Sportsball for the Wii U is a game that combines the 2D aerial battles of classic Joust with the frenetic action of a schoolyard soccer game – if you ever played schoolyard soccer with dozens of balls at once.
Sportsball is the second game from Too DX, a small indie shop based in Seattle, WA. While enjoying the many games in Nintendo's booth at IndieCade 2014, I had a quick chat with Too DX Business Developer Ned Green about his company and game.
The latest Wolf Among Us episode is out and we can't wait to talk about who we did and did not murder. Also featuring a fresh round of listener questions and some good old fashioned watcha been playin. With Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Sinan Kubba, and Richard Naik
0:00-0:02-Intros
0:02-0:48-Watcha Been Playin
0:48-1:15-The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 (spoilers)
1:17-1:38-Listener Questions
1:38-close-Thumbs
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The only unanimous GOTY winner in the history of the podcast gets a sequel in The Walking Dead Season 2-does it live up to its predecessor? Also on the agenda is Telltale's newest licensed property in The Wolf Among Us, and we also manage squeeze in some discussion about the little-known Dark Souls 2. Featuring Richard Naik, Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Sinan Kubba, and Matt "Mast" Hunter.
0:00-0:02-Intros
0:02-0:23-Dark Souls 2
0:24-1:00-Walking Dead Season 2
1:00-1:32-The Wolf Among Us
1:32-close-Thumbs
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HIGH BASE jumping without the risk of breaking every bone in my body.
LOW Little challenge, repetitive music, short length.
WTF So I guess Dracula just woke up one day and decided to go BASE jumping?
How many games actually need to be played to completion in order to be truly experienced? That is the question we attempt to tackle in this episode, along with a healthy dose of watcha been playing. Featuring Richard Naik, Brad Gallaway, Ashley King, and first-timer Rowan Kaiser. That rhymes! Also, as you may have heard Rowan is writing a book about Mass Effect. Go give it a looksee.
0:00-0:04 Intros
0:04-0:29-Watcha been playin
0:31-1:53-Games that need to be played to completion
1:53-close-Thumbs
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We had so much fun doing our Game of the Year show we decided to invite some of our best friends to a special supplemental episode. All the major awards are covered, including a surprise GOTY pick. Featuring Richard Naik, Tim "I'm a damn man" Spaeth, Michael "Mac" Cunningham, and Jeffrey Matulef.
00:00-00:04 – Intros
00:04-00:16 – Lee Everett Memorial Award for Best Character
00:16-00:30 – WTF Moment of the Year
00:30-00:40 – Non-2013 Game of the Year
00:40-00:56 – The Michaels
00:56-01:20 – Too Human Awards for Inexplicable Excellence
01:20-01:29 – Phil Fish Award for The Worst Thing in an Otherwise Good Game
01:29-01:35 – The Jeffreys
01:35-01:45 – The Timses
01:45-01:58 – Steaming Pile Awards for Worst Game
01:58-Close – Game of the Year
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Now that 2013 is winding down it's time to catch up on some of the hot new holiday releases, covering the latest David Cage……thing….in Beyond Two Souls, Barkham Origins, ZombiU, and The Legend of Zelda Link to the Past 2, also known as Link Between Worlds. Featuring Richard Naik, Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, Sinan Kubba, and Tim "coitus" Spaeth.
00:00-00:03 – Intros
00:03-00:32 – Beyond: Two Souls
00:32-00:56 – Batman: Arkham Origins
00:56-01:15 – ZombiU
01:15-01:46 – Link Between Worlds
01:46-close – Thumbs
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The podcast gets rythmic on us as we talk game music, some of our favorite tracks, why game music is special, and what has been lost as games have evolved from their technologically limited origins. Featuring Richard Naik, Chi Kong Lui, Michael "Mac" Cunningham, and special guests Dylan Collins and Matt Hunter from the A Jumps B Shoots podcast.
00:00-00:02 – Intros
00:02-00:12 – A little chat about our musical backgrounds
00:12-00:27 – Games that we hate, but love the music
00:28-00:48 – With the technological evolutions over the years, has game music lost something compared to it's restricted roots?
00:49-01:04 – Name something creative that a game has done with its music that drastically altered your opinion of said game
01:05-01:31 – Some of our personal favorite game songs/soundtracks
01:31-close – Thumbs
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Pretty interesting—and sad—news coming out of Electronic Arts as the company has thrown in the towel on its college football video games after a twenty-year run that began back in 1993 as Bill Walsh College Football.
This week we talk about sex and romance in games, who gets it, who doesn't, and how it can be better incorporated in the future. Plus we dish on the recent PAX Prime. If nothing else, I promise that you will never look at an iPad the same way again. Featuring Chi Kong "Approval Points" Lui, Brad Gallaway, Sinan Kubba, Richard Naik, and Samantha Allen.
00:00-00:12 – Intros and Pax discussion
00:12-00:16 – Getting to know Samantha
00:16-01:41 – Sexy time: discussion of existing games that depict sex/romance
01:41-01:50 – How can games improve these depictions?
01:50-01:59 – What would a true erotic game look like?
01:59-close – Thumbs
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