Tales of the Lesser Medium
Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry on a journey through some of gaming's wildest narratives. It's a storytelling podcast where the stories are already written but rarely told. It's comedy at heart and all for fun.
Episode 45: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (Part 2/2) - The Foot of Jude
Send us Fan Mail
Travis and Caleb return to put a bow on the series and wrap up the story Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. People have been dying for 2,000 years just so that a young Rhode Island woman could have a dead grandfather and a murder to investigate. Will Pious Augustusesus' 2,000 year old plan work or will the Rhode Island police finally do their jobs? Or neither?
(It's neither).
October 10-11, noon-to-noon EST, Polymedia Charity Stream to benefit the World Central Kitchen. Tune in live on Twitch! twitch.tv/polymedianetwork
Episode 44: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (Part 1/2) - Wet Essence
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Trav crack open the Tome of Eternal Darkness from 2002's survival horror game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, published by Nintendo for the GameCube. We lead you through a convoluted journey spanning thousands of years, several doomed protagonists, and one extremely cursed family tree. From Pious Augustus making the worst archaeological discovery imaginable to Dr. Edwin Lindsey uncovering horrors beneath the Cambodian jungle, we cover the first half of Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem and do our best to keep a grip on reality.
Support the show
...
Episode 43: Grand Theft Auto III - Part 2/2: Bathroom Office
Send us Fan Mail
Trav and Caleb wrap up the saga of GTA III with more violence, bathroom rendezvous, and, well, a helicopter explosion.
Check out Dan Houser interview on YouTube.
Check out Any Austin, GTA III Liminal Space.Â
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on e...
Episode 42: Grand Theft Auto III - Part 1/2: The SPANK
Send us Fan Mail
 Trav and Caleb return to the show to break down the first act of GTA III. Claude survives a betrayal, escapes custody, and spends the next several hours chauffeuring dancers, killing street vendors, and getting hired by strangers who just assume he’s good at crime. And honestly, he kind of is.Â
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Episode 41: Dino Crisis 3 - Moist Meat Rug
Send us Fan Mail
It's the conclusion to our Dino Crisis saga. In the year 2548, a rescue team responds to a distress signal from a massive spaceship drifting near Jupiter. Inside: darkness, secrets, and because science can’t stop itself... SPACE DINOSAURS. As the crew tries to uncover what happened aboard the Ozymandias, they face genetically engineered nightmares, bad camera controls, and a plot twist that proves humans never learn.
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts ht...
Episode 40: Dino Crisis 2 - Crankin' a Sloppy
Send us Fan Mail
Regina is back and so are a lot of dinosaurs and scientific intrigue. Join as Caleb and Travis introduce you to Dylan and David, two bros who team with Regina to save the universe.
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our...
Episode 39: Dino Crisis - Caked Up Donkasaurus
Send us Fan Mail
Strap in, because we're back and diving headfirst into the late-90s fever dream that was Dino Crisis on the PlayStation. Think Resident Evil, but instead of zombies, you’re being chased around a lab by prehistoric lizards! We’ll retell the story of Regina, the most underpaid government agent ever, as she navigates hallways designed exclusively for jump scares. By the end, you’ll either want to replay this survival-horror classicor file a complaint with Jurassic Park’s HR department.Â
Support the show
Support the show on Patre...
Episode 38: Halo 3 - Breaking the Fur Barrier
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Trav describe how Master Chief and his new alien best friend dodge the threat of the Flood and save the Galaxy (the Milky Way).
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia
Episode 37: Halo 2 - Sassy Kraken
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Travis walk you through Halo 2 where Master Chief gets a companion protagonist with a complicated backstory.Â
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia
Episode 36: Halo: Combat Evolved - Cracker Juice
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Trav introduce listeners to Master Chief, a space marine with the personality of a lamp shade. At least his companion AI is hot.
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia
Episode 35: Halo: Reach - Air Walrus Bussy Bait
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Travis are back and this time they've taken a spaceship into the outer reaches of distant space to fight an alien threat!
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia
Episode 34: Resident Evil: Code Veronica - Part 2: Hummy Vroomers
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Trav pick up where they left off with Claire and Steve who eventually cross paths with a beloved franchise character!
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia
Episode 33: Resident Evil: Code Veronica - Part I: Bang Dang Dang
Send us Fan Mail
Join Caleb and Trav as they pick up from where they left off in the Resident Evil series and see if Claire Redfield can find her brother Chris.
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia<...
Episode 32: Super Mario RPG - Uppers, Downers, and Sidewinders
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Trav embark on a trippy journey through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond to find 7 pesky stars!
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit /r/polymedia
Episode 31: Shenmue III - Sweet Blue Jean Heat
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Travis return, this time to Bailu Village in rural China in search of a missing stonemason. The journey continues to a port city where things get a little crazy for Ryo and his creepily quiet companion, Shenhua.Â
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Episode 30: Shenmue II - Tree Fighter
Send us Fan Mail
Caleb and Travis pick up the story of Shenmue in Hong Kong where Ryo finds himself lost in a big city with no friends or familiar faces in sight. Will he find the man who killed his father? Or will he just fight a bunch of trees? Find out.
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
...
Episode 29: Shenmue - Hey Mister! Wanna Wrestle?
Send us Fan Mail
Do you want to wrestle? Join Travis and Caleb as they step through the first game in the Shenmue trilogy with Ryo, Guizhang, Master Chen, and an evil gollum looking creeper named Chai.
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting our Subreddit<...
Episode 28: Earthbound - The Kids Aren't Alright
Send us Fan Mail
Join Caleb and Travis as they follow a group of murderous psychopaths on a journey to save the world from an invisible evil force and a husky boy from down the road!
Support the show
Support the show on Patreon
More podcasts http://www.polymedianetwork.com, @TalesLesser, @CalebJRoss, @travplaysgames
Please rate and review wherever you listen!
Comment on episodes directly by visiting...
Episode 27: Bionic Commando - Stuffed Glove Pizza
Send us Fan Mail
 Caleb and Travis are back! This time with a big, fake arm and a mission to save their best friend from HITLER! Oh my! Will the Bionic Commando save the world from certain doom or will Caleb try to sell you on a three-way gun? Not to spoil anything here, but the answer to one, if not both, of those questions is YES.
Send us an email polykillpodcast@gmail.comIntro/Outro music is “State of Art” by Brad SucksSupport the show
...
Episode 26: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Traysure Pickle
Send us Fan Mail
On our last episode featuring Nathan Drake, we chart the locations pirate Henry Avery ventured to in search of his sunken treasure. Will Nate get that booty? Will he survive his final game? And what about Sully's mustache? We meet Nate's brother and find out whether he's as good natured as Nate or if he's a prison scoundrel!
Episode 25: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - A Snatch Job
Send us Fan Mail
Nathan Drake is back, along with Sully, on an adventure to secure another lost and likely highly dangerous artifact. Join Travis and Caleb as they navigate the twists and turns of the narrative through dark tunnels and heavy seas en route to finding some Arabian treasure!
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykillFind more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.comFind the show on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/taleslesserFind Caleb on Twitter <...Episode 24: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Harry and the Henchersons
Send us Fan Mail
Travis and Caleb press on with Nathan Drake as he sets off on another thieving adventure. Will he find more supernatural-magic-zombie dust that he just recklessly dumps into an ocean? Or will he pretend that never happened while coming in contact with the other 5 people who inhabit this planet in highly coincidental ways? Listen to find out!Â
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykillFind more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.comFind the show on Twitter h...Episode 23: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - Jungle Gazpacho
Send us Fan Mail
We're back with yet another series on Tomb Rai...wait.. Uncharted. Caleb and Travis follow Nathan Drake on his Indiana Jones style adventure that follows the clues left behind by some dead guy centuries prior. U-boats, waterfalls, cave ghouls, and America's Funniest Home Videos are all here.
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykillFind more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.comFind the show on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/taleslesserFind Caleb on...Episode 22: The Double Dragon Series - Tower Full of Karate
Send us Fan Mail
Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry as they hit the mean streets with two twin brothers who can kick all the butt. All of it. Unfortunately, one of their girlfriend's gets kidnapped a lot so they're forced to prove their butt kicking prowess over and over again. Follow along as we make sense of the narrative weave of Double Dragons I, II, III, IV, and Super Double Dragon!
Episode 21: Gears of War: Judgment - Thigh Thistle Side Hustle
Send us Fan Mail
Join Travis and Caleb for one last romp in this Tales season of Gears of War. This time we follow Baird, Cole, and two newbies as they try to get out of a sticky legal pickle.Â
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykillFind more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.comFind the show on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/taleslesserFind Caleb on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/calebjrossFind T...Episode 20: Gears of War 3 - Part II: A Fatherous Shape
Send us Fan Mail
Jump back in with Trav and Caleb as they continue on their search for Adam Fenix and his countermeasure meant to wipe out the enemy beings who have infested their planet.Â
Episode 19: Gears of War 3 - Part I: Dream Daddy
Send us Fan Mail
Gears of War 3 gets split into two parts due to its hefty girth. Trav and Caleb are off again with Marcus Fenix and company as they try to figure out what's real and what's a dream. Is Adam Fenix alive? Where is his research and what will it do? We set off to find out if we can save the world a little better this time.
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykillFind more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.comFind the show on Twitter http://www.twitter.com...Episode 18: Gears of War 2 - All Gears Go To Heaven
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode, we continue following Marcus Fenix and his crew across the planet Sera on their quest to eradicate the pesky locusts and their mutated lambent mates. Things take a turn a couple of times that tug on Marcus's heart, making him appear more human and less meat-head than before. Buckle up, this one is a wild ride into depths unknown.
Episode 17: Gears of War - Flex the Chape
Send us Fan Mail
Trav and Caleb return with a tall tale of harrowing heroics in the midst of a planet wide invasion of a gnarly species. They follow the journey of Marcus Fenix and his fellow soldiers as they fight for humanity and try to eradicate an infestation of subterranean uglies.
Episode 16: The Contra Series - Turdicken
Send us Fan Mail
In this long awaited new episode, Travis and Caleb go deep on Contra only to find they dove headfirst into a shallow pool. Learn about the different colors of falcons that were dismissed before Red Falcon was chosen, learn about the weird monster in the first Contra that looks an awful lot like a man piece, and find out if Bill & Lance are still best friends or if one had to kill the other. Aliens.
Episode 15: Ninja Gaiden - Lousy with Hayabusas
Send us Fan Mail
Travis Terry and Caleb J. Ross return for another Lessersode centered on the NES and this time it's lousy with ninjas, specifically ninjas from the Hayabusa clan. Join the hosts on a journey where a 13 year old boy learns of his father's demise and fights for the truth which may lead him to saving the world. Find out the differences between the NES game's story and the one written by FX Nine in the classic Worlds of Power series. There's demonic magic, there's a strange scientist, and there's a ninja - it is...
Episode 14: Half-Life 2 Episode 2 - A Certain Microwavable Casserole
Send us Fan Mail
In this final episode of our Half-Life series, find out where the mystery has been left for the last decade plus. The narrative picks up momentum as new characters arrive and others do not survive. Hear the cliffhanger that has left fans eager for an answer. Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry do their best to make light of this unfortunate scenario as Gordon and the gang romp through a zombie and alien infested wasteland in search of answers.
Episode 13: Half-Life 2 Episode 1 - Crowbar Dork
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode, we continue to follow Gordon Freeman and Alyx around while they search for answers surrounding The Combine and the aliens who spew from it. We still do not know what the G-Man is thinking and we have no understanding of what the stakes are but it's probably grim. Right? Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry on this half-step entry into what could have been Half-Life 3 but is instead just some episodic in-between.
Episode 12: Half-Life 2 - Borderline Bookie Dookie
Send us Fan Mail
Welcome to Half-Life 2! More Gordon Freeman and more crowbar action. Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry accompany you on a journey in and out of The Combine while being cosmically harassed by a creep that goes by The G-Man. It's borderline bookie-dookie if not full on bookie-dookie.
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykillFind more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.comFind the show on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/taleslesserFind Caleb...Episode 11: Half-Life - Beast Grease
Send us Fan Mail
This episode will kick off our four episode tour of Half-LIfe. Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry as they step into the shoes of scientist Gordon Freeman and trek through dauntless corridors wrought with unsightly headcrabs, and perhaps even worse, other scientists. The hosts hit every major beat of the narrative, summing up all the logical and often illogical moments that take place as our silent protagonist finds himself in the middle of a cosmic war that he, himself, might have caused.Â
Episode 10: The Blaster Master Series - Plutony's Blowhole
Send us Fan Mail
In this Lessersode, Caleb and Travis cover all of the mainline entries to the original Blaster Master storyline starting with the classic NES title. Using F.X. Nine's Worlds of Power novel as a foundation, you'll hear the story of Jason Frudnick and how his insatiable love for his pet frog Fred led to quite the discovery. Get ready for an adventure that will introduce you to a subterranean perverted mob boss and an annoying alien girl. Find out what happens to Jason and Fred long after Blaster Master concludes by taking a...
Episode 9: Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation - Car Guy
Send us Fan Mail
In this season two finale, join Caleb and Travis as they adventure along with Lara in North Africa. Lara upsets an Egyptian God and it returns in the form of her mentor to smite the earth. Major oops. She has to figure out how to stop it from all crashing down on top of her. See how Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation shakes out and how season two concludes!
Episode 8: Tomb Raider III - Regular Terrorist
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode, we find that Lara might not be who we think she is. Zoo terrorist? Sure. But perhaps she has less respect for man than we once thought, which is strange considering how hard she clings to stopping the nefarious plans for evolution of the villains she chases. Join Travis and Caleb on this romp around the globe including stops in Antarctica, the south pacific, and of course, Nevada.Â
Episode 7: Tomb Raider II - Call a Contractor
Send us Fan Mail
On this episode, our hosts continue with Lara Croft on her journey to obtain every underground shiny object. In this one, she has to travel to through Italy and Asia to track down a dagger that a cult is after for its power to transform its beholder into a dragon. Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry on this wild ride around the world to stop the end of the world.
Episode 6: Tomb Raider - Zoo Terrorist
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode we meet Lara Croft, an artifact hunter who takes on quite the expedition. We travel around the globe on an Indiana Jones-like adventure that has us leaping over spiked pits, being chased by giant boulders, and meeting a tour guide who no one wants to listen to. We also murder most of the endangered animals on earth and even discover living prehistoric creatures as well. Can we put a stop to a madwoman hellbent on taking human evolution in an entirely unnecessary and evil direction? Find out!Â
