Sacred Icon: A Halo Podcast

Bethesda’s space epic promised to be “Skyrim in space”, the question is, did it succeed? While the answer is thankfully yes, it by no means gets to fly through space with its ship unscathed. You can check for contraband, but we promise this one is spoiler free.

Every few years a game releases that is so special it takes the industry by storm. Larian put in the hard work to craft an unforgettable RPG experience, but even then…sometimes it takes lightning to strike.

We discuss the pros and cons of Starfield in the first part of our review in progress. The discourse for this one is certainly something. The black sea is vast, but this episode is spoiler free.

Whether you're traveling the galaxy alongside Vasco or bludgeoning imps with Karlach, September is one hell of a month to be gaming. Roll the dice, you won't be dissapointed.

2005 and 2006 had their games, but 2007? Halo 3, Bioshock, Modern Warfare and CRYSIS!? They used to call me Prophet.

Bryan and Josh are old, Starfield is big.

A whole episode dedicated to the year 2004. Does Half-Life 2, DOOM 3 or Halo 2 strike your fancy? We're just getting started.

Let's talk about how we've really felt these past four years.

Part two of our FPS series takes us from 1999 to 2003. The evolution of the FPS gains serious momentum when a certain title from Bungie studios debuts as a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox. I think we're just getting started.

Witness the humble beginnings and rise of one of the industry's most popular genres, the first person shooter. Part one shoots and bunny hops it's way through the 90's, you ready?

Resident Evil VIII Village, Starfield, RE4 Remake. Sparkeys tries to convince us of the merits of Virtual Reality gaming. Is $499.99 too much of a barrier to entry? Have you seen Barbenheimer yet?

Bryan invites his wife Erika back to discuss their recently completed playthrough of Final Fantasy XVI. In this spoiler-filled episode we discuss what it was like to experience our mutual game of the year and how the culmination of all of the elements led to what might be Erika's single favorite game of all time. Come to me Ifrit!!

If there's one thing we like doing almost as much as playing games it's scoring them. Reviews are as old as media itself, often leading to wildly different outcomes. What makes up the DNA of a level-headed review score? Is there any such thing as true objectivity?

Starfield facing competition this September? Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't broken at launch? Is Bryan out of line for comparing The Lord of the Rings: Gollum to Halo Infinite? These are the questions that keep us up at night, but hopefully, they just keep you entertained.

No one would have guessed during the Xbox One generation that Microsoft's console would become home of the RPG. What once looked like a bleak future now seems like an embarrassment of riches.

Joshua and Bryan haven't seen eachother in person since before this podcast was created in 2019. Here in person for the first time to discuss Xbox's banger of a showcase is Josh, Bryan and the return of his brother Crayton. It just works.

Geoff is back with his dead eyes and a new surprise. Find out what we thought of the showcase as we start with the C tier announcements and work our way up to the A tier. It's the summer of games!

2023 has been a banger of a year for video games and we're only halfway there. Joshua has finished Jedi Survivor while Bryan has finished Tears of the Kingdom. Which is better?

Tensions are high as Sony posts record sales and market growth, putting Microsoft in a place where they have a lot to prove. Does that leave Sony throwing softballs? They sure made it a lot easier for Xbox to get a home run.

It's that familiar and exciting time, the summer of game announcements is upon us. Both Playstation and Xbox have upcoming showcases, but the expectations are quite different. Who will be the victor?

Despite the cries of Bryan's daughter in the background and a multitude of internet issues, we bring you 31-40 of Bryan's Top 50 Games of All Time list. Are any of these games on yours?

Stagnant subscriber growth, lowered console sales, a blocked acquisition and a terrible first party release are the issues Xbox faces just this year alone. That doesn't even begin to cover the 10 years prior that had some highs, but more often than not all to familiar lows. What is to keep fans of the platform optimistic when things are so dire? The only drug that contends with hype is nostalgia,...

ZERO Spoilers for Jedi Survivor. This week Josh and Bryan talk about what they've been playing. From Resident Evil 4 Remake to Jedi Survivor and everything in between. It's a good year for gaming.

We're back after another viewing of The Super Mario Bros. Movie to finish up part two of our thoughts on one of the biggest animated movies of all time. Does the movie keep its style and breakneck pace throughout its second half? Build your kart and take a trip down Rainbow Road with us.

Last week, the greatest video game movie ever made was released. Here to discuss the first half of the movie in this spoiler filled discussion is our resident Mario Bros. expert, Greenplumber.