After hitting the podcast grind for two years, we're taking a short break to rest, relax, and recharge. We'll be back even better than before, so stay tuned! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

This week on the podcast Rut, Otton, Robert, and Stretch put our heads together to see how well we know our team. They’ve each submitted their top 5 games and it’s up to us to pair them to it. Do we know our team well enough, or are we going to embarrass ourselves with wrong guesses? Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

This week on the podcast, Robert, Stretch, and Will celebrate Monday the 16th (which is somewhat close to Friday the 13th). As it’s ALSO the month of October, we decided to do a draft of our favorite horror games. With some well-known picks, like Resident Evil, and some obscure selections, you’ll have to tell us who came up with the best horror list! Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

Next week is the release of Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse and its level 3-7 Adventure. Rut, Scrappy, and newcomer to the pod Will join Stretch as they awaken in a Mortuary on Sigil and try to make their way out. If you’re interested in more Planescape, it’s available on Oct. 17, and you can already check out our review here: https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/planescape-adventures-in-multiverse-review-player-options-still-disappoint Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/messa ..read more

This week on the Podcast Robert has a bit of a challenge for us... ‘Who’s That Assassin?’ We test our 16 years of Assassin’s Creed knowledge to try to remember which assassin is from what game and what their names are. After that Stretch and Otton join the conversation to talk about what elements of the Assassin’s Creed story and genre we’re fans of and what they should leave behind. Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

This week on the Podcast Rutledge, Robert, and Stretch discuss the never-ending torrent of games that have been releasing through 2023. We go back and highlight the big games of 2023 that might be up for GOTY, what games we’ve got on our horizons, and look ahead to 2024. We also talk about how we pick and choose which games we’re wanting to play and when we know that a game just isn’t going to be worth our time... Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

Today, Wizards of the Coast released their newest adventure for Dungeons & Dragons, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk. This continues a party’s journey after the famous starting adventure, The Lost Mines of Phandelver. To celebrate, the TechRaptor Podcast team plays their first session with the new adventure book. What mysteries lie with these new goblins? Will Rut ever land an arrow? Find out in this exciting 3-hour real-play podcast! Our Review: https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/phandelver-and-below-shattered-obelisk-review-not-quite-sure-what-it-wants-to-be Follow Us &am ..read more

This week local Starfield experts Rutledge and Erren submit to a barrage of questions from Stretch about everything Starfield. We discuss how it compares to previous Bethesda titles, talk about gunplay and skill trees, what quests are must do’s, and how frustrating ladders are.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

Ahead of Starfield’s launch, the TechRaptor podcast crew breaks down the past two decades of Bethesda Game Studios’ catalog. The team makes a lot of huge, open-world sandboxes, but are they fun to play in? Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more

Everyone’s up in arms about the Baldur’s Gate 3 controversy, because it’s a video game that’s so good that every other video game should be put to shame -- or so says some parts of the internet. Is there one singular golden standard we can apply to video games? And what do microtransactions really have to do with any of this? We dive into that and more in this week’s episode of the TechRaptor Podcast. Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message ..read more