Dreams is the culmination of everything Media Molecule has worked towards for many years. Technically it's impressive, and the people producing content for it are talented as heck... sometimes.
Unfortunately, for those looking to play the games rather than make them, Dreams is hard to stick with. The best projects are in "early access" for want of a better term, and they're s...
2020-03-01 14:04:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hidden Tic Tac truths are revealed, Devil May Cry 3 is good, Dreams is full of nonsense, and Laura played a ghost dating game.
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2020-02-27 17:36:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a terrific game that has aged astonishingly well, a fact that becomes clear within moments of playing it today.
A good excuse to play it today is Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition, which recently came to Switch. It's the same excellent game with the addition of a weapon/style switching mechanic, practically the one thing it needed to stand next to...
2020-02-26 14:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Influencers are like proper celebrities now, so we have to listen to everything they say.
Ninja is an influencer, and he has plenty to say. Recently the Mixer Man caused a fuss by extolling the virtues of anger and deriding the notion that a videogame is "just a game."
This sparked up the age old Hardcore Gamer debates, and I've got bugger all else to do this week, so le...
2020-02-24 14:53:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Secrets and mysteries abound as Ryan Reynolds pretends to be a yellow mouse for a minute.
2020-02-23 21:49:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Swing by the studio and demand we take our clothes off! Podquisition gets a new groove as we try out a studio space and discuss Spec Ops: The Line, Sonic the Hedgehog, and house clothes.
2020-02-20 18:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Darksiders Genesis is a strange one. While it may look like a Diablo style affair, it remains a Darksiders game at heart, with combat and mechanics taken straight from the main series.
The new perspective is jarring however, especially when it comes to jumping and platforming. The lack of dungeon crawler RPG features also makes the pulled back camera feel just a tad cheap. Nonethele...
2020-02-19 15:14:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack is a man who knows he doesn't have to apologize, and that's why he's never done it.
Sure, you may feel like you've heard him apologize, and he may even say sorry. He doesn't actually apologize though, and after several issues with Blizzard and its behavior, the hallmarks of the Brack Apology - the Brackology - have become clear. <...
2020-02-17 14:38:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Your old pal Jim Sterling is in Philadelphia now, though arriving did not come without a hefty price.
Also, we discuss The Dark Crystal's bad game, pattern recognition in a game about trains, and other videogame nonsense.
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Credit. When people work on something, it's only right to expect those people get credit. Unfortunately, the videogame industry is a wasteland of sleaze, and companies seem to think credit is optional.
XSEED caused a fuss last year by claiming it was policy not to credit workers who have left the company, even if their work is part of the game. While the studio's tone deaf nonsense ...
2020-02-10 13:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm a big Dark Crystal fan - loved the movie, adored the Netflix show. The latter has been adapted to videogame form as The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Tactics, and it's really quite bad.
A bare bones turn-based strategy RPG that runs poorly, looks dated, and plays without any of the streamlining and convenience of a modern game, Age of Resistance Tactics feels like a cheap and ...
2020-02-05 14:03:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Pokémon Sword & Shield shifted over 16 million units worldwide despite a significant amount of pre-release controversy. Angry older fans may have promised a boycott, but the game's success has rendered much of the backlash over "Dexit" rather toothless.
This is because Gamer Boycotts don't really work, and the concept has been so thoroughly discredited after years of failed att...
2020-02-03 15:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Journey to the Savage Planet is a fun little game that looks a bit like No Man's Sky and plays a bit like Metroid Prime. It's also full of bug-eyed round birds that are kind of adorable, and has a cute sense of humor.
It's a fun little game that I've been having fun with because it's fun. How fun!
2020-02-01 15:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Frankly, I think this one was really good. Anyway, we talk about monkey films, arcade tables, the official rap song for The Binding of Isaac, Wattam, and more.
Oh, and at some point we remember to talk about the return of a certain game "developer."
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2020-01-30 16:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
As a term, "Metroidvania" has existed for almost twenty years, used to describe a certain sub-type of action game. A game like Metroid. Or Castlevania. Y'know, a Metroidvania.
Some critics really don't like the term. They think it's aesthetically unpleasant, obscure, and inaccessible. They don't think the term should be referencing two other games, and that doing so makes it useless...
2020-01-27 15:23:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This podcast is definitely not off the rails.
Also, Disco Elysium, TemTem, and Terminator: Resistance.
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2020-01-23 16:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, a Terminator game happened a little while ago. Even more shockingly, it's quite good! I've been enjoying it, anyway.
An FPS with a Fallout Lite template, Terminator: Resistance is made on a tight budget, but infused with a lot of love and respect for the source material. More love than the people making the films these days, at the very least.
2020-01-22 16:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The game industry hates to take responsibility for its own nonsense, and as regulators around the world hold it accountable for in-game gambling, publishers are scrabbling for a scapegoat.
Introducing "Get Smart About PLAY," a performative initiative that feigns concern for children by shifting the spotlight onto parents. The campaign relies on parental controls, and behaves as if t...
2020-01-20 15:06:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Baby Butterbiscuits wants his ba ba! Also, we talk about Life is Strange 2, Disco Elysium, Assassin's Creed, and the next generation of consoles.
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We take a brief detour from our scheduled Detective Pikachu episode, since we forgot to do a non-game film for the new year. Enjoy Demon Knight, a terrific Tales from the Crypt movie that features Billy Zane going full Billy Zane.
2020-01-14 21:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Cats, starring Taylor Swift and Idris Elba as horrible nightmares, is a fine example of how movies are starting to resemble videogames in terms of how they're treated post-launch.
It was basically patched after it went to theaters, replaced with a new version that changed effects and performance timing. Combined with what Marvel has been doing with films such as Endgame and Spider-M...
2020-01-13 15:04:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We definitely don’t spend a large portion of the time talking about Cats and whether it is great or perfect.
2020-01-10 13:31:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we force ourselves to face the reality that is 2020, I want to take one last look over the previous decade. More than that, I want to think about what influence means.
Today's video column isn't a comprehensive retrospective so much as a thought process, going over some of the biggest names in the past decade of games and seeing what impact, if any, they had on the industry.&...
2020-01-06 15:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post
With 2019 having concluded, 2020 envelops us in its warm tendrils. Let's look back at the past horrible year before we deal with another horrible year.
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2019 is rapidly nearing its bitter end, so it's time once more to smear grime on ourselves, lament loudly, and welcome Skeletor for our annual look at the shittiest games of the year!
From Anthem to Contra: Rogue Corps, there's been a lot of trash to sift through, but we've nailed it down. The most deficient, most insulting, most miserable games of the year! Let's look at the worst of the...
2019-12-30 17:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Yet another podcast where patrons ask the questions and I do lots of answering them all good. Today we chat about eggs, old cartoons, remakes, PS1 games, and the Hardest Thing.
2019-12-29 19:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Award time at last! The Game Awards may have its industry recognition, production values, exclusive announcements, and viewers, but The Jimquisition Awards have a "woosh" sound effect.
Clearly we're winning.
Anyway, it's time to name the five best games that I played this year. Let's hand out some JGOTYAs!
2019-12-23 15:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Yakuza, Pokemon, the Xbox Series X and the Game Awards all get talked about. Also, the greatest Urban Champion fan game in the world.
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Videogame executives are getting very good at exploiting some peoples' aversion to political discussions, especially when it comes to covering their tracks and avoiding uncomfortable questions.
Take Bobby Kotick, for example, CEO of Activision. His company has stepped into some political messes this year, but by presenting himself as apolitical, he's avoiding talking about any of it...
2019-12-16 17:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Talking about coffee problems, David Lynch, Aliens, Assassins, and... Urban Champion.
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