It's time. Has Driveclub Man done what he promised and created the ultimate car game that will make you feel all tingly? No. Not really... On this episode... Intermission Music... Philter - Adventure Time - The Blossom Chronicles Official Site | iTunes | Amazon We Played... Euan isn't entirely happy with Life is Strange's fourth episode, finally sees the fruits of Driveclub Man's labours, and confirms that Angry Birds 2 is in fact more Angry Birds Calum completes his Mass Effect quest and uneart...
Aug 04, 2015•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 55
Games are thin on the ground, so Calum revisits the sci-fi past and Euan ends up playing rocket football. It's as awesome as it sounds. On this episode... Intermission Music... Kirill Pokrovsky - Bittersweet Regrets - Divinity: Original Sin OST Official Site We Played... Euan helps a spaceship crash survivor on a different world in Lifeline, and finally plays a football video game, albeit a football game involving rocket powered cars, named Rocket League. Calum revisits the Mass Effect saga, and...
Jul 21, 2015•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 54
It's time to set zail for scouting the grand zee of video games, with your trusty zailors Zuan and Zalum. I really should have thought this intro through properly... On this episode... Intermission Music... Mogi Grumbles - Extractor - Fract OSC Soundtrack Bandcamp | Twitter We Played... Euan distracts himself from crippling fear while flying with Her Story and a selection of DS Lite games, as well as exploring alternative flooded London in Sunless Sea Calum throws himself into the new Final Fant...
Jul 08, 2015•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 53
We have finally relaxed and reflected on the week that was E3, and this week we talk about what happened, what didn't happen, and what we think probably should have happened. Expect Calum getting excited about pirate ships, Euan finally getting a Last Guardian prediction right, and the fan-fiction that Sony decided to make a reality at their conference. On this episode... Intermission Music... Access Games Inc. - Theme of D4 - D4 : Dark Dreams Don't Die Original Soundtrack -David Young Disc- Off...
Jun 23, 2015•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 52
Grab a glass of mead and prepare for tales of Dungeons & Dragons. Also video games, but you should expect that by now... On this episode... Intermission Music... Raphael Müller, Washington Rayk - All Play and No Work - Chroma Squad OST Bandcamp | Steam We Played... Euan pairs Spotify with Destiny, and realises the future is here, as well as discovering that what he likes about Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros might not actually be the gameplay... Calum jumps back into Fallout: New Vegas in p...
Jun 09, 2015•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 51
We don't get enough opportunity to use cyberpunk language in day to day life, so we thought we would cram as much as we can in this episode. On this episode... Intermission Music... Danny Baranowsky - Hot Damned - Super Meat Boy Soundtrack Official Site | Bandcamp We Played... Euan still thinks Destiny is great, and now even more so now House of Wolves is out. When not collecting Spinmetal, he continues to experience the cliffhangers of Life is Strange and explores someone's mind in Ether One. C...
May 27, 2015•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 50
Sometimes you have to look back on your life and go, "Why did I think using the rubber chicken on the zipline made sense all those years ago". On this episode... Intermission Music... Darren Korb and Ashley Barret - We All Become - Transistor OST Bandcamp | Official Store We Played... Euan takes a long hard look at his gaming past with Broken Age: Act 2, messes with a classic with Brutal Doom, and relives his childhood Power Rangers fantasies with Chroma Squad. Calum experiences patch hell with ...
May 12, 2015•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 49
I wish the best of luck to the first convention that decides to give us a panel. It's going to be the greatest visual spectacle this side of Monday Night RAW On this episode... Intermission Music... Jake Kaufman - Strike the Earth! (Plains of Passage) - Shovel Knight OST Official Site | Bandcamp | Soundcloud We Played... Euan buys a joystick for the sole purpose of playing a 16 year old game, but its a good thing that Freespace 2 is still such a great game. Calum does some worryingly gruesome th...
Apr 29, 2015•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 48
Craigslist is a strange and dark place. I'm sure Steveslist is too, but it doesn't really get the publicity it deserves. On this episode... Intermission Music... Carpenter Brut - Disco Zombie Italia iTunes | Bandcamp | Soundcloud We Played... Euan finishes up Hotline Miami 2 and The Talos Principle and talks about how they wrap up their very diverse stories Calum continues dungeoning in Pillars of Eternity, and messes about with the Steam Broadcasting. In News... Guitar Hero Live has been announ...
Apr 15, 2015•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 47
Guys, we deal in controversial opinions here at GameEngineStart. With that in mind, it's the opinion of the staff that Metal Gear Solid 4 is a weird game. Hold back your gasps. On this episode... We Played... Euan goes back to school with the second episode of Life is Strange and starts to turn on Hotline Miami 2 Calum becomes the mayor of Cities Skylines and frolics in a field of character sheets in Pillars of Eternity We talk at length about the wonder that is Metal Gear Solid 4 and continue t...
Mar 31, 2015•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 46
Euan worked out how to hook up a soundboard to the Skype call. It went about as well as you would expect On this episode... We Played... Euan revisits Abe's Odyssey in the HD remake "New and Tasty", and struggles with controlling OlliOlli 2. Calum looks at the now free Unreal Tournament development build and tells tales of travelling to an official Magic tournament. We both run around with chainsaws and baseball bats causing havoc to an incredible soundtrack in Hotline Miami 2. In News... Metal ...
Mar 17, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 45
Who would have thought Calum had such a knack for tasteful frozen water based art pieces? He doesn't, I'm more asking who would have thought that in the first place. Idiots. On this episode... We Played... Euan continues burning brain cells on The Talos Principle, discovers the insanity of Dead or Alive: Last Round's DLC collection and builds cannons that don't work in Besiege. Calum runs scared from Russian Heroes of Might and Magic 3 players and shares tales of his D&D adventures In News.....
Mar 03, 2015•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 44
All the chicken heads. Be quiet. Life advice right there. On this episode... We Played... While not moving flats, Euan loses his taste for Far Cry 4, while failing to keep a township alive in Banished and hacking everything in sight in Hack and Slash Calum continues down the MOBA rabbit hole with Heroes of the Storm and goes insane in the Darkest Dungeon In News... Bethesda has a presentation at E3 this year , spiking the Fallout 4 hype train Netflix and Nintendo are in talks to make a live acti...
Feb 17, 2015•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 43
Football. FOOTBALL. FOOTBALL!!! Also, video games and nostalgia. On this episode... We Played... Euan confirms that Life is Strange, as well as revisiting Warframe and Grim Fandango Remastered Calum relives his youth with Heroes of Might and Magic 3 HD, as well as recounting the games of our youth. In News... Joystiq is shutting down after 10 years . Halo: Master Chief Collection still doesn't work, so 343 are beta testing a patch. Nvidia are releasing a new graphics card aimed at the mid tier M...
Feb 03, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 42
We are back! 2015 has begun, and with that new year brings a fresh start. We don't change though. We will never change. You can't make us. On this episode... We Played... Euan talks Lego and Deadpool, but mainly recounts his hunting experiences in the Evolve Beta. Calum loses his 3DS, but gains an appreciation for Luftrausers, Shovel Knight and guns that swear at you in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. In News... Microsoft announced Windows 10, along with some cool new features for PC and Xbox One g...
Jan 22, 2015•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 41
We continue where we left of with the final part of our awards deliberations podcast where we decide, amongst other things, the official GameEngineStart Game of the Year 2014. In this part, we discuss... Best Writing Mobile Game of the Year Best Visuals Best Original Song Best Music GameEngineStart Game of the Year 2014 Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Li...
Jan 07, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 40
We begin our Game of the Year 2014 feature with part 1 of our awards deliberations podcast. Expect fewer arguments than you might think. In this part, we discuss... Best Moment Best Name in the Industry Best Couch Co-op Game Biggest News Thing Most Disappointing Game Thing To Watch in 2015 Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: ...
Jan 05, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 39
The festive season is upon us, and what better way to spend the time than in a pillow fort with some video games. Or you could just burn them in a barrel for warmth. You hobo... On this episode... We Played... Euan ventures back into Watch Dogs and leaves Tales from the Borderlands very happy with Telltales interpretation of Pandora and it's denizens Calum continues down the long RPG road of Dragon Age: Inquisition and Persona Q, along with crossing another road with...well...Crossy Road. In New...
Dec 16, 2014•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 38
A week later than planned we have almost 2 hours of goodness for your ear holes. Well maybe not goodness, but I can at least guarantee that you will definitely hear about video games, fruit based conventions and saxophone powered versions of classic Nintendo titles. On this episode... We Played... Euan begins his exploration of Kyrat in Far Cry 4, goes comic book noir with FRAMED, and looks past the poop to appreciate parts of The Binding of Issac Calum cannot be satiated with the potential 150 ...
Dec 02, 2014•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 37
With Calum a frothing mess in anticipation of new Dragon Age, the podcast goes to some strange places this time around. We mention the Backstreet Boys. Multiple times. Apologies in advance. On this episode... We Played... Euan finally gets his hands on ghost detective simulator Murdered: Soul Suspect and really liked it, as well as the gorgeous iPad walking simulator The Sailors Dream. While trying to maintain some semblance of sanity so close to a new Dragon Age game, Calum distracts himself wi...
Nov 11, 2014•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 36
Happy 36th Podcast to you all! Join us as we celebrate with malfunctioning soundboards, drinking games and discussion of a random selection of video game based entertainment. Unusual I know, but we might just stick with it. On this episode... We Played... Euan finally gets around to the amazing Wolfenstein: The New Order, as well as talking about the early development release of Lucas Pope's new game, The Return of the Obra Dinn Calum continues to spout Smash Bros. terms, reminds himself how ama...
Oct 28, 2014•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 35
We are back later than usual, with another caffeine fuelled episode. This time, we have more than a little anger, a touch of astonishment, and a one act play featuring the Nintendo marketing team. Just another day at the office. On this episode... We Played... Euan gets really angry at the disappointing Evil Within, as well as talking about his Destiny review, and the realisations that have come from it. Calum talks FFXIII PC, his experiences with Super Smash Brothers for 3DS(™) and metal eyepat...
Oct 16, 2014•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 34
The leaves are falling from the trees, the colder weather encroaches in, but hey! Vidja games! On this episode... We Played... Euan contemplates why he is still playing Destiny even though it appears to be everything he dislikes in games, and goes deep into the mechanics. Also, he talks about the progression of the Ace Attorney games and how they are still crazy and pretty great. Calum joins the Lego train with Lego Marvel Heroes, dances to J-Pop in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call and ge...
Sep 30, 2014•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 33
With the first big game of the autumn hitting, we talk about when an MMO is really an MMO, Japanese TV and creative uses of GIFs On this episode... We saw... ...all these awesome products of the Madden Giferator From GameEngineStart's own Calum From Polygon We Played... Euan gets deep into Destiny, and comes to terms with the fact he is playing an MMO, while contemplating The Fall and discovering mid 90's adventure game The Last Express Calum hacks limbs in Dead Rising 3, and laments that he is ...
Sep 16, 2014•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 32
The great drought of Summer 2014 continues, so we have to make do with movies, old space sims and action movies. Meh, it works. On this episode... We Played... Calum goes back to his video game roots with the Heroes of Might and Magic series, Freespace 2 and more Counter-Strike, plus talks about The Raid 2 as an improvement over the amazingly dumb original. Euan talks about The Walking Dead finale, The Fall and Star Citizen: Arena Commander, as well as discovering his secret talent at hockey gam...
Sep 02, 2014•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 31
We are joined by special guest Michel Ansel (kinda) to talk about all the Gamescom news and talk about the scariest 30 minutes you will be exposed to this year in our longest podcast yet! On this episode... We Played... Calum finally gets around to Wolf Among Us, pretends it's 1999 with Counter-Strike and starts to realise that maybe Dragon Quest might be a little long... Euan starts spitting out clones in The Swapper, really connects with parts of Depression Quest and still isn't sleeping right...
Aug 19, 2014•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 30
With a lack of actual games to talk about, we just go from bizarre topic to bizarre topic. This game drought is making us go a little crazy... On this episode... We Played... Euan isn't happy with the way The Walking Dead is going after it's fourth episode, and instead turns to poking and dropping a ninja in Clumsy Ninja for kicks. Calum continues down an RPG hole with Divinity, FFX-2, Dragon Quest 8 and playing through both Dragon Age games again. I'm sure he sleeps at some point. In News... EA...
Aug 05, 2014•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 29
Hard Carry. BKB. AA Blast. Lane Push. Racks. Denies. Ganking. Last Hit. Stacking Big Camps. Guess what, The International is happening and we are deep into it. Kinda. On this episode... We Played... We record immediately after the The International finals, and talk about it being the closest we have in the industry right now to a real watchable sport. Euan talks Wolf Amongst Us season finale, and how the Walking Dead: Season 2 just can't stand next to it. Calum burns through the backlog, finishi...
Jul 22, 2014•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 28
We celebrate Calum becoming a grown up with a proper degree by talking about video games. Would you expect anything else from us? On this episode... We Played... Euan starts to think Game of the Year lists while playing World War I adventure game Valiant Hearts, and talks about his personal conflict between the fascinating content of 30 Flights Of Loving versus its $5 price tag. Calum tells A Story About My Uncle (well, not OUR Uncle) and shares in the surprise of what seems like the rest of the...
Jul 08, 2014•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 27
We settle back into our groove after E3, and throw ourselves headlong into FMV financial crisis simulators, rewinding water towers, and apparently the first indie game Euan doesn't like. On this episode... We Played... While bemoaning the incorrect use of the Greek letters, we talk about the current state of the Destiny Alpha and the Battlefield Hardline Beta. All the pretty art in the world can't save Entwined from Euan's ire, but makes up for it with the FMV insanity of Bear Stearns Bravo. 201...
Jun 24, 2014•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 26
