Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. This week we've...not been up to much. We've got a bunch of stuff in the pipeline but it's just not ready to share yet, so for now we discuss some of the new arcades and game bars that have sprung up that we've been to recently.
Welcome to the first proper episode of 2022! Toni is back with us to discuss games we're looking forward to in 2022. Maybe some of them will actually come out this year, who knows?!
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. We've been recording our year end / year beginning episodes and this Sound-byte continues our tradition of reviewing our gaming predictions from the start of 2021.
Toni joins us for our recurring end of year look back at our games of 2021. We discuss: Mini Motorways World of Warcraft Classic The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Monster Hunter Rise Persona 5 Strikers 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Dyson Sphere Program Monster Train XCOM 2 Long War 2 Hades And some honorable mentions along the way.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran has just finished watching Arcane, a Netflix show based on the MOBA goliath League of Legends.
We continue our recurring segment of breaking down the games that we feel define a genre. This time we discuss the mammoth genre that is first person shooters. Games we discuss: Doom Half Life Halo: Combat Evolved Destiny ARMA
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Jalada has been playing the new Pokémon Pearl remake. Sefran is skeptical - is it any good?
We're concluding our multi-part retrospective this episode with part two of our look back at the behemoth that is World of Wacraft.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Jalada and Sefran both got a chance to (separately) see two Neon Genesis Evangelion films. But does Jalada like Eva, yet?
We're starting a multi-part retrospective this episode with a look back at the behemoth that is World of Wacraft.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Jalada was very excited to finally go and see Dune in the cinema. But did it live up to his expectations?
We're continuing our anime-themed Octal FM series! Sefran has watched anime for most of his life, but Jalada has watched almost none. We're changing that. This time, Jalada watched the anime adaptation of the light novel series, Baccano!
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. We've both been watching the new information and trailers from Netflix's Cowboy Bebop live action with...interest! Jalada watched Cowboy Bebop for episode 87 and it was a show Sefran recommended in Great Teacher Sefran .
In this episode we continue our recurring segment where we discuss the most important and interesting games of a particular year. In episode 124 we covered 198 7. This episode we take a look at the games of 1988. Games discussed: Mega Man 2 Altered Beast Battle Chess (yes, really) Ninja Gaiden Super Mario Bros 3
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran is pretty stoked that some of his favourite anime studios got given access to the Star Wars IP...
In Game Club, we pick a game to both play separately that we've never played before, and then come together on the show to discuss our thoughts. This time, we picked out a game Jalada has been meaning to play for a while, so snuck it in to the game club list: Star Wars: Squadrons!
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sad news about one of our recommended tourist destinations in Tokyo...
In this episode we conclude the discussions from episode 128 and episode 116 by discussing the effects of translation & localisation on the games that we play. One game in particular, which inspired this whole series, is the discussion of this episode: Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran is watching the details about Yu-gi-oh! Master Duel with a pessimistic eye...
In this episode we continue what we began in episode 116 looking at the world of translation & localisation, this time the various methods and approaches.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Our resident Zelda fanatic has been playing Skyward Sword HD on the Switch. But what does he think?
In a new recurring segment we break down the games that we feel define a genre. This time, we tackle JRPGs which aren't our speciality, so we brought Toni on to assist us!
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran has watched the new Neon Genesis Evangelion film; Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time. But what did he think?
In this episode of Octal FM we take a trip down a rather niche section of memory lane to discuss web and browser-based online games, both singleplayer and multiplayer.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. This week Sefran has been playing Mini Motorways and Jalada was weirdly keen to hear what he thought.
We're continuing our anime-themed Octal FM series! Sefran has watched anime for most of his life, but Jalada has watched almost none. We're changing that. This time, Jalada has been watching Mob Psycho 100.
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. This week we've been following the news and hype around Valve's new portable gaming PC, the Steam Deck.
In this episode we continue our recurring segment where we discuss the most important and interesting games of a particular year. In episode 117 we covered 1986 . This episode we take a look at the games of 1987. Games discussed: Metal Gear Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link Mega Man Final Fantasy
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Sefran reverts to type in this episode and tells us about a(nother) rogue-like strategic deck-building card game he's been playing. Is it better than Slay the Spire tho?
It's time for another video game series retrospective. This time we take a look at Bioshock, the first-person shooter franchise from Irrational Games
