“Quantum physics tells us that nothing that is observed is unaffected by the observer.” First person cyberpunk noir police procedural stealth survival horror walking simulator Observer (‘>observer_’) Daniel Lazarsky as he enters the minds of […]
Vol. 8
Pilotwings 64 – Cane and Rinse No.380
“You earned a perfect score!!” The Big N roped in simulation and silicon graphics specialists Paradigm to assist them with N64 launch title, Pilotwings 64. The sequel to their 1990 ‘amateur flight simulation’ Pilotwings (itself […]
Dyad – Cane and Rinse No.379
Dyad is one of those titles that defies easy genre-identification, but in essence it is a psychedelic racer/shooter – if that helps! Tony, Darren and a returning Sean O’Brien peer into the tunnel of Shawn […]
INSIDE – Cane and Rinse No.378
As the dark, eerie follow-up to Playdead’s dark, eerie platformer LIMBO, 2016’s INSIDE was exactly what one might expect – or was it? For a game with no dialogue, INSIDE has quite a lot to […]
Prey (2006) – Cane and Rinse No.377
“The world is full of stories, and from time to time they permit themselves to be told.” Before Duke Nukem Forever… in fact before Duke Nukem 3D, an ambitious first-person shooter called Prey was conceived. […]
Dino Crisis – Cane and Rinse No.376
“That’s disgusting” Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A crack team of specially trained operatives are sent to investigate the mysterious goings on at a hidden research facility. However, something deadly has taken […]
Donkey Kong – Cane and Rinse No.375
“HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?” In the first of a series of podcasts about Nintendo’s iconic simian, Leon, Darren and Michiel find out who among them is the king of Donkey Kong. As well as […]
Furi – Cane and Rinse No.374
“Pull yourself together. Get out of prison. Kill the Jailer.” Furiously fast, furiously precise, and a furiously thumping synthwave soundtrack, Jacob, Charlotte, Michiel, and James discuss the furiously difficult Furi. Will The Game Bakers’ 2016 […]
Final Fantasy X – Cane and Rinse No.373
“You’ll cry, you’re gonna cry, you always cry. See? You’re crying.” Final Fantasy X heralded the series’ much anticipated debut on the the ‘next gen’ PlayStation 2. A large development team and budget afforded the […]
Paradroid – Cane and Rinse No.372
“Prepare to board Robo-Freighter Paradroid to eliminate all rogue robots.” Andrew Braybrook’s Paradroid garnered plaudits and captured imaginations upon its 1985 release, before going on to spawn a host of updates, sequels, spiritual successors and […]