Xdrive Megabox (Gamescast)

Never to be out-Nintendo-fanboyed, Mike and Jymbo embark on a highly rigorous analysis of the Nintendo Direct of February 2022. Lots of announcements! Some quite interesting and exciting ones! Lots of JRPG-y... things... And Takahashi and Koizumi playing Switch Volleyball. We ask: - Which announcements were you most excited by? - What are you actually going to buy? - What does Nintendo's 2022 look like? As ever, talk to us! Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Instagram: @xdrivemegabox NEW! Reddit: r/xdrivemegabox Show notes ----------------------------- What are we playing? Jymbo: Front Mission (original), Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse, Triangle Strategy! Mike: Forgotten City (finished), Olli Olli World, Subnautica... and watching Love is Blind: Japan... News Cyberpunk PS5 is out! Elden Ring! Vault of mint condition games found in Nebraska! Topic of the show: Nintendo Direct February 2022 - Which games are you most looking forward to? - Which will you actually buy? - What does Nintendo's 2022 look like? Get in touch! Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

Wh-wh-wh-welcome back! We're finally here! After a brief hiatus of 6 rather than 2 months (who's counting, eh?), Jymbo and Mike are back for a Series 2, kicking off with Gaming Resolutions. We've had quite a lot of big news this month, like the Microsoft-Activision deal, so we discuss that. Then we get into what we're aiming for with games this year. Enjoy! Spotify users: Look up

OK, we got excited. The Game Awards were actually very good! So we came out of temporary retirement for one last job. We catch up, talk all things Game Awards, review the announcements, and talk our own top Games of the Year. Enjoy! Show notes ----------------------------- Rough timestamps: What are we playing? - (0:00-14:30) Game Awards reactions - (15:00-43:00) What games have we 'missed' this year, that we'd still like to play? - (43:00-57:00) Games of the Year? - (57:00-1:10:00) Contact us ----------------------------- Find Jymbo: https://twitter.com/Jimtendo_DS, Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

Hello! With all the E3 announcements, and Nintendo's surprisingly good line-up, we just had to dip back in for a special post-match analysis. This was recorded the day after E3 ended, around June 16th, but has taken a while in editing so apologies! Today we're covering the majority of the mainline presentations: Ubisoft, Square Enix, Xbox/Bethesda, Nintendo. Which of the games are we most excited about? Who do we think won Best Pres? Enjoy, and hopefully see you soon :) Show notes ----------------------------- E3 announcements overview Ubisoft: Top announcements Rainbow Six Extraction Far Cry 6 Season Pass Riders Republic Avatar game Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Square Enix: Overview Guardians of the Galaxy Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Final Fantasy pixel remaster Babylon's Fall Xbox/Bethesda: Overview Starfield Battlefield 2042 Back 4 Blood Stalker 2 Halo Infinite Flight Simulator Redfall Nintendo: Overview Contact us Find Jymbo: https://twitter.com/jymography, Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

We end where it began. For the 10th episode we go back to the topic that started the pod in the first place: the battle of the PS5 vs Xbox Series consoles. Six months on, have our opinions changed at all? What has impressed or surprised us? This is the last episode of this series, so we hope you enjoy! We're taking a break for a couple of months to plan for a second one, returning bigger badder and better. If you have any thoughts / questions / topic requests then please do let us know at: Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com See you soon! M&J xx Show notes ----------------------------- Q: what games have reached the 10th in their series? What are we playing? Jymbo: Roomba, Mystery Game X, Red Dead Redemption 2 / Red Dead Online, Star Trek (Xbox 360) Mike: Disco Elysium, Bugsnax, Minit News Cyberpunk bosses will still get bonuses Jeff Goldblum will be an elf in D&D podcast "Dark Dice" Knights of the Old Republic remake in the works (reportedly) SuperPotato (famous Akihabara store) selling retro games on eBay Topic of the show: New Generation Consoles Revisited Questions: - What have you bought since getting console? - Anything you've been surprised by? - What are you most looking forward to? Contact us Please get in touch with any feedback! What are you most enjoying / least enjoying? Any feature / review / segment requests? Where should we go next? Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

Hello! This week Jymbo and Mike are answering the ultimate question: are Games as a Service really evil incarnate, or is there hope for them yet? To provide an entirely unbiased, well-researched base to this we have sunk many hours (over many years) into live service games in preparation: Red Dead Online, No Man's Sky, Fortnite, COD Warzone, Plants vs Zombies... Nothing gets past our eagle eyes and twitchy thumbs. Last ep of the season next ep! Please share questions, thoughts, requests for topics next series to xdrivemegabox@gmail.com, Twitter or Instagram. And enjoy! Show notes ----------------------------- News Deathloop delayed to September Streets of Rage 4 updates coming E3 is happening on line Mario has gone Disco Elysium has voices What are we playing? Jymbo: Red Dead Online Mike: Bugsnax, Disco Elysium, Haven Topic of the show: Games as a Service Questions: - Which live service games make our Naughty and Nice lists? - What's the future of Games as a Service? - Is there an antidote? Contact us We are taking a break for a month or two after Episode 10 to plot a second season, so please get in touch with any feedback! What are you most enjoying / least enjoying? Any feature / review / segment requests? Where should we go next? Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

This week we're answering a question from Mike's sister from very early on: how has our attitude to gaming changed since becoming parents? Do we notice any difference in the kind of games we play? This was very interesting and heartfelt. We really enjoyed talking about it, so thank you. It also raises some curious differences in approach! Show notes ----------------------------- News Square Enix Presents Fortnite Season 6 trailer Monster Hunter Rise (Nintendo eShop) Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Super Mario 35th anniversary (inc 3D All-stars) Disco Elysium Final Cut Disco Elysium banned in Australia What are we playing? Jymbo: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Star Wars: Squadrons Mike: Avengers, FF7 Remake, Bugsnax Topic of the show: Daddy gaming Questions: - How have your tastes changed since having children? - Have you found yourself drifting towards Easy Mode on games? - Are there any game moments that have had an extra effect on you as a result? Contact us We are taking a break for a month or two after Episode 10 to plot a second season, so please get in touch with any feedback! What are you most enjoying / least enjoying? Any feature / review / segment requests? Where should we go next? Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

Hello hello. This time we're looking at Remakes & Remasters. What makes good ones? Are they good? What makes a master a master? Or a make a make? And also, what games would we like to see get a nice lick of paint? We chat all sorts, from Resident Evil to Tony Hawks to Final Fantasy and many more. Enjoy! Show notes ----------------------------- News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles new game trailer Bethesda on Xbox Game Pass (inc. Morrowind) Death Stranding Extended rumours Lost Levels Club podcast - very good and Mikes shout-out at the end! What are we playing? Jymbo: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (!) Mike: Avengers Topic of the show: Remakes and Remasters Shin Megami Tensei 3 Arcanum Fallout 2 Zelda: Skyward Sword Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Messiah Banjo Kazooie Perfect Dark Morrowind Conker's Bad Fur Day Contact us Listener questions: Please do get in touch! Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

THIS WEEK. Mike & Jymbo discuss the best and worst of movies based on games. It was meant to be short! Boy was it meant to be short. But those pesky digression pixies got in the way and we got probably the longest episode yet. Whoops! We chat Nintendo Direct, Star on Disney Plus, Super Nintendo World, the games we picked for each other last time (Paradise Killer and Planescape Torment), Cyberpunk of course and Henry Cavill. Enjoy. On this episode ----------------------------- News Star launches on Disney Plus Super Mario 3D World releases Mario Kart tour at Super Nintendo World Nintendo Direct Feb 2021 Last of Us casting - Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey Wii Channel music - funky version New PSVR coming What are we playing? Jymbo: Paradise Killer, Shin Megami Tensei, Super Mario 3D World, Witcher 3, Cyberpunk Mike: Return of the Obra Dinn, God of War, Planescape Torment, Titanfall 2, Cyberpunk Topic of the show: Movies from games Jymbo: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider, Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedghog Mike: DOA Dead or Alive, Prince of Persia Sands of Time, Assassin's Creed (?) Contact us Listener questions: Please do get in touch! Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

Otherwise known as testing out the Anchor voicemail feature...! (Which you can use here.) Here we're answering 3 questions, from Zu, V and Mitch: - What makes Zelda Breath of the Wild a Zelda game? Would we rate it as much if it weren't? - What's our take on multiplayer (online/offline)? - What games would we like to see sequels to? Thank you everyone! Let us know what you think of the feature - we loved the questions and hope it's not too freaky to hear your voice in the ep. If it's fun, we'll try and do some more soon :) Contact us: Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

This week we're going deep on 'iconic' games. Which games do we think fit the bill? Are there common traits? How did they do commercially? We had a great time with this question, asked by @virgiliojarrin. Thank you, Virgilio! We also tried out the voice message features this week - look out for that in a bonus episode coming very shortly... You can send one in too via anchor.fm/xdmb or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram (@xdrivemegabox). Please enjoy! On this episode ----------------------------- News - Goldeneye remake for Xbox leaks What are we playing? Jymbo: Witcher 3, Baldur's Gate 3, Populous 3: The Beginning Mike: Cyberpunk 2077, Journey to the Savage Planet, Zelda: Link to the Past Discussion: Iconic games Disco Elysium Deadly Premonition Arcanum Zelda Mario Half-Life 2 Uncharted The Last of Us (inc. Part 2) Contact us Listener questions: Please do get in touch! Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

We've done a hell of a lot of looking back so far, so today we're looking forward for once! Let's look at 2021: what are we excited about? What would we like to see? What are we hoping for? On the episode ----------------- News: Lucasfilm Games is here Wandavision is here Cyberpunk CEO apologises Cyberpunk creators are still under attack Zelda Ocarina of Time's medallions originally had powers What we're playing: Mike: Donut County, Cyberpunk 2077, Jurassic World Evolution Jymbo: Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, something secret TBC Games we're looking forward to: Jymbo: Zelda Breath of the Wild 2, Shin Megami Tensei 5, Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, potential Metroid collection, potential Zelda collection, Super Mario 3D World Mike: Hogwarts Legacy, Vampire Bloodlines 2, Deathloop, Riders Republic, Stray Hopes for 2021: To see our families again, and hugging to be allowed Vaccines all round ("you get a vaccine! you get a vaccine!") Also, Jymbo thinks Zelda BOTW2 will definitely happen Contact us: Listener questions: Please do get in touch! Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

This is just a hit of pure nostalgia. When we got looking back, we ended up on quite a few tangents. We had to cut them out of the main ep, but for those people who were very specifically growing up and playing games in the UK in the 90s, please enjoy this tiny Brucie Bonus. In this mini-ep ----------------------- Point-and-click adventure games Curse of Monkey Island PC Zone magazine (Charlie Brooker era) Zelda Breath of the Wild follow-up Zelda: Link to the Past Ocarina of Time Water Temple Blade Runner (1997 Westwood game) Go on, buy Blade Runner you know you want to

Hello! Happy New Year! We're feeling all nostalgic here for older, better times, so this week we're looking at our top 5 Games of All Time. Mike keeps forgetting that the point of a Top 5 list is they're all good. Jymbo decides to scare himself sh**less with robots. We had a lot of fun with this one and had to cut a huge chunk of nostalgia out, so maybe expect that as a little side Bonus Mini-sode in future. Thank you for listening, give us a shout on socials and see you in a couple of weeks! On the episode ---------------------------- Intro & News (0-20min in) KFConsole Shiny black 'PS2' PS5 Cyberpunk in 3rd person Games of all time (20min >>) Mike's Top 5: Breath of the Wild, Perfect Dark, Assassin's Creed 2, Half Life 2, Civilization 3 Jymbo's Top 5: ... Breath of the Wild, Disco Elysium, XCOM 2, Fallout 2 & Planescape Torment, Soma Listener questions: Please do get in touch! Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb Gracias, arigato, merci, good night and see you soon!

It's been a packed week! Jymbo and Mike are sleepy, but we talk The Game Awards 2020, Disney's 52-title mega-reveal, Cyberpunk and our own Games of the Year. ----------------------- Show notes ---------------------- News The Game Awards winners 2020 TGA new game announcements Vin Diesel has played 1000+ hours of the original Ark Disney is making everything We are playing... Jymbo - Cyberpunk 2077 (x2) Mike - Cyberpunk, Ghost of Tsushima Games of the Year Jymbo - Yakuza Like a Dragon, Watch Dogs Legion, Tony Hawks 1&2, Resident Evil 3, Ring Fit Mike - Paradise Killer, Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, Death Stranding Mike's fanboy piece on Death Stranding Wrap-up Next pod's topic: Games of All Time -------------------- Get in touch -------------------- Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Tweet Jymbo questions for next time: @jymography

Welcome to Xdrive Megabox! Games analysis and retrospectives from two slightly tired Millennial dads. Today we're looking at the new generation of consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. We managed to get hold of them! Running order What are we playing? Jymbo: Yakuza Like a Dragon, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, reviewing Xbox Series S & X Mike: Spider-man Remastered, Ghostrunner, AC Valhalla, Bugsnax Gaming news Kratos comes to Fortnite Doomguy comes to Fall Guys Nintendo hacker goes to prison Cyberpunk 2077 is almost here Super Nintendo Land teaser pics and video Topic of the show: Next gen Jymbo got to review the Xbox consoles Mike's been playing PS5 Jymbo's Xbox Series X review and comparison Mike's PS5 first impressions Wrap-up