In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, David picked an iconic film. Shot in Italy, by an Italian director, with an Italian crew and mostly Italian cast, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly legitimately qualifies as this cycle’s Around the World pick. Clint Eastwood’s most respected spaghetti Western features three antiheroes and an iconic (if sporadic) score. Did our panel enjoy it? Can greedy outlaws be … Continue reading 64: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
MAKING OUT IS PUNK ROCK After a night of hard partying, Sean Diaz, ever the teenager, is late for work. His friends yell his name from the back of the flatbed that serves as their ride. The gruff driver, Big Joe, lays on the horn incessantly. Roused from his slumber, Sean jumps into action as the song “D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice electrifies the scene. Sean sprints … Continue reading Review – Life is Strange 2 Episode 3: Wastelands (PS4)
A JAZZY INDIE WASTELAND You enter the valley of May 2019’s game releases. In front of you are an assortment of groups representing the ten games that are on this month’s list. Some of the larger ones set the scene – a vast, colorful wasteland with pink and yellow punks stalking the grounds. Speedy animals in speedier karts zooming around the perimeter. A retrospective exhibit … Continue reading Ten Games to Look For in May 2019
Since their acquisition in 2007, Monolith Soft has made a name for themselves as a key Nintendo developer. From helping out with large projects like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pikmin 3, to creating intricate worlds of their own in the Xenoblade Chronicles series and elsewhere, their presence as a subsidiary has been extremely beneficial. The rewards for their work appear to be mighty … Continue reading Where is Monolith Soft in Super Smash Bros?
In this Movie-Go-Round Future Classics, Brett proposed Guillermo’s gooey Crimson Peak! Del Toro brought this Gothic romance to the screen, but couldn’t resist throwing in some good old-fashioned cholera ghosts and head bashing. Did David find the spectres scary? Did Nicole ever shut up about kissing techniques and the Hiddlebutt? Join us for this episode of Movie-Go-Round and find out! Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart … Continue reading 63: Crimson Peak
The recent release of FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has refocused the discussion about difficulty and accessibility in games once again. Though this debate is not new (it tends to show up every time From releases a game), it grows louder each time. The questions seem simple enough. Should notoriously hard games include an easy mode? Are accessibility options necessary? Would they impact the gameplay … Continue reading On Sekiro, Difficulty, and Demon’s Souls
Cuphead. God Eater 3. Vampyr and Call of Cthulhu. Final Fantasy XII. Assassin’s Creed III. Several Resident Evil games. There are so many games being ported to Switch, it can be hard to keep track. In the two short years the console has been on the market, Nintendo and third parties have already built an impressive library of new games and ports alike and, over … Continue reading Five Long Shot Switch Ports That Should Totally Happen
In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, Netflix brought this 2015 movie out of left field. Zoom features three interconnected stories, one of them animated, about self-image and artistic expression. In a possibly overthought twist, each story’s protagonist is the creator of one of the others. Join us as we try to sort out all the threads, even as they unravel in our hands, to try and figure … Continue reading 62: Zoom
TAKE A BREATHER After what felt like an extended holiday season filled with high profile games and corporate drama, April’s release schedule looks to keep things level for a few weeks. There are still a couple of attention-stealing titles to look forward to (Moral Kombat 11, Days Gone), and there’s plenty more on the horizon with more getting announced every day, but I’d like to spend … Continue reading Ten Games to Look For in April 2019
ENDING AN ERA AGAINST ALL ODDS I don’t know whether it was a conscious choice on the part of the developers, or just the financial reality of the situation, but it’s now clear to me how small and personal the scale of The Walking Dead: The Final Season has been. Big set piece moments still exist, but they’re fewer and far between. Storytelling devices like … Continue reading Review – The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 4: Take Us Back (PS4)
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