Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 45 (Audio)
Mega Man 11 Review!
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Side Quest, Episode 45: Mega Man 11 Review
Don't reinvent the wheel.
2018-10-01 15:03:18 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon-Exclusive Sacred Symbols (September, 2018): The Other Guys
Sacred Symbols is a PlayStation-centric podcast. You all know that! But we thought we'd change things up in this month's CLS Patreon-exclusive podcast by dedicating an entire episode of Sacred Symbols to The Other Guys: Nintendo, Xbox, and PC. We solicited questions from our $2+/month supporters all about what's happening outside of the PlayStation ecosystem we cover so thoroughly, giving our thoughts on the status of the industry's other major players in the process. This is a...
2018-09-28 16:01:10 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 33: Calvin and Hobbes
From late 1985 until the very end of 1995, immensely talented artist Bill Watterson produced Calvin and Hobbes, a beloved comic strip all about a young boy and his imaginary tiger friend. During the decade it ran -- and in the decades since -- Calvin and Hobbes has touched millions, but even more fascinating than the strip itself is the reclusive man who made it, a man who voluntarily walked away from it all and refused to capitalize on the potential, untold success of his creation. Today's K...
2018-09-27 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFireside Chats, Episode 56: Fireside Chats X Not So Common
I've admired Pat Contri from afar for about 18 months, now. Pat and I first started chatting around the time I started Colin's Last Stand, and while we've kept in touch via DM and text, we never had the pleasure of meeting in person. Well, until now. Pat is a fascinating guy, a prolific collector of retro games and memorabilia, a skilled podcaster, and the author of two amazing Nintendo books. We sat down in his San Diego home for a lengthy crossover between his podcast -- Not So Common -- an...
2018-09-26 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 13: RIP Telltale (and Vita, too?)
The last few days have been dire. Beloved adventure game dev Telltale has been suddenly shuttered, leaving some 250 people unemployed. It's incredibly sad, and we take the time to go through the whats, whys, and hows. Sony also revealed that PlayStation Vita manufacturing will officially conclude in the coming months, indicating that, after dodging death for years, Vita's end is nigh. And Capcom's Canadian studio, Capcom Vancouver, has been shuttered as well. But even with all of the blood, ther...
2018-09-25 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostColin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 44 (Audio)
10 Dormant PlayStation Franchises That Sony Should Revive!
2018-09-25 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 44: 10 Dormant PlayStation Franchises That Sony Should Revive
Back from the dead.
2018-09-24 17:15:13 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 32 | The Lord of the Rings (novels)
In 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien -- British writer, scholar, and Oxford professor -- released the most important and influential piece of fantasy in literary history: The Lord of the Rings. As a follow-up to The Hobbit, which Tolkien published nearly two decades earlier in 1937, the so-called Trilogy represents some of the most beloved fiction in the entire English language. A mere podcast cannot and will not do these seminal works justice, but for roughly two hours, we gush over a trio of works so es...
2018-09-20 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFireside Chats, Episode 55: The End of America (and Other Questions)
It was only a few months ago that I had US Navy Lieutenant Michael Autery on Fireside Chats. I liked our conversation about the Constitution so much that I invited him back to the show for a game of Five Questions, all surrounding American history and politics. Is American Exceptionalism real? How would he amend the Constitution if he could? America's greatest President was...? Is anything going right in America? And the big one: How will America ultimately end? We cover all of these question...
2018-09-19 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 12: Colin Hates Himself
It's the calm before the storm, and we're looking to keep ourselves busy in the wake of Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Spider-Man. Colin took the unusual step of starting up Mass Effect Andromeda to pass the time. Did he make such a decision because he hates himself? We discuss. But beyond that, of course, there's news galore to go over. Spider-Man is getting New Game+, PS4 firmware 6.0 is in the wild, Assassin's Creed ports are PS4-bound... and we apparently scarred someone by discussing the Hum...
2018-09-18 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMega Man 11: A Comprehensive Demo Breakdown (and Playthrough)
Blue Bombin'.
2018-09-17 18:29:36 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 31: Guilty Pleasure Movies
There are films we really love. Other flicks we totally hate. And a mass of movies in the middle that just kind of exist. Then, there are the so-called Guilty Pleasure Movies, films that, regardless of critical reception and box office draw, have us coming back for more... even if we sometimes try to keep our adoration of these films to ourselves. As requested by CLS Patrons, this episode of KnockBack is all about our secret (and perhaps shameful) cinematic loves. 10 of them in total. So let'...
2018-09-14 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Special Episode I: Spider-Man Spoilercast
Today, we're conducting an experiment. Instead of jamming Spider-Man into a regular episode of Sacred Symbols, thus inevitably making a three hour-plus show, we decided to spin-out an episode exclusively dedicated to our favorite Web Slinger, and his PS4-exclusive adventure in particular. We structured the entire show around audience questions and comments, and we'd love your feedback on if this format works for you or not. Either way, though, we hope you enjoy an extra episode of Sacred Symb...
2018-09-13 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostColin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 43 (Audio)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review!
2018-09-13 06:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 43: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review
Selfishness.
2018-09-12 17:28:51 +0000 UTC View PostFireside Chats, Episode 54: Is TV Dying?
When TV programming began reliably broadcasting in the 1940s, the world changed forever. The advent of radio decades earlier already made the world smaller, but with television, you didn't only listen. You watched, too. Fast forward some 70 years, though, and TV seems outright quaint, and the evidence of its decline is everywhere around us. Or is it? Today's guest -- Ethan Anderson -- works at an NBC affiliate in the Dakotas, and it turns out that, depending on your market, the kind of conten...
2018-09-12 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 11: Lara Croft's Mean Streak
Shadow of the Tomb Raider's launch is imminent, and we've been playing it, so we decided to dedicate a portion of this week's episode to Eidos Montreal's latest. Our conversation focuses not only on the finer points of the game, though, but on Lara Croft herself. Does her selfishness and callousness make her an unlikable protagonist? We discuss. We also go into the copious news that's emerged over the last seven days. Rocksteady is openly hiring for a next-gen game. THQ Nordic's buying streak co...
2018-09-11 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 30 | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
In 1983, the original Star Wars trilogy wrapped up with Return of the Jedi. From Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett to Emperor Palpatine and Admiral Ackbar, Episode VI is chock-full of great characters, but it also happens to be the culmination of a story that, at the time, was six years in the making. So let's delve into what was once assumed to be the final Star Wars film and talk about our favorite and not-so-favorite moments, spanning from the assault on Endor (with those cute Ewoks!) and a nea...
2018-09-06 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFireside Chats, Episode 53: Small Business Catharsis
Owning a small business is hard work. Really hard work, actually. Today's guest, Kyle Eastman, reinforces this notion with his story of determination and grit. Eastman owns a used games and sports equipment store in Oklahoma, but his journey in getting there is an interesting one. Telling that story requires us to ask a series of questions, though. Is college really that important? Should people leap into uncertain situations with equally uncertain outcomes? What's more important: Money or ha...
2018-09-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostColin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 42 (Audio)
Spider-Man (PS4) Review!
2018-09-05 06:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 10: Is The Last of Us 2 Overhyped?
Next year (presumably), we'll finally get our hands on Naughty Dog's highly-anticipated sequel to The Last of Us, the aptly-named The Last of Us: Part II. But one Sacred Symbols listener has a concern: Is it even possible for it to live up to the hype? We discuss. We also delve deep into news from the past week. Spider-Man's DLC has already been announced, PS2's Onimusha is finally coming to PS4, Battlefield V has been delayed, Anthem is getting a demo... and did you know Sekiro was originally g...
2018-09-04 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 42: Spider-Man PS4 Review
New York's Finest.
2018-09-04 14:25:36 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon-Exclusive Sacred Symbols (August, 2018): The Chris Ray Gun Episode
Back in early July, the newest CLS show -- Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast -- launched, and it already has a weekly listenership in excess of 50,000 people. The co-host of the show, YouTuber and comedian Chris Ray Gun, has already become a hit with the audience, but he's still a mystery to many CLS fans. So, this month's Patreon-exclusive podcast is an episode of Sacred Symbols completely dedicated to Chris, and completely driven by listener-submitted questions. It's time for you to get to...
2018-08-31 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 29 | The Batman: Dark Knight Trilogy
The three movies in the Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy are widely considered to be the best superhero movies ever made, particularly within the nearly decade-long time they were produced and released. Rife with exceptional acting talent -- from Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, and Heath Ledger to Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and beyond -- Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight flicks feel realistic, grounded, and gritty, and have earned and retained legions of fans around the world. Today...
2018-08-30 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFireside Chats, Episode 52: Neither the Left nor the Right Will Do
In today's exceptionally hostile us-versus-them political environment, nuance often slips through the cracks. From immigration and economics to foreign policy and the social contract itself, everything is presented in a binary, and there simply isn't room for discussion or compromise. It's all black or white. One or zero. A or B. Reality, of course, is far more complicated. In today's conversation with Tiana Lowe -- political commentator and podcaster who first appeared on Fireside Chats this...
2018-08-29 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostDragon Quest XI: The Return of the (Truly) Traditional JRPG
Taking turns.
2018-08-28 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 9: Cyberpunk 2077 and the Gamescom Afterglow
Gamescom came and went with a whimper this year, but thankfully, we don't need to rely on the show for news to discuss. After all, CD Projekt finally publicly released its Cyberpunk 2077 demo, giving us much to chat about. But our show doesn't nearly stop there. Supermassive Games announced an Until Dawn-like anthology of horror games, NPD numbers for last month illustrate how PS4 games are selling in the US, Assassin's Creed is taking another much-needed break, and Shenmue III finally has a rel...
2018-08-28 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 28: Saturday Mornings
In the Analog Days, nothing was more important to a kid than Saturday morning, for it was there that a week's worth of pent up creative, athletic, and outright childlike energy could be expended. Fueled by sugary cereal, Saturday mornings typically began with cartoons, but it was what these mornings in front of the TV could lead to that's perhaps most tantalizing. Playing sports. Going to the movies or arcade. Goofing around outside with friends. Remaining glued to a screen to play video game...
2018-08-23 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFireside Chats, Episode 51: A Westerner in Japan
Japan is a country with a complicated history. Once closed off to the world for centuries, Japan was rapidly exposed to the west in the 19th century, went on a decades-long conquest in the early 20th century that helped plunge the planet into World War II, and then rebuilt from the ashes of conflict, creating one of the most successful societies in the modern era. Yet, even today, Japan remains rooted in homogeneity and tradition, which is why the perspective of an American living there is so...
2018-08-22 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post