Top Down Perspective

It's the last episode of the year! Paul has been catching back up with games from early 2017 to remind himself of their quality (stuff like Nioh, Horizon: Zero Dawn) and has been spending time over the holidays with his Switch. Jon, fresh off Yakuza 0 continues diving into that world with Yakuza Kiwami and Sean wraps up Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and argues that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a scary game.
Not much news; Games With Gold and Playstation Plus games are announced for January and Nintendo delays 64GB gamecards until 2019.
It's been a heck of a year. Thank you all for continuing to support the show by listening every week, on Twitch and on Patreon and here's to an amazing 2018!
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Jon finishes up Yakuza 0 and starts immediately into Yakuza Kiwami. Paul continues his pursuit in Wild Lands. Sean finishes Night in the Woods and starts Hellblade.
For news we discuss Apple requiring developers to disclose loot box rates, Sky's release date, and Catherine getting a remake.
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Paul and Sean are playing through Night in the Woods, they also both finished Nier Automata. Jon is playing Kirby's Dreamland 3.
For news we talk about some PlayStation Experience reveals, Mount Your Friends 3D, and a number of games being ported to mobile.
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We just finished up talking over The Game Awards so we decide to do some more coverage of it here.
Jon is playing Mega Man X6. Paul and Sean continue with Nier. Sean also starts Getting Over It and Reigns Her Majesty. Paul plays the new Hearthstone update.
For news we also talk about the Mega Man 30th anniversary stream, Ryan Reynolds voicing Detective Pikachu, and that Portal bridge building announcement.
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***THIS IS NOT A REGULAR TOP DOWN PERSPECTIVE EPISODE***
Paul, Hank (his cohost over at BurningBarrel.co) and Sean got together to watch The Game Awards 2017 and talk over it. This is that audio feed to be played over the video.
You can sync up the audio with the official video of the event here: https://youtu.be/WNB534GlulA?t=8m37s
You can watch the original stream VOD on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/207685070
 
Huge shoutout to Hank (https://twitter.com/ComicPanels) for recording this audio for the this feed.
 

This week Sean and Paul are deep into Nier. Sean also checks out Million Onion Hotel. Jon is playing Castlevania 3 and Final Fight.
News has us discussing the return of the original voice cast for Life is Strange, the PS+ games for December, and some more loot box madness.
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Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends. Sean finishes up Mario+Rabbids and SteamWorld Dig 2. He also checks Bury Me, My Love. Jon jumps back into Arms and starts up Battle Chef Brigade with Paul. Paul continues with Nier. All three are playing Animal Crossing Pocket Camp.
In news we talk December's Games with Gold, a free-to-play Kickstarter, and Scott from HQ truly being imprisoned in a cage.
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DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY SPOILED FOR YOU!
The three of us sit down to talk about Mario's latest adventure. We go deep into everything about the game. The great ending, our favorite and least favorite moments, maps, and costumes. We talk about it all. 

Back from work, Jon has been playing the new Bomberman R and Arms updates. He also starts up Doom on the switch. Paul returns with tales of Destiny 2's raid as well as Wolfenstein 2. Sean finishes Lost Legacy, and starts up Flipflop Solitaire and Nier Automata.
 
The Game Award nominees are out and we run through our predictions. We also discuss the Battlefront 2 chaos from last week, a possible Mario movie, and the first Rampage trailer.

Mario Mario Mario. Paul and Sean have both beat it. They are also playing Wolfenstien games. Paul gets ready for the Destiny 2 raid.
In the news section is a whole bunch of studios closing/people being laid off, Xenoblade 2 info, and Blizzcon 2017 news.
For Paul's Blizzcon podcast you can look here: https://soundcloud.com/exfauxsure/blizzconversations-2017
or here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BKYwUltyo4
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Guess what? We are still all way into Odyssey. Jon also finishes Dead Space 2, Paul continues with Destiny 2, and Sean is playing 80 Days.
For news we discuss the Paris Games Week, November's PS+, and Housemarque quitting arcade games.

You guessed it, we all love Super Mario Odyssey and having been playing it a ton. Sean also goes through the latest Life is Strange episode. Paul jumps back into Evil Within 2 and starts up Destiny 2 on PC.
For news we talk about the Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct, Neogaf coming back up and Resetera being formed, and some launch information on Dragon Ball FighterZ.

This week Jon departs for Twitch Con. Paul and Sean have been playing the new Jackbox Party Pack 4. They also discuss The Evil Within 2 and HQ.
As for the news, we talk mini PS4 controllers, NeoGaf going down, Visceral Games being closed, and the 4.0 update for the Switch.

I just realised that everything is about sequels this week. Jon has been playing Dead Space 2, Paul is really enjoying The Evil Within 2, and Sean finishes up Destiny 2. Picross S is also in the boys' rotation. 
In news we talk about IGN's acquisition of Humble Bundle, The Good Life's campaign ending, and Nintendo filing a trademark that hints at a possible Gameboy Mini.

It's Cuphead fever around here and we all talk about for a while. Paul plays some Divinity 2 while Jon talks about A Hat In Time. Sean tries out Dead Cells and Card Thief.

Happy SNES Classic and Cuphead day! Paul and Sean have been playing the new platformer. Paul also checks out Neir Automata and the Call of Duty WW2 beta. Jon is playing You Must Build a Boat and Picross S.
For news we talk about the new agreement found for the voice actor's strike, October's free games, and Nintendo's new YouTube streaming policy.

Metroid Madness time around these parts since all three of us are playing it. Paul and Sean also discuss SteamWorld Dig 2. Jon checks out Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite.
For the news we chat about Steam adding review histograms, PUBG getting angry at Epic Games, and the discovery of Flog.

The trio is back together! Jon is playing Transister and a lot of Metroid: Samus Returns. Paul finishes Absolver and also starts up the new 3DS game. Sean is playing You Must Build a Boat and Destiny 2.
For news we have a ton of Nintendo topics, as well as news on the next Resident Evil 7 DLC, and Sky being announced.

Jon returns from yet another convention to talk to us about his current position with the NWC. He also discusses his time at PAX West 2017 and the big impact it had on his life. While there he checked out Dragon Ball FighterZ. Sean has been playing Rabbids + Mario, the new Life is Strange prequel, and Horizon 3's Hot Wheels DLC.
For news we talk about L.A. Noire coming to current gen consoles (and VR), Fractured But Whole's interesting difficulty options, and a sweet sweet Destiny 2 deal.

Sean is back to talk with Paul about why Pyre is his favorite Supergiant Games, how Layton's Mystery Journal is a lazy let-down and how Ticket to Earth is still a great mobile experience with its new update. Paul gets his hands on Destiny 2's beta on PC, finds out what Absolver is and gets his Monster Hunter on with Dauntless closed beta. They both agree that Sonic Mania is a great experience.
In news; Capcom is making a mobile Puzzle Fighter game, PayPal answers Switch users woes and Age of Empires 4 is a thing.