Top Down Perspective
The video game ramblings of Claire Wheeler, Sean Booker, and Paul Fleck.
Episodes
The main game the boys have been playing this week is Denshattack. Paul is also enjoying a bunch of multiplayer stuff while Sean goes through Deer & Boy.
During news we discuss some of the fallout from the Xbox cuts, including what's up with Obsidian and Compulsion. There's also a rumor of a Switch 2 OLED model.
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Paul and Sean are both enjoying Rhythm Heaven Groove this week. Paul also checks out Unhinged while Sean can talk about his last Summer Game Fest embargo: Orbitals.
News is once again real bleak. PlayStation announces it will stop putting games on discs in 2028 and Xbox lays off 1600+ people and removes a few studios from under them.
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Sean gets to talk about his favorite game from SGF: Star Wars Galactic Racer as well as starting up Star Fox. Paul is going through some Dave the Diver DLC.
We begin news by figuring out if the Steam Machine price is a Video Game Crime. Then we get really happy about the recent Xbox price increase, the major layoffs at Bungie, and the Epic Games Store is getting updated.
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More embargos have past from SGF so Sean can talk about Erosion. Paul is playing a ton of Marvel Rivals again.
News is a huge bummer (again) this week as we discuss Xbox's decision to (probably) cut ties with a number of the studios they acquired and Don't Nod is running out of money, but Nintendo made the Switch 1's eShop a lot faster.
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Once again we're here to celebrate Gamer Christmas. Sean spent the weekend at Summer Game Fest's Play Days event playing upcoming games. Claire is playing Mina the Hollower.
News is jam packed as we run through the SGF, Xbox, and Nintendo livestreams. We also discuss some rocky Xbox and Ubisoft waters.
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We're in the midst of Keigh3 and the boys are playing games. Paul and Sean finally check out Mina the Hollower. Sean also continues with 007 First Light and starts Coffee Talk Tokyo.
A lot of news is the massive PlayStation State of Play stream but we also discuss a new Xbox Ally X model and Valve reaffirming that the Steam Machine/Frame will launch this summer.
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Sean dives into 007 First Light while Paul checks out Luna Abyss and Subnautica 2. Claire joins us later on to talk Paw Patrol.
During news we discuss the announcement of Unreal Engine 6, the next Call of Duty is announced, and the Steam Deck gets a massive price increase.
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We share some non-spoiler thoughts on the series finale of The Boys to start things off. Sean then talks about watching Mortal Kombat 2 and playing Forza Horizon 6. Paul continues to play Resident Evil (shocker).
It's a bummer of a news week since Destiny 2 is coming to an end and the developers are getting laid off and PlayStation is increasing PS+ prices, but at least Nintendo is putting out some weird mobile micro-games.
It's our 800th episode and we're officially the Longest Running Podcast You've Never Heard Of!
Paul is playing Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library and Mixtape. Sean dives into Wax Heads and Saros.
For news we chat about the new StarFox remake, a few Xbox controller leaks, and eBay rejects GameStop.
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We're back on a different day this week so we could all be here and catch up. Sean has been playing Mouse P.I. for Hire. Claire runs through some recent stream games such as Dead as Disco.
News is wild this week since GameStop has announced they want to buy eBay, Xbox is removing Copilot from mobile and console, and the Steam controller sells out fast.
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It's party time here at the end of April. Paul finishes up Pragmata and is really bad at Counter Strike. Sean is playing Kiln and Aphelion.
In news we talk about the Steam Controller price and release date, a weird PlayStation DRM story, and Xbox Mode rolling out to Windows PCs.
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It's another busy week of releases around here. Sean is really enjoying People of Note and Paul is playing Tomodachi Life. They're both going through Pragmata and Vampire Crawlers.
For news we discuss the massive amount of money that GTA Online makes each day, Splatoon Raiders gets a release date and pricing, and a ton of random Xbox/Game Pass updates.
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Sean is back to recap his time watching Monster Trucks and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Paul continues his way through Super Meat Boy 3D and every MegaMan.
News is brief but we discuss the launch details of Rhythm Heaven Groove.
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Claire is back and has been playing a ton of games including Resident Evil 9, Raccoin, and Scritchy Scratchy. Paul tries out Pokemon Pokopia and goes back to Resident Evil 6 and Overwatch. Sean is playing Super Meat Boy 3D.
We start news off with the recent PlayStation price increases, then we discuss the Xbox summer showcase and a crazy MindsEye development.
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Sean recounts his time at GDC a couple weeks ago and talks about At Fate's End, Screenbound, and Mixtape. Paul tries out Minishoot Adventures and Marathon.
News is turbulent as we discuss the massive Epic layoffs, PlayStation increasing their dynamic pricing, and the recent Xbox Partner Preview livestream.
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The big games are coming out! Paul checks out Slay the Spire 2 and John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Sean is playing Marathon, Planet of Lana 2, and Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime.
During news we discuss FBC Firebreak's end of life, the Switch 2 gets a boost mode, and Fortnite needs a bit more money from everyone to keep the lights on.
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There are too many games coming out! Sean wraps up Cairn and High on Life 2 and starts into Minishoot Adventures and Pokemon Pokopia. Paul plays through Resident Evil Requiem and Scott Pilgrim EX.
We have an official codename for the next Xbox. We also discuss PlayStation deciding to no longer make PC ports, the next Pokemon gen is announced, and Highguard is shutting down for good.
We're talking about hard AF platformers this week since Sean and Paul are working through Love Eternal. Paul also checks out the Eternal Life of Goldman demo and Marathon's Server Slam. Claire love Romeo is a Dead Man.
News starts off with a bang as Phil Spencer is leaving Xbox. We also discuss Eurogamer layoffs, the story behind Highguard's failure, and New Radical Games.
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We're back with another week of games. Sean is playing through Cairn, Drop Shot, and goes to the SF Nintendo Store to see what's up with My Mario. Paul continues with Diablo 2 and every Mega Man game. Claire tries out Knights of the Round and King of Dragons.
News is bleak this week as the RAM shortage impacts PlayStation and Valve. We also discuss layoffs at Ubisoft and Bluepoints Games being shut down.
It's almost Valentine's Day and everyone is eating steak! Claire continues with some Castlevania while Paul tries out a bunch of the GameBoy Mega Mans as well as Romeo is a Dead Man. Sean has started up High on Life 2 and Relooted.
We start news off with a really great PlayStation State of Play recap followed by some depressing lay off news for Highguard and 2XKO.
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