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Max Payne (2002) | REVIEW (ft. Lukas Bray)

Recorded on the eve of Wrestlemania XL and directly after seeing the groundbreaking Dune sequel, Nathan and Lukas do their very best to keep Will on the right track while they review the 2002 classic Max Payne!

From exploring some of the Norse easter eggs to seeing how Max Payne's mechanics influenced today's generation of games, they take a deep dive into it all. 

 

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Our Sources:

• https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-history-of-max-payne/ 

   

• https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-max-payne-20th-anniversary/ 

   

• https://gamerant.com/10-things-never-knew-remedy-entertainment-developers-control/

• https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/tracewilliamcowen/magnum-opus-games-remedy-entertainment

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The "David Lynch" of Game Studios | The Making of Max Payne (ft. Lukas Bray)

We're back!

After a snowy winter where everything fell apart for us, we're finally back with a brand new episode of LGA—and this time, we're slow-motion diving into one of the most beloved action games of all time: Max Payne!

We take a look at the early days of Remedy Entertainment, exploring their early influences and how they elevated the action genre with their own unique blend of "Twin Peaks"-inspired weirdness.

So go grab your painkillers, Hawaiian shirts, and leather trench coats. It's time to party like it's 1999.

RIP James McCaffrey (1958–2023)

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Our Sources:

• https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-history-of-max-payne/ 

   

• https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-max-payne-20th-anniversary/ 

   

• https://gamerant.com/10-things-never-knew-remedy-entertainment-developers-control/

• https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/tracewilliamcowen/magnum-opus-games-remedy-entertainment

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Next Gen Arcade: Cyberpunk 2077, The Game Awards, & ”Content”

WOOOOOAAAHHH NELLY DO WE HAVE A DOOZY OF A FILLER EPISODE FOR YA.

On this edition of Next Gen Arcade, Will and Nate dive into The Game Awards and share their 2 cents on this year's nominees. Later on, the bois get philosophical on what "content" actually means and how people are responding to being treated as consumers by corporate conglomerates like Disney.

Finally, Nate and Will chrome up to deliver their long-awaited review of the much talked about Cyberpunk 2077 and it's expansion pack The Phantom Liberty. It's a huge game, one that has consumed your hosts for a better part of a year, so it's time to see how it finally stacks up to the promises it made all those years ago.

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Assassin’s Creed (2007) | REVIEW (Ft. Al Johnson)

The time has come. Is everything permitted, or are you just stuck climbing towers and manspreading on benches?

That's right, everyone—the bois are reviewing the blueprint for modern open world gaming, 2007's Assassin's Creed! Nate and Will have ripped on this game a lot in the past, but now it's time to test its mettle and see how wrong our heroes might've been.

With the help of Alan Johnson, we're taking a step back into the Crusades to murder templars, parry every single attack, and trip over unsuspecting civilians.

 

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Check out Alan's podcast "Two Bad Neighbors":

• https://open.spotify.com/show/6yQBSwPKPzIOtPsSQhc64f
• https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/two-bad-neighbors-a-simpsons-podcast/id985326156

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Blades & Buyouts | The Making of Assassin’s Creed (2007) (Ft. Al Johnson)

Your resident sadbois have gone out of their way to talk a lot of smack about Assassin's Creed and its formula—but there is no denying that it has left indelible mark on the entire gaming industry.

And whether our heroes like it or not, they also have a history with this long-running franchise. Now its time to put the one that started it all to the test...

Joining the bois this week is Alan Johnson (AKA Dark Maniac), who is here to flesh out the journey and make a case as to why Nate and Will are being a bit too hard on this game.

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Our Sources:

• https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/10/3/17924770/assassins-creed-an-oral-history-patrice-desilets
• https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/06/ubi-uncensored.aspx https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/6P2OoMbx17TavKwwHev2eT/looking-back-on-10-years-of-assassins-creed
• https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/our-story 
• https://www.denofgeek.com/games/assassins-creed-how-the-franchise-was-born/
• https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/history-assassins-creed/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130327034149/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-assassins-creed/

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Check out Alan's podcast "Two Bad Neighbors":

• https://open.spotify.com/show/6yQBSwPKPzIOtPsSQhc64f
• https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/two-bad-neighbors-a-simpsons-podcast/id985326156

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DOOM (1993) | REVIEW (Ft. Colin Munch)

Plasma guns, pixelated gore, and hell-obsessed Mormons: Doom (1993) has it all and then some!

Colin Munch returns as our special guest in this episode where the boys get, quite literally, knee-deep in the dead of one of the most seminal video games in the history of forever.

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Check Out Colin's Column: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/colinmunch/

 

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Raise Hell: The History of Doom & id Software (Part 2)

This week, we dive deeper into the depths of id and the game that started it all: DOOM.

 

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• Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. By David Kushner
• https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/06/the-original-doom-cartridges-one-of-64-objects-that-shaped-video-game-history/
• https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/disciplines/monsters-from-the-id-the-making-of-i-doom-i-
• https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/
• https://5years.doomworld.com/
• https://episodiccontentmag.com/2015/04/17/tomhall2/

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Raise Hell: The History of Doom & id Software (Part 1)

What happens when you cross 2 real-life cyberpunks together? Gold, guts, and glory.

This is the history of id Software. This is the story of Doom.

 

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• Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. By David Kushner
• https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/06/the-original-doom-cartridges-one-of-64-objects-that-shaped-video-game-history/
• https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/disciplines/monsters-from-the-id-the-making-of-i-doom-i-
• https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/
• https://5years.doomworld.com/
• https://episodiccontentmag.com/2015/04/17/tomhall2/

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Next Gen Arcade: Talkin’ TOTK & Diablo IV! (Feat. Jo Iles)

The wonderful Jo Iles joins the boys today to help balance out the Mountain Dew/Cheeto energy as they explore Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and crawl through dreary, dusty dungeons in Diablo IV.

 

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Next Gen Arcade: Microsoft in Hot Water & Nate Hacks His Nintendo DS

In a this edition of the Next Gen Arcade, Will joins the PS5 Volturi and starts treating people with utter disdain, Nate details the situation happening with Microsoft and sad Phil Spencer, and both wax poetic about the new Dune: Part 2 trailer!

 

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