This week, Jacob and Luke are joined by Kate Hunter (aka Katerblossom) from No Small Games and Travis Colenutt from the Left Behind Game Club to test-drive our brand new format: the 5 Tens!

We break down 5 topics over ten minutes each and this week it's five short indie game reviews. The games are And Roger, Dark Queen of Mortholme, Many Nights a Whisper, No I'm Not a Human and Henry Halfhead!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:20 - Explaining the Five Tens
• 8:10 - And Roger
• 26:15 - Dark Queen of Mortholme
• 35:30 - Many Nights a Whisper
• 48:00 - No, I'm Not a Human
• 1:00:50 - Henry Halfhead
• 1:11:30 - Choosing One
• 1:16:00 - Outro

Listen to Kate's show No Small Games and her appearance on Geeks and Grounds here:

• Geeks and Grounds: Chants of Sennar
• No Small Games: Many Nights a Whisper
• March 2025 Mini Indie Roundup

Listen to Travis on the Left Behind Game Club and Cutscenes!

• Left Behind Game Club: Indika
• Cutscenes

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

On this bonus episode of the show, Jacob breaks down his 30-hour journey through the upcoming FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles with help from Luke!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:00 - Jacob's History with SRPGs and FF: Tactics
• 3:40 - High-Level Impressions about the Game
• 6:15 - QOL Improvements with the Remaster
• 8:50 - Voice Acting
• 11:45 - Gameplay Deep Dive (Units, Jobs, Battles)
• 18:50 - An Aged Foundation
• 26:00 - The Story
• 27:40 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

This week, the crew breaks down their time going hands-on with some upcoming titles from Xbox including Hollow Knight: Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X, High on Life 2, Invincible VS, Super Meat Boy 3D, There are no Ghosts at the Grand, and NINJA GAIDEN 4. Look forward to one additional episode this week with the annual Crossplay Conversations Best of PAX West episode.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:52 - Hollow Knight: Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X
• 6:30 - High On Life 2
• 8:25 - Invincible VS
• 13:15 - Super Meat Boy 3D
• 18:11 - There are no Ghosts at the Grand
• 21:52 - NINJA GAIDEN 4
• 25:18 - Outro

Check Jacob’s PAX West 2025 Video Game Trivia Panel featuring Joseph and Luke:

• https://youtu.be/wm6WEZFjosA?si=z8GppJr55novR85Q

Note: We enjoyed hearing Ralph Ineson in High in Life 2 and not Ralph Finnes. Big Ralph fans here at Crossplay Conversations. - Jacob

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

This week, the crew breaks down their time playing some upcoming titles from Square Enix including: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles, OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, and DRAGON QUEST I + II HD-2D Remake! Look forward to two additional episodes this week covering the special Xbox event that the crew attended as well as the annual Best of PAX West episode.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:27 - FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
• 6:14 - OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
• 11:52 - DRAGON QUEST I + II HD-2D Remake
• 19:52 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

This week, the crew is finally back together to talk Donkey Kong Bananza! The crew provides a comprehensive review, along with their thoughts on the Switch 2 after 60 days. We still can't explain how Game Key Cards work. At the end of the episode, we jump into a Mini Indie Roundup and give you our thoughts on Is This Seat Taken? from Poti Poti Studio and Birdigo from John August and Corey Martin.

A big thanks to Popagenda/Wholesome Games Presents and GameTeam6 for providing review codes for this episode!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 3:30 - Claire Lewis joins Crossplay Conversations + PAX West 2025
• 10:45 - Donkey Kong Bananza Review
• 38:00 - Switch 2 After Two Months
• 52:45 - Jacob Tries to Explain Game Key Cards Again
• 57:55 - Luke and Claire's Review of Mario Kart World Tour
• 1:00:55 - Is This Seat Taken? Review
• 1:04:45 - Birdigo Review
• 1:06:55 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia

This week, Luke returns from vacation with super special guest his WIFE Claire Lewis (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to chat about the latest and greatest in indie gaming. Get your wishlists ready for hot indie summer. Review discussion includes Wheel World developed by Messhof, Expelled! Developed by inkle Ltd, and MakeRoom developed by Keeney. A big thanks to Popagenda, inkle Ltd, and Wholesome Games for providing review code for this episode!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below: 0:00 - Intro 2:06 - Ice Breaker Question: What are your most anticipated indie releases for the rest of the year? 12:03 - Wheel World 19:17 - Expelled! 31:14 - MakeRoom 43:04 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia

Jacob is joined by Tofr from the Playlog Podcast to talk about Ape Out in anticipation of the upcoming Baby Steps! We also cover recent releases like Everdeep Aurora, Trash Goblin and Missile Command Delta in yet another indie round-up!

You can find Tofr's socials, reviews and shows here!

Find timestamps for this episode below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:30 - Ape Out, Six Years Later
• 31:20 - Indie Roundup
• 31:35 - Everdeep Aurora
• 40:30 - Trash Goblin
• 45:20 - Spill the Beans
• 46:30 - Missile Command Delta
• 52:20 - Fields of Mistria
• 58:15 - Grave Seasons
• 59:45 - Squeakross Home Squeak Home

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia