Irrational Passions Presents

In this Best of discussion Logan sits down with Jurge as the two discuss Jurge's excellent Deadly Premonition piece and dive into the story behind Jurge's Lost Oddities series and why he retired it and then get into a personal,introspective, and eye opening look at the two's near simultaneous beginnings with IP. In the read itself Jurge travels to the world of Deadly Premonition and soaks up the T...

On this Irrational Passions Best of Read, Jurge Cruz sits down with one Alex O'Neill to discuss Alex's piece Twilit Ghost Town and the two talk the blast down memory lane it represents for them, Alex's inspiration for the piece, and you guessed it Zelda. In the piece itself Alex leads us through the barren and haunting world of Twilight Princess and explores its failures in living up to the endles...

On this Irrational Passions Best of Read, Logan sits down with Jarrett to have a wide ranging discussion on mythology, storytelling, and the end of an era for Housemarque, in one of the boys favorite conversations. In the read itself Jarrett Green gives a stirring, mythological infused farewell to an incredible era of games by studio Housemarque. Equal parts melancholic and inspired, it is a maste...

Jurge Cruz and Scott White, the retro enthusiasts of Irrational Passions, were set up with a unique opportunity. We got the chance chance to speak with Bryan Bernal, Co-founder and CEO of Playmaji, creators of of the upcoming modular Polymega retro system. [Visit Irrational Passions] ( http://irrationalpassions.com/ ) Follow Jurge on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Polymega Site

Jarrett and Scott sit down to talk about their past with the original Final Fantasy VII and what their hopes and fears are with the upcoming Remake. With Square's 2019 Press Conference just days away, will their hopes be dashed or will they be singing the Remake's praise?

The games developed by Accidental Queens have always focused on the way we interact with technology. Both of their previous titles, A Normal Lost Phone and Another Lost Phone , explored the interactive storytelling potential that lays present within the smartphones we keep so much of our personal lives in. When I reviewed Another Lost Phone back in 2017, I praised it for telling such an intimate a...

Hello and welcome to the Irrational Passions Review Discussion for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. For the discussion, Scott White sits down with Alex O'Neill to discuss Alex's thoughts about the latest title from From Software.

World of Horror is an adventure-horror game with a presentation inspired by the works of Junji Ito that I was able to play an early build of. Follow Jurge on Twitter  @jcruzalvarez26 Visit  Irrational Passions Rate the show on iTunes!

Content Warning: This discussion includes the topics of race, the use of racist behavior, racist terminology and violence. Review Discussions are a new 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 writte...

Alex O'Neill is joined by Brian "Nabeshin" Jackson to discuss their recent Twitter challenge to create a thread listing their 50 favorite games of all time. Check out Nabeshin's Top 50 Thread: https://twitter.com/Nabeshin186/status/1114547005794267136 Check out Alex's Top 50 Thread: https://twitter.com/ALFighter27/status/1121143607484977152 Don't forget to listen to their weekly discussions on Irr...

Review Discussions are a new 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 specifically 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 c...

Social Media Editor and Staff Member Jurge Cruz-Alvarez got to chat with game developer Chandana Ekanayake from Outer Loop games on the subject of Falcon Age! Follow Jurge Follow Outer Loop Games

Jurge got to get hands-on with Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games' Streets of Rage 4 at PAX East, a series very close to his heart. Alex O'Neill got to play at PAX West, so they deiced to sit down and discuss how they feel about the game now having both played it. Read Alex's preview from last year ! Follow Jurge on Twitter Follow Alex on Twitter Visit Irrational Passions

PAX East has a lot of video games. There's also a lot of walking, and walking makes you hungry! Jurge had a recorder on his person, and decided to turn it on while himself, Logan Wilikinson, and Cameron Abbott made the trip over to Shake Shack. Oh, they also talked about video games. Games discussed: Falcon Age Dangerous Driving Hellblade on Switch Katana Zero Follow Jurge Follow Cameron Follow Lo...

Episode Notes This is our article read of Jurge Cruz-Alvarez's piece on the SNK 40th Anniversary collection. Code for this game was provided by the game's publisher. Follow Jurge on Twitter @jcruzalvarez26 Visit Irrational Passions RATE THE SHOW ON ITUNES!

Hello and welcome to the Irrational Passions Review Discussion for Metro Exodus . For this discussion, Jurge Cruz and Quin Hoffman sit down to discuss Quin's thoughts on the latest title in the  Metro  franchise. Quin's final thoughts: Metro Exodus shows how far 4A Games has come, as well as sticking to the roots of what made this franchise what it is. Exodus feels like a culmination of a decade o...

Hello and welcome to an Irrational Passions Article Read. For this read Jarrett Green, will be reading his piece Kratos the Literary Device which was originally published on April, 27th 2018. After the read, Jarrett Green is joined by Logan Wilkinson, Senior Editor, for a discussion. Follow the Author, the Editor, and the Site Jarrett Green Logan Wilkinson Irrational Passions

Hello and welcome to the initial episode of Irrational Passions Presents. This is going to be home to all of the audio features from IrrationalPassions.com . For this Article Read, Quinten Hoffman will be reading his piece Place and Purpose: Desert Golfing. The piece was originally published on April 23rd, 2018. Which you can read here Place and Purpose is a recurring column, where Quinten explore...