Thumbstick Athletes

Thumbstick Athletes


Latest Episodes

Episode 512: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
December 02, 2022

Our resident Pokemon expert Will, (the only one of us that consistently plays all the pokemon games) weighs in on the controversial new entry into the mainline Pokemon series.  You've no doubt seem some of the memes, screencaps and videos from it, bu

Episode 511: Tactics Ogre Reborn
November 18, 2022

Will and Corey played the updated tactical RPG Tactics Ogre Reborn for this week's episode....a game that sits right in the wheelhouse of the Thumbstick Athletes podcast, who hold Final Fantasy Tactics in such high esteem. During nibblebits we cover the n

Episode 510: God of War Ragnarok
November 11, 2022

Will takes the reigns this episode in talking about God of War Ragnarok, being the only one of us that purchased it....being that he's the only one of us with a PS5.  A legitimate GOTY contender and solid experience, find out what Will thinks about t

Episode 509: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
November 04, 2022

Will, Corey and Dan record a new episode on a weekday morning?  Times are a changin...but we discuss the pros and cons of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.  Mostly cons it seems, but a few pros too.  Later on in the episode Corey gives his ea

Episode 508: Hardspace Shipbreaker
October 16, 2022

Apologies for the large amount of time between episodes, but we get you caught up on what we've been doing and playing over the past several months.  Corey has a new Gamepass/Indie gem in Hardspace Shipbreaker, and shares his experiences so far with

Episode 507: No Topic but Games
April 16, 2022

We don't have a formal topic for this week's episode so we use it as an opportunity to talk about some of the games we've been playing.  Covered this episode are games like Triangle Strategy, Fortnite, Elden Ring, and Deathloop.

Episode 506: Ghostwire: Tokyo
April 09, 2022

For this week's episode, Will discusses a game that kind of came out of nowhere for us in Ghostwire: Tokyo.  He describes it as an open world, supernatural action adventure game with some horror elements.  It checks a lot of boxes certainly, but

Episode 505: Triangle Strategy
March 19, 2022

One of our show's favorite games Final Fantasy Tactics gets a spiritual successor in Triangle Strategy, find out if it meets our high standards for the tactical RPG genre.  We also talk a little bit more about Elden Ring during "What We Played."

Episode 504: Horizon Forbidden West
March 12, 2022

Will takes the lead for the main segment this episode, talking about yet another superb 2022 release in Horizon Forbidden West.  It's a sequel that both lives up to and surpasses its predecessor in every way.   During "What We Played" there is

Episode 503: Elden Ring
March 05, 2022

Dan and Corey, (and later Will) sit down to talk about what everyone is calling FromSoftware's Magnum Opus in Elden Ring.  What do veterans of the Soulsborne series think of the newest, open world entry? We tried to get a Pokemon Legends: Arceus epi