Janet Garcia
Host & Video Game Consultant 💫| Head of @PenToPixels 🖊 | @MinnMaxShow cohort ↘↗| @IndieCouncil_ cohost👩🏽⚖️| @GamesAndNot cohost🎮 | 📧[email protected]
Appears in 43 Episodes
The Best Games From Each Studio and Our History With Pets
Janet and Isaiah talk about Janet maybe starting Monster Train? Having Slay the Spire experience under her belt, they touch on if they think it’s a good time to pick u...
Donkey Kong Bananza And Our Skills In The Kitchen
Janet and Isaiah talk about the latest updates in Janet’s Slay the Spire journey. They then talk about if they’re bananas for Bananza, their thoughts on the latest DK ...
Slay the Spire x Anime Expo 2025
Janet and Isaiah talk about Slay the Spire, a modern classic roguelike deckbuilder that’s captured Janet’s attention while playing around with Nintendo Switch 2’s virt...
Finding Gaming Time and Daily Routines After Starting a New Job
Janet and Isaiah talk about finding time to game. With recent changes to their day-to-day schedules and their backlogs continuing to pile up, they go over what gaming ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review & Spoilercast and Taking Swim Lessons
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. First with a review of the game, what they liked, what they didn’t, and everything in between ...
Switch 2 Launch, Summer Game Fest 2025, and Diving Into Trading Cards Again
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time with the Switch 2 so far! Janet wishes she could be playing more while Isaiah goes on a rant about Mario Kart World. They also t...
Hating games the other loves and a round of Guess The Character (Pets Edition)
Janet and Isaiah talk about what it’s like when one hates a game the other loves, what it means to “Hate Finish” a game, and what do we know when the other likes/hates...
Bruce health updates, Game of the Year check-in, and developing anime tastes
Janet and Isaiah talk about their Game of the Year contenders so far. From indie driving strategy games to wacky split-screen adventures, they go over what they think ...
Switch 2 Preorders, Playing Clair Obscur Expedition 33, And Sinners Spoilercast
Janet and Isaiah talk about their journey trying to secure a preorder for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then they talk about their time playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, w...
Switch 2 thoughts, are boat games in, and our unofficial sports week
Janet and Isaiah talk about all the latest info about the Nintendo Switch 2. They go over the price, launch window games, if its still a “must buy”, and even some of J...
Exploring puzzle architecture, deep south weaver powers, and fun blind rankings
Janet and Isaiah talk about what they’ve been playing. Isaiah recently finished Alan Wake II, Janet shares her thoughts on South of Midnight, and they both go over the...
Exploring The Best Dual Gamer Setup and How We’ve Learned to Budget Our Money
Janet and Isaiah talk about their various attempts at making the best dual gamer setup for them, what worked, what didn’t, and what their current setup is now (GAMES)....
Going to GDC 2025 and Running Our First 10k Together
Janet and Isaiah take a drive up to San Francisco to go to the 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC), attend the Game Developer Awards, take a look at some Xbox indie ...
Gaming Time Capsule Pt 4 and Getting Into Distance Running
Janet and Isaiah continue with part 4 of the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule”, coming together to choose games for the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PSVR, and...
Gaming Time Capsule Pt 3 and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Spoilercast
Janet and Isaiah continue with part 3 of the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule”, coming together to choose games for the Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360 (GA...
Gaming Time Capsule Pt 2, Seeing The Lakers w/ Luka, and Watching Soccer at Goalchella
Janet and Isaiah continue with part 2 of the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule”, coming together to choose games for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Gam...
Building The GANG Gaming Time Capsule and Asking Each Other… “Why Bro?”
Janet and Isaiah come together to decide what video games they’d put into the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule” (GAMES). Then they go over the things the other does that make...
Nailing Infested Bugs, Sick Snow Jumps, and Time Management As Freelancers
Janet and Isaiah talk about what they’ve been playing so far this year, the games they’ve already beaten, and how they’re hoping to tackle games this year (GAMES). The...
Word Game Wins, Xbox Spring Hits, and Optimizing Our Apartment Layout
Janet and Isaiah talk about Isaiah’s first BANANAGRAMS win (according to him), keeping score of board game winners in the house, and what announcements at the Xbox Dev...
Switch 2 Official Reveal, TikTok going dark, and Celebrating Birthdays
Janet and Isaiah talk about the official reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, what they’re excited for, and what they want to see from Nintendo at launch. They al...