Top Down Perspective

Top Down Perspective 04/06/26

We're in the midst of Keigh3 and the boys are playing games. Paul and Sean finally check out Mina the Hollower. Sean also continues with 007 First Light and starts Coffee Talk Tokyo.
A lot of news is the massive PlayStation State of Play stream but we also discuss a new Xbox Ally X model and Valve reaffirming that the Steam Machine/Frame will launch this summer.
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Top Down Perspective 28/05/26

Sean dives into 007 First Light while Paul checks out Luna Abyss and Subnautica 2. Claire joins us later on to talk Paw Patrol.
During news we discuss the announcement of Unreal Engine 6, the next Call of Duty is announced, and the Steam Deck gets a massive price increase.
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Top Down Perspective 21/05/26

We share some non-spoiler thoughts on the series finale of The Boys to start things off. Sean then talks about watching Mortal Kombat 2 and playing Forza Horizon 6. Paul continues to play Resident Evil (shocker).
It's a bummer of a news week since Destiny 2 is coming to an end and the developers are getting laid off and PlayStation is increasing PS+ prices, but at least Nintendo is putting out some weird mobile micro-games.
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Top Down Perspective 14/05/26

It's our 800th episode and we're officially the Longest Running Podcast You've Never Heard Of!
Paul is playing Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library and Mixtape. Sean dives into Wax Heads and Saros.
For news we chat about the new StarFox remake, a few Xbox controller leaks, and eBay rejects GameStop.
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Top Down Perspective 05/05/26

We're back on a different day this week so we could all be here and catch up. Sean has been playing Mouse P.I. for Hire. Claire runs through some recent stream games such as Dead as Disco.
News is wild this week since GameStop has announced they want to buy eBay, Xbox is removing Copilot from mobile and console, and the Steam controller sells out fast.
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Top Down Perspective 30/04/26

It's party time here at the end of April. Paul finishes up Pragmata and is really bad at Counter Strike. Sean is playing Kiln and Aphelion.
In news we talk about the Steam Controller price and release date, a weird PlayStation DRM story, and Xbox Mode rolling out to Windows PCs.
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Top Down Perspective 23/04/26

It's another busy week of releases around here. Sean is really enjoying People of Note and Paul is playing Tomodachi Life. They're both going through Pragmata and Vampire Crawlers.
For news we discuss the massive amount of money that GTA Online makes each day, Splatoon Raiders gets a release date and pricing, and a ton of random Xbox/Game Pass updates.
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Top Down Perspective 09/04/26

Sean is back to recap his time watching Monster Trucks and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Paul continues his way through Super Meat Boy 3D and every MegaMan.
News is brief but we discuss the launch details of Rhythm Heaven Groove.
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Top Down Perspective 02/04/26

Claire is back and has been playing a ton of games including Resident Evil 9, Raccoin, and Scritchy Scratchy. Paul tries out Pokemon Pokopia and goes back to Resident Evil 6 and Overwatch. Sean is playing Super Meat Boy 3D.
We start news off with the recent PlayStation price increases, then we discuss the Xbox summer showcase and a crazy MindsEye development.
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Top Down Perspective 26/03/26

Sean recounts his time at GDC a couple weeks ago and talks about At Fate's End, Screenbound, and Mixtape. Paul tries out Minishoot Adventures and Marathon.
News is turbulent as we discuss the massive Epic layoffs, PlayStation increasing their dynamic pricing, and the recent Xbox Partner Preview livestream.
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Top Down Perspective 19/03/26

The big games are coming out! Paul checks out Slay the Spire 2 and John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Sean is playing Marathon, Planet of Lana 2, and Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime.
During news we discuss FBC Firebreak's end of life, the Switch 2 gets a boost mode, and Fortnite needs a bit more money from everyone to keep the lights on.
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Top Down Perspective 05/03/26

There are too many games coming out! Sean wraps up Cairn and High on Life 2 and starts into Minishoot Adventures and Pokemon Pokopia. Paul plays through Resident Evil Requiem and Scott Pilgrim EX.
We have an official codename for the next Xbox. We also discuss PlayStation deciding to no longer make PC ports, the next Pokemon gen is announced, and Highguard is shutting down for good.
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Top Down Perspective 26/02/26

We're talking about hard AF platformers this week since Sean and Paul are working through Love Eternal. Paul also checks out the Eternal Life of Goldman demo and Marathon's Server Slam. Claire love Romeo is a Dead Man.
News starts off with a bang as Phil Spencer is leaving Xbox. We also discuss Eurogamer layoffs, the story behind Highguard's failure, and New Radical Games.
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Top Down Perspective 19/02/26

We're back with another week of games. Sean is playing through Cairn, Drop Shot, and goes to the SF Nintendo Store to see what's up with My Mario. Paul continues with Diablo 2 and every Mega Man game. Claire tries out Knights of the Round and King of Dragons.
News is bleak this week as the RAM shortage impacts PlayStation and Valve. We also discuss layoffs at Ubisoft and Bluepoints Games being shut down.
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Top Down Perspective 12/02/26

It's almost Valentine's Day and everyone is eating steak! Claire continues with some Castlevania while Paul tries out a bunch of the GameBoy Mega Mans as well as Romeo is a Dead Man. Sean has started up High on Life 2 and Relooted.
We start news off with a really great PlayStation State of Play recap followed by some depressing lay off news for Highguard and 2XKO.
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Top Down Perspective 05/02/26

Sean is back from Asia and is finally not sweating nonstop. He's been playing Highguard, Black Myth: Wukong, and Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles. Paul is playing through a bunch of the NES MegaMans. Claire continues with Melvor Idle.
Sony is back with another wild patent, Valve is delaying the Steam Machine and, apparently, raising its price point, and Overwatch drops the "2."
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Top Down Perspective 22/01/26

Claire is back and we take some time to talk about where she's been and how MAGfest was. Claire has been playing a bunch of idle games, especially Melvor Idle which is essentially an MMO in idle form. While that runs, she also has been playing SoulBlazer on the SNES. Paul plays fangame called Mega Man Rock 'N Roll and loves it.
Not a lot of news, Ubisoft is "restructuring" and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is officially cancelled as one of 7 sacrifices to the corpo-Gods. Also, we finally get some more info on Beast of Reincarnation (the new GameFreak game), Forza Horizon 6 and first looks at the new Fable. Also, Double Fine are doing some multiplayer pot thing called Kiln.
All this and more on a very, very tired episode of the TOP DOWN PERSPECTIVE.---TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

Top Down Perspective 8/1/26

It's a new year and the releases haven't started yet so it's free time! Sean is playing through the first Hades and Little Nightmares. Paul continues, seemingly forever, with Tainted Grail.
We catch up on news by discussing a possible Wolfenstein 3 in the works, Ubisoft closes a recently unionized studio, and the Switch 2 gets its first new joycon colors.
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Top Down Perspective Game of the Year 2025 Edition!

Another year has passed and that means we've come together (including Nathan) to share our Game of the Year lists. Once again we've swapped some categories to make room for new lists and, of course, the community voted on everything as well. Lastly, we check back on the predictions we made one year ago and make new one for 2026.
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Top Down Perspective 17/12/25

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Sean is travelling back home for the holidays and is playing Absolum and Öoo while Paul finished off Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and jumped into the demos for Super Meat Boy 3D and Pragmata.
For news, a bunch of stuff was announced at the Game Awards so we go over the ones we resonated with, Marathon gets a release date and price and Circana gives some bitter news on the financial reality of hardware sales.
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