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- 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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Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Arise Within You, composed by Yoko Shimomura for the Parasite Eve soundtrack.
1 hr 7 min - 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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Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Insect Collectors House from Infinity Nikki, composed by Artur Baryshev
1 hr 40 min - Weekly Diversion 12/06/2024: Infinity Nikki Pilled
This week: Infinity Nikki. That's it. Nothing else matters. Besides updates on Dragon Quest 3 HD 2D and some Baldur's Gate 3 upcoming patch notes. But seriously, Infinity Nikki.
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Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Strike a Pose by MkVaff, an OC ReMix of Streets of Rage 2.
1 hr 34 min - Weekly Diversion 11/30/2024: Panic on Funkotron
Matt's here, bleary-eyed and sleep deprived, to talk this week about more Dragon Quest 3, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, and very early impressions of Nine Sols, as well as some Nintendo Switch Online updates, Kirby ketchup, and I guess Playstation is making a handheld or something
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
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Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Tripping in the Park by Shingo Murakawa & Ryuiji Nishida from No One Can Stop Mr. Domino
1 hr 12 min - Weekly Diversion 11/22/2024: The Game Awards Nominations Breakdown HD 2D
This week on the show, Matt's talking about, you guessed it, more Stardew Valley. But he also got to start Dragon Quest 3 HD 2D Remake and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble. We'll then briefly talk some news before breaking down all the nominations for The Game Awards for some reason.
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
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Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was "Gold Soul" from the OC ReMix album "Impact of Iwata". Check out the album here:
The Impact of Iwata | OC ReMixCredits on Gold Soul are as follows: Emunator, CNDR, Andrew Gossett, Andrew Steffen, Brandon Harnish, Chromatic Apparatus, ErichWK, Gamer of the Winds, Lucas Guimaraes, Marissa Turnage, Steven Higbee, TSori, Whispy Woodwinds, ZackParrish1 hr 53 min - Weekly Diversion 11/14/2024: IHOP and Xbox Proudly Present: Berry'd Treasure
Your sorta normally scheduled weekly diversion returns this week to talk about Beastieball, more Stardew Valley 1.6, and the marketing synergy deal of a lifetime.
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
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Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week is Leaves of Mythwood, composed by Lena Raine for Beastieball.
1 hr 10 min - Weekly Diversion 11/07/2024: The Post-Election Episode
That episode title is no joke; we're talking about the election and a whole lot of other non-game related stuff for a good while on this one. But afterwards, Matt still found the time to talk about Stardew Valley 1.6 and Switch 2 backwards compatibility.
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
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Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions
Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was The Rain Formerly Known as Purple from Risk of Rain 2, composed by Chris Christodoulou
1 hr 18 min - Weekly Diversion 11/02/2024: We Be Monster Hunter Wilds-ing
This week: the Castlevania arc of the show is finally complete.........or is it....? Also: Matt has played Monster Hunter Wilds and unsurprisingly has things to say about it. We're also talking about the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket and Nintendo Music apps, as well as Yakuza Kiwami, Vampire Survivors, Slay the Princess, and more.
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
Bit Harmony on Apple
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Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions
Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Thrashard in the Cave by Sota Fujimori, from Castlevania Chronicle
1 hr 30 min - Weekly Diversion 10/26/2024: The Castlevania Power Hour and 20 Minutes
On this week's special program, we're talking Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, and Castlevania: Haunted Castle Revisited, all a part of the Castlevania Dominus Collection. And in the news we're talking about the Ode to Castlevania DLC coming to Vampire Survivors, as well as pondering what a modern Castlevania game might look like. Castlevania!
Oh also we're talking about Crow Country and the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds beta too. And other stuff too maybe. Castlevania!
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
Bit Harmony on Apple
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Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions
Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Jaws of a Scorched Earth from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, composed by Michiru Yamane and Yasuhiro Ichihashi
1 hr 21 min - Weekly Diversion 10/19/2024: Some Problemos
On this week's show, Matt's yammering on about even more Castlevania, somehow. We're also talking Hatch Tales, Core Keeper, and Yokai Watch 2 before getting into the news with Banjo-Tooie, expulsion rooms, and Spider-Man Tooie coming to PC.
Check out Bit Harmony: A Video Game Music Podcast!
Bit Harmony on Apple
Bit Harmony on Spotify
Critical Diversions on Twitter - @crit_diversions
Matt Murray on Blue Sky - @mattmurray.bsky.social
Podcast art by Natascha Murray
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
Fort Famly & The Greenhouse on MarsOur break music this week was Jail of Jewels composed by Michiru Yamane from the Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin soundtrack
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About Critical Diversions
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A games club podcast with a rotating cast that gets together semi-regularly to hang out and talk about games