Latest Handheldgaming Podcast Episodes
4Player Podcast #771 - The Brad Bread Show (Assassin's Creed Mirage, El Paso Elsewhere, Star Ocean: The Second Story R Demo, and More!)
4Player Podcast - October 14, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's a strange week. We find ourselves in the midst of spooky season as we await the imminent release of some of the years biggest games. After some Halloween banter, we delve into the latest developments surrounding Naughty Dog's troubled Last of Us multiplayer project and the announcement of t...
4Player Podcast #770 - The Tempered Expectations Show (Cocoon, The Expanse, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, and More!)
4Player Podcast - October 09, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt may be a skeleton crew this week but this industry slows down for nobody; Especially in 2023! We take an unexpected detour into Assassin's Creed territory up front but then go on to revisit Armored Core VI. Nick gushes over Cocoon; A game which may be struggling to find it's audience in such ...
4Player Podcast #769 - The Wong Side of History (Mortal Kombat 1, Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways DLC, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, and More!)
4Player Podcast - September 25, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsMicrosoft can't seem to catch a break. The Activision aquisition led to another massive document leak which gives us some insight into Bethesda's future lineup including new entries in the DOOM and Dishonored franchises and some rather shocking assessments about the value of certain games when i...
4Player Podcast #768 - The New Uniforms Show (Starfield, Sea of Stars, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and More!)
4Player Podcast - September 18, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt has been a whirlwind week in the world of video games but more importantly, we are sporting new podcasting uniforms; In case there was any doubt that our nerdiness knew no bounds. Of course, we dip our toes in the big Unity debacle that has taken the industry by storm this week and we discuss...
4Player Podcast #767 - The Good News, Bad News Show (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Blasphemous 2, Sea of Stars, and More!)
4Player Podcast - September 04, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's a good news, bad news week. The good news is that Starfield reviews have landed and while they aren't blowing Baldur's Gate 3 out of the water, they do seem to indicate that it's not a disaster! On the other hand, the industry suffered several unexpected studio closures this week. Mimimi an...
4Player Plus - Our Top 3 Most Desired Indie Spiritual Successors
4Player Podcast - August 28, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsWe take a break this week from the onslaught of current games to delve once again into the world of "what if?" Inspired the release of 'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' - an indie spiritual successor to 'Jet Set Radio' - we discuss our Top 3 games or franchises that we wish would be reborn as an indie spiri...
4Player Podcast #766 - It's a Post Baldur's Gate 3 World (Baldur's Gate 3, Payday 3, Gamescom Predictions, and More!)
4Player Podcast - August 21, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsThe show name says it all. We live in a post Baldur's Gate 3 world and despite our best efforts at staying on topic, we feel the pull of this massive game in almost every segment. We take our 2nd dive into the game and talk about the impact it has had on the industry and more specifically, the i...
4Player Podcast #765 - The RPG Whiplash Show (Baldur's Gate 3, Dead Island 2, My Friendly Neighborhood, and More!)
4Player Podcast - August 14, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's been a couple weeks since our last recording but the world has changed. Baldur's Gate 3 is out and it's already giving Tears of the Kingdom a run for it's money as one of the year's most critically acclaimed releases. We spend the entire 2nd segment diving into this undeniably dense but abs...
4Player Podcast #764 - The Colors of Gaming Show (Pikmin 4, Gravity Circuit, Viewfinder, and More!)
4Player Podcast - July 31, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIf you like your video games extra video-gamey, we've got a great episode for you this week. After our Fantasy Critic update touches on the rumored Red Dead Redemption remake (remaster?), we deliver our impressions of some of the most vibrant games to release this year! Pikmin 4 is the most acce...
4Player Podcast #763 - Fantasy Critic Mid-Year Review & Predictions (The Year so Far, the Big Unknowns Still to Come, Carlos Returns, and More!)
4Player Podcast - July 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsWith a few members out this week, we figured it would the perfect time to revisit our Fantasy Critic league, discuss the year so far, and look ahead at the games that have been drafted to predict how the remainder of the year might come together. Carlos even joins us to shine a light on his rost...
4Player Podcast #762 - The Bear Consent Show (Dave the Diver, Final Fantasy XVI, Red Dead Redemption Remake Rumors, and More!)
4Player Podcast - July 10, 2023 14:10 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsThe week has been slow for headlines and Fantasy Critic but that gives us more time to gush over Dave the Diver and vent our frustrations with Final Fantasy XVI. We discuss a small update from IO Interactive regarding a new studio and what it means for their upcoming 007 project and then discuss...
4Player Podcast #761 - The People are Ready (Final Fantasy XVI, Trepang2, Aliens: Dark Descent, and More!)
4Player Podcast - July 03, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsNintendo has spoken and Krispy agrees... the people are ready for an amazing 2D Mario game! We dig into all the big announcements from Nintendo's summer showcase including Super Mario Bros Wonder, a remake of Super Mario RPG, and a new Princess Peach platformer! Annapurna also brought it with th...
4Player Podcast #760 - The Elusive Horse Show (Xbox / Ubisoft Showcase Recaps, Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI Demo, and More!)
4Player Podcast - June 19, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsWe follow up last week's Xbox Showcase predictions game with the results and then recap all of the big announcements including updates on Fable, Avowed, Hellblade II, and more! Of course, we also discuss all of the exciting details that came pouring out of the big Starfield Direct which now has ...
4Player Podcast #759 - The Hip-Hop Infused Show (Summer Game Fest Recap, Amnesia: The Bunker, Friends vs. Friends, and More!)
4Player Podcast - June 11, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's June so Keigh-3 is in the air. The big Summer Game Fest showcase happened this week so we run down the list of all the big announcements including a new Prince of Persia game, Mortal Kombat 1 and Alan Wake II gameplay debuts, and the re-reveal of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth! After that, we t...
4Player Podcast #758 - The Return of the King (System Shock Remake, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun, The Last of Us Multiplayer Updates, and More!)
4Player Podcast - June 05, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsNolan returns to the "studio" after 2 months of relative silence to talk Zelda and reveal that he picked up and moved across the country! Not only that but he gets a chance to chime in on the recent Playstation Showcase and join us for an important conversation about the state of The Last of Us ...
4Player Podcast #757 - Word on the Street (Playstation Showcase News Roundup, Planet of Lana, Humanity, Tears of the Kingdom, and More!)
4Player Podcast - May 29, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's another big week in gaming. In fact, we spend almost the entirety of the first segment discussing the news and announcements out of this week's big Playstation Showcase! Strangely enough, that first-party showcase ended up being more of a third-party showcase but we still got big news inclu...
4Player Podcast #756 - Nick's First Time (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Mortal Kombat 1 is REAL, Playstation Showcase Predictions, and More!)
4Player Podcast - May 22, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsNick is back from vacation and full of Coronavirus. Fortunately, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been keeping him (and the rest of the crew) plenty busy. Before we delve into the biggest game of the year though, there is some important business to discuss... because Chris Davis was...
4Player Podcast #755 - The Final Countdown (Darkest Dungeon II, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and More!)
4Player Podcast - May 15, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsRecorded in the final hours of a pre-Tears of the Kingdom world and with Nick out on vacation, Chris Davis, Krispy, and Brad sit down to clear out their game dockets so that Zelda madness can consume them. Krispy and Brad give their impressions of Darkest Dungeon 2, a daring departure from the o...
4Player Podcast #754 - A Universe full of Weird Little Guys (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the Redfall Disaster, and More!)
4Player Podcast - May 08, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsThe Star Wars gods have shined upon us this year by giving us one of the best Star Wars games to date and allowing our recording date to coincide with May the 4th (be with you). Nick is joined by Krispy and Chris Davis to take a deep dive into Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Respawn's bold new sequel...
4Player Podcast #753 - Rich People Clouds (Street Fighter VI Demo, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, Wartales, and More!)
4Player Podcast - May 01, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsWith the recent developments involving Microsoft's attempt to swallow Activision / Blizzard and Tango Gameworks continuing to rack up wins amidst apparent losses, there is plenty of news to chew on this week. In the second segment, we get our first taste of Street Fighter VI thanks to the new de...
4Player Plus - Our Top 3 Games we would Watch a 32-Part Docuseries About
4Player Podcast - April 23, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's not often that we focus our attention on the specifics of game development. With that in mind, our latest bonus episode is inspired by Brad's recent love affair with "PsychOdyssey" the exceptional Docuseries that chronicled the development of Psychonauts 2 at Double Fine! That's right, we r...
4Player Podcast #752 - The Cream-Shaming Show (DREDGE, Wild Hearts, the Future of Resident Evil, and More!)
4Player Podcast - April 09, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsAfter a rather unexpected tangent involving coffee creamer, we kick the show off this week with the Playstation handheld that is rumored to be in development. It's been a light news week but we find plenty to chew on thanks to some additional developments related to the future of Resident Evil. ...
4Player Podcast #751 - The Spicy Trades Show (Resident Evil 4 Remake, the Death of E3, Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Reveal, and More!)
4Player Podcast - April 02, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsWe brought the SPICE this week. Brad opens the show with a dramatic trade proposal during our weekly Fantasy Critic update and the wheels finally came off E3 2023 which has now been cancelled. We discuss the fate of the industry institution and then switch gears to talk about something a bit mor...
4Player Podcast #750 - The Cosmic Gumbo Show (Tchia, Diablo IV Beta, Exoprimal Beta, Redfall Preview Coverage, and More!)
4Player Podcast - March 26, 2023 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt has been quite the week in the games industry and it's got everybody feelin spicy! We've got a bevy of big point updates for our Fantasy Critic and some big headlines including a rumored release window for Spider-Man 2 and the acquisition of Night Dive Studios by Atari! But all of that pales ...
4Player Podcast #749 - The Ghostwire Texas Show (Resident Evil 4 Demo, Bayonetta Origins Demo, The Last of Us HBO Season 1 Final Thoughts, and More!)
4Player Podcast - March 19, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIt's a week full of noteworthy demos. In impressions we talk about our first hands-on impressions of the new Resident Evil 4 demo and our expectations for how the obvious changes will be applied across the full release. Brad also talks about the surprisingly charming demo of Bayonetta Origins: C...
4Player Podcast #748 - The Hard "E" Show (Is the term "JRPG" harmful to the industry and should we retire it?)
4Player Podcast - March 12, 2023 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsWe're mixing things up a bit by introducing an updated "News" segment and swapping the placement of the weekly discussion topic and impressions. With that in mind, we deliver a spicy update to our ongoing Fantasy Critic adventure and run down the juiciest headlines from the past week including a...
4Player Podcast #747 - The Underdog Story (Atomic Heart, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, the PSVR2 Launch, and More!)
4Player Podcast - February 26, 2023 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsOur first surprise twist of the year has landed... Mortal Kombat 12 is real! Proving once and for all that Chris Davis was right! In other news, Nick is smitten over Atomic Heart and is convinced that it is destined to be his 2023 underdog. Brad breaks down Theatrhythm Final Bar Line and explain...
4Player Plus - The Top 3 Games that we Regret Dropping
4Player Podcast - February 19, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsIn our first Top 3 list of the year, we discuss the games that got away. The games that we booted up, enjoyed, and then never completed despite enjoying them thoroughly. Sometimes a game gets moved to the back burner and is forgotten despite our intentions to the contrary. To make things interes...
4Player Podcast #746 - The Legend of Zelda: Nuts and Bolts (Nintendo Direct News Roundup, Steam Next Fest Highlights, and More!)
4Player Podcast - February 12, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsThis week we dig into two big events at opposite ends of the industry. On one hand, Nintendo just had one of their biggest Nintendo Direct events in recent memory so with that in mind, we devoted the first segment to breaking down all the big announcements including the release date for Pikmin 4...
4Player Podcast #745 - Dead Space takes Manhattan (Dead Space Remake, Fire Emblem Engage, Hi-Fi Rush, and More!)
4Player Podcast - February 05, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 694 ratingsThanks to a literal act of god, we are once again down to 3 people this week but the release of the Dead Space remake ensured that there is plenty to dissect. We dive deep into this remake and try our best to figure out it's legacy in comparison to other high-profile remakes. We also discuss the...
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