Off My Mind

Wow where to begin with Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, it's one of those games when someone asks you "hey what's that new Wolfenstein game like?" you ask yourself just what do I tell them. Assuming they have played the previous game it's very easy to give them just enough details to where they will want to jump right back in to the volatile concoction that this series has but if not then it becomes very difficult. The gameplay in Wolfenstein 2 feels like a bit of a step backwards from its predecessor whereas the narrative aspects of the game have been propelled to heights I would never have thought possible. Much like the first game it's the characters and story that steal the show in Wolfenstein 2 and they do not pull any punches here. Wolfenstein 2 does not waste any time in getting back to the main story from the first game. It picks up right where The New Order left you and things are pretty dire. You get a very clear understanding of the state Blaskowich

After an unfortunate technical hiccup we're back with a new name and a new voice. UndeadJim joins us for the first time to discuss all things Star Wars and EA related. https://soundcloud.com/user-681687483/rarely-on-topic-episode-4-19-11-2018

Cuphead is one of those games that makes you want to talk to people who you know will have no idea what it is or even have an interest in games to begin with. I have yet to meet anyone who has a dislike for the early 1900s cartoons appearance that Cuphead so deliberately imitates and that visual style goes a long way in making what is essentially Contra in a lower gear feel like something far more important and enjoyable. There is more to Cuphead than just its truly gorgeous visuals though, there is an extremely well produced game under it all with some of the most meticulous and layered animations you're likely to see in the next decade. The games length did leave me disappointed and I reached the point of figuring out the games tricks much sooner than I would have hoped but that only puts a minor dent in what is otherwise a thoroughly superb game. It's really hard not to talk about the look of Cuphead so I won't even try to save that for later. This game looks absolutely

I feel like the superhero film craze has been in swing long enough that the origins for them all are all so well known that there are barely any origin stories worth telling at this point. Fortunately Wonder Woman is just what I was looking for in a genre that has become more and more predictable and downright boring in so many ways for what seems like a decade now. Like any good origin story Wonder Woman has a much slower pace than the standard comic action film that we have come to know and the film benefits greatly from this. You never end up in a situation and think to yourself; wait, how did we get here? The film is patient yet very exciting and goes places very few, if any in fact, other films in the genre have done in quite a while. I really don't like to draw upon comparisons in film but I feel there is a very obvious one for Wonder Woman and I want to get it out of the way quickly. I enjoyed Man of Steel more than most but my main complaint with Man of Steel was that the

I am back on blogger for the forseeable future. Tumblr has got some really dodgy stuff going on which I'll cover later this week but in the mean time here is the latest episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-681687483/untitled-gaming-podcast-episode-3-22-10-2017 Two man show this week. Got plenty of news to discuss. Start - Original Xbox back compat games list 4m - Shadow of War selling very well despite loot box stuff 10m - Cliff Bleszinski interview on the current state of Lawbreakers 21m - UK gov responds to loot boxes as gambling 26m - Steam sales until next year dated 32m - Halo The Master Chief Collection upcoming fixes and XB1X update with a fair amount of Halo talk 50m - Activisions patent for micro transaction focused matchmaking 1hr 10m - Games played