Dreams is the culmination of everything Media Molecule has worked towards for many years. Technically it's impressive, and the people producing content for it are talented as heck... sometimes. &nb...
2020-03-01 14:04:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hidden Tic Tac truths are revealed, Devil May Cry 3 is good, Dreams is full of nonsense, and Laura played a ghost dating game.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a terrific game that has aged astonishingly well, a fact that becomes clear within moments of playing it today.
A good excuse to play it today is D...
2020-02-26 14:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Influencers are like proper celebrities now, so we have to listen to everything they say.
Ninja is an influencer, and he has plenty to say. Recently the Mixer Man caused a fuss by extol...
2020-02-24 14:53:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Secrets and mysteries abound as Ryan Reynolds pretends to be a yellow mouse for a minute.
2020-02-23 21:49:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Swing by the studio and demand we take our clothes off! Podquisition gets a new groove as we try out a studio space and discuss Spec Ops: The Line, Sonic the Hedgehog, and house clothes.
2020-02-20 18:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Darksiders Genesis is a strange one. While it may look like a Diablo style affair, it remains a Darksiders game at heart, with combat and mechanics taken straight from the main series.
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2020-02-19 15:14:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack is a man who knows he doesn't have to apologize, and that's why he's never done it.
Sure, you may feel like you've heard him apologize, a...
2020-02-17 14:38:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Your old pal Jim Sterling is in Philadelphia now, though arriving did not come without a hefty price.
Also, we discuss The Dark Crystal's bad game, pattern recognition in a game about t...
2020-02-13 21:28:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Credit. When people work on something, it's only right to expect those people get credit. Unfortunately, the videogame industry is a wasteland of sleaze, and companies seem to think credit is optio...
2020-02-10 13:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm a big Dark Crystal fan - loved the movie, adored the Netflix show. The latter has been adapted to videogame form as The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Tactics, and it's really quite bad. ...
2020-02-05 14:03:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Pokémon Sword & Shield shifted over 16 million units worldwide despite a significant amount of pre-release controversy. Angry older fans may have promised a boycott, but the game's success has...
2020-02-03 15:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Journey to the Savage Planet is a fun little game that looks a bit like No Man's Sky and plays a bit like Metroid Prime. It's also full of bug-eyed round birds that are kind of adorable, and has a ...
2020-02-01 15:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Frankly, I think this one was really good. Anyway, we talk about monkey films, arcade tables, the official rap song for The Binding of Isaac, Wattam, and more.
Oh, and at some point we ...
2020-01-30 16:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
As a term, "Metroidvania" has existed for almost twenty years, used to describe a certain sub-type of action game. A game like Metroid. Or Castlevania. Y'know, a Metroidvania.
Some crit...
2020-01-27 15:23:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This podcast is definitely not off the rails.
Also, Disco Elysium, TemTem, and Terminator: Resistance.
Yes, a Terminator game happened a little while ago. Even more shockingly, it's quite good! I've been enjoying it, anyway.
An FPS with a Fallout Lite template, Terminator: Resistance is ...
2020-01-22 16:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The game industry hates to take responsibility for its own nonsense, and as regulators around the world hold it accountable for in-game gambling, publishers are scrabbling for a scapegoat. 2020-01-20 15:06:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Baby Butterbiscuits wants his ba ba! Also, we talk about Life is Strange 2, Disco Elysium, Assassin's Creed, and the next generation of consoles.
We take a brief detour from our scheduled Detective Pikachu episode, since we forgot to do a non-game film for the new year. Enjoy Demon Knight, a terrific Tales from the Crypt movie that features ...
2020-01-14 21:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Cats, starring Taylor Swift and Idris Elba as horrible nightmares, is a fine example of how movies are starting to resemble videogames in terms of how they're treated post-launch.
It wa...
2020-01-13 15:04:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We definitely don’t spend a large portion of the time talking about Cats and whether it is great or perfect.
2020-01-10 13:31:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we force ourselves to face the reality that is 2020, I want to take one last look over the previous decade. More than that, I want to think about what influence means.
Today's vi...
2020-01-06 15:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post
With 2019 having concluded, 2020 envelops us in its warm tendrils. Let's look back at the past horrible year before we deal with another horrible year.
2019 is rapidly nearing its bitter end, so it's time once more to smear grime on ourselves, lament loudly, and welcome Skeletor for our annual look at the shittiest games of the year!
From An...
2019-12-30 17:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Yet another podcast where patrons ask the questions and I do lots of answering them all good. Today we chat about eggs, old cartoons, remakes, PS1 games, and the Hardest Thing.
2019-12-29 19:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Award time at last! The Game Awards may have its industry recognition, production values, exclusive announcements, and viewers, but The Jimquisition Awards have a "woosh" sound effect.
Clearl...
2019-12-23 15:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Yakuza, Pokemon, the Xbox Series X and the Game Awards all get talked about. Also, the greatest Urban Champion fan game in the world.
Videogame executives are getting very good at exploiting some peoples' aversion to political discussions, especially when it comes to covering their tracks and avoiding uncomfortable questions.&nbs...
2019-12-16 17:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Talking about coffee problems, David Lynch, Aliens, Assassins, and... Urban Champion.
You can listen/download dire...
2019-12-12 21:08:58 +0000 UTC View Post