Warning for Spoilers for Mass Effect 1 and 2. It’s the year 2185 and they’ve brought him back stronger, faster, and more decisive than ever! Johnny Shepard is back and he’s not only taking the fight to the Collectors but to faulty video game lo

#69 – Reaction-cast: Xbox Games Showcase and Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary

Jun 18th, 2022 1h 32m

Quick Note: Sean’s audio is of lower quality for the first 8 minutes but is fixed afterwards. He apologizes.With Robert and Jason being not free to play, Karch and Sean return to the Never Free to Play podcast to discuss the “Xbox and Beth

# 68 – The Ballad of Johnny Shepard

Apr 10th, 2022 1h 15m

In the year 2183 there’s only one man who Humanity can turn to to represent it on the galactic stage and stop Saren and his Geth allies. That man is Johnny Shepard and he’s here…to mostly walk the middle of the road and be a people pleaser.

# 67 – Karch Madness 2022

Mar 12th, 2022 55m 54s

We’re in the grips of KARCH MADNESS (well Karch is), and what better time than to throw our brains together and decide what game to play next now that we’re all True Astroneers. Along the way we talk the March 2022 PlayStation State of Play (a

#66 – 2022 Gaming Hopes & Dreams

Jan 2nd, 2022 56m 31s

Karch, Sean, and Dr. Brockledurk discuss their hopes and dreams for gaming in 2022.

#65 – 2021 Awards

Dec 4th, 2021 2h

Never Free to Play is back with our annual gaming award podcast. Get a jump on the game award season and watch Karch, Jason, Robert, and Sean discuss their most surprising games, most enjoyable, and game of the year, amongst plenty other categ

#64 – Top 5 Mario Games of All Time

Nov 13th, 2021 1h 53m

Mass Effect Spoilercast – Part 2

Nov 7th, 2021 1h 29m

It’s sometime in 2186, Commander Shepard is busy saving the galaxy, meanwhile two friends talk about all the things that they love about this universe.Celebrate N7 Day and join Karch and Sean as they finally have their spoilercast following

Mass Effect Spoilercast – Part 1

Nov 7th, 2021 1h 36m

#63 – Is this Console Generation Failing?

Oct 31st, 2021 53m 30s

Join the guys, including officially now a co-host Dr. Brockledurk, as we discuss the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, why this console generation feels different than those in the past, whether it’s because it’s failing, and what it means for

#62 – Most Anticipated Game 2022

Oct 24th, 2021 1h 36m

This one goes out to all the Fortnite soccer moms

#60 – PS Showcase Starstruck

Sep 13th, 2021 1h 17m

Subscribe for more content:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTEUGLbc3tnkd9OZ_7-xZlQ?sub_confirmation=1The guys are back and they’re talking the 2021 PlayStation Showcase. Bookend by the return of the Knights of the Old Republic and G

#59 - Emulation, Preservation, and Piracy

Aug 8th, 2021 1h 11m

Join Karch, Jason, and Sean in this week’s Never Free to Play Podcast. Before the topic of the show, Karch and Sean discuss their recent gaming victories and talk about Mass Effect 2, how it compares to its predecessor and how it holds out near

#58 – Valve Steam Deck First Impressions

Jul 26th, 2021 54m 12s

Life long gamers have researched every crevice of the internet and these are our impressions of the new Valve Steam Deck.Social:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NeverFreeToPlayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neverfreetoplayFace

#Special – FF7 Remake Spoilercast

Jul 12th, 2021 3h 9m

Karch and Sean deep dive into their thoughts and feelings on one of the best remakes of all time. Barret for "Best Bot" 2021 and beyond.

#57 – ROBERTCAST ACTIVATED

Jul 3rd, 2021 2h 10m

All pretense of professionalism is going out the window. Just an excuse for friends to talk games and take drink breaks

#56 – E3 2021

Jun 20th, 2021 2h 24m

Join the guys for their E3 2021 impressions. Hear who won (Nintendo…probably) who lost (Capcom, definitely), and whether E3 was a bust or not. Furthermore, listen as Karch, Jason, and Sean discuss what announcements made them most excited (Me

#55 – Improvisation

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 2m

This is the best we could do

#54 – Backlog Blindspots

May 23rd, 2021 2h 19m

After diving into the streaming world, the guys are back with Episode 54 of the NFTP Podcast. With that break comes a hefty backlog of games: Jason swallows the town in Donut County, Karch expresses his hatred of Final Fantasy 3 (or does he?),

#53 – The Ultimate Consumer vs. $70 Games

Apr 18th, 2021 1h 48m

The next stage of corporate greed is here as $70 games begin to arrive! Karch and Sean join the “Ultimate Consumer” Jason as they discuss what this means for video games, why this is happening now, and whether we are now Never Afford to Play.

#Special – Nier: Automata Spoilercast

Apr 11th, 2021 2h 23m

Sean and Karch discuss Nier: Automata, and all the things it made them feel

#52 – Multiple Endings

Apr 4th, 2021 2h 6m

Good? Bad? Green? Karch, Jason, and Sean talk videos games with multiple endings. Whether the repeated endings of games Nier: Automata or the choice based endings of KOTOR and the Witcher 3, the guys talk what they like and what they don

#51 – New Console Impressions

Mar 22nd, 2021 2h 3m

It's a new phase and that means new consoles! Karch talks haptic feedback on his PS5 while Sean swoons over Xbox's quick resuming ALL THE GAMES. Jason's son tricks him into buying a video game. Then we dig in to the now official purchase of Bet

#50 – Of Pokemon and Next-Gen

Mar 7th, 2021 1h 49m

Join us as we talk the recent Pokemon news. Will Breath of the Pokemon bring new life to the series? More importantly, will we get to play it on the Switch Pro...Super Switch...Switch HD??? Finally, listen in as we talk XBox Gamepass and whe

#49 – State of Play Impressions

Feb 28th, 2021 2h

Well the news starts coming and it don't stop comingClap sync - record - and we hit the ground runningDidn't make sense not to live for funKarch gets smart but Jason gets dumbSo much to play, but we’re never freeSean could y