Pursuing Pixels

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're jam-packed with video game goodness once again, so let's get right into it! DJ's PS5 has officially arrived as of this week, and he was delightfully surprised by the console's pack-in game, Astro's Playroom.  And after that, you know he's getting straight into Demon's Souls, which is definitely the system seller for Sony's new platform! John is sticking it t...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're less than full-strength for the first time in a little while, missing DJ this week, but we've still got plenty of games to talk about this week! Randall gets us started with his first impressions of the Xbox Series X and appears to be incredibly happy with his purchase so far!  Between Xbox Game Pass and the platform-wide backwards compatibility, he's alread...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  It's our first episode of the new year, and we're kicking off 2021 with a boatload of games to talk about, so let's get started... DJ gets the ball rolling with a bunch of multiplayer gaming that he's been doing lately, starting off with a Killer Queen Black & Rocket League session that he had with Randall & John over the weekend, and wrapping up with some Apex Le...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels...and welcome to our second annual, end-of-the-year, wrap-up episode!?!  [ Click here for last year's episode! ] To close out 2020, we're highlighting a BUNCH of our favorite games that came up on the podcast over the course of the year—consider it our version of the GOTYs.  And we're closing things out by looking forward to 2021, each resolving to play something fr...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got a full house again this week, and a whole bunch of video games to talk about, so let's get started... DJ kicks us off with an update on Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and finds himself getting sucked back into the game after the Season 2 update—and after burning ourselves out last time it came up.  He also goes on a high-jinks-filled little adventure in Mo...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're breaking the mold once again this week, as we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to chat with Aivi Tran & Sabrielle Augustin —two of the composers of the fabulous Ikenfell soundtrack! We talked about Ikenfell on the podcast a few week's back and the OST was certainly one of the standout feature of the game, for a multitude of reasons!  We keep it...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We are absolutely jam-packed with video game goodness this week, so let's get right to it... John kicks us off with some more Control talk, which leads into a general discussion about aerial combat in games after he tracks down his Daemon X Machina cartridge. Kevin's been streaming a whole bunch of games on our Twitch channel lately and specifically carves out som...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're back with a full house again this week, and we kick things off with a little gaming session in the clouds! John snagged Control on Switch immediately after it was announced, during the most recent Nintendo Direct.  He shares his initial thoughts on both the game, and the prospect of streaming games over the interweb. Kevin & Randall are getting their asses h...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  DJ & Kevin are both getting their resolution games from ' Episode Number Holiday Edition 2019 ' in under the wire this week, before we start thinking about wrapping things up for 2020. DJ gets us started with Deadbolt from Hopoo Games, stealth-driven action platformer that (mostly) lives up to our lofty expectations from the mighty Risk of Rain 1 & 2 devs! Before...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, John kicks things off with a new arcade puzzler, Petal Crash, and he's certainly got the rest of our attentions! Kevin spotlights Yin and Yang , the latest release from mmatt_ugh , and it's yet another slam dunk puzzle platformer.  After that, it's onto the buttery precision platforming of RITE . Speaking of slam dunks, Randall is back on his NBA2K20 bu...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Although we're missing John this week, all four of us have been playing some Killer Queen Black thanks to another ludicrous deal on the Nintendo Switch eshop! From there, Randall & Kevin have mixed thoughts on The Gardens Between, which we discussed digging into a few weeks back on the podcast—once again, thanks to Xbox Game Pass. Kevin tackles Zangyou mode (aka '...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels. It's a full house once again and you know we couldn't talk about Hades for only one week ! DJ & John are digging deeper into the depths of hell this week, but before we get there, we've all been dabbling in the newly released Super Mario Bros. 35—another addition to Nintendo's ongoing celebration of Mario's 35th anniversary! Kevin's doing his usual thing and highli...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're breaking the formula a bit this week, as we had the pleasure to sit down with Lewmoth , a game composer & sound designer who's worked on a number incredible indie games—with even more still in the works. We had already played stuff like Lianthus & Control Co. , but Lewmoth has worked on an incredibly wide variety of games, as well as within many different mu...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  This week, we're finally getting into some of the recently released heavy-hitters on Nintendo Switch, starting things off with a discussion on Super Mario 3D All-Stars.  Continuing the Mario celebration, John checks out Mario's Super Picross , which recently came to North America for the first time via Nintendo Switch Online. From there, Kevin highlights Guardian...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Kevin's been gushing about New Super Lucky's Tale like crazy lately, so Randall & Tina booted it up this week to plow through a few more levels; once again, thanks to Xbox Game Pass .  Speaking of Game Pass, Randall & Kevin are loving the retro-arcade vibes of Hotshot Racing , which hearkens back to SEGA's best low-poly arcade racers, Outrun & Virtua Racing. After...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  DJ kicks us off this week with a trifecta of games that he's been playing since we chatted last.  He's conquered Civilization VI from virtually every angle, earned a victory in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and started up DOOM: Eternal—and he's encouraging us all to check it out! Speaking of conquering games, Randall finally wraps up Monster Boy & The Cursed King...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got a full house again this week and we kick things off with our recent Fall Guys burnout—after DJ wins 30+ crowns?!?! Kevin's highlights a couple of retro inspired indie games: [Speer] is an incredibly crafty single-screen platformer & Out of Ammo is a break 'em up inspired by ZeroRanger . John & DJ were squeezing in some Civilization VI before recording la...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels...and welcome back DJ!  He's certainly been playing his fair share of games since he's last been on the show, and he kicks us off with a debriefing of everything he's polished off in the last six months. After that, DJ & John take a deeper dive into Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night , specifically highlighting some of the game's 'extra' modes.  Randall keeps us in t...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got a trio of metroidvanias on the docket this week, but before we get to that, John dusts off Rune Factory 4 in an effort to achieve some feeling of progress. Speaking of progress, Randall's still chipping away at Monster Boy & The Cursed Kingdom and now has Kevin along for the adventure!  John is looking for his next Metroid Prime fix and starts up Journey...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Randall & Kevin kick things off this week with their first impressions of the new Battletoads game.  From there, we talk about a trifecta of games that were both announced & released during the most recent Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase: John journeys into the infinitely-repeating landscapes of Manifold Garden , Kevin scratches the surface of the waters in S...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Kevin kicks things off with a quick update on Bad North & Kingdom: Two Crowns—a couple of roguelike strategy games that are incredibly tough to put down! Randall checks out the new demo for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: 1+2, and we cannot wait to get out hands on the full release!  John sticks to the extreme sports, and follows things up with Snowboarding: The Next Phas...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We're getting straight to the point this week, and keeping things short and sweet. Kevin kicks things off with the demo for Akurra , an upcoming Game Boy Color-inspired puzzle adventure.  He wraps up the episode with yet another demo for emuurom , an upcoming game for the TIC-80 fantasy console. Before we get to that, John discusses the Picross S trilogy of games...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Sony finally throws us a bone on PlayStation Plus with Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, and Randall & Kevin waste no time getting into it!  From one online-multiplayer game to another, John's been getting a daily dose of Dauntless lately, and Kevin joins him on a couple of quests. Kevin dives into the murky waters of Sea Salt, an incredibly unique action-strategy gam...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  Last week, John somehow forgot to mention Blaseball , so we kick things off with a deep dive into the nuances of the newly-emerging sport.  Speaking of new, Kevin's playing Carrion, which just released this past week, and is loving the John Carpenter/David Cronenberg vibes. From one horror-themed game to another, Randall & Kevin are hooked on Demon's Tilt; a massi...

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We warm up the mics this week with some Nintendo 64 nostalgia to celebrate this 'milestone' episode.  John keeps the Nintendo nostalgia train rolling with Metroid Prime 2: Echoes—needing to get his Samus fix after discussing In Other Waters last week. Kevin talks about a bunch of games from Matt Hobbs (aka mmatt_ugh ), starting off with his entry into this year's...