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• Digimon Story: Time Stranger (2025) It's Finally Digivolving!

  This week on Critical Arcade, Dave and Nick jack into the grid and find themselves in the glitchy, time-twisting world of Digimon Story: Time Stranger. What was supposed to be a casual dive into cyberspace quickly spirals into a full-blown temporal disaster when a mysterious program tears through the world, merging past, present, and future into one big, corrupted mess.Our intrepid hosts are dropped into the shoes of a really bad Secret Agent caught in the middle of this digital apocalypse, armed only with their starter Digimon. Together, they must unravel the story of Chronomon, a Digimon who claims to protect the flow of time itself but who met an untimely end at the hands of the Titans. As they travel through different zones of the Digital World — from the bustling hub town of Iliad to the tranquil underwater vibe of the Abyss — Dave and Nick must battle corrupted Digimon, restore lost memories, and unravel the secret behind the Chronomon before reality resets itself like a crashed emulator.Will Dave finally learn the difference between “Data”, “Virus” and "Vaccine"? Will Nick ever stop using the phrase “timey-wimey” during serious cutscenes? And most importantly, can the two of them survive long enough to stop a cosmic reboot that threatens both the human and digital realms?Grab your Digivice, back up your save file, and prepare for paradoxes, plot twists, and more emotional Digivolutions than you can handle — it’s Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and time itself is on the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Amnesia: Rebirth (2020) Stay Away From The Desert

  This week on Critical Arcade, Dave and Nick stumble out of the safety of daylight and into the suffocating terror of Amnesia: Rebirth, Frictional Games’ 2020 return to psychological horror. Set in the vast, sun-scorched deserts of Algeria, this isn’t your average vacation. Taking control of Tasi Trianon, the duo must piece together a shattered memory, survive ancient ruins, and avoid the monstrous creatures lurking just beyond the flicker of their lantern.But light is a luxury in this nightmare. As the shadows close in, Tasi’s sanity begins to unravel — and so do Dave and Nick’s. Dave desperately clings to his last match while Nick insists that sprinting blindly through the dark is a viable strategy. Between heart-stopping chases, cryptic alien technology, and moral choices that would make even a philosopher sweat, the pair must uncover the truth behind Tasi’s mysterious condition and the haunting events that brought her here.Can Dave overcome his crippling fear of low-light environments? Will Nick finally learn that looking directly at monsters is a terrible idea? And just how many times can two grown men scream over a baby monitor before it becomes comedy instead of horror?Join the Critical Arcade crew as they try to keep their wits (and their pants) intact in a journey that proves in Amnesia: Rebirth, fear isn’t just in the dark… it is the dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Plants vs Zombies (2009) Lawn Of The Dead

  This week on Critical Arcade, Dave and Nick swap out shotguns and swords for watering cans and fertilizer as they take on the quirky, strategic chaos of Plants vs Zombies. Released in 2009, this tower defense classic turns your backyard into the frontline of the undead apocalypse, where survival depends less on firepower and more on creative landscaping. The duo must carefully balance planting sunflowers for resources while deploying an army of quirky plants—from pea shooters and wall-nuts to potato mines and cherry bombs—all in an effort to keep the relentless zombie horde from breaking through their defenses.But these aren’t your run-of-the-mill zombies. No, these shambling invaders come equipped with screen doors, buckets, pogo sticks, and even dolphin mounts to make things extra weird. And just when Dave thinks he’s finally got the strategy nailed down, a disco-dancing zombie arrives with a backup crew of backup dancers, throwing the entire plan into disarray.Between frantic lawn management, resource juggling, and screaming when a Gargantuar shows up uninvited, the question remains: can Nick keep his cool long enough to master the rhythm of the game, or will his entire backyard end up overrun? And will Dave ever stop laughing at the fact that his “ultimate defensive strategy” involves nothing but a solid row of spud Walnuts? Tune in as the guys discover that sometimes, the line between gardening and warfare is just a little too thin… especially when your opponent is already dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Borderlands 4 (2025) Vault Hunting Is Back!

  This week on Critical Arcade, Dave and Nick lock, load, and launch themselves back into the loot-splattered insanity of Borderlands 4. Once again, the galaxy is on the brink of chaos, and naturally, the only two people crazy enough to handle it are our lovable vault-hunting duo. With a whole new planet to explore, filled to the brim with outlaws, synthetic robot followers, and creatures that look like someone has glued together spare parts from five different animals, Dave and Nick are in for a wild ride. Armed with an arsenal of procedurally generated weapons (seriously, who needs a gun that shoots smaller guns that then explode into even smaller guns?), they’ll blast, loot, and wisecrack their way through wave after wave of enemies to get their hands on the treasures in the Vault. Will Dave remember everybody's names? And will Nick ever stop getting trash from fishing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Hell Is Us (2025) Clues and Calamity

  This week on Critical Arcade, Dave and Nick step into the desolate, war-torn world of Hell is Us. Set in a country ripped apart by years of civil strife and buried secrets, the game forces them to navigate a landscape where danger comes from both sides of the battlefield: hostile soldiers with guns and terrifying supernatural abominations with… well, whatever those fleshy nightmare appendages are supposed to be. With no map markers, no glowing quest logs, and no convenient “go here” arrows, every direction could lead to either salvation or something that wants to chew their faces off.In their search for truth, Dave and Nick must wield nothing more than a glowing arsenal that feels straight out of a heavy metal album cover and a drone that somehow manages to be both extremely useful and completely annoying at the same time. As they delve deeper into the ruins of a forgotten society, they’ll uncover the haunting scars of war and the chilling reality of what happens when humanity’s darkest impulses manifest as living horrors.Will Dave finally learn to stop scaring himself by triggering combat music when nothing’s there? And will Nick ever get over the fact that you can’t just talk your way out of being eaten by a monster?One thing’s for certain: in Hell is Us, there are no easy answers, no clear paths, and no safety nets. Just two guys, a haunted country, and way too many things lurking in the shadows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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