
Like video games but think the industry is a little wack? Want to hang out with your best friends Mario & Sonic but sick of all these dang loot boxes getting in the way? Leave that microtransaction alone and give Surprise Mechanics a listen! Roman Buetel and Mikaela Jones, two friends with an unbreakable bond and unconditional love, talk about video games, the people who make them, and the people ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 118 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | GamesLeisure | ||||

This is it, Game of the Year 2024 with the Surprise Mechanics! Billy, Mikaela, and Roman share the best games we played in 2024 and y'know its been one heck of a year. The Backlog is complete* and 2025 is here.
*not really there's always a new gam... more
It's that time of year again, folks! Gather around the fire with your hot cocoa, your cheesesteak sammich, and some other thing I can't think of atm to discuss, as we always do, the works of American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. It's the holiday tra... more
The rails have come off completely, chaos reigns, and rules no longer have power in this realm. Mikaela's still going on about Silent Hill 2 twenty years later and Roman cannot put down Vampire Survivors, Stardew Valley, and Pocket Card Jockey: Ride ... more
Bill Hyland returns to talk dice rolls, romance-able NPC's, insatiable bloodlust, and more in Baldur's Gate 3. It's like Dungeons and Dragons except you don't need to talk to anyone else to play it. That's right! The only friend I need is right here:... more
I love a lot of the shows ! The content around the games is interesting and fun. The hosts have a fun dynamic and bring in thoughtful conversations around games I really like.
I listened to the catalog a few times as I was rehabbing my home.
Increasingly ever since the pandemic the commentary the hosts make around people’s different world views have become increasingly hateful .
Lots of snickering and jokes at others expense mainly centered around conflicting views be it political or otherwi... more
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Apple Podcasts | #99 |
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