Watch Dogs: Legion (one of Kevin's most anticipated games this year) is finally here, but unfortunately it isn't living up to the hype. Kevin details the myriad technical issues he has experienced, along with his thoughts on the "play as anyone" gimmick, and the rest of the game so far. The guys also played through the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo to see if it would tickle their fancy before the release in a few weeks. Other topics include Cyberpunk's latest delay (AFTER GOING GOLD), Ha...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 36 min
As we get closer and closer to the kickoff of Next-Gen, the slow news weeks roll on. We are definitely in the calm before the storm, but that doesn't mean there's nothing for us to talk about! Let's talk through our gaming habits, Kevin revisiting a game from 2019 to see if it got any better, PS5's fan being optimized over time, and interesting job openings at Kojima Productions and Sucker Punch. Housekeeping - 00:10 Wear Your Mask - 1:55 Patreon Changes - 3:10 Joker and Deathstroke in the Snyde...
Oct 28, 2020•56 min
Sony finally revealed both the UI and the UX, and it's been a slow news week, so that's the main topic. Because it's a slow week, that means lots of tangents, which the guys do better than anyone else. Also, Kevin also talks about his staycation and issues with mental health during the pandemic, his two latest Platinums, Sean's try at Watch Dogs 2, more Miles Morales details, and Phil Spencer's rather confounding interview with Kotaku. Housekeeping - 00:10 Wear Your Mask - 2:45 Check Out Soler's...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Last week brought a great deal of news about the PS5, including a complete teardown of the console, full details on backward compatibility, and changes to trophies. Speaking of trophies, the guys both finished off TimeSpinner and got the Platinum. Housekeeping - 00:10 Wear Your Mask - 3:30 Resident Evil Reboot Movie - 3:45 Mario 35 Strategy - 9:00 TimeSpinner Platinum - 15:35 PS5 Teardown - 24:05 PS5 Backward Compatibility - 40:55 Trophy Changes - 49:55 Watch Dogs Legion Post-Launch Plans - 55:5...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Insomniac Games had previously said they would be updating the face of Peter Parker in Spider-Man Remastered on PS5, but they broke the internet last week when a brand new face was revealed for Peter. It's the internet, so everything has to be the worst thing that has ever happened. The guys are here to give a much more sane take on the change. They also give their thoughts on the retro-style Metroidvania that released a couple of years ago - TimeSpinner, preview impressions of the PS5 from Japa...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Microsoft dropped an atomic bomb on the video game industry last week when they announced they had purchased ZeniMax, along with everything under their umbrella including all of Bethesda's studios. Since then, there has been a lot of discussions around what this means for future releases of Bethesda titles outside of the Xbox and PC ecosystems. The guys run through what they think it means before covering Amazon Luna's announcement, rumors of a Bloodborne remaster coming to PS5, and Sean's thoug...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 19 min
We've finally (almost) arrived at Next Gen! After Microsoft was the first to jump, Sony finally revealed the price and date for the PS5, along with the full slate of launch titles. The guys run through everything that was shown, and to keep things fair and balanced, resident PlayStation fan-boy Kevin calls out Sony for a few sizable errors. Oh yeah, Super Mario 3D All Stars also happened and the guys give their thoughts on the collection! Housekeeping - 00:10 Wear Your Mask - 1:20 SEAN PLATINUME...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 49 min
A momentous episode calls for a momentous topic. For Episode 200, the guys wanted to rank their Top 50 Games of all time! Sean also didn't want to know what the final rankings looked like, so he finds out the same time you do! Before getting to the ranking, they also cover the Series S and X release dates and pricing (FINALLY), Hyrule Warriors - Age of Calamity, and the latest Ubisoft Forward. It's Our 200th Episode!!! - 00:10 PS5 Showcase Coming Wednesday - 7:55 James Soler Writes In - 10:35 St...
Sep 15, 2020•3 hr 28 min
After what seems like a never-ending wait, Nintendo finally held a Direct to reveal the worst kept secret of the year. For Mario's 35th anniversary, Nintendo is releasing Super Mario 3D All Stars next week, porting Super Mario 3D World to Switch, along with a slew of other announcements. Because it's the internet, the reveal of the 3D All Stars pack was met with excitement and scorn, and the guys are here to sort through all of it. We also got some updates on the game formerly known as Gods and ...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This one goes off the rails quickly... Black Ops Cold War was officially revealed last week as the direct sequel to the original Black Ops, along with a convoluted pricing structure involving it's next-gen versions. With Black Ops being Kevin's favorite Call of Duty campaign, he gives his thoughts on whether he is excited or if this will be more of the same. We also got more info around Gotham Knights, which has the guys encouraged about WB Montreal's upcoming game, and Ratchet and Clank has bee...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 39 min
This past weekend was Nerd Heaven for fans of DC. We got new looks and trailers for nearly every upcoming DC movie, including the first trailers for both Zack Snyder's Justice League and The Batman. If that wasn't enough, we also got our first peek at the long-rumored Gotham Knights and Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. The guys spend the bulk of the episode covering all of that, before jumping into Ghost of Tsushima's upcoming Legends update, and some more information around ...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 40 min
Last week Microsoft and 343 made the, seemingly necessary, decision to delay Halo Infinite out of it's planned Holiday 2020 release window to an unspecified date in 2021. Shigeru Miyamoto's oft-cited quote of "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad" applies here, but what does this mean for the launch of Series X, now confirmed to be coming in November? The guys discuss how this could devastate sales for the Series X, and wonder aloud if the console itself should als...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Announcements over the past week by, and related to, PlayStation really rubbed people the wrong way. Square Enix revealed that Spider-Man would be a post-launch addition to Marvel's Avengers only on the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game, and PlayStation published a blog post detailing which current accessories would and would not be compatible with the PS5. Most notable among these was the announcement that the DualShock 4 would work for backward compatible PS4 games on the new console, but that ...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Following a controversial gameplay reveal for Halo Infinite, 343 Industries provided some updates on the game to show that they are listening to fans' concerns. They also revealed that the multiplayer component to Infinite is going free-to-play, and will run at 120 FPS on Series X. Kevin is slowly making his way through Ghost of Tsushima, and Sean finished off Paper Mario: The Origami King. Sean also did the seemingly impossible, with Kevin's reaction to it Housekeeping - 00:10 Wear Your Mask - ...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Xbox held their long awaited Games Showcase last week, with the big focus being on the first gameplay footage of Halo Infinite. To say opinions are split on what would shown seems to be an apt description, and the guys give their thoughts on the newest look at Microsoft's flagship franchise. There were also a lot of announcements, and CG trailers, but none got people as hyped as the "one more thing" reveal of the rumored Fable reboot from Playground Games. Sean also expands on his thoughts regar...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 27 min
After being announced only recently, Paper Mario: The Origami King is out in the wild. Sean loves him a good Mario RPG title, so he shares his impressions after a weekend with the game and he may have actually convinced Kevin to give it a try. Xbox dominated the news over the past week, sharing details around the Velocity Architecture, a release date for Project xCloud, and the very curious decision to discontinue the XBox One X and the XBox One SAD edition. Sony doesn't seem too concerned thoug...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 38 min
The time has come to spoil the hell out of The Last Of Us Part II.
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The guys have both moved on from The Last Of Us Part II, and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 arrived at the perfect time for both of them. They give their full thoughts on the NES-style Castlevania throwback, including how it compares to the first game from a couple of years ago. Other topics include everything announced at Ubisoft Forward, Sony's new minority stake in Epic, patents that could pave the way for better backwards compatibility on PS5, and depressing news about canceled Valve proj...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Kevin and Sean's journey through The Last Of Us Part II has finally come to a close, and they give their spoiler-free thoughts on the game as a whole. (Don't worry, a full spoilercast will be coming next week) 2K became the first publisher to tip their hand at what Next-Gen game prices will be, and for the first time in 15 years it looks like AAA games will indeed be going up. Can we really be mad about an extra $10 after prices remaining stagnant for such a long time? Let's discuss! Housekeepin...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Kevin is nearing the end of his journey in The Last Of Us Part II, and Sean isn't far behind, so they give their updated thoughts (SPOILER-FREE) on Ellie's tale of revenge. Former head of SIE Shawn Layden recently gave an interview where he lamented on the current state of AAA game development, and the thought that game length directly correlates to the value of said game. The past week also saw the Avengers War Table stream, as well as the Cyberpunk Night City Wire event, and we got a surprise ...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 27 min
After 3.5 years since it's initial reveal, and multiple delays in 2020 alone, The Last Of Us Part II is finally here. While critics seem to universally love the game, the general population doesn't seem to be as uniform in their praise. Sean and Kevin were able to remain unspoiled before the game launched, and they are here to give their spoiler-free thoughts on the game after 8 or so hours so far. This past week, Sony revealed a lot of new details on both the PS5 itself, as well as some of the ...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 21 min
The moment we have all been waiting for finally arrived last Thursday, PlayStation's "The Future of Gaming" event. For over an hour, Sony took everyone on a nonstop ride of next-gen games that had something for every type of gaming fan. They also, kinda, shocked everyone by actually showing the rather divisive final design of the console at the end of the presentation. What did the guys think of the games shown? The assumed launch lineup? The crazy design of the console? Everything from the pres...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 49 min
E3 2020 may be canceled, but there was no way the guys would let that stop them from doing their annual prediction special! Before getting into the meat of the podcast though, they wanted to share their thoughts on George Floyd and their hope that we may finally start to see some changes in how black people are unfairly treated by police in the US. Other topics include Sean's thoughts on the Iron Man VR Demo, as well as Command & Conquer Remastered, Kevin's vacation and experience being in a...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 45 min
For the first time ever, our buddy James Soler joins the podcast! We reminisce with him about our favorite games and consoles, and get off on a few Star Wars tangents while discussing the Snyder Cut becoming an actual thing! For the main topics it looks like we will "soon" be seeing some of the PS5 launch lineup, we got more details on Ghost of Tsushima, the next CoD looks to be titled Black Ops Cold War, and COVID-19 resulted in the gaming industry having its best month in twelve years! Houseke...
May 27, 2020•2 hr 34 min
For the first time since the next generation of consoles were officially announced, it seems like we finally know the potential of what next gen really means. Unreal Engine 5 was shown off as part of Summer Gamefest, and it looks absolutely... well, Unreal. It also seems like we are getting very close to the PS5 reveal, and Sony continues to remain confident that the system will release later this year. Ghost of Tsushima was finally given a full and detailed demonstration in Sony's latest State ...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 52 min
Continuing the trend set by Sony with their PS5 deep-dive ASMR session, Xbox hyped up a third party gameplay reveal stream for last week, only to disappoint their audience with the presentation. While there were spatterings of gameplay, the stream mostly centered on CG cutscenes and "in-engine" footage, instead of giving everyone a real look at what Next Gen can deliver. Xbox's marketing arm even admitted that they "clear set some wrong expectations". Even so, the guys go through everything that...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 16 min
For the first time ever, our good buddy John Bernardo joins the podcast! We have all been playing, and LOVING, Streets of Rage 4 so we give our full review thoughts of the game that we still can't believe actually exists. Other topics include a new Star Wars movie, Geoff Keighley's Summer Gamefest, Final Fantasy 7 Remake's future installments, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's reveal, and much more! John Bernardo is Here!! - 00:10 St Jude Play Live w/ Nerd901 This Weekend - 17:15 The Last Of Us Part I...
May 06, 2020•2 hr 18 min
Nintendo revealed the, unfortunately, final update for Super Mario Maker 2 this past week with a feature that we have all hoped for - the ability to make your own Mario game with the World Maker update! The guys run through everything contained in the update, including the additional power-ups in addition to the actual World Maker mode. Also, a report has detailed Sony's plans for Horizon Zero Dawn to be a full-fledged with a potential co-op element being added in. Kevin is sticking by his PS5 l...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 44 min
As the name suggests, the guys sat down for two hours with their friend Jayson to spoil everything about Final Fantasy 7 Remake. As he is essentially a newcomer to all things FF7, Kevin first runs through his thoughts on beating the game and the ending that seems to be quite controversial. Sean and Jayson cover all the changes from the original game, without touching on future spoilers, as well as the exciting theories that go into just how much future installments may change from the original g...
Apr 27, 2020•2 hr 11 min
Sean powered his way through the extremely-anticipated Final Fantasy 7 Remake over the past week, and beat the game. He gives his spoiler-free thoughts on the first part of this multi-part remake adventure, and what he thinks it means for the rest of the remake. A report from Bloomberg has revealed that the PS5 may be in short supply when it launches this year, but not necessarily because of complications from COVID-19, as well as some insight into the potential price and other details. Other to...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 37 min
