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Player One Podcast – Episode 224 (02/07/11) – 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Player One Podcast – Episode 215 (12/07/10) – Epic Meh-ckey

by Ross Adams in Games429 days ago

It’s a three man show again this week with Greg Sewart still out recovering from illness. Tweets fill the first half of the show, with subjects ranging from World of Warcraft to whether certain games would review differently if not part of a popular franchise. Ford played Disney Epic Mickey and for the most part isn’t particularly impressed. While he’s somewhat taken by the art style he was immediately put off by the terrible controls and camera system. The guys comment that on  a system with games like Mario Galaxy you really...

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Player One Podcast – Episode 214 (11/29/10) – Kong of Duty

by Ross Adams in Games437 days ago

No Greg Sewart again this week, he’s bed-ridden with pneumonia! After the guys have finished wishing Greg a speedy recovery (get well soon Greg!) it’s onto listener tweets. Questions asked/answered include food eaten over thanksgiving, what Black Friday deals the crew got and what they’d changed about video game history. There’s not alot of game talk this week but it kicks off with Cave Story (and a quick plug for CastMedium) which has been released for DSiWare this week. Phil doesn’t really say anything about the game...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Player One Podcast – Episode 210 (11/01/10) – Now With Keyboards

by Ross Adams in Games466 days ago

Down one Greg Sewart but the show must go on, the episode kicks off with a brief discussion of the news that Keiji Inafune is leaving Capcom. The guys are intrigued as to what he will do next but aren’t sure how big of an impact it will have on Capcom. There’s a little more Super Meat Boy talk, as Greg Ford shares some of his thoughts. He and CJ really appreciate how the challenge builds up as you play. Ford played the demo for The Force Unleashed 2 and wasn’t especially impressed, this leads Phil to talk about the full game. While...

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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,...

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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...

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