Stormbuds

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By: Stormbuds

Welcome to Stormbuds! Join Hosts of Light Jerome Barbatsis and Alexander Hambrock as they goof about their favorite video games, make corny Final Fantasy jokes, and share personal anecdotes that are, at best, tangentially related to the topic at hand. Born from buds, storm of buds, we're the Stormbuds, baby!

Magic: the Gathering: A Deckmaster Game: Universes Beyond: Fallout: A Primer
#57
Last Sunday at 10:00 AM

Ever want to live in a universe where Liberty Prime, Recharged can fight Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite? Well, want no more! Strap in for a lecture as the Buds summarize the journey of Magic: the Gathering and how its quest for growth and progress has led to the creation of Universes Beyond: Fallout! Plus, we provide a Guide of Sorts for getting into Magic: the Gathering, and this Guide of Sorts is actually kinda helpful. We promise!

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Fallout: New Vegas is a Brilliant Buggy Blast
#56
04/07/2024

Grab a seat at the table and place your bets because the Buds are in town and they're high rollers! Fallout: New Vegas is the Best Bethesda game that's not made by Bethesda at all! What makes it so enjoyable to play, even now, over a decade after its release (assuming the game works for you)? Most importantly, can Alex survive another round of the Horn of Hraesvelgr? Tune in and find out!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock...


Newfound Adventure: BeamNG.Drive
#55
03/31/2024

The Buds talk about their experience with vehicle based physics and collision simulator BeamNG.Drive! It's an intimidating start, so in the second half of the episode, Jerome and Alex craft a perfect, genuine guide to starting, enjoying, and ultimately escaping from BeamNG.Drive in the new segment: A Guide of Sorts! Stick around to the end to find out what next month's theme is! Unless you're going backwards, in which case, hello from the past!

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Humongous Entertainment
#54
03/24/2024

The Buds chat about old childhood entertainment games from Humongous Entertainment, with such point and click all stars as Freddi Fish, Putt-Putt and Pajama Sam! This episode kicks off two new segments: Pictomancer's Corner, where one Bud looks at a random video game screenshot and guesses the context, and The Mithril Why?, where the Buds bring you the latest and greatest in very authentic, very serious gaming news.

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

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Alex Did the Dark Knight Quests
#53
03/17/2024

As the title suggests, we take a quick trip back to Eorzea to go over the Dark Knight quests from 30-60! Well, Alex has brings insightful commentary, and Jerome brings his usual sleep deprived class clown schtick to the table that literally everyone loves! What's not to enjoy!?

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis


Tiers on the Sand: Ranking FFXIV Patches 2.0 to 6.5
#52
03/10/2024

The Buds talk patches this week as Alex catches up with the MSQ! He gives his general thoughts on each of the patches while we discuss the entirety of the major patch catalogue. That's the entire episode; this one took a while! Enjoy!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis


The Best Video Game Soundtracks for Productivity! March Madness! Aaaah!
#51
03/03/2024

Wow, what an exciting title for an exciting episode! Jerome and Alex wanted to take a chill pill today and muse on their favorite songs for background noise that they use in their daily lives! For everything from quiet, whimsical piano melodies to lush, plasticky early 2000's soundfonts, we've got your music needs covered! Plus, stick around for the latter half where we decide what the Newfound Adventure game for March with a single elimination bracket!

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Newfound Adventure: Hollow Knight with CoderGirlChan
#50
02/25/2024

The Buds are joined by CoderGirlChan to talk about this month's Newfound Adventure: Hollow Knight! We recap ta brief history and context of the game as well as share our thoughts on the gameplay, the difficulty and the abundant charm! Plus, who will come out on top on in the first ever occurrence of our new trivia segment: Words are Trivia??

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome...


Anticipated Games and an Interview with Hornet
#49
02/18/2024

Can you believe it's been two years of Stormbuds!? To celebrate the occasion, the Buds are gonna talk about the games they're looking forward to this year! After that, we get a first exclusive look at Hollow Knight: Silksong with our guest interview: Hornet herself! Tune in to finally hear more genuinely authentic news about Hollow Knight: Silksong!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis


Our Top Three Love Stories To Feel Something Again To
#48
02/11/2024

This episode of Stormbuds, Jerome and Alex talk at length about the games that made them feel the love! Plus, a dip back into Eorzea as they recap the Valentione's Day content!

Games mentioned (HEAVY SPOILERS for most!): Cyberpunk 2077, Mother 3, Earthbound, Final Fantasy IX, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Life is Strange, Life is Strange: True Colors, What Remains of Edith Finch, Final Fantasy XIV

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis<...