4Player Podcast

This week, we are blessed with a Christmas miracle! Carlos joins the call on the spot and stays for the entire show! Not only do we deliver our final thoughts on the ' Halo Infinite ' campaign (minor spoiler warning) but Krispy brings impressions of ' Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach ' and it sounds kind of amazing! Chris Davis talks about his time with the promising (but somewhat controve...

The usual crew is joined by community guest, TheDrunkenMerchant, to talk at length about the new campaign for ' Halo Infinite ' - a game that seems made to appease fans of the series and welcome newcomers in equal measure. Krispy talks about his experience with ' Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker ' now that the hotly anticipated expansion is out. In the second segment, we roundup all of the big announc...

As the years winds to a close, we start to delve into all the fun conversations that come with the Holiday season. With ' The Game Awards ' scheduled to air next week, we talk about the nominees and rattle off an extensive list of games that may or may not make their debut at the big show. As always, take it all with a grain of salt and prepare yourself for some level of disappointment. In the sec...

To those who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving! We here at 4Player are thankful to have such a lively and active community in Discord and on Twitch. So with that in mind, we did something a little bit different this week. We recorded two distinct segments featuring an upcoming game and brought in a community guest to talk about them! First up is Elden Ring ! Our long time community liason, Jager, has...

After rattling off a few quick mentions such as Breath of the Wild , Alan Wake Remastered , and Sackboy's Big Adventure , we finally take a deeper dive into Inscryption . This game is a card-based deck builder that finds really creative ways of blending with elements of atmospheric horror and escape room design. Nolan has continued his Metal Gear run by jumping into Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker...

This week the group takes a deep dive into one of the biggest surprise hits of 2021, Guardians of the Galaxy from Eidos Montreal. David returns to the fray as well to talk about some more weird-ass David games... specifically Mary Skelter 3 and AI: The Somnium Files . Nick shares tales from his brief trip to New York City for the Dexter New Blood premiere and talks about his time with Tormented So...

Halloween season is upon us so we take the opportunity to revisit the new horror-esque DLC, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye and a short but sweet indie horror game called Chasing Static. Krispy sells us on Inscryption, a new horror deck-building game that is dripping with spooky atmosphere. Nick provides a quick update on Metroid Dread and then joins Ed in delivering some hands-on impressions with...

Jeff returns to the fray to talk about Metroid Dread ! The game is out and has defied expectations in a pretty big way. Nick delivers a Far Cry 6 update now that he's had more time to really sink some time into it; turns out.... it's fun... if not also a bit perplexing in it's tone. Jeff and Chris also give their early impressions of the full release of Back 4 Blood which brings the Left 4 Dead fo...

With the recent release of Deathloop, it only makes sense for the Revival Club to look back at the games that helped shape Arkane as the respected development studio that it is today. We went back to 2006 to take a look at a game that feels distinct from the games that define the studio today (Dishonored, Prey, etc). Of course, that game is Dark Messiah of Might & Magic ; a game that is full of hi...

Nick is joined by community guest, Self, and resident fan of obscure FPS games, Chris Davis, to revisit S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat . For the uninitiated, this PC classic is often considered (for good reason) to be the precursor to the successful Metro series. While the series has spanned several major releases and a number of fan-made modded experiences, this particular chapter in the S.T.A.L....

It's been two weeks since our last episode and despite some scheduling issues, the show must go on! It's a 3-player podcast this week but there is a TON to discuss including Nick's thoughts on the release of No Time to Die and a follow-up to our big Deathloop discussion from last week. Additionally, Nick feels compelled to give some VERY EARLY impressions of Far Cry 6 because right out of the gate...

For an episode with so much Deathloop talk, you would think it would have inspired the episode title... but Chris Davis threw that out the window when he let his enthusiasm for I Am Fish bubble over... With that said, we do talk A LOT about Deathloop this week. In fact, the discuss takes up the entire first segment! In the 2nd segment, we talk Kena: Bridge of Spirits , Bonfire Peaks , and of cours...

We kick things off this week with an MCU tangent in the wake of the new Hawkeye trailer plus a rant about the new horror flick, Malignant. Jeff returns to the hot chair this week to talk about The Forgotten City , There is No Game: Wrong Dimension , and his early impressions of Eastward ! Nick gives his early thoughts on Tales of Arise as a newbie to the series and the Chris's give their first imp...

Joseph makes his triumphant return to podcasting in this week's episode! He joins us to give a quick update on his game development adventures, talk about our time co-oping Aliens: Fireteam Elite , and share his unique brand of insight on the state of sequels (including The Matrix Resurrections!) Nick and Nolan talk about their foray into the wacky world of Psychonauts (1 AND 2!); Which continues...

Ed fills the 4th chair this week to talk about Death's Door , Nioh 2 , and a beautiful indie boss-rush game called Eldest Souls ! Nick and Nolan ponder the effectiveness of the long awaited 12 Minutes which is shaping up to be one of the most divisive games of the year thus far. Additionally, Nolan talks about his time with the Riders Republic beta, Nick and Chris hype up the Ghost of Tsushima Dir...

Long-time friend, community member, and former staff member, Jeff DeMelo, joins us this week to sit in for Brad who is absent due to the birth of his 2nd child! Chaos ensues. Jeff shares updates on the development of Refactor , how being a dad has changed his gaming habits, and gets us hype for 12 Minutes (which we'll talk more about next week). We also talk about Recompile , Final Fantasy VII Rem...

Inspired by ' The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles ,' Brad entices the group this week with the Dance of Sedu... *ahem* Deduction. Chris Davis talks up ' Chernobylite ' (the next game from the developers of Get Even) and Nolan revisits the delightful world of ' Overcooked: All You Can Eat ' to talk about the new Birthday Party expansion. We also discuss our time with ' Grounded ' from last week which...

It's been an odd week to say the least. Aside from catching up on games talked about in week's past, Nick has been involved in a comedy of errors involving his PC. On top of that, Chris Davis did the impossible and FINISHED Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey ! With that in mind, we opened up questions this week to the community at large and spent the bulk of the show addressing everything from diffi...

The first segment this week is dominated by games developed by Nintendo or rooted in a deep appreciation of classic Nintendo game design. Nick and Nolan talk up Death's Door which feels heavily inspired by classic Zelda but with a modern spin. Brad is replaying Metroid Fusion in preparation for the release of Metroid Dread and Nolan is playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the first time...

Nolan hosts the show this week since Nick has fallen victim to the perils of being middle-aged. As they say though, the show must go on. Brad delivers his impressions of Monster Hunter Stories 2 (much to the dismay of Chris Davis) and the indie strategy RPG, Wildermyth . Krispy is finally far enough to deliver some juicy impressions of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers now that he's had some time...

Leave it to Nolan to make a game about flipping houses ( House Flipper ) sound super compelling! Additionally, Brad has a "new" game for fans of Slay the Spire called Griftlands , Nick gives an update on his progress in Returnal , and Chris Davis talks about his secret love of Photography... and why New Pokemon Snap doesn't quite capitalize on that concept in 2021. Of course, Nintendo dropped big...

Do you like Metroidvanias? We do! This week, Brad returns to talk about a "gemmie" that you won't want to miss called ' Astalon: Tears of the Earth .' On that same front, Nick played all the way through ' Blasphemous ' and highly recommends it. We also talk about ' Mario Golf: Super Rush ' for the Switch and the demo for the upcoming ' Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin !' In the second segme...

Not only are we rocking shiny new recording equipment (courtesy of our Patreon & Twitch supporters) but there is a LOT to talk about in this post E3 2021 world. Nick finally has a chance to talk at length about what he thinks of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Nolan has found his latest obsession in the form of Industries of Titan . Krispy surprises the group this week with a fantastic discussio...

For obvious reasons, 2021 may be remembered as the strangest year for both E3 and for the industry in general. Now that the first all-digital E3 has come and gone, we sat down to talk about the big news and glaring omissions from this year's bizarre showing. Despite all the weirdness, there is still a ton to be excited about including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, Metroid Dread, Starf...

It's hard to believe but after nearly two years, E3 is upon us. While the show is going full digital this year due to the Pandemic, the industry is bracing itself for announcement season nonetheless. In this episode we take a stab at predicting what we may or may not see at the various presentations from publishers like Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Capcom, and more! We also respond to some predic...