Top Down Perspective

Top Down Perspective 15/05/25

Sean is somewhere in the world so it's up to the other two to hold down the fort. Paul has been enjoying the end-game stuff in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and has some thoughts on Doom: The Dark Ages early hours. Claire has been working through Mortal Kombat 1 despite being grossed out by how it's monetized and is working on Drawn To Life for game clearing.
In news, Skype is officially dead, EB Games is coming back (for some reason), Sony introduces a new studio called teamLFG and the PS5 is likely going to be more expensive due to tariffs. 
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Top Down Perspective 01/05/25

Paul is officially hooked on Clair Obscur and Sean dives into Blue Prince.
News is quite a bummer this week as we talk about the recent layoffs at EA, Polygon, and Giant Bomb.
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Top Down Perspective 24/04/25

Clair Obscur is out and Sean can finally talk about it after weeks of holding his tongue. Claire finishes up both Mortal Kombat 11 and 1. Paul gets into Crime Scene Cleaner and Post Trauma.
We start off news about an unannounced and now-cancelled Blade Runner game. We also discuss Devolver Digital's top 10 selling franchises and Outrun might be getting a movie.
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Top Down Perspective 17/04/25

Sean has played the Nintendo Switch 2 and is here to talk Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Metroid Prime 4 Beyond. Paul finishes up South of Midnight.
In news we discuss the ongoing pre-order situation around the Switch 2, PS5s are getting more expensive again, and Marathon's gameplay reveal.
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Top Down Perspective 10/04/25

Sean and Jon are back! We begin getting out some of their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 announcements last week and use that to talk about the news that's broken since about the Switch 2's pre-order/tariff debacle.
Paul wrapped up Avowed, checked out Castlevania ReVamped and started South of Midnight, which Sean has also been playing as of last week. Jon gets super into Mortal Kombat 11 and does some Logiart Grimoire for his picross fix.
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Top Down Perspective 03/04/25

This week Paul is joined by former co-host Nathan for a nostalgia-fueled episode. Nathan’s been spending time with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Burnout Paradise Remastered, while Paul checks back in with Avowed.
We also dig into a packed news segment: the resolution of the Karl Jobst vs. Billy Mitchell defamation case, the ZeniMax QA team threatening to strike, and layoffs hitting Eidos Montreal. And of course, we cover all the big announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct—especially the updates on the Nintendo Switch 2. From Switch 2 specs and release windows to what the next-gen Nintendo console launch lineup includes, we’ve discuss it all!
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Top Down Perspective 27/03/25

This week Paul is talking about Assassin's Creed Shadows and returns to Avowed. Sean can finally talk about The First Berserker Khazan and where he's stuck (although, at the time of this writing he has beat that stupid boss).
In news we run through the recent Nintendo direct...before next week's Nintendo Direct. We also discuss some possible Switch 2 launch plans.
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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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