Episodes
"Pay attention, 007!" This week we go back to the James Bond franchise with 'The World is Not Enough'. Does this stack up to the greatness of Goldeneye, or does it fall short?
Published 09/14/23
Welcome to the world of assassination, where this week we tackle Hitman 3. The final game in the recent Hitman trilogy - does it stack up against it's older entries and where does it land in the top games of all time..?
Published 09/07/23
Join us this week for a pretty big RPG with a lot of layers - NieR Replicant. Originally a game from the PS3 - it was remastered in 2021 with a few added elements. Does it deserve to be among the other highly revered RPG's that we have covered so far, or best to be forgotten...
Published 08/31/23
A quaint little indie title for you this week with Mike Bithell's 'Thomas Was Alone' Originally released in 2012 in the indie game surge of the early 2010's - did this game stand out amongst the crowd? Thomas Was Alone is Laurence's second choice in the list of 15 games each being chosen for the second chapter of the podcast!
Published 08/17/23
This week join us for Alpha Protocol - in 3 years, we have not disagreed on a game as much as we did on this one. What's the issue, find out whilst we talk about this Spy RPG from 2010!
Published 08/10/23
We're back! It's been a few weeks, but we return with a new project & have to ask the question "Is the Force with this game?" To kick off our new format, we start with Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Does it hold up 20 years later?
Published 08/03/23
After 3.5 years, we come to the end (kind of) of the MetaCritic Top 100. We close this chapter with 'Elden Ring', maybe the hardest game we have covered so far. Is the reputation tarnished by it's difficulty though!?
Published 07/13/23
A bit of a different one for you this week. We are discussing a visual novel, with a lot of dark and interesting themes. The House in Fata Morgana is one of the most unique entries onto our list, but does it deserve it's place? Trigger warning for some topics some listeners may want to avoid.
Published 07/06/23
Welcome back, where this week we discuss the best game from each genre of all the games we have discussed so far. Yes, we discuss the Top 100 games, but which ones stand out from the others in their respective genres...
Published 06/22/23
It's here. After 3.5 years, we are pretty much ALMOST done with the original Top 100. Join us, for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild
Published 06/15/23
Tetris Effect: Connected! Back to the past with this one but with a modern twist. Finally a nod to one of the greatest games of all time - but is this modern iteration up to standard?
Published 06/08/23
Another Persona game! This week, we cover the popular JRPG Persona 4 Golden. With such high praise after we completed Persona 5 Royal, will this game live up to expectations?
Published 05/25/23
Well, here we are again. Time for another tier episode! This week we will be ranking games 51-98 from our list, which is a mammoth task, so we hope you enjoy the longer episode!
Published 05/18/23
Welcome back, this week we are discussing the very pretty Ori & the Will of the Wisps. Being a recent entry into the Top 100, we discuss this games look, feel and whether it deserves to be amongst some of the other greats.
Published 05/04/23
We're going under ground this week with a very unique game on the list - 'Dwarf Fortress'. Is this game too unique to deserve it's place in the Top 100, or has it earned it's position?
Published 04/30/23
Welcome back, this week we discuss the huge 'Disco Elysium'. Classed as one of the best games in recent years, does it deserve its new found place in the Top 100?
Published 04/13/23
"This is a story about a man named Stanley.." Join us this week to discuss the very odd 'Stanley Parable'. A rare jokey game featuring on the list, but is the inclusion warranted?
Published 03/30/23
After a very long wait, we get to Geralt. Join us this week to discuss The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.. Is this RPG Heaven, or overrated rubbish?
Published 03/23/23
Our final foray into Mario! Join us this week for Super Mario Odyssey, the latest Mario game from Nintendo. Is this game world apart from competition, or does it leave us lacking in content?
Published 03/09/23
Well, don't we spoil you!? 2 Sports Games today, covering NFL 2k1 & NCAA Football 2004. Check in with us to see where these American Football games fit with the others within the Top 100..
Published 03/02/23
Back, courtesy of Tom Clancy. Join us this week for the third outing in the Splinter Cell series - Chaos Theory. Arguably the best in the series, where does it stand almost 20 years later...?
Published 02/23/23
Happy (late) Valentines! This week we discuss Divinity: Original Sin 2 as well as the question of love within video games. Does this CRPG deserve its place in the Top 100?
Published 02/16/23
Welcome back to the world of BioShock and our first steps into Columbia. Does this game stand out amongst its older brothers, or are the themes and messages a little ham fisted? Join us to find out!
Published 02/02/23
Welcome back to the Top 100's second inclusion of a Street Fighter game. This week we go onto the fourth entry into the series. Where does it improve from Alpha 3 and does it deserve to be amongst the other Arcade Fighters in the list...?
Published 01/19/23
An Xbox flagship, almost as big as Halo, but does Gears of War still stand up to the competition after close to 20 years? Editors note - Gears of War was actually released in 2006, we gave the wrong date in the episode. Also apologies for the sound quality in this episode.
Published 01/12/23