Super Rude Bear Resurrection personifies one thing – that if you do something, you need to do it well. In games, execution is what matters, not simply having a good idea. Super Rude Bear turning deaths into a way to move forwards is something I

Indie Investigations – The Sexy Brutale

May 1st, 2017 3m 47s

Stopping a murder is hard. You need to know when and where it’s going to happen, who’s going to commit it, and how they’re going to do so. That’s a whole lot of sleuthing to stop somebodies death, and occasionally, that’s just too much work. Wo

Awful Good Experience Episode 12: “Down I Go!”

May 2nd, 2016 43m 48s

In which the party delves deep underground… Twitter: https://twitter.com/iyagovos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InitiativeCheck Website: https://www.initiativecheck.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61157&ty=h

Awful Good Experience: “That’s Called Cruxifixion”

Apr 19th, 2016 1h 30m

In which the party sits around and chats, not really accomplishing much… ————————————————————————————————— Twitter: https://twitter.com/iyagovos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InitiativeCheck Website: https://www.initiativecheck.com Patreon

Awful Good Experience: Leveling Up!

Mar 9th, 2016 52m 41s

In which the mighty heroes become mightier! ————————————————————————————————— Twitter: https://twitter.com/iyagovos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InitiativeCheck Website: https://www.initiativecheck.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/use

Awful Good Experience: Episode 9: The Claws Of Death

Mar 2nd, 2016 1h 28m

In which the party reconvenes, fights some zombies, and has a brush with the grasping hands of death. Dramatis Personae: Finn – James (That’s me!) Rae – Lindsey (@SaunteringWalk) Arlia – Jim (@JimmyTheShovel) Volia – Jocelyn (@JocePlays) Marty

Awful Good Experience Episode 8 – The Lost One

Mar 2nd, 2016 43m 1s

I’m not too sure what happens in this episode, so whatever happens, enjoy it!

Awful Good Experience Episode 7: Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

Mar 2nd, 2016 50m 40s

The gang continues into the deep depths of the cave they’ve entered, tracking down what appears to be a necromancer. ————————————————————————————————— Twitter: https://twitter.com/iyagovos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheInitiative… Websi

Awful Good Experience Episode 6: Burn, Baby, Burn

Mar 2nd, 2016 1h 19m

Our enterprising crew of adventurers learn just how dealing with a fire goes, when you’ve got a wizard on your side. ————————————————————————————————— Twitter: https://twitter.com/iyagovos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheInitiative… Websi

Awful Good Experience Episode 5: Burning Down The House

Feb 24th, 2016 10m 21s

The first cliffhanger of the season! What will happen next episode?! Who knows?! Game Master: Matt Finn: James (That’s me!) Marty: Ryan Rae: Lindsey Volia: Jocelyn Arlia: Jimmy

Awful Good Experience Episode 4: You’re Under Arrest!

Feb 22nd, 2016 1h 6m

In this fourth episode, the gang faces adversity for the first time, as they charge into battle against some bandits and a bear! Game Master: Matt Finn: James (That’s me!) Marty: Ryan Rae: Lindsey Volia: Jocelyn Arlia: Jimmy

Awful Good Experience: Episode 2 – Learning Combat

Feb 15th, 2016 59m 28s

In this episode, we learn how Dungeons And Dragons combat works, as the party explores in a non-canon adventure against two serious tough combat dummies. Game Master: Matt Finn: James (That’s me!) Marty: Ryan Rae: Lindsey Volia: Jocelyn ———————

Awful Good Experience: Character Creation

Feb 9th, 2016 34m 35s

Join myself and some dear members of the community as we embark on our first experience with 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. In this first episode, we roll abilities and the players officially come together for the first time. Game Master: Ma

Initiative Check Podcast Reboot Special Edition Beta…Episode 1!

May 26th, 2015 1h 33m

We’re back! The Initiative Check Podcast returns with James, Julie, and Zak discussing their weekly gaming habits and asking the community to weigh in on weekly topics. Games discussed: Witcher 3 – James is obsessed Heroes of the Storm – Zak lo

Indie Love Game Club Podcast, Episode 4: Transistor

May 19th, 2015 52m 18s

This week on the Indie Love podcast game club, James is faced with impending adulthood, Julie and Zak learn about British taxes, and we discuss Supergiant Games’ Transistor! Did you know that, just like a book club, each episode of the Indie Lo

Indie-Love Podcast Episode 3 – Brothers

May 4th, 2015 49m 43s

On this week’s podcast, we discuss why video games are important and we launch our new game club. NPR published a blog post called Why Video Games Matter by Adam Frank. We discuss our feelings on the article and why video games matter to us. We

Indie-Love Podcast Episode 2: Hungry Like The Woolfe

Apr 21st, 2015 1h 3m

In this episode, we discuss recent game releases such as Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries, as well as releases that we’ve loved forever, and the allure of hyper difficult games such as Dark Souls. We also look at games based off native traditions,

All-New Indie-Love Podcast, Episode 1: Alpha One!

Apr 1st, 2015 41m 14s

Hey guys! Today we’re relaunching the Indie-Love Podcast! That’s right, myself, Julie and Zak are going to be here talking to you about indie video games, indie news, and a bunch of other things. On this week’s episode, we talk about the power

The Initiative Check Checklist! Episode One: Tomb Raider 2013

Mar 24th, 2015 14m 26s

Last week, Lindsey (@SaunteringWalk) and I decided that Initiative Check has been without it’s podcasts for too long, and as such, we launched a new podcast project. To that end, we’ve decided that we’re going to start a game club. We decide a

Indie Investigations: Neptune, Have Mercy

Feb 2nd, 2015 1h 1m

Last week I had the fantastic opportunity to sit down with John and Jarret from Octopodo Interactive to discuss the interesting underwater roguelike that they’re currently working on, Neptune, Have Mercy. Neptune, Have Mercy takes the player to

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