Top Down Perspective

Top Down Perspective 21/09/23

This week Jon is playing both F-Zero 99 and F-Zero GX, and he still finds time for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Super Bomberman R 2. Sean finishes Telltale's Expanse season, continues with Lies of P and Starfield, and dives into Redfall.
Almost all of the news is the crazy large Xbox leak that happen, but we also discuss the Division 3's odd announcement.
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Top Down Perspective 14/09/23

The Lies of P embargo is up this week and Sean's been working his way through that. He also continues with Starfield and finishes Goodbye Volcano High. Paul checks out Eternights.
News is full this week as we discuss the Unity controversy and the recent Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play streams.
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Top Down Perspective 07/09/23

Jon's got two weeks of game conventions to talk about. He's been playing Prison City, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and Void Stranger. Sean and Paul dive into Starfield.
For news we get yet another update on E3's puzzling future, some possible Switch 2 info, and Stray is being turned into a movie.
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Top Down Perspective 31/08/23

The game launches are off the charts now! The boys can't wait to get the Starfield but for now Paul's talking about Armored Core IV and Sean's discussing Goodbye Volcano High.
We start news off by talking about Volition Games closing down, the PlayStation Portal gets a launch date, and PS+ gets quite the price hike.
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Top Down Perspective 24/08/23

Sean got to go to PlayStation HQ this week to demo the upcoming PlayStation Portal. He's also been trying to play Immortals of Aveum. Paul continues with Baldur's Gate 3.
News obviously touches on the PSP, then we discuss Gamescom and Ubisoft entering the Microsoft/Activision deal.
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Top Down Perspective 17/08/23

Baldur's Gate 3 continues to take up a lot of the hosts' time since Sean took the plunge. He's also playing Moving out 2 and Frank and Drake. Jon is playing Turbo Overkill and finishes Illusion Island.
A few games move around in October, including Alan Wake 2 and Assassin's Creed Mirage. We also talk about a possible PS5 Slim leak, the THQ Nordic showcase, and the Xbox 360 store shutting down.
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Top Down Perspective 10/08/23

It's Baldur's Gate 3 week over here as both Paul and Jon are playing it. Paul also checks out Neon Noodles, Palia, and Monster Hunter Now. Sean plays through the first two Expanse episodes, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, and Overwatch 2's new PVE mode.
Quake 2 gets a surprised release this week, Devolver hosts a Devolver Delayed, and Red Dead Redemption is coming to the Switch.
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Top Down Perspective 03/08/23

Both Sean and Jon are playing Disney Illusion Island this week. Sean also goes through Venba. Jon has a lot more including Double Dragon Gaiden, Gravity Circuit, and Toilet Shooting Star. Paul watches all of the Twisted Metal show.
Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox next year and the next expansion gets announced at Fan Fest, we get some first info on Nintendo's next console, and Jedi Survivor is being developed for past gen consoles.
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Top Down Perspective 27/07/23

Paul and Sean both played through Viewfinder this week. Paul's also trying out My Friendly Neighborhood and YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! with Jon. Sean continues with Oxenfree 2 and Pikmin 4.
During news we chat about Major Nelson's departure from Xbox, the PlayStation Q getting leaked, Niantic's new Monster Hunter game, and the pizza controller.
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Top Down Perspective 20/07/23

Things are slow in the podcast coalmines with Sean gone so Jon tells us tales of...everything? Also he's been doing a bunch of reading of Power Rangers stuff this week! Paul has been playing Gravity Rush and a slew of Mario romhacks.
 
Not a lot of news, Blizzard games are slowly coming to Steam and Xbox Live/Gold are officially being sucked into the Game Pass blackhole.
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Top Down Perspective 13/07/23

We talk about Everybody 1-2 Switch more than it deserves this week. Sean is also back on his PlayDate playing Bloom. Paul tries out the SpongeBob DLC for Power Wash Simulator, Pokemon Sleep, and is loving Celeste Mario's Zap & Dash!
Workers at Sega of America have unionized, some interesting updates on the Xbox/Activision situation, and Limited Run Games announces a ton of stuff is coming.
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Top Down Perspective 06/07/23

Stampede time? Jon watched Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny this week and tells us about that. Sean and Paul continue with Final Fantasy XVI. Sean plays through the Pikmin 4 demo and starts up Ghost Trick Remastered.
In news, Microsoft mentions a possible PS5 slim/pro coming later this year, we get more details on Pokemon Sleep, and the Gollum video game has some big consequences.
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Top Down Perspective 29/06/23

Paul and Sean have more Final Fantasy XVI talk for you this week. Sean's also been trying out Fall of Porcupine. Jon gets in some online matches for Street Fighter 6 as well as Strikey Sisters.
In news we look into an Among Us animated TV show, the FTC hearings surround Xbox/Activision are in full swing, and Nintendo says we won't need a new account next gen (thank god).
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Top Down Perspective 22/06/23

It's Final Fantasy XVI week over here and Sean's been playing it for a bit now. Jon is playing the new Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!
In news we run through some of the highlights of the recent Nintendo Direct, Xbox is raising some of its prices, and 2024's E3 might already be cancelled.
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Top Down Perspective 15/06/23

Everyone is back from their travels, Jon across the continent and Sean attending fake E3. Jon chats about ActRaiser 2 while Paul and Sean discuss the Final Fantasy XVI demo.
We then spend a ton of time during the news segment going over all the livestreams from the last week and what Sean was able to play while down in LA.
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Top Down Perspective 08/06/23

It's Keigh-3 time and with Summer Games Fest-ivities starting, Sean is in the field on assignment and Jon is busy driving across the country so Nathan comes back to help Paul deliver a monstrous episode for your entertainment.
We don't go through too much news as it's still happening but Nathan has been playing Super Mario Maker 2 and comparing Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to games he likes more. He's also been trying out some Fallout 4. Paul is deep into Diablo IV and has a lot of love for it, even though he really also fell in love with a small horror game called Homebody that stole his fancy for the week.
See you next week for a LOT of news talk!
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Top Down Perspective 01/06/23

The team is back together! Jon tells us about his recent conventions and travel. Paul talks about playing his brand new PS5. And everyone is still playing Zelda.
There's going to be a Madden movie? News also sees us discussing an incredible Disco Elysium video on YouTube and Meta announces the Quest 3.
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Top Down Perspective 25/05/23

We start off with Paul's plans to buy a PlayStation 5. Of course we then jump right into our weekly Zelda talk. Paul is also playing Boltgun and Sean checks out Planet of Lana.
News is mostly focused around the excited PlayStation Showcase but we also discuss the continued struggle of Prince of Persia's remake and some weird Tetris Chicken McNuggets.
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Top Down Perspective 18/05/23

Sean returns from his trip to Ireland with tales of the Emerald Isle. He and Paul are playing a ton of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Sean is also enjoying Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
We start news off with the EU accepting Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, Mortal Kombat 1 gets announced, and Overwatch 2 loses it's PVE mode.
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Top Down Perspective 04/05/23

Sean has gone to greener pastures, literally, so it's up to Jon and Paul to bring you a show to remember!
Jon has been playing more Pizza Tower so, if you're not a patron enjoy some free opinions on that (but seriously we talk way more about it if you are on TDP+ ;)). Between running around making pizzas, he's also checked out This Means Warp, Afterimage, Magical Drop VI and Deathwish Enforcers.
Paul has been having a great time starting Cassette Beasts (check it out!), less of a great time in Redfall and struggling with the old Armored Core games.
No real news so we just answer a bunch of emails! Enjoy!
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