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Welcome to Collateral Gaming, the ONLY video game podcast that matters! ...Where we focus on good games, bad games, and everything else in-between in the world of gaming!
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Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Title: Metroid Dread [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developers: MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD
Publisher: Nintendo
Designers: Yoshio Sakamoto (producer), Jose Maria Navarro Herrera, Carlos Zarzuela Sánchez, Jacobo Luengo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release date: October 8, 2021
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: Hello once again, listeners! In Part 2 of our review and analysis of Metroid Dread, we dive further into the treacherous depths of planet ZDR, this time barring no holds on spoilers and story content! This gives Zach and Ash an opportunity also to discuss our favorite items and gameplay features, as well as memorable moments up to the final boss. With some more time to digest the newest entry of the franchise, where does it stand now? Also, stay tuned for our upcoming first bad game review of the season on the infamous Superman 64!
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(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Title: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Eidos-Montréal
Publisher: Square Enix
Designers: Jean-François Dugas (director), Patrick Fortier (director)
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Release date: October 26, 2021
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: Welcome back, gamers! This Game Launch episode features the new Guardians of the Galaxy game from developer Eidos-Montréal, something our own Ashley Chancellor was ecstatic to talk about, even if it meant another solo podcast! But did it hold up to my hype? How is it among superhero games? Does it hold a candle to James Gunn's successful franchise of films it seems inspired by? Well... here are my thoughts! And next week: Metroid Dread – Part 2!
Collateral Gaming is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and is on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Title: Outlast [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Red Barrels
Publisher: Red Barrels
Designer: J. T. Petty (writer)
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, OS X, Nintendo Switch
Release date: September 4, 2013 (PC)
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: Happy Halloween, Collateral Gamers! To celebrate the season, Zach and Ash discuss Outlast, the 2013 first-person survival horror title from Red Barrels. This disturbing and terrifying video game is perfect for the spooky holiday, with its marriage of stealth elements and psychological horror. How does the lack of any combat ability contribute to fear? In what ways is the story meaningfully presented through immersion? Find out on the 2021 Halloween Special of Collateral Gaming!
Collateral Gaming is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and is on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Title: Metroid Dread [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developers: MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD
Publisher: Nintendo
Designers: Yoshio Sakamoto (producer), Jose Maria Navarro Herrera, Carlos Zarzuela Sánchez, Jacobo Luengo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release date: October 8, 2021
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: Welcome to Season Four of Collateral Gaming! We decided to start it with a banger and a highly, highly anticipated game of ours: Metroid Dread! That's right, folks; Ash and Zach premiere with a spoiler-free review of the latest title in Nintendo's acclaimed science fiction action-adventure series, as well as the first original 2D Metroid game in 19 years! Does it hold up to our hype and the high standards set by previous entries? Find out our thoughts, and if you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for our Halloween Special on Outlast, followed by a full-spoiler analysis of Dread in Part 2 (coming November)!
Collateral Gaming is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and is on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Title: Heavy Rain [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Quantic Dream
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment, Quantic Dream (PC)
Designer(s): David Cage (director), Charles Coutier (producer)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release date: February 23, 2010 (PS3, NA)
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: Continuing our two-part Season Finale on a pair of Quantic Dream titles originally released on PS3, Collateral Gaming dives into Heavy Rain! There are plenty of plot points to discuss in this 2010 mystery interactive story, and no shortage of gameplay to analyze. How does the game compare with Beyond: Two Souls? Find out in the the final episode of Season Three, and stay tuned for Season Four's premiere episode: Metroid Dread!
Collateral Gaming is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Podchaser, and find us on Patreon!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Title: Beyond: Two Souls [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Quantic Dream
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment, Quantic Dream (PC)
Designers: David Cage (director), Charles Coutier (producer), Sophie Buhl
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release date: October 8, 2013 (PS3, NA)
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: After an amazing third season of Collateral Gaming thus far, we're thrilled to finish with two acclaimed interactive drama titles from developer Quantic Dream—Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain! In Part 1 of our Season Finale, Megan and Ash discuss the former, a 2013 supernatural action-adventure video game starring voice and motion-capture performances from Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe. We analyze both gameplay and story elements of this award-winning game, as well as compare and contrast it with its predecessor. If you enjoy our take on Beyond: Two Souls, stay tuned for Part 2 on Heavy Rain!
Collateral Gaming is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Podchaser, and find us on Patreon!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Title: Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
Designer(s): Shun Nakamura (director), Masahiro Kumono (producer)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date: November 14, 2006 (360, NA)
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: In this episode of Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast, Zach and Ash dive into the catastrophe that is infamously known as Sonic '06! I mean, yeah, we really riff on it. It's bad. The gameplay, the story, the controls, all of it. If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for our season finale on Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain!
Collateral Gaming is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Podchaser, and find us on Patreon!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Title: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developers: Tantalus Media, Nintendo EPD
Publisher: Nintendo
Designers: Daiki Iwamoto (director), Eiji Aonuma (producer), Ryuji Kobayashi
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release date: July 16, 2021
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: The HD remaster of Skyward Sword on Nintendo Switch is finally here, and there's no way Collateral Gaming isn't going to cover it! Zachary and Ashley discuss the quality-of-life improvements of this port over its 2011 Wii counterpart, and offer a spoiler-free review of the highly anticipated release in the first half of this very special podcast episode. Then in the second half, we get down into the nitty-gritty of the story and gameplay beautifully painted in Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, for those of you not afraid of spoilers. We've been so excited to talk about this for months now, and we hope you enjoy it, too!
Collateral Gaming is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Podchaser, and find us on Patreon!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Title: Dead Space 2 [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Visceral Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Designers: Wright Bagwell (director), John Calhoun, Jatin Patel, Matthias Worch
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date: January 25, 2011 (NA)
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SPECIAL GUEST: Agony (@DyingL1ght)
SHOWNOTES: In Part 2 of our episode on the Dead Space franchise, we discuss the 2011 entry Dead Space 2! Ash, Megan, and special guest Agony continue our exploration of Isaac Clarke's journey in the sci-fi survival horror video game series, comparing and contrasting the sequel with its predecessor. If you enjoyed our deep dive into these games, feel free to leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or feedback on your platform of choice!
Collateral Gaming is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Podchaser, and find us on Patreon!
(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SPECIAL GUEST: Dan Rockwood, Victims and Villains (@VctmsAndVillans)
SHOWNOTES: Ash, Zach, Megan, and special guest Dan (for the second time on Collateral Gaming) cover E3 2021, including our favorite announcements, most anticipated games, and especially regarding the Nintendo Direct!
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(Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro/outro song is a license-free beat composed by Ashley Allen Chancellor in Logic Pro X. All game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)