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Top Down PerspectiveSean Starts Solo | Top Down Perspective 07/11/24Episode 735
Sean attempts to put a solo show together, having never set up the livestream before. Then he has to figure out how to patch Paul in when he joins shortly later. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
Paul's been playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Sean talks about his time with Black Ops 6, Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC, and reviewing the PS5 Pro.
In news we discuss Take Two selling off Private Division, Nintendo confirming that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, and a Mass Effect series is in the...
2024-11-0859 minTop 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 04/02/21This week Paul and Sean are discussing their time with The Medium (yes, Sean played through an entire horror game). Sean also talks about Destruction All-Stars and a Star Wars game. Jon continues with Touhou Spell Bubble.
The biggest news this week is that Google is shutting down its internal Stadia game studio. We also discuss the latest previews of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Resident Evil 8's big lady, and Gearbox being bought.
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2021-02-051h 23Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 24/09/20While Sean prepares to go on an airplane this weekend, let's talk about video games. Jon is playing Chrono Cross and Among Us. Paul wraps up Monster Hunter World Iceborne, and tries out Crysis Remastered. Sean checks out Spellbreak, Super Mario 3D All Stars, and Streets of Rogue.
Once again the news section is huge. Microsoft buys Zenimax (which includes Bethesda and id Software), we also get some more price information about upcoming Xbox Series accessories, and Amazon announces their own game streaming platform: Luna.
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2020-09-251h 45Top 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 25/06/20The Last of Us Part 2 is out and Sean and Paul are neck deep in it this week. Sean also plays a good chunk of Pokemon Sw/Sh's Isle of Armor DLC.
News continues to be huge as Fortnite announced which Nolan films it will be showing off in game, Mixer is getting completely shutdown and switched to Facebook Gaming (what??), and Rogue Legacy 2 gets a release date.
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2020-06-261h 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 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.
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2020-04-241h 07Top 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 12/03/20This week Sean and Paul are neck deep in Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Paul also checks out Call of Duty Warzone and Sean starts into Indivisibles.
In news we discuss E3 getting cancelled during our massive Coronavirus Minute and whether or not the show will come back at all. We also bring up Kotaku implementing a great comp day process for their employees and For Honor getting a Prince of Persia add-on.
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2020-03-131h 32Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 27/02/20It's PAX East weekend and we have a man away, on the ground, and hopefully not getting sick.
Sean and Paul discuss Division 2 in the lead up to next month's new content. Sean also tries out Chuchel and Crossy Road Castle.
News is a lot of companies pulling out of GDC, Phil Spencer drops a ton of new Xbox Series X news, and Harmonix announces Fuser.
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2020-02-281h 35Top 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 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.
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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 12/12/19Oh boy there's a lot of news this week, but first let's tell you what we've been playing. Jon is starting up Yoku's Island Express. Paul continues with Death Stranding, and checks out Demon's Tilt and Darksiders Genesis. Sean finishes Pokemon and Outer Worlds, and plays through the Life is Strange 2 finale.
In the fore-mentioned news part we discuss Sony's State of Play live stream, Nintendo Indie Showcase livestream and finish up by running through the Game Awards.
Before this episode Paul and Sean streamed overtop of the Game Awards and you can find an...
2019-12-131h 36Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 28/11/19Happy Thanksgiving!
Jon is away this week with the in-laws but Sean takes some time away from dinner to do a show with Paul (who is Canadian so doesn't celebrate anything). Sean has been getting deep in with Death Stranding and Destiny 2 Shadowkeep while Paul takes it easy on his trip with some more picross.
In news, Steam gets rid of a bunch of stuff, Battleborn is finally dead, and Stadia reimburses people who bought a game they're offering for free.
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2019-11-291h 28Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 22/11/19Jon and Sean are both going through Pokemon this week. Sean is also trying out Google Stadia and playing Death Stranding. Paul starts up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
In news we discuss everything revealed about Half-Life: Alyx, a Resident Evil 3 remake possibly happening, and run through The Game Award nominees.
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2019-11-251h 45Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07/11/19We take stock of all the games still needing to be played in the next few weeks and tremble at thought of all the free time we won't have. We do this because we must. We do this because we love it.
Paul and Sean continue their way through The Outer Worlds. Sean also plays Luigi's Mansion 3 and Tangle Tower.
News starts off with the announcements out of BlizzCon and we also discuss Sony's head of World Wide Studios stepping down.
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2019-11-081h 25Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 15/08/19Sean was away this week but the other two are strong, capable podcasters who don't need no Sean.
Continuing some slow weeks in gaming, Paul has been going through his backlog and finished the Spider-Man DLC from last year while digging back into Devil May Cry V. Jon has been busy with real life adulting and has only had time to play stuff for stream.
We grab a bag of news to talk about including Epic finally getting cloud saves, Spelunky getting delayed and how petty Twitch has been in regards to Ninja leaving.
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2019-08-161h 12Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 16/05/19The Division 2's raid is now out and the boys are talking about it. Paul gives it a shot and Sean is getting ready to fail. Sean also plays a bunch of For the King and Life is Strange's new episode.
In news we talk about the recent Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct, Sony and Microsoft joining up for cloud gaming, and Tetris 99 getting some DLC.
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2019-05-171h 03Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 28/02/19Sean and Paul are still on that Anthem grind. Sean also continues with Apex Legends. Jon is almost done with Doom and gets back into Shantae.
For news we discuss the Pokemon announcement, the mess that is THQ Nordic, and Space Jam 2 getting a release date.
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2019-03-011h 02Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 21/02/19This week we are sharing a lot of thoughts about Anthem. Paul and Sean have been playing it. Everyone has played Tetris 99. Sean continues with Apex, Paul finally gets to play Redo, and Jon finishes Kingdom Hearts 3.
In news we discuss a possible Nintendo Switch exclusive, Reggie Fils-Aime retiring, and Sony maybe starting an early access program?
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2019-02-221h 31Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 27/12/18Sean is back this week, as we all three are, from holidays and some relaxing time with family. Jon has been having fun going through some single player Smash Ultimate stuff this week in between Christmas stuff while Paul gets super into Battlefield 1 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey as a way to try to not play more Hades. Sean, being 2 weeks out, has been enjoying Mutant Year Zero, more Ashen and gets back into Destiny 2 while also getting hooked on Grimvalor on iOS, Tetris Effect and is disappointed with Below.
In news, some good games coming out on...
2018-12-281h 41Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 22/11/18Happy Thanksgiving!
Jon was called out on special assignment this week so Sean and Paul talk some video game mess as Sean has been playing a bunch of Jack Box Party Pack 5, finishes Hitman 2 and starts Moonlighter while Paul has been playing a bunch of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
In news, the Steam Awards nominations are open, the Steam Link is no longer going to be made and Microsoft might be putting out a diskless system.
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2018-11-231h 26Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 28/10/18It's Red Dead week around here and Sean and Paul are playing it quite a bit. Sean also starts up The Missing. Paul checks out Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Call of Duty Black Ops 4.
For news we discuss the Intellivision Amico, some spooky games being added to Game Pass, a fun new update for Spider-Man, and some Resident Evil games coming to Switch.
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2018-10-291h 27Top 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 29/09/18Big news for the TDP boys this week as two of them make some serious changes to their lives. Jon is away for obvious reasons. Paul and Sean check out Dragalia Lost. Sean also plays through the first episode of Life is Strange season 2 and starts up The Messenger. Paul is playing Arena of Valor and Colina: Legacy.
In news we get some more developments in the Telltale Games disaster, Fortnite finally forces Sony to enable crossplay, and KFC is getting into gaming in some way.
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2018-10-011h 23Top 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 08/02/18This week Paul and Sean continue with Celeste. While Sean and Jon continue with DBFZ. Paul is also still way into Monster Hunter World.
In the news discussion we talk about Nintendo's reward system getting better soon, Into the Breach's release date, and Toad's head.
2018-02-091h 12Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 04/01/18Happy New Year!
Jon is gone to MAGfest this week so Paul and Sean hold down the house. Paul has been playing Pyre, getting freaked out by Doki Doki Literature Club and revisting some classics like Skullgirls and Mega Man Legends while Sean gets sad at his ending of Bury Me, My Love and picks a bunch of stuff up in Tacoma,
In news, Hi-Rez is making a Paladins Battleground mode, the Nintendo Switch is super popular and has silly peripherals made for it.
Also, we rundown the Steam Award winners, go through...
2018-01-051h 01Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 7/12/17We just finished up talking over The Game Awards so we decide to do some more coverage of it here.
Jon is playing Mega Man X6. Paul and Sean continue with Nier. Sean also starts Getting Over It and Reigns Her Majesty. Paul plays the new Hearthstone update.
For news we also talk about the Mega Man 30th anniversary stream, Ryan Reynolds voicing Detective Pikachu, and that Portal bridge building announcement.
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2017-12-081h 06Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 30/11/17This week Sean and Paul are deep into Nier. Sean also checks out Million Onion Hotel. Jon is playing Castlevania 3 and Final Fight.
News has us discussing the return of the original voice cast for Life is Strange, the PS+ games for December, and some more loot box madness.
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2017-12-011h 12Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 19/08/17Jon is mysteriously away so Paul and Sean get together on a Saturday. Paul has been playing Hellblade and Sundered. Sean continues Pyre, finishes up with Graceful Explosion Machine, and plays through My Brother Ate My Pudding.
In the news section we talk about Valve announcing Artifact, changes to Amazon's new game discount, and Swery announcing The Good Life.
2017-08-211h 22Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 21/07/17Happy Splatoon 2 Day everyone! No one has really played it yet (Sean has like 10 minutes). Sean is also playing the new mobile Layton game. Jon The Firemen and a Link to the Past randomizer. Paul is playing Get Even and Salt and Sanctuary.
For news we discuss the new Nintendo Switch app, exclusive blue tire smoke, and the Ataribox images.
2017-07-241h 22Top 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 24/11/16It's Thanksgiving! Sean is enjoying some family time with the girlfriend while Jon is out doing the same across the country (and unable to make it). Paul, being the Canadian he is, had no Thanksgiving but instead played a bunch of Resident Evil (3 specifically) and Rainbow Six Siege while Sean has been enjoying the heck out of Pokemon Sun while trying some new Overwatch content out.
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2016-11-251h 04Top 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 15/10/16We have all been playing the Halloween Overwatch event this week. Sean and Jon also played through Gears of War 4. Sean started up Deus Ex Go.
2016-10-1759 minTop Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 11/09/16We talk about Jon's trip to PAX West this week. He checked out Flinthook and has been playing all those new Streetpass games and Picross 3D 2 (along with Sean). Sean also enjoys Overwatch's free weekend and finishes Zero Time Dilemma. Paul is playing Earth Defense Force and completes his homework assignment.
News is Apple and Sony's press events from last week as well as 22 Cans releasing a new game.
2016-09-121h 13Top 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 09/10/15Sean and Paul talk a good deal about The Beginner's Guide. Paul has also been playing the Star Wars Battlefront beta. Sean is quite into Rock Band 4 right now. Jon moved into his new office.
Far Cry Primal is announced, along with a release date for the finale of Tales from the Borderlands.
2015-10-091h 16Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 05/08/15It's all about Rare Replay this week as Sean and John discuss the games they have played from it. Sean also brings up the board game Flash Point.
News is mostly Gamecon, specifically Microsoft's press conference. We also talk about awful Konami work conditions and a couple game delays.
2015-08-061h 16Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 25/07/15Things come up this week and Sean and Paul do their solo thing again! Paul has been playing Guild of Dungeoneering, a whole lot of Terraria and is hating on the Binding of Isaac Rebirth Nintendo 3DS port. Sean has gotten huge into Rocket League, enjoys his time with Where Is My Heart? and Tembo the Badass Elephant.
Not a lot of news; Hearthstone expansion was announced, the ESL has started drug-testing eSport contenders and Life is Strange is out next week!
2015-07-261h 26Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 17/07/15With Jon away, Paul at work and Sean busy this week, we take unconventional methods to make sure we get you the utmost quality podcast out that you're used to by having Sean and Paul record their parts separately and mashing them together like potatoes! Paul plays more Rocket League and gets down with Odallus: The Dark Call while Sean finishes Batman: Arkham Knight, plays around with Monument Valley: Ida's Memory and jumps into Rocket League himself!
Tragic news hits the world on Iwata's death this week and we couldn't be sadder about the news.
2015-07-181h 16Top 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 27/03/15Internet issues aside we are all together again. Sean and Paul play Hotline Miami 2, Life is Strange episode 2 and both finish Ori and the Blind Forest. Sean is also checking out Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 and Tales from the Borderlands episode 2. Jon continues with Pokemon Shuffle and returns to Payday 2.
That Netflix Zelda rumor is proven false, Zelda WiiU gets pushed back out of 2015 and the updated Dark Souls 2 gets a price structure.
2015-03-291h 40Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 20/11/14Paul continues with the new Binding of Isaac and Jon joins in and plays through all of Picross e5. Sean and Paul both play through A Bird Story. Then Sean plays some Luftrausers, Sunset Overdrive, Smash WiiU and Bayonetta.
There isn't much news, G4 is officially gone.
2014-11-211h 09Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 24/08/14We lose Jon to yet another convention since PAX is this weekend. Sean and Paul are left to reminisce. Paul goes back to DayZ and gets freaked out from Five Nights at Freddy's. Sean continues his necrodancing, gets quite confused with Invisible Inc and really enjoys Hitman Go.
For news we talk about Amazon's purchase of Twitch, September's PS+ offers and interesting Mario Kart 8 DLC is revealed.
2014-08-291h 09Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 31/07/14Finishing up his third convention recently, Jon talks about his time away Shovel Knight and Tappingo. Paul continues with the new Hearthstone expansions (Sean takes a crack at them too) as well as trying out EVE Online. Sean plays through episode four of The Walking Dead's second season.
The PS+ games for August are announced, there is a Firefly MMO coming and the Last of Us movie is green lit.
2014-08-021h 30Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 17/07/14We tried to get Jon on this episode but he continues his convention traveling with stop number two. In the mean time both Sean and Paul finish Shovel Knight. Paul also dips back into WoW and doesn't like Unturned. Sean finises Monument Valley, Murdered: Soul Suspect and starts up Strider.
In the News section we bring up how Microsoft created the largest layoff in history, EVO, Destiny pre-order information, digital sales at retail and how Dota is being shown on TV.
2014-07-181h 14Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 10/07/14Jon is travelling to another convention this week so Sean and Paul get deeper into Murdered: Soul Suspect and Shovel Knight. Sean also plays through the final episode of The Wolf Among Us and Rayman Fiesta Run. Paul is only playing Payday 2.
Cliffy B returns to the game industry starting up BossKey Studios. We also talk about the announcement of Battleborn, the iOS App Store turning 6 and pricing information for the single player portion of Hearthstone.
2014-07-121h 15Top 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 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 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 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 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 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 Fitness
2013-11-081h 45Top 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 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 - PAX Prime 2013 EditionJon and Nathan return from Seattle to talk all about this year's PAX Prime. Sean quickly mentions his time with Rayman Legends and The Room Epilogue and we bring up some brief news. After than we jump right into the PAX talk, Sean's internet dies and everyone has a great time!
2013-09-062h 00Top 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 - 04/07/13This week Jon is talking all about Picross E and Super Luigi U with Sean. Sean also brings up more of The Last of Us and gushes over Game & Wario. Nathan talks The Last Man and Demon Souls.
The news section brings up the recent decision from Microsoft to stop charging for patches, DoubleFine asking for more money for Broken Age and Klei Entertainment announces a new game.
2013-07-051h 31Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 30/05/13Sean has returned from his trip overseas with grand tales of his travels. We discuss some of the games and toys he purchased as well as some upcoming plans. Nathan isn't here this week and Jon discusses Final Fantasy 8 while Sean talks about 999.
News is scarce since E3 is getting close but we talk about the ending of Curiosity, Double Fine's new Kickstarter and the two Humble Bundles currently going on.
2013-06-011h 12Top 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 05/04/13This week Sean and Jon get more in depth with Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon as well as Sean's time with Bioshock Infinite. Nathan looks to Telltale and plays some Jurassic Park and Puzzle Agent.
We also discuss LucasArts being closed down and the loss of Star Wars 1313 along with Roger Ebert passing away.
2013-04-061h 19Top 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 21/02/13This week we rush through a bit (yet still end with an hour and a half long episode). Sean and Jon are continuing with Fire Emblem Awakening quite a bit. Sean also finished Ni No Kuni and The Room along with Nathan.
News is the big deal this week! Another Nintendo Direct happens showing off the "Year of Luigi", Hotline Miami is coming to the Vita, The Room is getting a sequel and that's about it....Just kidding! The scheduled Sony event shows off the all-new PlayStation 4!
2013-02-231h 35Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 07/02/13Jon's here talking about Parasite Eve as well as some more Fire Emblem: Awakening with Sean. Sean also continues his trek through Ni No Kuni and Nathan finishes up Phantom Hourglass.
News on the Ouya and Durango surface as well as some details about the next Assassin's Creed and Rayman Legends being delayed.
2013-02-091h 42Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 18/01/13We're all back for a regular episode and have been playing a lot. Nathan plays new iOS hit Hundreds. Jon is checking out DmC as well as Wake Up Club with Sean. Sean also finishes up Gravity Rush and starts playing Analogue: A Hate Story.
There's a lot of news including information on the Steam box from CES, more updates on THQ, Dead Island Riptide's collector's edition, new Pokemon games announced and quite a bit more!
2013-01-191h 21Top 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 - 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 04 - 10 - 12Jon is away this week so we're joined by Paul Fleck of Pixel Response. He's been playing some Borderlands 2 (same with Sean) and Binary Domain, while Sean finishes off Jack Lumber. Nathan is currently stuck trying to find a game to hold his attention.
As for the news, the WiiU launch lineup has been announced, Cliff Bleszinski leaves Epic Games and Xbox Live is now offering "rewards" based on your gamerscore.
2012-10-051h 17Top 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 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 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 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 - 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 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 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.
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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 20 - 09 - 10This week Jon is sick and Sean messes up the release date of Comic Jumper repeatedly! Nathan talks Dead Rising: Case Zero, Shibuya and Halo: Reach. Sean brings up Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, Puzzle Agent, Guilty Party and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.
As for news, the Tokyo Game Show is happening and a smorgasbord of announcements come out. The next Devil May Cry game is announced. Suda 51 announces two new games he's working on. Along with this, Dead Rising: Case West, Alice: Madness Returns and Pixeljunk Lifelike get teaser trailers. Halo: Reach loads times are discussed along with some...
2010-09-231h 29Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 03 - 08 - 10Nathan kicks us off with some of his Limbo wrap up, The Club and the Kane & Lynch 2 demo. He and Sean also discuss their opinions on Clash of the Titans and Alan Wake's first piece of DLC: The Signal. Sean also brings up some of the Darkness and more on Wanted: Weapons of Fate. Jon wraps us up with Klonoa 2 and Dragon Quest 9.
When it comes to news we talk about punishing people in Halo: Reach, Sony Lifestyle and just how excited we are about The Tester season 2. Valve decides to help out other developers and Kick-Ass is now out...
2010-08-041h 33Top 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 24 - 05 - 10Sean and Nathan bring up their opinions of Alan Wake and the idea of a spoilercast is mentioned. Sean continues to talk about Red Dead Redemption and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Jon then discusses his time with Super Mario Galaxy 2.
J Allard leaves Microsoft and Rockstar announces its opinion on parents buying M rated - and their own personal - games. Blizzard decides to censor the Korean version of StarCraft 2 and Capcom no longer wishes to use its western developers for sequels. To wrap things up we share our opinions on EA's ten dollar idea.
2010-05-251h 13Top Down PerspectiveTop Down Perspective 16 - 05 - 10This week Sean brings up his opinion of Skate 3 and the gang discusses the series as a whole. Nathan and Sean share their feelings about Lost Planet 2 while Jon continues to play the oldest games ever.
On the news side, South Korea is beginning to implement 3D enabled Xbox 360's along with LG's new line of 3D televisions. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is announced and we share the information we know and how we feel towards it. The final Halo 2 player goes offline and Project Natal schedules an interesting event for it's world premiere at E3. And last, Steam is launched...
2010-05-171h 15Top 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 25Top 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...
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