A relaxed monthly chat between two *slightly older* British friends - talking life, gaming (and basically whatever other nonsense comes to mind).
We're currently playing on Xbox, PlayStation 5 plus a bit of PC and Nintendo Switch action.
Our regular episodes drop every first Friday of the month.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy / Cracked teeth, crack'd mirrors and cracking holidays - October 26
In this month's episode:
We hear if the latest Plague Tale game err "resonated" for either of us.
Giles responds to the Call of the Elder Gods with Hannah and goes fast, maybe too fast with Sonic x Shadow Generations; and
James sets up a bowling alley, a classic arcade and a car wash because he loves a good side hustle.
plus:
everything else we've been doing and playing - all on October's Aches & Games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intros
03:56 What we've been up to
27:15 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - love it or leave it?
37:49 What else we've been playing
66:03 On our radar this month
80:25 Next month's LIOLI is...
83:26 Wrapping up
As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing achesandgamespod@gmail.com. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.
Cheers!
4 Sept 2026
Denshattack! / Trips, truths and strange goos - September 26
In this month's episode:
We turn our hands to train-based trickery in post-apocalyptic Japan, and dabble in a little piracy.
James heads back to hell in Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga, stares into the face of a real life volcano and sets up shop as a pizza, console and weird goo-seller; and
Giles discovers The Truth in an uncharacteristic bit of culture and ponders if nostalgia is as good as it used to be with Halo Campaign Evolved.
plus:
everything else we've been doing and playing - all on September's Aches & Games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intros
05:48 What we've been up to
23:07 Denshattack! - love it or leave it?
33:37 What else we've been playing
83:49 On our radar this month
93:22 Next month's LIOLI is...
96:35 Wrapping up
Thanks again to Mickey from VML Studios for the code for Goo Deer. If James' review has whetted your appetite check out the game at https://store.steampowered.com/app/4349210/Goo_Deer/ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4349210/Goo_Deer/)
As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing achesandgamespod@gmail.com. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.
Cheers!
7 Aug 2026
Farming Simulator 25 / World Cups, Cinema stops and Shuttlecocks - August 26
In this month's episode:
We sort the wheat from the chaff in Farming Simulator 25,
James heads back to ancient Rome in "Citadelum" and lives out his younger-self's dream in "Parkitect"; and
Giles takes on new cases in "Nobody Wants to Die" and familiar faces in "Gears of War: Reloaded".
plus:
we talk holidays, work trips, World Cups, cinema stops and shuttlecocks.
All that and more on August's Aches & Games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intros
02:32 What we've been up to
21:20 Farming Simulator 25 - love it or leave it?
30:20 What else we've been playing
65:39 On our radar this month
78:29 Next month's LIOLI is...
84:20 Wrapping up
As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing achesandgamespod@gmail.com. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.
Cheers!
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