Ben Nother

Ben is like a fine wine, he spends far to much time in cellars. He deliberately developed a stutter and a slur and walks with a limp to conceal his raging alcohol problem. Once beat up a fish for looking at him funny. Ben hosts the Tanked up podcast, but we are pretty sure he isn't aware of that.

  • Tanked Up 230 – Rip Off Camelot

    25/09/2020
    This week we dive into discussions on three games, first Rip Them Off from Lozange Lab which we’ve all played. Lucy gives her thoughts on Inkle’s new game Pendragon and we finish with Aadil’s thoughts on When the Past was Around from Mojiken which he streamed earlier in the...

  • Exploring Xbox Game Pass for PC

    24/09/2020
    If you’ve read my articles before you’ll know I usually swing for PlayStation. I’ve been in that ecosystem so long it’s my first stop for most multi-platform game releases. Steam usually follows up as a close second for smaller titles; especially if there’s a sale on. This year though...

  • Tanked Up 229 – M&M S&M in an M&S

    18/09/2020
    This week we discuss a lot of games. Lucy gives us her thoughts on Lair of the Clockwork God, Silent Hill, The Coma 2, Tony Hawks Pro Skater and A Monsters Expedition. Ben has his investigative hat on and deep dives into Paradise Killer. The beers this week are,...

  • Tanked Up 228 – Spiritfarer and Tiny Xbox Consoles

    11/09/2020
    We get together this week to discuss the new Xbox consoles, this was before the Series X price was announced, briefly touch on Paradise Killer and delve into our thoughts on Spiritfarer. A few technical difficulties in Birmingham kick Lucy off the pod before she gets to discuss Tony...

  • Tanked Up 226 – Next Stop Fabuland

    28/08/2020
    Lucy has some games to discuss whilst Ben poses a question this week. As always we start with beers. Lucy drinks Mothership Beers Seeds of Hope, Aadil cracks Quantic from Wild Beer Co and Ben has Oh My Citra! from Tanker Brewery. Lucy has played Jessika, Next Stop Nowhere...

  • Ever Forward Gameplay

    23/08/2020
    Ben checks out Ever Forward from Pathea Games with Lucy for company. They explore this beautiful puzzle game as Ben learns the ropes and gets to grips with some frustrating moments. Lucy is on hand through to help with her pro puzzle gamer skills. Taken from our twitch stream...

  • Tanked Up 225 – Making It Home, To Bone Town

    21/08/2020
    This week Sean and Dave from Pillbug Interactive are back. They are here to discuss the release of Making It Home which Ben and Aadil have put some time in. After a dive into the game and its writing we talking more games. Sean has been thinking about The...

  • Tanked Up 224 – The Fall (Guys) of Lazarus

    14/08/2020
    It’s just Ben and Aadil this week in a classic WillSmithisode. Aadil dips into the Beer52 box and drinks Panty Stout from Oedipus and the Daybreak coffee porter from Brouwerij Frontaal. Ben has a couple of Goose IPAs from Goose Island. This elicits a conversation about casual drinking before...

  • Tanked Up 223 – From Lucy’s Archive

    07/08/2020
    We start this week by cracking a few beers with Aadil drinking Trackdown from Uiltje Brewing Company and Ben starting with Ninja Vs Unicorn from Pipeworks Brewing Company. Lucy shakes off the shackles of a backlog and instead delves into the archive to play Halo. She’s also been playing...