demonssouls

Penguin & Termite discuss the all important aspect of world design in video games, the map! Maps may just be the most important aspect of video game design, but doesn't get a lot of discussion. What does a well designed map convey? What about the absence of them? All this and more...

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Music:
Halcyonic Falcon X - Of Rainbows and Unicorns
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Elden Ring "OHHH"!

Penguin & Termite continue our Developer Profile series by covering FromSoftware! The studio behind a new genre, the Soulslike. We take a detailed look at the notoriously difficult productions, the history of its founders, as well as their pedigree.

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Music:
Halcyonic Falcon X - Of Rainbows and Unicorns
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The Sony PlayStation 5 has been with (many) of us for about a month. We've gathered reviewers from Polygon, IGN, and Spawn on Me to talk about what we thought of the PS5 launch, how our feelings have changed since reviews dropped, and what we hope to see from the PS5 in future.

The Review Crew is a weekly show where we gather folks from all over the gaming community to discuss the biggest reviews. In previous episodes, we’ve discussed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Demon’s Souls, and Spider-Man: Morales.

Happy Holidays from your boys! We cover a lot today: Demon's Souls, Cyberpunk, movies, shows, and hunger pains.

The PlayStation 5 is upon us and Demon’s Souls has returned to collectively inspire and frustrate us. The Demon’s Souls remake is every bit as astonishing and brutal as we expected and The Review Crew is here to talk about the highs and lows of arguably one of the best PS5 launch games.

IGN’s Demon’s Souls review is live, and this review discussion brings together Mitchell Saltzman of IGN, Tamoor Hussain of Gamespot, and Steve Saylor of Can I Play That? to discuss the Demon’s Souls remake, what makes a remake work, and the accessibility of one of the toughest FromSoftware games.

It's dangerous to skip and episode when so much is going on. Don't worry though we're here to talk about the same thing everyone else is talking about... and Witcheye? PS5 and Xbox Series X too I guess.

All this AND MORE™!

Games discussed: Spiritfarer, Witcheye, Operation Tango, We were here too, Paradise Killer, Crusader Kings 3, Crosscode, PS5, FF16, Hogwarts Legacy, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Resident Evil 8: Village, Deathloop, Oddworld Soulstorm, Demon’s Souls, GoW Ragnarok, Walking Dead Bridge Simulator, Teardown, Star Wars Sims, 12 Minutes, Super Mario 3D Allstars, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Super Mario Bros. 35, Mario Kart Live Home Circuit, Game & Watch Super Mario Bros, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Immortal’s Fenyx Rising, PoP: The Sands of Time, Rider’s Republic, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game, Myst

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