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Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03/04/25This week Paul is joined by former co-host Nathan for a nostalgia-fueled episode. Nathan’s been spending time with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Burnout Paradise Remastered, while Paul checks back in with Avowed.
We also dig into a packed news segment: the resolution of the Karl Jobst vs. Billy Mitchell defamation case, the ZeniMax QA team threatening to strike, and layoffs hitting Eidos Montreal. And of course, we cover all the big announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct—especially the updates on the Nintendo Switch 2. From Switch 2 specs and release windows to what the next-gen Nintendo console laun...2025-04-041h 59
The Dr. Virga PodcastSpecial Guest: Army Ranger Veteran & Financial Services Expert - Nathan WheelerSend us a textNathan Wheeler’s journey is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose. Growing up in a challenging environment, he never imagined himself in the military—let alone becoming an Army Ranger. After years of service and overcoming personal and professional obstacles, he transitioned into financial services, where he now helps people across the country build financial security and generational wealth. In this episode of The Dr. Virga Podcast, Nathan shares his powerful story, the lessons he learned along the way, and how he is empowering others to take control of their financial future.Su...2025-03-031h 06
The Dr. Virga PodcastComing Soon... Army Ranger Vet & Financial Services Expert - Nathan U WheelerSend us a textSpecial Guest Nathan Wheeler 🎙️🔔 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS to stay updated on new episodes!Links:Website: https://www.jessievirga.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvirga Podcast equipment: https://amzn.to/3BxWVTfBook list: https://amzn.to/3zYwYMoSupport the showWelcome to Jessie Virga’s channel, where she shares insights on her wide array of interests. Jessie also hosts an audio podcast (link below). Jessie Virga hails from the Bronx and has an extensive background in security and defense...2025-02-2801 min
The Fence Industry Podcast288. Legends: Nathan Downs and Matt Chiaradonna talk High Level Fence Business... Two of My Best Friends Take Over MY Podcast!!! #FenceFam These two GOATS jump on the podcast and talk high level business while they catch up and Matt does some onsite training with Nathan on ELITE Technique. Listen to these two and take SOMETHING from some of the best in the biz!!! Thank you fellas! Click here for the MFA Retreat!!! https://www.mrfenceacademyretreat.com/ Register HERE for FenceTech 2025!!! https://www.americanfenceassociation.com/fencetech/attend/ Cheers! Remember to like, share, comment and REVIEW! The Fence Industry Podcast Links: IG @TheFenceIndustryPodcast FB @TheFenceIndustryPodcastWithDanWheeler TikTok @TheFenceIndustryPodcast YouTube 2025-02-0358 minThe Fence Industry Podcast278. "Salesman" How Do You Implement a Salesman into YOUR Fence Company!!! According to Nathan Downs!!! #FenceFam We are rolling!!! Nathan Downs jumps on and keeps this momentum going on implementing key team members into YOUR Fence Company! Listen in on Nathan, a leader in sales in the fence industry, give his expertise on bringing on a full time salesman! Click Below To Get Connected!!! https://www.americantimberandsteel.com/ Click here for the MFA Retreat!!! https://www.mrfenceacademyretreat.com/ Register HERE for FenceTech 2025!!! https://www.americanfenceassociation.com/fencetech/attend/ Cheers! Remember to like, share, comment and REVIEW! The Fence Industry Podcast Links: IG @TheFenceIndustryPodcast FB @TheFenceIndustryPodcastWithDanWheeler TikTok @TheFenceIndustryPodcast YouTube 2025-01-101h 08
More Than BeforeLeadership Unleashed: Randy Wheeler's Insights on Making an ImpactWelcome to an exhilarating episode of More Than Before, the podcast that takes you on a deep dive into the transformative stories of individuals who have journeyed through personal and professional metamorphosis to emerge stronger and more impactful than ever. In today’s episode, we’re honored to have Randy Wheeler, the dynamic force behind Wheeler Coaching
Randy opens up about his fascinating life story, his evolution into a leadership role, and his unwavering commitment to making a difference in the lives of others. Here’s a sneak peek into the riveting discussions you won’t want to miss...2024-10-0159 min
The Plum Wild PodcastSeason 3 Episode 8: Brett WheelerOur special guest on this episode was Ultimate Dirt TV's Brett Wheeler!
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CENTEREDPEACE THROUGH WORSHIP | Nathan Knudsen | Episode 20Have you experienced Peace from God through Worship?In this episode, Garth and Nathan share their own personal experiences with worship and how worship is more than just singing to God on Sundays...Leave a comment below and share with someone who needs to hear this message!!LISTEN ON:ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dEqdd0...BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2161116centeredpodcast4@gmail.comLove and appreciate all of you! -ggwSu...2024-03-0147 min
Protecting Your Radius PodcastS2E24. Business Growth Ping-Pong w/ THE FENCE INDUSTRY PODCASTA back-and-forth conversation with Dan Wheeler from THE FENCE INDUSTRY Podcast. The first part is Dan grilling Nathan about some different aspects of a new growing company and the second part is Nathan turning the tables looking for a deeper dive in taking a great brand and long-standing fence company to the next level. The guys are talking about some KPIs that will reach into their 2024 handbooks. Enjoy Our Executive partners are from Southwest Automated Security. Established over 30 years ago in Dallas, TX, Southwest Automated Security, Inc. has a history of maintaining excellent relationships with ven...2023-12-121h 22Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23/11/23Happy Thanksgiving! Stuff this extra long episode in and be thankful!
With Sean gone to turkeyland and Jon working the TRG mines, Nathan joins Paul to discuss a bit more about the finer points of Alan Wake 2, Pikmin 4 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Not much news but a bunch of fun user questions and Paul gets Nathan's Video Game Awards predictions!
You can catch Nathan's other show at https://www.okvideo.ca/
Top Down Perspective is listener funded. If you enjoy the show, and would like access to a ton of...2023-11-241h 53
Words of a WarriorRenee Hecker: The LEGENDARY “Wing It Mom” Shares Generously on Marriage, Partnership, Parenting, Navigating the Loss of Her Late HusbandWhat an honor to interview the legendary Renee Hecker aka “Wing It Mom” aka One True North Life Coaching…
A sweet, inspiring woman, law of attraction life coach, motivational content creator, mother of 12 and widower to her late husband Nathan Hecker.
Renee wears many hats in life, but what I am most inspired by is the wise, heart-centered human that she is.
She is a well of wisdom, full of resources and tools to support her clients in creating a life that they absolutely adore, experiences ranging across the board from partnership to parenting to home birthing, homesteading and homeschooling + tons o...2023-10-191h 38
Protecting Your Radius PodcastDWD#34. Dan & Dan Podcast Take Over!Dan Blanc & ol' crayon coloring Dan Wheeler highjacked the show! Who knows what they are going to talk about. Let's just hope they cut Donnie loose before they hightail it out of the studio. --------------------- Visit our network of podcasts and media at www.protectingyourradius.com and also find more clips and shorts following @radius_podcast. Our partner for Downtime with Donnie is OZARK WIREWORKS! Ozark WireWorks is built for fencing professionals BY fencing professionals. Since 1955 the Everest family, and the Ozark brand, have been building fence in Southwest MIssouri. They saw a nee...2023-09-2814 min
What's The Point?Learning from Ted Lasso: Unveiling Insights for School LeadersGet ready for an exciting new episode of "What's the Point?" as hosts Nathan and Patrick sit down with the incredible Assistant Principal, Michael Wheeler, to explore a captivating professional development series that made waves in the education community!Join us as we delve into the origins of the thought-provoking series "10 Things Educators Can Learn from Ted Lasso," co-hosted by Michael and Patrick during the past school year. Discover the inspiration behind this innovative PD initiative and its powerful impact on educators and school leaders alike.In...2023-08-2358 min
The Backpack ClubThe Club Passes Meg the MicThe Club Presents: Megan Wheeler LIVE from The Dominican Republic after ONE WHOLE YEAR Away from The United States of America!2023-08-031h 11Protecting Your Radius PodcastS1E26. Season 1 Finale - with guest host, Dan WheelerLIKE THIS CONTENT??? Please LIKE, RATE & REVIEW our show. Your feedback is now vital in taking this experience to the next level. Season 1 wraps up in a couple weeks... help us out today!!! >>> This wraps up the first season of The Protecting Your Radius Podcast. Dan Wheeler, from the Fence Industry Podcast, joins Nathan to help wrap up some ideas on goal setting and more - a continuation of the conversation they had on Dan's Instagram Live show. Nathan mentions a ton of books that all the listeners need to read, here are some of those resources below...2023-06-261h 01Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 08/06/23It's Keigh-3 time and with Summer Games Fest-ivities starting, Sean is in the field on assignment and Jon is busy driving across the country so Nathan comes back to help Paul deliver a monstrous episode for your entertainment.
We don't go through too much news as it's still happening but Nathan has been playing Super Mario Maker 2 and comparing Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to games he likes more. He's also been trying out some Fallout 4. Paul is deep into Diablo IV and has a lot of love for it, even though he really also...2023-06-091h 53
Cake Eaters Avalanche PodcastMikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon become 100 point duo in OT win over DucksBlake and Bleau breakdown Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen's one-timer fest against the Ducks, Pavel Francouz's return, Sam Girard haters, how the Central Division race will play out down the stretch, and if they prefer LA or Minnesota.
2023-04-1140 minCake Eaters Avalanche PodcastNathan MacKinnon clutches up for his 100th point and to officially clinch a playoff spot for the AvsBlake and Bleau breakdown the Avs dramatic win over the Sharks, Mikko Rantanen's frustrating refusal to get to 50 goals, the Avs officially clinching a spot in the 2023 Playoffs, and Nathan MacKinnon getting his first one-hundred-point season in style.
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Protecting Your Radius PodcastBONUS THE FENCE INDUSTRY PODCAST TAKES OVER!!! FenceTech 2023 Wrap-UpWE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKE OVER!!! Nathan Downs had his dear friend Dan Wheeler, from the Fence Industry’s first podcast dedicated to the most challenging trade in the industries. "THE FENCE INDUSTRY PODCAST" brings Dan Wheeler, a passionate leader in the business and part of a second-generation, family-owned, 7-figure, fence company started in 1985. Dan weekly answers questions like: How can you make your business more profitable and efficient? Listen, learn and grow when Dan shares what he’s learned over the decades and as the industry's top installers and leading manufacturers join him on his...2023-03-0533 minCake Eaters Avalanche PodcastNathan MacKinnon ignites Avs yet again as they take out Flames to stay on fireBleau and Bleau Sr. break down the Avs big 4-1 win over the Flames, Nazem Kadri's return to Ball Arena, Nathan MacKinnon's continuing to start hot, Denis Malgin's sneaky skill, Colorado's impressive blueline, and the Avs taking no guff from anyone.
2023-02-2652 minCake Eaters Avalanche PodcastAlexandar Georgiev and Nathan MacKinnon push Avalanche over the edge in critical win over WildBlake and Bleau breakdown Nathan MacKinnon's segababa excellence, Josh Manson's bone-crushing hits, Dennis Malgin's hot streak, the second line's flaws, and Alexandar Georgiev showing his stuff.
2023-02-1736 minCake Eaters Avalanche PodcastNathan MacKinnon injured in ”Avalanche” loss to FlyersBlake and Bleau break down Nathan MacKinnon's injury, Alexandar Georgiev's drop in play, Charles Hudon, Jayson Megna and what cookies are the best.
2022-12-0640 minCake Eaters Avalanche PodcastNathan MacKinnon explodes for five points in high octane win over Buffalo SabresBlake and Bleau break down the Avs 6-4 win over the Sabres, Nathan MacKinnon's dynamic night, JT Compher's multi-goal effort, Tage Thompson, the Avs powerplay, and the Avs defense.
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Commonplace20. Jake Wheeler (The Long Lost Somethins)This week on Commonplace we have Jake Wheeler from @lls.wv who are releasing the full length album "Barn" on @exclaimrecords TODAY! We talk about the new album, going from being a solo DIY project to expanding to a full band, and much more.2022-11-1144 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13/10/22The crew is gone so the pinch-hitter Nathan is brought in to hit some dingers. First we answer the question of if Return to Monkey Island is any good from one of the biggest adventure game fans in the crew. Next, Splatoon fever has hit Nathan and he visits a bunch of Nintendo stuff like Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Yoshi's Woolly World and Pikmin 3 before jumping into a terrible game called Aero Porter. Paul has started revisiting the Dead Space series.
In news, Far Cry 6 GOTY Edition is double the price, Game Pass makes a bunch...2022-10-141h 52Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 30/06/22Sean is gone this week somewhere in Canada. Where? We cannot say! That's fine because Nathan joins us at the table this week in his stead!
Jon has played more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and is working through Devil May Cry 5 on stream along with Xenoblade Chronicles while Nathan talks some dialogue choices in Disco Elysium: Final Cut. Paul has been waiting for games to come out.
Slow news but a Nintendo Direct showed some cool stuff and Niantic is making some basketball thing?
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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 11
The Janchi Show041 // Chris Wheeler & Couque d'Asse, revisited!// Meet Chris Wheeler!Website In this episode we talk about:Adoption Story: 4:54Racial Awareness at a Young Age: 8:43Moving Out West: 14:19Living in Glasgow: 23:09Return to Michigan: 26:31Claiming Korean as an Identity: 29:24Proximity to other KADs: 31:40The Most Exciting/Daunting Part of the Journey: 35:16IS THIS THE END OF THE JANCHI SHOW?!?!?!?!?! : 41:43Birth Family Relationships: 42:30Couque d’Asse, Again! 46:14 ---// Support/Follow the Show!Online at janchishow.comSupport the show at janchishow.com/supportFacebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @janchishowJoin our Group! janchishow.com/afterpartyWatch our...2021-06-021h 01
Protect Help Give PodcastA Healthy Relationship With Money - With guest Bob WheelerEpisode #47: How do you cultivate a healthy relationship with money? Bob Wheeler has been tackling this issue and helping people around the world with understanding the emotions that can be tied to the almighty dollar. With his background of comedy, it lends to a very fun yet thought provoking conversation. Do you need financial therapy? How do emotions impact your financial decision-making? Bob and I dive into those questions and so much more in this interview. We all have a relationship with money, some good and some bad. Come join us and see what yours is!B...2021-04-2140 min
Better Eyesight Podcast014: August 1920 with Nathan Oxenfeld & Esther Joy van der WerfIn the fourteenth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Esther Joy van der Werf read through the fourteenth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in August 1920 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics brought up in each article. Better Eyesight, August 1920 A monthly magazine devoted to the prevention and cure of imperfect sight without glasses Article 1 [8:00]: The Cure Of Imperfect Sight In...2020-08-011h 11
The Generosity FreakshowJustin Wheeler, CEO of Funraise, on COVID-19 Response, Global Trends Survey, & MoreWhy start a tech company serving nonprofits? How are nonprofits responding to COVID-19? Crunchy or smooth peanut butter? Justin Wheeler, CEO of Funraise, answers all of these questions and more in this episode.
Links & Resources
Funraise: https://www.funraise.org/
Justin Wheeler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wheelerjustin/2020-05-0831 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 16/04/20Final Fantasy 7 Remake is the big release right now and all of us are neck deep in it, including special guest Nathan Rohr! He's also been playing Animal Crossing and NBA 2K20. Sean also played through Journey to the Savage Planet.
In news we discuss the PS5's possible launch hurdles, the Switch adding button remapping, and Kotaku slowing disappearing.
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2020-04-171h 37Top 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 02
The Sports Block with Nathan StackenThe Sports Block Podcast #199(0:00 - 26:45) A winter storm recap and the Vikings loses a close one in Seattle on Monday night.(26:45 - 39:25) MLB HOT STOVE!!! Zack Wheeler goes to Philadelphia. Looking at the Twins starting pitching options.(39:25 - 47.35) College Football conference title game weekend. Where do things stand between Utah and Oklahoma? (47:35 - 1:15.15) Another exciting College Basketball weekend.(1:15.15 - 1:53.40) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to recap the final regular season week of the College Football season, along with his conference title picks.(1:53.40 - 2:06.51) Nathan looks back at Week 13 of the NFL and makes his picks for Week 14.Foll...2019-12-062h 06
UnderwhelmedBeat the Winter BluesWinter is here and Christie and Lisa are not it’s biggest fans. Join them for a discussion all about how to beat the winter blues. The ladies discuss tips and tricks they discovered via google, as well as their own remedies, and TV and book suggestions to pass the time.
Transition music is "Spread a Little Happiness” by Nathan Angelo and provided by Songfreedom. Used by permission.
Christie can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/realchristiewheeler
Lisa can be found on Instagram at: https://w...2019-02-0742 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective E3 2017 Edition [15/06/17]It's everyone's favorite time of year again! That's right! A bunch of game developers and publishers get together their best stuff, show us some videos and let us talk a bunch of crap about it! E3 happened again and, while Sean is away, Nathan "Old Host" Rohr joins Paul and Jon as they discuss some of the best and worst things in E3.
Oh, also, Nathan played a bunch of GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64. So there's that!
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follow us on twit...2017-06-162h 32Top 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 10/11/16After the momentous day this week (that is Jon's birthday) we find ourselves having to swap in a third chair. Nathan joins us to discuss all the latest and greatest. Paul and Sean are continuing to love Titanfall 2. Sean is also playing a few iOS dungeon crawlers.
News is us discussing the WiiU's production being brought to a close and the next Xbox One update.
2016-11-114h 32Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 04/06/15In this rather over-stuffed episode, Jon is back to talk about MomoCon and where he's been hiding out for the last two weeks. In the time away, he's been playing Mario Puzzle and Dragons and Stretchmo while Sean finally starts up Axiom Verge. The two also talk at length about Splatoon. Paul, on the other hand, has been playing MMOs he can't read (Blade & Soul) and is actually super excited about it.
In the news, Twitch hates Hatred, Fallout 4 is announced, Steam issues a refund program and Disney XD is working on... this thing: http://www.polygon...2015-06-062h 13Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 02/06/14Nathan is busy movie this week so Jon and Sean run down what they have been up to in the last two weeks. Mario Kart 8, Mario Golf, Triple Deluxe, the new Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us episodes are discussed and more!
News is packed as we discuss a crazy Japanese Mario Kart 8 commercial, more lawsuit business for Oculus, a couple games getting announced and some studios closing and laying people off.2014-06-041h 44Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 19/05/14Sean is back and has many a game to talk about, including the latest Kirby, Mario Kart and Mario Golf installments. Nathan meanwhile is one again enamored by the devious redundancy of Work Time Fun and is apparently not rhythmic enough to enjoy Parappa the Rapper. Maybe he's just gotta believe?
Newswise, Microsoft is changing up a bunch of things with Xbox Live, Halo is coming back in a big way and that new Amplitude will include music by Anamanaguichi and Freezepop...if it gets funded.
Then its questions, which you can send us @tdppodcast, our facebook page o...2014-05-201h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 12/05/14Just Nathan this week as Jon travels to the US to chill with Chugga and Sean travels light to his hometown. Rusty's Real Deal Baseball and Work Time Fun make up the games section this week, then a few news stories concerning Nintendo, some Microsoft rumors that may as well just be considered facts and EA's decision to stop supporting a bunch of old multi-player games (get those final Battlefield sessions in before June 30th). The its on to about thirty minutes of Nathan doing his best to answer questions about games he's never played. Thanks for listening to this, t...2014-05-131h 02Top 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 27/04/14There's a bit of a lull nowadays so we start working out way through the backlog. Sean is continuing with Hearthstone and finally finishes Broken Age. Jon played Gears of War for some reason but was also smart, and cool, enough to play Rusty's Real Deal Baseball. Nathan is getting real annoyed with Mortal Kombat.
All those Atari E.T. cartridges were dug up over the weekend and that's weird. We also talk about the next chapter in the weird Bob's Game saga and our audience gets way too crazy about Major's Mask rumors.2014-04-291h 53Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 21/04/14Nathan returns to us to talk about finishing up Chrono Trigger. Jon has been trying out Pokemon Battle Trozei and returns to Crosswords Plus while Sean finishes up with Yoshi's New Island and gets into Hearthstone on the iPad.
There really isn't much news; a couple leaks. We take a lot of questions!2014-04-231h 37Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03/04/14Nathan can't join us this week unfortunately. We start off by discussing PAX East and Jon's upcoming trip there. He finishes up Yoshi's New Island and gives Minecraft a good try. Sean wraps up The Azran Legacy, continues with Tropical Freeze and starts InFamous Second Son.
As for news, Amazon announces and releases the Fire TV and Amy Hennig now works for EA again.2014-04-061h 19Top 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 20/03/14Jon continues to trek through Bravely Default as he really wants it to end now. He also plays a good chunk of South Park: The Stick of Truth. Nathan finished up Remember Me, plays through Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and checks out Luftrousers and Towerfall Ascension. Sean continues with Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy.
It's GDC week and Sony has announced their VR headset the Morpheus. We also discuss the leaked images of the next couple Assassin's Creed games, Wal-Mart's decision to start a used game business and Igarashi leaving Konami.2014-03-221h 36Top Down PerspectiveTDP Spoilin's Games - Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsIF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED 999 OR HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THIS GAME THEN DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE!
Sean and Nathan get in deep with the mysteries of 999. We go through even plot point and bring up what was weird and what was weirder. We spoil everything we can think of in this fantastic DS adventure game.2014-03-1952 minTop 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 27/02/14This week Jon plugs in an Xbox One and continues to work through Bravely Default (along with Sean). We also discuss Beat Blasters 3 and Nathan plays through the latest Last of Us DLC.
News is real interesting with the announcement of a Sega vs. Nintendo movie/book in the works, the Xbox One is finally getting Twitch integration in a few weeks and Waluigi is only going to be an assist trophy.2014-03-011h 33Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20/02/14Sean returns with tales of the time travel lab he failed to escape from. He also checked out the Titanfall Beta this week and continues to work through Bravely Default with Jon too. Nathan is getting a little down on VLR and is still way into Threes (who isn't?).
The big event for everyone is Twitch Plays Pokemon, let's be honest - it's really great. However we have to talk about more so we discuss the end of Irrational Games, Humble Bundle 11 and Nintendo Girls Club.2014-02-221h 29Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13/02/14We have reached our 200th episode! Congrats everyone!
Sean and Jon get way deep into Bravely Default. Nathan starts up VLR, continues with some Flappy Bird and is very much enjoying Threes (so is Sean).
News has us discussing the hot topic of Flappy Bird, Nintendo's latest, and real good, Nintendo Direct, and Steam announces "tags".2014-02-152h 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 30/01/14Sean starts us off with a depressing story from SF. He's also been playing a lot of Risk of Rain with Nathan and starting up Broken Age and The Room Two. Nathan finished Broken Age and is continuing through 999 and Darksiders while Jon is slowly playing more Pokemon Y and revisiting a bunch of old stuff.
We got a bunch of news from all corners of the console market. Nintendo announces some of it's new ideas. Microsoft buys Gears of War from Epic. Sony announces a Sly Cooper movie.2014-02-011h 27Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23/01/14We're joined by a special guest this week: Vernon Shaw - the creator of Hot Pepper Gaming. He tells us about his time with Borderlands 2 and grinding on hamburger patties. Sean has been addicted to Risk of Rain all week. Nathan is playing a whole bunch of stuff in search of his next obsession and Jon is warming up to Pokemon Y.News sees Nintendo and not doing so well sales-wise and the "Nintendo Force" magazine is already looking to Kickstarter for help. Canadian retailers raise the price of video games while Steam introduces more currencies into its...2014-01-251h 54Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 15/01/14This week Jon takes the plunge into Pokemon Y, he also shows Sean and Nathan how to play Payday 2. Nathan gets real interested with Tomb Raider and 999 while Sean plays To The Moon and Nidhogg.
For news we discuss the new update for Sim City, The Wolf Among Us gets a tentative release window and Michael Myers will be in CoD Ghosts.2014-01-181h 36Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 09/01/14Jon returns from his trip to MAGfest as well as a new addition to his family! Congrats to them. Sean enters the US and is now an ambassador. Nathan sits at home playing Cook, Serve, Delicious!
We discuss the new Humble Bundle, PlayStation Now and the final chapter for Silicon Knights.2014-01-111h 39Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 01/01/14It's a new year and Jon is on his way to MAGFest while Sean and Nathan hold down the podcast fort. Nathan is way into Cook, Serve, Delicious as well as iOS game Paint it Back. Sean continues to play NFS Rivals, starts working through Papers, Please and plays the new Walking Dead episode.
News is pretty barren due to the time of the year. The Nintendo eShop was down this holiday which also caused a delayed release for Pokemon Bank and Deadpool has vanished from all digital download services for some unknown reason.2014-01-0259 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06/12/13We finally made it to the big 191 everybody! Sean and Nathan continue with A Link Between Worlds. Sean also tries out Xbox Fitness for the first time. Nathan gets really into State of Decay and Jon starts up the new Adventuretime game that has a name that is too long for me to go look up.
News sees the death of some very important people this week. We also discuss the first batch of developers in the ID@Xbox program, the nominees for the VGXs and Nintendo new nightmare peripheral.2013-12-071h 51Top 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 07/11/13Jon is away this week in the US so Sean and Nathan talk about their preparations for the PS4 coming out next week. Sean finished up Arkham Origins, Wii Party U and tried Typing of the Dead and The Swapper. Nathan dove back into a ton of stuff but also got to try out some PS4 games at the mall.News involves weird Internet Explorer girls, Jim Sterling leaving Destructoid, Microsoft giving Killer Instinct away to specific people and some more info on Xbox One Fitness2013-11-081h 45Top 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 26/09/13Jon is away, stuck in traffic, so Nathan and Sean create the BEST episode ever! Nathan talks more about GTAV and then his evil (better?) twin shows up and tells us how much he's enjoying Sleeping Dogs. Sean explains why The Wonderful 101 is a very odd game and starts playing Wind Waker HD.
Valve has basically taken over the news front this week with two of the three living room announcements already having been made. We also discuss the $10 upgrade program for split-gen games and plans for the Vita TV coming out in Western countries.2013-09-281h 30Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23 - 08 - 13Sean is away on vacation so Nathan and Jon talk about the games they played for an EXCEEDINGLY long time. New record, its gotta be. So, hear exhaustive breakdowns of the best desert island game around, Miasmata, the critical darling Gone Home, the fourth in a long-running series of quirky RPGs, Mario and Luigi Dream Team, the stylish follow-up to The Dishwasher, Charlie Murder, the perhaps unfortunate remake of Flashback, Brad Shoemaker's favorite game,Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Dave Lang's Divekick, Wayforward's Mighty Switch Force 2 and, finally, 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat, Nathan's Game of Show from E3 2013.
After all of th...2013-08-242h 03Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 15/08/13Jon is away being sick this week so Nathan and Sean kick things off by talking about Kick-Ass 2. Sean then shares his thoughts on finishing the first Phoenix Wright as well as starting out with Pikmin 3. Nathan discusses more Papers, Please, Bully and how he can't wait for Gone Home.
News has us talking about more policy changes with the Xbox One, a new slate of Humble Bundles to get REALLY excited about and some GTA5 multiplayer info released.2013-08-161h 27Top 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 03/01/13Jon is away at MAGfest which leaves Nathan and Sean to host our last episode before the GOTY special. Nathan has been playing Mark of the Ninja and Shank 2 along with more Spaceteam (same with Sean). Sean has also been playing Dance Central 3 and Forza Horizon.
News is scarce but we discuss the first footage of Activision's The Walking Dead game as well as Sony filing for a patent that may fight against used games.2013-01-041h 06Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13/12/12This week we're finally starting to go through some of our backlogs. Sean is playing Scribblenauts Unlimited, Spec Ops: The Line and Hotline Miami. Jon is playing Dino City, PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale and continuing with Paper Mario Sticker Star and Nathan tried out some old SNES games as well as revisited Portal 2. As for news, Nathan checked out the last Nintendo Power issue, Sportsfriends made its Kickstart goal and the VGAs happened last week.
2012-12-141h 31Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective - 18/10/12This week Jon is away on a super secret mission so Sean and Nathan are holding down the fort. Nathan has been playing Dear Esther, Fling Smash, Keyboard Drumset Fucking Werewolf, as well as others while Sean has been playing Just Dance 4 and trying to play the new Borderlands 2 DLC.
As for news, Steam has a new line up of games for Greenlight, the next ME3 DLC is detailed and Deadly Premonition gets a Director's Cut.2012-10-1959 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 23 - 07 - 12This week Nathan and Jon go over the games they played on a recent live stream, including Spelunky and other games I don't remember. Nathan has jumped head first into the PC version of Skyrim, Cave Story+ and reveals all the Steam sale games he's purchased. Sean is playing with his Vita for the first time after having purchased Lumines Electronic Symphony, he also plays PS3 exclusive Dyad and, probably the best Kinect Fun Labs game so far, Mars Rover Landing.
News is real short with a release date and price for Rock Band Blitz as well as some information...2012-07-241h 40Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 29 - 05 - 12This week Nathan continues with Animal Crossing as well as returning to another GCN classic: Metroid Prime. Jon continues with Mario Tennis Open and Sean finishes The Darkness 2, Iron Brigade and plays some Happy Action Theater.
In the news section we discuss the further developments of 38 Studios, Ron Gilbert's new Double Fine game and Nathan mentions something about a pony documentary.2012-05-3058 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 15 - 05 - 12It's the launch night of Max Payne 3 and Diablo 3 and we're all here, indoors, to talk about it. Over the last week Sean finished Asura's Wrath along with its first piece of DLC and started up Skyward Sword again; Jon played more Kid Icarus as well as some older games which I can't really remember the names of. One is Bee 52 (sp?). Nathan tried out a My Little Pony and Ace Attorney cross over game and started a new town in the original Animal Crossing.
As for news, Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite have been delayed, Microsoft is testing out...2012-05-151h 13Top 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 09 - 04 - 12This week Jon is away at PAX East so it is up to Nathan and Sean to hold down the fort. Sean finishes up Kid Icarus: Uprising and gives his final thoughts on the game while Nathan continues to attempt artistry with Draw Something.
The season three finale of the Tester aired last week so we finish up our coverage of that...until next year hopefully.
As for the news we discuss Harmonix's recently announced Rock Band Blitz as well as the third Penny Arcade game's future and the cancellation of Gears of War Exile.2012-04-1049 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 12 - 03 - 12It's Mass Effect 3 week so Sean and Nathan proceed to talk about that for a good chunk of time. Along with this Nathan and Jon have been playing the Home Improvement game as well as Street Fighter X Tekken.
The fifth episode of the Tester is discussed as we get ever closer to the end of this season. As for news, we recap how Double Fine's kickstarter is going, discuss a delay for Counter-Strike GO and talk about Peter Molyneux's decision to leave Lionshead studios.2012-03-131h 02Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 05 - 03 - 12Make sure you listen to all of the show this week as there's a special ending on this one made by Nathan.
Jon is playing some Dillon's Rolling Western as well as Twisted Metal with Nathan. Sean finishes up Rhythm Heaven Fever, Halo Anniversary, Alan Wake's American Nightmare and some old launch Kinect Games.
As for news, we got Nintendo's newest employee, information on Assassin's Creed 3 and a launch date for Bioshock Infinite.
We DO NOT own the ending theme, it is not TDP's in anyway. Please don't sue us. Enjoy!2012-03-061h 09Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 26 - 02 - 12Nathan starts off (and continues to bring up) this week's show with more pony talk. Jon is playing some old NES games along with Ratchet and Clank All-for-One. Nathan tries out some Kinect games including Double Fine's Happy Action Theatre and Sean finishes Warp and starts up Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
We continue our coverage of the third season of The Tester and discuss Nintendo recent string of announcements, the new Medal of Honor title and the first piece of Mass Effect 3's controversial DLC.2012-02-261h 14Top 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 26 - 05 - 11Nathan and Sean have been playing a ton of L.A. Noire so get ready for that. Also, Sean started Portal 2 co-op and Nathan continues to play Wario's Woods. Jon on the other hand is getting frustrated with Shadow Wars.
The PlayStation network is in a weird place as part of it is down but others are up (briefly). Sony also details the apology program for everyone, Duke Nukem Forever goes gold and L.A. Noire might become a franchise.2011-05-261h 12Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 09 - 05 - 11This week Nathan and Sean have been playing more Mortal Kombat. Nathan also enjoyed quite a bit of Picmin 2 as well as a ton of Wario's Woods. Sean on the other hand started up Portal 2 and tried out Unpleasant Horse. Jon joins in later to talk about Mortal Kombat, Castlevania Legends and Ghost Recon Shadow Wars.
On the news front we have more information regarding the PlayStation Network's down time, Mass Effect 2 being delayed, information on Burnout Crash and Value working only on "single player plus" games from now on.2011-05-111h 17Top 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 - 02 - 11This week Nathan and Sean run through some Killzone 3. Along with Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Dragon Age: Origins and they get ready for Dragon Age 2. Sean also mentions some Bulletstorm at the very end.
As for news, Gears of War 3 gets a release date and beta announcement as well as Command & Conquer getting brought forward by a new developer. Nintendo announces the 3DS's North American launch line up and Ubisoft reveals We Dare.
As for our community game night, as always you can add Nathan: Kraznor and/or Sean: Angel Gamerr (only Xbox 360 for now) to your friends list if...2011-02-2856 minTop 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 14 - 02 - 11It's Valentine's Day, so we're talking about the video games we played over the last week. And you're listening.
Jon continued with Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 and (along with Nathan) tried out the new You Don't Know Jack. Nathan also finished up with his Mirror's Edge adventure, played through Stacking, went back to Dragon Age: Origins and started Ghost Trick. Sean continued his Mass Effect 1 run by muscling through all the sidequests and venturing into the game's DLC; to top it off, he plays out the iOS game Mass Effect Galaxy.
On the news end: Duke Nukem Forever gets a very...2011-02-161h 30Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 17 - 01 - 11Jon is away at Magfast so Nathan and Sean are left to run the show. Sean finishes Super Meat Boy along with testing out some iOS Rock Band games and Nathan started up Mass Effect 2 again in anticipation for....Mass Effect 2. Pac-Man reality shows are announced, Mortal Kombat webisodes are in production, more PSP2 rumors come forth and more are discussed on this weeks TDP.2011-01-181h 12Top 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 04 - 10 - 10This week Jon is gone but Nathan and Sean played a ton of Dead Rising 2. Nathan also did some more Halo: Reach but who cares cause Sean played Quantum Theory! He also spent a very little amount of time with Claptrap's New Robot Revolution.
On the news side: Microsoft announces a great October deal. Also, the Just Cause movie gets a screen writer, the 3DS gets a release date and price for Japan and Gears of War 3 gets pushed back until Fall 2011. Last, NBA Elite 11 also gets pushed back but who cares cause NBA Jam is getting an individual release...2010-10-051h 13Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 24 - 07 - 10We talk about a ton of movies this week but that doesn't stop Sean from bringing up Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Red Dead Redemption and, along with Nathan, Limbo. Jon talks about Chrono Trigger DS, Apollo Justice and how he can't seem to start Dragon Quest IX. Nathan finishes what we've been playing with Death Spank.
The San Diego Comic Con is on so we run down some of its more video game centered announcements. Dead Rising: Case Zero gets a price point and we're both excited and worried. Kinect bundles and prices are finally revealed and Demon Souls online...2010-07-251h 48Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 13 - 06 - 10This week we start off with Jon's time with more of Conker on the GameBoy as well as several of the original Mega Mans. Nathan and Sean bring up their time with Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Nathan discusses some Red Dead Redemption. Sean finishes up with some Lego Rockband and Record of Argarest Wars.
Rock Band 3 is announced and its new controllers are detailed and priced. Microsoft reveals Project Natal's real name and the new 360 model is leaked. We finish up with talking about DJ Hero 2.2010-06-161h 29Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 06 - 06 - 10This week Jon brings up one of the original Conkers games for the GameBoy and he and Nathan discuss more of their time with Super Mario Galaxy 2. Sean talks a bit more on Blur and brings forth a discussion on Modnation Racers. We finish off the games with Nathan talking about Red Dead Redemption.
On the news side, inFamous 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock are announced. More news of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is revealed and Level 5 chooses to begin publishing their games themselves. The FTC wants to add a 5% tax on consumer electronics and Hulu is rumored...2010-06-061h 02Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 01 - 05 - 10It's the thirteen episode and we're talking about dentistry! Along with that, Sean brings up some more of his time with Deadly Premonition and Final Fantasy XIII. Nathan talks about some of his backtracking in Dead Rising and they both go over the soon-to-be-released Halo:Reach beta.
On the news side we run down Bungie's new 10 year contract with Activision and the remake for Tales of Monkey Island 2 gets commentary tracks. Mike and Jerry of Penny Arcade fame get into Time magazine's top 100 list. Call of Duty Black Ops is announced we run over our thoughts on the Famitsu - K...2010-05-021h 23Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 24 - 04 - 10This week Nathan and Sean run over their final thoughts on Splinter Cell Conviction. Along with that Sean plays a bit more Deadly Premonition and Nathan finishes Batman Arkham Asylum again.
On the news side sees an extensive discussion about Left 4 Dead 2's new piece of downloadable content The Passing. We talk about it's launch, some story related elements and whether or not we are planning to go through it. This moves to a discussion about Capcom's Captivate 2010 event. Announcements like Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Co-op in Dead Rising 2 and Ghost Trick are brought up. We finish off with a discussion...2010-04-251h 13Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 10 - 04 - 10This week Nathan and Sean run through their feelings of Just Cause 2's end game. From there Nathan talks far too much about some of the iPhone games he's been playing and Sean talks about his time with College Hoops 2K6.
We then move into our opinions of the Tester's season finale and how we feel about who won and how it went down. On the news side sees a discussion about in-game advertising in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and our thoughts on collector's editions. Next we talk about the Professor Layton movie coming state side and how Deadly...2010-04-121h 16Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 04 - 04 - 10We kick things off with sharing our feelings of Jon's disinterest in Uncharted 2 and his time with Microsoft's Game Room. Nathan discusses his incredibly long play with with Just Cause 2 while Sean admits he may have been wrong about the game. Pokemon is once again brought up along with Sean, Nathan and (special guest) Dustin's opinions of Blue Toad Murder Files.
The seventh episode of the Tester is discussed along with Microsoft's choice in not releasing more games for Game Room until late April. We also share our feelings of the gameplay and controls revealed for Metroid Other M. Finally...2010-04-051h 18Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20 - 03 - 10This week we run down Pokemon SoulSilver and HeartGold as Sean and Jon enjoy it far beyond Nathan's comprehension. We also touch base on Final Fantasy XIII and discuss our opinions on God of War 3. Nathan brings up his time with the new Perfect Dark for the Xbox Live Arcade along with his and Sean's choice to play NBA 2K6. Region distribution for Pokemon is discussed along with the fifth episode of Sony's The Tester. DJ Hero continues to put out mediocre track packs and Street Fighter creator, Yoshinori Ono, announces that he'd like to work on a Darkstalkers game.2010-03-211h 25