One Last Breath Review (Xbox X/S)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-1SKaQvRRA In this 2.5D puzzle platformer, Nature takes on a humanoid form in a last-ditch attempt to restore balance to...
Month: March 2024
Cloud Saving (Tanked Up 401)
https://youtu.be/2fsr2_RJZmc A shorter affair following our 400th episode, Ben and Aadil get together for a beer and some gaming chat....
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at 30: A Melodrama with a Monster Problem
Frankenstein is one of the most adapted pieces of literature, with seemingly endless film versions. We’re getting two more high-profile...
Rebel Transmute Hands-On (Xbox X/S)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQoYgeDEe48 Rebel Transmute is another Metroidvania that doesn't break the mould: Moon Mikono crashlands on an unforgiving planet full of...
Mediterranea Inferno Review (Xbox X/S)
https://youtu.be/UqDalFNDdAw?si=zXCuxJhvfCL1WycS Set in Italy post COVID-19, Mediterranea Inferno is a psychedelic visual novel about three Gen Z’s readjusting to reality...
An Ode to my Favourite Ambient Sound Effect, Found in Alien, Blade Runner, & Star Wars
Alien. The 1979 horror masterpiece by Ridley Scott, one of the most acclaimed horror films of all time; a truly...
Tanked Up 400
https://youtu.be/BJFfOV08aJ4 That's it. Wrap it up. 400 episodes of nonsense. Following our current 2024 format, we discuss some news including...
Lovecraft Country: A Decent Anthology Show Ruined by a Terrible Serialised Plot
Lovecraft Country is the kind of show I usually love. The kind of show I usually champion. A weird genre...
The Best and Worst of The X-Files Season 2
In 2019 I wrote about the best and worst aspects and episodes of the first season of The X-Files, hoping...
A Proper Modern Nostalgia Fest (Tanked Up 399)
https://youtu.be/FA9S4UXv5f8 Its a Ben free episode as Lucy and Aadil, but surprisingly game-filled and mostly on topic! A pre episode...
