Monday Aug 08, 2011
Top Down Perpsective 08 - 08 - 11
Top Down Perspective
The video game ramblings of Claire Wheeler, Sean Booker, and Paul Fleck.
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Monday Aug 01, 2011
Monday Aug 01, 2011
This week Nathan hates everything. That pretty much sums it up. But, they both played Bastion and Sean went through Atlus's Catherine.
As for news: a significant 3DS price drop is announced and coming soon. Information about the Nintendo Ambassador Program is talked about along with the release of the Humble Bundle 3 and Australia getting their own mature games rating (finally).
Monday Jul 18, 2011
Monday Jul 18, 2011
We're back and Jon hasn't really played anything (a little Mortal Kombat). Sean on the other hand is playing Ms. Splosionman, Hot Spring Story, Picross DS, Geometry Wars Galaxies and a little Noby Noby Boy. Nathan is also playing Twisted Pixel's new game as well as some online indie flash games and the new Catherine Demo.
Not much news is going around but we carry on. Pop Cap Games is purchased by EA, a man finishes Dragon Quest 9 in 700+ hours and some of June's sales figures come through with disappointing results.
Monday Jul 11, 2011
Monday Jul 11, 2011
Nothing is really coming out right now! Sean finished up Puzzle Agent 2 and continues to adore Picross 3D. Nathan is also trying out the new Nelson Tethers game. Jon is playing more handheld games such as the two recent eShop GameBoy releases: Qix and Fortified Zone.
In the news department you'll be hearing about Team Bondi's awful company ethics, Harmonix trademarks 'Vidrhythm' as well as Nintendo talking 3D gaming on the WiiU and automatic downloads of game demos to your 3DS.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2011
Tuesday Jul 05, 2011
We're all together again this week after a great Canada Day weekend just in time for the 4th of July! Nathan is playing more Trenched as well as some old Gunstar and Castlevania games. Jon is visiting some old DSiWare Pictobit games as well as the most recent GameBoy eShop release: Kirby's Dreamland. And Sean is playing a ton of Picross 3D and starting up Puzzle Agent 2.
As for the news, Limbo is coming to the PS3 and PC. Disney is shutting down Pure and Split/Second developer Blackrock Studios and Capcom has chosen to not allow people to delete saved games from their new Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 3DS game. Lastly, Activision has announced Call of Duty XP 2011 .....the Call of Duty themed convention.
Monday Jun 27, 2011
Monday Jun 27, 2011
This week Nathan is playing the original Bioshock as well as Double Fine's Trenched. Sean finished up Duke Nukem Forever, Ghost Trick, Child of Eden and starts Shadows of the Damned as well as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Jon is also playing the "new" Zelda as well as some old games.
As for news, LulzSec has decided to stop hacking people, Infamous 2 is already up for digital download and California is, once again, trying to ban violent video games.
Sunday Jun 19, 2011
Sunday Jun 19, 2011
E3 happened…over a week ago. But hey, welcome to your eighth most useful source for all the latest happenings in the world of interactive entertainment (trance vibrators included), the Top Down Perspective!
Herein you shall hear glorious tales detailing the games of tomorrow from our very own Jon Wheeler, who actually traveled to the City of Angels for the biggest (well, most prestigious) video-game trade show on this planet. Every single press conference is discussed in detail (arguably, too much detail, hence the length of this episode).
But hey, what’s this, games are coming out right now! In addition to all the E3 chatter, we break down what we’ve been playing as per usual, though this week contains some pretty heavy hitters. The Duke is loose on the Xbox 360 and both Sean and Jon have some choice words to share regarding the highly publicized release of “Duke Nukem Forever”. Just think, if you were born the year this game started development you would be starting junior high, or planning a bar mitzvah, or some other rite of passage that takes place when you turn 13 (or 14 depending on who you ask but that ruins this tangent). Finally, Nathan gets so excited about “Child of Eden” he loses control of his ability to string words together in a coherent manner, resulting in some unfortunate, completely unintentional double entendres.
To be honest, many more games are talked about in this segment but you’ll have to actually listen to the episode to find out what they are. Enjoy this extra long episode, we’ll be back with our regularly scheduled program (including the e-mail portion) next week.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2011
Wednesday Jun 08, 2011
DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED L.A. NOIRE! You have been warned!
Sean and Nathan spoil the crap out of Rockstar's L.A. Noire as they analyze everything they found great, and not so great, about the game. This is a bonus dedicated podcast talking about that one game only and nothing else.
Monday Jun 06, 2011
Monday Jun 06, 2011
This week we're missing Nathan but Jon is hear to chat just in time before he leaves for E3. Sean finished up L.A. Noire and dove head first into the everything the Rockstar Pass gave him. Jon on the other hand is still trucking through Shadow Wars, and has tried out Dead or Alive Dimensions and Blaz Blue Continuum Shift 2 for the 3DS.
In the news section we have some information on a rumored name for Sony's next handheld, along with word that the PSN is now completely up in North America and the "apology program" is in session.
Sunday May 29, 2011
Sunday May 29, 2011
This week all our schedules run tight so we only have time for a short recap. Sean finishes off the Portal 2 campaign and plays a bit more L.A. Noire. Nathan tries out Crysis 2, Fight Night Champion and completes L.A. Noire. We also mention that a L.A. Noire specific episode is on the horizon.
As for the news, a Hulk Hogan Kinect game is announced along with a Phoenix Wright movie. Mortal Kombat DLC is discussed as well as the reveal of the Modern Warfare 3 trailer of last week.
Thursday May 26, 2011
Thursday May 26, 2011
Nathan and Sean have been playing a ton of L.A. Noire so get ready for that. Also, Sean started Portal 2 co-op and Nathan continues to play Wario's Woods. Jon on the other hand is getting frustrated with Shadow Wars.
The PlayStation network is in a weird place as part of it is down but others are up (briefly). Sony also details the apology program for everyone, Duke Nukem Forever goes gold and L.A. Noire might become a franchise.
Wednesday May 18, 2011
Wednesday May 18, 2011
Sean's here and telling us all about his time with last week's new release: Brink. Nathan is playing a ton more Wario's Woods and Jon is still playing MvC3 and started up Outland.
With news: Sony seems to almost have the PlayStation Network back up (and then down again), Soul Calibur 5 is announced, and more is discussed on this week's TDP.
Tuesday May 10, 2011
Tuesday May 10, 2011
This week Nathan and Sean have been playing more Mortal Kombat. Nathan also enjoyed quite a bit of Picmin 2 as well as a ton of Wario's Woods. Sean on the other hand started up Portal 2 and tried out Unpleasant Horse. Jon joins in later to talk about Mortal Kombat, Castlevania Legends and Ghost Recon Shadow Wars.
On the news front we have more information regarding the PlayStation Network's down time, Mass Effect 2 being delayed, information on Burnout Crash and Value working only on "single player plus" games from now on.
Monday May 02, 2011
Monday May 02, 2011
We're all here and ready to go this week. Sean starts us off with Outland. As well, everyone here has played some of the new Mortal Kombat. Nathan played through Portal 2 as well as revisited some old GameCube games. Jon didn't play much other than MK but he did have time for some Mole Mania for the GameBoy.
The PlayStation Network is still down and your credit card information might be at risk! No Halo themed armor in Gears of War 3, information on the first Portal 2 DLC is revealed and the next Assassin's Creed game might be getting announced soon. All that and more on this week's TDP!
Wednesday Apr 27, 2011
Wednesday Apr 27, 2011
This week on the SLEEPY cast Jon is dead tired from traveling so much, Nathan is tired from being up till 5 writing an essay and Sean is sick. Jon arrives home from Sakuracon and tells us about his time there. Nathan and Sean go back to some older games. Since you're dying to know, Sean's obtained 111 Pokemon in Pokemon Black.
As for news, the PlayStation Network has been down for a few days due to unexpected causes, some more Project Cafe rumors and EA Sports details a new subscription service they may have in the works.
Sunday Apr 17, 2011
Sunday Apr 17, 2011
This week Jon is trying out a new Xbox Live Indie Game, playing some more Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as well as some Rayman 3D. Nathan is addicted to Plants vs. Zombies along with more obscure IOS games. Lastly, Sean has been playing World of Goo for the iPhone, Bit. Trip Beat (on PC) and Back to the Future Episode One.
As for news: Valve has something crazy going on with the release of Portal 2. Information regarding the end of the PlayStation hacker situation arises. And rumors of Nintendo's next home console begin to surface.
Saturday Apr 09, 2011
Saturday Apr 09, 2011
This week Nathan is talking about Dirt 2, Plants Vs. Zombies and Tiny Wings. Sean is sharing his time with Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime, Raskulls, Mass Effect 2's The Arrival DLC and as always: Pokemon Black. Jon is not with us.
As for news; World of Goo is coming to the iPhone and Pop Cap can't get their new game - Unpleasant Horse - onto the App Store. If you're craving as much Mass Effect as we are, you'll be happy to hear there's a fourth book coming this year and an anime feature in 2012. To wrap things off we discuss Anonymous' attack on Sony.
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Monday Mar 28, 2011
Monday Mar 28, 2011
This week Sean and Jon are Nathanless but we both have brand new, shiny 3DS's to talk about. Jon is playing Super Street Fighter 4 3D and Bust a Move 3D while Sean is still playing Pokemon Black. Also, Sean brings up his time with IOS game Tiny Wings and talks briefly about Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. Jon starts playing more old GameBoy games such as Duke Nukem and Mega Man Extreme.
As for news: Duke Nukem gets ANOTHER delay, Metacritic starts ranking Game Developers and Nintendo details some of its ideas for 3DS firmware updates.
Monday Mar 21, 2011
Monday Mar 21, 2011
This week Jon returns to tell us all about his time at the Penny Arcade Expo East Edition. He runs through the 3DS games he checked out and the stuff he did down in Boston. Sean and Nathan on the other hand stayed put and played some Plants Vs Zombies, Hobo with a Shotgun and some other old releases.
On the news side, Stacking and Mass Effect 2 are getting their first and last respectively pieces of DLC. EA Sports decides to join Ubisoft is no longer putting out manuals in their game boxes. And Metacritic starts ranking IOS games.
Monday Mar 14, 2011
Monday Mar 14, 2011
This week we're putting out a short (Diet) episode do to all of our schedules conflicting at the moment. As for the games, Nathan got into Tron: Evolution, some more Burnout Paradise, finally slowed down on DS games and finished with some Def Jam Rapstar. Sean on the other hand played a ton more Pokemon Black and started his way through Dead Space 2. Jon is in Boston for PAX East and will return to us next weekend.
As for news, the developers behind Runescape are working on a Transformers MMO. Wii Dare Watch 2011 continues and Xbox starts up Xbox Live Labs.
Monday Mar 07, 2011
Monday Mar 07, 2011
This week Jon runs through some Bulletstorm, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Hard Corps: Uprising. Nathan goes through some more Ace Attorney and tried out indie game: Impossible Game. Sean wraps up our games with the new Pokemon Black.
As for news, we run through some of the stories to come out of this year's GDC. A new Super Mario is announced for the 3DS along with some more news from Nintendo. We Dare gets a rating for it's European release, Sony tries to bring the PS3 hackers to court and a Devil May Cry movie is in the works.