Top Down Perspective

Jan 17 2025 744 ep. 85 mins 3.1k
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Join Paul Fleck, Sean Booker and Jon Wheeler as they address recent video game news and releases, while also hypothesizing about the industry at large.

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Top Down Perspective 16/01/25

Jan 17 2025 61 mins  
The Switch 2 is finally real and we spend most of this show running through that trailer and talking about everything we noticed and have heard about the new console. Jon's also nearing the end of Mario & Luigi Brothership and begins The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Sean is getting ready for a trip. TDP is listener funded. Enjoy the show? Want an ad-free experience? Consider

Game of the Year 2024! - Top Down Perspective 09/01/25

Jan 10 2025 198 mins  
It's time to celebrate the video games of 2024! We're joined once again by original TDPer Nathan Rohr to run down our favorite and least favorite games that came out last year. We've got new categories to enjoy too! And, of course, the results of our Community GotY survey were collected and shared as we go along. Last but not least, we check in on the predictions we made last year

Year End Indika-tions | Top Down Perspective 02/01/25

Jan 03 2025 70 mins  
We're back from the holiday break and talking about what we got up to and the games we played. Paul enjoyed Thank Goodness You're Here and Indika. Sean is playing through Monument Valley 3 and Arco. During news we discuss the Black Myth Wukong devs complaining about the Series S, Ubisoft is back with more NFTs, and Tango Gameworks got its name back. TDP is listener funded. Enjoy th

Top Down Perspective 19/12/24

Dec 20 2024 65 mins  
Sean is back from last week's Game Awards with tales of the event. We also run through all the announcements and winners of the show and see how our predictions compared. In terms of what we've been playing, Paul is deep into Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 while Sean continues with Indiana Jones. TDP is listener funded. Enjoy the show? Want an ad-free experience? Consider suppor

Top Down Perspective 05/12/24

Dec 06 2024 67 mins  
This week starts off with a big discussion about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. We also chat about Infinity Nikki and Marvel Rivals. In news we talk about the PlayStation 30th Anniversary themes that were sent to everyone's PS5 as well as all the troubles Ubisoft faced last week. TDP is listener funded. Enjoy the show? Want an ad-free experience? Consider supporting it at http

What Makes a Good Game Award? | Top Down Perspective 28/11/24

Nov 30 2024 83 mins  
This week Sean is playing/watching Tetris Forever, Paul tries out Metaphor ReFantazio, and Jon continues with Mario & Luigi Brothership. News is full of PlayStation updates, including an announcement of a years-away handheld and the 30th anniversary website is launched, we also discuss a leaked Steam controller mockup. Community GotY form: https://forms.gle/86tUkwxUtE8yYNW29 Ep

Game Award Season is HERE! | Top Down Perspective 21/11/24

Nov 22 2024 68 mins  
This week Sean is trying out Lego Horizon Adventures while Jon is playing Super Mario Party Jamboree and Mario and Luigi Brothership. In news we chat about cloud streaming getting added to the PlayStation Portal, Xbox beginning to let you cloud stream games outside of Game Pass, and we run through all The Game Awards nominees and make our own predictions on the winners. TDP is list

Flipped Out! | Top Down Perspective 14/11/24

Nov 15 2024 82 mins  
This week we get an amazing submission to Jon's PO box that we share during the question segment! Jon checks out Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Paul is playing some gacha game whose name escapes me, and Sean tries out Overwatch Classic, Neva, and The Plucky Squire. News includes discussions on the Game Awards' nominees being announced next week, Xbox confirms a future handheld device

Sean Starts Solo | Top Down Perspective 07/11/24

Nov 08 2024 59 mins  
Episode 735 Sean attempts to put a solo show together, having never set up the livestream before. Then he has to figure out how to patch Paul in when he joins shortly later. It goes about as well as you'd expect. Paul's been playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Sean talks about his time with Black Ops 6, Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC, and reviewing the PS5 Pro. In news we discuss Take

The Monster Smash! | Top Down Perspective 31/10/24

Nov 01 2024 74 mins  
Happy Halloween! This week Paul dives into the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, Shadows of the Damned Remastered, and Mouthwashing. Sean can finally talk about Dragon Age: The Veilguard and his thoughts on Double Exposure's ending. He's also allowed to show off the PlayStation 5 Pro's box. Jon continues with Control. Nintendo randomly launches a mobile music app, we learn the fate of Con