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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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Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Title: Stray [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: BlueTwelve Studio
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Designers: Koola and Viv (directors), Mathieu Audrain, Alexandre Brodu, Hugo Dunas-Wald
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
Release date: July 19, 2022
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: Megan and Ash are back to dive into one of 2022's Game of the Year nominees: Stray! That's right; that game where you play as a cat. This indie title generated a lot of hype up until its release and surprisingly found its nomination for the upcoming Game Awards alongside masterpieces such as God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West! Does Stray deserve the award? Does it live up to the buzz? Find out our thoughts on the cat game that has taken the Internet by storm on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, and stay tuned for our spoiler-free review of fellow GOTY contender God of War Ragnarök (spoiler alert: we're super fucking excited about it)!
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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!)
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Title(s):
- Clock Tower (クロックタワー, Kurokku Tawā) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
- Clock Tower: The First Fear
Developer: Human Entertainment
Publisher: Human Entertainment
Designer: Hifumi Kono (director), Hiroyasu Ichizaki (producer)
Platforms: Super Famicom, PlayStation, Windows, WonderSwan
Release date(s):
- September 14, 1995 (SFC)
- March 28, 1997 (The First Fear; PC)
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SPECIAL GUEST: Beau Maddox, Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: We hope all of our listeners, fellow gamers, and horror fans have enjoyed a Happy Halloween so far! Collateral Gaming is celebrating this year by discussing the 1995 Japan-exclusive Clock Tower! Joining once again is Beau from Collateral Cinema to add his thoughts on the survival horror point-and-click adventure video game originally released on the Super Famicom. Not to be confused with its PS1 sequel by the same name internationally, this game is one of the earliest defining examples of survival horror, so it's a perfect title for the spooky holiday!
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!)
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Title: Resident Evil 2 (バイオハザード RE:2, BIOHAZARD RE:2) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Designers: Kazunori Kadoi (director), Yasuhiro Anpo (director), Hidehiro Goda
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Amazon Luna, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Release date: January 25, 2019 (PS4/PC/XB1)
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SPECIAL GUEST: Dan Rockwood, Victims and Villains (@VctmsAndVillans)
SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema continue our deep dive into Resident Evil 2, as well as the Resident Evil franchise as a whole! This time, Ash, Beau (Collateral Cinema), and returning guest Dan (Victims and Villains) discuss and analyze the 2019 remake in Part 2 of our RE2 episode. In what ways does it improve on its 1998 counterpart (as covered in Part 1), and where, if at all, does it fall short? How does it stand as a title in the beloved survival horror video game series? Find out in the latest spooky-themed episode of Collateral Gaming! Also, check out the rest of our RE-related crossover content with Collateral Cinema this month, and stay tuned for our Halloween Special on the Super Famicom Clock Tower game.
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You can listen to Victims and Villains at victimsandvillains.net, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you get your podcasts. More importantly, if you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm—please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at them. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope and you DO have so much value and worth!
(Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. 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 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Featured Game Review: Resident Evil: Director's Cut (バイオハザード ディレクターズカット, Biohazard: Director's Cut) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: With Halloween around the corner, it's a perfect time to play some survival horror classics! Beau from Collateral Cinema joins Ash for a look at the 1997 Director's Cut release of the original genre-defining Resident Evil. How does it hold up today against its remake and sequels? How well do the PS1 tank controls and 90s video game aesthetic capture the survival horror experience? Find out on the Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, and stay tuned for further deep dives into the Resident Evil franchise this month, as well as our Halloween Special on Clock Tower (1995)!
Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We are also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Also, look for us on Patreon, and become a patron at our $1 and $5 levels!
Collateral Cinema is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and is on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts!
(Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. All game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Title: Resident Evil 2 (バイオハザード2, BIOHAZARD 2) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer(s): Capcom, Angel Studios (N64), Factor 5 (N64)
Publisher(s): Capcom, Virgin Interactive (PAL / N64: EU), Nintendo Australia (N64/GC: AU)
Designers: Hideki Kamiya (director), Shinji Mikami (producer)
Platforms: PlayStation, Windows, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, GameCube, Game.com
Release date: January 21, 1998 (PS: NA)
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming is once again stepping into the world of survival horror, this time with Collateral Cinema, as we analyze and discuss Resident Evil 2! In Part 1, Ash and Beau kick off Spooky Month as we cover the 1998 original video game chronicling the first adventures of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, comparing it with its predecessor as well as the 2019 remake—which will be the focus of Part 2. So, stay tuned for that as well more horror content through the month of October!
Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and are on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts!
(Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. 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 Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Title(s):
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (ファイナルファンタジーVII リメイク) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (ファイナルファンタジーVII リメイク インターグレード)
Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1
Publisher: Square Enix
Designers: Tetsuya Nomura (director/artist), Naoki Hamaguchi (director), Motomu Toriyama (director), Yoshinori Kitase (producer), Hironobu Sakaguchi (producer/writer), Teruki Endo, Kazushige Nojima (writer)
Platform(s):
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows (Intergrade)
Release date(s):
- April 10, 2020
- June 10, 2021 (Intergrade: PS5)
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SPECIAL GUEST: Beau Maddox, Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: For the second part of our Season Five Premiere, Ash and Beau (Collateral Cinema) are comparing the 2020 remake of Final Fantasy VII to its source material! How does Final Fantasy VII Remake hold up, both as a modern representation of a title considered one of the greatest video games of all time and as a standalone action RPG? Listen to our thoughts, and stay tuned for our next two-part original–remake comparison on Resident Evil 2 for Spooky Month!
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!)
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Title: Final Fantasy VII (ファイナルファンタジーVII) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Square
Publisher(s): Square (PS1: JP), Sony Computer Entertainment (PS1: WW), Eidos Interactive (PC), Square Enix (iOS/Android/Steam/PS4/XB1)
Designers: Yoshinori Kitase (director/writer), Hironobu Sakaguchi (producer/writer), Tetsuya Nomura (writer/artist), Kazushige Nojima (writer), Yusuke Naora (artist)
Platforms: PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Release date(s): January 31, 1997 (PS1: JP); September 7, 1997 (PS1: NA)
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SPECIAL GUEST: Beau Maddox, Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: Kicking off Season Five of Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast, and celebrating the 25th anniversary of the North American release of Final Fantasy VII this month, we are beyond excited to discuss the classic PS1 RPG as well as its 2020 remake! In Part 1 of the Season Premiere, Ash, Megan, and recurring guest Beau (from Collateral Cinema) nerd out about the seminal 1997 original video game. If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll get into Final Fantasy VII Remake, as well as the rest of this season!
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!)
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: With the official title and release date announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we thought it was relevant to break down the gameplay footage we've seen so far and talk about our hopes for the Breath of the Wild sequel! Listen along as Ash and Zach nerd out about our most anticipated title next year on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, and stay tuned for our Season Premiere on Final Fantasy VII!
Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We are also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Also, look for us on Patreon, and become a patron at our $1 and $5 levels!
(Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is a Collateral Media Podcast. All game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Title: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (ファイアーエムブレム 烈火の剣, Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Designers: Taeko Kaneda (director), Kentarou Nishimura (director), Toru Narihiro (producer), Takehiro Izushi (producer)
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Release date: April 25, 2003 (JP)
PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)
SHOWNOTES: Zach and Ash are finally back to wrap up our thoughts on Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, as well as Season Four of Collateral Gaming! In Part 2 of the Season Finale, we're diving into the story and characters of the very first Fire Emblem entry to hit the West, discussing development details, and even revealing our ideas for a hypothetical remake. If you've been a fan of this season or our show so far, help us out with a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or feedback on your platform of choice! Season Five is set to start this month with a two-part premiere on Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake!
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!)
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Title: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (ファイアーエムブレム 烈火の剣, Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Designers: Taeko Kaneda (director), Kentarou Nishimura (director), Toru Narihiro (producer), Takehiro Izushi (producer)
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Release date: April 25, 2003 (JP)
PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show (@tbevarietyshow)
SHOWNOTES: At the conclusion of Season Four of Collateral Gaming, we are diving into the Fire Emblem series proper with a look at the first entry to hit the West, known now as The Blazing Blade! In Part 1, Ash and Zach discuss the general gameplay of this 2003 tactical RPG title from developer Intelligent Systems (Paper Mario, WarioWare, Advance Wars), as well as take a moment to reflect on what makes this series special. If you enjoy this episode, please let us know with a five-star review or feedback on your platform of choice, and stay tuned for 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!)