you, just in general. We break down our thoughts after watching Perfect Blue and talk about concepts th

#8 - Perfect Blue Part 1; or "Coom Eternal"

May 7th, 2021 1h 11m

The anime arc continues! This time, Scott wants to show Chris something more "Art History Student." What a nerd! On this episode, we're taking a look at Satoshi Kon's "Perfect Blue" - a psychological thriller. We'll ask ourselves questions such

Minisode: Debunk THIS - Flat Earth Travel Tips for the Modern Martial Artist

Apr 30th, 2021 56m 43s

This week, our hosts finally discuss something other than TV or video games, implying they may have actually been outdoors once in their lives. In this pandemic hell world, thank the lord for the internet, where we can watch people humiliate we

#7 - Yakuza 0; or "Yakuza HATE him... see how this guy got rich quick using one weird trick"

Apr 23rd, 2021 2h 4m

We kick off the anime arc with an unusual entry - Yakuza 0, a 2017 action game from Sega. Scott tries to impart one of life's most important lessons: that a little bit of "anime" can be found just about anywhere, if you're looking for it. We ta

Minisode: Introducing the Anime Arc... *teleports behind you*

Apr 16th, 2021 1h 3m

Another week, another minisode. This time, the guys talk a bit about the upcoming Dark Alliance game, and what makes a good Left 4 Dead-like co-op game. Later, Scott breaks the bad news to Chris... for the next few episodes, he's getting an int

#5 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Part 1; or "Rectum? Damn near killed 'em"

Apr 9th, 2021 1h 51m

After being unceremoniously booed offstage, the boys sit down to discuss one of Chris's new favorite shows, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. How hard can breaking into comedy really be considering some of the stuff that ends up on Netflix? Clearly no

#6 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Part 2; or "Why did the chicken watch this show?"

Apr 9th, 2021 2h 8m

After returning from their watch party of Mrs. Maisel, the boys have a long, hard think about things like nostalgia for a time in which we never really lived, past lives, the implications of the nuclear family on American culture, and why cruis

Minisode: Ride My Gear to Deep Space

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 8m

In this episode, Chris and Scott talk about Outriders and what makes a looter-shooter hit or miss, why game developers insist on missing the simplest things with new games (Guilty Gear Strive), and the reactions fans have to properties changing

Minisode: There is no good video game movie, there is only Zuul

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 2m

The guys talk about how consuming media has changed with rise of the internet, and also talk about licensed video games, movies, and books. Why are so many of them so bad? Is there actually even one good video game movie? Why did they model Pie

#4 - MF DOOM Part 2; or "Rapper with Multiple Personalities Uses Shadow-Clone Jutsu"

Mar 26th, 2021 1h 19m

We return from our MF DOOM listening party to see if anything Scott tried to explain to Chris about MF DOOM in our last episode made any sense - and whether or not Chris liked what he's heard. Come listen to us struggle to coherently explain ab

#3 - MF DOOM Part 1; or "I'm here to see MF DOOM"

Mar 26th, 2021 57m 4s

In our second Shill, we take a look at Scott's favorite rapper - MF DOOM. Scott is pretty stupid when it comes to music, and Chris isn't really into rap, so this is definitely going to end well. This episode is guaranteed to teach you basically

Minisode: Steppenwolf Bravely Defaults on a Mother Box Loan

Mar 24th, 2021 1h 21m

Scott waxes philosophically about Bravely Default 2, the boys briefly touch on the new Tekken DLC, and Chris wants you to carefully watch the Snyder Cut.....maybe.Here's a dope combo video for the new Tekken 7 character, Lidia:https://www

Minisode: Nuclear Holocaust Fruit Bat Enters the Flow State

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 6m

The first Minisode kicks off with almost no applause as Chris puts over Metro: Exodus and Scott tells us the tale of two JRPGs, Persona 5 and Xenoblade Chronicles. You'll really be feelin' this one.

#2 - Star Trek: The Next Generation Part 2; or "I was a Teenage Worf"

Mar 2nd, 2021 2h 20m

Scooby-Doo and the gang regroup to talk about the clues they found in their watch party aboard the USS Enterprise-D. In case you missed it, here are the episodes they watched:S2E9 - The Measure of a ManS3E26 - The Best of Both Worlds Pt 1S4E

#0 - Origins

Mar 2nd, 2021 24m 28s

In this episode, we kick off The ManyFolds Cinematic Universe ("MCU") with the protagonists' individual Origin stories. Which is to say, this is the first episode of our new podcast, King of the Shill (bad idea). King of the Shill is a conver

#1 - Star Trek: The Next Generation Part 1; or "I'm sick to death of hearing about rights!"

Mar 2nd, 2021 1h 39m

Boldly go where no one has gone before....listening to a Star Trek conversation where the two hosts collectively weigh under 500 lbs. Can you believe this? Chris has never seen TNG. We christen this podcast with a bottle of Champagne du Picard

Indie Games Mini-Arc #1 - Undertale

Nov 24th, 2021 1h 46m

We're back and shilling up a storm! This time, Scott has some indie games he wants to show Chris with a specific goal - to directly shit on several big AAA titles he dislikes by showing how several smaller games do what they try to do, but bett

Minisode: Big Daddy

Nov 12th, 2021 1h 12m

And we're back! Today we get back into the swing of recording by talking a bit (a lot) about Elden Ring, and some of the things we've been up to on our "break." We will be airing new shills starting next week!

Minisode: We're not dead. Sorry for the inconvenience

Oct 24th, 2021 52m 30s

Chris had his baby, so our schedule is going to be a bit weird for a bit. We're not dead though! Somehow. Today we just met up to talk for a bit about some stuff we've been up to, including the spookiest game Scott has ever played. You're not g