Creature Cast — The Official Console Creatures Podcast

Steve and Bobby return this week to head underwater and discuss two of this month's exciting releases! Nintendo's Endless Ocean Luminous is a relaxing and chill title that has you scanning various fish species while searching for trinkets in the Veiled Sea. Meanwhile, Another Crab's Treasure is a wacky Souls, where you play as a hermit crab trying to buy back his repossessed shell. It...

Our Stellar Blade review is this week's topic on CreatureCast! We're joined by the team from PlayStation Generation, our sister podcast, to discuss the first game from South Korea's Shift Up Studio! Stellar Blade stars Eve as she battles the Naytibas, an alien force destroying Earth, sending humanity to a space colony. Eve and her comrades land on the surface to reclaim the extinct Ear...

The trio is back together once again to talk about what games have caught their attention over the last couple of weeks! There's a mix of new and old this week, so sit back and join in on the fun! (0:00) Intro (6:57) Kudzu (16:45) Fallout 76 (31:14) Fallout TV Series (37:58) Harold Halibut (47:05) Star Fox 64 (49:00) Outro Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.consolecreatures.com⁠⁠⁠ Like and follow us on Social M...

Ubisoft invited Steve and Dave to a preview session of the Early Access title The Rogue Prince of Persia. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Dave had sex 👀 (4:00) The Rogue Prince of Persia demo impressions (11:15) Roguelite elements (15:39) Weapons and combat (28:30) Traversal (37:19) Boss encounter (42:22) Final thoughts ahead of Early Access One of the oldest action franchises was reinvigorated early in 2024...

Steve and Bobby are coming out of Vault 33 to discuss the Fallout television series on Amazon Prime Video spoiler-free! The Fallout television show was created by Lisa Joy and Jonathon Nolan and executive produced by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner. (0:00) Intro (2:26) Spoiler-free Impressions (6:25) Casting (18:50) Production, Set Design, Music (24:07) Binge Watch Verse Weekly Format (3...

Steve and Bobby are impressed by Shift Up's Stellar Blade demo in the lead-up to launch. Despite some of the controversy surrounding the title, the gameplay has a lot to offer fans of Nier and Sekiro. Horizon Forbidden West is finally on PC and, thanks to Nixxes, performs smoothly for returning players. (0:00) Intro (2:14) Stellar Blade Demo Impressions (22:12) Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Platinum...

Steve and Bobby are back and still deep into Dragon's Dogma 2. Bobby is attempting a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Platinum run and also discusses starting The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. We also discuss current discourse in the game industry and how hard it is to be friendly to developers. (0:00) Intro (4:32) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Platinum run (9:40) Dragon’s Dogma 2 update (32:48) R...

It's the first Creature Cast x PlayStation Generation crossover episode! Steve, Matt, Court, and Bobby have been playing Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin and are ready to discuss it. Is Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin worth your time? How does it handle? Are enemies as challenging as they are in Nioh or Wo Long? The team discusses all of these things and more in our review. (0:00) Intro (...

Steve and Bobby are back this week, heading into the Rift to discuss their time with Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2. How does Hideaki Itsuno's sequel feel after a decade removed from its predecessor? It's an excellent follow-up filled with moments of greatness. (0:00) Intro (2:20) Dragon’s Dogma 2 Review-in Progress (7:36) Do you need to play the original? (14:21) Game overview (15:44)...

We're kicking off the week with a special episode of CreatureCast! We're playing Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin for review and have some early thoughts about the open-world samurai title. Rise of the Ronin is an open-world, combat-focused action RPG in Japan when significant changes unfolded. Coming off the end of a 300-year-long Edo period, known as "Bakumatsu," Rise of t he...

This week, We're joined by a video game media panel to discuss Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and we're going all in on spoilers! We discuss things we liked about the second game of the Remake trilogy, things that didn't work and the divisive new ending that will get people talking. Our panel consists of: Wesley LeBlanc of Game Informer (@LeBlancWes) https://twitter.com/LeBlancWes Hayes Ma...

Victor Lucas joined us this week to discuss Electric Playground! Every Saturday morning, many of us would tune into the iconic show by Victor and his team, hoping to one day enter the video games industry. Now, we're discussing the legacy of the show Victor created in 1997 and how now is the perfect time to launch this massive endeavour of bringing back Electric Playground Classic. Watch episo...

A week where new Pokemon games are announced is worth pulling our own Professor Oak as Jake Steinberg returns to Creature CastQ Steve and Jake catch up over Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a poker roguelike, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and Pokemon TCG Pocket! (0:00) Intro (1:52) Jake Steinberg update (Steve + Jake getting swol) (6:32) Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (17:52) Balatro (24:06...

A special interview with Survivorman himself, Les Stroud! Steve and Court sit down with Stroud to chat about his new VR game Suvivorman VR: The Decent . They chat about the process of adapting to VR, production, the future of creating more games, and getting more people to (as the kids say) touch grass! (0:00) Intro (4:48) Suvivorman VR: The Descent (6:44) Les Stroud joins Creature Cast (8:42) Ada...

This week we dive deep into a spoiler-free review of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! Bobby has rolled credits and talks everything from the characters, summons, the open world areas, changes to the battle system, chocobos and more! Before we call it a day, Dave talks Helldivers 2 and Steve got his hands on Skull and Bones and Balatro! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.consolecreatures.com⁠⁠⁠ Like and follow us on Socia...

Steve and Bobby sit down this week to discuss Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers 2. The live service title has been a massive hit for the studio and PlayStation as it breaks records on Steam and continues to deliver some incredible clips on social media of the ragdoll physics and exciting encounters with bugs and androids! We dive so humanity survives. Together For Liberty. Steve also raves about...

This week the guys sit down to talk about Foamstars, the latest PlayStation multiplayer release, Persona 3 Reload and the Persona franchise, and some of the games to play during Steam Next Fest. (0:00) Intro (1:44) Foamstars (24:35) Persona 3 Reload and the Persona franchise (37:17) Mad Max (42:47) Steam Next Fest

Just moments after PlayStation’s State of Play the guys got together to break down everything we saw and chatted about what they're most excited about! You can also check out the YouTube version of this episode anytime right here! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.consolecreatures.com⁠⁠⁠ Like and follow us on Social Media: Twitter: @ConsoleCreature YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@ConsoleCreatures⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: @RealConsoleCreatur...

Steve and Bobby follow up this week's Obsidian interview with Palworld discussions and a brief review of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. After selling over 8 million copies, Palworld developer Pocket Pair released a roadmap discussing plans coming to the breakout hit. Steve discusses his time with the game on Game Pass and hopes for the future. We have a big review landing next week too so sta...

Steve and Bobby are joined this week by Obsidian's Carrie Patel and Gabe Paramo to discuss Avowed, the highly anticipated title launching in late 2024. Avowed's presence at the Xbox Developer_Direct brought the internet together. Now, Carrie and Gabe provide us a ton of insight into what goes into developing Avowed and how it differs from previous games by Obsidian. (0:00) Intro (3:00) Car...

This week we hear from you as we go through the results of our 2024 Audience Suggestion Poll! What do you want to hear and see on the podcast and at Console Creatures? We take a look! Plus, a playlist of games ranging from Steve's hunt for the final collectibles in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Bobby's love for Alan Wake 2, and Dave dipped into an impressive mod for a classic N64 game!...

Steve and Bobby sit down to discuss Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered and all the new content included. Between the fine-tuned campaign, interactive Lost Levels, and roguelike mode No Return, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is an exceptional game that holds up four years later thanks to the bold and daring storytelling Naughty Dog is known for. With a second season of  The Last o...

This week we're sitting down to chat about one of the first big releases of 2024. Prince of Persia is back with a new title for the first time in over 10 years... was it worth the wait? We answer your questions about the game and discuss everything from the combat mechanics, Metroidvania elements, boss fights, platforming, and more! (0:00) Intro (1:26) CES 2024 (7:28) Prince of Persia: The Los...

Happy new year gamers! The Console Creatures crew is back to talk about some of their holiday break gaming before digging into Dave, Steve, and Bobby's most anticipated games of the year! Hellblade 2, FF VII Rebirth, Princess Peach: Showtime!, Hades 2, Prince of Persia, Helldivers 2, and more! (0:00) Intro (7:22) Dead Space (Remake) (20:30) Baldur’s Gate 3 & Avatar Frontiers of Pandora (26...

As the wild year of gaming comes to a close, we talk about our personal top games of 2023 and a ton of others on our collective list from consolecreatures.com. Dave, Bobby, and Steve sit down to chat horror, RPG's, platformers, roguelikes, and more! Thank you for continuing to adventure with us through our first full year as a podcast and we can't wait to share more in 2024! Episode timecodes and...