{"id":23591,"date":"2022-04-27T18:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T22:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=23591"},"modified":"2022-04-28T17:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:59:14","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-94-elden-ring-horizon-forbidden-west-and-the-best-games-of-2022-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=23591","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 94: Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and the Best Games of 2022 So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y51b5gZ4g5c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You ready for this, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to the Player\u2019s Club! This week,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmett Watkins Jr<\/a>&nbsp;is joined by returning guest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNotBros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mario Piacquadio<\/a>&nbsp;to talk about all of the great games we\u2019ve gotten so far in the first quarter of 2022. We go over everything from Elden Ring and Kirby to Winjammers 2 and Deep Rock Galactic. We go over nearly all of it, and it does indeed take a WHILE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then later, in the Whatcha Playin segment, Emmett talks about his time with Wavetale and There is No Game: Wrong Dimension and Mario talks about his time with Bloodborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-93-Activisions-Still-Actin-Up-and-Kirbys-Still-Suckin-Up-e1h9919\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-94-Elden-Ring--Horizon-Forbidden-West--and-the-Best-Games-of-2022-So-Far-e1houu8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ore<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/51198344\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-27%2F4c271762-3c21-a41e-4581-a8c5d452a6a3.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-timestamps\">Timestamps<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topic of the Show:<br>3:03 &#8211; January Games<br>35:19 &#8211; February Games<br>1:16:30 &#8211; March Games<br>1:33:54 &#8211; Rest of 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatcha Playin:<br>1:45:15 Wavetale<br>1:48:58 There is No Game: Wrong Dimension<br>1:53:49 Bloodborne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housekeeping (1:57:27)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y6N3-9O_whs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Star Wars: The Clone Wars \u2013 Republic Heroes Part 38: Vaapad and Soresu vs Makashi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Hfwv6Au4_LE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allan Really Hated This! &#8211; VGU Plays Castle of Illusion (Starring Mickey Mouse)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sixoneindie.com\/showcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SHOWCASE \u2014 Six One Indie<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Video Game Release Schedule &#8211; Game Informer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out YouTube Channel here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGU_TV\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You ready for this, Playa? 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