4Player Podcast

What a week! Nick somehow found the time to play a ton of Control, start Man of Medan, AND finish Blair Witch! Speaking of Blair Witch, this new game comes highly recommended from Nick's corner. Nolan refunded a game on Steam (What could it be???) but is having a great time revisiting Final Fantasy 8 thanks to the new remaster. We ponder the implications of a big loss for Tango Gameworks and Brad gives the rundown of the week's jam packed Nintendo Direct!

This week's episode is jam packed with bad (Nolan) jokes, big news, and exciting new games! Nick and Krispy discuss the beautiful and bizarre world of Control, the latest game from the minds behind Max Payne and Alan Wake. Nolan shares his impressions of Telling Lies, this year's spiritual follow-up to Her Story. Chris Davis shares his initial impressions of Remnant: From the Ashes, a new original IP from Gunfire games.

Ed makes his triumphant and welcome return to the show and brings with him, tales of all the games he's been catching up on during his time away! We take a look at Ion Fury, Krispy shares his take on No Mans Sky Beyond in VR, and Brad gushes over the latest and greatest Final Fantasy Tactics clone (unfortunately) called Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark. We react to the newly released Avengers and Death Stranding footage and talk about the bits of news coming out of Gamescom over the past few days. We also squeeze in some good poop stories and talk about the shocking announcement of a new Matrix movie!

This episode is full minor inconveniences. Nick learns some unfortunate truths about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and the community at large challenges the group to show them their devious side. Brad talks about Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, Chris Davis brings impressions of Secret Neighbor, and Nolan gives his final impressions of Dragon Quest Builders 2 now that the credits have rolled! The news is also packed with some... interesting developments involving Bully 2, Rockstar, and THQ Nordic!

We dive deep into the nitty gritty of Fire Emblem: Three Houses this week to explain why it is a game that should be on any RPG fan's radar. Nick talks about how Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines finally sunk it's fangs in and makes Chris Davis a happy man by finally getting serious about playing Ace Combat 7! Nolan, Krispy, and Brad all talk about their Dragon Quest Builders 2 addiction.

We give our initial impressions of the first full trailer of the Witcher series which is set to debut on Netflix later this year. Krispy brings impressions of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 but admits that his gaming life has been dominated by Dragon Quest Builders 2 as of late. Nick shares his final thoughts on Outer Wilds (which is excellent) and at the request of our beloved patrons, the crew lays down hypothetical laws for their new, hypothetical island society.

With a little more than half 2019 in our rear view mirror, it's time to think about which games have really stolen the show so far with our individual Top 5 lists. We also talk about our first impressions of Dragon Quest Builders 2, CATS the movie, and Nick finally caved to the pressure and played Max Payne; the game that put Remedy on the map.

It's been a few weeks but the band is back together again and there is plenty to talk about! The group gives their impressions of Super Mario Maker 2 following our recent community night and explains why Judgement is 1.) worth you time and 2.) why it is more than just another Yakuza game. The group revisits Outer Wilds and Bloodstained as well before debating the relevance of Nintendo's newly announced Switch Lite.

In a surprise twist this week, Nick and Brad are joined by 4Player alumni, David Liao, to talk about video games, e3, and nipple tape. It might be misleading to mention that Nobunaga himself, Travis Granger, is a guest but he does makes a brief appearance and truly makes this episode feel like a stroll down Memory lane (for about 1 minute). We talk Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Outer Wilds, and more!

E3 2019 is old news and we are back in the studio and ready to talk about video games that are out in the wild NOW! Nolan finally got his grubby little hands on Cadence of Hyrule and as expected, it is delightful! What IS surprising however is that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is finally out and has somehow managed to surpass our (admittedly low) expectations! Brad is quite taken by the game and his inner Castlevania geekness is on full display. Nick revisits Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and we talk about the design inspiration behind two BIG upcoming titles.