kena: bridge of spirits

Pure anticipation and speculation, and Space Jizz. Join us for a conversation about the 2024 games we're looking forward to the most.

In this episode, we share our thoughts about the games we think will hit the hardest in 2024. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is on Joseph and Willie's shortlist. The air-dashing looks tasty, and we're dying for more time-shift shenanigans—while we wait for the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Willie breaks down the concept for Banishers: Ghosts of Eden, which sounds like a game of consequences, and promises to give an in-depth review of Rise of the Ronin if you buy him a PS5. Taylor (of course) brings up Light No Fire, a game scheduled for release in 2025 instead of 2024—because guidelines can't keep an AI-loving kid in check. Other games mentioned are Black Myth: Wu Kong, Star Wars: Outlaws, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Mariachi Legends. Also, Taylor thinks Darth Vader looks like a loser. Please direct your hate at him.

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A dragon that looks like Macho Man Randy Savage, terrorizing Arkham City as Batman and searching for the center of the universe. Join us for the second installment of our all-time favorite video game lists.

In this episode, we each present (2) more games from our all-time favorites lists. Joseph travels to the island of Tsushima and remembers the stunning graphics, epic music, and excellent combat system of Ghost of Tsushima. Willie picks Batman: Arkham City and reminds us of how good it felt to lurk in the shadows of Arkham City and how the game popularized the freeflow combat system. Taylor talks about the freedom of choice and exploration in No Man Sky and highlights the development effort behind the game. We also chat about the photo mode and lore of Control, countless hours of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gameplay and dragon mods, and the general ridiculousness of the poundmates in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. We wrap with a lightning round of honorable mentions.

Our All-Time Favorites picks in the episode are Ghost of Tsushima, Batman: Arkham City, No Man Sky, Control, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. 

Honorable Mentions: Borderlands 2, Halo 3: ODST, Tecmo Super Bowl, Metal Gear Solid 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Bioshock, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, God of War (2018), Mass Effect 2, Metroid Dread, Joust, Galaga, Fallout, and Bad Dudes.

Other games briefly mentioned in this episode: Halo, Resident Evil, Prey (2017), Surviving Mars, Gears of War, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, God of War (2018), Resident Evil 7, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham Knight, Spider-Man 2 (2004), Alan Wake, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto, and Overwatch. 

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Platformers & fighters, watching color classics from the 1930s and breaking into virtual photography. Join Willie and Taylor as they interview Joseph about his experience with video games.

In this episode, we focus on Joseph's gaming experience and interests. We travel back to 1990 to hear about Joseph's earliest SNES memories and learn he was a Legend of Zelda game counselor for his stepfather. Listen to stories of rage and competition against his friends and how they shared game cartridges among their tight group. Willie asks about gaming restrictions, favorite genres, and video game rental stores. Somewhere in the mix, Joseph and Taylor talk about losing a parent and the perception of time. We wrap with recently played games, breaking down GoldenEye 007, and hearing how Joseph broke into virtual photography. 

The games briefly mentioned in this episode: Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Mortal Kombat II, Street Fighter II Turbo, Cuphead, The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, Super R-Type, Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Battletoads, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Halo, Gears of War, The Last of Us, God of War, Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, Control, Elden Ring, State of Decay, Dying Light 2, Halo Infinite, Splitgate, Duke Nukem, GoldenEye 007, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Ghost of Tsushima, and Assassins Creed Valhalla. 

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Cole discovers a Bridge to a new entry into his Ori genre. He probably doesn’t look at boxes the same way anymore. He only needs a frying pan to head Eastward. His switch isn’t as Cozy as it used to be.

Show Features

Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews

• Games of 2021
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  • Unpacking
  • Eastward
• Other Shout-Outs
• You Forgot About
• Game(s) of the Year
• Guess the Grimmy Winner
• Onward

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00:30: Intro

2:15: Årets Flotteste spil

38:50: Årets Soundtrack

121:30: Årets Brætspil

132:30: Vores mest spillede ikke 2021-spil

154:40: Game of the year

Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley

• What's Up? Audio Badminton / Walks / Blade Runner 2049 / What's Good Games / Kong: Skull Island / Freshly
• Game Time: Rocket League / Hunt: Showdown / Breathedge / Music Games / Monster Hunter: World / Outriders / Cold War / Outbreak
• First Drop: Sony Kicking Back
• Game Lobby
• Final Drop: Furious Future of Mario
• Hypetrain: Loop Hero / Monster Hunter: World / Outbreak