Top Down Perspective

Top Down Perspective 21/03/25

Sean is here with tales from GDC, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Hotel Barcelona. He can also finally talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows. Paul tries out 33 Immortals and plays a ton of Metal Slug.
In news we discuss a possible Steam integration coming to Xbox, Ubisoft going after people harassing their devs, and Split Fiction is getting a movie already.
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Top Down Perspective 13/03/25

This week Jon's talking to us about Sly Cooper 2 and the end of Shinobi. Paul continues with Monster Hunter Wilds and Sean finishes Split Fiction.
In news we discuss a possible Xbox handheld coming this year, Niantic being officially sold off, and Xbox announces AI assistance for gamers.
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Top Down Perspective 06/03/25

Sean starts us off by talking about Split Fiction, he also brings up his time with Lost Records. Paul has been playing the other big release this week, Monster Hunter Wilds.
In news we discuss Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3+4 finally being officially announced and the Acclaim name is coming back.
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Top Down Perspective 27/02/25

This week Paul is checking out some Steam Next Fest Demos. Sean tries out Keep Driving. Jon is playing through Shinobi on the PS2.
Big news this time is WB Games closing three studios down and cancelling Wonder Woman, we also discuss the many livestreams and game trailers shown.
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Top Down Perspective 20/02/25

Jon finishes up Spirit Tracks and Harvey Birdman this week. Paul is playing Castle Crashers and Avowed. Sean talks about Citizen Sleeper 2 and Lost Records.
We start news off with the surprising Marvel Rivals layoffs, then we discuss Xbox's new AI program and Niantic looking to sell off Pokemon Go.
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Top Down Perspective 13/02/25

We've assembled together once again to discuss video games. Paul continues with Ender Lilies and Sean gets into Avowed.
During news we discuss the latest Sony State of Play, Astro Bot is getting more stages, and what is going on with WB Games.
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Top Down Perspective 06/02/24

Everyone is busy but Sean returns from overseas to talk about some games. He's been playing (and not talking) about Avowed, so instead he brings up Lonely Mountain Snow Riders and Rift of the Necrodancer.
In news he talks about the previous Xbox Developer Direct, more Nintendo Switch 2 patents popping up, and Iron Galaxy having major layoffs.
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Top Down Perspective 16/01/25

The Switch 2 is finally real and we spend most of this show running through that trailer and talking about everything we noticed and have heard about the new console. Jon's also nearing the end of Mario & Luigi Brothership and begins The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Sean is getting ready for a trip.
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Game of the Year 2024! - Top Down Perspective 09/01/25

It's time to celebrate the video games of 2024! We're joined once again by original TDPer Nathan Rohr to run down our favorite and least favorite games that came out last year. We've got new categories to enjoy too! And, of course, the results of our Community GotY survey were collected and shared as we go along. Last but not least, we check in on the predictions we made last year to see how accurate we were and set some new ones as we look to 2025.
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Year End Indika-tions | Top Down Perspective 02/01/25

We're back from the holiday break and talking about what we got up to and the games we played. Paul enjoyed Thank Goodness You're Here and Indika. Sean is playing through Monument Valley 3 and Arco.
During news we discuss the Black Myth Wukong devs complaining about the Series S, Ubisoft is back with more NFTs, and Tango Gameworks got its name back.
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Top Down Perspective 19/12/24

Sean is back from last week's Game Awards with tales of the event. We also run through all the announcements and winners of the show and see how our predictions compared.
In terms of what we've been playing, Paul is deep into Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 while Sean continues with Indiana Jones.
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Top Down Perspective 05/12/24

This week starts off with a big discussion about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. We also chat about Infinity Nikki and Marvel Rivals.
In news we talk about the PlayStation 30th Anniversary themes that were sent to everyone's PS5 as well as all the troubles Ubisoft faced last week.
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What Makes a Good Game Award? | Top Down Perspective 28/11/24

This week Sean is playing/watching Tetris Forever, Paul tries out Metaphor ReFantazio, and Jon continues with Mario & Luigi Brothership.
News is full of PlayStation updates, including an announcement of a years-away handheld and the 30th anniversary website is launched, we also discuss a leaked Steam controller mockup.
Community GotY form: https://forms.gle/86tUkwxUtE8yYNW29
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Game Award Season is HERE! | Top Down Perspective 21/11/24

This week Sean is trying out Lego Horizon Adventures while Jon is playing Super Mario Party Jamboree and Mario and Luigi Brothership.
In news we chat about cloud streaming getting added to the PlayStation Portal, Xbox beginning to let you cloud stream games outside of Game Pass, and we run through all The Game Awards nominees and make our own predictions on the winners.
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Episode 373

Flipped Out! | Top Down Perspective 14/11/24

This week we get an amazing submission to Jon's PO box that we share during the question segment!
Jon checks out Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Paul is playing some gacha game whose name escapes me, and Sean tries out Overwatch Classic, Neva, and The Plucky Squire.
News includes discussions on the Game Awards' nominees being announced next week, Xbox confirms a future handheld device, and there's a new white Steam Deck OLED.
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Episode 736

Sean Starts Solo | Top Down Perspective 07/11/24

Episode 735
Sean attempts to put a solo show together, having never set up the livestream before. Then he has to figure out how to patch Paul in when he joins shortly later. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
Paul's been playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Sean talks about his time with Black Ops 6, Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC, and reviewing the PS5 Pro.
In news we discuss Take Two selling off Private Division, Nintendo confirming that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, and a Mass Effect series is in the works.
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The Monster Smash! | Top Down Perspective 31/10/24

Happy Halloween!
This week Paul dives into the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, Shadows of the Damned Remastered, and Mouthwashing. Sean can finally talk about Dragon Age: The Veilguard and his thoughts on Double Exposure's ending. He's also allowed to show off the PlayStation 5 Pro's box. Jon continues with Control.
Nintendo randomly launches a mobile music app, we learn the fate of Concord's future, and Call of Duty is selling well for Microsoft.
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Too Many Layovers | Top Down Perspective 25/10/24

Jon's back to talk to us about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Paul's Nikoderiko and Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC. Sean talks about the first two Life is Strange: Double Exposure episodes and brings some show and tell.
During news we talk about no story DLC for Spider-Man 2, Nintendo's mystery game gets leaked, and the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team gets disbanded.
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What's Your (Re)Fantazio? | Top Down Perspective (17/10/24)

Paul's here to talk all about the Silent Hill 2 Remake while Sean finally gets to dive deep in conversation about Metaphor: ReFantazio.
We have two weeks worth of news to get through including Nintendo's Alarmo, the Xbox Partner Showcase, Ubisoft possibly being sold, and 343 changing its name to Halo Studios.
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To Read More About It... | Top Down Perspective (03/10/24)

It's another big update on the movies and show we're watching. As for games, Paul is deep into UFO 50 and begins a Silent Hill replay in anticipation of the upcoming release. Sean continues with Echoes of Wisdom.
In news we get a report on what happened with Annapurna, the 30th Anniversary PlayStation lineup went on sale to interesting effect, and we learn more about Tango's fate.
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