Normal People Gaming

Mar 08 2025 8 ep. 53 mins 4
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Normal People play games and Michael and Duane are the normalest of all. Get the latest news, jokes and discussion surrounding all the weird stuff happening with our favorite hobby.

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Should More Be Done In Game Preservation?

Mar 08 2025 56 mins  
Michael and Duane lament Warner Brothers' shutdown of Monolith studio and discuss the efforts made in game preservation by companies like Good Old Games. We also talk about Avowed, Uncharted and more!

When is a Game 'Inspired' and when is it a Rip-off?

Dec 12 2024 57 mins  
In this episode, Michael and Duane talk about the pros and cons of playing Robocop: Rogue City, the old trope of Punk Rocker Villains, and where we would draw the line between inspiration and outright copying someone else’s game. Get the podcast ad-free and early by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NormalPeopleGaming Chat with us and other fans in our discord

What Makes a Game Developer a Genius?

Nov 15 2024 55 mins  
Duane and Michael talk about the new PS5 Pro, game subscriptions like Game Pass and Playstation Plus, why Nintendo can just make you happy, and whether Shigeru Miyamoto is a genius or not. They also talk about playing Alan Wake and Call of Duty Black Ops 6! Get the podcast ad-free and early by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NormalPeopleGaming Chat with us and ot

Nintendo Wants You To Hate Nintendo Music

Oct 15 2024 43 mins  
Michael and Duane talk about Alarmo, Nintendo’s new alarm clock. Are you going to buy Alarmo? They also speculate on the new Shinobi movie news, the possibility and viability of Concord as a free-to-play game, and Space Marine 2’s “compromises.” Get the podcast ad-free and early by supporting our Patreon:

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Modders Getting Jobs, Apple Getting Ports

Jul 27 2024 59 mins  
Duane and Michael talk about new game purchases, the No Man’s Sky World Part 1 update, Mod Creators getting jobs in the games industry, and whether Apple can compete in the video game space. We also talk about the ‘real’ reason Metal Gear Solid was ahead of it’s time. Finally we talk about some controversies around some streamers in reason news. #normalpeople #gaming #noman

Nintendo Direct, Bad Puzzle Design and Dating in Games

Jun 24 2024 48 mins  
Michael and Duane talk about the huge release schedule for the Nintendo Switch and wonder if this is a grand send-off for the console. We also dive into the latest gaming news every time Michael encounters bad game design, he assumes it’s all his fault. Get our content ad-free and early by supporting our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/NormalPeopleGaming Chat with us and other

Live Service Games Are Great and Awful

Jun 22 2024 59 mins  
Live Service Games Are Great/Awful In this episode of the Normal People Gaming podcast, Duane and Michael talk about #Snowrunner, #Expeditions, #hellblade, Games, small developers, #liveservice games, the mass appeal of video games, offline mode in games, and concerns over the the #SilentHill 2 remake. And a bunch more stuff too. Watch all our videos ad-free and early by support

Review Bombing, Game Development And Putting Ads in Games

Jun 22 2024 45 mins  
In the premiere episode of the Normal People Podcast, Michael and Duane talk about recent events in the world of Video Games! We talk about Water Levels, Suika Game, Lethal Company, Review Bombing, Helldivers 2, Hi-Fi Rush and the studio closure. We also dive into Game development getting bigger and more complicated and putting ads in games. Watch all our videos ad-free and early