Top Down Perspective
715 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThe video game ramblings of Jon Wheeler, Sean Booker, and Paul Fleck.
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Top Down Perspective 07/07/17
July 10, 2017 21:24 - 1 hour - 123 MBWe return with tales of Jon being at Otafest and the six panels he was a part of. Paul didn't do anything but enjoy his birthday. Sean has been playing Snake Pass, Monument Valley 2, Hidden Folks, and Wolfenstein the New Order. For news, we discuss a possible new Apollo Justice, the SNES Classic being announced, and more Hearthstone DLC.
Top Down Perspective 23/06/17
June 27, 2017 17:11 - 1 hour - 131 MBSean returns from the south this week to tell us about what he enjoyed of E3. He was also playing Fire Emblem Echoes on his trip. Jon has been doing some live stream races of various games. Paul is playing Slain, and the Wonder Boy remake. In news we discuss IO getting to keep the Hitman IP and the new Pokemon Go gym revamp.
Top Down Perspective E3 2017 Edition [15/06/17]
June 16, 2017 11:27 - 2 hours - 182 MBIt's everyone's favorite time of year again! That's right! A bunch of game developers and publishers get together their best stuff, show us some videos and let us talk a bunch of crap about it! E3 happened again and, while Sean is away, Nathan "Old Host" Rohr joins Paul and Jon as they discuss some of the best and worst things in E3. Oh, also, Nathan played a bunch of GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64. So there's that! email us at [email protected] join our discord at https://dis...
Top Down Perspective 02/06/17
June 03, 2017 05:28 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBSean is out of the continent and leaves the keys to Paul and Jon. Jon has been gone to Atlanta for awhile and as such has played a variety of smaller stuff such as River City: Tokyo Rumble, and Shantae & The Pirate's Curse while Paul has been playing a bunch of stuff with Nathan like Dark Souls 2 and... F. E. A. R. 3? Not a lot of news since E3 is around the corner but Steam's Greenlight is dead, Nintendo releases some new Switch online information and Life is Strange prequel is leaked!
Top Down Perspective 26/05/17
May 30, 2017 18:08 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBSean breaks his toe just in time for his backpacking trip. He's also playing Edith Finch, Overcooked, Mount Your Friends, and the Overwatch Anniversary event. Paul is playing Dark Souls 2 and Caveblazers. For news we discuss a possible Seaman 3, the Xbox Live Game Pass, and more info on Far Cry 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Top Down Perspective 19/05/17
May 22, 2017 19:54 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week Paul has mixed feeling about The Surge. Sean plays some Temple of Osiris, finishes Breath of the Wild, and jumps into Overcooked. For news we discuss the recent Nintendo Direct, the Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, and Far Cry 5 being officially confirmed.
Top Down Perspective 12/05/17
May 15, 2017 17:02 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBJon finishes Persona 5 this week! Paul needs to get back to that, but for now he's playing What Remains of Edith Finch and more Prey. Sean continues with Horizon Zero Dawn, Puyo Puyo Tetris, and starts up Advance Wars. For news we discuss Square Enix selling off IO Interactive, Alan Wake leaving stores, Project Rib Rabbit, and Twitch's Mister Rogers marathon.
Top Down Perspective 05/05/17
May 08, 2017 21:55 - 1 hour - 131 MBWe return from the Calgary Comic Expo with tales of what we purchased. Jon continues to play a ton of Persona 5. Paul is playing Gloom, PUB, and the new Prey. Sean starts up Puyo Puyo Tetris and plays through Abzu. For news we discuss the announcement of Darksiders 3, Call of Duty WW2, and Forza Horizon 3's Hotwheels mod. Along with info about the return of the Rabbids, Breath of the Wild's DLC, and Danger Zone.
Top Down Perspective 21/04/17
April 24, 2017 17:30 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBThis week Sean emerges from being super sick while also playing Drawn to Death, starting Horizon Zero Dawn, and getting a Game Boy Micro. Jon continues with Persona 5. Paul is playing through the Disney Afternoon Collection. For news we have May's Games with Gold, the SNES mini being rumored, and StarCraft being updated and sold for free.
Top Down Perspective 13/04/17
April 14, 2017 17:32 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis week Jon is diving heavily into Persona 5 while Sean continues with Yooka-Laylee and checks out the new Overwatch event. For news we discuss the recent Nintendo Direct, the NES Classic being discontinued, and Microsoft beginning Steam-style digital refunds.
Top Down Perspective 07/04/17
April 10, 2017 17:50 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBThis week Sean is playing through Yooka-Laylee and Kami 2. Jon continues with Super Bomberman R and River City Ransom Underground. Paul is trying to enjoy Andromeda. For news we discuss the Mass Effect patch that released, new infomation on Project Scorpio, and THQ's PlayStation Humble Bundle.
Top Down Perspective 31/03/17
April 03, 2017 18:24 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBIt's a short, two man show this week and we are chatting about Ticket to Earth and something Paul played. News is scarce involving April's PS+ games, Mad Catz filing for bankruptcy, and StarCraft Remastered being announced.
Top Down Perspective 23/03/17
March 24, 2017 20:09 - 1 hour - 129 MBIt's still Zelda fever over in these parts. All three of us are playing it a ton. Jon also finished Sunset Riders and VVVVVV. Paul is enjoying Solitairica. He and Sean have been playing a bit of Mass Effect Andromeda. In news we discuss the April Games with Gold, Bloodstained no longer coming to WiiU, and Super Mario Run arriving on Android.
Top Down Perspective 16/03/17
March 17, 2017 16:56 - 1 hour - 116 MBPAX East was this last weekend and Jon returns with tales of the convention. He played Splodey and Iconoclasts. Sean starts up Oxenfree and Disc Jam. They both have been playing a lot of their Switchs and Zelda. News this week is the announcement of Dropmix, PS4 games coming to PS Now, and Drawn to Death's release date and price.
Top Down Perspective 09/03/17
March 10, 2017 17:54 - 1 hour - 124 MBJon is away at PAX East but that's cool because we have a lot of games to discuss. Paul continues with Fire Emblem Awakening and Horizon. Sean plays through Solitairica and his new Nintendo Switch. They both are paying Breath of the Wild. News is short, the next Box Boy is announced and Rime has some weird pricing issues.
Top Down Perspective 02/03/17
March 03, 2017 21:16 - 1 hour - 143 MBIt's Nintendo Switcheve and we're all getting excited for it. Paul is playing Hollow Knight and Horizon Zero Dawn. Jon is playing Rivercity Ransome Underground. Sean went to GDC and played a bunch of unreleased stuff. News is some more information about the Switch, the March PS+ games, and the GDC awards.
Top Down Perspective 23/02/17
February 24, 2017 21:13 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIt's a slow week here as we get ready for the coming wave. Sean is playing The Lost Shield. Paul isn't doing a whole lot and Jon talks about a mystery video game tournament. News is a lot of Switch talk and the Games with Gold for March.
Top Down Perspective 16/02/17
February 17, 2017 18:15 - 2 hours - 182 MBUnfortunately Pokemon Go returns and ruins Sean's life. He's also playing Halo Wars 2. Paul plays the new RE7 DLC and gets into Fire Emblem Awakening. Jon continues with Yakuza 0. News is big this week and includes the Breath of the Wild expansion pass, some cool Humble Bundles, and the next game from FTL's developers. Also worthing noting is that our Discord now has a Game Exchange channel where people can post extra steam keys they have for others to redeem and enjoy!
Top Down Perspective 09/02/17
February 10, 2017 18:18 - 1 hour - 108 MBThe three of us continue to play through Fire Emblem Heroes. Paul checks out the Ghost Recon Wildlands beta. Jon finishes a few more games on his 52 games quest. Sean tries out Not a Hero. In news we discuss Link's full name, Humble beginning to publish games, Twitch communities, and the Switch's online service's price range.
Top Down Perspective 02/02/17
February 03, 2017 18:37 - 1 hour - 138 MBWe've got Fire Emblem Fever over in these parts. Everyone's playing it quite a bit. Jon also got way into Yakuza 0 while Paul continues with Resident Evil 7. Sean starts up Tales of Berseria and finishes The Last Guardian. News is short but we discuss the Xbox One version of Crypt of the Necrodancer and a brand new PAX getting announced.
Top Down Perspective 26/01/17
January 27, 2017 18:32 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBI bet you can't wait to hear Paul's thoughts on Resident Evil 7! Jon is playing some shitty games for a tournament, along with Super Hexagon. Sean dislikes Pokemon Duel, and he checks out the latest Overwatch event. For news we discuss February's Games with Gold, Crystal Dynamics announcing an Avengers game, and Ni No Kuni 2 coming to PC as well as day and date with Japan.
Top Down Perspective 19/01/17
January 21, 2017 03:57 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBThis week Paul doesn't play anything and bides his time for Resident Evil 7, however Jon brings the thunder with a whole bunch of games including Wild Guns Reloaded, FFXV and Power Rangers: Mega Battle. Sean has been playing some Rock Band 4 pro-drums and is starting Ace Attorney 5. In news, more Nintendo Switch stuff, Fire Emblem is taking over the world and Swery65 starts his own studio. **Apologies for the sound quality weirdness in some parts this week. My recording went weird and had...
Top Down Perspective 12/01/17
January 13, 2017 18:22 - 1 hour - 125 MBIt's Nintendo Switch week here on the podcast. We just finished watching the reveal event and basically talk about it for the entire show. Sean even preorders it during the episode. We also discuss Scalebound being cancelled, aliens being found in Elite Dangerous, Dandy Quest, Furi, The Last Guardian, and Amy.
Top Down Perspective 05/01/2017
January 06, 2017 21:21 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBThis week the boys are playing Hidden my Game by Mom 2. Paul checks out Afterbirth+ and Sean gets really into Mini Metro. For news we discuss th GDC Award nominees, the winners of the Steam awards, and Frog Fractions 2 being released.
Top Down Perspective - GOTY 2016 Edition
December 31, 2016 09:36 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBThe year is over and so are games so we talk about our favorite from this last year of 2016. Come and find out each of the hosts' top ten lists along with their biggest surprises, disappointments, and more. We also had a survey running for the last month or so for our community and we tallied the votes and reveal what our listeners chose as their favorite games as well.
Top Down Perspective 20/12/16
December 21, 2016 17:37 - 2 hours - 174 MBThis is a meaty one! Paul picks up a PS4 and we discuss his first impressions of it. He's playing the Resident Evil 7 demo and Final Fantasy XV. Jon and Sean continue with Super Mario Run. Jon gets annoyed with Dead Rising 4 while enjoying a little Jackbox Party Pack 3. Sean plays through the entirety of Telltale's Batman series. News is pretty short but we discuss January's Games with Gold, the nominees for the Steam Awards, and Nintendo's stock dropping.
Top Down Perspective 15/12/16
December 16, 2016 19:09 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBWith Paul away we get in a good amount of Dead Rising 4 talk. Both of the boys have also been playing the new Overwatch update. Sean starts up The Last Guardian and Super Mario Run. As for news; Yookah-laylee has been given a release date and cancelled its WiiU version, the latest Pokemon Go update is garbage, and Brazzers starts doing Let's Plays.
Top Down Perspective 9/12/16
December 12, 2016 21:21 - 1 hour - 126 MBWe have once again assembled everyone together to do this podcast for your ears! Jon has been playing Super Mario Maker 3DS and Death Road to Canada. Paul played every single Resident Evil game. Sean talks about Dead Rising 4 and Let It Die. News is mainly the PlayStation Experience, but we also discuss Pokemon Go updates and Box Boy 3's announcement. Our Community Game of the Year survey has now gone live. Please fill it out over here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYRKPXB
Top Down Perspective 01/12/16
December 02, 2016 17:45 - 1 hour - 134 MBAnother week, another Video Game Awards. Paul is beginning to go back through the 2016 back log and starting with Shadow Warrior 2. Sean continues with Pokemon and plays through Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. As mentioned, we discuss the VGAs, we also bring up the free games for December, No Man's Sky's big, new patch, and some Pokemon sales figures.
Top Down Perspective 24/11/16
November 25, 2016 06:31 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBIt's Thanksgiving! Sean is enjoying some family time with the girlfriend while Jon is out doing the same across the country (and unable to make it). Paul, being the Canadian he is, had no Thanksgiving but instead played a bunch of Resident Evil (3 specifically) and Rainbow Six Siege while Sean has been enjoying the heck out of Pokemon Sun while trying some new Overwatch content out. Also, we have a Discord server! Join here: https://discord.gg/MrPqJvC
Top Down Perspective 17/11/16
November 21, 2016 14:00 - 58 minutes - 82.5 MBThe convicts are running the prison this week. With Sean gone, Paul and Jon ruin everything but manage to talk about Mario Kart and answer a batch of questions to hopefully entertain you. Things will be back to normal soon. Promize
Top Down Perspective 10/11/16
November 11, 2016 18:00 - 4 hours - 73 MBAfter the momentous day this week (that is Jon's birthday) we find ourselves having to swap in a third chair. Nathan joins us to discuss all the latest and greatest. Paul and Sean are continuing to love Titanfall 2. Sean is also playing a few iOS dungeon crawlers. News is us discussing the WiiU's production being brought to a close and the next Xbox One update.
Top Down Perspective 06/11/16
November 07, 2016 19:43 - 1 hour - 118 MBTitanfall 2 is out and Sean is really into it. Jon is playing the latest Mario Party mess while Paul readies himself for a massive Resident Evil quest. News consists of a lot of Blizzcon announcements, we also discuss Pokemon Go updates, the PS4 Pro compatible games at launch, and the next Tomb Raider's name.
Top Down Perspective 29/10/16
October 31, 2016 16:53 - 1 hour - 110 MBHalloooooweeeeeeeeen! This week Captain America is playing Costume Quest 2 and Assassin's Creed Chronicle: China. Donatello is playing Killing Room and Resident Evil 6. Glasses-less Jon finishes with Dead Rising 3 and continues Resident Evil 6. For news we discuss November's Games with Gold and PS+ as well as Nintendo deciding not to talk anymore about the Switch until January.
Top Down Perspective 22/10/16
October 24, 2016 17:26 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis week we discuss Jon completing Dead Rising 3, while playing though Resident Evil 6 some more with Paul. Sean is talking all about Paper Mario Color Splash and the Pokemon Sun/Moon demo. In the news section we discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, the Candy Crush game show, and NOTHING ELSE.
Top Down Perspective 15/10/16
October 17, 2016 18:08 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBWe have all been playing the Halloween Overwatch event this week. Sean and Jon also played through Gears of War 4. Sean started up Deus Ex Go.
Top Down Perspective 07/10/16
October 10, 2016 20:34 - 1 hour - 209 MBJon returns from Twitchcon to discuss Nidhogg 2, Can't Drive This, and PewDiePie’s Tuber Simulator. Paul is playing WoW Legion some more as well as going through a number of horror games this month. Sean played a ton of Jackbox stuff, and Gears of War 4. Oculus had its Connect event and made a couple of announcements. We also discuss Gravity Rush 2 being delayed, rare achievements, and the Mini Famicon.
Top Down Perspective 24/09/16
September 26, 2016 18:08 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBBit of a slow front this week. Paul and Jon are playing Picross 3D 2, as well as Pac-Man Championship Edition 2. Sean talks about Forza Horizon 3 and Secret Hitler.
Top Down Perspective 17/09/16
September 19, 2016 23:06 - 1 hour - 106 MBIt's a sleepy Saturday edition for the boys this week. We spoil the ending to Hidden my Game by Mom. Paul and Jon are way into EDF. Sean talks about ReCore. As for news, The Last Guardian and South Park get delays, Steam is deleting games from bad people, and a bit more from TGS.
Top Down Perspective 11/09/16
September 12, 2016 17:11 - 1 hour - 101 MBWe talk about Jon's trip to PAX West this week. He checked out Flinthook and has been playing all those new Streetpass games and Picross 3D 2 (along with Sean). Sean also enjoys Overwatch's free weekend and finishes Zero Time Dilemma. Paul is playing Earth Defense Force and completes his homework assignment. News is Apple and Sony's press events from last week as well as 22 Cans releasing a new game.
Top Down Perspective 04/09/16
September 06, 2016 21:09 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBIt's PAX West as we speak, which explains why Jon is away. Sean starts into Doom and gets real excited for Hidden my Game by Mom. Paul continues moving. News is a couple release dates but mostly the latest Nintendo Direct. Picross 3D 2 is out!
Top Down Perspective 26/08/16
August 29, 2016 18:35 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBDespite moving interferences we have assembled to podcast. Sean continues with the usual. Paul is busy carrying boxes. Jon enjoyed Where's Waldo. This week's news is all about the PS4 slim that was spotted, PS+ going up in price, and No Man's Sky losing 90% of its players.
Top Down Perspective 18/08/16
August 19, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBThis week, Jon takes on the Battletoads and has fun with a whole lotta Knuckles, Sean doesn't love the Telltale Batman game and he and Paul chat for awhile on Reigns and Uno. Oh, also No Man's Sky came out or something.
Top Down Perspective 12/08/16
August 15, 2016 16:49 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBThis week Sean is really enjoying Reigns. Jon continues with Gotta Protectors and Overwatch. Unfortunately neither of us played No Man's Sky this week and we apologize for that. For news we talk about Deus Ex Go's release date, Rocket League's next crazy update, and the THQ brand making a return.
Top Down Perspective 05/08/16
August 08, 2016 23:07 - 1 hour - 108 MBBack from Con Bravo we listen to Jon tell some stories. He's been playing Pokemon Go, Gotta Protectors, and Overwatch (finally). Sean finishes up Mirror's Edge Catalyst, continues with Zero Time Dilemma, and complains about Pokemon Go. For news we discuss some of the Overwatch summer games stuff, Inside coming to PS4, and another dumb Pokemon bracelet on its way.
Top Down Perspective 29/07/16
August 01, 2016 20:31 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBJon is away at ConBravo this week. Paul is only playing Starbound. Sean continues with Pokemon Go, finishes Box Box Boy, and starts Zero Time Dilemma. For news we discuss the recent NX information dump, Hearthstone's next expansion, and Lady Layton getting announced.
Top Down Perspective 23/07/16
July 25, 2016 22:38 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week we're finally easing off of Pokemon Go. It's all Jon's been playing but Sean is slowing down; he's also playing Inside and Snakebird. Paul is checking out the new World of Warcraft expansion. The news is all about game announcements including Pac-Man CE2, Lumines Puzzle and Music, and Sonic Mania.
Top Down Perspective 15/07/16
July 18, 2016 20:06 - 1 hour - 119 MBIt's Pokemon Go week around here and we've all been way into it. Sean and Paul are playing Inside. Paul's also quite into Monster Hunter Generations. Pokemon Go is in the news too, along with a tiny Nintendo, and Overwatch's new character.
Top Down Perspective 08/07/16
July 11, 2016 17:09 - 1 hour - 120 MBIt's Pokemon Go season around these parts and with it being out for only a few days we are basically just talking about how bad this app is. Yet we're all addicted to it none the less. Sean also mentions Box Box Boy and Paul talks VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, and Hyper Light Drifter.
Top Down Perspective 24/06/16
June 28, 2016 19:25 - 1 hour - 74 MBSean is away this week so we bring in Hank (@ComicPanels) to fill in a bit. He's been playing Dead By Daylight and a bunch of Overwatch along with some Rhythm Heaven Megamix on 3DS. Jon has been playing some classic Kirby, Tomba! and Mighty No. 9, along with Paul. No new this week, so we answer questions from last week!