In this special 190th Sound of Play, Joshua Garrity (@combinehunter) and Jacob Geller (@yacobg42) take a harrowing musical journey through the Soulsborne series, from the earliest entry on the PS3 to the future Sekiro: Shadows […]
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Sound of Play: 99 – The videogame music podcast
Welcome to our latest podcast dedicated to video game music – Sound of Play What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of some of our favourite pieces from […]
Sound of Play: 57 – The videogame music podcast
Welcome to our weekly podcast dedicated to videogame music – Sound of Play What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of our favourite pieces from the many air-punching, […]
Why difficulty really matters in videogames
If you have read my previous contribution to Cane and Rinse, you might think of me as someone who’d welcome any breezy, pleasant piece of interactive entertainment that does not require any sort of mastery […]
Dark Souls II – Cane and Rinse No.190
“Oh disciple of the dark sun, thou hast journeyed far.” From Software switched personnel around for Dark Souls II, the first straight sequel in their Souls oeuvre. New directors brought new ideas that split fan […]
Dark Souls: Duelling with Artorias
Joshua takes a look at one of his favourite boss battles of all time, Artorias the Abysswalker, from Dark Souls. He’ll not only talk about how he feels that this fight succeeds mechanically, but also […]
Bloodborne and the etymology of horror
Bloodborne, the newly-released PlayStation 4 exclusive from legendary developer From Software, sets itself apart from its Demon’s and Dark Souls predecessors by being oriented around imagery of traditional horror rather than fantasy. While it was […]
Finding stress relief in Dark Souls II
At the beginning of this year (following a pretty hectic evening in hospital) I was diagnosed with stress and anxiety issues. I was warned that if I didn’t get these sorted – and soon – […]
Sound of Play: 2 – The videogame music podcast
Welcome back to our new podcast about our favourite videogame music – Sound of Play. For many of us, it’s hard to think of almost any videogame without our minds conjuring up the music that […]
Demon’s Souls – Cane and Rinse No.118
“No interest eh? I can tell you’re not going to last long here.” In Issue 76, Cane and Rinse visited Lordran to discuss of Dark Souls. With Dark Souls II mere days away James, Tony, […]
Joshua Garrity’s favourite videogame experiences of 2013
Josh takes a look at some of his favourite videogame experiences of 2013. Despite what the title might suggest, this isn’t a game of the year list. Josh has reflected on all the games he […]
Dark Souls SL1 – Part 15 – Gwyn
This is it! But not before visiting Solaire one last time. With that done, James and Solaire venture into the Kiln Of The First Flame to face Gwyn. Defeated: Gwyn, Lord Of Cinder The full […]