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Episode Notes Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Auri & Mike traversed the sands of time and have both completed Prince of Persia: The L...

Episode Notes Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Auri & Mike bring their detective caps and must podcast to survive the dark place. They...

Episode Notes Alex O'Neill is joined by Raccoon City Radio Cohost Andrew Taylor to discuss their thoughts and feelings on Resident Evil 4 Remake.  1:11:10 - Spoiler Conversation Begins  1:37:56 - Spoiler Conversation Ends (Still some boss video playing though!)

Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Jarrett & Alex sit down to get into the successes and performance issues of Shovel Knight Dig, the ro...

Elden Ring Review Discussion It's time! FromSoftware's hotly anticipated, massively open, and hugely explorative Elden Ring is upon us. After spending some time with it, Alex finishing it twice, Scott about halfway through, we dive into our thoughts on Elden Ring. Alex's Thoughts: I obviously cover most of it in our discussion, but Elden Ring is definitely excellent. It has a huge variety of optio...

Episode Notes Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Tunic is finally here and Alex and Mike are loving its amazingly designed world and uncover...

Episode Notes Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. The Witch Queen expansion has been out for a few weeks and Mike & Alex have been play...

Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review.   For this review discussion, Quin Hoffman is joined by Jarrett Green as they discuss the latest game f...

Episode Notes Its a new year! And so with it a new season of Patch Notes! Alex and Nabeshin sit down to discuss various topics across the video games space, their favorite games, or just whatever they want to talk about at the time. This time, to kick of the beginning of the year (and we recorded this pretty obviously BEFORE Microsoft bought ABK [also: fuck Bobby Kotick]) with our good friend Bran...

Hello and welcome back to another Review Discussion, a feature we're hoping to do much more of in the future! For the uninitiated, a couple of our Irrational Passions hosts and folks sit down and review a game together, either by interview-style or by discussing their time with it! This time I, Alex O'Neill, am joined by the wonderful Quin Hoffman as he picks my brain on DrinkBox's new title: Nobo...

Episode Notes As per tradition, Alex and Nabeshin have sat down to discuss their favorite games from the very weird year of 2021, reflect on the changing of the podcast, end of IPP, and the very very weird year it was, even after 2020. Follow Alex:  @ALFighter27 Follow Nabeshin:  @Nabeshin186

Episode Notes Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Follow Quin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Quantum_Arbiter Follow Mike on Twitter - htt...

Alex, myself, decided that in lead up to Metroid Dread, I'd play every single Metroid Game, again, and boy was it a trip! I got to sit and chat with my good buddy Nabeshin through the ups and downs of the series, where Metroid Other M is today in 2021, and also how Metroid Dread stacks up (spoilers: it's the best one). If you haven't already, check out  the Review Discussion I had on Metroid Dread...

Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Alex's Thoughts In Review:  It's hard to make any buts with me in Metroid Dread. Mercury Steam set out...

Warning, this review discussion does include some spoiler discussions. Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Alex's Thoughts In Review:  Deat...

Episode Notes Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Follow Quin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Quantum_Arbiter Follow Mike on Twitter - htt...

ShowNotes It’s here! The next two chapters of Final Fantasy VII Remake are here, and even if they’re just DLC expansion that comes along with the PS5 upgrade of FF7R, it’s absolutely still worth talking about. Join myself, Alex O’Neill, and Professor RPG Himself Scott White to give our review and thoughts on the $19.99 DLC “Episode Intermission”, which is available to all PS5 owners of Final Fanta...

Episode Notes It’s another rendition of Patch Notes! A one on one show featuring myself, Alex O’Neill, and my best buddy Brian “Nabeshin” Jackson! This week we are joined by Jess & Andrew Cogswell of UpperCutCrit.com to talk all about Mass Effect! With the Legendary Edition just a few days away, we discuss the aged issues of military politics, great character moments, and racism in the Mass Ef...

Episode Notes We're back, myself, Alex O'Neill, and Brian Nabeshin Jackson, to sit down and talk about video games and whatever we'd like to talk about! Today we are continuing our conversation from last time, discussing new consoles, games we need to say something on, and also round out July - December of video games in 2020 and talk about the best and worst. We also share our personal Top 10 lis...

Episode Notes Hello we're back! Yes, it's just Fireside, or one on one, or whatever you want to call it, but we finally have a name for myself, Alex O'Neill, and my good friend Brian 'Nabeshin' Jackson, and our sit down chats. The name fits the idea, periodically we still plan on sitting down and giving updates on what we think of things going on or games coming out. Plus, tune in to our second pa...

Episode Notes Jarrett and Scott sit down to talk about Zachtronic's latest game, the military tactical title, Mobius Front '83. For fans of RTS and other tactic-heavy games, this game should be on your radar!

Review Discussions are an initiative to talk past or beyond a review or in place of a written/video review in a more timely manner. They’re an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may compleme...

Welcome back to Irrational Passions Presents. This time, two of your favorite Irrational Passions Podcasts hosts Alex O'Neill & Brian Nabeshin Jackson once again sit down one on one to discuss what's coming in this next generation. With the purchase of Bethesda, Microsoft has poised themselves to take a whole new array of games as exclusives. PlayStation also has FF16 under its belt, with poss...

With everyone being horny for the Gods in Hades, Quin Hoffman holds an official panel with two esteemed guests to determine which God is the most attractive and who also provides the best abilities in the game. He is joined by Ash Parrish from Kotaku & Jess Cogswell from UpperCut. Join them for a wild ride to determine the Top God in Hades. Follow the hosts and guests! Quin Hoffman Ash Parrish...

Quin Hoffman is joined by Monti Velez, Editor-at-large of UpperCut Crit, to discuss the puzzle game A Fold Apart . A Fold Apart is a puzzle game which is centered around the long-distance relationship between a teacher living in the country and an architect in the city. Follow Quin on Twitter! - Follow Monti on Twitter - Follow IrrationalPassions! - Follow UpperCut Crit! Quin was provided with a r...