The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Join Josh, Brian, Rich and Tony as they attempt to ascend traitorous peaks of mysterious mountain while also discovering a bit about ourselves along the way. In this issue we discuss how a game began as a simple test of platforming prowess, then evolved into an examination of mental health through game design allegory, which would ultimately lead one of the developers to a deeply profound revelati...

“Your face. Your ass. What’s the difference?”  90s throwback 80s throwback Duke Nukem is the subject of our latest podcast, as the big lunk’s first […] The post Duke Nukem 3D – Cane and Rinse No.453 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

A decade after the release of Monster Hunter, Capcom set out to bring the fifth mainline game into the next generation and to finally break into the western market with Monster Hunter World and it's epic add-on content Iceborne. Join Rich, Leah, Josh and returning guest Sean Bell as they discuss the history of the franchise, the improvements made and the success Monster Hunter: World achieved as i...

On the eve of the completion of the World Of Assassination trilogy, join James, Jon, Josh and Ryan as they look back at IO Interactive’s fascinating journey bringing Agent 47 back again (again). A change of ownership, publisher, and release model kept the cloned assassin on his toes, but were there enough in-game changes to warrant the title of Hitman 2? Music featured in this issue: 1. Miami by N...

“Live In Your World, Play In Ours.” At the time of recording, 20 years after its launch, the PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling videogame console […] The post Console Special No.10 – Sony PlayStation 2 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

To conclude our ninth year of shows we wanted to end on a high note, figuratively at least, with a feel-good game that brought warm feelings of hope and togetherness. Little did we know when we planned the show in late 2019, just how much we'd need Wandersong by late 2020. Leon, Jon, Leah and Sean Bell from The Computer Game Show sing the praises of Eric Lobanov's wholesome platform adventure. Mus...

“Goodness! Look at the size of that thing!” Friendly and fun family frolics in our penultimate podcast of our ninth year, as we catch up […] The post Super Mario Odyssey – Cane and Rinse No.449 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Rest in peace, little chicken. It’s been a bash.” Join Josh, James and Leah as we reunite with the Sparda family to remove a overgrown […] The post Devil May Cry 5 – Cane and Rinse No.448 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In our second show on SEGA's multi-generational crime saga, we look back at the PS2 original, Yakuza, as well as its extreme remake. Leon, Charlotte, Leah, Michiel and our ever-reliable community contributors consider the pros and cons of the Kiwami incarnation compared to the sixth-gen source, as well as taking a good look at the characters, events and distractions of the first Ryu ga Gotoku game...

Join Karl, Rich and Charlotte as they venture to the Alps to tackle Ubisoft’s latest take on open world game’s design to take on a variety of challenges, from snowboarding to wing suits, rocket packs to paragliding and more in-between, Does the tried and tested Ubisoft formula work in the confines of a sports genre? We discuss this and much more as we cover the 2016 release, Steep. Music featured...

The beginning of the Nintendo Dual Screen's heyday in 2005 saw the not insignificant release of a new, handheld Mario Kart. Mario Kart DS went for something of a 'back-to-basics' approach after the gimmicks and novelties of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Leon, Darren, Leah, Michiel and our community correspondents reinflate their balloons for another snake around the circuits of Mario Kart DS. Music fe...

“You bastards may take… exactly what I give you!” Nine years ago the good ship Cane and Rinse set sail; 443 issues later it has […] The post Return of the Obra Dinn – Cane and Rinse No.444 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Following on from our (at the time of recording) all-encompassing Tetris show (podcast issue 270), we catch up with the two major subsequent releases in the evergreen franchise. Leon, Brian, Leah, Rich and community contributors get emotionally synaesthetic with Tetris Effect and competitive with Tetris 99 and its uncompromising battle royale. Music featured in this issue: 1. Flames by Hydelic 2....

Bleak, dystopian, depressing - and that's just 2020. It's not funny because it's true. To distract from the day-to-day misery, Leon, Jesse, Jon and Ryan enter the Hell-realm that is Cyberdreams' 1995 point and click adaptation of Harlan Ellison's grim short story from 30 years prior, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.

More than five years since the last Silent Hill issue, Ryan, Leah, Brian, and Jon trepidatiously walk the winding hallways of P.T., the playable teaser to Hideo Kojima's mysterious Silent Hills project, which was, like many of P.T.'s characters, killed by forces unknown, leaving behind only ghosts and shadows of what it might have been. Does this short teaser live up to the Silent Hill legacy? Don...

Knee deep in the "golden era" of the Nintendo 64's lifespan, its most expert second party developer - Rare - was about unleash two brand new games unto its audience in the year 1999. One of which was Jet Force Gemini. Can Juno, Vela, Lupus (and Floyd) defeat Mizar's insect army? Did Rare live up to their then recent history with another N64 classic? Come and join us as Darren, Michiel and Brian tr...

“Calm down.” Ready those hug buttons as Leon, Leah, Rich and Tony flick jellybeans in your general direction for our A Boy and His Blob podcast. 2D […] The post A Boy and His Blob – Cane and Rinse No.439 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Join Josh, Jay, Karl and Tom as we discuss the next entry in the globe and history trotting series that’s now set its sights on Ancient Greece after shaking things up in Ancient Egypt. How does this new chapter build on the innovations of the last? What impact does a more super human protagonist have on the tone and design of the series? Just how much praise can four podcasters shovel onto Kassand...

“All the princess’s hopes now rest on the brave youth she loves.” There’s much more to the story of the original Prince of Persia than […] The post Prince of Persia (Classic) – Cane and Rinse No.437 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In our latest free-for-all console special podcast we look at Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Leon, Jay, Tony, Jon and community contributors remember the flawed yet mighty machine’s 2005 launch through Red Ring of Death drama, Summer of Arcade celebration, 1 vs 100 hilarity and Kinect cackles. As usual among the talk of blades, chat pads and Inside Xbox, we also cover off a selection of the significant sof...

“Time to take a little magic trip to cupcake town“ Josh, James, Charlotte and Jon head to Edwards Island to join Alex and her crew […] The post Oxenfree – Cane and Rinse No.436 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“The other humans are approved for passage. Regretfully, you are not.” It’s been more than five years since we covered a Halo title, when we […] The post Halo 5: Guardians – Cane and Rinse No.435 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Conceived after reading a 2015 article about the Syrian refugee experience, already several years into the country's civil war, Bury me, my Love tells the story of Majd and Nour Suleiman. Communicating via a messenger App, Majd hopes to help support and guide his wife as she attempts to make her way from Homs to Germany, and asylum, with which to forge a better, safer life. Leon, Charlotte, Jon an...

“No problem!” Less than a decade after the French studio was founded, Ubi Soft Entertainment (as it was then), released colourful and seemingly armless character […] The post Rayman – Cane and Rinse No.433 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Less than a decade after the French studio was founded, Ubi Soft Entertainment (as it was then), released colourful and seemingly armless character platformer Rayman onto an unsuspecting world. Leon, Jesse, Michiel, Tony and a whole bunch of nostalgic correspondents remember the fun highs and the frustrating lows of this, as it turns out, notoriously uncompromising adventure... Music featured in t...