Boulder Punch Podcast

WE GOT TOO PREOCCUPIED, WHOOPSIE! We thought we'd be able to give concise thoughts on all the recent news before talking about Devil May Cry 5 . We were so very wrong. Between the trailer for Across the Spider-Verse , all the latest info from Star Wars Celebration and more, we realized deep into this one that it'd have to be its own episode. So, come tune in as Alec, Brian, and returning guest Tre...

"IF YOU WANT IT..." *SCRAPING OF PLASTIC LAWN CHAIR* "THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT." In our second episode of the day, we finally get to the main topic we tried to get to the first time! After ten years of fighting game appearances and bad reboots in the hopes of appealing to the west, Devil May Cry finally announced its return at E3 2018, setting the fans in a frenzy of excitement. As it finally l...

HE SAID IT, HE SAID THE THING WE LIKE! The original Resident Evil 4 has been considered one of the greatest games ever made, one that revolutionized and pioneered the modern third-person shooter. So needless to say, the idea of a remake in the style of 2 and 3 seemed somewhat redundant and worrisome, as the original release still holds up to this day. Now that the revamp is finally out, and with e...

THE MOST UNHINGED EPISODE YET. The boys are joined by Trey (@PrivateSpidey) once again to continue their saga covering the Devil May Cry series! Devil May Cry 4 was the franchise's first generational jump to a new line of consoles and technology, but how exactly did it stack up to the original sixth-gen trilogy? Tune in as Alec, Brian, and Trey discuss recent news and the game itself!

"DANTE, WE REALLY WERE A DEVIL MAY CRY 3: DANTE'S AWAKENING ." - LADY No franchise has had quite the journey that Devil May Cry has. Starting off as a prototype of Resident Evil 4 being made into its own action game, leading to a sequel that nearly killed the franchise dead in its tracks, followed by a threequel that reignited what made it special to begin with, and that's only BEFORE the past fif...

OUR REVIEW OF THE HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION IS HERE! There was a time where it seemed like an adaptation of The Last of Us would be in development limbo forever. Three years ago, that all changed with the announcement of the HBO series. Now, all these years later, the highly-anticipated and praised adaptation of the PlayStation classic has finally released its entire first season. There's so muc...

NO NIKOLAI AND CHRIS RUNNING IN A CIRCLE SHOOTING EACH OTHER, 0/10. With the remake of Resident Evil 4 only two short weeks away, it's time for us to live up to our name and look back on the first two that helped reignite survival horror. Much like how their originals pioneered the genre, the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 helped usher in a new era in a time where it seemed like ho...

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Quantumania has been marketed as the most important project in the Multiverse Saga thus far, especially with Kang making his move after being unleashed in Loki . Despite the plan coming to fruition, however, all of this pressure has crashed down on the film, being one of the lowest-reviewed in the entire franchise and with reports of troubled production circling about...

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A LOT HAS HAPPENED! It's been about two weeks since we last recorded, and in the wake of the Super Bowl, there have been more trailers and pieces of news than you could shake a stick at. There's a whole lot to cover, so tune in as Alec and Brian break down and give their thoughts on all the new developments from the past few weeks, from rumors about Spider-Man in The Kang Dynast...

NOW WITH A TALKING PROTAGONIST! (BATTERIES SOLD SEPARATELY) When the Dead Space remake was initially announced back in 2021, everyone was skeptical, especially when Glen Schofield's Callisto Protocol was announced several months prior. After nearly two years waiting for both, only one of them ended up being well-received, and not the one anybody expected. Despite all expectations going against it,...

YOU SHOULD'VE HEARD US OUT, JAMES. After much anticipation from fans around the globe, James Gunn and Peter Safran finally revealed some of their plans for the DCU's first chapter, titled Gods & Monsters . While it was never going to satisfy every fan, reactions have been a lot more mixed than expected, particularly due to this not being the clean slate some of us hoped for. So, after they pit...

WE ARE SO SORRY. We have broken our promise about keeping the show shorter yet again in order to talk about one of the highest-regarded pieces of fiction of all time: Breaking Bad . This show started nearly fifteen years ago as an unassuming dark comedy on AMC, before evolving into the juggernaut drama we know today. There's a lot to cover across the show's five seasons, from character arcs, to fa...

HAPPY DEAD SPACE DAY! The long-awaited Dead Space remake is finally available worldwide! To celebrate, Brian and Alec have decided to take a look back at Isaac Clarke's original adventures that started it all! The original Dead Space trilogy has (for the most part) been hugely influential for sci-fi horror in multiple mediums, so come join the boys as they go over their thoughts, preferences, and...

WE HAVE IDEAS FOR YOU TO STEAL! With the recent hirings of James Gunn and Peter Safran as the head producers of DC Studios, many people are wondering what the first slate of this rebooted universe will look like. Many people also have desires and ideas for what this slate should look like, and the boys are no exception. Tune in as Brian and Alec share their visions for what a Phase 1 of the new DC...

"ELLIE, DON'T KILL HER! SHE'S THE LAST OF US, TOO!" Alec and Brian agree on most things, as they've established they are basically variants of each other from different dimensions. The Last of Us Part II is one of the few points of contention between them. Alec believes it's a masterpiece, while Brian believes it should be thrown to the clickers. Once and for all, the two will duke it out in this...

THE REAL NEVER-ENDING STORY! The Last of Us was a bit of a risk on Naughty Dog's part back in 2013, but it paid off far more than anyone could've predicted. For the past decade, the game has been lauded as one of the best ever created, many regarding it as THE best, and it's quite literally changed the game for single-player titles and interactive storytelling. So much so that it was released agai...

FAREWELL, 2022! Another year has come and will soon be gone in a couple weeks' time, and although plenty happened this year, it still feels like an appetizer to the main course. Luckily, there's plenty to talk about, as numerous glimpses into what the entertainment industry is cooking have dropped. So, tune in as Brian and Alec look ahead to several highly anticipated things happening in 2023 and...

"READY YOURSELVES." After four long years of waiting, God of War Ragnarök has finally been released for everyone to experience. This game is jam-packed to the brim, and clocking in even longer, so the only way we can do it justice is to give you all a jumbo-sized episode! Tune in as Brian and Alec dive deep into the highs and lows of this massive chapter in the saga of Kratos, as well as giving th...

"ONLY THE MOST BROKEN PEOPLE CAN BE GREAT LEADERS." Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a film that had everything going against it, and despite everything, it's somehow prevailed. Not only as being a solid and successful film, but in paying tribute to one of this generation's most influential icons, the late, great Chadwick Boseman. Alec and Brian have a lot of love for this film, and therefore a l...

"I AM YOUR MONSTER NO LONGER" With the recent release of God of War: Ragnarök , we figured there was no time like the present to talk about its predecessor. Winning numerous awards and garnering mountains of praise, 2018's God of War is considered one of the generation-defining titles of its era. Its success is absolutely undeniable, but nearly four years later, how does it hold up? Tune in as Ale...

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN! Remakes are nothing new to the games industry, they've been around for quite some after all, but they're especially in demand today with new technology promising a lot for companies and developers to make a game better and sell it at full price once again. However, it's not as easy of a slam dunk as it may seem, and if the past month is anything to go by, some companie...

MICHAEL MOUSE STRIKES AGAIN! So much has been happening in the world of Doctor Who this year, it's enough to make anyone's head spin. From Ncuti Gatwa being cast as the next Doctor, to David Tennant and Catherine Tate returning in the 60th Anniversary next year, to Disney+ nabbing the worldwide distribution rights, and of course, the blockbuster swan song for the Thirteenth Doctor herself, Jodie W...

WE'RE BACK! It's taken many months and loads of procrastination, but after half a year of getting ready, Alec and Brian finally introduce you to the premiere of the Boulder Punch Podcast ! And what better way to kick it off than doing what they do best? That's right, complaining about the lack of video game content. This past summer was a dry spell when it came to movie and video game showcases, w...