Video Game Outsiders - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Incredible content done by two incredible hosts. Huge back catalog and lengthy history detailing the hundreds of reviews done by these two. A lot of podcasts could benefit from a third host, but not this show. I can’t stress it enough, John and Matt are great!
I haven’t missed an episode since I started listening in 2019.

I've been listening to these three for what feels like a lifetime, and not only have they become my favorite video game hosts, I'm happy to say they've also become my friends. John is a great guy with tremendous musical and comedic talent. Michelle, though she tries to put on a tough as nails exterior, is really a secret sweetie pie with a heart of gold. And Matt... Let's just say his wife is a lucky gal. The conversations sometimes turn into screaming, but the comedy bits, songs and in-depth conversations about gaming always shine through. John and Michelle, with the later addition of Matt, have carried this show on for the better part of 2 decades with their tremendous dedication and chemistry. If you love true gaming talk that isn't filtered and is completely genuine, listen to VGO.

I have listened to this podcast for a couple years and they have become the main source of reviews that I trust. I don’t always agree with their opinions but I respect that they give honest takes that fold into todays reactionary gaming culture. All three play off each other very well and it has a bunch of funny moments. This podcast is something I look forward to every week and I would highly recommend it. Also John fess up to the stupid smoke detector alarm, we all know it was you.

Been listening for 15+ years. The funniest video game podcast I’ve ever listened to! I look forward to it every week. John, Michelle and Matt have great chemistry and are always a lot of fun.

I searched up video game podcasts to listen to as my new job allows for a lot of listing opportunities and found this one. I assumed by their name they’d be people who aren’t in the gaming industry and still have good conversations. I couldn’t stand the amount of times John interrupted Michelle in the first twenty minutes of an episode, and Michelle seemed to not be able to finish a sentence without John taking over. I’ve listened to podcasts a lot younger than this with more professionalism in its veins. The last episode I tried listening to was the Hogwarts Legacy review and it felt like I was sitting at an immature high school lunch room table taking about porn and laughing at dumb fart jokes. Took them way too long to get to the topic of the show and wasn’t worth the complaining of other games or making fun of different styles of games that happened along the way.

Gave this show another shot for the D4 review. Hosts cut each other off. She just kept saying “okay” every 10 seconds while the other host is talking. They are swearing at each other, no chemistry. Took 45-60 minutes before they got to Diablo talk. Listen to something like Core or any other gaming podcast instead