MisanthroPlay
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMisanthroPlay is a video games podcast that approaches the medium from a leftist perspective. Frequently comedic with an appreciation for unusual narrative, unique mechanics, and underground weirdness, as well as big spectacle. Hosted by Robert Fenner (he/him) and Alva Chua (she/her)
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All Good Things....
September 15, 2019 09:46Starting in early 2018, you may have noticed that MisanthroPlay Podcast started to break from its bi-weekly schedule, becoming less and less frequent until episodes stopped altogether in May 2019. Scheduling conflicts and our own projects have made it increasingly difficult for us to get together regularly, so Alva and I made the mutual decision to officially put a cap on the show. This was an incredibly difficult decision for us both to make, as we’re very proud of what we managed to ach...
#76 Zanking Off at My Job
May 12, 2019 19:00 - 49 minutes - 54.7 MBWe've got a thing for Spring. Alva and Robert discuss quality(?) TV programmes Gundam Unicorn, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, and Hannibal, before moving on to what games they've been playing (or not playing). Games discussed: Zanki Zero, Katana Zero, Heaven's Vault, Mortal Kombat 11, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and AI: The Somnium Files.
#75 Springtime for Vidya
April 29, 2019 22:04 - 50 minutes - 47 MBwe talk smack on reactionary shitheads within game development, before we move on to discuss our thoughts on Resident Evil 2 Remake, Devil May Cry 5, The Division 2, and Warframe. follow Robert on twitter @nurvuss, Alva @vinomatic, and check out Robert’s Twitch stream, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night.
#74 Capitalism Sucks Part 396 of ???
March 11, 2019 21:23 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBAlva and Robert look at video game marketing from the 80s to the 00s in America and the UK, and ruminate on Sonic the Hedgehog pissplay and Rayman’s gargantuan dong. We also talk about how to host your AMA on a message board for racist paedophiles, and Ape Out’s troubling equation of jazz with primal savagery. We Play: Ape Out, La Mulana.
#73 Oh my! You're a shy queen. Not I! I'm a sky queen
February 05, 2019 09:05 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBIt’s the start of MisanthroPlay Season 5(!!) and we attended the Sunless Skies launch event at Failbetter Games’ South London office. We talk a little bit about that experience, and a whole lot about the first 10 hours of Sunless Skies, an unconventional and fiercely literary RPG that understands the potential of steampunk without stumbling down the usual pro-imperialist pratfalls. Also, We Talk about the latest Final Fantasy XIV announcements, Subnautica, Resident Evil 2, and Ace Combat ...
#72 The 2018 Awards Show Spectacular
January 12, 2019 13:57 - 3 hours - 133 MBWe’re here to talk about the games of 2018, and read some listener mail. The Anticapitalism Award Broken Reality Fortune 499 Donut County Holedown Stop Trying So Hard Agony Shadow of the Tomb Raider God of War Far Cry 5 Octopath Traveler Red Dead Redemption 2 Detroit: Become Human Best Art Direction 428: Shibuya Scramble CrossCode Donut County Dragon Quest 11 Octopath Traveler Pokemon Let's Go Return of the Obra Dinn Best Re-released 8/16-bit game Crystalis Phantasy S...
#71 Xmas with MisanthroPlay
December 25, 2018 09:00 - 51 minutes - 46.6 MBHappy Holidays! Robert Fenner and Alva Chua catch up on what games they want to (or don’t want to) play over the Winter Holidays; namely, Tetris Effect, Far Cry 5, Hollow Knight, Soul Calibur VI, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Hacknet. See you in 2019!
#70 What's All This Bungie Business, Then?
December 21, 2018 09:51 - 1 hour - 89 MBAlva Chua explains to Robert Fenner who Bungie are, from Alex Saropian’s bedroom game Operation Desert Storm, to Halo, to their beloved/maligned Paul McCartney-featuring Destiny, and how the developer has weaved their approach to storytelling throughout their history. Join us to learn about sword logic and waterbeds.
#69 No Im Not Big Hat Cowboy
December 14, 2018 09:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBRobert and Alva discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, and how to examine a game surrounded by unacceptable labour practices. We Play: Pokémon Let’s Go, Evee! The Lost Child, Mega Man X, and SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. And hey. Nice.
#68 Magical Golden Sound Shower
December 07, 2018 22:51 - 1 hour - 109 MBRobert and Alva are back to share some of their favourite video game music with each other, and with you. Tracks featured: Hustlers’ Concept - “Loin” (from Black/Matrix) Atsunori Namba - “Samurai Gunman ~ Shin Za Zaan” (from Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman) Masashi Hamauzu - “Aussenwelt” (from SaGa Frontier II) Rob Hubbard - “Loading” (from Sanxion) Masafumi Takada - “Where Angels Play” (from Killer7) Zuntata - “Daddy Mulk” (from The Ninja Warriors) Hidehito Aoki - “City 1 ~ School Revisite...
#67 Howard was a Twitch
November 06, 2018 09:37 - 2 hours - 81 MBWe bring out the calipers to talk about the problematic legacy of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and how games such as Bloodborne, Cultist Simulator, Sunless Sea, and Garfield Kart make a case for cosmic horror to leave the author behind. We Play: Call of Cthulhu, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Death Mark. Music this week is “Imps of the Perverse” and “The Evil Clergyman” by Rudimentary Peni
#66 Dysphoria Combo Pak
October 26, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 124 MBContent Warning: discussions on dysphoria, dysmorphia, anorexia, depression This week, Robert and Alva have an extended discussion on their own experiences with gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, and the general horror and malaise of existence, before exploring a trio of excellent games that explore these themes: Sundae Month’s Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor, Kitty Horrorshow’s Anatomy, and Anna Anthropy’s dys4ia. We also have a related conversation on the now-outdated Cyberpunk 2077 trans...
#65 Top o' the Table to Ya
June 18, 2018 11:03 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBRobert and Alva are BACK, to talk about the symbiotic relationship between video games and tabletop games. We talk Steve Jackson Games, Operation Sundevil, the weird systems of Palladium's Robotech RPG, Baten Kaitos, Fallout's origins as a GURPS adaptation, and how apps are becoming more and more ubiquitous as gamemaster stand-ins. We Play: Cultist Simulator, Mad Max, and Battletech.
#64 Undead Souls
May 18, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBThe servers may be dead, but MisanthroPlay lives: Alva and Robert discuss the impact of Demon's Souls, FromSoft's unlikely and esoteric action RPG that would forever change the face of video games. Even after all these years, we still don't know how World Tendency works. Also, We Play Far Cry 5, Swords of Ditto, Sky Rogue, and a return to No Man's Sky.
#63 Back from Hiatus
March 02, 2018 09:35 - 65.7 MBIt's the second of the month, so grab this pod and come on! Robert and Alva reconvene after a month of thrills, chills, and spills, to tell you what they've been playing. This week, we chew over the new Shadow of the Colossus remake, Romancing SaGa 2, Celeste, Iconoclasts, Full Metal Furies, Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, and a certain re-release makes us bring out that age old chestnut: is Bayonetta feminist? We'll be back in two weeks with an episode on the recent server shutdown of Dem...
Valentine's Special - Doki Doki Literature Club (feat. Samer Farag)
February 14, 2018 10:13 - 115 MBSurprise! Cocoa Controller's Samer Farag joins Robert for an in-depth and spoiler-filled discussion of Doki Doki Literature Club, a romance visual novel about Japanese high school girls, poetry, and definitely nothing else. It's best that you play it before listening, and you definitely should, as it's both free and short. Happy Valentimes, MisanthroPals! Notes Doki Doki Literature Club website Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 26 Snippet Team Salvato RPGFan: Doki Doki Literature Club R...
Save Point #06 Tha Trill of tha Hunt
February 09, 2018 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.3 MBRobert and Alva find a little time to break away from hiatus to discuss Monster Hunter: World, the latest in Capcom's genre-defining hunting franchise. Alva's well acquainted, while Robert has virtually no experience. Can these two knuckleheads get along? 9.30/8.30 central on MisanthroPop.
#62 Pyre (Supergiant Deep Look Ep. 3)
January 19, 2018 14:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBAfter a few delays, the third and final episode of our Supergiant Deep Look is here, with an examination of 2017's sleeper hit Pyre. A curious blend of visual novel, RPG, and sports, Pyre follows a group of exiles called the Nightwings, as they attempt to earn the right to escape a purgatorial plane called The Downside...through some sick slam dunks.
#61 The Year is 201X
January 12, 2018 10:51 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBWe kick off MisanthroPlay Season 4 the only way we know how: hurriedly trying to cram 35 games of 2017 into an hour and forty-five minute podcast. Happy New Year, from us to you! The Games of 2017: ARMs, Assassin's Creed Origins, Cuphead, Danganronpa V3, Dead Cells, Destiny 2, Detention, Dropmix, The Evil Within 2, For Honor, Hellblade, Golf Story, Gravity Rush 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Injustice 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, NieR Automata, Night in the Woods, Nioh, Observer, Pe...
#60 Am I Being Detained?
January 07, 2018 15:50 - 2 hours - 101 MBIn the final episode we recorded in 2017, Alva and Robert look at Red Candle Games' debut Detention, a horror adventure set in a Taiwanese high school during the height of the White Terror. Beware of spoilers. We Play: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Horizon: Zero Dawn Notes The White Terror 228 Incident Under the Shadow trailer The Diamond Realm MisanthroPlay Episode #47 Fear and Loathing on the Crusade Trail 1095-1099 Cee-lo Heibai Wuchang Chenghuangshen M.R James - The Haunted Doll...
#59 Transistor (Supergiant Deep Look Ep. 2)
December 28, 2017 16:40 - 1 hour - 111 MBSupergiant Season carries on with 2014's Transistor, a hybrid of turn-based strategy and real-time combat wrapped around an existential cyberpunk mystery. We walk through the game before sharing our interpretations of the story. It's a thoughtful and ponderous title brimming with style and substance, and one we're thrilled to dig into. Notes Paradigm shift Edward Bernays Robert's Bastion OST Picks Terminals March Slinger's Song Brusher Patrol
#58 Bastion (Supergiant Deep Look ep 1)
December 16, 2017 12:35 - 1 hour - 104 MBSomehow, Robert has never played a Supergiant game. Alva, in her infinite wisdom, suggested that MisanthroPlay spend the next 6 weeks looking at all three of their games. This week, we start at the very beginning with Bastion (2011), the Soul Blazer-meets-Spaghetti Western action RPG with the dynamic narrator. We talk about the mechanics, the plot, and the message at its core. In We Play, we play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and have complicated (but ultimately positive) feelings about. Also, Ro...
#57 Interview with Rani Baker
December 02, 2017 11:40 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBWe talked about the striking games of witchy Portland-based developer Rani Baker back in Episode #51, so we thought it was about time to just have her on the show! Rani Baker joins Alva and Robert to discuss her games, her creative process, her inspirations, and haunted technology. You can find Rani's work at Itch.io, GameJolt, Bandcamp, and Cracked, among other places. Be sure to check out her upcoming game DEATH SWORD, which you can currently help to crowdfund, and please consider suppor...
Save Point #05 The Idiot's Guide to Getting Started in Eorzea
November 24, 2017 16:21 - 37 minutes - 36.9 MBAstral Era banner by Stephanie Sybydlo Robert invites Derek Heemsbergen of the Astral Era podcast and RPGFan to MisanthroPlay for a brief discussion of their individual histories with MMORPGs, before Robert prods Derek to explain what makes Final Fantasy XIV so special, as well as tips for newcomers on how to get to grips with its lush world. Be sure to follow Derek on Twitter, listen to his podcasts Astral Era and Random Encounter, and check out his OpenCritic. Notes Simutronics Steam...
#56 Exploitation, Life Hacks, Nice Hats and Cats
November 17, 2017 09:11 - 1 hour - 107 MBSeeing as our last episode was late, we've decided to spoil you with another episode this week. Robert and Alva catch up on what they've been playing this week, starting with a shout-out to Jordan Reyne's 600,000 word interactive novel Choice of the Cat, before discussing how to navigate Chaos;Child's depiction of women through a post-Weinstein lens. We also have a frank discussion on whether Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus's "No More Nazis" advertising campaign is cynical, uplifting, or bo...
#55 Jeremy Blaustein on the Art of Localization
November 14, 2017 22:41 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBRobert and Alva sit down with the multi-talented Jeremy Blaustein (Metal Gear Solid, Snatcher, Silent Hill 2, Shadow Hearts Covenant) to discuss his twenty-five year career in the Japanese games industry. We discuss the ups, the downs, the role of the translator as creator, the dilemma of translating Trump, and kiboshed Snatcher remakes and sequels. Check out Jeremy's localization company at Babydragon.jp. Notes We think the English localization of Koudelka may have been handled by Koji ...
#54 Pock Rockin' Beats
October 27, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBIt's our annual Halloween Haunt, so MisanthroPlay are looking at the ghostly cute `em up Kiki Kaikai, better known in the West as Pocky & Rocky. We look the series' origins as a Taito arcade shooter, before Natsume licensed the characters to create two gorgeous, if not frustrating SNES romps. We also learn you don't need to call Becky to have a good time. In this distinctly not horror-themed We Play, Alva plays Middle Earth: Shadow of War before we both dig into its micro-transaction tomfo...
#53 Compile Taster
October 16, 2017 09:02 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBAlva guides Robert on a whistle stop tour of some of Compile's best known scrolling shooters: Blazing Lazers/Gunhed, M.U.S.H.A/Musha Aleste, Robo Aleste/Dennin Aleste, and Space Megaforce/Super Aleste. Join us on this journey through time and space in which we both falsely attribute Kim Cattrall to two movies she had nothing to do with. In We Play, Alva continues the shooter theme with Danmaku Unlimited 3, Robert reviews Blue Reflection and drunkenly buys Ruiner, while Alva does the same w...
#52 A Dirty Pair of Shooters
September 30, 2017 17:18 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe're a little late this week after running into some editing trouble, but we managed to shoot through. Alva and Robert discuss Vic Tokai's Battle Mania duology, a pair of Mega Drive shooters that meld Forgotten Worlds with Dirty Pair. Prepare for more trouble! This week in We Play: Destiny 2, WhiteDay: A Labyrinth Named School, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, the Etrian Odyssey V demo, and Amazon's Running Diet. If you enjoy MisanthroPlay and wish to buy some of the games we talked about on ...
#51 Creator Showcase: We Dig Rani Baker
September 15, 2017 09:15 - 111 MBAlva and Robert take some time pouring over the games of the wonderfully unique Rani Baker (Patreon, Itch, Blog), a solo developer who combines zinester sensibilities, sonic art, and 80s Macintosh aesthetics to create a body of work that's fresh, political, and kvlt as fvck. Help crowdfund her upcoming game Death Sword, and check out the demo here. We Play: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Vostok Inc., Rez Infinite, Downwell, Hitman 2016. We Drop: Ultra Despair Girls. Music in this episode...
#50 Over the Hill
August 31, 2017 15:46 - 2 hours - 107 MBLife Begins at 50 A MisanthroPlay for the Discerning Mature Set We did it! Alva and Robert celebrate their milestone episode by talking about anything and everything. From the canonical MisanthroPlay Origin Story, to passport woes, `90s cyber cafes, sharks using keycards, and buying video games from a denim-clad Charlie Brooker, no topic is taboo. We Play: Sonic Mania, Ys Seven, the No Man's Sky patch, and Apathy ~Midnight Collection Vol. 1~. Nobody plays White Day because Robert's deliv...
Save Point #04 Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings" (feat. Justyna Burzynska)
August 25, 2017 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this mini-episode, Robert invites illustrator, whackademic, and prankster Justyna Burzynska for a discussion of Dominique Pamplemousse, the claymation point and click musical starring a genderqueer private eye. Even if you don't like musicals, there's a lot to enjoy here. Follow Justyna on Twitter, Tumblr, or Instagram. Notes Squinky.me Killscreen: Dominique Pamplemousse Review Squinky's YouTube rustle your leaves to me softly Cubert Badbone, P.I. NaNoReNo MisanthroPop: J.B Hair...
#49 Space Invaders are Smoking Grass
August 10, 2017 17:50 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBMisanthroPlay goes old-old-skool in a look at the history of Space Invaders, from its inception and imitators, to its numerous artistic revivals in honour of the game's 30th anniversary in 2008. We even talk about Cosmo Gang, just because we can. We Play: Polybius, My Father's Long, Long Legs, Tourist (Owlcave), Vostok Inc., and Dandy Dungeon. Just a reminder that you've got one more week to send in your letters for Episode #50's mailbag! Notes Babycham YMO - Computer Game MisanthroPl...
#48 Edith Becomes Her
August 04, 2017 08:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBIt's another Deep Dive episode as Alva and Robert sift through What Remains of Edith Finch, Giant Sparrow's quirky narrative adventure about a young woman returning home to delve into her family's tragic history. This episode is heavy on spoilers, so you've been warned. In We Play, Alva stays fresh in Splatoon 2, while Robert slices his way to joy in Severed. We also touch on the first few hours of Pyre and Root Double. Episode #50 is coming up, so don't forget to send us your letters! N...
#47.5 Cool Sexy Guy Costumes
July 28, 2017 08:00 - 46 minutes - 44.5 MBSun's out? Buns out! In this quick and durrty trap sesh, Alva and Robert flaunt it in Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, sneakily recycle tumors in Prey, wear fancy hats in Victor Vran, and debate cameraman abuse in Injustice 2.
Mail Call: Episode 50 Approaches
July 26, 2017 07:12Mail Call! We can hardly believe it, but we're gearing up to record our 50th (COUNT IT FIFTIETH) episode. And we want to hear from you! Thoughts, anecdotes, questions, suggestions, topic/game journal requests, the lot! Leave a comment below, or send them over to www.misanthropop.com/contact for a chance to be read on this milestone episode. We've already received a few great letters, but we're always welcoming more. Keep `em coming.
#47 Fear and Loathing on the Crusade Trail 1095-1099
July 20, 2017 16:00 - 2 hours - 129 MBRobert introduces Alva to one of his personal favorites: Exile, the existentalist Hashishin action RPG from the mavens at Nippon Telenet, and a criminally unrecognized one at that. Grab your hash, your LSD, and your copy of the Illuminatus!, and get ready for a crisis-of-faith road trip across time and space with Sadler the Sadboi. It's gonna be a bumpy ride that's holy-to-the-MAX. Notes Hardcore Gaming 101: Exile MisanthroPlay #33 Valis Hugues de Payens Cathar Beliefs The Cathar Geno...
#46 Damn, Dracula Has a Point
July 14, 2017 08:00 - 55 minutes - 72.9 MBAlva and Robert discuss Netflix's Castlevania. What works? What doesn't? What's with the goat sex scene? Listen and find out. We Play: WipEout Omega Collection, Hot Tin Roof: The Cat Wore a Fedora, and Dishonored 2.
#45 E3 Summer Vacation
July 06, 2017 16:40 - 2 hours - 139 MBGET HYPED BOI Fashionably late, it's MisanthroPlay's E3 2017 episode! Robert was casing the floors of the Los Angeles Convention Center in the doughy pink flesh this year, and he's brought all the hot scoops you've probably already heard about. Alva and Robert discuss what's hot, what's not, and the sleeper hits that may have flown under the radar. We also have time to Play Dead Cells, River City: Knights of Justice, and ARMS. Finally, we crack open the mailbag to discuss favorite RPGs a...
#44 Gunstar Weirdos
June 22, 2017 22:25 - 1 hour - 138 MBSlightly delayed as Robert gets over jetlag, comes our episode on Treasure's classic Gunstar Heroes. Alva and Robert discuss their experiences with the game, what makes it so special, and how spiritual sequel Gunstar Super Heroes measures up. This week in We Play: Prey, Cosmic Star Heroine, Birthdays: the Beginning, Injustice 2, The Caligula Effect, and Strafe. Notes Sega-16: Interview with Mac Senour Bravoman Lunatic Dawn The Starship Damrey Nostalgio no Kaze Black Sigil What Did ...
#43 In Between Days
May 25, 2017 21:31 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBThis week's episode is short n sweet, just like us! Robert and Alva let their hair down to gab over Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, Tumbleseed, Flinthook, Prey and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd. We couldn't get around to Full Throttle Remastered, but we still had a LucasArts tangent. Correction: I (Robert) accidentally attributed Lumo to Tribute Games, but it was actually developed by Triple Eh? Sorry, Triple Eh?! Notes MisanthroPlay #18: Wonder Boy in Licensee Land Mir...
New Podcast Announcement - The Background Lounge #01 - Jazz Night
May 15, 2017 19:56 - 36 minutes - 45.5 MBWhat do you know, we've started a game music podcast. The Background Lounge is open, and it's jazz on the menu tonight. Robert Fenner hand-picks his favorite tracks from a variety of games and arranged albums. You can hear the first episode here at MisanthroPlay, but future episodes can be found at misanthropop.com/the-background-lounge/ Tracklist 00:00 - 00:40 Toshiko Tasaki, Shoji Meguro, Tsukasa Masuko - Paradigm Bank (Soul Hackers) 00:50 - 04:20 Daichi "Ace" Hasemi - Violet Cocktail ...
#42 The Depressing, Mixed-Up Case Files of Yoko Taro (featuring Heidi Kemps)
May 11, 2017 21:09 - 1 hour - 143 MBIt's no secret that NieR Automata set our hearts ablaze this Spring, so MisanthroPlay invited Heidi Kemps to get down to the brass tacks on what this wet-behind-the-ears Yoko Taro upstart's really all about. Be sure to check out Heidi's work at her website Gaming.moe, on Twitch, and at Patreon. Notes TocoToco #49: Yoko Taro "Shit, Square Enix!" Gaming.moe: Interview: Suda51 of Grasshopper Manufacture GiantBomb: Sugar & Rockets NieR Teaser/Intro Gamespot: Heidi Kemps: Drakengard 3 Re...
#41 The Legacy of Archon
May 01, 2017 18:14 - 1 hour - 115 MBAlva takes Robert down the rabbit hole of Archon, Free Fall Associates' and Electronic Arts' mashup of chess and arcade dueling. We look at its influence on later titles such as Cyber Empires, The Unholy War, and Wrath Unleashed, as well as wonder if Archon inspired Godzilla: Master of Monsters or Vasteel. We Play: Hundreds of hours of Persona 5 between us. Notes Star Wars Chess Scene Free Fall Associates Epyx Toys for Bob Cyber Empires Fantasy Empires The Unholy War Wrath Unleash...
#40 MisanthroPlay's Top Ten RPGs
April 14, 2017 21:18 - 2 hours - 130 MBMisanthroPlay has rolled forty episodes deep, so Alva and Robert count down their individual Top Ten RPGs. We've got your Final Fantasies, your Personas, your obscure Telenet RPGs...We won't spoil the whole list here, so dive right in and listen to all twenty! Write in with your own favorites at our contact page, and maybe we'll do a mailbag follow-up! Notes MisanthroPlay Episode #10 - A Procedurally Generated Podcast MisanthroPlay Episode #21 - The Persona 20th Anniversary Extravaganza...
Lost Episode - The Clones of Zelda
March 30, 2017 21:00 - 2 hours - 146 MBBob's a slow boy, so it's an ooooold episode of MisanthroPlay that only just got edited! But hey, considering the critical acclaim Breath of the Wild has received, it's nothing if not topical. Alva and Robert look back on Thirty Whole Years of Zelda Clones. What's blatant, what's original, what works, what doesn't! We Discuss: Golveillius, Zenonia, Times of Lore, Prophecy, Neutopia 1 & 2, Golden Axe Warrior, Startropics 1 & 2, Landstalker, Crusader of Centy, Sylvan Tale, Beyond Oasis, Lege...
#38 The Nintendo Power Bottom
March 16, 2017 09:09 - 1 hour - 158 MBHere comes a new challenger! The Nintendo Switch is officially a thing, and Alva has one. We give initial impressions before gushing over The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The outstanding releases haven't let up, as We Play Horizon: Zero Dawn and NieR Automata.
#37 An Interlude
March 03, 2017 09:21 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe first half of 2017 has sped by, bringing dozens of outstanding games along for the ride. We take a little time out to talk about some of the awesome stuff we've been playing. Namely: Nioh, Night in the Woods, Detention and For Honor. Be a total trash mammal and check it out! Notes "Vae Victis" Nurikabe Nioh (仁王) translates to "Benevolent King" Goodnight Punpun Over the Garden Wall Lost Constellation Under the Shadow trailer Jiangshi Star Wars: Jedi Knight Die by the Sword B...
#36 Even in a Podcast, F-O-E!
February 16, 2017 09:09 - 2 hours - 133 MBWe can hardly believe this, but Etrian Odyssey is a decade old, guys. We take stock of Atlus' Sim Cartographer series from its humble beginnings and discover just how much Etrian Odyssey revitalised the dungeon crawler genre. Also, We Play Dandy Dungeon, Nioh, Gravity Rush 2, Tales of Berseria and Yakuza 5.
#35 Interview with Jordan Reyne / Resident Evil VII Impressions
February 03, 2017 09:25 - 51 minutes - 78.4 MBMisanthroPlay sits down for an interview with industrial folk musician Jordan Reyne, vocalist of Resident Evil VII's memorable theme "Go Tell Aunt Rhody". Jordan talks to us about her creative process, her stage performance at the Resident Evil VII Launch Event in Tokyo, throwing up horns with the head of Capcom, and her own game which is currently in the works. Following the interview, We Play a whole bunch of Resident Evil VII. And guess what? It's really good. A big thank you to Jordan...