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11) – Chuckle Canucks

by Ross Adams in Games368 days ago

A Halo: Combat Evolved HD remake is the first thing discussed in this weeks episode, Ford is intrigued by it…if it’s a 10 dollar downloadable. The guys wonder how much they’ll actually change, while HD graphics are a certainty there’s no indication whether level design or anything in that vein will be touched. The Gregs and Phil tried the demo for Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 and Sewart starts off pretty negatively, he found it to be fairly plodding and boring. Phil has some issues that aren’t strictly related to the...

Player One Podcast – Episode 223 (01/31/11) – Five in the Pocket

by Ross Adams in Games375 days ago

After a somewhat bitter start to the show Greg Sewart kicks off the game talk this week with the Bulletstorm demo, while he found the gameplay to be quite fun he isn’t too keen on the wrappings around it. The low brow, swear filled dialogue isn’t something that appeals to him and makes him not want to play the game in front of anyone because he finds it so dumb. Sony’s announcement of the not-PSP2 (NGP) gets discussed, with CJ dropping the bomb that he’ll buy one ever if it hits $400. Sewart and Phil don’t seem quite...

Player One Podcast – Episode 222 (01/24/11) – Three Twos, Ten-Four

by Ross Adams in Games382 days ago

The guys hit some news items at the top of the show, starting with the recent information about the 3DS launch. Everyone but Ford is pretty much set on getting the console when it launches, even though they admit there’s no real must have games releasing alongside it. The tech itself and the various features the machine itself offer (3D video and augmented reality for example) seem enough to impress the guys. Steam coming to Ps3 with Portal 2 is also briefly touched upon, with it potentially effecting which platform the Player One crew gets...

Player One Podcast – Episode 221 (01/17/11) – Still Enjoying Last Year’s Games

by Ross Adams in Games389 days ago

With no big releases to speak of so far this year the Player One guys are mostly focusing on talking about games from the end of last year and beyond. Phil starts off by talking about Raskulls, a game from Halfbrick that incorporates a Mr Driller style of gameplay, so it’s no real surprise he loves it. He does say his Mr Driller experience does mean he gets thrown off by the speedy aspect of Raskulls gameplay. Sewart has been playing Donkey Kong Country Returns and was finding it hard to put it down, he’s really enjoying the variety...

Player One Podcast – Episode 220 (01/10/11) – Thrusting and Rubbing

by Ross Adams in Games396 days ago

This weeks episode of the Player One Podcast was filmed in front of a live studio audience. In what may be a regular occurence this weeks episode was live streamed, as such there are a few references to said stream and the chat that went with it. CJ kicks off the game talk with Assassins Creed Brotherhood, although he has played a bit of Assassins Creed 2 it didn’t grab him so he skipped over it. Brotherhood however has grabbed him, it reminds him of the original Crackdown with it’s many hidden things around the enviroment. He also...

Player One Podcast – Episode 217 (12/20/10) – Twas the Episode Before Christmas

by Ross Adams in Games416 days ago

It’s a very special holiday edition of Player One this week complete with a musical intro that’s not to be missed. Once it’s into the actual show the guys get a tad sidetracked discussing old cartoons much like last weeks zinger. Sewart jumps to another tangent by recommending the awesome UK tv show Top Gear which is up on Netflix.ca. He starts off the actual game talk too with Gran Turismo 5. He recently played with some of the Player One community and is having alot of fun with it, it’s getting some support to improve the...

Player One Podcast – Episode 216 (12/13/10) – Wonka Tails

by Ross Adams in Games, Podcasts423 days ago

Greg Sewart is back this week and jumps right into the hosting chair. It’s a pretty packed show this week and as a result there’s no listener tweets, although there is an extended zinger at the end of the show. After some bragging from Ford about how easy it was to crush the other guys scores on Marvel Pinball it’s onto some proper game talk. Ford wants to follow-up his Epic Mickey talk from last week, he missed out a fairly integral game mechanic due to distraction from Phils very impressive Mickey Mouse impression. Paint and...

Player One Podcast – Episode 213 (11/22/10) – Pac-Man Fever

by Ross Adams in Games445 days ago

Greg Ford is MIA this week so it’s a 3 man show, Greg Sewart is still suffering through his illness so expect a few coughs throughout. Once Phil explains how he was hunted by the law over the last week it’s onto the actual show. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is up first, Sewart and CJ played it together and seperately. They praise the social network aspect of the game which really encourages players to try and best their friends scores, although CJ wishes it had integration into the dashboard in some way. Playing on PSN with random people...

Player One Podcast – Episode 212 (11/15/10) – On the Sly

by Ross Adams in Games452 days ago

At first it looked like Greg Sewart wouldn’t be on this weeks show but he made it, screaming children and all. While they wait for Sewart to help out with the kids the remaining 3 hosts hit some tweets from listeners. Kicking off with some Game of the Year talk, CJ tries to go with Rock Band 3 but Phil and Ford call him out for picking a game that’s not new enough to be a candidate in their eyes. The guys discuss some games from earlier in the year that they think could be up for consideration, such as Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption. The...

Player One Podcast – Episode 211 (11/08/10) – Kinectified

by Ross Adams in Games458 days ago

Greg Sewart is back this week but only slightly less ill so expect a few coughs in the background this week. As always before getting into the actual game discussion the guys get sidetracked, this weeks opening diversion is about Nintendo Week. The low rent production that appears on the Nintendo Channel has really struck a chord with the Player One crew. Game talk kicks off with CJ talking about Kinect, which he totally hasn’t bought and probably maybe won’t ever. Adult Swim got one in the office and CJ played around with it. He starts...

Player One Podcast – Episode 209 (10/25/10) – Game Cassettes

by Ross Adams in Games472 days ago

Kirby’s Epic Yarn is the first game up for discussion this week, Kirby games tend to be on the easy side and Ford was worried when he started Epic Yarn that it was a little too simple. Thankfully he admits the game got a bit more challenging as it went on. The art style leads to some very imaginative level design and all the guys agree it’s definetly something that needs to be played. Sewart seems to love everything about Super Meat Boy aside from the actual game part, the brutal platforming doesn’t seem to be for everyone. Sewart,...

Player One Podcast – Episode 208 (10/18/10) – Bienvenido de nuevo

by Ross Adams in Games481 days ago

Greg Ford is in the hosting chair this week and that means tweets are up front. First up is a brief plug of Robot Unicorn Attack Heavy Metal by CJ. A tweet from yours truly sparks a discussion about a great new iPhone game, Game Dev Story. CJ and Sewart have both been playing it, you take charge of a game development studio and have to put out games to make as much money as possible. Both of them agree it’s highly addictive, having lost hours at a time to it. Krome are shutting down, which leaves the future of Game Room up in the air. The...

Player One Podcast – Episode 207 (10/11/10) – Monkey In Internet

by Ross Adams in Games486 days ago

As CJ explains at the outset of the show this weeks episode is a tad late because his internet has mysteriously been cut off, leading to him recording the majority of his portion of the show on his iPhone. Comic Jumper is the first game discussed this week and it’s telling that while the guys are positive about the game they don’t really talk about the actual gameplay. They seem enamoured more by the style around the gameplay, from the live action cutscenes to the silly dialogue throughout. Next up is a game you probably won’t...

Player One Podcast – Episode 206 (10/04/10) – The Color of Hulk

by Ross Adams in Games494 days ago

It’s a fairly packed show this week, so the guys get swiftly down to business by talking about Dead Rising 2. CJ has alot of problems with the game, he feels like the game piles on the pressure far too quickly. Where as the first Dead Rising slowly introduced elements, such as rescuing survivors. The guys are mostly positive however, Phil cites the weapon combo system and the Las Vegas-esque enviroment as a couple of the things he’s enjoying about the game. CJ, Sewart and Ford checked out the demo for Ninja Theory’s latest, Enslaved....

Player One Podcast – Episode 204 (09/20/10) – Short Reach

by Ross Adams in Games508 days ago

Greg Ford returns to the show this week and takes up the hosting reins to boot. He starts things off a bit differently by hitting listener tweets, although that doesn’t last long as the guys hit some news stories from the past week. Specifically some stuff from TGS, Greg Sewart is really looking forward to Gran Turismo 5 especially after seeing some footage of it from the show. The guys also briefly talk about the “new” PSP and Team Ico’s annoucement of a Ico/Shadow of the Colossus HD release. Various tweets take up another...

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