northern monk

  • A Proper Modern Nostalgia Fest (Tanked Up 399)

    01/03/2024
    Its a Ben free episode as Lucy and Aadil, but surprisingly game-filled and mostly on topic! A pre episode 400 miracle. Lucy played Please Touch the Artwork 2, Tomb Raider (Remastered), Islands of the Caliph, and Home Safety Hotline. While Aadil (and housemate Keith) have installed and played a...

  • God of Wahhhhh (Tanked Up 392)

    12/01/2024
    We're back for 2024 with games, beers, and a quiz!...

  • Another Steam Next Fest (Tanked Up 382)

    25/10/2023
    This week Ben discusses Dead Space-a-like The Callisto Protocol, and the games he’s been playing demos of in the latest Steam Next Fest. Aadil goes back a few years to talk about the 2015 game, Tengami. Lucy has a week off the beers and leaves Aadil to drink the...

  • Steam Deck: Play with your tech (Tanked Up 380)

    02/10/2023
    This week Aadil discusses his time at the Leeds Beer Festival and some Steam Deck issues he has had, leading into some research on Microsoft Surfaces. Lucy reviews Nour: Play with your food, and discusses returning to the FPS game Prodeus, which then leads into a chat about one...

  • Bristol Craft Beer Festival and Not E3 (Tanked Up 371)

    27/06/2023
    The team returns after a busy and boozy few weeks to discuss two things. The Bristol Craft Beer Festival and Not E3 2023. They chat apps, best beers, the weather, notable game reveals and themed control pads. To drink Ben has the ‘Rocket Lolly’ from Northern Monk and Aadil...

  • Steamworld Below (Tanked Up 356)

    03/02/2023
    Ben and Lucy return to talk games and drink AF beers. Ben gives his impressions on the Steamworld Build demo, Lucy chats Below the Ocean and they discuss the new remake, rerelease, or remaster of Goldeneye and its lack of online multiplayer on certain platforms. Lucy drinks Northern Monk’s...

  • Getting the Final Ring (Tanked Up 354)

    20/01/2023
    Ben and Lucy get together to continue their dry January and find joy in video games. To start, their beers elicit a conversation, who is alcohol-free beer actually for? Then the games. Ben’s put more time into both Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII Reunion and Elden Ring, singing...

  • Stacking lands and space a little to the left (Tanked Up 351)

    14/12/2022
    The team gets together to discuss a few games and share a few beers. Ben discusses the early hours of Ixion, a newly released, space-based city(ish) builder. Lucy gives brief thoughts on Stacklands, and a more in-depth review on A Little to the Left. To drink, Lucy has the...

  • Tanked Up 319 – Left the Beers in the Winter

    29/04/2022
    It’s been a minute but we are back with a catchup about Lucy’s brewery visit to Little Earth Project, and some of the games Aadil has been playing: Winter and Skábma: Snowfall.     Lucy has the Northern Monk Patrons Project 4.05 Northern Tropics Tropical Milkshake IPA. Ben has...