VideoDestruct Podcast

Do you remember DJ Hero 2? Or even the first one? The Guitar Hero craze was an interesting time in the history of video games. Plastic instruments ruled the department stores and everyone had to have a fake guitar. But there was one game that came along late in the craze and didn’t get much notoriety. DJ Hero 2!

We also discuss:

* Gears of War

* Zombi U

* Rare Replay

It’s time we talked about Halo! The first Halo game to be precise. No hidden gem this time but there is a lot of history surrounding this games release and this is likely one of the largest culturally relevant games in modern history. Time to talk about Halo!

We also discuss:

* Street Fighter Beta Problems

* Dragon Quest 11

* Tomb Raider and Sony Exclusivity

* Windows 10 Update

* Tony Hawk

 

God of War is on the menu for today! The trilogy series plus Ascension (the black sheep of the family). We even discuss the PSP games a little bit. Find out whats great and bad about a storied franchise.

Pretty smart title right? Well whatever, in this episode we toss some more love at Id Software and one of their long ago returns to a classic franchise in Doom 3 for the original Xbox. We break down a large chunk of history for this one and explore the technology this company brought to the industry.

We also discuss:

* Batman Arkham Knight

* Massive Chalice

* A new rating structure

* Satoru Iwata’s passing

 

This week we take a bit of a break from video games as Brandon tries to explain the history and recent happenings in the Green Lantern comic books, including an entire war between alien Lantern Corps and god-like cosmic beings! It gets kind of crazy because Geoff Johns is an insane person.

 

 

This week we cover what is argued as one of the greatest games of all time by many in the industry and it’s media. Koji Igarashi masterful and innovative approach to a long recognizable franchise the VideoDestruct Podcast takes a look at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Is there really much to say about one of the most praised games ever? Well even we learn a few things in our research so sit back and enjoy!

 

 

And in the final part of our E3 coverage we tackle Nintendo and all other conferences from this years Electronic Entertainment Expo! Then we wrap it up with our major winners and odd absences from this years big announcements. Let’s finish this week off!

 

 

Brandon, Hoss and Nate now tackle the Sony press conference from this years E3. Hear what we have to say about their bombshell FF7 Remake, Last Guardian’s long await rebirth and new title from Guerrilla Games Horizon Zero Dawn.

 

 

It’s the big annual video game conference craziness that is E3 and the subservient craziness that is our coverage of E3! This week we have a 3 part episode and here is part 1 as we discuss the Xbox/Microsoft conference from their E3 show! Have a listen as Brandon, Nate and Hoss talk about what they loved and hated from all these announcements.

 

 

This week Brandon played a little bit of Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time. Take a listen as to why this is the best game in a storied history of a fun franchise. We also talk about the reboot the franchise is getting and how the titles were all kinda based off dick jokes for a while.

We also talk about:

* Selfie sticks

* Our E3 Predictions

* Jack and Daxter

* Spyro