Isometric

Isometric

Download on the App Store

Isometric episodes

  • 22: Steve's Existential Crisis Can Wait

    PERSONA! This week, Brianna reveals unhealthy passion for P4: Arena Ultimax. Maddy praises the Steam curation system before decimating it. Georgia bonds with special guest and fellow nice person Jonathan Mann. And Steve tricks everyone into talking about

    Links and Show Notes:

    What We’re Playing:

    • Maddy - Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
    • Georgia - Crypt of the Necrodancer
    • Bri - Forza Horizon 2 and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
    • Steve - Hyrule Warriors
    • Links for this episode:

      The #PhotoshopGeorgia Gallery
      They Bleed Pixels
      Who Curates the Curators?
      Forgotify
      The Isometric theme song
      Song a Day: Desert Golfing
      Samurai Gunn
      Jonathan Mann's Kickstarter

      Sponsored by Squarespace (use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off).

      1 hr 31 min
    • 21: Speak Softly and Carry a Huge Lancer

      This week, special guest Danielle Riendeau of Polygon joins us to discuss the art of Gears of War with Maddy, geek out with Bri on Unreal and Unity, try to sell Steve on Alien: Isolation, and design Georgia's new Canadian fighting game.

      Guest Starring:

      Danielle Riendeau

      Links and Show Notes:

      What We’re Playing:

      • Maddy - Broken Folx, This is a Real Thing That Happened, Curtain
      • Georgia - Desert Golfing
      • Bri - Mass Effect 3
      • Steve - The Banner Saga
      • Danielle - Road Redemption
      • Links for this episode:

        Steam introduces curation

        Steam curator curation
        Our Steam curator page
        Titan cancelled
        Jacked
        Alien Isolation's Survivor DLC
        After Isometric 14: "T2 Was OK"
        Alien Isolation full cast DLC
        Aliens Trilogy for PS1
        Treachery in Beatdown City
        1 hr 41 min
      • 20: DayQuil Dance Party

        Neither DayQuil haze, nor pneumonia, nor Skype disasters will keep us from our appointed rounds of destroying 3DSes with the Super Smash Bros demo, analyzing the Minecraft sale, and plotting to hand out crystal hand turkeys for game of the year.

        Links and Show Notes:

        What We’re Playing:

        • Maddy - Super Smash Bros demo
        • Georgia - Joinz
        • Bri - Danganronpa 2
        • Steve - Destiny and Desert Golfing
        • Links for this episode:

          Super Smash Bros 3DS shutting down system functions to run at 60fps
          Ice Climbers scrapped for performance reasons
          Super Smash Bros is breaking 3DS slide pads
          You can use a 3DS as a controller for Super Smash Bros Wii U
          Homebrew SNES emulator for the 3DS
          NES Remix would have been "more difficult" to bring to 3DS, but Nintendo never said it was impossible
          Legends of Beforia
          A City Sleeps
          Red Survivor
          Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5B
          Notch on why he’s leaving
          Terraria
          Starbound
          GOTY 2013: Badass Girls Need Not Apply
          Wii U Super Smash Bros release date confirmed
          Legendary Engram on Twitter
          Every Final Smash in Super Smash Bros [spoiler warning]

          Sponsored by Squarespace (use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off).

          1 hr 21 min
        • 19: Corruption Tastes Like Chocolate Covered Bugles

          After making Steve answer for his heinous crimes of corruption, we try to get back to normal by arguing about the new 3DS, wildly speculating about games for the Apple Watch, and making Georgia suffer through a thorough analysis of Destiny's story.

          Links and Show Notes:

          What We’re Playing:

          • Maddy - Hatoful Boyfriend
          • Georgia - Limbo
          • Bri - Danganronpa 2
          • Steve - Desert Golfing
          • Links for this episode:

            Tim Bennett's ultimate Fanda photo

            Duck Hunt dog confirmed in Super Smash Bros
            Pacifist World of Warcraft player reaches level 90
            Nintendo announces the New 3DS
            Pixelkin's chart of Nintendo consoles
            Nintendo announces an NES-styled 3DS
            Resident Evil Revelations 2 not coming to 3DS
            Nintendo claims NES Remix won't run on 3DS
            Circle Pad Pro
            Arm wrestling game for the Apple Watch
            EA prototyping games for the Apple Watch
            Bounden
            Johann Sebastian Joust
            Furby without fur
            Destiny sells $500M at launch
            1 hr 27 min
          • 18: Rainbows and Sunshine

            You asked us to talk about GamerGate. So we talked about GamerGate. A lot. (But also PAX Prime, the PokeRap, and dating tips for birds.)

            Links and Show Notes:

            What We’re Playing:

            • Maddy - Hatoful Boyfriend
            • Georgia - Puzzix
            • Bri - Crypt of the Necrodancer and Danganronpa 2
            • Steve - Madden 15 and Azure Striker Gunvolt
            • Links for this episode:

              Boston Festival of Indie Games
              WiiWaa
              The Pokerap
              Maddy’s Metroid EP
              PAX Prime - "The F Word"
              Altconf - Nine Ways to Stop Hurting and Start Helping Women in Tech
              Fandas.biz
              Handas
              RobotKnights.com
              Critical Distance's roundup of general GamerGate articles
              Leigh Alexander - "Gamers Are Over"
              Dan Golding - The End of Gamers
              Justice Points #54 - "Follow the Money"
              Kotaku on their Patreon Policy
              Jenn Frank - "How to Attack a Woman Who Works in Video Gaming"
              Paste - "Why We Didn't Want to Talk About GamerGate"
              Open Letter from Game Devs condemning harrassment
              Be awesome to parents of autistic kids

              Sponsored by Squarespace (use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off).

              1 hr 58 min
            • 17: The 90s Were a Dark Time

              In a surprisingly lucid episode, Maddy talks about the necessary evil of PAX. Steve gets twitchy when it’s suggested that an F-Zero remake might not be the best, and Georgia recommends gateway games to a life-destroying habit. Plus, Bri talks about her sm

              Links and Show Notes:

              What We’re Playing:

              • Maddy - Ultra Street Fighter IV (again)
              • Georgia - Tapper
              • Bri - Pokemon X and Diablo 3 Ultimate Edition
              • Steve - Diablo 3 Ultimate Edition and OlliOlli
              • Links for this episode:

                Georgia's Ice Bucket Challenge injury

                Full video of Georgia's Ice Bucket Challenge
                Revolution 60
                Gone Home
                The Swapper
                Evoland
                Hard Corps Uprising
                Peggle
                EDGE
                Girls Like Robots
                Zuma's Revenge
                FTL
                Rogue Legacy
                Crypt of the Necrodancer
                Bri’s viral e-mail (NFSW)
                New Star Trek Online expansion announced
                Boston Festival of Indie Games
                GaymerX Kickstarter
                Polygamer Interview with Matt Conn
                Twitch finally bought by Amazon
                Interview with Twitch and Amazon execs
                Maddy's fighting tournament article
                Pokken Tournament announcement
                Mario Kart DLC Announced
                Miyamoto interview
                1 hr 22 min
              • 16: Bro Up Like a Football Bro

                This week, Bri invents an exciting (and embarrassing) new catchphrase for Georgia. We decide if it's too early to plan a funeral for game demos, dissect the fun and sad Madden 15 ad, and predict a future where indies are paid in mehs and not dollars.

                Links and Show Notes:

                What We’re Playing:

                • Maddy - K.O.L.M.
                • Georgia - Spellfall
                • Bri - Transformers: Human Alliance
                • Steve - Rez HD
                • Links for this episode:

                  Spawn On Me Episode 26: #MikeBrown lived in Brookago too
                  Outrage culture is pretty silly
                  The Madden 15 ad
                  EA limits Madden demo access to six hours
                  Ben Kuchera's editorial on the death of demos
                  Because You're Worthless: The Dark Side of Indie PR
                  Maddy's editorial on what makes Metroid great

                  Sponsored by Squarespace (use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off).

                  1 hr 22 min
                • 15: The Full Georgia

                  This week. we address the Alderaan levels of anguish about Tomb Raider being an Xbox exclusive, challenge the dubious Night Trap Kickstarter, and have a serious adult conversation about gamers and depression. We also affirm your life choices if you play g

                  Links and Show Notes:

                • Maddy - Ultra Street Fighter IV

                • Georgia - Boggle

                • Bri - The Last of Us and Mass Effect 2

                • Steve - Wolfenstein: The New Order and Rock Band Blitz

                • Links for this episode:

                  PS4 hits 10M units

                  Silent Hills announced
                  Rise of the Tomb Raider is an Xbox exclusive...
                  It's confirmed to be a timed exclusive...
                  It’s coming to 360...
                  ...And the Internet is ANGRY
                  Night Trap Kickstarter page
                  The Night Trap devs defend their Kickstarter
                  Leigh Alexander on Leisure Suit Larry remake
                  Zoe Quinn on the decision to release Depression Quest
                  Robin Williams to be included in World of Warcraft as an NPC
                  Youtube Highlights of Renegade FemShep
                  1 hr 35 min
                • 14: Yoshi’s Suffering Invitation

                  This week's episode is old-school Isometric. Maddy speculates about Twitch, Steve freaks out about Yoshi’s real name, and Bri discusses iOS Bioshock using jargon everyone else pretends to understand. Meanwhile, Georgia wonders what she’s doing with her li

                  Links and Show Notes:

                  What We're Playing:

                  • Maddy - Kirby Triple Deluxe
                  • Georgia - The Swapper
                  • Steve - Peggle 2 and The Last of Us
                  • Bri - (deep breath) Crypt of the Necrodancer and Mega Man Battle Network and Fire Emblem: Awakening and Super Mario 3D Land and X-Men Arcade and Peggle 2 and Portal 2 and Mass Effect
                  • Links for this episode:

                    Attack turkeys!
                    Twitch policy changes
                    Theory of what's really going on at Twitch
                    Data centers use 2% of US energy
                    Campaign to switch from Twitch to Hitbox
                    Fandas.biz
                    Yoshi's full name revealed
                    Bioshock announced for iOS
                    Xibalba
                    Irrational's promise of a Bioshock game for Vita
                    Lawsuit because Killzone isn’t 1080p
                    Gearbox trying to remove itself from Alien: Colonel Marines lawsuit
                    Codemasters offering refunds for misleading Colin McRae Rally game on Steam

                    Sponsored by Squarespace (use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off).

                    1 hr 16 min
                  • 13: The Maddy Myers Test

                    This week, we pour one out for the writers lost from GameSpot, gush about the Bayonetta anime, and decide if PlayStation Now rentals are expensive or VERY expensive. (Bonus: Isometric decides which Sailor Scout Steve is.)

                    Links and Show Notes:

                    What We’re Playing:

                    • Steve - Crypt of the Necrodancer
                    • Bri - Blood Dragon (again)
                    • Maddy - Rayman Legends and Dark Souls
                    • Georgia - Puzzix
                    • Links for this episode:

                      A real panda robot

                      Panda mech fan art
                      Scarecrow, Chipotle's iOS game
                      Crown Prince Henrik of Denmark in a panda suit
                      Massive layoffs at Gamespot
                      Video game web sites ranked by page views
                      Google buys Twitch, "confirmed"
                      Bayonetta anime trailer
                      CNet's Revolution 60 review
                      EA Access announced
                      Playstation Now beta opens
                      1 hr 31 min

                    About Isometric

                    From the publisher's feed

                    Game developer Brianna Wu, technology journalists Georgia Dow and Mikah Sargent, and game enthusiast Steve Lubitz analyzed the week’s biggest stories in the video game industry from different…

                    More shows like Isometric

                    Analog(ue) by Relay

                    Analog(ue)

                    196 Listeners

                    Under the Radar by Relay

                    Under the Radar

                    213 Listeners

                    Mac Power Users by Relay

                    Mac Power Users

                    1,288 Listeners

                    Clockwise by Relay

                    Clockwise

                    252 Listeners

                    Connected by Relay FM

                    Connected

                    568 Listeners

                    Cortex by Relay

                    Cortex

                    1,282 Listeners

                    Reconcilable Differences by Relay

                    Reconcilable Differences

                    428 Listeners

                    The Pen Addict by Relay

                    The Pen Addict

                    397 Listeners

                    Upgrade by Relay

                    Upgrade

                    1,219 Listeners

                    Focused by Relay

                    Focused

                    120 Listeners