Episodes

This week is a bit different. Cory and Basher each played a game and are going to discuss how they felt and if you should check out these games on Game Pass. Edge of Eternity is an RPG that dreams big with its 50-hour journey. But asking 50 hours out of player is a lot. Nailing RPG mechanics is no easy task and Edge of Eternity is a full fledge RPG with crafting and other various mechanics to aid you on your journey. But are the story and RPG mechanics strong? Shredders is on the total opposit...

Final Fantasy 13 will always be a divisive game. From its linear story telling and more action based yet less player involved battle system, Final Fantasy 13 split audiences harshly. Some people love it, some people despise it. But now with a decade of time passing, its time to go back and look at the one of the most controversial games in RPG history. Join Cory and Chris as they go over their latest playthrough of Final Fantasy 13. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...

Dreamscaper's premise might sound, for the lack of a better word, cringy. You play as a character who is new in town trying to fight her inner demons. These demons include being new in town and not having many friends. As well as suffering from falling into a deep dream state that requires fighting creatures of various descents and types. But to our surprise, Dreamscaper managed to not feel weird or awkward for one minute due to smart writing and a development team who clearly put fun first ove...

Telling lies is a rare game in that its told completely though FMV. Developer Sam Barlow caught a lot of gamers attention with Her Story. An interactive story that unfolds as you piece together video clips you have sifted through on a sever. Telling Lies looks to expand that with multiple narrative threads that can be followed and uncovered. But with complexity comes more avenues to create something less compelling. Does Telling Lies manage to strive where Her Story thrived and then some? --- ...

Deaths Door comes from the developer Acid Nerve. Makers of Titans Souls. Like their previous work, Death's Door has a very distinct game play style that is pulls from. Games like Zelda have their DNA imbedded but Acid Nerve has their own strong DNA embedded here as well. From puzzle solving down to the simple but tight combat, Death's Door is likely to win you over. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/game-pass-or-pass/message Support this podcast: https://pod...

The Gunk is a unique game. It's not super flashy and features a story that is easy to understand and be a part of it. The mechanics are not deep, and the skill tree is basic. It's not super challenging. Normally these would be bad things but in the case of The Gunk it feels almost deliberate. Perhaps it is a game that is designed for players not playing the latest Call of Duty or God of War. Thats the question we have to ask and answer on this episode about, The Gunk. --- Send in a voice messa...

Aliens is a franchise that seems like it should be a no brainer for awesome video game adaptations. There are so many avenues a developer go with the IP considering you could take it in a multitude of different genres. But for whatever reason the amount of quality Aliens games cam be counted on one hand. Aliens Fireteam Elite looks to change that by bringing the franchise into the action survival genre. Fireteam Elite isn't trying to do anything fancy. It knows that players want to combat alien...

Archvale wears its influences on its sleeve but that doesn't stop it from being an engaging and fun experience. Armed various different types of weapons and bombs its your job to take down the evil the is spread across the land. While this may look like a typical Zelda clone players will quickly find out it is far more than that. With enemies that are dangerous and far more aggressive than you might think, this adventure is Zelda meets a Bullet Hell shooter that is challenging and gripping. ---...

In a move that nobody can say they say coming, Microsoft has announced their intention to purchase Activision for a sum nearing 70 billion dollars. With the biggest IP in gaming potentially going exclusive, along with other iconic IP like Diablo and Crash Bandicoot, what does the landscape of gaming look like in the future when the deal closes in summer of 2023? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/game-pass-or-pass/message Support this podcast: https://podcaste...

Game Pass or Pass has a few years under its belt. Now with over nearly 100 games played on Game Pass or Pass it occurred that you may not know the hosts Cory and Basher. After a write it requested more info, we decided to do a whole episode just talking about us. Where and when we started gaming along with the time spent on the professional side of the industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/game-pass-or-pass/message Support this podcast: https://podcaste...

With 2021 now behind us, good riddance, its now time to look at Xbox Game Passes Progress. How did 2021 look from a long time and new subscriber? Did the additions feel heavy hitting and enough to keep people subscribed? What about the future of Game Pass in 2022? Tune into find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/game-pass-or-pass/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/game-pass-or-pass/support

Its the end of December so that means its time to pick the Game Pass or Pass Podcast Game of the Year. Since we only play games on Game Pass we have the unique opportunity to create a list that is very different from the traditional set of games for the year. As always games that we passed onto a friend qualify and we will narrow it down to a top 3 before we pick out Game of the Year. The following titles are up for Nomination this Year. Halo 4 CyberShadow Knockout City Msyt The Artful Esc...

Halo Infinite has arrived after a lengthy delay which elongated a very lengthy development cycle. Now with an open world built into the design of the Halo you now and love, comes Master Cheifs biggest adventure yet. New enemies, weapons, story elements and more await players as they jump into Zeta Halo. With Halo 5 leaving such a sour taste in players mouths Halo Infinite has a lot to prove from not only a game play perspective but a story perspective as well. What is Cortana up to? Who is Atri...

Halo 5 is a perplexing game. It feels as if it was chasing the trends of the FPS genre but somehow still feels like 343 was trying to evolve Halo past it roots. Creating new dynamics in an IP is a scary and daunting task. It takes a lot of trial and error as well as creative minds to evolve while also not destroying the past. Halo 5 is an example of how not to accomplish that goal. The campaign is one that feels like its barely held together. Mixing bad and obtuse story telling with new charact...

Halo 4 was the first game in the Halo franchise that didn't come from Bungee. In many ways you can tell from the moment you start controlling Chief in the campaign. Its a tighter experience with less of the grand open levels and a focus on story that goes deeper into characters than before. With new enemies to shoot, new abilities to master and a love story at its heart, Halo 4 cemented itself as the most debated Halo game in the franchise. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti...

Call of Duty: Vanguard might be set in WW2 but it certainly doesn't feel like it. Compared to the last game in the WW2 setting, simply titled Call of Duty WW2, Vanguard is more of the fast paced action from Modern Warfare with a World War II skin. However, that really isn't a bad thing. Vanguard features the best aspects of the modern games, like the fast pacing and tight controls, without falling into that older pacing and movement of the era. Featuring an addicting multiplayer filled with ple...

Back 4 Blood is not so secretly Left 4 Dead 3. We know it, they know it, everyone knows it. The question is, can the team that originally created Left 4 Dead bounce back after Evolve fell short in many ways. Its been years and years without new Left 4 Dead content but the sequel is basically finally here. Turtle Rock Studios has a lot of good ideas but seems to have trouble making the final product gel together. Back 4 Blood falls into this category and finds itself sandwiched between what made...

Halo 3: ODST started out as Halo Recon, an expansion to the Xbox 360 classic, Halo 3. From the start it was known it was going to be something different but in terms of what that meant wasn't fully realized until it finally hit store shelves. Instead of a bombastic high octane thriller with Master Chief, Halo 3 ODST was a much more somber approach to its story and world and doesn't feature Master Chief in any capacity. Its still filled with action and warthogs but how it plays out is quite diffe...

Welcome to the first episode of the supplemental podcast for Game Pass or Pass focused on movies, Move Pass or Pass. The first episode focuses on Venom: Let There be Carnage. The follow up to the surprisingly high box office success of Sony's Venom. Carnage is a long time favorite villain's of anyone who enjoys the Spiderman lore and story. With out the Webslinger being a part of this story, can this version of Carnage elevate Tom Hardy's Venom? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....

Myst is a game that many gamers have heard of but a lot of time has passed since its original release in the 93. Modern gamers are not adept to Myst's style and its methodology, or lack there of, in regards to portraying what the player needs to do. In 2021 the question is, does the remake of Myst capture the same spirt as it once did in the 90's and will people who have never played it before jump in with their Game Pass subscription. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co...

Game Pass or Pass has been a fun time so far. But as games have become larger than ever and Game Pass Securing more and more content its becoming really hard for us to get content out in a timely manner. With smaller games its easy to find time to get a good grasp of how we feel. But with larger games it can take a couple weeks to fully understand how we feel about it. With that in mind we have decided to start adding some new content to the feed that stays in spirit with the show. We will be ...

The Artful Escape can be described as truly unique, which is a term that is used far too often in the gaming sphere. But in the case of The Artful Escape its true. That doesn't mean it is without its flaws. The journey of the Artful Escape is one that is filled with self discovery but friendship and intergalactic adventures as well. Its a story that many people can relate to but also is told in a way that anyone can sympathize with The problem for some might be that along that journey are mostl...

Psychonauts 2 is game that many gamers have been waiting over a decade for. Its an IP that is beloved but never seemed to find a massive audience so it sadly took over 15 years for Double Fine to find a way to make the sequel to Psychonauts. With such a long time passing it is tough to go into Psychonauts 2 without having a bit of doubt. But it doesn't take long for the player realize that Double Fine loved the first game just as much as the fans and set out to make a sequel not only would the f...

12 Minutes is a game that has an interesting concept from a narrative and game play perspective. Being stick in a time loop while trying to unravel a mystery is an idea that almost anyone who likes the mystery genre can get behind. But a compelling narrative and concept is not all you need to make a fun game. You have to execute on the gameplay and the story concepts need to conclude in a satisfying way and that is were 12 Minutes is up for debate on if it sticks the landing. This episode conta...