Creature Cast — The Official Console Creatures Podcast

A packed week of discussion and games we've been playing! Steve's back from this trip to The Game Awards! We talk about that and what we think can be done to improve it and how the "true death" of E3 could shape the industry. Then, a slew of new games including an exciting preview both Dave and Steve played! Coming up next, our Console Creatures Top Games of 2023! (0:00) Intro (4...

We have some winners and a few key announcements to tell you about! Dave flies solo for this mini-episode to recap a few trailers and game reveals. Also a few key award winners! Stay tuned next week where we'll hear about Steve's first-hand experience at The Game Awards and we'll talk about the show itself! Make sure you check out ConsoleCreatures.com where we have all the big news, tr...

24 hours after the GTA VI trailer leak and the official release, Dave and Bobby sit down to talk about the whole fiasco and the trailer itself! How does it look and what's the game's vibe? What might the story be? How can or should it improve upon its predecessors? We tackle these questions and more! Be sure to stay tuned as we'll have an episode later this week recapping and chatting...

Dave, Bobby, and Steve sit down to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as it turns 25! Memories, influence, and what can this game become in the future? Dave also played an AMAZING indie game! Plus, a great tangent about the state of PS VR2 and what is going on at Sony right now! (0:00) Intro (3:30) Ocarina of Time 25 Year Anniversary (33:33) Astral Ascent (40:38) Lost Judgement (52:00...

This week, we've got an episode chock-full of games ranging from RPGs, horror, action, FPS, and a retro-inspired adventure! Join us as we discuss Super Mario RPG, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Alan Wake 2, and more! What we’ve been playing: Dave -   RE4 Remake, Cavern of Dreams Steve - CoD Modern Warfare 3 Bobby - Super Mario RPG (0:00) Intro (4:13) Alan Wake 2 (9:03) Super Mario RPG  (21:15...

David is joined by Luke Williams to talk about some not-so good news from the gaming industry But before that they chat through wide variety of games they've been playing; including one of Dave's favourite titles of the year so far! (0:00) Intro (1:30) Spider-Man 2 (8:58) Cities: Skylines 2 (18:45) Alan Wake and Remedy games (24:13) Jusant Review (31:40) Nintendo 64 (39:05) Bungie layoffs...

This week Steve continues his hot streak of awesome interviews with Jacqueline Pinol, the voice of Rio Morales from Spider-Man 2! Then then the crew chats about what they think of Super Mario Bros. Wonder! The Creature Cast reviewed Spider-Man 2 spoiler free! ⁠Check that out on your feed!⁠ Or find the SPOILERCAST now live as well! (0:00) Intro (8:21) Interview  (24:15) Spider-Man 2 (31:00) Super M...

We swing our way through New York with Eren 'Caboose' Kose and talk full spoilers for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for PS5! Storylines, characters, suits, and more! The Creature Cast also reviewed the game spoiler free ! Check that out on your feed! Like and follow us on Social Media: Twitter: @ConsoleCreature YouTube:  ⁠ @ConsoleCreatures ⁠ Facebook: @RealConsoleCreature Instagram: @ConsoleC...

This week we have a chance to talk to Mr. Negative himself, Stephen Oyoung! We talk about his time as the character in both Spider-Man games and what it's like to become a comic book character. Then we dig into the game we're playing including Call of Duty, Hot Wheels, VR, and Pokémon! What we’ve been playing: Dave -   Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, MW3 Steve - Assassin’s Creed Nexus, Detective P...

The team thwips in for a spoiler free review of Spider-Man 2! Steve, Bobby, and fellow symbiotic lifeform Luke Williams are here to talk about all things Peter, Miles, and their latest adventure through New York City from Insomniac Games! Like and follow us on Social Media: Twitter: @ConsoleCreature YouTube:  @ConsoleCreatures Facebook: @RealConsoleCreature Instagram: @ConsoleCreatures Website:  w...

Dave has been digging into a bunch of games during the Steam Next Fest, Steve shares a cool new delivery he got, and Bobby joins them to chat about gaming backlogs and Assassin's Creed! What we’ve been playing: Dave - Station to Station, Steam Next Fest (ODR Hockey Heroes, The Last Exterminator, Checkmate Showdown) Steve - Assassin’s Creed Mirage (0:00) Intro (2:54) Steve’s unboxing an awesome...

This week we dig into Steve's time on the track with Forza Motorsport, Dave gushes about Cocoon, and started his time on the ice with NHL 24! Plus, Steve welcomes in a special guest that worked on the historical side of Assassin's Creed Mirage! (0:00) Intro (2:00) Assassin's Creed Mirage Studio visit (10:35) NHL 24 first impressions (15:32) Forza Motorsport Review (33:16) Cocoon (49:40...

This week Court Lalonde joins Steve for a in-depth and spoiler free review of Assassin's Creed Mirage! They cover it all from the combat, to our latest Assassin Basim, the setting of Baghdad, and more! (0:00) Intro (3:11) Hopes of what Mirage would be (6:40) The game’s setting and feel (7:55) Characters and Basim (11:42) How it feels to play within Baghdad  (18:56) Performance and fidelity modes (...

This week Steve and Bobby have been kickin' in like Party Animals, jumping back into the world Cyberpunk, and big changes coming to Sony and PlayStation! (0:00) Intro (5:11) Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (16:50) Party Animals (38:40) Sony’s Jim Ryan Retires Like and follow us on Social Media: Twitter: @ConsoleCreature YouTube: @ConsoleCreatures Facebook: @RealConsoleCreature Instagram: @ConsoleC...

This week we dig into the specs of the leaked "next Xbox" and controller. Then look at the response from developers after Unity announced an upcoming change to their policies! Plus, we check in with a new way to play thousands of retro games and where we are with Starfield. What we’ve been playing: Dave - Returnal, Antstream retro game streaming service Bobby - Starfield (0:00) Intro (2:05) Antstr...

We got hands on with another big game and can't wait to talk about it! George Yang goes over his hour-long demo of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. His hands-on demo included a prologue sequence involving Cloud and Sephiroth heading to Nibelheim and a later sequence where Cloud and his party head to Junon. We ask George how the game plays, learn more about Synergy attacks, and his history with the mos...

It's another epic crossover with The PlayStation Drive! The crew breaks down what we saw at the latest PS State of Play, chats dessert choices, and chirp each other relentlessly. (0:00) Intro (2:35) Opening chirp session (7:35) Desserts and show plugs (10:52) PlayStation State of Play overview (17:16) Baby Steps & PlayStation Plus (20:54) Ghostbusters VR (24:40) Resident Evil 4 VR (27:10)...

Creature Cast has a spectacular hands-on preview of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac Games! We flew out to Los Angeles for a press event to see what the next big PlayStation 5 exclusive has in store for fans. From Steve's time with the web-slinging duo, it sounds like October's biggest launch will be a good time. Like and follow us on Social Media: Twitter:  @ConsoleCreature YouTub...

We're back with another special preview episode! This time Steve and Dave sneak their way through Assassin's Creed Mirage! The game is supposed to be going "back to its roots." But did that translate in our early experience with the game? (0:00) Intro (1:45) Past experience with the franchise (7:49) How Mirage is refocusing (9:33) The scale and feel of the map (11:28) Infiltratin...

In a special preview and hands on episode! Steve and Dave sit down to chat all about the Turn 10 and Microsoft Studios simulation racer, Forza Motorsport! (0:00) Intro (1:09) Preview build set up (6:02) A new focus on your car collection (15:03) How it feels to play the game (23:15) The game’s tracks and race bonuses (30:12) The graphics, FPS, ray tracing, and attention to detail Find all we do wi...

We dive deep into the early and late game systems of Starfield! Dave just started, Bobby rolled credits, and Steve is right in between and each of them have some stories to tell! Plus, Dave is emulating some retro games and lived to tell the tale! What we’ve been playing: Dave - Starfield, emulating retro games Bobby - Starfield Steve - Starfield, Enchanted Portals Find all we do with Console Crea...

George Yang is back this week to break down a whole lot of Starfield. He and Bobby have traveled through space and experienced this massive Bethesda game! What did they think and what are they hoping for going forward? (0:00) Intro (1:23) Starfield Impressions (35:30) Hi Steve! (49:16) Armored Core 6 (108:18) Thoughts heading into the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct

George Yang joins us this week to chat about his time with Armored Core 6 and two upcoming Persona games. All that before we chat about the latest PlayStation hardware including the Portal. The company's latest foray into the world of handhelds. (0:00) Intro (2:53) Like a Dragon Gaiden (5:07) Persona 5 Tactica (11:10) Persona 3: Reload (15:33) PlayStation’s latest hardware announcements (29:45) Im...

Steve "Monday" Vegvari was in Vancouver to tour the EA studios and has a preview of the next NHL game . Plus, they chat about Metroid, TMNT, and Steve also reviews Blasphemous 2! What we’ve been playing: Dave - Metroid Zero Mission, TMNT: Splintered Fate Steve - Blasphemous 2, NHL 24 (0:00) Intro (1:34) Blasphemous 2 (17:30) Metroid: Zero Mission (28:06) TMNT: Splintered Fate (35:52) NHL...

We're joined by Matt from Carpool Gaming and The PlayStation Drive to talk about our summer of gaming and how we just want to chill and play some mindless, simple, fun games sometimes. What we’ve been playing: Dave - Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, Diablo 4 Season 1, Disney Illusion Island Bobby - Final Fantasy 16 & The Crew Motorsport Matt - Trails of Cold Steel 4 Find all we d...