Molehill Mountain Episode 201 – Eternal Noob

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Two-and-a-half years later, I’m still learning how to play Monster Hunter World. 1:20 – Did you know you can augment your armor to increase its defense? I didn’t. 56:58 – The Pool was a fun movie but there were several moments that strained credulity.

Molehill Mountain Episode 194 – Nintendo Holds Sony’s Beer

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Unsurprisingly, the PS5 console is as goofy looking as its controller. No timestamps this week.  I spend the first hour or so talking about the various games I saw this week (mostly from the PS5 presentation) and then spend the next hour and a half interacting with the chat and randomly jumping from topic to …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 191 – Just the Worst

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I had topics all planned out but ended up yapping about none of it. Please enjoy a very stream of consciousness episode of Molehill Mountain!

Molehill Mountain Episode 190 – Is It Just Me?

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It’s just me, isn’t it? 3:30 – Let me get this straight. I have to pre-order the Tony Hawk remake… to play the demo of the Tony Hawk remake? 14:02 – A 9-minute Unreal Engine 5 demo was more satisfying that Microsoft’s 27-minute Xbox Series X presentation 27:40 – Sony and Sucker Punch lied abut …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 186 – Love Polygon

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We can do so much better than triangles. 0:44 – The ideas behind Portal 2’s new mechanics are better than their execution 6:25 – ESRB adds a new descriptor for monetization mechanics such as loot boxes 31:05 – Woman goes on a road trip with a living sex doll in the new movie. The special …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 185 – NonDualSensical

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Ugh, can you imagine what the console will look like? 0:31 – The long, torturous path of picking a game to stream 8:02 – I love Subnautica but I hope the sequel improves on the super finicky base-building interface 18:19 – I had to sleep on my couch because it rained while I was doing …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 183 – Nintendo’s Giant Mini Direct

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Nintendo published a Mini Direct. It was 30-minutes long. 0:14 – My salty thoughts on the copyright claim made against my recent live stream 17:38 – My thoughts on everything announced during Nintendo’s Mini Direct

Molehill Mountain Episode 182 – Socially Isolated With You

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Let’s be socially isolated… together. 0:00 –  Working from home during the COVID19 pandemic 28:16 – Theatrical releases going to streaming services at prices that might make sense for families but not individuals 36:04 – Sony spills the beans on the PS5 and manages to bore gamers 46:05 – I played the Resident Evil 3 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 180 – To All the Games I’ve Played Before

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This week, at least. 5:17 – Lorelai caps off an enjoyable indie adventure game trilogy 11:16 – River City Girls is gorgeous and fun but sports some REALLY odd design decisions 27:21 – Murder By Numbers is kinda like Professor Layton with Picross puzzles

Molehill Mountain Episode 179 – Sony Is a Tease

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And not in a good way. 0:34 – Sony demonstrates how NOT to do teaser posters with its upcoming Monster Hunter movie 25:56 – The animated Harley Quinn show is really good! 30:03 – Hundreds of dollars worth of DLC isn’t enough; Tecmo Koei charges players for changing character hair color 46:22 – Voting stresses …

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