“Ashen One, hearest thou my voice still?” In March 2016, FromSoftware released Dark Souls III, their fourth game in the space of little more than two years. Jacob, James, Jon and Josh delve into the […]
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Bloodborne – Cane and Rinse No.250
“We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood.” We conclude our fifth year of the podcast with our fourth FromSoftware show. Leon, Josh, Sean and – making his […]
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 – […]
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, […]
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 […]
Dark Souls SL1 – Part 14 – Archiving the Duke and scaling Seath
The Duke’s Archives is real quick and easy if you use the shortcut and make use of a bow. James does neither, making this a relatively long video for a quick jaunt through to obtaining […]
Dark Souls SL1 – Part 13 – New Londo, so good they named it once
New Londo Ruins is a special place, where James loses his head and death quickly follows. The Very Large Ember and the scalp of The Four Kings are more than recompense enough, however. Apologies for […]
Dark Souls SL1 – Part 12 – A Gravelord and a grave wolf
James would find running through Tomb Of The Giants much easier if Leeroy and Nito weren’t busy killing him. Fortunately it’s quick and easy second time around, unlike fighting Sif, which is emotionally tough the […]
Dark Souls SL1 – Part 11 – A flaming club for Pinwheel
It’s time to set this world alight… with a Fire Reinforced Club +10. Oh, and Pinwheel is easy. Defeated: Pinwheel The full Dark Souls playlist can be found right now via this link. Alternatively the […]