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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The podcast currently has 92 episodes available.

Critical Diversions episodes:

March 01, 2025 Weekly Diversion 03/01/2025: Like a Passing Breeze
On this week's episode, Matt opens up the glaze factory for Star of Providence, boldly declaring it to be one of the best roguelites he's ever played. He's also doing the opposite of glazing for Pokémon Legends Z-A, the latest disappointment that Nintendo dorks will endlessly bemoan when it comes out later this year. Also, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii continues, and find out the status of his wife and Monster Hunter Wilds.

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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 Passing Breeze (Lounge Suite) by Remorse
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1h 28min
February 22, 2025 Weekly Diversion 02/22/2025: Your My Nintendo Gold Points Are No Good Here
On this chaotic edition of the Weekly Diversion, Matt's regaling y'all with the harrowing journey of a cat that ate a bit of plastic, as well as his overall thoughts on Wario Land 4 and his wife's first few hours of getting her sea legs in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. In the news, we've got the return of both Samurai Pizza Cats and Tony Hawk, as well as evil billionaires up to nasty shit.

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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 “Pitch Black Intrusion” by Filippo Vicarelli from the Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania DLC
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1h 23min
February 14, 2025 Weekly Diversion 02/14/2025: You Will Believe a Cat Can Flush Toilets
On this dummy thick episode of the show, Matt's fighting a cat and trying to find time to talk about games, including Ultros, Echoes of the Plum Grove, Cuisineer, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. And after the break, he's going over the recent Playstation State of Play, aka that trailer for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance was good as hell.

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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 Good Taste, composed by Ryo Fukuda for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
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1h 51min
February 07, 2025 Weekly Diversion 02/07/2025: A Trip to Your Local Cinema
This week on the show: Matt watched Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Castlevania Nocturne season 2, one of which continues the series tradition of being the best damn video game adaptation there's ever been, and the other is Sonic the Hedgehog 3. In terms of games, he's got some things to say about Laika: Aged Through Blood, as well as Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. And for some reason he's playing Dark Souls Remastered again.

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Our break music this week was Coming Home, composed by Beicoli for Laika: Aged Through Blood
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1h 21min
February 01, 2025 Weekly Diversion 02/01/2025: Multiversus Leakers
This week on the show, Matt's not doing so hot either, both physically and existentially. Time to talk about some video games then, baby. Such as Super Mario 64, 2Synth, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

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Matt's review of 2Synth
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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at
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Our break music this week was Hal's Hideout from Astral Chain, composed by Satoshi Igarashi
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1h 12min
January 25, 2025 Weekly Diversion 01/25/2025: True Brothership
This week on the show: Matt's finally finished Brothership. Shockingly, he has things to say. We're also talking about the massive 1.2 update for Infinity Nikki, a first-party SNES game from 1998 releasing outside of Japan for the first time, the cancellation of Earthblade, and the recent Xbox Developer Direct.

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at
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Our break music this week was Jellyfish Hall from Mario & Luigi: Brothership, composed by Hideki Sakamoto
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1h 25min
January 18, 2025 Weekly Diversion 01/18/2025: New Year's Oath In Felghana
Matt's back with your normally scheduled, recorded at 6am bleary-eyed and sick programming! We're catching up on games from the past few weeks, including Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, Blade Chimera, and (as always) more Infinity Nikki talk. And I guess the Switch 2 reveal happened or something.

Matt's Game of the Year 2024 writeup

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at
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Our break music this week was the OC ReMix 'Spacious Beauty' by timaeus222
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1h 42min
January 10, 2025 Infinity Nikki Presents: Critical Diversions Game of the Year 2024
You're invited! It's time for the second annual game of the year awards from your local internet facilitated games club, this time presented by Infinity Nikki (but not really). What took home the #1 spot? Which games were tragically left off the list? Who/what did/received the most glazing? It's time to find out...

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The various Critical Diversions theme songs were made by Mic Fox. Check out all of his cool stuff over at
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Songs used in this episode:
Stormy Saxophone '96 - SNK Sound Team
Traveling the Warp Pipe - Yasunori Mitsuda (Mario Party)
Play a Mini-Game! - Yasunori Mitsuda (Mario Party)
Timis's Beauty Lab (Aroma Extraction Room) - Artur Baryshev (Infinity Nikki)
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3h 5min
December 27, 2024 Weekly Diversion 12/27/2024: Christmas'd the Fuck Out
In the last episode of the show this year, Matt's here to spread the good word about Mario & Luigi Brothership, as well as recounting his experience with Nine Sols. Also he bought Spelunky for like the fourth time in his life. In the news, Critical Diversions continues to be your definitive source for all Infinity Nikki coverage. Plus other stuff!

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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 Arise Within You, composed by Yoko Shimomura for the Parasite Eve soundtrack.
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1h 7min
December 20, 2024 Weekly Diversion 12/20/2024: The World's #1 Infinity Nikki Podcast
After an unscheduled hiatus, Matt Murray, self proclaimed Infinity Nikki expert, is back to give you his thoughts on Infinity Nikki. Infinity Nikki Infinity Nikki Infinity Nikki. There's also some nonfinite Nikki games in here too, I guess, as well as a roundup of (pointedly lacking in Infinity Nikki) The Game Awards winners and announcements.
Plus Infinity Nikki.

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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 Insect Collectors House from Infinity Nikki, composed by Artur Baryshev
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1h 40min

FAQs about Critical Diversions:

How many episodes does Critical Diversions have?

The podcast currently has 92 episodes available.