Irrational Passions Presents

Alex and Nabeshin are back together to chat about a new topic: exclusives. Specifically the turmoil of how they've both found themselves feeling about many of Sony's first party offerings this generation.  The two discuss and breakdown the complaints, feelings, and frustrations, namely Alex, from God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, and especially The Last of Us Part II. This is definitely a...

Quin Hoffman is joined by Mike Burgess, Video Producer, & Alex O'Neill, Editor-in-Chief, to discuss the recent mobile port by the Alto Team & Serenity Forge, The Alto Collection . The Alto Collection is comprised of two games, Alto's Adventure & Alto's Odyssey . Both are endless runners with dynamic weather effects and take place on a beautiful mountain slope as well as a gorgeous dese...

Alex and Nabeshin try and have an open and difficult conversation about where Alex feels about The Last of Us in 2020. Alex reflects on where he was at and being a strong advocate for The Last of Us as well as what he feels like after the limited advertising of The Last of Us Part 2. Apologies for any overstepping in the conversations, but please feel free to give us feedback on this! Follow Alex...

Once again it's time to join two friends by the fireside, this time to discuss those special games that speak to our very soul. Alex and Nabeshin pick apart that most recent experience with The Wonderful 101 and beyond!

Quin Hoffman is joined by Chris Compendio of Uppercut to discuss the dystopian action-adventure game, Liberated. Liberated takes place in the backdrop of a near-future dystopia on the brink of revolution, some pretty weighty themes, but does it deliver? How does its depiction of revolution hold up when compared to the real world and even the moment we find ourselves here in the United States? Read...

This is a spoken article read for Quin Hoffman's piece titled "To The 1969 Fairlady Z". Read the piece here Follow IrrationalPassions on Twitter Follow Quin Hoffman on Twitter

Alex & Nabeshin are joined by good friend and confidant, Barrett Courtney, to discuss all the ins and outs of how Royal improves Persona 5. The conversation starts non-spoilery, spoiler timestamp below. 35:20 - Spoiler Zone Starts Thank you to Barrett for joining us follow him @SadBoyBarrett & see his work with Kinda Funny on YouTube.

This is a spoken article read for Editor Jarrett Green's piece on Treachery in Beatdown city! Rate Irrational Passions Presents on iTunes! Read it on the site Intro by Editor Jurge Cruz Follow Jarrett on Twitter

It's been a many few weird months since January and the prospect of Next Gen first came together. Alex and Nabeshin sit down again, this time in a post Coronavirus, post spec reveal, we talk about what could be coming with PS5 and Series X.

For this Article Read and Discussion, Quin Hoffman reads his piece "Animal Crossing Offered Me a Nice Temporary Replacement of Community Work" and is joined by Jurge Cruz-Alavarez to discuss his piece. Follow Jurge, Quin & IrrationalPassions! Jurge Cruz Alvarez Quin Hoffman Irrational Passions

Quin Hoffman, Editor at Irrational Passions, was able to sit down with Greg Haynes of AbleGamers, they were able to chat about the mission of AbleGamers and how they are trying to make games accessible for everyone. Follow Quin - Irrational Passions - Greg - AbleGamers

It's time for another Review Discussion, this time on Moon Studios' follow up to a beloved Metroidvania, Ori & The Will of the Wisps. Editor Quinten Hoffman sits down with Alex O'Neill to discuss what Will of the Wisps has changed, evolved, where combat goes, how it sounds, and the beauty of 2D movement. Alex also mentions the patch situation on console. Alex's Thoughts: Here's the deal: from...

Alex and Nabeshin convene, one month before its release, to discuss every worry, theory, hope, and dream with Final Fantasy VII Remake. If you liked this, don’t forget to let us know and leave us a review! Follow Nabeshin | Follow Alex

At PAX East 2020, Editor Jurge Cruz got to sit down and chat with Kris Antoni, Co-Writer on the narrative driven game Coffee Talk.  In Coffee Talk you play as a barista in a fantastical Seattle filled with civilized monsters and creatures. Jurge wrote about his time with the game in his piece, "Coffee Talk and How Service Work Can Be Meaningful." Give it a read or listen if you haven't already! In...

The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Alex O Neill chats about the visually stunning Greak with Scott White! Follow the Editors here: Alex O'Neill - @ALFighter27   Scott White - @Sol...

The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Video Producer Mike Burgess chats about his game of the show The Pathless with Alex O Neill! Follow the Editors here: Alex - O'Neill - @ALFighte...

The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Video Producer Mike Burgess chats about his time with an upcoming action RPG Genshin Impact with Jurge Cruz! Follow the Editors here: Mike Burge...

The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Editor At Large Jarrett Green chats with Professor RPG Scott White about Yacht Clubs Games upcoming Shovel Knight Dig! Scott's Thoughts: Going i...

Jurge and Mike got restless before the start of the IP PAX East panel, so they decided to grab a microphone, walk around, and casually chat about some of the games they played! So apologies for the mid tier audio! Including: Animal Crossing: New Horizons & Destroy All Humans (2020) Follow Mike on Twitter Follow Jurge on Twitter Visit the site for more PAX East content!

Service work is not very glamorous. It's hard, tedious, and can even be demeaning. Editor Jurge Cruz has experience working on the side of a line, he also has experience making coffee. In this article read of his piece, "Coffee Talk and How Service Work Can Be Meaningful" Jurge discusses how the game Coffee Talk has made him recall his time as a barista. Read the article Say hi to Jurge on Twitter...

Ladies and Gentlemen, it turns out that Bayonetta is Very Good Actually, and that 2010 Jarrett was a fool and a sham. This audio read is from Jarrett Green's article, "I Was Wrong About Bayonetta." Give it a read here if you would like ! Follow Jarrett on Twitter and tell him you liked this! Follow Irrational Passions

Hello and welcome to the Irrational Passions Review Discussion for Kunai. A 2D Metroidvania game partied with a fun personality and interesting platforming mechanics. For this discussion, our editor and reviewer Mike Burgess chats with Alex O’Neill to discuss his time with the game and both of our overall thoughts on the influx of Metroidvania style games on the video game market. Mike’s Thoughts...

This Presidents Day, Jarrett ( @jarrettjawn ) wants to know: Who is the President of Video Games? Alex ( @ALFighter27 ), Jurge ( @jcruzalvarez26 ), and Quin ( @Quantum_Arbiter ) have answers. If you also have answers, tweet them to us @Irrationalpod.

Join your favorite Fireside Chatters: Alex and Nabeshin, as they discuss the boldest of predictions for 2020 and the Next Generation. If you liked this, don’t forget to let us know and leave us a review! Follow Nabeshin | Follow Alex

Alex and Nabeshin, in a classic Fireside chat, invite some friends: Mick Abrahamson and Cam Hawkins, to discuss and rank all of the Kingdom Hearts games, from the first, to ReMind! Follow our guests: Mick - @TheNanoBiologist - see his work on MyXboxAndMe.com , see his streams on Twitch! Cam - @TheCinephileGuy - see his work on DualShockers.com Don't forget to follow Alex & Nabeshin at @ALFight...