Episodes

Dec. 16, 2024

Big Announcements from The Game Awards 2024!

We're talking about The Game Awards 2024! First, we discuss our thoughts on the show overall. How was the pacing, the awards, the Muppets?? We poke fun at the cringe, try to figure out why Snoop Dogg was there, and …

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Dec. 9, 2024

We Made It To Episode 150! - Community AMA and Looking Back at Anothe…

We made it, episode 150 is in the bag! We take a look back at the past year of episodes and YouTube videos and talk about the highlights, what we've learned and more! Then, we answer questions that our awesome …

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Dec. 2, 2024

World of Warcraft with Joe Sommer (KhazakDK): Raids, Guide Writing, a…

Welcome back to "Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers"! In this exciting episode, hosts Andrew Kimball, Aubrey Sommer, and Dylan Wren are joined by special guest Joe Sommer (KhazakDK) from Wowhead. Strap in as we dive deep into ...

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Nov. 25, 2024

Yakuza: Like a Dragon - The FN Game Swap: Part 3

On the final episode in the FN Game Swap month, we're talking about Yakuza: Like a Dragon! Listen as we discuss the interesting combination of the whacky gameplay mixed with a serious character driven story. We also discuss t...

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Nov. 18, 2024

Lost In Random - The FN Video Game Swap: Part 2

For part 2 of the FN Video Game Swap, we're talking about Lost In Random! Lost in Random is an action-adventure game developed by Zoink and published by Electronic Arts. Part of the EA Originals program, the game was released...

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Nov. 11, 2024

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team - The FN Game Swap: Part 1

On the first episode of the FN Game Swap, Aubrey takes over the hosting seat as the crew discusses a Gameboy Advance game, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team! The conversation includes talk about this game being one of ...

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Nov. 4, 2024

Kicking Off the FN Game Swap Month!

On this episode, we are kicking off our Game Swap Month! We took the game swap idea that we tried a while back and blew it out into something bigger and hopefully better! Each of the hosts brought a game …

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Oct. 28, 2024

The Casting of Frank Stone - Spoilercast

Andrew, Aubrey and Dylan are joined by Joe, Delaney, and Abi to talk about the most recent game from Supermassive Games (not counting the Until Dawn Remake), The Casting of Frank Stone! The reason there are so many voices on …

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Oct. 21, 2024

Our Favorite Spooky Games

Continuing our month of spooky Halloween themed episodes, Andrew, Aubrey and Dylan are discussing their top three favorite spooky/scary video games on this episode! First, our hosts talk about what qualifies a game to be on o...

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Oct. 14, 2024

Which Super Smash Bros. Character Would Survive the Longest in a Horr…

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers we ask the question, "which characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would last the longest in popular horror movies?" To determine this, we each picked a character from ...

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Oct. 7, 2024

A Deep Dive into Death Stranding

It's finally time to talk about the weird world and gameplay from the mind of Kojima, Death Stranding. Dylan has finally finished the game that he had to play for losing the predictions bet at the start of the year. …

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Sept. 30, 2024

What's the Deal with Live Service Games?

In this episode of "Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers," Andrew, Aubrey and Dylan delve into the complex world of live service games. This discussion takes a critical look at the highs and lows of this controversial gaming m...

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Sept. 23, 2024

Elsie, Marvel Snap, Tales of Kenzera: Zau and More! - with Jon Haig

On this episode of The Neighborhood Watch, Andrew and Aubrey are joined by friend of the show and host of The Video Game Lounge podcast, Jon Haig! Andrew talks about the new, stylish, 2D roguelite game Elsie that he reviewed …

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Sept. 16, 2024

The Video Game Olympics

Andrew and Aubrey aren't here this week so Dylan calls in his sister Delaney to help out. On this episode, they discuss the recent updates to Diablo IV and the things they are enjoying along with a few areas the …

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Sept. 9, 2024

Who is the Best Side Character of All Time?

On this episode of the show, Aubrey and Dylan have to decide who will be named the best side character of all time! Andrew created a list of beloved side characters from the games that we all know and love. …

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Sept. 2, 2024

Don't Spoil This Episode!

In this episode of "Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers," hosts Dylan Wren, Andrew Kimball, and Aubrey Sommer dive deep into the world of spoilers. The conversation navigates through the challenges of avoiding spoilers, the soc...

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Aug. 26, 2024

We Did an FN Video Game Swap

What to share your thoughts on this episode or tell us what you're playing? Send us a text with this link! **Some Night in the Woods spoilers at 44:26** On this episode, Andrew, Aubrey and Dylan do a video game …

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Aug. 19, 2024

Paper Mario Sticker Star, Bluey the Videogame, The Chant, and More - …

** Spoiler Warning** 19:49 - Hades Spoilers Welcome back to the neighborhood! On this episode, Aubrey officially joins the show as a permanent member of the podcast! We are very excited about the perspective she will bring to...

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Aug. 12, 2024

Asking ChatGPT "What Are The Greatest Games of All Time?"

On this special episode of the Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast, Andrew, Dylan and Aubrey each host a trivia game for the others to compete in. Andrew hosts a game called I Got It From ChatGPT, Aubrey hosts a game of …

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Aug. 5, 2024

2020 Game of the Year - The Remake

Welcome back to the neighborhood! On this episode, Andrew, Dylan and Aubrey revisit their game of the year lists from 2020 and then remake them. They discuss the new games that made their way onto the list as well as …

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July 29, 2024

Exploring Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - with Dave Jackson

Rise Tarnished! and welcome back to the neighborhood! On this episode we are returning to the Lands Between so we can enter the Lands of Shadow in pursuit of Kindly Miquella. So hop on Torrent and collect as many Scadutree …

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July 22, 2024

Xbox Doesn't Care About Gamers and Destiny 2 Comes to a Conclusion

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, hosts Andrew and Dylan discuss the recent price increase for Xbox Gamepass. This leads to a deep dive into Xbox as a company and all of the recent headlines they've been m...

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July 15, 2024

It's Time for a Fantasy Critic League Update!

On this very special episode of the podcast, Andrew and Dylan are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros and Phil and Eric (and Stefan) from The Wait For It Podcast to talk about the 2024 Fantasy Critic League! …

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July 8, 2024

Video Game Genres Are Out of Control!

This week, Andrew, Dylan and Aubrey discuss the topic of video game genres. The conversation explores some of the faults in how we as a community choose to define games. It also covers some potential solutions and advice for ...

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