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Friday Feb 21, 2020
Top Down Perspective 20/02/20
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
The Sonic movie is out and we have a few thoughts on that. Paul has been playing a lot of Division 2. Jon starts up Yakuza 3. Sean talks about a couple table top games including Forbidden Sky and the Scott Pilgrim deck building game.
In news we discuss the recent Animal Crossing Direct, Witcher 3 getting cloud syncing support on the Switch and PC, and a bunch of companies pulling out of PAX East and GDC due to coronavirus concerns.
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Friday Feb 14, 2020
Top Down Perspective 13/02/20
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Happy Valentine's Eve! Sean and Paul have been checking out GeForce Now all week. Sean also played through the Lego DLC for Forza Horizon 4 and started into Children of Morta. Paul tries out Scourgebringer and Jon continues with the Link's Awakening remake.
For news we discuss more E3 departures, Activision Blizzard taking their games out of GeForce Now, Stadia announcing some more exclusives, and the recent update on Anthem's roadmap.
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Friday Feb 07, 2020
Top Down Perspective 06/02/20
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
This week Jon is playing through the Link's Awakening remaster, Paul finishes Remnant: From Ashes, and Sean wraps up World War Z and starts into Puzzle Quest and Gylt as well as the new Apex season.
There is a bunch of news including Murder by Numbers' release date, GeForce Now becoming widespread, and Dan Houser leaving Rockstar.
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Monday Feb 03, 2020
Top Down Perspective Episode 500!
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
10 years in the making, we have finally released our 500th episode. To celebrate the occasion we managed to get Nathan back on the show this week!
Nathan has recently been playing Outer Wilds, NBA 2K19, and Ring Fit Adventure. Paul continues with Voxelgrams after a recently update. Jon is playing Gato Roboto and Sean is just about done with Doom 2016.
For news we discuss a lot of Switch info including its recent sales numbers and the Animal Crossing bundle. We also mention Behemoth's next game and that weird Atari hotel idea.
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Friday Jan 24, 2020
Top Down Perspective 23/01/20
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
It's the new year? Sean is back from PAX South with tales of the games he encountered. He has also started Tokyo Mirage Sessions on the Switch. Jon is doing a new game clearing quest this year and starts off with Mega Man: The Wily Wars. Paul plays through Voxelgrams, checks out Slay the Spire's new character, and starts 999.
News has finally begun and kicks off with a ton of games getting delayed, we also discuss Sony backing out of E3 again.
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Friday Jan 17, 2020
Top Down Perspective Game of the Year 2019 Edition
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
We managed to crawl out of our sickness filled beds in order to record one of the most excited episodes of the year: the 2019 Game of the Year show! All three of us run through several different categories, naming the best and worst games we played. We also reveal what our community voted on for their picks. Of course, each one of the hosts runs down a list of Top 10 games from 2019. At the end, we check in on the yearly predictions we made last time and state some new ones for 2020.
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Friday Jan 10, 2020
Top Down Perspective 09/01/20
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
With Jon very sick we had to postpone our GOTY episode. Paul is back to talk about Kuukiyomi, Voxelgrams, and Indivisibles. Sean finished Remnant, Builder's Journey, and continues with Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order.
News is beginning to start again with the PS5 logo announcement and Alienware UFO from CES, we also discuss the recent Pokemon direct.
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Friday Jan 03, 2020
Top Down Perspective 02/01/20
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Happy New Year! It's the first episode of the decade and you know what that means.....or you'll have to listen through to find out!
Jon is away at MAGfest. Paul has been playing Rage 2, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, and finishes Death Stranding. Sean plays through Gris and Kuukiyomi: Consider It.
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Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Top Down Perspective 26/12/19
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Merry Christmas everyone! Sean is back in Calgary this week, live from the basement and we all discuss how our Christmas' went. Paul has been visiting family and only got to continue on some Death Stranding while Jon was bed-ridden from illness but finished up Picross S3. Sean picks up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on his Xbox and puts some time into Lonely Mountain Downhill.
Not much in the way of news, but some articles detail stats about PS+ and Games With Gold for 2019 while Steam puts out their own game rankings.
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Friday Dec 20, 2019
Top Down Perspective 19/12/19
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Jon is sick this week so he didn't get to hear Sean and Paul talk about how much they're trying to get through Death Stranding for the holidays and their thoughts on the King of Cards DLC that released for Shovel Knight. Sean has also been playing A Short Hike and finishing off A Plague Tale: Innocence while Paul checks out the Risk of Rain 2 update.
In news, a bunch of great deals on games are going on for the holidays and we run some down. Also, more Wolf Among Us 2 info comes out, the PS4 controller gets back paddles and Mark Hamill plays Fortnite with Ninja.
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Friday Dec 13, 2019
Top Down Perspective 12/12/19
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Oh boy there's a lot of news this week, but first let's tell you what we've been playing. Jon is starting up Yoku's Island Express. Paul continues with Death Stranding, and checks out Demon's Tilt and Darksiders Genesis. Sean finishes Pokemon and Outer Worlds, and plays through the Life is Strange 2 finale.
In the fore-mentioned news part we discuss Sony's State of Play live stream, Nintendo Indie Showcase livestream and finish up by running through the Game Awards.
Before this episode Paul and Sean streamed overtop of the Game Awards and you can find an archived version of that right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmMDT_2iS7w
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Friday Dec 06, 2019
Top Down Perspective 05/12/19
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Jon runs us through his Thanksgiving this week and how he played a ton of weird Roadblocks mods with his family. Paul starts into Sekiro and Death Stranding. Sean tries out Need for Speed Heat and Takeshi & Hiroshi.
In news we talk about Control possibly coming to Game Pass, the big Mario Maker 2 update, and Riot settling its lawsuit.
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Friday Nov 29, 2019
Top Down Perspective 28/11/19
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving!
Jon is away this week with the in-laws but Sean takes some time away from dinner to do a show with Paul (who is Canadian so doesn't celebrate anything). Sean has been getting deep in with Death Stranding and Destiny 2 Shadowkeep while Paul takes it easy on his trip with some more picross.
In news, Steam gets rid of a bunch of stuff, Battleborn is finally dead, and Stadia reimburses people who bought a game they're offering for free.
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Monday Nov 25, 2019
Top Down Perspective 22/11/19
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Jon and Sean are both going through Pokemon this week. Sean is also trying out Google Stadia and playing Death Stranding. Paul starts up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
In news we discuss everything revealed about Half-Life: Alyx, a Resident Evil 3 remake possibly happening, and run through The Game Award nominees.
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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Top Down Perspective 14/11/19
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
We got a huge episode for you this week! Jon comes back to share some stories from his streaming trip. He's also been playing Killer Queen Black and The Lion King & Aladdin Collection. Sean is continuing with Luigi's Mansion 3 and starts into Death Stranding. Paul finishes The Outer Worlds and starts up Hearthstone Battlegrounds and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.
News kicks off with some Shovel Knight release date news, then we go through the impressive announcements from X019, and end with some Stadia bummers.
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Friday Nov 08, 2019
Top Down Perspective 07/11/19
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
We take stock of all the games still needing to be played in the next few weeks and tremble at thought of all the free time we won't have. We do this because we must. We do this because we love it. Paul and Sean continue their way through The Outer Worlds. Sean also plays Luigi's Mansion 3 and Tangle Tower.
News starts off with the announcements out of BlizzCon and we also discuss Sony's head of World Wide Studios stepping down.
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Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Top Down Perspective 30/10/19
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Happy Halloween!
This week Paul checks out Destiny 2's holiday event. Sean is playing Lonely Mountain Downhill and Inmost. They're both neck deep into The Outer Worlds.
In news we discuss the upcoming BlizzCon, Xbox All Access adding an upgrade program for Scarlet, and EA coming back to Steam.
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Friday Oct 25, 2019
Top Down Perspective 24/10/19
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
It's the week before Halloweeeeeen. Spooky stuff. Sean is playing Oceanhorn 2, Manifold Garden, and the most recent Overcooked 2 DLC. Jon continues with Dragon Crown Pro and Resident Evil 1.
In news we discuss everything that happened recently with Fallout 76, more disappointing Stadia news, and a bunch of game delays.
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Friday Oct 18, 2019
Top Down Perspective 17/10/19
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
We return to find Paul hooked on Destiny 2, he also starts into Code Vein. Sean is still playing Killer Queen Black and tries out Stela, Cat Quest 2, and Card of Darkness. Jon is still going through Yooka-Laylee & The Impossible Lair.
In news we discuss Fortnite exploding, Stadia's release date, and all the new games Riot announced.
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Top Down Perspective 10/10/19
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Jon returns to talk about Yooka-Layle and the Impossible Lair as well as his disappointment with Contra: Rogue Corps. Paul continues to enjoy Destiny 2's Shadowkeep expansion, as well as John Wick Hex and Valfaris. Sean plays through Neo Cab and starts into Killer Queen Black.
In news we start of with the latest PlayStation 5 info dump, we also discuss Stadia's "negative-latency," and Steam's new online/split-screen multiplayer mode.
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