Nerds of the Orange Table is a monthly video game podcast. Much like a book club convenes to discuss, well, a book, the Nerds come together to discuss the stories and themes in video games. From small indie hits to AAA titles, we play them all!
Every episode will contain spoilers for the story! You have been warned!
We zip, grind, jump and bounce about this episode's game: Sunset Overdrive from Insomniac Games. We battle hoards of OD, Scabs, and murderous robots while trying to save Sunset City - and the world.
2 Mar 2022
15. Firewatch
In this episode, the Nerds talk about Campo Santo's game Firewatch, a mystery action-adventure game set in the Shoshone National Forest. We discuss who's stalking Henry, grand conspiracies, and why it's important to keep your door locked in your fire watchtower. Seriously, there are some wackos out there.
3 Jan 2022
14. Half-Life 2
For our latest episode of the podcast, we played Half-Life 2, a 2004 first-person shooter developed by Valve. Although considered a masterpiece of its time, the nerds didn't exactly have much good to say about it. Damn millennials. Enjoying their Halos and Call of Dutys.
We do spend an inordinate amount of time talking about The Game Awards, though, so you can enjoy that.
13 Sept 2021
13. Tell Me Why
This month(s) we played the narrative adventure game Tell Me Why from Dontnot Entertainment. The story features the twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan, who are working to come to terms with and uncover truths and secrets behind the tragic loss of their mother.
Tell Me Why is also one of the first AAA title games to feature a trans character among it's main cast. We played this game for the month of June, recorded in August, and now releasing early September. It was supposed to be for Pride month, but things get complicated.
Anyway, we hope you enjoy this episode.
7 Jun 2021
12. Night in the Woods
Jake and Adrian discuss Night in the Woods and its take on mental illness, returning home after dropping out of college, and small town life while George sits there and listens. These are things each of us relate to in some way or another - either with mental health such as depression, bipolar disorder, and dissociative disorders and Night in the Woods portrays them in meaningful and relatable ways. This game was played as part of Mental Health Awareness month, with our aim being to end the stigma of mental health and try to provide a better understanding surrounding those that suffer from mental health disorders.
Night in the Woods video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6AWTqNzVk
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7 May 2021
11. Need for Speed: The Run
For the month of April, we played Need for Speed: The Run, a game in which you drive from Golden Gate to Empire State. In our arduous journey across the United States, we make our way from 200th place to first place and claim our prize of getting our lives back after playing such a dreary and boring and repetitive game. Sorry, George.
Also, we're sorry for not giving you guys Borderlands 3 last month. It took too much time and we just didn't want to half-ass it like we've done before. Also sorry we didn't post anything at all last month.
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7 Mar 2021
10. Bioshock Infinite
Our tenth episode of the podcast! For the month of February we discuss the themes of American exceptionalism and the racist overtones that make up the floating city of Columbia in Bioshock Infinite.
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4 Feb 2021
9. Soma
What does it mean to be human? Our consciousness? Our physical bodies? Our desire to live? This month we talk about SOMA, a game from Frictional Games that attempts to answer it for us. Listen to find out our thoughts on this episode of Nerds of the Orange Table!
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1 Jan 2021
8. Marvel's Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Our spidey senses tingle in this action-packed episode of Nerds of the Orange Table. For the month of December 2020, we played Insomniac Games' Spider-Man from 2018 and Spider-Man: Miles Morales from 2020.
We tackle issues such as our own personal relationships, fighting the forces of evil, and pizza while swinging through the streets of New York City as Peter Parker, then switch it up and tackle our own sense of belonging when we play as Miles Morales. Listen to find out what our friendly neighborhood Spider-Men are up to.
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1 Dec 2020
7. Oxenfree
For the month of November, the guys played Oxenfree - a creepy game about crazy teenage island adventures, ghost-like things, World War II, and everything in between. Does Alex ever reconnect with her brother? Will Nona and Ran ever start dating? And can Clarissa be nice, just for once? Find out all this and more in this eery episode.
Polygon article: https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/26/10819392/oxenfree-death
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1 Nov 2020
6. Observation
For spooky month, we play the thriller Observation. What happens when an AI program controls a spaceship in near earth orbit? What's the worst that can happen? We find out in this spooky version of Nerds of the Orange Table when we play Observation. Give us your thoughts by sending a message to us at https://anchor.fm/notot/message. We might even put it in a future episode!
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1 Oct 2020
5. Titanfall 2
The guys talk about the underappreciated game of Titanfall 2 and the story of one Jack Cooper and his robot BT-7274. Follow us through time and space as we talk about exciting missions, interesting characters, and the greatest killing mechs and their sharp wits.
Seriously though, you all slept on Titanfall 2. Go pick it up on Steam or consoles. It's stupid cheap but well worth every penny.
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28 Aug 2020
4. Ryse: Son of Minecraft Dungeons
It's a twofer! We got lazy so we waited a while between games and releasing episodes, but we're back! This time we play Ryse: Son of Rome and Minecraft Dungeons. Follow along epic storylines as we save Rome and the world!
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10 May 2020
3. Detroit: Become Human
The Nerds turn into androids while we play Detroit: Become Human. Follow the stories of Connor, Markus, and Kara as they discover how much it sucks to be human. Find out which paths we take, which moves we make, which ways we will be watching you. Each path can lead to the death of our characters, or can lead them to salvation - Canada. I hear it's nice this time of year. Thanks for listening!
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12 Apr 2020
2. Halo 5: Guardians
Join us in our monthly series. NOTOT plays Halo 5: Guardians - sort of - for our second podcast. Our book club but for video games, the Nerds talk about Halo 5: Guardians and the epic story following Master Chief and Blue Team, along with Spartan Locke and Fireteam Osiris.
Link to the Halo storyline video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6DtLNPet0k
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24 Feb 2020
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Join us in our monthly series. NOTOT plays Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for our first podcast. Our book club but for video games, the Nerds talk about Call of Duty's latest game in the series and discuss the campaign.
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5 Feb 2020
Introducing Nerds of the Orange Table
This is our unofficial first episode - an introduction, if you will. We like playing video games and we want to know what you like about them, too. So every month we play a different game and come back to talk about it.
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