Top Down Perspective

Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends. Sean finishes up Mario+Rabbids and SteamWorld Dig 2. He also checks Bury Me, My Love. Jon jumps back into Arms and starts up Battle Chef Brigade with Paul. Paul continues with Nier. All three are playing Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. In news we talk December's Games with Gold, a free-to-play Kickstarter, and Scott from HQ truly being imprisoned in a cage....

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY SPOILED FOR YOU! The three of us sit down to talk about Mario's latest adventure. We go deep into everything about the game. The great ending, our favorite and least favorite moments, maps, and costumes. We talk about it all. 

Back from work, Jon has been playing the new Bomberman R and Arms updates. He also starts up Doom on the switch. Paul returns with tales of Destiny 2's raid as well as Wolfenstein 2. Sean finishes Lost Legacy, and starts up Flipflop Solitaire and Nier Automata.   The Game Award nominees are out and we run through our predictions. We also discuss the Battlefront 2 chaos from last week, a possible M...

Mario Mario Mario. Paul and Sean have both beat it. They are also playing Wolfenstien games. Paul gets ready for the Destiny 2 raid. In the news section is a whole bunch of studios closing/people being laid off, Xenoblade 2 info, and Blizzcon 2017 news. For Paul's Blizzcon podcast you can look here: https://soundcloud.com/exfauxsure/blizzconversations-2017 or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Guess what? We are still all way into Odyssey. Jon also finishes Dead Space 2, Paul continues with Destiny 2, and Sean is playing 80 Days. For news we discuss the Paris Games Week, November's PS+, and Housemarque quitting arcade games.

You guessed it, we all love Super Mario Odyssey and having been playing it a ton. Sean also goes through the latest Life is Strange episode. Paul jumps back into Evil Within 2 and starts up Destiny 2 on PC. For news we talk about the Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct, Neogaf coming back up and Resetera being formed, and some launch information on Dragon Ball FighterZ.

This week Jon departs for Twitch Con. Paul and Sean have been playing the new Jackbox Party Pack 4. They also discuss The Evil Within 2 and HQ. As for the news, we talk mini PS4 controllers, NeoGaf going down, Visceral Games being closed, and the 4.0 update for the Switch.

I just realised that everything is about sequels this week. Jon has been playing Dead Space 2, Paul is really enjoying The Evil Within 2, and Sean finishes up Destiny 2. Picross S is also in the boys' rotation.  In news we talk about IGN's acquisition of Humble Bundle, The Good Life's campaign ending, and Nintendo filing a trademark that hints at a possible Gameboy Mini.

It's Cuphead fever around here and we all talk about for a while. Paul plays some Divinity 2 while Jon talks about A Hat In Time. Sean tries out Dead Cells and Card Thief.

Happy SNES Classic and Cuphead day! Paul and Sean have been playing the new platformer. Paul also checks out Neir Automata and the Call of Duty WW2 beta. Jon is playing You Must Build a Boat and Picross S. For news we talk about the new agreement found for the voice actor's strike, October's free games, and Nintendo's new YouTube streaming policy.

Metroid Madness time around these parts since all three of us are playing it. Paul and Sean also discuss SteamWorld Dig 2. Jon checks out Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. For the news we chat about Steam adding review histograms, PUBG getting angry at Epic Games, and the discovery of Flog.

The trio is back together! Jon is playing Transister and a lot of Metroid: Samus Returns. Paul finishes Absolver and also starts up the new 3DS game. Sean is playing You Must Build a Boat and Destiny 2. For news we have a ton of Nintendo topics, as well as news on the next Resident Evil 7 DLC, and Sky being announced.

Jon returns from yet another convention to talk to us about his current position with the NWC. He also discusses his time at PAX West 2017 and the big impact it had on his life. While there he checked out Dragon Ball FighterZ. Sean has been playing Rabbids + Mario, the new Life is Strange prequel, and Horizon 3's Hot Wheels DLC. For news we talk about L.A. Noire coming to current gen consoles (and...

Sean is back to talk with Paul about why Pyre is his favorite Supergiant Games, how Layton's Mystery Journal is a lazy let-down and how Ticket to Earth is still a great mobile experience with its new update. Paul gets his hands on Destiny 2's beta on PC, finds out what Absolver is and gets his Monster Hunter on with Dauntless closed beta. They both agree that Sonic Mania is a great experience. In...

Sean is away this week so Paul talks with Jon about the finer points of conventions, Mario Kart and a horror game called Observer. In the news: the SNES Classic was released! Secret of Mana is getting a remake? Also, a follow up to Reigns delights Paul to no end!

Jon is mysteriously away so Paul and Sean get together on a Saturday. Paul has been playing Hellblade and Sundered. Sean continues Pyre, finishes up with Graceful Explosion Machine, and plays through My Brother Ate My Pudding. In the news section we talk about Valve announcing Artifact, changes to Amazon's new game discount, and Swery announcing The Good Life.

Jon returns from ConBravo with stories to tell. He played some Splatoon while airborn. Sean has also been playing Squid vs. Kid, and Pyre. For the news we discuss Pokemon GO fest, what's been happening with the NES and SNES Classics, and Gamebox 2.0!

Happy Splatoon 2 Day everyone! No one has really played it yet (Sean has like 10 minutes). Sean is also playing the new mobile Layton game. Jon The Firemen and a Link to the Past randomizer. Paul is playing Get Even and Salt and Sanctuary. For news we discuss the new Nintendo Switch app, exclusive blue tire smoke, and the Ataribox images.

We start this with sharing our feelings about the new Netflix Castlevania show. Jon then talks about some Dead Rising 4 DLC while Sean brings up Death Squared.  News is short but includes production ending on the small N3DS in Japan and Nintendo filing a trademark for Check In.

We return with tales of Jon being at Otafest and the six panels he was a part of. Paul didn't do anything but enjoy his birthday. Sean has been playing Snake Pass, Monument Valley 2, Hidden Folks, and Wolfenstein the New Order. For news, we discuss a possible new Apollo Justice, the SNES Classic being announced, and more Hearthstone DLC.

Sean returns from the south this week to tell us about what he enjoyed of E3. He was also playing Fire Emblem Echoes on his trip. Jon has been doing some live stream races of various games. Paul is playing Slain, and the Wonder Boy remake. In news we discuss IO getting to keep the Hitman IP and the new Pokemon Go gym revamp.

It's everyone's favorite time of year again! That's right! A bunch of game developers and publishers get together their best stuff, show us some videos and let us talk a bunch of crap about it! E3 happened again and, while Sean is away, Nathan "Old Host" Rohr joins Paul and Jon as they discuss some of the best and worst things in E3. Oh, also, Nathan played a bunch of GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64....

Sean is out of the continent and leaves the keys to Paul and Jon. Jon has been gone to Atlanta for awhile and as such has played a variety of smaller stuff such as River City: Tokyo Rumble, and Shantae & The Pirate's Curse while Paul has been playing a bunch of stuff with Nathan like Dark Souls 2 and... F. E. A. R. 3? Not a lot of news since E3 is around the corner but Steam's Greenlight is dead,...

Sean breaks his toe just in time for his backpacking trip. He's also playing Edith Finch, Overcooked, Mount Your Friends, and the Overwatch Anniversary event. Paul is playing Dark Souls 2 and Caveblazers. For news we discuss a possible Seaman 3, the Xbox Live Game Pass, and more info on Far Cry 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

This week Paul has mixed feeling about The Surge. Sean plays some Temple of Osiris, finishes Breath of the Wild, and jumps into Overcooked. For news we discuss the recent Nintendo Direct, the Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, and Far Cry 5 being officially confirmed.