Cast Reflect

This week it's your monthly look ahead episode, and this time, Josh and Con are diving into July, While it is a pretty quiet month on the AAA front, there are plenty of indie titles that have caught their eyes.

In this week's episode, Josh and Con look back at what is turning out to be a glorious year for game releases. The boys evaluate the year's first six months, picking out some particular highlights while taking stock of 2023's overall video game landscape.

The prediction results are in and it's fair to say, it didn't quite pan out how the boys thought it would. Nevertheless, the show was jam-packed with a host of new video-game announcements for Josh and Con to get stuck into. Hear their thoughts in this week's episode!

Summer Game Fest is finally here and in this week's episode, Josh and Con give their five "industry insider" predictions of what will be announced at the show. The results will be revealed in next week's episode, and listeners can expect a full house of ten out of ten.

In this episode, Josh and Con take a look ahead to June and pick their particular highlights for the month, including a quick preview of Summer Games Fest. They also finally discuss the result and some of the narratives of the CS:GO Paris Major.

In this week's episode, Josh and Con talk all things PlayStation Showcase, which included a whopping 34 new game announcements and updates. Amongst these were first-party titles, indie delights, and a handful of VR experiences for the boys to sink their teeth into.

The day has finally arrived: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropped and Josh swore in abundance talking about how good it is. Meanwhile, GQ released a list of the Top 100 video games of all time as voted by industry professionals, so Josh & Con look into it noting any surprises and potential wildcards.

This week Con and Josh share their thoughts on the unfortunate shortcomings of Redfall, and whether it can become the game that was originally promised. They also delve into some of their particular co-op game highlights and discuss what can make a good co-op game.

Early gameplay footage of the photorealistic body cam FPS 'Unrecord' was released last week, prompting Josh and Con to discuss the potential implications of video game visuals becoming too realistic, and at what point you might start to feel uncomfortable playing.

May is just around the corner and with that, Josh and Con look ahead to what is coming out for the month, highlighting their most anticipated titles. Additionally, Horizon DLC 'The Burning Shores' finally dropped so the boys delve into a chat about some of the best DLC ever made.

This week's big news was the announcement that Media Molecule will be no longer supporting Dreams. Josh and Con have a chat about the future of "make your own" video games, including a healthy discussion on the newly released Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

The video game world delivered a pretty slow news week for this episode, but fortunately, Star Wars celebration happened and it gave Josh and Con the bright idea to pick their favourite games from the beloved franchise. It's safe to say they both had very different standards when making their choices.

The week's significant (but sadly not surprising) news is that this year's E3 has officially been cancelled. Josh and Con chat about the announcement's implications, and where it might lead going down the line. On a more positive note: it was also the video game BAFTAs! The boys give their opinions on the winners, which included God of War: Ragnarok, Tunic, and Vampire Survivors to name a few.

In this week's episode, Josh waxes lyrical about Resident Evil 4 Remake and Conall talks up the prospect of Counter Strike 2 after its surprise release window announcement. There's even time to discuss some fond memories of party games, and how good Ultimate Chicken Horse is - even if it did take them seven years to play it.

With the HBO adaptation done and dusted, this week's episode is a feature-length special celebrating The Last Of Us. Josh and Con dive in and chat about the brilliance of the video game series, and discuss how it translates to the small screen.

In this week's episode, Josh and Conall share their thoughts on Atomic Heart, Company of Heroes 3, and finally put the age-old debate to bed: what is the best real-time strategy game?

Hey there, and welcome to Cast Reflect, your new favourite video game podcast! In this inaugural episode, Josh and Conall brush off their podcasting cobwebs and have a general chat about video games to kickstart the new show. When did we get into them? Which ones clicked with us? Why do we love them? This pilot episode is an effort to give any new listeners the chance to learn a little bit about u...