Welcome to a podcast about shining the light behind the psychological aspects of some of our favorite video games! Host Brandon Craw (MA Clinical Psychology) and guests dive deep into video games, exploring the background behind some characters, point out which parts of their traumatic life can be attributed to their potential mental illness or explain their behavior, and discuss the human factors behind video game design. Then, we like to chat about what we're playing now. Come join us!
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Oh my gosh, is that Joe’s music? Joe joins Brandon to chat all about Marvel Tokon. Brandon discusses why he loves Splatoon Raiders, his time with Big Walk, and the respect for EverQuest Legends. Come hang out with the dynamic duo!
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Marvel Tokon - 03:10
Splatoon Raiders - 18:15
Persona 5 X - 27:12
Marathon - 32:40
Big Walk - 35:36
EverQuest Legends - 47:28
Wrapping Up and Thank You - 55:38
Games we talked about this week: Marvel Tokon, Splatoon Raiders, Persona 5 X, Marathon, Big Walk, EverQuest Legends
Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ (https://www.startmenu.co.uk/) and https://smashpad.com (https://smashpad.com/author/brandonc/), two awesome games coverage sites! And check out Brandon’s latest review of Ball x Pit (https://smashpad.com/review-ball-x-pit-adds-more-to-love-with-the-naturalist-update/)!
If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/)
Feel free to message us with suggestions for games or questions at our socials and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! Be sure to follow us on socials like Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@MindControllersPod), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mindcontrollerspod/), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brandoncraw.bsky.social), Twitter (https://x.com/mindconpod), and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/mindcontrollerspod).
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Tracks are:
"We Decide" by Tatami
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7 Aug 2026
Scatterbrained - The Indiana Jones of Ignorance
Brandon and Tim, together again! This week, we chat about interesting genre mashups in video games. Brick-breaker base building? Chess with a long board? Cheese Caves??? We discuss it all on this week’s episode.
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Ball x Pit - 09:12
Chess Genre Mashups - 33:04
Wrapping Up and Thank You - 49:06
Games we talked about this week: BALL x PIT, Chess
Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ (https://www.startmenu.co.uk/) and https://smashpad.com (https://smashpad.com/author/brandonc/), two awesome games coverage sites! And check out Brandon’s latest review of D-topia (https://smashpad.com/d-topia-review/)!
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Feel free to message us with suggestions for games or questions at our socials and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! Be sure to follow us on socials like Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@MindControllersPod), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mindcontrollerspod/), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brandoncraw.bsky.social), Twitter (https://x.com/mindconpod), and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/mindcontrollerspod).
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Tracks are:
"We Decide" by Tatami
Podcast Art by @_forza_art (https://www.instagram.com/_forza_art/) on Instagram
Check out Whisp band HERE (https://whisp.band/)
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31 Jul 2026
Scatterbrained- Palworld is My Dream
Brandon and Courture go over the release of Palworld 1.0! Then Brandon talks all about his likes and dislikes of Adventures of Elliot! And of course, we couldn’t leave it without talking about Denshattack! Come hang out with us for a little bit :)
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What has Brandon been playing? Rapid Fire and Kenshi! - 02:41
Palworld - 17:26
The Adventures of Elliot - 44:27
Denshattack - 53:28
Wrapping Up and Thank You - 56:51
Games we talked about this week: Fallout: New Vegas, Kenshi, Palworld, The Adventures of Elliot, Denshattack
Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ (https://www.startmenu.co.uk/) and https://smashpad.com (https://smashpad.com/author/brandonc/), two awesome games coverage sites! And check out Brandon’s latest review of D-topia (https://smashpad.com/d-topia-review/)!
If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/)
Feel free to message us with suggestions for games or questions at our socials and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! Be sure to follow us on socials like Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@MindControllersPod), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mindcontrollerspod/), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brandoncraw.bsky.social), Twitter (https://x.com/mindconpod), and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/mindcontrollerspod).
Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast listening app!
Support our Patreon at patreon.com/MindControllers (http://patreon.com/MindControllers) and get a thank you sticker!
Tracks are:
"We Decide" by Tatami
Podcast Art by @_forza_art (https://www.instagram.com/_forza_art/) on Instagram
Check out Whisp band HERE (https://whisp.band/)
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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
83,273
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
82
Social presence
0
YouTube
72
Engagement
60
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