As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this year. 2023 has been such an incredible year for releases that many of our favourites were games that we actually forgot were release this year! Truly, we have been drowning in content. What were your hits for the…
Should sequels be fully self-contained, and independent of the other games in the series. Or should sequels rely on players having played the previous entries, and build an epic plot that extends across generations? In the podcast this month we discuss the pros and cons of both approaches. What are…
Read MoreWhile we have seen a lot of retro compilations, rereleases, remakes and other re-things in recent years, there are still a lot of games that remain on ice, one the consoles of yesteryear, and we’ve never seen them back. That’s what we talk about on this podcast! the forgotten properties…
Read MoreNOTE: THIS RECORDING STARTS ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE BROADCAST: You’ll hear me trying to figure out something at the very start. I had the most horrible sound feedback at the start of the broadcast last night, so this video had been edited to remove that bit. The rest of…
Read MoreNovember is traditionally the biggest month for releases in the year, and 2022 is no different. There will be a lot of stuff released for your gaming pleasure this month, so the big question is… what will you be playing? Will it be the next Pokemon, the new God of…
Read MoreStar Ocean is such a wonderful series, bringing together very classical fantasy JRPG action with science fiction space drama. After a SIX year wait, we finally have a new one, and Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a real return to form for the series. In addition to the full,…
Read MoreGiven that it’s Star Ocean week (yes, a new Star Ocean!) I figured we’d dip into the history of the series for this week’s stream. I love the Star Ocean series, but I’ve never actually played the second one (the only one in the series that I have yet to…
Read MoreI felt so terrible about making Fragment’s Note Plus the weekly stream (it really is that bad) that I decided to do a second stream this week, of a game that I knew was good. The Battle of Polytopia has been around on mobile (and then PC) since 2016, but…
Read MoreOne of the joys of streaming things that you’re playing for the first time is that the audience can see, in real time, you come to the realisation that what you are playing is just terrible. Fragment’s Note Plus is just terrible. In the hour or so of this stream…
Read MoreNintendo, Platinum and SEGA have joined forces once again to give us the biggest of big action, and we’ve had a chance to get hands-on with it. Here’s the thing – you probably already know this, but you should be *really* looking forward to this game. Here are our initial,…
Read MoreAfter a five-month break from streaming (how time flies!) I’ve finally got my act together and I’ve found some time in the week to stream. On Monday evenings (and possibly Saturday mornings), Australian time, I’ll be doing an hour or two stream again. You’ll be able to watch them live…
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