Critical Diversions

Halloween may be over, but Matt's got plenty of spooky things to talk about, such as more unnecessary video game industry layoffs, Inscryption, and identity theft! Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social Podcast art by Natascha Murray Natascha Murray on Twitter - @couchmochi Natascha Murray on Blue...

Matt's getting sick, but we've still got some games and some news to monologue about, including Suika Game, Mario Wonder, Spider-Man 2, and Risk of Rain Returns Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social Podcast art by Natascha Murray Natascha Murray on Twitter - @couchmochi Natascha Murray on Blu...

We've got it all this week, baby. A state of the games club update, a bunch of of games to talk about that aren't Baldur's Gate 3 (most notably Mario Wonder and Spider-Man 2), and the video game industry continues to be gross and bad as hell and everyone should unionize. Also, some ambient drilling that I had to edit around. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Matt Murray...

Cozymeg, Cali, Boogs, Wilkins, and Matt post up to weather the storm together and hang out to talk about Firewatch for a while. We get to hear the female perspective on a lot of things, learn that Matt's wife might divorce him, and there are more dead kids in this one. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.b...

Matt's got a state of the games club update, some games to talk about (including Dave the Diver and Ooblets), and some news to get into. Most importantly, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social Podcast art by Natascha Murray Natascha Murray on Twitter - @co...

Seth, Wilkins, and Matt shelter together for a while to talk about their experiences with Gunbrella, the seemingly overlooked neo-noir action platformer from Doinksoft that released earlier this year. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Seth Sturgill on Twitter - @twodollarhero Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social Podcast art by Natas...

Today on games and news, Matt's got a little bit of games, a tiny bit of news, and a lot of Final Fantasy 7 stuff at the request of Jim (I'm so sorry) Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social Podcast art by Natascha Murray Natascha Murray on Twitter - @couchmochi Natascha Murray on Blue Sky - @c...

Matt's doing another one of these. This time, he gives an update on the state of the games club, talks about The Messenger, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, and some games that are much better than those two! A lot of news to cover this week too, with plenty of layoffs and shitty CEOs. There's some Final Fantasy talk at the tail end as well. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions M...

Cali, Wilkins, Boogs, Jim, Seth, and Matt cover What Remains of Edith Finch in this episode. Besides the game itself, they also talk about family histories, stories, and tall tales, what it's like to live in an Edith Finch-ian house, and plenty of their own haunted family traumas. Lotta crystals and tragically dead kids in this one. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Seth Sturgi...

Seth Sturgill, Andrew Wilkins, and Matt Murray air some grievances over the recently released turn-based RPG, Sea of Stars. But don't fret, there's some positivity sprinkled in there somewhere, we swear. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Seth Sturgill on Twitter - @twodollarhero Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social Podcast a...

Matt Murray's doing a solo podcast, talking about video games, both ones he's played and ones he's seen in the news, and gulping water uncomfortably loud. This go around we're talking about goodies like 30XX, F-Zero 99, Baldur's Gate 3, the recent Nintendo Direct and Playstation State of Play, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth! Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions...

Collin Williams, Seth Sturgill, Jim Masi, Andrew Wilkins, and Matt Murray link up (sans passcodes) to talk about the Zelda Oracle games for the GameBoy Color, recently re-released on Switch. Along the way, they talk about trying to appreciate art from the perspective of the time in which it was made, our general thoughts on Zelda as a series, milk mouth, and horny tree. Critical Diversions on Twit...

Jim Masi, Andrew Wilkins, Seth Sturgill, and Matt Murray meetup to talk about the latest game in the Pikmin franchise, its evolution towards a cozy game, the state of Nintendo's output over the last decade or so, and Oatchi . Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Seth Sturgill on Twitter - @twodollarhero Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Podcast art by Natascha Murray Natascha M...

Andrew Wilkins, Seth Sturgill, Hunter, and Matt Murray link up to talk about Sephonie, the latest game from Analgesic Productions. The conversation gets as heady and in the weeds as you'd expect from this group of folk talking about an existential 3D platformer/puzzle game/visual novel from one of the best game development studios on the planet. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversion...

Seth Sturgill, Andrew Wilkins, and Matt Murray enter the Critical Diversions branded cage to fight about Alan Wake. Turns out, there wasn't as much to fight about as we thought. The combat ain't great though. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Seth Sturgill on Twitter - @twodollarhero Andrew Wilkins on Twitter - Redacted Matt Murray on Twitter - @shyguycity Podcast art by Na...

Collin Williams, Andrew Wilkins, Hunter, Ian, Seth Sturgill, and Matt Murray throw the format of the show out the window on only the third episode to talk about their favorite games of 2023 so far, all while trying to not embarrass themselves while Jim silently judges. Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions Collin Williams on Twitter - @crocomire Andrew Wilkins on Twitter - @bigdawgsonl...

Seth Sturgill, Hunter, Andrew Wilkins, and Matt Murray get together to talk about the WarioWare series in its entirety, from its humble beginnings as the minigame "Sound Blaster" within a Mario Paint successor for the ill-fated Nintendo 64 DD add-on, all the way up to their hopes and dreams for the just announced "WarioWare: Move It!", coming later this year to the Nintendo Swi...

For the very first episode of Critical Diversions, Andrew Wilkins, Seth Sturgill, Collin Williams, and Matt Murray get together to talk about Tears of the Kingdom. It's nearly three hours of largely unorganized talk, and it was a blast all around, despite some technical issues. WARNING: There are spoilers for all facets of the game within, so if you would prefer to wait until you've beaten...