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4Player Podcast #746 - The Legend of Zelda: Nuts and Bolts (Nintendo Direct News Roundup, Steam Next Fest Highlights, and More!)
This week we dig into two big events at opposite ends of the industry. On one hand, Nintendo just had one of their biggest Nintendo Direct events in recent memory so with that in mind, we devoted the first segment to breaking down all the big announcements including the release date for Pikmin 4,...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Feb. 12, 2023
4Player Podcast #745 - Dead Space takes Manhattan (Dead Space Remake, Fire Emblem Engage, Hi-Fi Rush, and More!)
Thanks to a literal act of god, we are once again down to 3 people this week but the release of the Dead Space remake ensured that there is plenty to dissect. We dive deep into this remake and try our best to figure out it's legacy in comparison to other high-profile remakes. We also discuss the ...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Feb. 5, 2023
4Player Podcast #744 - The Shadow Drop Show (Fire Emblem Engage, Forspoken, Hi-Fi Rush, and More!)
Amidst travel and hardware issues, a smaller group convened this week to discuss one of the first big gaming weeks of 2023! Brad uses this opportunity to express some positivity for Fire Emblem Engage and explain some common misconceptions about the series. Chris Davis shares his early impression...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Jan. 29, 2023
4Player Podcast #743 - The Chris vs Kris Show (First Impressions of 'The Last of Us' on HBO)
While we have plenty of actual video games to discuss this week, the recent premiere of 'The Last of Us' on HBO steals the spotlight this week. The show is off to a strong start so we take a minute (or 30) to talk about that first impression and the potential that it holds in the coming weeks (or...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Jan. 22, 2023
4Player Podcast #742 - The Back Alley Trading Show (When is a Game Too Big to Fail Critically?)
With our 'Game of the Year' content behind us, we finally have some time to talk about the games we've been playing in the background for the past few weeks. Nolan introduces Dark and Darker which is currently in development but undergoing Alpha playtests; Despite it's early nature, it seems to h...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Jan. 15, 2023
4Player Podcast #741 - 2023 "Fantasy Critic" League Draft (aka the 2023 Preview Show)
2023 is going to be a ton of fun here at 4Player! In lieu of our usual "preview show" format, we have opted to create a "Fantasy Critic" league! This works a lot like fantasy football but publishers (players) draft games and points are dictated by their OpenCritic scores. In this episode, Carlos ...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Jan. 9, 2023
4Player Podcast #740 - The 2022 Awards Show
Another year comes to a close but it's been great! As always, we cap off the year with our annual awards show which gives us a chance to honor a whole bunch of games in over 14 categories! We trimmed some of the fat this year and introduced some new wrinkles which we think make for a leaner (even...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Jan. 1, 2023
4Player Podcast #739 - The Medical Kink Show (Reacting to the Big Announcements from 'The Game Awards')
The end of 2022 is looming. In fact, this is our last "regular" show of the year. Krispy and Brad have good things to say about Midnight Suns with some... caveats. Nick and Chris finally have a chance to talk about the divisive nature of The Callisto Protocol and it's potential as a franchise. Ch...
Published by 4Player Podcast on Dec. 18, 2022