Isometric

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Isometric episodes

February 16, 201542: Destroy All Video Games
This week, Steve worries that Evolve is a harbinger of games priced like iPads, Maddy tries to figure out why anyone ever liked Sonic, and Georgia tries to scare up the courage to send inappropriate things to Bri's Apple Watch.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Metroid Prime Trilogy
Georgia - Evolve: Hunter’s Quest (but not really)
Bri - The Evil Within and Meme Run and Mass Effect 3
Steve - Life is Strange and Black Ice
Links for this episode:
The Gamergate Law and Order SVU Episode
Georgia's appearance at NerdLearn
Georgia on Less Than or Equal
What Buying Evolve Gets You
Evolve's DLC beyond the Season Pass
Destroy all video games
Take Two's CEO on the price of Evolve
PC Master Race
Why don't today's kids love Sonic?
Sonic Boom sells less than 500K copies
Sega announces downsizing and move to LA
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1
Sonic CD
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Netflix producing a live action Zelda series
Sabriel Mastin's What I've Been Playing
Derezzed
Jupiter Ascending Is The Worst Movie Ever Go See It Immediately
Five Four Club: Expand your wardrobe. Use the offer code ISO20OFF to get $20 off your first box.
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1 hr 33 min
February 09, 201541: Bri's Butt List
This week, Maddy warns the human race about our nightmarish future of cat GIF journalism, Bri talks about her struggle to stay in gamedev after harassment on Steam Greenlight, and Steve and Georgia ask for a Persona 5 to English translation.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy, Georgia, and Bri - Life is Strange
Steve - Drawn to Kill and the Codename STEAM demo and Rogue Legacy
Links for this episode:
The Persona 5 Trailer
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Joystiq's final post
Blizzard Watch Patreon
EPBOT: Mailbag: Is It Still Possible to Make a Living Blogging?
Revolution 60 comes to Steam Greenlight
Revolution 60's (now successful) Greenlight page
Steam's online conduct policy
Disability in Gaming: The Problem of Representation
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1 hr 45 min
February 02, 201540: The Lair of Dr. Dow
This week, Steve reports from Disney World while everyone else is freezing, Bri and Maddy have constructive criticism for Gamestop’s survival plan, Grim Fandango is examined, and Georgia is revealed to be a supervillain yet again.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Grim Fandango Remastered
Georgia - Dragon Age: Inquisition and Revolve
Bri - Resident Evil Remastered and Saint’s Row IV: Gat Out of Hell
Steve - Final Fantasy VI and Gravity Ghost
Links for this episode:
Ull 2015
Women In Tech: The Book
Pancham
GameStop wants a marketplace for used digital games
Gamestop's gadget refurbishing facility
Steam family sharing
How the Grim Fandango Remaster came to be
Maddy's review of Grim Fandango Remastered
Archive.org's browser based DOS archive
Steve's post on Final Fantasy VI and ADD
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1 hr 24 min
January 26, 201539: Water Balloon Fight
Steve dreams of a new Battletoads game that he won't be hardcore enough to play, Georgia derails Bri's very technical discussion of boob physics, and Maddy sets us straight, once and for all, on ethics in game journalism. Plus, stay past the closing music
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Counter Strike
Georgia - Star Trek Trexels
Bri - Saint’s Row IV: Gat Out of Hell
Steve - Child of Light
Links for this episode:
GTFO
Samus and Sagat
Rocket
Phil Spector's Battletoads shirt
Battletoads speed run from Awesome Games Done Quick
Absurd boob physics in the new Resident Evil remake
Maddy's preview of Resident Evil Remastered
The Destructoid op-Ed on "ethical journalism"
Capcom CAPtivate cancellation
The Kane and Lynch Gamespot controversy
Layoffs at The Escapist
Star Command
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1 hr 54 min
January 19, 201538: Invite Him Over to Play Street Fighter
Isometric gets heated! This week, we get back to covering news the only way we know how: Georgia fires sniper rifles at CES, Maddy and Bri swoon over hot guys in Final Fantasy, and Steve gets charged up about the charger Nintendo left out of the new 3DS.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Tea Leaves
Georgia - Mass Effect 2
Bri - Star Trek Trexels
Steve - The Marvellous Miss Take and Dungeon of the Endless
Links for this episode:
ThinkGeek Mega Buster
Bri's Appearance on Nightline
NSNorth 2015
Georgia’s sniper rifle at CES
Vector 73: Nous Sommes Charlie
Belfie
The Final Fantasy Guy
The Hawkeye Initiative
Life is Strange devs on being pressured to make their protagonist male
Remember Me
Commander Shepard was first animated as a woman
Metroid Prime Trilogy to be offered as a digital download
Amiibo can only hold one game's worth of data at a time
No smaller New 3DS in US
No charger with the New 3DS XL
Myke Hurley’s “Free Gift"
Tiny Death Star pulled by Disney
Phreakmods Link
Web Crush Wednesdays: Isometric
Planet Full of Robots: Isometric
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1 hr 18 min
January 12, 201537: Steve is a Special Snowflake
Since we're still recovering from the Game of the Year discussion, we decided to take it easy this week and answer some listener questions. In between a couple of Bri's Mass Effect rants, Maddy's stint as a Girl Scout, and a discussion of pictures of Geor
Links and Show Notes:
Since we're still recovering from the Game of the Year discussion, we decided to take it easy this week and answer some listener questions. In between a couple of Bri's Mass Effect rants, Maddy's stint as a Girl Scout, and a discussion of pictures of Georgia's butt online, that is.
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Street Fighter
Georgia - Bayonetta
Bri - Mass Effect
Steve - Skylanders: Trap Team
Links for this episode:
iMore iPhone 6+ Review
Name That Game (Isometric 25)
Name That Game Remix
Hashteroids (Isometric 9)
P.N.03
Steve's post about discovering he has ADD
Ni No Kuni
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1 hr 27 min
January 05, 201536: We're All Leaving Angry Tonight
The conclusion of Isometric's Game of the Year spectacular is finally here! Will Georgia need all of her therapy training to keep Bri and Steve from blowing up the podcast over Danganronpa and Desert Golfing? Will Maddy use her position as the tiebreaking
Guest Starring:
Gita Jackson and Danielle Riendeau
Links and Show Notes:
Best Handheld Game:
Danganronpa
Bravely Default
Fantasy Life
Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
Best Mobile Game:
Monument Valley
Desert Golfing
Puzzix
Crossy Road
Candy Crush: Soda Saga
Best Indie Game:
This War of Mine
Shovel Knight
Curtain
Dreamfall Chapters
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Best AAA Game:
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Danganronpa
Super Smash Bros (Wii U)
Shadow of Mordor
Bayonetta 2
Alien: Isolation
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1 hr 59 min
December 29, 201435: Go Bug Your Mom About Bayonetta
It's all come down to this, part one of Isometric's Game of the Year spectacular. Special guest stars Gita Jackson and Danielle Riendeau shock the Isometric cast with their tiebreaking votes. Hearts will be dashed, dreams will be ruined, and nothing will
Guest Starring:
Danielle Riendeau and Gita Jackson
Links and Show Notes:
The Nominees:
Biggest Disappointment:
Destiny
Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Watch Dogs
Best Representation:
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Never Alone
Captain Toad
Dragon Age: Inquisition
56 min
December 22, 201434: PokeRapper.com
The 2014 season of Isometric is hurtling to a close and nothing will ever be the same! Special guest Andrea Rene of GameTrailers.com gives Maddy the inner strength to be a Pokerapper, Bri is less than excited that Hatred fans are requesting her addition a
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Andrea - Destiny: The Dark Below and Kingdom Rush Origins
Maddy - Fantasy Life
Georgia - Street Fighter
Bri - Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Candy Crush Soda Saga
Steve - Danganronpa and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Links for this episode:
Persona 5 announced for PlayStation 4
Day of the Tentacle HD remaster announced
New Zelda Wii U footage from The Game Awards
King’s Quest reboot trailer
Hatred pulled from Steam Greenlight...
...And then put back
Hatred developers' political leanings
Papers, Please iOS altered to remove nudity and then restored
Georgia's 2014 gift guide
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1 hr 39 min
December 15, 201433: Orc Murder Enthusiast
Georgia's orc obsession is becoming a bit of a concern. Nevertheless, we decide whether Bri or Maddy bought the wrong fight stick now that Street Fighter V is a PS4 exclusive, and debate the merits of pulling GTA V off the shelves in Australia, before Ste
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - VVVVVV
Georgia - Journey
Bri - Wolfenstein: The New Order, Shadow of Mordor and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Steve - Far Cry 4 and This War of Mine
Links for this episode:
Tomb Raider to be published by Microsoft
Street Fighter V announcement
SFV will be exclusive to PS4 forever
Kmart and Target in Australia pull GTA V from shelves
Colin Campbell's editorial on GTA's misogyny
Claire Hoskin's editorial on GTA and Australian culture
First person mode in GTA V
Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto
Banned games in Australia
Georgia's Dragon Age Inquisitor
1 hr 48 min

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