Critical Arcade

This time Nick and Dave take on the role of the most bodacious of the Four Horsemen, Fury. An unbridled mage with an addhorrent dislike of humans and rules, who needs to track down the Seven Deadly Sins and extinguish their lives. Will Darksiders 3 be THQ Nordic's return to form? Or will it be the final swansong of a respected franchise? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalar...

The world has been plunged into darkness and the future is blanketed in despair. After the rebirth of a luminous bird-like deity, Nick and Dave have been tasked with the restoration of hope and safety back to the lands. Will Nick's vast soulslike reflexes and skill set make this game a breeze? Will Dave just let his AI companion do all the fighting and reep the rewards? Support the show at patreon...

Dave and Nick hit the gym, grab some Lancer Rifles and find themselves drafted into the COG. Their mission? to map out the Locusts' tunnels and blow them all to hell! Will Dave forever be a Fanboy of the Cole Train? And will Nick ever work out the reload mechanic? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.com Email us at nick@criticalarcade.com and dave@criticalarcade.com Th...

Nick and Dave return to Pandora to help their old Vault Hunting comrades against the maniacal Handsome Jack, Pandora's new overlord. With guns galore and enemies everywhere, somehow this game still packs a coherent punch. Will Dave be driven mad by searching for the perfect gun? And will Handsome Jack's sociopathic charm sway Nick? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.c...

This week, Nick and Dave flip their caps 'round, abandon their mothers, and set off for the region of Paldea. This time having to juggle school life, finding Titans, battling Gyms, and thwarting Team Star. Will Dave's wife run away with the new sexy Professor Turo? Will Game Freak ever get Nick's trust back? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.com Email us at nick@crit...

Nick and Dave have their 'Old School' skills pushed to the limit when they take on the role of Samus wannabe, Trace Eschenbrenner, on an unfortunate mission to take down Ridley cosplayer, Athetos, in this metroidvania-inspired 8-bit Adventure. See what we did there? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.com Email us at nick@criticalarcade.com and dave@criticalarcade.com...

Dave and Nick travel back to Midgard to embody the role of everyone's favourite father figure Kratos. This time striving to protect his son from the allure of his fate while teaching him that his actions have consequences. Will Nick include some Kratosian wisdom in his parenting? And does Dave even know where he is? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.com Email us at n...

Having already saved Meridian and its people, Dave and Nick once again take on the role of the fiery-haired maiden herself, Aloy. Can Guerrilla Games stay true to form and deliver another rollercoaster adventure? Or will the boundary-pushing execution make it lose its spark? Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.com Email us at nick@criticalarcade.com and dave@criticalar...

In our first Critical Arcade Halloween Special , Fear junkie Nick and scaredy cat Dave are placed at the forefront of a new government agency, F.E.A.R. Tasked with the assignment of tracking down a literal cannibal and being hunted down by the iconic Alma Wade, this game is sure to dish up some terrifying nightmare fuel. Will this game give Nick the same rush of modern horror games? And will Dave...

Nick and Dave find themselves in deep water as they try to survive planet 4546B. Will Subnautica's never-ending thrill ride of 'He Who Dares Wins' mechanics be too much for Nick? Will Dave overcome his fear of the ocean or be stuck like a Mollusk in his escape pod? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Dave puts on his 'L Plates' and plays Overwatch for the very first time, while Nick revisits a turbulent past and reviews it from the eyes of a Veteran. Can Overwatch 2 reach the same heights as its predecessor? Or will Blizzard drag yet another game through the bushes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Nick and Dave take on the roles of Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett on the mean streets of Miami. Where being a real cop is about body count and comedic banter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nick and Dave hang out with Mario and the Gang. No Goomba Stomping this time. This time we fight for sports supremacy... with a Final Fantasy Twist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! In this episode of the Critical Arcade podcast our hosts, Nick and Dave, strap themselves in for some vehicular mayhem, car-tacular carnage, and extremely dated PS1 graphics. The contestants for this game were born ready and have the narrative credentials to show for it. Let's hope the boys can rev their engines loud enough as they pump the gas in this showstopper tournamen...

This week, Nick and Dave gear up to take up the roles of an ex-mercenary trying to save his daughter and a medicated psychopath trying to control his "broken mind." But is that the only thing that's broken? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode, our dear hosts, Nick and David, had to endure the maniacal insanity of Killer7. A video game birthed by the embodiment of Japanese gaming weirdness himself, Suda51. Will they survive this trip and keep their sanity or could the deranged fun of this game get the better of them? In the name of Harman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our hosts, Nick and David, get transported to the sickeningly engrossing world of the hit title Inside released in 2016. This trip to the drab and faceless realm of mystery and intrigue was amazingly suspenseful and will be talked about for years to come or 44 minutes in this specific case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this, the very first episode of the earth-shattering podcast, Critical Arcade, our two hosts, Nick and Dave, talk about a game that's a part of many a gamer's childhood. The foray into Digimon World for the Sony Playstation is one they are sure to remember... unfortunately. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.