Latest Video game culture Podcast Episodes
Waypoint 101 - Super Metroid
Waypoint Radio - June 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsSuper Metroid popularized a genre that to this day bears it's name, but does it hold up after all these years? Join Austin, Patrick, and Cado as they re-examine one of the all time greatest games from the 16 bit era, how it's level design leads the player without sacrificing a sense of exploratio...
WPNMP - Evangelion 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo and 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Waypoint Radio - June 06, 2023 10:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsWell folks, it’s come to this. Through highs and lows, Impacts and Near Impacts, Fantastic Fights and Groan inducing Fan service, the time has come to put a cap on our time with Neon Genesis Evangelion. Join as special guest Gita Jackson joins Rob, Patrick, Austin, and Cado to talk about the fina...
WNMP - Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone and 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
Waypoint Radio - June 06, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsJoin Austin, Patrick, Rob, and Cado as they re-enter and re-examine the world of Evangelion once again. What starts as something familiar begins to shift, has us asking why this work is revisited, what all the differences amount to, and where we think Evangelion might go from here. Hosted on Ac...
Waypoint's New Movie Podcast - Thief
Waypoint Radio - June 05, 2023 22:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsContent Warning - Threat of Rape and Racial Slurs in a movie clip at 2:16:48 Special guests Dia Lacina and Alex Navarro join Rob to discuss and dissect Michael Mann’s feature film debut Thief. They talk through the subtle ways Mann characterizes the main character, the killer soundtrack, and th...
Waypoint 101: Resident Evil
Waypoint Radio - June 05, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsJoin Rob, Patrick, and Cado as they discuss the seminal survival horror game, Resident Evil, after playing it on stream for all to see. They get into the design decisions behind fixed camera angles and tank controls, the uneven second half (now a franchise staple), and just who or what the evil r...
Waypoint's New Movie Podcast - The Forever Purge
Waypoint Radio - June 05, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsThe Purge franchise has been a staple of Waypoint's various movie podcasts, so of course we had to watch the newest one as soon as it came out. Unfortunately, this might be the worse Purge yet? Listen as Austin, Patrick, Rob, and Cado discuss the movie's boring action sequences, centrist politics...
Resident Evil 101 - Interview with Alex Aniel
Waypoint Radio - June 04, 2023 23:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsAs part of our new Waypoint 101 initiative, Patrick has invited Alex Aniel, Author of “Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil,” on to talk all things Resident Evil. They chat about where they started with the franchise, how RE has influenced the gaming landscape, and discuss Alex’s ...
Waypoint’s New Movie Podcast - No Sudden Move
Waypoint Radio - June 04, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsWelcome back, Waypoint + subscribers, to the movies. It’s with your generous support that we’re able to return to the world of TV and Film just as we’re slowly returning to watching movies in actual theaters. Up first however is No Sudden Move, an HBO Max release from director Steven Soderbergh, ...
Waypoint After Dark 03: July Preview
Waypoint Radio - June 04, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsRob and Patrick talked about basketball before this recording and thankfully left it out, which is why you, dear listener, get to hear this conversation about our Waypoint Plus plans for July technically before any of them happen! (Well, at least if you listened right away....) With that classic ...
Waypoint 101 - LA Noire
Waypoint Radio - June 03, 2023 23:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsWaypoint 101 is back! And to kick it all off, we have special guest Cameron Kunzleman on to talk all things noir with Rob. They discuss LA Noire's troubled development, uneven movie references, surprisingly bleak ending, and answer your LA Noire questions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode 569 - The Final Episode
Waypoint Radio - June 02, 2023 01:21 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsThese are difficult words to type, but welcome to the final episode of Waypoint Radio. After sharing some thoughts on the excellent Street Fighter 6 and the promising but technically challenged new Telltale-style Star Trek game, the final Waypoint lineup–Rob, Ren, Patrick, and Cado–reminisce abou...
Episode 568: A Minute to Midnight
Waypoint Radio - May 26, 2023 18:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsPatrick misses the start of the podcast so Rob hits the crew with his Persuadertron and gets everyone excited to talk about Syndicate (2012). Then the gang discusses the grim tidings around Relic and Company of Heroes 3. Fortunately, Alan Wake is here to save the day, along with some other highl...
The Final Sports!
Waypoint Radio - May 25, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsRob and Patrick talk sports, perhaps for the last time. They discuss the Chicago Bears' regular season schedule and discover some shocking overlap on their predictions, then discuss a disappointing season of Ted Lasso and a creeping undercurrent of misogyny to its subplots. Then they discuss the ...
Episode 567 - Playin' it Straight
Waypoint Radio - May 23, 2023 21:44 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsIt’s the penultimate week of Waypoint, and the crew is having a normal one—more normal than Overwatch 2, anyway. But first, Patrick’s checking out Humanity, where you help guide human souls to the afterlife…as a dog. Then, we dive into the confusing Mortal Kombat "1," Rob’s second (??) playthrou...
Episode 566 - Tears of the Podcast
Waypoint Radio - May 16, 2023 21:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsWhy is Waypoint crying? No, it’s not because we’re only 2.5 weeks from being laid off, despite that being very sad. It’s because we’ve beheld the beauty of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and it’s ability to produce a flying contraption that is three birds kissing. Patrick, Ren, and Ca...
My Turn - Arrival (2016)
Waypoint Radio - May 12, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsThe time has come to put an end to a cycle. My Turn’s final movie aptly cover’s Arrival (2016), Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi take on alien life, language, and living with grief.We discuss the film’s gripping emotional core, stellar soundtrack, and not-really-a-twist twist that make this an enduring ...
Episode 565 - The Haunting of Renata Price
Waypoint Radio - May 09, 2023 21:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsThe show is off the rails as it begins without warning mid-conversation around tales of retail work. Then we dig into the evolving experiences of Darkest Dungeon 2, and check back in with Rob to try and understand why Redfall feels like a completely different game playing alone. Then Patrick has...
Episode 564 - The Bucket Provides
Waypoint Radio - May 05, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsAs we wind down our podcasts here at Waypoint Radio, segments have started to take on a mind of their own. The Question Bucket demands satisfaction, and Rob is going to try his damnedest to please it. Speaking of pleasing, unfortunately that is exactly what Redfall is not, even when the whole cr...
Episode 563 - The Countdown Has Begun
Waypoint Radio - May 02, 2023 20:21 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsEverything at Waypoint Radio is fine. A question bucket episode in the middle of the intro? A two-minute “Redfall” “segment”? Pay no mind to Rob’s outro, where he definitely remembers everyone! Do pay attention to our chat on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition being blocked in the UK. E...
My Turn - Mandy (2018)
Waypoint Radio - May 01, 2023 22:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsThe Waypoint crew dive into the prog rock/heavy metal/horror movie gore of Panos Cosmatos’ 2018 film, Mandy, starring Andrea Riseborough and Nicolas Cage. The two are living a life of relative domestic bliss deep in the woods, until a passing cult leader takes an interest in Mandy—and all hell br...
Sports! - Playoffs?! Playoffs?!
Waypoint Radio - April 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsThe NBA playoffs are fast, furious, and have absolutely ruled so far. Patrick and Rob convene the sports council to discuss the many, many ups of round one, and lament the end of the Bulls. We briefly preview the NFL draft and say goodbye to Aaron “just asking questions” Rodgers, before pouring o...
Episode 562 - The End of an Era
Waypoint Radio - April 28, 2023 18:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsWell, the time has finally come. Waypoint is closing up shop on June 2nd, and the crew is here to talk through how it all went down, and what we may or may not be doing next. We have a month so a lot of that is still in the air, but we get out some grief and step forward into our final month as ...
Episode 561 - Please Activate This Copy of Windows 10
Waypoint Radio - April 25, 2023 20:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsRob spent his weekend repairing an old PC, and before you ask: yes, it went according to plan and was very easy! No further questions, please! Then, Ren brings us Square Enix’s bizarre and borderline disrespectful AI experiment, The Portopia Serial Murder Case. After the break, Patrick checks in ...
Episode 560 - You Gotta Bust a (Marvel) Move!
Waypoint Radio - April 21, 2023 18:23 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsWhat began as an offhand recommendation has become a full-on, HOTAS-driven fever with Everspace 2. Then, Ren’s checked out OTXO, a Hotline Miami-inspired game that’s more than a clone. After the break, Patrick spoke with Zombies, Run! designer Adrian Hon about getting into gaming through ARGs, t...
Episode 559 - A Dead Island State of Mind
Waypoint Radio - April 18, 2023 21:02 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsPatrick and Rob have set their clocks to island time early, as they’ve both been checking out Dead Island 2, the long-waited follow-up to the 2011 zombie game. The crew then laments the death of Media Molecule’s Dreams, and wonders about the future of Halo, following the departure of 343 leader F...
WPR 558 - Everspace 2 is HEATING UP!
Waypoint Radio - April 14, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsRob gets caught up with Redfall after seeing a lot of anger over the lack of a 60 FPS mode for the console version of that game. Patrick’s seen some early footage of Immortals of Aveum, a game that asks “What if COD had magic instead of guns and dragons instead of helicopters.” Cado’s been whack...
Episode 557 - The “Star Citizen” of People
Waypoint Radio - April 11, 2023 17:40 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsPatrick and Cado both saw Natalie Watson’s Mario movie, and Patrick is psyched it passed the “can I watch this 6 million times” parenting test. Ren is checking out Everspace 2, a promising arcade-y space combat game, and an ambitious fan-made expansion to Darkest Dungeon, Black Reliquary, that g...
Sports! — Are the Cubs Back?
Waypoint Radio - April 10, 2023 16:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsMotherboard editor-in-chief and resident Baltimore Orioles fan Jason Koebler joins Rob and Patrick on the latest episode of Sports!, where they talk through baseball’s opening day, the detrimental impact of analytics, and whether the controversial rule changes introduced are actually that big of ...
Episode 556 - Vita Means Life, And That's Beautiful
Waypoint Radio - April 07, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsSony’s at it again with rumors of a new handheld console floating around. This time they’re looking to tether it to the PS5 as a remote play machine, but is that enough of a use case to justify it’s existence (let alone what it might cost?). The crew then discusses April fools joke games, learnin...
Episode 555 - The Snap Heard 'Round Rob's Office
Waypoint Radio - April 04, 2023 20:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsPatrick returns from his vacation with a sickness, but a new appreciation for the most recent Bayonetta game. Elsewhere, Rob’s new setup has growing pains, including the discovery that not even a mighty 4090 can overcome a botched PC port of The Last of Us. We also discuss online harassment camp...
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