S3 Ep8: Yakuza Kiwami 2, Spiritfarer, Nippon Marathon, Sakura Wars and More (September Games Marmalade)
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Episodes
The Impossible Mission Omni-Feed! VideoGame Podcast!
Impossible Mission is a simple podcast in which two Rob's talk about the wide world of video games. That chat could be relevant, it could be something we just find interesting, it could also be something in between. Some chats we've had in the past include Death Stranding & Walking Simulators, Extreme Sports Games, lots about Yakuza, Atelier and Dead Space, and so much more. The floor is ours, join the conversation.
We are called Impossible Mission because it's impossible to talk about video games without annoying someone. Or people are annoyed already and we just like poking the bear, as it were.
The feed features Impossible Mission, Monthly Games Marmalade & News Trash!
Episodes
S3 Ep8: What is a "Next-Gen" Game? (Impossible Mission Episode 53)
We've had chat recently about what a next-gen game is and what a next-gen game isn't, especially you - Gaming YouTube. So, in this episode of Impossible Mission, we talk about what we hope next-gen actually means. Is it bigger and prettier, or does it mean something else?
S3 Ep8: There's a Games Drought Coming (Impossible Mission Episode 52)
A bold prediction this week on Impossible Mission. With COVID affecting every aspect of modern life, the Rob's predict that there's a rather significant games drought heading our way over the next 18 months or so. In this episode, they present their case.
S3 Ep8: Games Copy Games (Impossible Mission Episode 51)
With recent worries of people thinking Cyberpunk 2077 is going to inspire waves of cheap knock-offs, we take to Impossible Mission to say, "yeah, obviously". Well, kind of, anyway. In a grander sense, this new episode is about how Games Copy Games. No need to dress it up as something fancier than it actually is.
S3 Ep8: Fanboys & The PlayStation Press Bias? (Impossible Mission Episode 50)
Impossible Mission, so-called because it's impossible to talk about games without making someone angry [on the internet]. It's important to bring this up this of all weeks, as we are talking about Fanboys and the Playstation Bias. Oooh, controversial.
S3 Ep8: What Makes a Good Launch Game? (Impossible Mission Episode 49)
Following up from last week's episode, where we discussed the recent Xbox Games Showcase - this week on Impossible Mission, we talk about Launch Games. Along the way, we discuss Tetris being the business, Nintendo being the GOAT of Launch titles and Playstation needing more work. For all this and more... Impossible Mission!.
S3 Ep8: The End Of The Console Wars? (Impossible Mission Episode 48)
This week on Impossible Mission, we talk about how we feel the recent Xbox Series X Showcase went and given how much it focused on game pass and how little it focused on the Xbox Series X. From that, we ask whether the idea of Console Wars is now a thing of the past
S3 Ep8: The Future of Games Ownership (Impossible Mission Episode 47)
This time on Impossible Mission, we follow up last week's discussion on the price of games by talking about the future of games ownership. Which, of course, becomes another episode of Prob Predictions. Still, as it's a very interesting time to be a gamer as we discuss in this 'ere episode. Check it out.
S3 Ep8: The Price of Next-Gen Games (Impossible Mission Episode 46)
With news that Xbox Series X and PS5 could go for £70/$70. We talk about what that could possibly mean for the video games industry going forward.
S3 Ep8: What is the Perfect Length for a Video Game? (Impossible Mission Episode 45)
The title of this episode says everything, really. What is the perfect length for a video game? We ask this question from two ends of the spectrum, first its the turn of longer, more open-ended games. Then, we look at tighter more linear experiences before we ask you, dear viewer, what games you've played that are perfectly paced and are exactly as long as they need to be. Not as many as you'd think they'd be...
S3 Ep7: Is It Worth Buying Games (or a new console) Day One? (Impossible Mission Episode 44)
Very simple question this week. Is it worth the bother getting the next big game on day one? Is it worth playing a broken or overpriced game just to be "part of the conversation"? The same questions are also asked of new consoles, especially when the two big dogs are coming out before years end.
Gaming Fatigue and How to Conquer it (Impossible Mission Episode 43)
We all hit that time where games just don't do it for us anymore. We hit that point where we are just tired with the idea of gaming, that is gaming fatigue. If you've been playing video games for long enough, you'll have experienced it at least once. In this episode of Impossible Mission, we talk about times we've experienced and a few tricks for how to come back from it.
S3 Ep7: Why do we Love? Platformers (Impossible Mission Episode 42)
Why do we Love(?) is a series within Impossible Mission where we talk about a specific style of game and discuss why we love them. Does what it says on the tin. This time, we talk about the humble and historied Platformer.
S3 Ep6: SEGA's World Famous Hog!
Apologies about the delay in between this episode and the last, but I can guarantee you that normal service will be resuming here on Impossible Mission. In the first half of the show, we talk about what sort of company SEGA have become since the Dreamcast bombed. And how they do more than ride on the coattails of a certain world-famous hog. Then, in the back half, we discuss the switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Specifically, who exactly are they for? Because, let's be honest - there's no...
S3 Ep5: Cashing in on TV as Video Games as TV
Welcome back to Impossible Mission, the Geek Show Video Game podcast in which two YouTube videos combine to make one mega podcast. Or something like that... This time out we open the show by talking about the upcoming TV adaptation of the Last of Us and the Netflix version of The Witcher. We expand that topic to talk about Video Games that'd make good TV Shows too. We even remember some of the games we've played in this section too, lucky us. Then, in the back half, we talk about Videogames as a...
S3 Ep4: Nobody Ever Expects The Ape Escape
This time out on Impossible Mission we talk about games that have long been lost to the history vaults, Rob and Prob talk about games that we'd like to see make a return - whether this is for next-gen or not, we just want them back. When we aren't calling the gaming gods cowards, we also talk about terrible games with bold control systems, extreme sports, the PSone JRPG landscape and much, much more. We should probably bring back the geek show drinking game at some point, huh? If you like the po...
S3 Ep3: Xbox Series X Vs PS5 - The Battle Begins
Impossible Mission confirmed by YouTube commenter? You bet your sweet **** it is. This episode would've been out a week earlier, but we delayed it on account of the coronavirus/ e3 episode we did already dating horribly. Stay safe everyone. So instead, we laser-focused this latest podcast around the specs drop that we've recently had for both the Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X. The console war has officially kicked off. In the first half, we focus on Microsoft's new powerhouse of a machine,...
S3 Ep2: Yakuza Dad is Best Dad
People are so territorial when it comes to video games, so join us as we jump right in feet first to this impossible mission with little care. In the first half of this latest episode, we talk about Yakuza. From its origins as a game that climbed out of the shadow of Shenmue to the dadding antics of today. Its been a rocky, weird road and we tell you just why it's one of our favourite stealth AAA titles. Then in a complete change of direction, we follow that up by talking about balls, wheels, mo...
S3 Ep1: Luigi & Tails go to the Olympics
Press X is dead long live Press X. There's a new king in town, Impossible Mission - and going forward that is what we will forevermore be known as. Now that's out of the way, what games are we talking about on this episode? In the front half, we talk about weird names for games as well as games that changed their names for some reason or another. Not looking at Legend of Zelda in any way shape or form here, no way, no how. *Cough*Cough* Then in the back half, we look at Media Molecule's LONG ant...
S2 Ep13: The End of Press X and the Beginning of Something New S2E13
Sorry for bombarding and putting out so many episodes so quick, but when you are excited about relaunching a podcast - you have to cross all the Ts and dot all the Is. In this triple bill, to close out Press X's tenure we have one eye trained on the past for all of them. In part 1 we talk about the nostalgia of Shenmue III and the new Bard's Tale. In part 2, we talk about pure gameplay in games. None of this story nonsense, thank you very much. And, in part 3, we talk about when a golden age for...
S2 Ep12: You know, I learned something today S2E12
South Park's Kyle Brofolvski is always learning things and this week on Press X, we are too. We open this episode of the geek show's exclusive video games podcast by talking about the games that have helped us discover something about ourselves or something new and cool that we didn't know existed beforehand. Games can be great like that. Then in the backend, we dig into why we have always loved the point and click adventure game. Simple answer? They're awesome, no, but seriously. there's much m...
S2 Ep11: Hideo Kojima Presents Kevin Costner in The Postman S2E11
Not many more episodes of Press X until we are up to date and cross over to the new podcast name, now. In this episode, we open by talking about one of 2019's most divisive games - Death Stranding. Which, contrary to youtube comments threads, segues nicely into a conversation about the humble walking simulator. Such an odd moniker for a videogame genre, that. And, keeping that controversial energy flowing, we follow it up by talking about why we love fighting games. Well, one of us does, anyway....
S2 Ep10: Dont be a Jill Sandwich S2E10
Sagely advice from Resident Evil's Barry there, don't be a jill sandwich. This time on Press X, we continue or look at horror in video games by going through the entire history of the franchise. Well, as much as you can with a 30 minute YouTube Video/Segment, anyway. We touch on the important footnotes, like how Code Veronica needs the fancy remake treatment next. Then in the back half of the show, we talk about folk horror in video games. Which, on paper, sounds boring. However, in reality, we ...
S2 Ep9: J-Horror Vs AAA Horror S2E9
Horror is the name of the game this week on the Geek Show's video game exclusive pod. In the first half of Press X, we talk about how horror video games made in Japan are different from those made in the West. A fascinating topic that you don't really contemplate until it is right there, in front of you. Then in the back half, we narrow our gaze on the most over-saturated monster in all of pop culture, never mind games - the zombie. Whether TV, Movies, Comics or Games, we've had enough. So, we t...
S2 Ep8: The Scariest Games in the World? S2E8
Time for more video games chattery with the Rob's on Press X. This time we open the show by swerving the topic of video games as an art form by talking about video games that use art as a component of their gameplay. Sneaky, right? Then in the second half, we engage in a friendly bit of clickbait by talking about facilities and tycoon games and suggest that they are the scariest games in the world? No, not horror, but managing a theme park of hospital. Stick with us, though, there is a method in...
S2 Ep7: Genres that Indie Games Saved! S2E7
Time for more chitty-chitty-chat-chat with the geek show's exclusive video games podcast, Press X. This time we talk about the emergence of indie games as a legitimate force in gaming, as proven by the number of smaller, forgotten genres they have saved or championed. And, in the back half, we talk about the rise of Focus Home Interactive as a publisher of mid-range games. Rob opens the show with a caveat about that, but the points we make still stand the test of time. If you like the podcast, s...
S2 Ep6: Total Open World Fatigue S2E6
Press X-asauraus Rex. On this double blast of Video Game Podcast Chats, we talk about two new things in or around the world of games. First up we talk about having total open-world fatigue. Fairly self-explanatory, no need to over embellish that. We follow that with something that does need explaining, cast your minds back to when Yukes were basically fired by 2K on the WWE games. In the back half of this episode, we discuss what this means for other franchised sports games. Here's looking at yo...
S2 Ep5: What's the Appeal of Triple A (AAA) Games? S2E5
It's funny how quick a news story goes from being hot stuff to sand in the wind. On this edition of the Geek Show's Video Game podcast, we have one such story in the first half of the show. A head honcho on the PlayStation brand talked about how the PS5 will have a very different relationship with Indie Games as compared to the PS4. And, being the purveyors of content hunting for those hot, hot clicks, you bet we made a video about it. Plenty of Indie Games talk in the first half, which is the a...
S2 Ep4: E3 2019 Blowout S2E4
This time out, we are dropping a big long whamma jamma of a Press X episode. Nothing complicated to explain here, it's an episode about E3 2019. Electronic Entertainment Expo, in its final throes of clinging onto relevance. In the first part, we talk about Microsoft. In the second its the turn of the other main conferences. And the last part is the PC gaming show. Best listen to this with a pen and a piece of paper, or, you know, modern implements - it's not the 1970s anymore. The featured image...
S2 Ep3: Augmented Reality Vs Virtual Reality S2E3
This time on the geek show's video game podcast, there's a change in cast. In the first half of the show, Producer Rob was in foreign waters having a nice paddle. So, in his stead, Andy subbed in and he and Rob talked about how they'd fix the WWE and FIFA Games. Fun fact, fun fact fans, still completely relevant too - which is just embarrassing. In the second half, Produced Rob returned, and the two Rob's discussed Augmented Reality Vs Virtual Reality. Nothing fancy there, fairly straight forwar...