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Mailbag (Best Metroidvanias, Square Enix Dinner Party, Cheese Draft)
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From great Metroidvanias to an impromptu Cheese Draft, it's time for another mailbag episode.
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What We've Been Playing (Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)
01:16:43|Matthew is zagging on the new Atlus RPG, is surprised at how much he's enjoying Silent Hill 2, and is at odds with Samuel on the merits of the newest Zelda game, Echoes of Wisdom.You'll laugh when you get to our predictions of the critical response to Metaphor...The PS4 Draft
02:21:44|Returning guest Dave Scarborough (who?) joins us for our next three-person draft, focused on the PlayStation 4. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet.This week's music is from the Persona 5: Royal soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Thank you to Matthew 'Mr Basil Pesto' Castle for the edits.What We've Been Playing (UFO 50, Astro Bot with spoilers, Tactical Breach Wizards)
01:31:18|A true mix of stuff this week, right up until the final minutes: UFO 50, Astro Bot (this time with spoiler chat), Tactical Breach Wizards, Peglin, Marvel Vs Capcom: Fighting Collection and Sumerian Six. Enjoy!The PC Gaming Draft: 2010-2019 (with Jeremy Peel)
02:46:18|The draft is back, this time with unofficial third host and PC gaming expert Jeremy Peel! Listen to 30 competitive picks from an amazing decade for PC gaming, then vote on the winner in our pinned Twitter poll @BackPagePod.This week's music is from the VVVVVV soundtrack by Magnus Pålsson.What We've Been Playing: Astro Bot, Space Marine 2, Star Wars: Outlaws, Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
01:20:36|So many good games to discuss this week! Astro Bot, Space Marine 2, Star Wars: Outlaws and the new Famicom Detective Club game. An array of treats, right up until the last few minutes of the episode...Why Japanese Games Have Thrived Since the Xbox 360 Era (with Jay Baylis)
01:38:38|Cassette Beasts dev Jay Baylis returns to discuss how Japanese games have been perceived and discussed in the West since the 360 era.This week's music is from the Persona 3 soundtrack by Shoji Meguro.Star Wars Outlaws First Impressions, Gamescom 2024 and an Emergency Mailbag
02:12:31|In this oddly lengthy grab bag of an episode, Matthew talks about the first few hours of Star Wars Outlaws (about 25 mins in), Samuel explains what he ate at Gamescom 2024, and both of us answer questions from the listeners.Writing the Book on Alien: Isolation (with Andy Kelly)
01:03:41|With Andy Kelly's book on Alien: Isolation out this month, we grilled him on the game and his hottest Alien movie takes.What We've Been Playing (Anger Foot, Ace Attorney Investigations, Thank Goodness You're Here, Nobody Wants To Die)
01:20:22|Is Astro Bot out yet? No? What about Star Wars: Outlaws and Space Marine 2? Not right now? Still? Fine.Then here's what we've spent our respective summers playing: an array of indie/double-A games ranging from disappointing to good. These include Anger Foot, Nobody Wants To Die, Another Code: Recollection, Thank Goodness You're Here and Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure. Plus, hear Matthew talk about the HD redo of the Ace Attorney Investigations games and Samuel ramble about Apex Legends nonsense (yet again)!