Monday Feb 28, 2011
Top Down Perspective 28 - 02 - 11
Top Down Perspective
The video game ramblings of Claire Wheeler, Sean Booker, and Paul Fleck.
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Thursday Feb 24, 2011
Thursday Feb 24, 2011
In honor of our 50th episode we get the WORST technical difficulties we've encountered so far. BUT! Nathan demands this broken as hell show be published so I apologize in advance for Sean broken as ASS audio (luckily only for about a third of it).
On the bright side Sean talks about finishing Mass Effect and the disappointment that is Pinnacle Station. He and Jon also played Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Jon also starts up Bionic Commando Rearmed (for whatever dumb reason) along with some GameBoy game. Nathan finishes (and falls in love with) Ghost Trick, goes back to the SPLENDOR that is Burnout Paradise along with some The Godfather 2.
On the news front we have some possible additional DLC for Mass Effect 2. Telltale announces a The Walking Dead and Fables game along with a sequel to Puzzle Agent. DoubleFine announces that they're making a Sesame Street game and we discuss long and hard about the merit of the Dead Island trailer.
Also, we decide to start doing some form of community game sessions. If you'd like to add either Nathan: Kraznor or Sean: Angel Gamerr (just these two for now and only 360 for now) to your friends lists we will attempt some form of community multiplayer sessions from here on out. Over the next week or so, we'll most likely be looking at Burnout Paradise to start things off.
Tuesday Feb 15, 2011
Tuesday Feb 15, 2011
It's Valentine's Day, so we're talking about the video games we played over the last week. And you're listening.
Jon continued with Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 and (along with Nathan) tried out the new You Don't Know Jack. Nathan also finished up with his Mirror's Edge adventure, played through Stacking, went back to Dragon Age: Origins and started Ghost Trick. Sean continued his Mass Effect 1 run by muscling through all the sidequests and venturing into the game's DLC; to top it off, he plays out the iOS game Mass Effect Galaxy.
On the news end: Duke Nukem Forever gets a very limited edition, Activision cans all it's "Hero" franchises, the Sony Xperia Play phone is detailed and Fox News LOVES themselves some Bulletstorm!
Monday Feb 07, 2011
Monday Feb 07, 2011
Unfortunately, due to some odd technical issues, the last third of the podcast had to be cut (this included the news and emails portion of the show). Sorry for the short episode this week and the abrupt cut off ending, we will address any email questions we received on next week's show.
In terms of games, Jon is playing Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 while Nathan plays through Wolfenstien, wraps up Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 and relives some Mirror's Edge. As for Sean, he wraps up Professor Layton and the Unwound Future and dives head first into the first Mass Effect.
Monday Jan 31, 2011
Monday Jan 31, 2011
This week Nathan discusses his issues with Dead Space 2 and more on Miner Dig Deep, Jon finishes up Dead to Rights Retribution and Sean continues with Rock Band 3 and starts his Mass Effect 1 playthrough. On the news end we're looking at a ton of information on the recently announce PlayStation NGP and some cloud saving support for the PS3.
Tuesday Jan 25, 2011
Tuesday Jan 25, 2011
This week the guys are play Halo: Reach, Rock Band 3, Mass Effect 2 (also reading the books) and Jon is playing some old GBA games that I can't remember. On the news side we have the Duke Nukem Forever release date, the announcement of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and a ton of 3DS (launch)news. All that and more on this week's Top Down Perspective.
Monday Jan 17, 2011
Monday Jan 17, 2011
Jon is away at Magfast so Nathan and Sean are left to run the show. Sean finishes Super Meat Boy along with testing out some iOS Rock Band games and Nathan started up Mass Effect 2 again in anticipation for....Mass Effect 2. Pac-Man reality shows are announced, Mortal Kombat webisodes are in production, more PSP2 rumors come forth and more are discussed on this weeks TDP.
Tuesday Jan 11, 2011
Tuesday Jan 11, 2011
Our Game of the Year episode is now here. The three of us run through our own personal lists of the ten best games we think came out in 2010 and discuss why they belong here.
Monday Jan 03, 2011
Monday Jan 03, 2011
TDP rings in the new year by wrapping up some last minute games from 2010. We discuss Kirby's Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Digital: A Love Story, Shaun White's Skateboarding, Amnesia and more. You can also expect the exciting conclusion to The Tester season 2, Tron cats and a whole lot more as we get ready for next week's Game of the Year show!
Wednesday Dec 22, 2010
Wednesday Dec 22, 2010
This week we run through some Enslaved, Poker Night, Golden Sun, Machinarium, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and much more. We talk about the third and second last episode of the Tester as well as preorder Mortal Kombat business. Games you can play by peeing, the VGAs, a Gran Turismo reality TV show and GAMES YOU CAN PLAY BY PEEING.
Sunday Dec 05, 2010
Sunday Dec 05, 2010
This week the show continues without Jon. Nathan went back for some more Vin Diesel while Sean spent more time with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and DJ Hero 2. We also run through this week's episode of The Tester and discuss some recent game announcements. Team Meat is quite funny and photo taking is back in Dead Rising: Case Zero. We get some more information on the Uncharted movie and the US and UK get a pretty sweet Microsoft deal.
Wednesday Dec 01, 2010
Wednesday Dec 01, 2010
It’s a four man show this week with Pixel Response’s own Paul Fleck joining the regular crew for some gabbin’ bout games (one of Nathan’s early ideas for a name for this very podcast, fun fact). Various games have been played including s’more of that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, more Pac-Man CE DX and a dash of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood for good measure. Not to mention Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns marking Game Room’s return to awesomeness. No seriously, there are actually quality Game Room games on the way. As to why, no one truly knows but we speculate a bit. Also, Sean has officially fallen head over heels in love with ilomilo, an adorable little indie game that is worth jumping through some weird hoops to purchase. Oh, and Paul played Black Ops, so apparently the servers are still up for that one.
Then we tackle some news, starting off with some bizarre casting decisions on the upcoming Uncharted film. In short, we ain’t happy. We also examine some Mass Effect 2 stats, catch up with Axl Rose and all the wonderful things he’s been doing, and discuss some happenings regarding Sonic 4, the upcoming Elder Scrolls V, and Nintendo’s CES plans. All that and some random discussions along the way on this week’s Top Down Perspective.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2010
Tuesday Nov 23, 2010
Despite a smashed up arm, Sean joins Jon and Nathan to share his thoughts on some of this season’s big titles, such as Fable III and Criterion’s latest, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. All three of us managed to log some time with Pac Man Championship Edition DX (Deluxe?) and we gush over it thoroughly, perhaps to excess (you decide). In addition, we can safely say that Kirby loves him some cake, Vin Diesel loves him some explosions and Jon loves him some obscure NES games. The Tester continues to fill up our PS3 hard-drives as episode 3 hit this past week.
While Sean wanders off in search of medical assistance, Jon and Nathan go over what news there was this past week, including some strange requests from the Canadian military, Portal 2’s completely unsurprising delay, Bizarre Creations’ current woes and the upcoming Spike VGA nominees. All this and more (well, not much more) on this week’s episode of the Top Down Perspective!
Wednesday Nov 17, 2010
Wednesday Nov 17, 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops is here! Sadly, none of the core crew has played it, but never you mind because we managed to drag Dustin away from the game long enough to share his thoughts while enduring Sean’s sarcastic barbs. We also discuss other recent releases such as Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, a batch of Kinect titles and Fallout: New Vegas (what? it’s still newish!). Then we (well, Jon and I), tackle some news, including Viacom’s plans to sell off Harmonix, the top-selling consoles in the U.S. (at least according to Nintendo’s market research guys) and the M-rated Fight Night Champion. All this and more on this special, extra late episode of the Top Down Perspective!
Sunday Nov 07, 2010
Sunday Nov 07, 2010
THE TESTER SEASON TWO IS HERE! Along with the three of us talking about Costume Quest, Borderlands and Red Dead Redemption DLC, Fallout: New Vegas, Mario anniversaries and more!
Monday Oct 25, 2010
Monday Oct 25, 2010
This week the gang is all together to discuss DJ Hero 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Costume Quest, Alan Wake: The Writer and Super Meat Boy. Along with Kinect launch games, the Tester season 2's trailer and Red Dead Redemption's Sasquatch.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2010
Wednesday Oct 20, 2010
This week Sean is away but the podcast goes on! Comic Jumper, GameDev Story, Raven Software and Duke Nukem demos are abound.
Sunday Oct 10, 2010
Sunday Oct 10, 2010
This week we discuss more Dead Rising 2 frustration, Comic Jumper, Enslaved, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and GAME BOAT!
Monday Oct 04, 2010
Monday Oct 04, 2010
This week Jon is gone but Nathan and Sean played a ton of Dead Rising 2. Nathan also did some more Halo: Reach but who cares cause Sean played Quantum Theory! He also spent a very little amount of time with Claptrap's New Robot Revolution.
On the news side: Microsoft announces a great October deal. Also, the Just Cause movie gets a screen writer, the 3DS gets a release date and price for Japan and Gears of War 3 gets pushed back until Fall 2011. Last, NBA Elite 11 also gets pushed back but who cares cause NBA Jam is getting an individual release now.
Sunday Sep 26, 2010
Sunday Sep 26, 2010
Jon is back and talking about Guilty Party and Dead Rising: Case Zero. Sean has been addicted to Professor Layton. Nathan on the other hand spent some time with Minecraft and Civilization V.
The Tester season 2 has an air date and cast, Netflix comes to Canada and PS3's are updated to block out some third party controllers. Along with this, Halo Reach doesn't land first in the top ten played games on the week of its release and girls can now play video games!
Wednesday Sep 22, 2010
Wednesday Sep 22, 2010
This week Jon is sick and Sean messes up the release date of Comic Jumper repeatedly! Nathan talks Dead Rising: Case Zero, Shibuya and Halo: Reach. Sean brings up Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, Puzzle Agent, Guilty Party and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.
As for news, the Tokyo Game Show is happening and a smorgasbord of announcements come out. The next Devil May Cry game is announced. Suda 51 announces two new games he's working on. Along with this, Dead Rising: Case West, Alice: Madness Returns and Pixeljunk Lifelike get teaser trailers. Halo: Reach loads times are discussed along with some online co-op issues. Last, we talk about Team Ico's new HD collection coming to the PS3.