by Buenale Games
Welcome to Video Game Book Club! The show where we pick, play and complete a video game each and every month. Join the VGBC community and play video games alongside us throughout the year. We will take care of explaining video game mechanics, recap the full plot, answer questions that listeners send to us on our discord, and more! Join the club! Discord: https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBS
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June 15, 2026
<p>JP is finally settling in to his new life in Austin and we are so back with another episode of The Checkpoint: where we check in on our Video Game Book Club Progress. We begin the conversation with our belief in aliens? Then we quickly move to this month's game: Mina the Hollower. Regular viewers will be shocked that JP has actually played more of this game than Benny boy. Insane.</p><p><br></p><p>Next we discuss the Short Story of the month: Journey. If we had a nickel for every game we have played that involves climbing a mountain in 2026, we would have 3 nickels! </p><p><br></p><p>Join the club using the discord link below to stay up to date with Buenale Games and to play and discuss the game of the month alongside us! Join us again at the end of June for our full length discussion on this month's game: Mina the Hollower. </p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Discord</a></p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/buenalegames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitch</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/buenale.games/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@buenale.games" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">TikTok</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BuenaleGames" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></p><p>(0:00) Cold Open</p><p>(01:50) Intro</p><p>(03:30) Mina the Hollower Check-In</p><p>(15:45) Short Story: Journey</p><p>(38:30) Berry Bury Berry</p><p>(41:20) Other games</p><p>(48:00) Gaming Showcases</p><p>(58:30) Outro</p><p>#videogamebookclub #gamingbookclub #gamingpodcast #gaming #videogames #journey #journeygame #indiegames #minathehollower </p>
June 2, 2026
<p>Video Game Book Club is back with another month episode! Thank you to our community and listeners for playing Esoteric Ebb alongside us and sending us questions and discussion prompts! </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Ben and JP discuss the ins and outs of Esoteric Ebb. This game has so much depth, so many secrets to discover, and so many interesting conversations. Ben gave us a very thoughtful answer on whether sacrifices have any meaning for our greatest purpose in life while JP interestingly gave his best version of an Esoteric Slogdog.</p><p><br></p><p>Join the club using the discord link below to stay up to date with Buenale Games and to play and discuss the game of the month alongside us every month, and join us again in a month when we discuss the June game of the month, chosen by our own JP: Mina The Hallower. </p><p><br></p><p>Discord: https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBS</p><p>Twitch: https://twitch.tv/buenalegames</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buenale.games/</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buenale.games</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BuenaleGames</p><p><br></p><p>#videogamebookclub #gamingbookclub #esotericebb #discoelysium #gamingpodcast #gaming #videogames</p><p><br></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(03:45) What is Esoteric Ebb?</p><p>(13:52) Early Game</p><p>(52:43) Mid Game</p><p>(01:10:20) Late Game</p><p>(01:53:10) Viewer Questions</p><p>(02:46:40) June GotM Announcement</p><p>(02:49:25) Outro</p><p><br></p>
May 18, 2026
<p>We are so back with another episode of The Checkpoint: where we check in on this month's Game of the Month! We begin by checking in on this month's game: Esoteric Ebb, an eclectic and chaotic Disco-Like. Regular viewers will be SHOCKED to learn that JP has hardly started the game yet. From there, we discuss this month's Short Story: Celeste! JP spent WAY more time with this game than most mini-VGBC games, and Ben chimes in with his experience with the game as well. From there, we discuss all things from counter strike to gardening, and we wrap up by touching on some recent news from the games industry. </p><p><br></p><p>Join the club using the discord link below to stay up to date with Buenale Games and to play and discuss the game of the month alongside us! Join us again at the end of May for our full length discussion on this month's game: Esoteric Ebb. </p><p><br></p><p>Discord: https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBS</p><p>Twitch: https://twitch.tv/buenalegames</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buenale.games/</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buenale.games</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gfZQ8jttLntPF6dARadVa?si=7da802979ec749d5</p><p><br></p><p>(0:00) Cold Open</p><p>(03:47) Intro and Special Announcement!</p><p>(08:08) Esoteric Ebb Check-In </p><p>(21:13) Short Story: Celeste</p><p>(54:25) Counter Strike and Gardening</p><p>(01:06:30) Gaming News </p><p>(50:15) Gaming News</p><p>(01:16:51) Outro</p><p><br></p><p>#videogamebookclub #gamingbookclub #gamingpodcast #gaming #videogames #esotericebb #celeste #indiegames #mixtape</p>
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Welcome to Video Game Book Club! The show where we pick, play and complete a video game each and every month. Join the VGBC community and play video games alongside us throughout the year. We will take care of explaining video game mechanics, recap the full plot, answer questions that listeners send to us on our discord, and more! Join the club!
Discord: https://discord.gg/P9aRB5wEBS
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