Sep 17 2020 82 mins 14
For our very sixth episode, it's like the 90s never ended as we hook up the subwoofer and turn the bass boost to 300% for Killer Instinct 2013!
Double Helix and Iron Galaxy's Killer Instinct dares to imagine a world where combos are neutral, there's no such thing as 'too loud', some characters are actually three characters, and people play fighting games on the Xbox One.
This game might not be free, but it sure is included with the Game Pass subscription you may well already have!
Follow this link for a fantastic documentary on the history of Killer Instinct and how it led to the 2013 revival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks4eZoG94Vs
Follow this link for a brief explainer on how exactly rollback netcode works to make fighting game netplay tolerable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RI5scXYhK0
