The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

We're less than halfway through our Silent Hill series of podcasts and yet already concluding the 'original' and 'classic' trilogy. 2003's Silent Hill 3 which retreads the unhallowed ground of its predecessors, Leon, Josh and Sean - along with our esteemed contributors - discuss whether it does so surefootedly or not. The panel also make time to chew over the brace of spin-off Silent Hill movies....

A slightly under-the-weather Leon (cold), Karl (stomach ache) and Dan Clark (headache) huddle together to celebrate Sonic Team's much misunderstood Saturn exclusive (at the time though no longer), NiGHTS into dreams... We also talk about the festive wonders of Christmas NiGHTS, the game's legacy and also hear from some truly besotted community members. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Fragmented...

Tony, along with guests Gary Blower (GameBurst) and Brad Galloway (GameCritics) take a look at the Activision published Skylanders series - covering Spyro's Adventure, Giants, Swap Force and Trap Team. Music used in this issue: Track 1: The SWAP Force by Lorne Balfe Track 2: A New Chieftess by Lorne Balfe Cane and Rinse 157 was edited by Jay Taylor

"Select your vehicle." Fond festive memories of Christmas '97's gleeful kart, hovercraft and plane adventure: Diddy Kong Racing. Leon, Darren, Karl and our community peer through a haze of Nintendo 64 fuzz to Rare's candy cane (and rinse) fuelled sugar rush. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Diddy Kong Racing Theme by David Wise Track 2: Walrus Cove by David Wise Track 3: Timber’s Island medley b...

Can we already reached the peak of the Silent Hill series after only two of our eight planned podcasts on the series? According to many we may well have done but do our panel of Leon, Josh and Sean agree? And how about our esteemed forum and Twitter contributors? This and other, much darker matters are discussed in our Silent Hill 2 issue. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Theme of Laura by Akira...

Leon, Darren, Josh and Ryan explore the vast, chaotic world of Super Smash Bros. from its pre-millennial inception on N64 up to and including Brawl on Wii. There's plenty of talk about the hardcore tournament scene surrounding the GameCube's Melee too of course, plus as usual we hear from members of the Cane and Rinse community. GAME SET! Music used in this issue: Track 1: Opening Theme (Super Sma...

In this issue, James Carter, Ryan Hamann, Brian Tarran and Jay Taylor discuss Keiichiro Toyama's gravity defying PlayStation Vita title - Gravity Rush (a.k.a. Gravity Daze). They talk about their thoughts regarding the title's distinctive visual style and setting, the music and not forgetting the actual gameplay itself. There is also, as always, the community contributions and the three word revie...

In the first of four podcasts looking into the storied history of the (Castle) Wolfenstein saga, we start with the late Silas Warner's 1981 stealth/action hybrid for 8-bit computers. After gasping in awe and wonder at the ambition of its 1984 sequel, Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, Leon, Tony and guest Andi "Johnny Wolfenstein" Hamilton (of Midnight Resistance) then move onto the at least equally influ...

Cane and Rinse returns for its fourth year with the start of our Silent Hill series. In the first of eight podcasts dedicated to Konami's horror franchise, Leon, Josh, Karl and Sean turn off the state highway to visit the, erm, sleepy town of Silent Hill once more. We discuss, along with contributions from the community - the original 1999 game for PlayStation (PSone), as well as the fictional - a...

In a flurry of chaos, Hotline Miami burst through the door of the video game world and took on all comers. In Issue 150, it's time for James, Sean, Brian and special guest Andi Hamilton from Midnight Resistance to take on Dennaton Games' surreal, violent top-down brawler and see who's left standing. Cane And Rinse will return in Volume 4. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Miami Disco by Perturbat...

Ahead of the forthcoming Inquisition (which we are expecting), Leon, Jay, Tony and guest Gary Blower of Gameburst journey back to the Ferelden of yore. BioWare's dark high fantasy Dragon Age: Origins burst forth in 2009 and provided gamers with countless hours of epic Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones/Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay style adventuring. Hark as the panel discuss the whole Origins gamut,...

“Your team has trained hard, and I have every confidence you’ll get the job done.” WASD and mouse fingers are flexed as Leon, Tony and […] The post Medal of Honor: Allied Assault – Cane and Rinse No.148 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

For this week's podcast, Josh, Darren G., Karl and Jay discuss Valve's 2007 idiosyncratic cartoonish shooter Team Fortress 2. Amongst the topics covered are the changes made between the first game and it's more outlandish sequel, the savvy way in which Valve marketed the game to its prospective audience and the eventual differences between the somewhat short-lived console version and its PC counte...

“Ugh! It smells like a whale… ate some cabbage… and died in your mouth… like a year ago!” Darren, Brian, Ryan and Jay discuss Double […] The post Brütal Legend – Cane and Rinse No.146 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Tom Francis' Gunpoint is, by its author's own admission, not the most appropriately named game ever released. However the former PC Gamer journo's debut title is a well-received and well-worth discussing 2D stealth/puzzle/action game. Leon, James, Josh and Ryan discover the joys of trousers that can make you leap like a flea and take no fall damage, while our community correspondents celebrate the...

Oft-requested, once delayed, here at last is our podcast devoted to Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed The Last of Us. Leon, Jay, Josh and Sean talk about the story, the cut-scenes, the performances and - yes - the gameplay, in both vanilla PS3 and PS4 Remastered releases. We also touch upon the multiplayer and share a glut of fantastic community posts reflecting some extreme opinions on the game,...

“Don’t be a stranger now!” This week Tony, Darren, Ryan and guest Gary Blower (Gameburst) discuss Rare‘s brightly coloured, papier-mâché life (or perhaps zoological) simulation […] The post Viva Piñata – Cane and Rinse No.143 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“You come from a world that’s been gone for 50 years…” Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher isn’t quite 50 years old, but James, Sean, Karl and special […] The post Snatcher – Cane and Rinse No.142 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Talking about me? Never wise.” Darren Gargette, Darren Forman and Brian Tarran discuss interplanetary anti-hero Richard B. Riddick and his break-out critical hit, 2004’s first-person […] The post The Chronicles of Riddick – Cane and Rinse No.141 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Your flesh is an insult to the perfection of the digital.” Leon, James and Karl were unfazed by the task of having to complete Looking […] The post System Shock 2 – Cane and Rinse No.140 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Mya ha! They’ll remember ME once I drive my axe into their… Wait… my axe! Where’s my axe?!” Nintendo‘s near-quarter-of-a-century-old tactical, turn-based fantasy battle RPG […] The post Fire Emblem Awakening – Cane and Rinse No.139 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Media Molecule's Vita-feature utilising Tearaway is the subject of this issue of the podcast. Traversing a whimsical and surreal paper-craft world typical of the developer, Iota and Atoi must deliver a crucial message to the player. As usual we also hear about what the game means to members of the Cane and Rinse community. Music used in this issue: Track 1: The Message by Kenneth C. M. Young/Brian...

“It really does sound quite absurd, adventure of a bear and bird!” Rare’s ursine-avian twosome are the subject of this issue of the podcast. Not […] The post Banjo-Kazooie – Cane and Rinse No.137 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“You’re so fine, I want you mine, you’re so delicious, I think about you all the time, you’re so addictive…” Bringing our journey through the […] The post Burnout Paradise – Cane and Rinse No.136 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Hey, wanna hear the new dubstep song I wrote? Wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub wub. DROP! Wub […] The post Borderlands 2 – Cane and Rinse No.135 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .