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Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 10/04/25Sean and Jon are back! We begin getting out some of their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 announcements last week and use that to talk about the news that's broken since about the Switch 2's pre-order/tariff debacle.
Paul wrapped up Avowed, checked out Castlevania ReVamped and started South of Midnight, which Sean has also been playing as of last week. Jon gets super into Mortal Kombat 11 and does some Logiart Grimoire for his picross fix.
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Jon checks out Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Paul is playing some gacha game whose name escapes me, and Sean tries out Overwatch Classic, Neva, and The Plucky Squire.
News includes discussions on the Game Awards' nominees being announced next week, Xbox confirms a future handheld device, and there's a new white Steam Deck OLED.
TDP is listener funded. Enjoy the show? Want an ad-free experience? Consider supporting it at https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective2024-11-151h 22Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 22/08/24Sean is in Europe covering Gamescom this week, which leaves Paul and Jon to discuss a whole bunch of old games! Jon has been playing through the Ys games, especially Ys: The Oath in Felghana while Paul has been relearning how to play games on a leverless arcade pad (a hitbox controller). He's also been checking out the new DBZ moba Dragon Ball Project Multi and a small indie game called Blacksmith Who Kong or something.
In news, we rundown everything shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Ubisoft lays off the Division Heartland studio, China has a...2024-08-231h 31Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03/08/23Both Sean and Jon are playing Disney Illusion Island this week. Sean also goes through Venba. Jon has a lot more including Double Dragon Gaiden, Gravity Circuit, and Toilet Shooting Star. Paul watches all of the Twisted Metal show.
Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox next year and the next expansion gets announced at Fan Fest, we get some first info on Nintendo's next console, and Jedi Survivor is being developed for past gen consoles.
Top Down Perspective is listener funded. If you enjoy the show, and would like access to a ton of...2023-08-041h 06Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 15/06/23Everyone is back from their travels, Jon across the continent and Sean attending fake E3. Jon chats about ActRaiser 2 while Paul and Sean discuss the Final Fantasy XVI demo.
We then spend a ton of time during the news segment going over all the livestreams from the last week and what Sean was able to play while down in LA.
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2023-06-161h 26Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 04/05/23Sean has gone to greener pastures, literally, so it's up to Jon and Paul to bring you a show to remember!
Jon has been playing more Pizza Tower so, if you're not a patron enjoy some free opinions on that (but seriously we talk way more about it if you are on TDP+ ;)). Between running around making pizzas, he's also checked out This Means Warp, Afterimage, Magical Drop VI and Deathwish Enforcers.
Paul has been having a great time starting Cassette Beasts (check it out!), less of a great time in Redfall and struggling with...2023-05-051h 03Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/10/22Since Sean and Jon can legally never be in the same place at the same time, we sent Sean across the world and brought Jon back from the eye of the storm to talk about his trip and some of his more interesting games he's been playing for stream and while travelling. Paul has been Boning up on Trombone Champ and throwing in some time in Grounded now that it's hit version 1.0.
Little news as important as the voice of Mario but Overwatch 2 is pissing people off and a bunch of beloved websites like Gamespot and Giant...2022-10-071h 00Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 01/09/22Sean is gone to PAX this week so Paul and Jon hold down the fort. Jon has been playing Rolling Thunder 3 from the Genesis days in his spare time and showing off Demon Throttle (the last physical-only release in this day and age) and a cool tower defense game called ORX while Paul finishes Cult of the Lamb and plays a bunch of Fortnite.
Paul reached out to the audience this week to send him all the news they wanted and we run down a bunch of stuff, including a new Assassin's Creed is going to be...2022-09-021h 12Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07/04/22Jon returns and Nathan is also here so we have a four person show this week!!
Jon talk about his hundreds of hours with Eldin Ring while Nathan continues with Dark Souls 3 and revisits Fez. Paul has been playing more Vampire Survivors and checks out Fortnite's new no building mode. Sean continues with Kirby but finds times for Destiny 2's Witch Queen expansion, Weird West, and Norco.
In news we discuss the recent Activision Blizzard policy change around their QA testers, Max Payne 1 and 2 are getting remastered, and a new Tomb Raider and Monkey Island...2022-04-081h 11Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 11/11/21We celebrate Jon's birthday the only way we know how: by recording a podcast that mainly focuses on video games. Jon finished Hollow Knight this week. Paul plays through Unpacking and tries out Forza Horizon 5. Sean beats Inscryption and dives back into Dicey Dungeon.
In news we discuss both the Steam Deck and the Playdate getting delayed into 2022, 1 vs. 100 possibly coming back, and Ubisoft still not fixing its work place.
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2021-11-121h 13Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 14/10/21Sean is away but it's getting Dreadful this week as Metroid Dread hits Jon and Paul hard. Jon has finished it, Paul is nearing the end. We talk pretty deep about the game in a non-spoilery way but, if you don't want to know anything, skip to 24:21. Paul has also been playing Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Back 4 Blood, The Riftbreaker and Monster Hunter Rise on... the PC?!
In news, Yakuza creator leaves Sega, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl gets some details and Call of Duty: Warzone gets kernal-level anti-cheat.
Enjoy the show? Consider supporting it a...2021-10-151h 18Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 22/07/21Paul and Jon hold the fort down as Sean is out with injury. Jon hasn't really been playing much but is able to now talk about Blaster Master Zero 3, which he does. Paul, on the other hand, has been continuing through FFXIV, checks out the beta for New World, gets enthralled with Cris Tales, gets disappointed in Pokemon Unite's monetization and falls in love with Death's Door.
News is a bummer. Activision Blizzard on trial for some messed up stuff, Tom Clancy gets a bunch of attitude and EA Play shows us a bunch of neat things...2021-07-231h 23Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 04/06/21The heat is on! Literally, it's melting in Calgary so Paul and Jon keep it cool with some hot video games. Or something. Jon continues giving Resident Evil 7 a chance and ends up finishing the main game and most DLCs for it. The final verdict? Tune in. Paul finds a fun new podcast game loop in Necromunda: Hired Gun.
In news, news is coming soon. E3 dates are given. The news of news is news!
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2021-06-041h 00Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective18/02/21It's a pretty Nintendo-focused week on this episode. Paul and Jon have been playing through Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Jon also checks out the Capcom Arcade Collection for some promo work. Paul's playing Little Nightmares 2 and Valheim. Sean finishes Avengers and tries out Fuser.
News starts off with the latest Nintendo Direct, we also discuss Xbox's new FPS Boost mode, and end with the Mortal Kombat trailer.
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2021-02-191h 40Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 27/11/20Happy Thanksgiving on this special Black Friday edition of TDP!
Jon has been capital 'G' Gaming this week as he finishes Spider-Man Remastered and starts into Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity and Picross S5. Paul says the name World of Warcraft at some point. Sean plays a bunch of Miles Morales and Full Throttle and starts his next forever game with Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
News starts with Phil Spencer talking about getting an Xbox app on smart TVs. We also discuss Red Dead Online going stand alone, the first trailer for Neo: The World Ends...2020-11-281h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 12/11/20Happy next-gen week! Sean is here with both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X and is excited to talk about his experiences. Jon is also kind of participating in this new generation?
Sean's been playing Tetris Effect: Connected, Overcooked: All You Can Eat, and Astro's Playroom. Jon continues with Hyrule Warriors and Paul finished Maneater.
News is short but we discuss the Mass Effect Legendary Edition announcement, Disney+ coming to Game Pass, and more Payday 2 DLC.
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2020-11-131h 25Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 08/10/20We swap Jon for Paul this week. Jon's here and talking about Alwa's Legacy, Super Mario Bros. 35, and Alice Madness Returns. Sean starts into Genshin Impact, Ghost of Tsushima, and tries out Fall Guys season 2.
In news we discuss PlayStation changing up the Trophy system, the cast of the live action Resident Evil reboot, and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered getting announced.
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2020-10-0959 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03/09/20Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Remastered is coming out and Sean has been playing it all week. We also talk more about Spiritfarer and Tell Me Why. Paul checks out Wasteland 3 and Control's AWE DLC. Jon is playing some Fall Guys and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered.
News starts off with all the Mario related announcements from this week. We also discuss Ubisoft's next Forward livestream, Doom's upcoming DLC, and Vlambeer shutting down.
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2020-09-041h 54Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 27/08/20Welcome to Gamescom week. But first let me tell you how Paul is playing the Avengers Beta and Hellpoint. Jon plays a bunch of Resident Evil 5 with Wesker's voice actor. Sean tries out the new Samurai Jack game as well as Spiritfarer and Tell Me Why.
As mentioned we discuss the Opening Night Live Gamescom stream, we also talk about a rumored 4k Switch, and all the game news from the DC Fandome.
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2020-08-281h 38Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20/08/20Jon kicks things off this week by telling us about Marvel's Avengers and Battletoads. Paul tries out the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 demo, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Rogue Legacy 2. Sean plays through the first Control DLC and checks out Hyper Scape and Next Stop Nowhere.
News begins with a run down of Nintendo's recent indie showcase. We then touch on a Firewatch movie and Oculus requiring Facebook accounts.
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2020-08-211h 42Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13/08/20Fortnite banned by Apple and Google! What is going on?!
This week Jon is playing through Golf Story. Sean tries out The Touryst, Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows, and wraps up another playthrough of Control.
News is already going wild but there has also been some crazy Xbox stuff. Halo Infinite gets delayed, the Xbox Series S is all but official at this point, and Rocksteady announces their long rumored Suicide Squad game.
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2020-08-141h 39Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/08/20Not really sure how this episode got to be over two hours in length but here we are. Sean is playing Fall Guys and Rocket Arena, as well as finally being free from Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Jon continues to play Picross.
In news we discuss the recent Intellivision Amico live stream, the State of Play live stream, and Halo Infinite announcing its multiplayer will be free to play.
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2020-08-082h 02Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 30/07/20Carrion and Grounded are the big releases this week and Paul and Sean are playing both. Paul also tries out Fall Guys and Rogue Company while Jon checks out Panzer Paladin and shows off his new pinball table.
In news we talk about Hyper Scape's console launch date, the Analogue Pocket getting a pre-order date and price, and G4TV coming back?
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2020-07-311h 41Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23/07/20Paper Mario Origami King has launched and Jon and Sean are playing through it. Sean also starts up Super Hot Mind Control Delete while Paul plays some Panzer Paladin.
We begin the news chunk by running through the big Xbox livestream, we then discuss Ubisoft's latest investor call, as well as the Nintendo Direct Mini.
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2020-07-241h 50Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 16/07/20This week Jon and Paul are discussing their playthrough(s) of Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2. Jon has also been playing Alwa's Awakening and Paul is enjoying Neon Abyss. Sean tries out Fallout 76, Night Call, and starts into Deadly Premonition 2.
For news we discuss the recent Devolver Digital, Ubisoft, and Stadia livestreams. We also talk about a number of Xbox related announcements and Rogue Legacy 2 being delayed.
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2020-07-171h 42Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/07/20Jon's back and talking about his time with Mr. Driller Drill Land as well as Blaster Master Zero 2's new DLC. Paul is also playing the latter and has finished The Last of Us Part 2. Sean checks out Pokemon Cafe Mix and plays through Borderlands 3's latest DLC.
News finds us talking about a couple new video game movies being made, PUBG mobile gets its own exclusive map, Ubisoft reveals a brand new battle royale game, and a brand new Wii game gets announced.
Enjoy the show? Consider supporting it at https://www.patreon.com/t...2020-07-031h 11Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 18/06/20This week Paul is nearing the end of the first Last of Us in order to be ready for the sequel. He's also playing Disintegration. Sean gets into the Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Fate of Atlantis DLC and plays through Coffee Talk. Jon wraps up everything for Bioshock Infinite, starts The Takeover, and continues with Metroid: Other M.
E3-like news continues this week with EA's big showcase of games. We run through everything announced in that presentation including the new Skate reveal. We also get more information on a few of the games shown during last week's...2020-06-191h 42Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 11/06/20This week is all about Club House Games and Sony's PS5 event. Paul and Jon are playing the new Switch game while Sean beats the main Assassin's Creed Odyssey story and talks about Wide Ocean Big Jacket.
The Sony event takes up a huge chunk of time as we run through every trailer and game shown during the presentation (of course we give our thoughts on the revealed PS5 hardware). We also discuss Ubisoft's Gods and Monsters gets leaked onto Stadia and Persona 4 Golden heading to PC.
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News begins with the announcement and then postponing of Sony's PS5 event. Sega announces the Game Gear Micro, and EA puts its games on Steam.
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2020-06-051h 18Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 28/05/20Minecraft Dungeons is the biggest launch this week and Paul and Sean have played through it. Paul also checks out the PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2 and Sean enjoys some silly mini-golf with Golf with your Friends. Jon wraps up Bioshock Infinite.
For news we talk about BlizzCon getting cancelled, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered getting a release date, and the Sonic movie announces a sequel.
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2020-05-291h 16Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 21/05/20Jon wraps up Final Fantasy 7 Remake this week and continues with Picross S4. Sean is cooling off of Gears Tactics. Paul is trying out some new Rainbow Six Siege and Terraria content.
For news we discuss Tencent taking over System Shock 3, Respawn opening up a Canadian studio focused on Apex Legends, and Christopher Nolan getting in on Fortnite.
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2020-05-221h 10Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 14/05/20Paul wraps up his time with Mega Man Zero 4 while Sean dives back into Assassin's Creed Odyssey and enjoys the newest Apex season. Jon nears the end of Picross S4 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
News is real big this week with Unreal Engine 5 being shown on some early PS5 hardware, GTA5 is free on Epic Games Store along with a cool free coupon, last but certainly not least Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 is announced.
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2020-05-151h 44Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07/05/20This week Jon shares his faltering interest in Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Streets of Rage 4. Paul is playing the Mega Man Zero games as well as wrapping up Gears Tactics. Sean starts into the latter of those and plays through Moving Out.
Xbox has a special Inside livestream showing off a number of new Series X games. We also discuss the long cancelled Prince of Persia Redemption that has been sitting on YouTube for 8 years, and Mortal Kombat 11 announces some exciting updates for later this month.
Enjoy the show? Consider supporting it at https://www.p...2020-05-081h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 01/05/20The big games this week include Gears Tactics that Paul is talking about and Streets of Rage 4 from Sean's perspective. Sean also wraps up Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and plays through Man of Medan and Gato Roboto. Jon and Paul are playing Picross S4.
For news we're talking the announcement of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Summer Games Fest, and The Last of Us Part 2 gets leaked as well as a release date.
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2020-05-041h 16Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23/04/20The three of us are still real deep into Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Paul has beaten it, Sean is nearing the end, and Jon keeps trucking through. Sean is also real into the latest Animal Crossing update and less into the Journey to the Savage Planet DLC. Paul checks out the final (sad) Mario Maker 2 update.
In news we discuss the latest Nintendo game updates, Fornite coming to the Google Play Store and Epic announcing why that's a weird issue, as well we talk about GeForce Now losing more publishers' games from its service.
Enjoy the...2020-04-241h 07Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 09/04/20Resident Evil 3 Remake it out this week and Paul has played through it, along with the multiplayer Resident Evil Resistance. Jon claims to have completed Animal Crossing. Sean tries out Totally Reliable Delivery Service.
Sony revealed the PS5's new controller design, we also discuss the recent Inside Xbox livestream, and E3 no longer doing an online event this year.
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2020-04-111h 19Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/04/20Animal Crossing talk continues in full swing as Jon and Sean discuss that creepy new rabbit. Sean is also continuing with Doom Eternal, and starts into Paper Beast, Roundguard, and Borderlands 3's new DLC. Paul plays through Control's latest DLC.
In news we discuss Mario's 35th anniversary, Gearbox's weird payment structure/issues, and the Last of Us Part 2 getting delayed indefinitely.
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2020-04-031h 17Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 26/03/20It's Animal Crossing week here for Jon and Sean! Sean also discusses Bleeding Edge and Telltale's Batman season 2. To wrap it up, Paul played through Doom Eternal.
For news we run through the recent Nintendo Direct, Sony slowing down download speeds in Europe, and Epic Games starts publishing.
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2020-03-271h 30Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 19/03/20The lockdown continues but the bois are back to discuss what they're doing to stay busy. All three of them are enjoying/finishing Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Jon also starts into Voxelgram and Final Fantasy 14 Online. Paul tries out Mega Man Zero and the Resident Evil 3 demo. Sean plays through the latest Division 2 DLC.
In news we discuss the Xbox Series X and PS5 specs and how they compare, Nintendo's recent indie stream, and GameStop deciding it is considered "essential retail."
Enjoy the show? Consider supporting it at https://www.patreon.com/t...2020-03-201h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 05/03/20Back from PAX East, Jon is hear to talk about the convention and his touring live show. He checked out Thief Town and played through 198X. Paul plays through Division 2's new expansion as well as the Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo. Sean wraps up Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Borderlands 3's first DLC campaign, and gets into Voxelgrams.
In news we discuss GDC getting postponed until the summer, a number of new game release dates, and Stadia opening a new game studio.
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2020-03-061h 45Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20/02/20The Sonic movie is out and we have a few thoughts on that. Paul has been playing a lot of Division 2. Jon starts up Yakuza 3. Sean talks about a couple table top games including Forbidden Sky and the Scott Pilgrim deck building game.
In news we discuss the recent Animal Crossing Direct, Witcher 3 getting cloud syncing support on the Switch and PC, and a bunch of companies pulling out of PAX East and GDC due to coronavirus concerns.
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2020-02-211h 22Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13/02/20Happy Valentine's Eve! Sean and Paul have been checking out GeForce Now all week. Sean also played through the Lego DLC for Forza Horizon 4 and started into Children of Morta. Paul tries out Scourgebringer and Jon continues with the Link's Awakening remake.
For news we discuss more E3 departures, Activision Blizzard taking their games out of GeForce Now, Stadia announcing some more exclusives, and the recent update on Anthem's roadmap.
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2020-02-141h 31Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/02/20This week Jon is playing through the Link's Awakening remaster, Paul finishes Remnant: From Ashes, and Sean wraps up World War Z and starts into Puzzle Quest and Gylt as well as the new Apex season.
There is a bunch of news including Murder by Numbers' release date, GeForce Now becoming widespread, and Dan Houser leaving Rockstar.
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2020-02-071h 20Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective Episode 500!10 years in the making, we have finally released our 500th episode. To celebrate the occasion we managed to get Nathan back on the show this week!
Nathan has recently been playing Outer Wilds, NBA 2K19, and Ring Fit Adventure. Paul continues with Voxelgrams after a recently update. Jon is playing Gato Roboto and Sean is just about done with Doom 2016.
For news we discuss a lot of Switch info including its recent sales numbers and the Animal Crossing bundle. We also mention Behemoth's next game and that weird Atari hotel idea.
Enjoy the...2020-02-042h 02Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23/01/20It's the new year? Sean is back from PAX South with tales of the games he encountered. He has also started Tokyo Mirage Sessions on the Switch. Jon is doing a new game clearing quest this year and starts off with Mega Man: The Wily Wars. Paul plays through Voxelgrams, checks out Slay the Spire's new character, and starts 999.
News has finally begun and kicks off with a ton of games getting delayed, we also discuss Sony backing out of E3 again.
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2020-01-241h 46Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 09/01/20With Jon very sick we had to postpone our GOTY episode. Paul is back to talk about Kuukiyomi, Voxelgrams, and Indivisibles. Sean finished Remnant, Builder's Journey, and continues with Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order.
News is beginning to start again with the PS5 logo announcement and Alienware UFO from CES, we also discuss the recent Pokemon direct.
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2020-01-101h 00Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/01/20Happy New Year! It's the first episode of the decade and you know what that means.....or you'll have to listen through to find out!
Jon is away at MAGfest. Paul has been playing Rage 2, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, and finishes Death Stranding. Sean plays through Gris and Kuukiyomi: Consider It.
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2020-01-031h 00Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 26/12/19
Merry Christmas everyone! Sean is back in Calgary this week, live from the basement and we all discuss how our Christmas' went. Paul has been visiting family and only got to continue on some Death Stranding while Jon was bed-ridden from illness but finished up Picross S3. Sean picks up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on his Xbox and puts some time into Lonely Mountain Downhill.
Not much in the way of news, but some articles detail stats about PS+ and Games With Gold for 2019 while Steam puts out their own game rankings.
Enjoy the show? Consider supporting it at htt...2019-12-271h 01Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 19/12/19Jon is sick this week so he didn't get to hear Sean and Paul talk about how much they're trying to get through Death Stranding for the holidays and their thoughts on the King of Cards DLC that released for Shovel Knight. Sean has also been playing A Short Hike and finishing off A Plague Tale: Innocence while Paul checks out the Risk of Rain 2 update.
In news, a bunch of great deals on games are going on for the holidays and we run some down. Also, more Wolf Among Us 2 info comes out, the PS4 controller...2019-12-201h 52Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 05/09/19Jon is back from PAX! Unfortunately, we had to trade Sean to the Europeans for his release. Perhaps something will be worked out for us all next week. Jon played a WHOLE BUNCH of stuff at PAX this year with some highlights being Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, Streets of Rage 4 and the new Yooka-Laylee. Oh, and a little thing called Final Fantasy VII Remake. Paul, on the other-hand, plays (and finishes) a bunch of games like Darksiders III, Prey and wraps up on Control.
In news, Nintendo drops a few hits in the recent Direct, GhostWire: T...2019-09-061h 54Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/11/18This week, Sean is busy with a friend from Canada so he passes the torch to Paul and Jon to burn the fort down. Jon is back from his trip and, amongst other things, played that Halo: Fireteam Raven arcade game on his trip as well as some Tekken 7, Soul Calibur 6 and Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle. Paul dives into Call of Cthulhu and has mixed opinions on it. The two share some thoughts on DELTA RUNE, the new Undertale-like game from Toby Fox.
In news, PS1 Classic games are announced, Castlevania gets a third season confirmed...2018-11-031h 34Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 18/10/18Before our trips, Sean and Jon wanted to get together and record an episode. Sean tries out Mark of the Ninja Remastered and Alpha Bear 2. Jon is playing Wacky Wickets, Leathal League Blaze, and plays Magic the Gathering for the first time ever.
In news we talk a bit more about Telltale's The Walking Dead, Dream Daddy's new Dadrector cut, and Discord's game store launching.
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2018-10-191h 07Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 21/09/18Sean is out this week so Paul and Jon hold down the fort!
Paul has been enjoying his time with Dying Light: Bad Blood (you know, that battle royale thing?) and rekindles his love with Risk of Rain since it came out on the Switch. Jon has been tirelessly working on Picross S2, continuing in Yakuza Kiwami 2 and, oh yeah, started Spider-Man on the PS4. Also, they talk about the NES Online stuff.
In news, Sony kills the Vita, adds downloading for their PSNOW service, announces a PS Mini, a Diablo series is coming to N...2018-09-241h 51Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 14/09/18It's a Spidey-cast this week since Sean and Paul are way deep into it and Jon is just about to start. Jon is primarily playing Yakuza Kiwami 2. Sean also checks out Pogocat.
For news we talk about the delayed Nintendo Direct, Project Judge, and Alan Wake possibly getting a TV series.
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2018-09-171h 40Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 29/06/18One more show before Sean travels Canada-side. He's been playing Mario Tennis Aces (same with Jon), Cat Quest, and captain Spirit. Jon has a cool Bayonetta 1 stream with Sega and Paul continues his RAGE homework.
News is mostly July's free games but also Overwatch's new character and The Binding of Isaac card game.
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2018-06-301h 24Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/06/17Sean is out of the continent and leaves the keys to Paul and Jon. Jon has been gone to Atlanta for awhile and as such has played a variety of smaller stuff such as River City: Tokyo Rumble, and Shantae & The Pirate's Curse while Paul has been playing a bunch of stuff with Nathan like Dark Souls 2 and... F. E. A. R. 3?
Not a lot of news since E3 is around the corner but Steam's Greenlight is dead, Nintendo releases some new Switch online information and Life is Strange prequel is leaked!
2017-06-031h 25Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20/12/16This is a meaty one! Paul picks up a PS4 and we discuss his first impressions of it. He's playing the Resident Evil 7 demo and Final Fantasy XV. Jon and Sean continue with Super Mario Run. Jon gets annoyed with Dead Rising 4 while enjoying a little Jackbox Party Pack 3. Sean plays through the entirety of Telltale's Batman series.
News is pretty short but we discuss January's Games with Gold, the nominees for the Steam Awards, and Nintendo's stock dropping.
2016-12-212h 06Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 3/3/16This week Sean continues with Fire Emblem Fates and Jon is slowly breaking down about not buying it. Jon is playing a bunch of old Game Boy games such as Spiderman 3.
Let's be honest, the news section is pretty much all about the latest Nintendo Direct.2016-03-041h 35Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 25/02/16This week Sean starts Fire Emblem while Jon gets mad at it. Jon completes The Witness. Paul is enjoying more of The Division's open beta.
News consists of the forthcoming Nintendo direct, possible Pokemon leaks, and the HTC Vive's price being announced.2016-02-261h 40Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 18/02/16MAGfest once again strips us of Wheeler but it's alright. Paul and Sean discuss Firewatch. Sean continues with The Witness. Paul plays a bunch of Rise of the Tomb Raider and Xcom 2.
The results of the Emotional Games Awards are announced....so that's a thing. Quantum Break coming to Windows 10, a Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and Kanye West's video game are all topics we discuss in news.2016-02-191h 27Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03/09/15Note: There was a microphone issue with the very start of the episode so the first 3 minutes are cut off. Don't worry, you missed literally nothing.
With Jon back from PAX, Sean being busy and Paul always being available, we chat a bit about what the PAX 2015 experience was like this year. While there, Jon played Tumblestone and got some hands-on with Mirror's Edge: Catalyst while Paul sits at home with Deadly Creatures, Mad Max and the long awaited Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
In news, MKX cancelled for last generation systems, the small...2015-09-071h 18Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 30/07/15We're all together again as the schedules sync up and Jon returns from his double convention trip. We discuss the Screw Attack game convention and ConBravo. Paul and Sean really enjoy Life is Strange episode 4 as well as Rocket League. Jon has been playing a lot of Shantae.
For news we talk about August's Games with Gold and PS+, the WiiU's TVii feature shutting down, and Razer buying the Ouya.2015-07-311h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 12/06/15Sean is away this week travelling the globe, so Paul and Jon call to Hank (@comicpanels on twitter) to fill the void in the podcast and their hearts in Sean's absence. Hank has been enjoying the new Double Fine turn-based tactic game Massive Chalice, being a cowboy out for revenge in Westerado: Double Barreled and trying to kill God in Devil Survivor: Overclocked. Jon has been in the ink playing a bunch of Splatoon between bouts of Stretchmo and streaming games such as Hotel Mario and Super Castlevania. Paul? Well, he's mainly been doing handheld games and finally started the...2015-06-132h 46Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 01/05/15Late recording this week as the crew spent Thursday night seeing The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Due to this, the first while is talk about that (no spoilers... promise!) but we get right into the game talk afterwards as Sean dances around in Crypt of the Necrodancer, rounds up llamas while skiing in Alto's Adventure and doesn't have much fun with Never Alone. Paul dives into the new Hero Siege DLC, bends some elements in Platinum's Legend of Korra game and gets down and dirty in the Dirty Bomb beta. Jon... well... Jon watched some hockey and streetpassed himself all...2015-05-021h 24Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 18/12/14Not a lot going on this week due to the holidays coming up. Sean is taking care of some stuff before leaving for Canada for a couple weeks so it's up to Jon and Paul to hold the fort down. Jon plays Ultimate NES Remix and Paul dabbles here and there in World of Warcraft.
In news, Ralph Baer has passed, Telltale is making a Minecraft game and a video game is pulled off Steam Greenlight.2014-12-1959 minTop Down PerspectiveTDP Diet! - 09/10/14Sometimes just not a lot is happening. Unless you're Jon in which you take random weekend trips to Jamaica and then come back and leave for Halifax and then come back and leave for Portland. Sean and Paul haven't been playing much new. Jon played some Smash 3DS.2014-10-1038 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07/08/14This week, Sean plays the "I moved and have no internet game" so Paul got to play the "nothing is working right game" while Jon resumed his "I feel sleepy" game.In reality, Jon revisits some gems of the past such as Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie, Contra: The Alien Wars and Time Slip. Paul, in the meantime, enjoys some Abyss Odyssey, starts a descent into madness trying a Dark Souls 2 "Deathless" run and enjoys some free-to-play business in Firefall, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms and Velvet Sundown.In news, Resident Evil REmake gets a... REmake? Twitch pisses their...2014-08-081h 42Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 24/07/14We find one Jon Wheeler around town and invite him on the show this week before he leaves again for San Diego. He discusses his last couple weeks of travelling as well as Tomodachi Life. Paul has been playing that new Hearthstone expansion as well as Divinity: Original Sin. Sean is almost done Golden Sun 3 and starts up South Park.
Google seems to have bought Twitch, some release dates are also brought up and we discuss settlement stuff from Sony in this week's news section.2014-07-281h 44Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/05/14Two man show this week with Jon and Nathan. Jon gives us the run-down on a trial run of the zombie apocalypse before jumping in on Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Picross e4 and the latest from the team that brought you Far Cry 3, a JRPG with poetic dialogue called Child of Light (who'da guessed it?). Nathan FINALLY played that copy of Pikmin 3 he borrowed from Sean last year and started raging with the angriest six-armed deity in gaming in Asura's Wrath
Then its news time with more Direct-style info from Nintendo, digital Kevin Spacey (his face doesn't move right), a n...2014-05-071h 38Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 29/03/14Special Saturday edition! Sean continues with the latest Layton game as well as getting his feet wet with Tropical Freeze. He also watches the DOTA2 documentary: Free to Play. Nathan continues to work through South Park the Stick of Truth (Jon plays through all of it) and feeds his RPG hunger with Chrono Trigger on the DS. Jon finally finishes up Bravely Default and shares his strong opinions on Yoshi's New Island.
All the latest news is here including the recent Oculus buyout, the list of GBA games coming to WiiU, FTL's update and we get some new details...2014-03-311h 50Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13/03/14Sean is back and has FINALLY conquered Bravely Default. Jon, meanwhile, has become trapped in an endless time loop, playing it for all eternity. Will he escape? Tune in next week to find out.
Sean also checked out Half Brick's latest, Bear vs Art and has begun playing the new entry in the Professor Layton series. And something called Oqonie? Sounds weird. Jon also began playing the latest Donkey Kong Country while Nathan played much of Remember Me in a single sitting, dabbled with Jack Lumber (which used to have the tagline "Trees Suck") and that game Threes? Well, its...2014-03-151h 39Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/03/14Just Jon and Nathan (JoNathan) this week as Sean takes to the skies to visit his homeland.
Jon talks some Bravely Default and his favoritest game of yesteryear, Payday 2. Nathan tries to compare the adventure games of the east versus those of the west, centering on Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and the latest episode of Telltale's Walking Dead, "A House Divided".
Over in news, Batman is back (already?), Jack "Not as tough as Reggie" Tretton steps down from CEO of SCEA, we know exactly when Watch_Dogs is coming out and Amy Hennig of Uncharted fame leaves Naugh...2014-03-081h 19Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/02/14It's a new week and games are really starting to roll now. Sean has started up Bravely Default (to Jon's jealousy), finished The Room 2 and played through episode 2 of The Wolf Among Us (as well as Nathan). Nathan also finishes 999 and jumps right into VLR and is real deep into OlliOlli and Lumines. Jon revisits Earthbound Zero and continues with Pokemon Y.
Nintendo comments on their recent announcement, Flappy Bird is a weird thing, music is coming to Steam and Watch Dogs loses its trademark momentarily.2014-02-081h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 22/11/13The PS4 and the Xbox One are now out and while Sean waits for his Xbox to show up he and Jon discuss their new Sony consoles. Resogun and Contrast are the PS4 games discussed most. Sean has also been playing a lot of Black Flag and the Battlefield4 campaign. Jon plays through all of Halo 4, Nathan checks out Brothers and Uncharted: Golden Abyss and then the two of them get deep into Super Mario 3D World.
Sony releases some teaser trailers for the next Uncharted game and the upcoming Last of Us DLC. We also get some info a...2013-11-241h 55Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 14/11/13We're joined by special guest Jon Wheeler on this episode as he tells us about his time with Batman: Arkham Origins, Wii Party U and continues his way through Dream Team. Nathan can't stop playing Spelunky, goes back to Arkham City and plays through all of Call of Duty: Ghosts. Sean finishes up Saints Row 4, The Swapper and jumps into Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.There was a new Nintendo Direct this week so we run through what was mentioned there. We also got a whole bunch of Sony and PS4 related news cause that console is basically out...2013-11-162h 03Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03/10/13Jon and Nathan went to this year's Pincade and Jon left with something very interesting! Nathan has been playing some GTAV Online, Sleeping Dogs and L.A. Noire. Sean finishes up Wind Waker HD and starts GTAV and FTL.
Nintendo had a lackluster Nintendo Direct, Steam announces their controller plans and Sega has THE BEST preorder incentive EVER!2013-10-041h 40Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 12/09/13We're all back for the entire length of this episode. Jon and Sean have been playing Disney Infinity. Sean also plays through Gunpoint and Botanicula while Nathan plays some more Far Cry 2 and Scurvy Scallywags. Jon also plays some of The Wonderful 101.
News is mainly Sony related with the recent Japanese press conference. We also discuss Steam's family mode and the new Humble Bundle.2013-09-141h 27Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 08/02/13It's a knee-slapper this week...that'll make sense a minute or two in. Sorry.
Just Nathan and Jon this week, as they talk open-world games such as Saint's Row the Third and Red Dead Redemption, the final hours of the Cloudberry Kingdom Infinity Cup, The Swapper, The Walking Dead 400 Days and more!
Then we discuss the recent Phil Fish twitter drama surrounding Fez II, some recent upcoming game announcements and the hottest Pinball and Arcade show in the city of Calgary, Pincade 2013! Enjoy, and happy 11th Anniversary of Signs coming out in theaters.
NOTE: This episode was origi...2013-08-031h 00Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 09/05/13It's the last episode before Jon and Sean take off traveling for a bit. Nathan and Jon have been playing the browser game Candy Box while Sean finishes up DmC and Fire Emblem Awakening, he also discovers Doritos Crash Course 2.
As for the news: EA secures exclusive rights to any future Star Wars games, Penny Arcade puts out a controversial kickstarter, weird happenings with Ubisoft employees and Burnout Paradise is on sale on Steam and Sean now owns every version of that game.2013-05-101h 55Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/05/13The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo was this last week and Jon and Nathan discuss their time there. Jon's been playing Double Dragon while Nathan revisits Super Mario Land 2 and Sean plays through Poker Night 2 and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
We also discuss the new video game themed Story Bundle, legal trouble for 5th Cell and Call of Duty: Ghost is announced.2013-05-041h 26Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20/03/13Nathan is away sick but Sean grabs hold of Jon for a bit before he heads off to PAX East. Jon plays through all of Lords of Shadow this week as well as gives us an idea of what he'll be playing on his plane rides to and from Boston. Sean plays through all of Lego City Undercover and the new Citadel DLC for Mass Effect 3.
News has a huge list of release date, new game and platform announcements that we run through, the list of free EA games that Sim City owners have access to and a new Steam...2013-03-221h 13Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 28/02/13This week Sean and Jon continue along with Fire Emblem. Jon also talks about Metal Gear Rising and Sean finishes up Assassin's Creed 3 and looks at Pudding Monsters. Nathan starts Skyward Sword and also plays through current iOS hit Year Walk.
As for the news, the Ouya gets some interesting developers on board, more Walking Dead coming from Telltale before season two and Microsoft is have a cool sale right now.2013-03-021h 19Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 31/01/13This week Sean continues his way through the never ending Ni No Kuni, he's also playing Fire Emblem: Awakening along with Jon. Jon also continues to enjoy Sonic '06. Nathan discusses his time with the Global Game Jam and all the games he got to see be made.
News is scarce but we talk about a possible PS4 announcement, Junction Point closing and the release date reveal of GTA5.2013-02-021h 26Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20 - 09 - 12Jon now owns an arcade cabinet after going to a local convention last weekend. Nathan has been playing a lot of FTL, while Sean goes through Mark of the Ninja and (along with Jon) enjoys himself some Borderlands 2. In the news category you'll find information all about the new PS3 model, a ton of stuff going on at Bioware and the new Humble Bundle is available for purchase.
2012-09-212h 01Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07 - 07 - 12This week Nathan is off being social, like a loser so Jon and Sean are left to pick up the slack. Jon started and is way into Final Fantasy Theatrhythm and Sean starts American Mcgee's Alice and the follow-up: Alice Madness Returns.
As for news, the 3DS has two new colors in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Final Fantasy 7 is being released on Steam, Activision is putting out a first-person shooter Walking Dead game and Call of Duty Online becomes a real thing.2012-07-071h 15Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 25 - 06 - 12Jon's computer crashes so we get a big issue with the audio (and the ending) this week. So please keep that in mind as this episode is basically being held together with duct tape.
This week Sean gushes over Pokemon Conquest, and explains why you probably wont want to play Brave. Nathan is WAY deep into Skyrim and I'm really surprised he even stopped to record this episode and Jon plays a bit more Lollipop Chainsaw as well as Mighty Switch Force and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
As for the news, we discuss last week's Nintendo Direct conference along with the...2012-06-281h 54Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07 - 05 - 12After a week of post-convention illness and work woes, we are back with another helping of video-game-related anecdotes and news. Kicking it off, the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo was last week, so Sean, Jon and Nathan summarize their highlights from Western Canada’s BIGGEST nerd-friendly expo (so…many…bronies). Then they go over the pros and cons of “Indie Game: The Movie” before it is revealed that Nathan has a great dislike of Space Viking Wizards and, by proxy, the films in which they are prominently featured.
Then it’s on to games, including the indie darlings Fez (oft-discussed but still beloved...2012-05-081h 25Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02 - 04 - 12We found Jon so we're all accounted for! Jon is finishing Return to Dreamland and playing (incorrectly) Kid Icarus: Uprising, while Sean is also playing it (correctly). Nathan played the new hotness: Draw Something. As for news, the CEO of OMGPOP went kind of crazy, Fez gets a release date and Obsidian pitches in to help with Wasteland 2.
2012-04-031h 20Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 24 - 10 - 11Batman: Arkham City is out and while everyone is having fun and playing it, Sean is still waiting for it to show up in the mail....He is playing Professor Layton and the Last Specter though, as well as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary (along with Jon). Jon's here and telling us about his time at the Toy Convention and what he all got from it.2011-10-241h 39Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 16 - 10 - 11We're back with a full length episode! Unfortunately Nathan got too busy and isn't able to join in. However Jon and Sean are here with several games to talk about. Jon is playing Tetris Axis, Catrap, and Super Mario Land 2; while Sean is still enjoying Gears of War 3, finishing up Age of Empires Online and returning to Golden Sun Dark Dawn.
As for news, Twisted Pixel was recently bought by Microsoft, the multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 has been announced, pricing for Japanese PS Vita games has surfaced and information regarding Catwoman in Arkham City is discussed.
A big thank you...2011-10-161h 18Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective - Pax Prime 2011 EditionThis week we're all back from our various trips and we're talking about Jon's time at Pax Prime 2011. Firefall, the Pax 10, Halofest, and everything else he did. Nathan's been playing Tiny Tower and, along with Sean, some Age of Empires Online. Sean and Jon has also been playing with some of the recently release 3DS Ambassador Program games.
As for news, we're talking about the Uncharted 3 reality TV show, the announcement of the Persona fighting game, and much more.2011-09-041h 28Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective - E3 2011 EditionE3 happened…over a week ago. But hey, welcome to your eighth most useful source for all the latest happenings in the world of interactive entertainment (trance vibrators included), the Top Down Perspective!
Herein you shall hear glorious tales detailing the games of tomorrow from our very own Jon Wheeler, who actually traveled to the City of Angels for the biggest (well, most prestigious) video-game trade show on this planet. Every single press conference is discussed in detail (arguably, too much detail, hence the length of this episode).
But hey, what’s this, games are coming out right now! In addi...2011-06-193h 35Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 05 - 06 - 11This week we're missing Nathan but Jon is hear to chat just in time before he leaves for E3. Sean finished up L.A. Noire and dove head first into the everything the Rockstar Pass gave him. Jon on the other hand is still trucking through Shadow Wars, and has tried out Dead or Alive Dimensions and Blaz Blue Continuum Shift 2 for the 3DS.
In the news section we have some information on a rumored name for Sony's next handheld, along with word that the PSN is now completely up in North America and the "apology program" is in session.2011-06-061h 31Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 27 - 04 - 11This week on the SLEEPY cast Jon is dead tired from traveling so much, Nathan is tired from being up till 5 writing an essay and Sean is sick. Jon arrives home from Sakuracon and tells us about his time there. Nathan and Sean go back to some older games. Since you're dying to know, Sean's obtained 111 Pokemon in Pokemon Black.
As for news, the PlayStation Network has been down for a few days due to unexpected causes, some more Project Cafe rumors and EA Sports details a new subscription service they may have in the works.2011-04-2848 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 28 - 03 - 11This week Sean and Jon are Nathanless but we both have brand new, shiny 3DS's to talk about. Jon is playing Super Street Fighter 4 3D and Bust a Move 3D while Sean is still playing Pokemon Black. Also, Sean brings up his time with IOS game Tiny Wings and talks briefly about Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. Jon starts playing more old GameBoy games such as Duke Nukem and Mega Man Extreme.
As for news: Duke Nukem gets ANOTHER delay, Metacritic starts ranking Game Developers and Nintendo details some of its ideas for 3DS firmware updates.2011-03-291h 04Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 21 - 02 - 11In honor of our 50th episode we get the WORST technical difficulties we've encountered so far. BUT! Nathan demands this broken as hell show be published so I apologize in advance for Sean broken as ASS audio (luckily only for about a third of it).
On the bright side Sean talks about finishing Mass Effect and the disappointment that is Pinnacle Station. He and Jon also played Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Jon also starts up Bionic Commando Rearmed (for whatever dumb reason) along with some GameBoy game. Nathan finishes (and falls in love with) Ghost Trick, goes back to the SPLENDOR...2011-02-241h 45Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23 - 11 - 10
Despite a smashed up arm, Sean joins Jon and Nathan to share his thoughts on some of this season’s big titles, such as Fable III and Criterion’s latest, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. All three of us managed to log some time with Pac Man Championship Edition DX (Deluxe?) and we gush over it thoroughly, perhaps to excess (you decide). In addition, we can safely say that Kirby loves him some cake, Vin Diesel loves him some explosions and Jon loves him some obscure NES games. The Tester continues to fill up our PS3 hard-drives as episode 3 hit...2010-11-241h 11Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 17 - 04 - 10Jon returns and Dustin guest stars again for some in-depth discussion on Splinter Cell Conviction. Professor Layton is discussed along with Nathan's moments with the original Xbox. And Jon talks about Henry Hatsworth.
The Tester isn't talked about but the original Xbox's shut down is discussed. We also go over March's sales figures while Sean groans and the fifth generation of Pokemon - Pokemon Black & White - is announced.2010-04-201h 30Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13 - 03 - 10This week Sean brings up his time with Final Fantasy XIII and we discuss our opinions of the games and whether we will play more or not. Nathan shares his time with Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 1943, and continues to love Deadly Premonition (you should buy it). Jon claims to have finished with Resident Evil 5 once and for all and wraps up Heavy Rain.
The Tester episode four is released and Sean and Nathan continue to love it as Jon once again chooses to never take part in it. We then move into the beginning of the Game Developer's Conference...2010-03-141h 15Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13 - 02 - 10This week we get in deep about the new Heavy Rain demo, Nathan's opinion of Dante's Inferno and Jon's list of old GameBoy games that (for some reason) he is running through. Also, we wrap up any unfinished business regarding No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle and Jon beats, once again, another game while we chat - this time Contra.
On the news side we discuss Microsoft's X10 event. This brings up our opinions on everything from the Xbox Live Game Room to the new Perfect Dark XBLA. Dead Rising Case Zero is also discussed along with Dead Rising 2 being talked...2010-02-161h 23