What happens when a small team with a passion for PS1 survival horror games, takes a chance and creates their own love letter to the genre? Crow Country, that's what. Crow Country, from SFB Games, is one of the most loving and caringly crafted homages to PS1 survival horror that Colin and Josh have ever played. Granted they may not have played many, but the point still stands. This game is marvelous in almost every way, from the atmosphere, to the puzzles and inventory, to the background story at play. Crow Country is certainly a game that any fan of the survival horror genres should play, and one we are incredibly happy to talk about on Surviving the Horror. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy!

Well well well, look at what we have here. After the boys were a bit hard on Xbox for some of their most recent business moves and studio closures, Xbox came back and delivered what has to be one of the best showcases in recent history. With the showcase came a litany of great game announcements and trailers, many of which are coming to PS5. Naturally we start off the show by discussing some of these titles that are coming over, and what the showcase means for our feelings and thoughts on Xbox as a whole. Truth be told, it certainly made us more inclined to check out the Xbox ecosystem in the recent weeks as we wait for more PS titles to come out later this Summer.

From there Josh and Colin move on to discuss a topic submitted via Patreon. Just what is the "correct" way to play a video game? Are we as trophy hunters robbing ourselves of intended experiences by using video and text guides? The short answer is, it depends, but we get into much more detail and try to parse out the truth which lies somewhere in the middle.

Finally Josh reviews a PS classic title that recently got trophies added to it in Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, and Colin talk about the shadow drop of a DLC Pack 2 for Astro's Playroom. Is this a brilliant way to market the upcoming Astro Bot title and drive excitement, or is a huge annoyance to the trophy hunting community and those who strive for the full 100%? As always the reality is it's both. Thank you so much listening, and take care!

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk!

In episode 112, we see Josh and Colin get together to discuss the plethora of games they have been playing across the month of May. Some of these titles are smaller, and more recently discussed, such as Titan Chaser, while others are a bit more of surprising deep cut. Overall though, as you can guess, the boys have been quite busy!

Before getting into all those games though, the team takes some time at the top of the episode to go over all the recent game announcements from the Sony State of Play. As you no doubt guessed from the thumbnail and the title, we were all thrilled at the announcement of Astro Bot, and luckily we don't have long to wait until we play it! What about the other titles though? Did anything else jump out to us from the swathe of new titles? Well, yes and no.

Lastly, Josh and Colin field some Patreon submitted questions, shout of some platinum trophies earned by community members, and invoke Cthulhu / the rage god once again.

Thank you all so much for listening, happy gaming and take care!

Hello and welcome everyone to episode 2 of Surviving the Horror! In this episode Colin and Josh take a look at the Xbox 360 era launch title Condemned: Criminal Origins. Developed by Monolith Productions, and published by SEGA, Condemned released as a launch title on Xbox 360 in November of 2005. The game has some great atmosphere, sound design, and overall atmosphere while mixing in some visceral first person melee combat and exploration. In many ways Condemned was ahead of its time, and it holds up beautifully to this day. We hope that you enjoy, and thank you so much for listening!

Hello there everyone,

Welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk! In this week's episode, we actually start off with something a little different. In general we try to stay away from gaming news conversations on the show. It's not because we don't have things to say on the big topics of the day but it's more in an effort to let the podcasts that handle these things do so. We're not a news show and never have been so at times it feels like why would anyone want to hear from us on these things? This time though we had the time and space in the show to allow for a larger conversation about what has been going on over recent months with Xbox, and our thoughts on the future of Game Pass, the Xbox brand, and so much more.

After a healthy discussion on the news surrounding recent studio closures, financial data, and console sales, the boys then go on a major tangent and discuss pizza. What toppings, sauces, styles do we think make for the perfect slice? You can't go wrong of course, but can you go right? Is there truly a best way to enjoy pizza?

Lastly Colin , Darryl, and Josh each bring a trophy list to review, and oddly enough all of the lists this week have great distributions, and great concepts for their design. Take that Remedy and Alan Wake 2! You can keep all your bronzes =)

Colin breaks down what appears to be a fairly straightforward and forgiving list for an online free to play FPS in XDefiant.

Darryl gets into some Kaiju hunting and walking sim vibes with his exploration of Titan Chaser, and Josh takes us back to survival horror roots on the PS1 with Crow Country. All of these games seem great, and they're all available to trophy hunt in now on the PSN. Thanks very much for listening to the show, and take care!

- Trophy Talk Crew

Hey there gamers.

It's that time again, time that we welcome back Patthetrophyhunter for his 3rd visit to the Trophy Talk Podcast. Pat has been one of our longest standing community members and it's always great to hear from him about his trophy hunting journeys and adventures up in Canada. In particular this episode we have some great discussions about the PS Portal, about how we deal with new gaming habits once kids are in the mix, and what games Pat plans on using the infamous racing wheel for in the future. Speaking of kids, Josh has had his third child very recently so congratulations are in order! Some of our listener questions this week focus on this news and the balance / juggling act of trying to play appropriate games when kids are running all over the house.

In addition to those topics we cover things like Metal music, the rage gods, the rise of Cthulhu, and what franchise or game series we want to hop in to but feel intimidated by. That's not all we discuss though of course as this is a what we've been playing episode after all. In honor of Star Wars day (we recorded this episode on May 4th) , Colin discusses Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered in all its boomer shooter glory before taking a trip to Runeterra and the Freljord to talk about Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story. Both of these games are fun, short experiences that you can platinum in a weekend with little to no guide needed. What's not to like? Josh has been playing lots of course but highlights his time spent with Remedy's Alan Wake II, and just how intriguing of a survival horror experience the game is. Last but not least, Pat talks about Rollerdrome and his trials and tribulations chasing the 100% on GTA V. With over 350 hours in the game so far and likely another 50 to go, the game is a behemoth to 100%. Who better equipped for the task than Pat?

Thank you for listening, and take care!

Hey there listeners!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Surviving the Horror (StH). This is a show that Josh and I (Colin) have been toying around with for a while in the background and we're excited to finally be able to launch it. The idea here is that once a month we will sit down to playthrough and discuss a survival horror game. The game can be from any console / ecosystem, it can be old or new, good or bad, it really doesn't matter as long as it's survival horror. After we play through it we'll sit down and discuss the story , the characters, the gameplay systems, soundtrack etc. and try to come to a determination of whether or not the game is truly a survival horror game.

For our first episode we're diving back in time to 2010 and the Xbox 360 release of Deadly Premonition. Developed by Access Games and directed by Hidetaka "Swery" Suihiro, Deadly Premonition has long gained attention for it's strange setting and characters, tonal shifts, and at times completely bonkers design decisions. However, among survival horror fans the game has also garnered a cult like following of sorts and is often cited as one of the most interesting horror games one can play. After spending 20 hours or so with the game, I think we can confidently say that this one is worth a look. We hope you enjoy the discussion and thank you for listening.

Hello there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk. This week it's just Josh and Colin on the show and Darryl was taking some much needed R&R after a busy week. Don't worry though, there's still much to discuss and banter about for you folks. As this episode is a list review episode Josh and Colin pulled together what we believe are two of the coolest PSN releases of the year in Harold Halibut, and Dave the Diver. Dave the Diver had previously been released on other platforms but is finally seeing it's debut on the PSN, and to great success. Indeed as I (Colin) write this it appears that roughly half of my friends list on PlayStation has become obsessed with the game. I predict tales of fishing, and Sushi coming very soon for us all. The other title, Harold Halibut, is a smaller title from Slow Bros. Slow Bros is a German company that caught my eye because they employ not only the traditional swath of jobs associated with game development, but also things like a carpenter, and textile worker. Why you might ask? Well, it's because Harold Halibut is truly a Claymation style , stop motion adventure game. Set on an alien planet and boasting some truly strange and wonderful ideas, Harold Halibut is one to look out for.

In addition to those list discussions Josh and Colin dive into a couple of Patreon submitted questions on topics of how we deal with the backlog / missed games from Sony's earlier generations, and how we tend to approach which version of a game to play when we get both a PS4 and PS5 version upon purchase. Both of these are topics that have been brought up in our community a fair number of times and it was nice to weigh in on these with our own personal takes.

We hope that you all enjoy the show and thank you so much for listening. Take care, and happy gaming!

Hello everyone and thanks for tuning in to another episode of Trophy Talk! The crew has assembled in Episode 108 to talk all about what we've been playing and trophy hunting in for the past month or so. Before we get there though the top of the show opens with an interesting discussion on what constitutes a spoiler. Does the definition change depending on the cultural pervasiveness of the IP? Does it change based on the medium of the story? Is it fair to deem mechanics as spoilers? We discuss it all. Additionally, Josh brings Colin and Darryl up to speed on a recent legal case involving a YouTuber, Ubisoft, and the closure of The Crew's servers.

As far as what we've been playing Josh takes us to medieval France in A Plague Tale: Requiem, and sings the praise of Jon Bernthal in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Darryl links up with the rebel resistance movement in Star Wars: Squadrons and hunts collectibles in Tchia. Colin nears the end of his long grind with Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Mode, and Call of Duty: MW3.

The biggest question though, is should you boost with strangers, or with friends?

Hey there trophy hunters!

Welcome back to another episode of TTP! Every once in a while one of those games comes along that seems to be in the zeitgeist in our community. One of those games where many people appear to be playing it, and going back to it for trophies at the same time. We've had this before with things like Battlefield 1, Rogue Company, and most notably Fall Guys. This time though, that game is Ghost of Tsushima, Sucker Punch's 2020 Samurai open world adventure game and its attached "Legends" game mode. At the same time, one of the biggest releases of the month comes to us in the form of Rise of the Ronin, developed by Team NINJA. The funny thing is, not only do these games share a similar aesthetic due to their setting and subject matter, but the trophy lists for these games appear to follow very similar structures. Is this due to the general philosophy behind designing open world games? Or is it due more to Sony's influence acting as publisher for Rise of the Ronin this go around?

In addition to Rise of the Ronin the team also looks at a gorgeous and seemingly great indie game trophy list with Planet of Lana, a game that came to Xbox and Game Pass last year but is finally migrating over to PlayStation in April. Last but not least we examine and review Alone in the Dark's trophy list. The long dormant survival horror series developed by Pieces Interactive is back, and while the reviews are varied and run the full spectrum of opinions, perhaps the most cardinal sin the game commits is that upon launch it's platinum trophy is unobtainable.

All of this and more is just behind the play button, thank you so much for listening, and happy gaming! =)