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Talking to My Boy about Videogames – 29 – The Legend of Cats: Aura of Dumpling
A new Zelda game might be a chance for Jonathan and Ryan to bond, if it didn’t have so many dang words to read. Ryan is more interested in cats and spiders on this one, but Jonathan tries several times to keep things moving along. Can he do it? Along the way, we get some thoughts about Wild Blue Skies,…
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Magical Genesis Japan-only shooter Twinkle Tale is Retro-Bit’s next reproduction
The next Retro-Bit reproduction has been announced, and it’s pretty neat. This time, they’re bringing over the previously Japan-only Genesis/Mega Drive game, Twinkle Tale. Preorders open up tomorrow. I was a smidge underwhelmed by the announcement of their R-Type DX re-release, simply because it’s not exactly an exotic title. Twinkle Tale, however; oh boy. It’s a top-down run-and-gun similar to…
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Wendy’s can save the game industry by bringing back these forlorn franchises
Wendy’s, in collaboration with developer and publisher 81 Monkeys is releasing a new game called WendyQuest: Legend of the Four Corner Stones. It looks like a traditional top-down RPG in the style of classic Final Fantasy, except starring Wendy, who as you probably know is based on a real life living person named Melinda Lou Thomas (now Morse, because she…
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Maximum Utcast – 34 – Living Up to Expectations
Expectations are a tricky thing. Sometimes you meet them, sometimes you exceed them, and other times, you get them set so high they’re impossible to achieve. This week on the Utcast, we’re talking about offensive poetry, managing expectations, and the end of videogames. We learn about an update to World of Horror, get Jonathan’s thoughts on Wild Blue Skies, and…
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Review – Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Miis were once a pillar of Nintendo’s marketing and appeal. With their bulbous heads, simple faces, and minimalist designs, these avatars defined the Nintendo Wii generation. They appeared in a wide array of mostly casual games, got added to the Smash lineup, and were copied by Nintendo’s competitors. For half a decade, Miis were mostly a novelty, toiling around in…
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Early Access Review – Car Park Capital
Everyone loves cars. Or, at least, they will once they have no choice. Once you bulldoze all the inner-city apartments and force people out into the suburbs and if they even want to get groceries they need to drive 20km. I'm talking about Car Park Capital, by the way. Don't actually do this.
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Demo Dive – Half Grip
What are you doing with your hand right now? No. Stop it. You need to put that hand on the demo of Half Grip. Hear me out: you drive a car using your mouse for everything your arms would do. So, you have to steer, shift gears, and shoot at other drivers with nothing but your mouse pointer. Effectively, you…
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Currently Playing – 29 – Return of the Obra Dinn with Euan
Returning guest Euan from the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off Podcast stops by Currently Playing this month to talk about the games Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire and Return of the Obra Dinn. While we briefly touch on the isometric role playing game Pillars of Eternity, the bulk of the show is spent with the Obra Dinn and it’s monochromatic mystery. Later…
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Maximum Utcast – 33 – Spurgles 2: The Spurgles Cum Back
This week the Utcast invents the hottest new IP that will sweep the nation in the summer of 2027, so run, don’t walk, to your nearest theater and demand a ticket to Spurgles 2: The Spurgles Cum Back. Later we talk at length about Castlevania, both with regards to the new one and more broadly about what makes a Castlevania…
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Review – Odd Town
I’ve said before that I’m a sucker for big open worlds, but I should probably just say that I love all open worlds. Bigger isn’t always better, so something like Chulip’s fragmented small town is fab in my books. Sometimes the setting is a character in itself, and getting intimate with it is gratifying. Odd Town is an impressive little…
