Despite not being our favourite genre, we've been playing a few fighting games and decided to have a chat about them and how crap at them we are. Games Discussed: Skullgirls, Pocket Rumble, Nidhogg
Category: Podcast
Episode 8+ | Are eSports Really Sports?
In this month's bonus episode, we try to come up with a working definition for sports, discuss if esports fit in that definition, and wonder why some people so desperately want them to be classified as sports.
Retro Bandits | Fighting Games
In this episode, we pull no punches as we chat about some classic fighting games series and what we think of them. Games and Series Discussed: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Virtua Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, Soul Calibur, Super Smash Bros., Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi.
Episode 7 | Indie Action-Adventure Games | Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Owlboy, Axiom Verge
We've each been playing a few games we think are action-adventures for this month's podcast and discussing how much you can modernise indie games when they're a homage to an old game. Games Discussed: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Owlboy, Axiom Verge.
Episode 7+ | Single Player or Multiplayer?
In this month's bonus podcast episode, we're chatting about single-player experiences versus multiplayer experiences, the pros and cons of each, and which we prefer.
Retro Bandits | Action-Adventure Games
In this episode, we discuss the games that fall through the cracks between other more clearly defined genres, action-adventure games. Games and Series Discussed: Legend of Zelda, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain, God of War, Uncharted, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus.
Episode 6 | Indie RPGs | Costume Quest, Pyre, Moonlighter
In this episode, we discuss KFC's Double Down sandwich, explain sports to Archie, and talk about the indie RPGs that we've been playing recently. Games Discussed: Costume Quest, Pyre, Moonlighter.
Episode 6+ | Grinding
In this month's bonus episode, we've been chatting about grinding in games and RPGs, in particular, what grinding is, whether we like it, and whether it's always possible to avoid it during development.
Retro Bandits | RPGs
In this month's retro episode, we discuss some of our favourite RPGs from the 90s and 00s. Expect high-fantasy, spiky hair, overdesigned character outfits, and grinding. Games Discussed: Final Fantasy, Diablo, Pokémon, Summoner, Divine Divinity, World of Warcraft, Dragon Age: Origins, Kingdom Hearts.
Episode 5 | Indie Shooters | Void Bastards, Dusk, Superhot
In this week's indie podcast, we've been looking at some first-person shooters and even though the three were vastly different to one another, we struggled to pick a favourite. Games discussed: Void Bastards, Dusk, Superhot.