Top Down Perspective

Top Down Perspective 07/04/22

Jon returns and Nathan is also here so we have a four person show this week!!
Jon talk about his hundreds of hours with Eldin Ring while Nathan continues with Dark Souls 3 and revisits Fez. Paul has been playing more Vampire Survivors and checks out Fortnite's new no building mode. Sean continues with Kirby but finds times for Destiny 2's Witch Queen expansion, Weird West, and Norco.
In news we discuss the recent Activision Blizzard policy change around their QA testers, Max Payne 1 and 2 are getting remastered, and a new Tomb Raider and Monkey Island game are being developed.
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Top Down Perspective 31/03/22

We start the show off talking about the series premieres of both Halo and Moon Knight.
Nest, Paul shares with us his thoughts on Ghostwire: Tokyo now that he's finished it. Sean brings up his time with Kirby: The Forgotten Kingdom and A Memoir Blue, he also has some show and tell with the xScreen.
In news we discuss E3 officially being cancelled this year, PlayStation detailing their revamped PS+ subscription service, and Breath of the Wild 2 getting delayed into 2023.
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Top Down Perspective 24/03/22

Welcome back to Nathan as he continues his Souls-like adventure. This week he talks about Bloodborne PSX and Dark Souls 3. Paul has gotten very into Tunic. Sean attends GDC 2022.
 
In news we, obviously, talk about those Sonic and Knuckles Xbox controllers, as well as some negative allegations toward Moon Studios, we also discuss more Netflix gaming updates.
 
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Top Down Perspective 17/03/22

This week's big drop is Tunic and Paul and Sean are both neck deep into discovering all of its secrets. Of course they're still playing Elden Ring. We also touch on Young Souls and the Strangers of Paradise demo.
 
In news we talk about Xbox's wild sales figures in Japan, EA not having any E3 related presence this year, and the Perfect Dark reboot hits rocky waters.
 
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Top Down Perspective 10/03/22

It's a new week and that means it's a new you! Paul and Sean continue to play a bunch of Elden Ring while also checking out Far: Changing Tides.
 
During news we talk way too long about the weird Canadian Game Awards, God of War might be getting a live action TV series, and we run through the latest State of Play.
 
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Top Down Perspective 03/03/22

Nathan joins us this week to talk about everything FromSoftware. He's been playing Bloodborne while Sean and Paul are diving into Elden Ring.
On the news front, we discuss the latest Pokemon announcement of Gen 9, Amazon's Luna streaming service officially launches, and Epic buys Bandcamp.
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Top Down Perspective 24/02/22

It's the night before Elden Ring and the boys are excited.
While waiting they've been playing Horizon Forbidden West, Monster Prom XXL, several choice selections from Steam's current demo event, and the Pokemon TCG beta.
For news we discuss the PSVR2 being fully revealed, Sony's Project Spartacus being possibly detailed, and Call of Duty taking a year off.
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Top Down Perspective 17/02/22

When we're not talking about teeth we're talking about CrossfireX. We also discuss Lake and Infernax.
For news you'll hear us bring up the greenlighting of a third Sonic movie and TV show, a BioShock movie being made with Netflix, and news that the 3DS and WiiU eshops are shutting down next year.
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Top Down Perspective 10/02/22

FMV games are the big pass time this week as we discuss Telling Lies, Dark Nights with Poe and Munroe, and Five Dates.
As for news, of course we talked about the recent Nintendo Direct, some updates on Call of Duty's future, and a possible Jak and Daxter TV series.
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Top Down Perspective 03/02/22

Sean goes through more face surgery but joins us to talk about Pokemon Legends Arceus and Windjammers 2. Jon tries out Picross S7. Paul finishes his Momodora series with 4 and Minoria, and also checks out Bloodborne PSX.
We start news off with the Sony/Bungie acquisition followed by the NYT/Wordle acquisition, and also discuss the recent EA conference call.
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Top Down Perspective 27/01/22

With the three of us back we quickly grab Jon's thoughts on the Xbox/Activision Blizzard acquisition before getting into games. He's been playing Walkabout Minigolf and Vampire Survivors. Paul dives into the Momodora series as well as Sucker for Love: First Date. Sean finishes the first Great Ace Attorney title and is quite enjoying Nobody Saves the World.
 
With news we continues discussing what's up with Activision Blizzard, Hyperscape shutting down, and three new Star Wars games being announced from Respawn.
 
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Top Down Perspective 20/01/22

Hooo boy! We start things off by diving right into news since Microsoft just purchased Activision Blizzard! We run down the chain of events as well as speculate what this could mean for the two companies, their tens of thousands of employees, and what it could mean for us - the little people. It's the largest acquisition in video game history!
 
Of course we also talk about some games we're playing such as Nobody Saves the World, Rainbow Six Extraction, and Pupperazzi.
 
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Top Down Perspective Game of the Year 2021 Edition

Welcome back to another Game of the Year celebration!
This time we're running down our favorite games from 2021, including our biggest disappointments, favorite audio and we even made some predictions about 2022.
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Top Down Perspective 06/01/22

Happy New Year and Happy Episode 600!
This week we're talking all about our holiday times and what we've been up to over the break. Jon plays a bunch of Fortnite, Paul continues with Guardians of the Galaxy, and Sean revisits Horizon Zero Dawn.
In news we discuss the PlayStation VR2, a couple of tiresome NFT stories, and an update on what's up with BioWare.
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Top Down Perspective 23/12/21

Merry Christmas Eve Eve to all! We recorded a short episode for you since not a lot is happening around these video game lands.
Jon plays through Sayonara Wild Hearts and Mcdonald's Treasure Land Adventure. Paul and Sean play through The Gunk.
In news we dive into just what exactly is going on with the new Telltale Games studio, Tencent acquires Turtle Rock, and the Hugo Awards announce their first video game winner.
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Top Down Perspective 16/12/21

We're back with tales of miserable holiday travels. Sean has been playing Rocket League Sideswipe and Loop Hero. Paul gets way into Halo Infinite. Jon is playing like five different Bomberman games plus a ton of other stuff.
We start news off by seeing how our Game Award predictions turned out, we also discuss the announcements from the show, and a couple of weird NFT related stories.
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Top Down Perspective 02/12/21

We enter the last month of the year talking about the new Hawkeye and Arcane (League of Legends) TV shows. Paul started up Guardians of the Galaxy. Sean is playing through Death's Door and Disc Room.
In news you'll hear topics such as Kingdom of Amalur getting brand new DLC, RE4 becoming the best selling VR app in Quest history, and a possible Chrono Cross remake.
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Top Down Perspective 25/11/21

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone despite whether you celebrate it or not!
On today's show Jon talk about his time with The Mummy Demastered. Paul tries out the curiously titled Pronty: Fishy Adventure. And when Sean isn't knocking hit microphone over he discusses Guardians of the Galaxy, Exo One, and Pokemon Shining Pearl.
News is short but we bring up Doug Bowser of Nintendo announcing his displeasure with Bobby Kotick, an Amazon Mass Effect series, and Harmonix being purchased by Epic Games.
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Top Down Perspective 18/11/21

We're all wearing blue this week and that foreshadows the rollercoaster of a time Jon is having. In between turmoil he founds time to play Forza Horizon 5, Guardians of the Galaxy, and a collection of arcade games. Sean tries out Halo Infinite's multiplayer, Battlefield 2042, and Returnal. Paul is playing Final Fantasy 7: The First Solider.
In news we run through the usual few delays and then deep dive into the insane Activision/Bobby Kotick nonsense, we wrap up with making some predictions around The Game Awards.
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Top Down Perspective 11/11/21

We celebrate Jon's birthday the only way we know how: by recording a podcast that mainly focuses on video games. Jon finished Hollow Knight this week. Paul plays through Unpacking and tries out Forza Horizon 5. Sean beats Inscryption and dives back into Dicey Dungeon.
In news we discuss both the Steam Deck and the Playdate getting delayed into 2022, 1 vs. 100 possibly coming back, and Ubisoft still not fixing its work place.
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