Stick Drift is all about everything gaming. From the current news stories, to all of our favorite games, we love to talk way longer than we ever thought we could. Randy and Sean talk anything and everything gaming related.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:13:13 GMTSun, 05 Apr 2026 04:52:50 GMT60Stick Drift<p>Stick Drift is all about everything gaming. From the current news stories, to all of our favorite games, we love to talk way longer than we ever thought we could. Randy and Sean talk anything and everything gaming related.</p>episodicStick Driftstick.drift333@gmail.comyesRandy and Sean start this episode with Sean talking about the performance problems and crashes he's been experiencing with Control Resonant on Xbox! Randy goes on to talk about his excitement and expectations on how big the official launch of Deadlock will be one day with how well Valve has been handling the early feedback. They then discuss the Bioware closure, and close with initial thoughts on Final Fantasy Resonance!

]]>48b8476e-7158-454d-9f06-c93837c2d7f7Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start this episode with Sean talking about the performance problems and crashes he's been experiencing with Control Resonant on Xbox! Randy goes on to talk about his excitement and expectations on how big the official launch of Deadlock will be one day with how well Valve has been handling the early feedback. They then discuss the Bioware closure, and close with initial thoughts on Final Fantasy Resonance!</p>yes01:02:56Stick Drift: Final Fantasy Resonance Thoughts and Control Resonant Xbox Problems - Episode 27fullRandy and Sean focus on a brand new game and a brand new expansion! Sean starts off by talking about his complete review of One More Level's new game, Valor Mortis! A first person souls like with some interesting movement mechanics makes for a new experience! Randy then jumps into talking about his time with the new Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen expansion with his new game file he started for it! Tell us your thoughts on these games if you've had the chance to try them!

]]>8838eab2-d0fb-49a3-95f4-8a793db18902Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean focus on a brand new game and a brand new expansion! Sean starts off by talking about his complete review of One More Level's new game, Valor Mortis! A first person souls like with some interesting movement mechanics makes for a new experience! Randy then jumps into talking about his time with the new Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen expansion with his new game file he started for it! Tell us your thoughts on these games if you've had the chance to try them!</p>yes00:57:49Stick Drift: Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen and Valor Mortis Reviews - Episode 26fullRandy and Sean start the episode with Randy talking about his final review of Ace Combat 8! Sean continues on with giving his final thoughts on Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake! Then the real talk begins with initial thoughts on Xbox's newest first party outing with Gears of War E-Day! Did this make a lasting impression that Xbox needed? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!

]]>cfc198d4-debd-4739-afdb-2c7182ee4cccMon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start the episode with Randy talking about his final review of Ace Combat 8! Sean continues on with giving his final thoughts on Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake! Then the real talk begins with initial thoughts on Xbox's newest first party outing with Gears of War E-Day! Did this make a lasting impression that Xbox needed? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!</p>yes01:14:19Stick Drift: Gears of War E-Day Initial Thoughts - Episode 25fullRandy and Sean start the episode with Randy talking about initial thoughts of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and then follows it up with Kingdom Hearts 2 feelings early into the game! Sean finally finished Silent Hill 2 Remake and shares his feelings on the classic title! They then get into the main topic with all of the announced Runefest news!

]]>89d08691-2abd-4c34-be5d-24c8b3445ecdMon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start the episode with Randy talking about initial thoughts of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and then follows it up with Kingdom Hearts 2 feelings early into the game! Sean finally finished Silent Hill 2 Remake and shares his feelings on the classic title! They then get into the main topic with all of the announced Runefest news!</p>yes01:06:26Stick Drift: Runefest Roundup - Episode 24fullRandy and Sean start the episode with Sean talking about final thoughts of 007 First Light! Randy then continues to talk about his Kingdom Hearts journey with his experience with the infamous ReChain of Memories and his plan for the series moving forward! They then dig in to the real topic with all of the changes going on at Xbox such as Activision taking over Halo, Obsidian being absorbed into Bethesda, Turn 10 and Playground being merged to focus on Forza and Fable, and so many more topics that surround Xbox's future!

]]>3ede7509-e61d-4d13-8e26-12812e827aaaMon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start the episode with Sean talking about final thoughts of 007 First Light! Randy then continues to talk about his Kingdom Hearts journey with his experience with the infamous ReChain of Memories and his plan for the series moving forward! They then dig in to the real topic with all of the changes going on at Xbox such as Activision taking over Halo, Obsidian being absorbed into Bethesda, Turn 10 and Playground being merged to focus on Forza and Fable, and so many more topics that surround Xbox's future!</p>no01:17:52Stick Drift: Talking Xbox Reset - Episode 23fullRandy and Sean start the episode with Randy giving his impressions of finishing Kingdom Hearts 1 for the first time and initial thoughts on the controversial follow up of Kingdom Hearts: ReChain of Memories! They start to discuss how they will handle Game Awards content and end the episode by guessing and reacting to IGN's list of the top 25 best JRPG's of all time!

]]>3e8fc808-ea3c-4ae0-8df1-6f93f397dc86Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start the episode with Randy giving his impressions of finishing Kingdom Hearts 1 for the first time and initial thoughts on the controversial follow up of Kingdom Hearts: ReChain of Memories! They start to discuss how they will handle Game Awards content and end the episode by guessing and reacting to IGN's list of the top 25 best JRPG's of all time!</p>yes01:15:42Stick Drift: Talking Kingdom Hearts 1, Guessing IGN's Top 25 JRPGs of All Time - Episode 22fullRandy and Sean start the episode with Randy giving his full in depth review of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Sean diving into his first time playing Mass Effect! The September Nintendo Direct Roundup follows it alongside their thoughts on the new looks of the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake! They couldn't finish the week's episode out without the shock of Sony breaking the partnership with Kojima, and his decision to get Physint over the finish line with... Xbox??!

]]>ee96f106-aa19-4d2d-a3ac-2023ebbb20c6Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start the episode with Randy giving his full in depth review of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Sean diving into his first time playing Mass Effect! The September Nintendo Direct Roundup follows it alongside their thoughts on the new looks of the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake! They couldn't finish the week's episode out without the shock of Sony breaking the partnership with Kojima, and his decision to get Physint over the finish line with... Xbox??!</p>no01:12:15Stick Drift: Nintendo Direct Roundup, Ocarina of Time Remake, Kojima and Xbox??! - Episode 21fullRandy and Sean start the episode with Sean giving a full review for the new game Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy! Randy follows it up with initial thoughts on Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a full review to come! They delve into the September State of Play and their thoughts on everything shown off, and end the episode with predictions for the following September Nintendo Direct!

]]>c42b6483-d963-4153-afef-41129c8649d1Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean start the episode with Sean giving a full review for the new game Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy! Randy follows it up with initial thoughts on Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a full review to come! They delve into the September State of Play and their thoughts on everything shown off, and end the episode with predictions for the following September Nintendo Direct!</p>yes01:29:18Stick Drift: Playstation State of Play Thoughts, Nintendo Direct Predictions - Episode 20fullRandy and Sean discuss some recently beaten games with A Plague Tale Innocence, and A Plague Tale Requiem, and Randy's initial thoughts in Star Wars Zero Company! They then begin to discuss everything that was shown off in the GTA VI Extended Look from Netflix! The two then break down their Top 5 lists on how to survive the fall onslaught of video games with their Top 5 games to play, Top 5 games to get to with enough time in the year, and Top 5 games that they are not interested in or just won't be able to get to in the remainder of 2026!

]]>0eee614e-e240-4af1-8c06-f72a97905f01Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss some recently beaten games with A Plague Tale Innocence, and A Plague Tale Requiem, and Randy's initial thoughts in Star Wars Zero Company! They then begin to discuss everything that was shown off in the GTA VI Extended Look from Netflix! The two then break down their Top 5 lists on how to survive the fall onslaught of video games with their Top 5 games to play, Top 5 games to get to with enough time in the year, and Top 5 games that they are not interested in or just won't be able to get to in the remainder of 2026!</p>yes01:34:34Stick Drift: GTA VI Thoughts, How to Survive the Fall Onslaught - Episode 19fullRandy and Sean discuss final thoughts on Beast of Reincarnation, and feelings on Stalker 2 right before the DLC and big update comes! They then discuss tons of news including the new GTA VI trailer coming to Netflix, Kingdom Hearts IV news from D23, the Phantom Blade Zero gameplay, and Horizon Hunters Gathering rebooting!

]]>a1a7b939-a797-49ae-88de-ec420590c6a2Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss final thoughts on Beast of Reincarnation, and feelings on Stalker 2 right before the DLC and big update comes! They then discuss tons of news including the new GTA VI trailer coming to Netflix, Kingdom Hearts IV news from D23, the Phantom Blade Zero gameplay, and Horizon Hunters Gathering rebooting!</p>yes01:16:53Stick Drift: KH IV Details Shown, Phantom Blade Zero State of Play - Episode 18fullRandy and Sean discuss some games they have been playing through! Sean gives some thoughts on finishing Ghost of Yotei, and then final reviews for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Halo Combat Evolved! Randy jumps in and discusses thoughts on Gamefreak's new Beast of Reincarnation and ends with talking about his thoughts on the Gears of War E-Day beta!

]]>08d5b8f6-8caf-4a34-a15e-5bcc4a890fb8Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss some games they have been playing through! Sean gives some thoughts on finishing Ghost of Yotei, and then final reviews for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Halo Combat Evolved! Randy jumps in and discusses thoughts on Gamefreak's new Beast of Reincarnation and ends with talking about his thoughts on the Gears of War E-Day beta!</p>yes01:24:20Stick Drift: Beast of Reincarnation Initial Thoughts - Episode 17fullRandy and Sean discuss some games they have been playing including Dragon's Dogma 2, Hellblade 2, and Trails to Azure! They then discuss their initial thoughts on what they had played of Halo Campaign Evolved with more to follow!

]]>b81694ef-72b4-4949-b83e-98f0f524c6f6Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss some games they have been playing including Dragon's Dogma 2, Hellblade 2, and Trails to Azure! They then discuss their initial thoughts on what they had played of Halo Campaign Evolved with more to follow!</p>yes01:03:46Stick Drift: Halo Campaign Evolved Review So Far - Episode 16fullRandy and Sean discuss what they've been playing lately between the Duck Detective games, Hellblade, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and Monster Hunter! They then dive into some of the biggest news stories of the week with Halo Project "Ekur" being canceled, the reveal of Bethesda's future Roadmap, and the Avatar Legends Fighting game getting delayed at the last moment for Xbox?!

]]>5b169b92-8fcf-4119-83fe-5b6b160dc675Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss what they've been playing lately between the Duck Detective games, Hellblade, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and Monster Hunter! They then dive into some of the biggest news stories of the week with Halo Project "Ekur" being canceled, the reveal of Bethesda's future Roadmap, and the Avatar Legends Fighting game getting delayed at the last moment for Xbox?!</p>yes01:47:25Stick Drift: Halo Multiplayer Project Canceled, Bethesda Roadmap Revealed - Episode 15fullRandy and Sean along with their friend Nick do an extensive tier list of every Bungie Halo mission! Getting ready to celebrate the release of Campaign Evolved, they go through Halo Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo Reach in great detail talking about their favorite, and least favorite missions!

]]>e7d99a86-b8a9-43f7-a288-6ce4bde07164Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean along with their friend Nick do an extensive tier list of every Bungie Halo mission! Getting ready to celebrate the release of Campaign Evolved, they go through Halo Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo Reach in great detail talking about their favorite, and least favorite missions!</p>yes01:21:57Stick Drift: Tier List of Every Bungie Halo Mission - Episode 14fullRandy and Sean discuss games they have been playing with Sean talking about finishing Trails From Zero and his excitement for the rest of the series, while Randy discusses playing FF XVI and FF XII! They then dive deep into the mess that is the Playstation news of ending physical games in 2028. The episode ends with a draft of video game sequels!

]]>c9d2d841-fac7-4f43-be20-4a28c71d69c4Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss games they have been playing with Sean talking about finishing Trails From Zero and his excitement for the rest of the series, while Randy discusses playing FF XVI and FF XII! They then dive deep into the mess that is the Playstation news of ending physical games in 2028. The episode ends with a draft of video game sequels!</p>yes01:16:59Stick Drift: Playstation Ending Physical Games in 2028?? - Episode 13fullRandy and Sean discuss the GTA VI Preorder price and what's included in the base and Ultimate editions alongside the price of the Steam Machine! They then delve into their thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth games with their loves and gripes of both! In their discussion they talk briefly on their hopes for Revelations as well!

]]>4fdcf1c2-6816-48f9-8951-dcdbd8f0b67fMon, 29 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss the GTA VI Preorder price and what's included in the base and Ultimate editions alongside the price of the Steam Machine! They then delve into their thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth games with their loves and gripes of both! In their discussion they talk briefly on their hopes for Revelations as well!</p>yes01:27:38Stick Drift: GTA VI Preorders, Steam Machine Price, FFVII Remake and Rebirth Talk - Episode 12fullRandy and Sean discuss the possible Xbox studio closures with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Arkane, and Ninja Theory, along with 2026 games we are excited for and GOTY talk for what we could see as nominees and possible winner!

]]>c517e354-b74f-4635-94e2-1b1f59e647e9Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss the possible Xbox studio closures with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Arkane, and Ninja Theory, along with 2026 games we are excited for and GOTY talk for what we could see as nominees and possible winner!</p>yes01:27:59Stick Drift: Xbox Studio Closures, 2026 Games We're Excited For & GOTY Talk - Episode 11fullRandy and Sean discuss Fable getting delayed to February 2027, the new Witcher 3 expansion slated for 2027, and 007 First Light getting insane reviews! They then dive into an explanation of their Fantasy Critic League and delves into all picks on their boards and potential scores for the rest of the year!

]]>e4dc32be-beda-4f41-b8f8-f55931b1da8fMon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss Fable getting delayed to February 2027, the new Witcher 3 expansion slated for 2027, and 007 First Light getting insane reviews! They then dive into an explanation of their Fantasy Critic League and delves into all picks on their boards and potential scores for the rest of the year!</p>yes01:17:31Stick Drift: Fable Delayed, Fantasy Critic League Check in - Episode 10fullRandy and Sean discuss Table top games, more Forza Horizon 6, and Devil May Cry! They do a deep dive into every GOTY nominee and winner and discuss what should have won, and possible snubs from each year! They then close out with a Top 5 GOTY winner draft!

]]>4a4ab009-b9e2-45c5-b552-3ec831305b66Wed, 27 May 2026 04:46:08 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss Table top games, more Forza Horizon 6, and Devil May Cry! They do a deep dive into every GOTY nominee and winner and discuss what should have won, and possible snubs from each year! They then close out with a Top 5 GOTY winner draft!</p>yes02:12:44Stick Drift: GOTY Retrospectives, Top 5 GOTY Winners Draft - Episode 9fullRandy and Sean discuss new games Mixtape, and Motorslice and Forza Horizon 6, as well as thoughts on Trails in the Sky the 3rd and Date Everything. They get into all the games they think we could hear some kind of updates on during Summer Games Fest, and closes out with a Top 5 Xbox Exclusives draft!

]]>5f192d32-7127-4667-8421-49749fd0d7c7Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss new games Mixtape, and Motorslice and Forza Horizon 6, as well as thoughts on Trails in the Sky the 3rd and Date Everything. They get into all the games they think we could hear some kind of updates on during Summer Games Fest, and closes out with a Top 5 Xbox Exclusives draft!</p>yes01:54:01Stick Drift: Games We Would Like to See Updates From at SGF, Top 5 Xbox Exclusives - Episode 8fullRandy and Sean discuss the Star Fox Remake, the Stranger Than Heaven showcase, and things that they believe Xbox needs to focus on in the near future!

]]>b26cc369-7ca2-4438-aa85-f785219ce0a4Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss the Star Fox Remake, the Stranger Than Heaven showcase, and things that they believe Xbox needs to focus on in the near future!</p>yes02:09:06Stick Drift: Talking Star Fox, Stranger Than Heaven, Things We Think Xbox Needs to Do - Episode 7fullRandy and Sean discuss some game announcements with Metro 2039, FFIV Evercold and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and Black Flag Resynced! They end with their top 5 Voice Acting Performances!

]]>bd0dab8b-09f3-4d97-8671-e24f131fe3dbMon, 04 May 2026 16:32:11 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss some game announcements with Metro 2039, FFIV Evercold and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and Black Flag Resynced! They end with their top 5 Voice Acting Performances!</p>yes02:03:45Stick Drift: Talking New Game Announcements, Top 5 Performances - Episode 6fullRandy and Sean discuss ranking every mainline Pokemon title from Gen 1 through Gen 9!

]]>8c2601e4-dad2-4037-b798-3533cf73f124Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss ranking every mainline Pokemon title from Gen 1 through Gen 9!</p>yes02:30:47Stick Drift: Ranking Every Mainline Pokemon Title and More - Episode 5fullRandy and Sean discuss sequels they would like to see created, and some sequels that are in the works! They end with their top 5 Video Game soundtracks list and honorable mentions!

]]>c0a8c85b-c642-4f7c-a563-2a03cf972964Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:25:53 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss sequels they would like to see created, and some sequels that are in the works! They end with their top 5 Video Game soundtracks list and honorable mentions!</p>yes01:44:32Stick Drift: Talking Sequels we Would Like to See, Top 5 Video Game Soundtracks - Episode 4fullRandy and Sean discuss their initial thoughts and overall impressions on Pokemon Champions!

]]>153bd60b-23b2-473b-a428-feb617d6a25eMon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss their initial thoughts and overall impressions on Pokemon Champions!</p>yes00:58:17Stick Drift: Talking Pokemon Champions - Episode 3fullRandy and Sean discuss Mind's Eye Blacklist update, potential Nintendo leaks and the rest of their 2026. They also discuss their personal top 5 games/franchises they would like to get into!

]]>342827ca-a825-4369-92b1-358990d9ac82Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:03:42 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss Mind's Eye Blacklist update, potential Nintendo leaks and the rest of their 2026. They also discuss their personal top 5 games/franchises they would like to get into!</p>yes02:32:02Stick Drift: Nintendo's Potential 2026, Games We Want to Play the Most - Episode 2fullRandy and Sean discuss thoughts on Crimson Desert and sales numbers, Xbox Partner Preview announcements, most anticipated games of 2026, and our Top 5 favorite franchises!

]]>050c9838-1f89-4966-982a-a75534bf9bc0Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:59:26 GMT<p>Randy and Sean discuss thoughts on Crimson Desert and sales numbers, Xbox Partner Preview announcements, most anticipated games of 2026, and our Top 5 favorite franchises!</p>yes02:10:26Stick Drift: Talking Xbox Partner Preview, Our Favorite Games - Episode 1full