Critical Diversions

By Matt Murray

A games club podcast with a rotating cast that gets together semi-regularly to hang out and talk about games... more

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Critical Diversions episodes:

July 25, 2025 Weekly Diversion 07/25/2025: Unlaunched
On this week's episode of the show, we've got even more interruptions and diversions than usual. In between all that, Matt's talking about finishing Donkey Kong Bananza, as well as a potential incoming Nintendo Direct, the "unlaunch" of Splitgate 2, and remembering Plants vs Zombies for what it was, not what it has become.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars

Our interstitial music this episode was Magic Garden - Gameplay by Eirik Suhrke from UFO 50.
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1h 20min
July 19, 2025 Weekly Diversion 07/19/2025: And Now His Donk Watch Is Ended
Donkey Kong Bananza is finally here. So naturally we're talking about a bunch of other stuff, like a potential Dragon Quest VII remake and the casting of Link and Zelda in the live action Legend of Zelda movie. Matt's also letting you know about how surprisingly good Misc.: A Tiny Tale was. And yeah, somewhere in there, we'll rave about Donkey Kong.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur interstitial music this week was Elfazar's Hat - Frostin Town from UFO 50, composed by Eirik Suhrke.
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1h 25min
July 12, 2025 Weekly Diversion 07/12/2025: Perilously Persnickety Parries
On the thrilling conclusion to Donk Watch 2k25, Matt's here to talk about a wide-ranging slew of games, including Bowser's Fury, Soul Calibur 2, and the demo for Wild Hearts S. Join him for all of this and so, so much more, including self checkout woes and hiding in toilet stalls at work.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur interstitial music this episode was Rock On! Island - Village from UFO 50, composed by Eirik Suhrke.
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1h 33min
July 04, 2025 Weekly Diversion 07/04/2025: The Great Donk Watch 2k25
On this tumultuous episode of the show, Matt's talking about his replay of Super Mario Odyssey, Bushido Ball and its Windjammers inspirations, and finding out how many espresso's worth of caffeine is in his drink live on air. In the news, we're waxing nostalgic about various entries of Mario Golf, talking about the new Chained Echoes DLC release date, and talking about THAT news out of Xbox.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars
Our interstitial music this episode is "Porgy - Shallows" from UFO 50, composed by Eirik Suhrke
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1h 36min
June 25, 2025 Weekly Diversion 06/25/2025: The Futility of Existence in This Mario Kart World
Have y'all heard of this Switch 2 thing? Wild. Matt's back from a stressful hiatus with Switch 2 in hand to talk about Mario Kart World, Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, Fantasy Life i, and, most importantly, more UFO 50. There'll be some Donkey Kong Bananza talk in here somewhere as well, between all of those games and retellings of taking the cat to the vet.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars
Our interstitial music this week was "Campanella - Stage 1" from UFO 50, composed by Eirik Suhrke
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1h 41min
May 31, 2025 Weekly Diversion 05/31/2025: The Kindness of Infinity Nikki Strangers
On the last episode of the show for a few weeks, Matt ruminates on the upcoming Switch 2 launch, gives updates on Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, and declares UFO 50 to be "pretty neat". And in the news, we're talkings lots of guff about corporate layoffs and the current weird madeup success benchmark for video game loser babies, "CCU".

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars
Our interstitial music this week was "Mooncat - Forest A" from UFO 50, composed by Eirik Suhrke.
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1h 46min
May 23, 2025 Weekly Diversion 05/23/2025: I Can't Believe Darth Vader Was Racist
We're back from a brief hiatus! Matt's catching yuns up on games he's been playing for the past few weeks, though in his heart, Fantasy Life i is the only one that matters. In the news, Randy Pitchford is dumb and Darth Vader is.....evil??? As well as talk about an Alex Garland directed Elden Ring movie.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars

Our interstitial this episode was Blue Resort from Bomberman 64, composed by Akifumi Tada
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1h 28min
May 02, 2025 Weekly Diversion 05/02/2025: Super Sonic Podcasting
Matt's in a race against the clock to finish ranting on a podcast before his wife gets home. Will he make it? Tune in to find out, dear listener.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars
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1h 15min
April 25, 2025 Weekly Diversion 04/25/2025: Sacred Stones
Matt's back after a week off, and we're continuing the Batman Arkham City piss talk, as well as some early glazing for the Lunar Remastered Collection. In the news, we're continuing to feed the bottomless Switch 2 discourse beast, as well as talk about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster and some Fire Emblem Sacred Stones.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars

Our break interstitial this episode was The Grody Boy from Tobal 2, composed by Takayuki Nakamura.
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1h 18min
April 11, 2025 Weekly Diversion 04/11/2025: You're Either Eswat Or You're Not
On this extra tired edition of the Weekly Diversion, Matt finally gets to talk about Promise Mascot Agency after having played it to completion weeks ago. Turns out: it's pretty good. We're also talking more Monster Hunter Wilds, the Switch version of Batman Arkham City for some reason, and more Switch 2 stuff in general.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on Mars
Our break music this week was Phat Tony's Casino from No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, composed by Shingo Murakami & Ryuji Nishida
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1h 13min

FAQs about Critical Diversions:

How many episodes does Critical Diversions have?

The podcast currently has 97 episodes available.