This episode was scuff city, we had calls dropping and audio stopping their recording for no apparent reasons! But there's always a back up to deliver to our audience. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:32 Round The Lounge 06:43 Saif - Metaphor: ReFantazio 27:35 Steven - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 41:32 Patrick - Alan Wake 2 1:13:09 The News 1:56:17 The G…

After taking a week off, we're back, and we have a lot to yap about, so much so that we immediately get side tracked right at the start of the episode! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 11:14 Round The Lounge 15:41 Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Impressions 40:50 Steven - Digimon Survive 1:03:25 Pokemon TCG Pocket 1:25:41 Saif - Shadow Generations 1:33:57 The New…

Good lord, this episode was scuffed in many ways. Saif's obsession with Sonic games kicked in hard and Steven's audio went through a wood chipper at points. Enjoy the trainwreck! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Patrick's Question 05:32 Steamcharts - Dragon Ball Sparking Zero 06:57 Round The Lounge 09:30 Steven's Wine Tasting Story 10:57 Patrick - Spa…

This week on Fast Travel Lounge... Bad bits. Bad bits EVERYWHERE. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:53 Round The Lounge 06:11 Patrick - Space Marine 2 33:20 Saif - Tekken 8 DLC 40:36 Steven - No More Heroes 3 57:21 Saif - NEO: The World Ends With You 1:14:05 Patrick - Borderlands Movie 1:35:00 The News 2:24:28 The Absolute State of Play 2:29:23 Monster Hu…

Saif took an insane gambit and watched a terrible movie, hoping Patrick would do the same so they could have an earnest discussion, but unfortunately, he must solo the Borderlands Movie Talk. Astro Bot gets a chunky follow up discussion and Steven talks about Yakuza: Like A Dragon! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:17 Steamcharts - FFXV vs FFXVI 06:34 Rou…

It's time to celebrate, the Playstation 5 FINALLY has a video game and both Saif and Patrick have played big chunks of it. Steven also checks out a game off the recommendation from "Super-Fan Dan" 00:00 Intro 02:29 Steamcharts - Concord vs Space Marine 2 08:55 Round The Lounge 12:53 Saif - Kunitsu-Gami Update 14:00 Patrick - The International 15:28…

Saif's brought back the "Final Fantasy Crew" to discuss this years massive "super game" Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, so sit back and relax as we take you through what to expect and how we felt playing the game. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Our History With FF7 07:38 Gameplay and World Discussion 1:12:05 Side Quests Discussion 1:26:08 Main Story Discus…

Somehow, we did it, we got through multiple game stream events and didn't spend 3 hours on the episode this week! In other exciting news, we talk about a few new games and continue punching down on steam charts numbers. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:01 Steamcharts 08:29 Round The Lounge 10:50 Steven - Dungeons of Hinterburg 23:13 Saif - Kunitsu-Gami: …

The title gives it away, we all say Deadpool and Wolverine and decided to have a lengthy discussion about how much we loved the movie! Pat also gushes about how much he loves Remnant 2. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:31 Steven's Half Marathon 06:14 Steamcharts 11:50 Round The Lounge 14:07 Deadpool and Wolverine (Spoilers) 46:31 Remnant 2 1:06:23 The Ne…

Saif is sick, and with his sick time, he sat down and binged all 3 seasons of The Bear. While Saif and Pat have a huge gush session over the show, Steven zones out to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Steven Storytime 05:02 Steamcharts Double Feature: Palworld vs Elden Ring and Exoprimal Check-In 09:18 Patrick Storytime 12:…

Nintendo got a late memo for Summer Games Fest and has attacked us with a Nintendo Direct this week. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:11 Steamcharts - Double Feature 06:41 Steven's Story Time 10:10 Round The Lounge 14:09 Steven - Sekiro: Shadow's Die Twice 30:03 Pat - The Bear Season 3 (Minor Spoilers) 44:08 Steven's Second Story Time 45:08 Saif - Final …

Geoff Keighley is back to take us through our annual Summer game announcements, which means we have a long news docket to get through! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:51 Steamcharts - KH Collections 06:00 Round The Lounge 08:47 Patrick - Neon White Storytime 13:25 Patrick - Monster Hunter Now Update 28:21 Saif - Mega Man X 42:24 Steven - Chicory 1:01:56…

It's everyone's favourite time of year, the ABSOLUTE STATE OF PLAY has returned, blessing our lives with more Playstation goodness. Also Multiversus released for real this time and Patrick finally watched the Fallout show. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 05:05 Round The Lounge 09:44 Steamcharts (Multiversus Beta vs Release) 11:37 Multiversus Discussion 32:…

It's been a long few weeks and the big game companies are making stupid decisions again. To cope with the bad news, Steven finally plays and reviews Tem Tem, after begging to get that game on Xbox ever since Episode 1. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Steamcharts 05:17 Round The Lounge 13:04 Saif - Granblue Fantasy: Relink 31:05 Steven - Temtem56:55 S…

With 2 weeks between recording sessions, Saif has learnt what it's like to have time to do things, and throws a grenade at Patrick to decide what topics will be talked about this week. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:43 Steamcharts - Fallout and Halo 10:13 Round The Lounge 13:04 Saif - Knuckles (Paramount+) 24:49 Steven - Prey 42:24 Saif - Dragon's Dogm…

The BIGGEST Wrestlemania in history wrapped up which has Saif, and only Saif excited, while Steven and Patrick talk about some Netflix adaptation of an ok Nickelodeon Cartoon. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:41 Steamcharts - Double Feature 06:52 Suicide Squad Leaked DLC Spoilers 09:00 Round The Lounge 11:14 Pat's Quick Monster Hunter Update 15:21 Saif -…

In the cards for this weeks FTL is the rare occurrence of multiple discussions revolving a specific theme, as Patrick and Saif both check out separate card related games to share with the Lounge. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:49 Steamcharts - Japan's Top 5 PS5 Games 10:13 Round The Lounge 14:15 Saif - FF7 Rebirth 33:47 Steven - Earthbound 52:34 Pat - …

Seriously, with friends like ours, it's a big risk to open Steam Gifts in the middle of a recording session. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:25 Steamcharts 05:43 Round The Lounge 09:08 Patrick's Segment - Last Epoch 21:24 Patrick's Segment - Remnant 2 34:45 Steven's Segment - Baldur's Gate 3 1:03:33 Saif's Segment - Horizon: Zero Dawn 1:25:46 The News 2…

The Games Industry has cursed us with knowledge and updates, deciding to give us three big events to cover! Patrick also finally decides it's time to talk about The Last of Us 2: No Return, Saif badly advertises a kickstart project and Steven is wrong. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:09 Patrick's Asus Rog Storytime 17:24 Steamcharts - Palworld vs Helldi…

During the break, Sony released a free DLC for God of War Valhalla that left both Patrick and Saif wanting more. Meanwhile Steven puts on his sleepy hat during the abundance of Playstation and FGC talk.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:28 Steven's Question02:57 Round The Lounge05:11 Steamcharts of the Week - Suicide Squad v Gotham Knights v Helldivers 212:3…

The GOTY Special is done which means we can move onto the REAL content of 2024, and to start us off strong, Steven explores the Isle of Pal's while Patrick learns the true beauty of Fighting Games Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:42 Patrick's Good News/Bad News 05:22 Patrick Accidentally Reviews Asphalt 9 11:03 Round The Lounge 16:23 Steamcharts - Palwor…

Another year done and duster means another year where we get to rattle off all the things we loved that came out in 2023 (and some things before!)Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:51 The Fun Intro Tangent Stories07:00 Round The Lounge - Our Categories08:26 Worst Publisher of the Year10:22 Worst Developer of the Year12:59 Honourable Mentions20:09 Games We Di…

The Game Awards are done and dusted, and with it, a slew of game announcements and trailers we get to be giddy over. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Krispy Kreme Storytime 07:27 Patrick Thanks Himself For Running A Great Show 09:35 FTL Spotify Wrapped 19:45 Round the Lounge 21:47 Patrick's Week - Zom 100 (Anime) 30:27 Steven's Week - Jusant 44:17 Sai…

Can you guess which segment of the podcast Steven's headset blew up and he couldn't hear anything his co-hosts said? Leave a comment if you can figure it out! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:23 Steamcharts - Lethal Company 06:54 Round the Lounge 11:44 Patrick's Week - Squid Games The Challenge 20:52 Patrick's Week - Rick and Morty 25:38 Steven's Week - …

We've passed into the triple digits, and we're going to continue the good vibes with good shows and mid video games! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:02 Krispy Kreme Storytime 06:11 Round The Lounge 08:22 Steamcharts of the Week - Artifact Classic 10:00 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Light Spoilers) 27:56 Steven's Pokemon Escapades 47:18 Pat's Week - Fall of T…

We made it folks, we hit the big One Double-Oh! If we were smart we would have planned ahead to make this episode more special, but we settled on making a decently chunky episode for old times sake. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Saif Blindsides The Co-Hosts 9:15 Where Was Steven Last Week? 17:57 Round The Lounge 23:35 Steamcharts of the Week 31:22 …

Patrick has been back for one week and Steven has already high tailed it out of the podcast. To make up for the lack of Steven, we beg you to listen to this episode as loudly as possibly on your public transportation of choice! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:08 Steamcharts of the Week 06:37 Round the Lounge 07:32 Saif's Week - The Marvels 18:37 Patrick…

Patrick's back from his holiday vacation, and feels very hurt that the podcast continued without him. But that gets brushed right aside as he regales us with his stories of Japan. Editor's Note: Sorry if the audio quality is a little worse than usual, I had to use the back up audio this week due to some issues with the individual audio tracks. Time…

In a stunning turn of events, Saif did things outside of playing games and editing the podcast. Steven also continues his legendary Pokemon VGC run! Timestamps: 01:15 Saif's Real Life Stories 06:07 Steven's VGC Tales 12:03 Round The Lounge 13:57 Steven's Week - Yakuza 6 31:17 Saif's Week - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (minor spoilers) 49:13 Mid-Podcast Br…

Patrick is still lost in another world, so Steven will continue wearing his Krispy Kreme hat on the host chair while Saif thinks about ditching the podcast to play Spider-Man 2. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:12 Steven's Pokemon VGC Adventures 05:36 Round The Lounge 06:06 Saif's Week - Spider-Man 2 34:21 Steven's Week - Starfield (Ending Spoilers) 49:0…

Another week without Patrick means another week Steven has all the power in the world. Oi vey... Editor's Note: Please excuse the slightly scuffed audio this week, Audition is being mean to me again. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 05:51 Round The Lounge 09:01 Steven's Week - 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim Update 28:00 Saif's Week - Stephen King's It (2017) 40:30 …

Patrick's taking a long needed vacation from both work and Steven's shenanigans... which leaves Steven as host. Oh no... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:47 Haha Funny Story Time 08:18 Steamcharts of the Week - Forza 14:06 Round The Lounge 15:53 Saif's Week - Black Adam is a Terrible Movie 30:27 Steven's Week - Pokemon Tournament 54:15 The News 1:43:52 A…

This week, Steven tells the lounge about his wild TV delivery, deciding to trust Uber's services! Also this week, Steven plays the new My Hero Academia Battle Royale game and Saif plays the Sonic Frontiers Free Update. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:41 Steven's New TV 07:01 Round The Lounge 08:12 Steamcharts of the Week - Fall Guys vs Stumble Guys 15:1…

Patrick set up a Mario Kart tournament at work, possibly making a huge nightmare for HR who have to deal with angry gamer words being thrown around the office. While Patrick deals with the mess he made, Steven's gotten further in Starfield and Saif has been streaming Soul Hackers 2. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Patrick's Mario Kart Tournament 13:0…

Before we talk about the absolute leaky ship that is Xbox, we got some games to go through! Patrick's getting a workout because it's time for Monster Hunter... NOW! Steven's finished the first part of Pokemon S/V DLC and Saif finishes the rest of Armoured Core 6. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 06:10 Round The Lounge 09:17 Steven's Week - Pokemon Scarlet an…

10th anniversary is diamonds, 20th anniversary is platinum, but Patrick ponders what a 90th anniversary is and how we should celebrate it. We choose to celebrate by letting Steven talk about 3 topics! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:42 Steven's Funny Story 05:41 Round The Lounge 07:26 Steamcharts of the Week - Armored Core and Starfield Check-In 16:35 St…

The burning question of the day: How many FFXVI collector's editions can Saif buy before Steven breaks? The answer may shock you! Also on the docket this week, Patrick learns how Bears make subway sandwiches, Steven has thoughts on Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Saif finishes Tears of the Kingdom! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:22 Steamcharts - Starfield Editi…

Steven is back from his very important business which means that the lounge can now talk about Gamescom and all the shenanigans that occurred there, but not until we do the unthinkable and talk about recent video game releases... and some Monster Hunter! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:12 Round The Lounge 06:03 Pat Talks Monster Hunter 11:47 Saif Plays …

Steven's away on important business, so Saif and Patrick return to the ol' Tier List charts again, but with a fun Kingdom Hearts twist to the formula, but first, some Hollow Knight and Steam Charts comparisons! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:11 Round The Lounge 8:08 Steam Charts - Armoured Core 6 Edition 19:04 Hollow Knight Discussion 56:13 Kingdom Hea…

Spoiler: I did not timestamp it. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:23 Round The Lounge 13:04 Saif Built A Hitbox 25:03 Steven's Week - Pokemon TCG on the GBC 47:38 Saif's Week - Gravity Circuit 1:07:47 The News 2:44:48 Steamcharts Challenge

There's a lot of talk about the Barbie movie actually being fantastic, and I'm not even gonna beat around the bush, it's really damn good. There's also lots of fightan going on this week with a tag team combination of EVO weekend and Summerslam! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 08:02 Round the Lounge 12:52 Saif Talks EVO 24:05 WWE Summerslam 40:51 Steven Fi…

Welcome to Part 3 of the Final Fantasy XVI spoilercast! This is the final part of the three part series where Saif and his friends Kaizer, Shinki and D.D. get together and talk about the ups, the downs and the entire story, and gameplay of Final Fantasy XVI. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Chapter 10 - Crossing Blades With Odin 53:38 Chapter 11 - Ori…

Welcome back to the Final Fantasy XVI spoilercast! This is the second part of a three part series where Saif and his friends Kaizer, Shinki and D.D. get together and talk about the ups, the downs and the entire story of Final Fantasy XVI. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Chapter 7 - The Drake's Last Breath 25:31 Chapter 8 - The Clash With Titan 1:07:5…

Welcome to the long awaited Final Fantasy XVI spoilercast! This is the first part of a three part series where Saif and his friends Kaizer, Shinki and D.D. get together and talk about the ups, the downs and the entire story of Final Fantasy XVI. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:16 Structure Breakdown 06:21 Chapter 1 - The Nysa Defile 09:53 Chapter 2 - Th…

Steven has thoughts about Early Access games and whether they're scams or not, Patrick finds out he likes a game after he finishes it and Saif eats Cornettos. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:44 Round The Lounge 09:30 The Wandering Village 27:36 Remnant 2 1:00:06 The Cornetto Trilogy 1:17:47 The News 2:04:18 Steamcharts Weekly Check-In 2:08:29 Audience Q…

Many jokes are made about Oppenheimer. Not many of them are good. But they were all worth it. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:52 Round The Lounge 06:16 Pat's Week - God of War Ragnarok Final Thoughts 42:23 Steven and Pat Watched Oppenheimer 1:03:58 Saif's Week - Tekken 8 1:18:14 The News 1:53:23 Audience Question #gaming #podcast #godofwarragnarok #oppe…

It's tax season in Australia and when Saif has money, Steven gets angry and his purchasing decisions. Everyone's also come in with finished games this week! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:24 Round the Lounge 15:09 Saif's Week - Pizza Tower 31:25 Pat's Week - God of War: Ragnarök (Finished) 42:12 Steven's Week - Vampire Survivors 1:04:41 Does Saif Have …

The Pokemon Sleep Beta is available in Australia which means we are Pokemon Napping on the lounge this week! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:04 Patrick Plays MTG 07:22 Round The Lounge 08:56 Pat's God of War Ragnarok Update 14:32 Saif's Final Fantasy XVI Update 29:23 Saif Tried Out Pizza Tower 42:10 Steven Goes To Pokemon Sleep 1:04:02 The News #gaming …

Patrick's back again after a week off, which means the loungers can finally do the long awaited Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse spoilercast!Timestamps:00:00 Intro07:17 Round The Lounge/Everyone's Weeks32:00 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Spoiler Discussion1:25:31 The News

Saif played Final Fantasy XVI. Pat played Final Fantasy XVI! Steven did nothing this week, so the only thing worth discussing is Final Fantasy XVI! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 08:33 Round The Lounge 15:53 Pat's God of War: Ragnarok Update 29:22 Pat Plays The FFXVI Demo 1:04:22 Saif Played FFXVI For 30 Hours 1:29:03 The News #gaming #podcast #finalfanta…