Critical Diversions

Matt's back after an unplanned holiday break to talk about more Angeline Era and Fantasy Life i, Skyrim, and his most anticipated games of 2026 (so far).

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Onion Delivery - Day Job by Eirik Suhrke from UFO 50.

On this near-Christmas episode of the show, Matt's winding down the year by talking about Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Skate Story, Pokémon Lazarus, and the current dumpster fire that is Larian Studios and their use of generative AI, among other things!

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this episode was Yeti Caves composed by Eirik Suhrke, from Spelunky HD.

Matt's played a lot of different games in the past week, and you're the audience he's got to talk about them to. We've also got all of The Game Awards announcements to go over, and I do mean ALL of them, for some reason.

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Natascha Murray on Blue Sky - @couchmochi.bsky.social

The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Golfaria - Overworld by Eirik Suhrke from UFO 50.

Metroid Prime 4 is out, and Matt's gonna talk about it for a while. We've also gotta talk some Kirby Air Riders, Infinity Nikki 2.0, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, plus others, believe it or not!

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Natascha Murray on Blue Sky - @couchmochi.bsky.social

The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Kirby Air Riders is officially out in the world, and Matt's here to ramble about how good it is for an uncomfortable amount of time. He's also got a lot to say about Final Fantasy Tactics, Birdcage, and The Game Awards nominations, so get in here.

Matt's review of Birdcage

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was CEYX - Stage 5 composed by Barry "Epoch" Topping for Birdcage. The whole OST is available to purchase on Bandcamp now!

Matt's back after a missed week, and there's plenty to talk about, such as the Kirby Air Riders demo, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and Videoverse. We'll also be tiptoeing a bit into GTA6's latest delay and the reasons for it, as well as talking about Pokopia and the Super Mario Galaxy movie.

Matt's review of Videoverse

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Party House - Medium Party by Erik Suhrke from UFO 50.

On top of talking about games he's been playing this week, such as Vampire Survivors and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Matt also got to experience breaking news in the middle of recording this podcast in the form of a Switch 2 edition of Animal Crossing, plus 3.0 update. It's a weirdly packed, meandering, and non-sleepy episode of the show, so get in there while the getting's good.

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Natascha Murray on Blue Sky - @couchmochi.bsky.social

The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Magic Garden - Gameplay by Eirik Suhrke from UFO 50.

Matt's finished Absolum and started playing Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar this week. But none of that matters, because we have the second Kirby Air Riders direct to talk about.

Matt's review of Absolum

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Natascha Murray on Blue Sky - @couchmochi.bsky.social

The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Mini & Max - Clock composed by Eirik Suhrke for UFO 50.

This week, Matt's still playing Hades 2. But also Ball x Pit and Absolum. It's the week of (very high quality) roguelites, baby. In the news, we've got release dates, surprise ports, delays, and data theft leaks, oh my.

Matt's review of Ball x Pit

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Natascha Murray on Blue Sky - @couchmochi.bsky.social

The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Warptank - Red from UFO 50, composed by Eirik Suhrke.

Your Weekly Diversion is back, and it's dragging Matt with it. We've got a lot to talk about this time, including final thoughts on Hollow Knight Silksong, ongoing Hades 2 talk, and just how good Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is. And that's without even getting into the news, like Mario & Wario hitting Switch NSO, Mega Man and Proto Man coming to that Sonic racing game, and Yakuza Kiwami 3 being announced. Come join us for all of that and more this very special return episode.

Matt's written review of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at https://www.fortfamly.com/

Our interstitial music this week was Campanella - Stage 4 by Eirik Suhrke from UFO 50.