Living La Vita Loca

Hi Podgoers. Episode 21 sees us, once again, dip into our new monthly secret freeplay week where both of the co-host's choose a game to review and our counterpart arbitrarily scores it out of 10 based on the accuracy/strength of our reviews. Of course it would happen that both of us would try and cheat and pick 2 games to review this week! Fazz picked an Outrun port (switch) and a new classic Turn...

Olà Podfans... This week on the podcast, we review the PS Vita non-handheld. Sort of. In a way... The little known Playstation TV lands on the shores of Living La Vita Loca and Rich spends some time telling us all about it and its capabilities. Fazz starts saving up for one immediately. Rich also reviews Muramasa Rebirth for the Vita through the eyes of his PSTV. Angry that we haven't talked handh...

Hey Podgoers Snake? Snake?!? SNNNNNAAAAAAKKKKEEEE!!!! Ahhh noone likes to see that game over screen but its worth it for the colonel getting all up in his feelings about our favourite reptilian sleuth. This week on the pod we dip our toes into the murky world of tactical espionage action and talk Metal Gear Solid. We spend time reviewing Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS Vita) and Metal Gear Acid...

Hi there podgoers. This week we break down what makes Little Big Planet great (and not so great) as a franchise through our experiences on the PSP and PS Vita. Sackboy joy or Sackboy annoy? We decide. We also decide which are our favourite video game mascots and why? What even makes a mascot? Also... - Fazz asks Rich 'What is a Pico8?' - Why are we segueing so much? - What will physically hit Fazz...

Hi Pod fans. So it's here... our new series... FREEPLAY WEEK. We have taken two mystery games, played the shit out of them and brought them to the rectangular table at which we sit each week in Rich's house. - Which games have we played? - Are they any good? - What are we even talking about here?! It's a real puzzle but rest assured that once you listen, you'll never unlisten. That's a fact. Enjoy...

Hey ho Podders. This week on the pod we are going to war! Rich is slinging thousands of bullets through the method of shmups on the PS Vita whilst Fazz is using his WWII PSP style rifle to fire back. There's probably only one winner here... Games up for consideration this week are: Dariusburst Saviour Chronicles (Vita) Gundemoniums (Vita) VS Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (PSP) Brothers in Arms: D-Day (P...

Hello Podgoers This week on the pod we get into last week's pod a bit as Rich has unfinished business with his point and click adventure games Grim Fandango Remastered and Virtues Last Reward on PS Vita. Fazz spends a solid 25 minutes talking about all things Lumines (PSP). Or whatever the hell its called! Also we discuss: - How loud should The Second World War be? - Why do we love it when video g...

Hey Castcrew This is a pretty fun pod coming at ya this week. We welcome our friend James Haikney (Haikers) who is steeped in video gaming lore. We specifically get into it on Point and Click games and Haikers brand new Steam Deck amongst many other things such as: - Is Rich wanted by the transport police in Hungary? - What's a verb? - Y PS3 sad? We love it when a pal stops by to let us peek into...

Hey poddlepeople. Welcome back to Living La Vita Loca Podcast. We're definitely fine after our Slam Dunk pod. It didn't take 4 days to come around at all... Anyway... We start by reviewing the Atari Flashback Classics (PS Vita) and Parappa The Rapper (PSP). There's a THOROUGH spreadsheet involved for good measure. Check it out on our socials! Also this week on the pod we are asking the question: W...

Hi Podpeople. Welcome to this very special edition of Living La Vita Loca Podcast or should we say LIVE-ing La Vita in the Loca-l Podcast. We're recording live from Slam Dunk Festival 2023 with friends who love punk rock alternative music AND video gaming too. How convenient. This week we're asking: - What's your personal favourite game ever? - What's your favourite video game add on ever? - Who a...

Hey ho, Pod go! Episode 11 is all about the BEST RATED games on PSP and PS Vita according to Metacritic.com, God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) and Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita). But are they actually the BEST games? Let's talk about it... This leads us into thinking 'What part of a game review REALLY matters?' Let us know what you think on our socials, email or hit us up on WhatsApp. Other consider...

Hi podguys! This weeks pod is a short hit of Living La Vita goodness to match the short hop that Rich is making over to the continent this week. Thats right... its a holiday pod and we're firmly in chill out mode (which was nothing to do with the copious amounts of IPA we'd consumed). With half of the pod speeding across the channel in a train, we in turn, speed through the history of the Ridge Ra...

Episode 9: STAR WARS! And 'Faith Some More'. Heeyyyyyyy! Look... we're not above the status quo. We're happy to fall in line and talk about the "Star Wars" this week. We're hopeful that we might say something a bit different from others but if we don't, we're not sorry. There's only so much you can say about a bin can that rolls on wheels who basically is trolling a whole universe! R2D2 we're look...

Episode 8: Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Olli Olli and Being Skate Mates. As Public enemy once said... "Turn it up! Bring the noise". And by noise they meant 'LLVL podcast'. This week on the pod we review Tony Hawk Underground 2 Remix (PSP) and Olli Olli (PS Vita) but not before we wax lyrical about the culture of skateboarding and how the THPS franchise has shaped our lives. We can't really skate but who...

Hey ho, F*&k it, let's go! Classic set up to a classic pod... Welcome back to L.L.V.L where we had an absolute (hamster) ball of a time speaking with @drawnfromthemind, Nathan Baird this week about what makes a 'good gamer'. His views are very much his own... Firstly, we review Street Fighter X Tekken (PS Vita) and Tekken Dark Resurrection (PSP). People (Rich/Nath) who love fighting games vs perso...

Hey hey Podpeople. This week on the pod we get ready to do battle as we jump forward in time into the world of Wipeout. Rich is backing Wipeout 2048 on the PS Vita whilst Fazz is planning on riding Wipeout Pure on the PSP to victory. Will we come to blows like a Feisar craft getting hit with a homing missile??? The pod even SOUNDS futuristic this week. We definitely planned for the pod to sound ti...

Yo podboppers! This week we move the emphasis away from reviewing our PSP and PS Vita back-catalogue and talk about how we have learned to play videogames over the years in the presence of great beer. Learning options we cover: • Tutorials • Manuals • YouTube • Game guides • Retro gaming arcades Also Rich reviews Call Of Duty: Black Ops Declassified. And when we say review... Well... just listen,...

Greetings podgoers! Its episode 4 of Living La Vita Podcast. Ricky Martin still hasn't sued us, local breweries are still in business and we still love retro gaming on our PSP and PS Vita. This week on the pod, we are joined by a guest who moved a whole 3.4m up the stairs to come and join us as Rich's wife Fiona adds some extra sizzle to our usual layout. This week we ask... - The Sims 2 on PSP. J...

And just like that... Episode 3 is dropping into an earlobe near you. We're as prolific as Harry Kane and as popular as Prince Harry. Alright... slightly more popular... This week we review: • Rock Band Unplugged • Papers Please First up, we discuss our retro gaming shopping habits and then we discover what is more thrilling... - Live Ebay bidding on the pod? - Getting booed off stage as the front...

How do Pod goers! We're back again for another week by popu... som... a morsel of demand. Note: We apologise up front for the poor sound quality up until 08:00. The whirring noise is just our Co-host Chemistry. Thank you to our loyal platoon of listeners. We appreciate you listening more than you'll ever know. If you love or even tolerate our show, please share it with your family and friends. So...

Welcome to the Living La Vita Loca Podcast! We're all about retro gaming here at L.L.V.L headquarters (Rich's spare room) and specifically we want to hold hands with some old handheld friends... This week we introduce ourselves and reveal our love for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PS Vita. Join us on our journey as we retroactively check out the PSP and Vita's features and games. In this epis...