Review Discussions are a new initiative to talk past or beyond a review or in place of a written/video review in a more timely manner. They’re an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specifically aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review.

Hello and welcome to the Irrational Passions Review Discussion for Bloodstained Ritual of the Night. For this discussion, Scott White and Alex O'Neill sit down to discuss Scott's thoughts on on this spiritual successor to Symphony of the Night

Listen and subscribe on iTunes here.

Follow both Editors and the Site

Scott White - @SolidSnake120

Alex O'Neill - @alfighter27

Irrational Passions - @IrrationalPod

This game was reviewed on a PlayStation 4 Pro system with a review code provided by the publishers of the game.

In this Irrational Passions Best of article discussion Jarrett Green sits down with Youssef Miguid, former IP contributor, about the art of the video game series he did for Irrational Passions. Enjoy these two immensely intelligent men speaking on art, games, and writing.

In the piece itself Youssef unpacks the way video games and art intersect. Equal parts brilliant, analytical, and all encompassing it's a great look at the art of games not just from the usual areas, but from something largely missed, yet arguably deeper and more ingrained.

Logan - twitter.com/leftyloggy

Jurge - twitter.com/jcruzalvarez26

Irrational Passions - twitter.com/irrationalpod

The Best of Irrational Passions List - irrationalpassions.com/bestof

In this Best of discussion Logan sits down with Jurge as the two discuss Jurge's excellent Deadly Premonition piece and dive into the story behind Jurge's Lost Oddities series and why he retired it and then get into a personal,introspective, and eye opening look at the two's near simultaneous beginnings with IP.

In the read itself Jurge travels to the world of Deadly Premonition and soaks up the Twin Peaks inspired small town. The coffee, the driving through foggy small town roads, the pristine forested hills, and the quirky, absurd, otherworldly goodness of it all is brought alive in this forgotten classic.

Logan - twitter.com/leftyloggy

Jurge - twitter.com/jcruzalvarez26

Irrational Passions- twitter.com/irrationalpod

The rest of the Best of List - irrationalpassions.com/bestof

On this Irrational Passions Best of Read, Jurge Cruz sits down with one Alex O'Neill to discuss Alex's piece Twilit Ghost Town and the two talk the blast down memory lane it represents for them, Alex's inspiration for the piece, and you guessed it Zelda.

In the piece itself Alex leads us through the barren and haunting world of Twilight Princess and explores its failures in living up to the endless potential that laid waiting for it.

Evocative and full of a lifetime's worth of love and affection for the series, the piece and read are propelled forward by that passion and a desire to seek out the missing ingredient that kept Twilight Princess back from greatness and the lessons Nintendo learned.

Jurge Cruz Alvarez - @jcruzalvarez26

Alex O'Neill - @alfighter27

Irrational Passions - @irrationalpod

The Rest of the Best of List - irrationalpassions.com/bestof

On this Irrational Passions Best of Read, Logan sits down with Jarrett to have a wide ranging discussion on mythology, storytelling, and the end of an era for Housemarque, in one of the boys favorite conversations.

In the read itself Jarrett Green gives a stirring, mythological infused farewell to an incredible era of games by studio Housemarque. Equal parts melancholic and inspired, it is a masterclass of classical storytelling and a lovely eulogy to the studio's works of art.

Logan Wilkinson - @leftyloggy

Jarrett Green - @jarrettjawn

Irrational Passions - @irrationalpod

The full Best of List - irrationalpassions.com/bestof

Jurge Cruz and Scott White, the retro enthusiasts of Irrational Passions, were set up with a unique opportunity. We got the chance chance to speak with Bryan Bernal, Co-founder and CEO of Playmaji, creators of of the upcoming modular Polymega retro system.

[Visit Irrational Passions] (http://irrationalpassions.com/)

Follow Jurge on Twitter

Follow Scott on Twitter

Polymega Site

The games developed by Accidental Queens have always focused on the way we interact with technology. Both of their previous titles, A Normal Lost Phone and Another Lost Phone, explored the interactive storytelling potential that lays present within the smartphones we keep so much of our personal lives in. When I reviewed Another Lost Phone back in 2017, I praised it for telling such an intimate and personal story, while also really executing on the potential of its big idea.

Alt-Frequencies is their newest game, and it’s an audio focused narrative experience that has the player interacting with a radio and it, along with the personalities on air on each radio station, serve as the devices to tell a sci-fi story about time manipulation. By recording snippets from radio stations and then manipulating them when you broadcast them to other stations, you move forward the game’s story as you control the information being spread. You also have the ability to scrub through conversations at any time and when they replay in case you missed a key phrase. When I played a demo build of it at PAX East 2019, I walked away from it very excited by the ambitious pitch and its fully voice acted story, but had concerns that the design could lead to frustrations. It’s unfortunate to discover that those concerns became manifested in its final release.

In this review discussion Quinten Hoffman and I discuss my full thoughts on Alt-Frequencies.

This game was reviewed on a Google Pixel 3a XL with a copy of  the game provided by a PR representative of the game.

Follow Jurge

Follow Quinten

World of Horror is an adventure-horror game with a presentation inspired by the works of Junji Ito that I was able to play an early build of.

Follow Jurge on Twitter @jcruzalvarez26