Episode 35 – Rabid for the D

In this week’s redonk-a-donk episode, James, drunk Cameron and medicated host Delvin cover a lot of ground and try not to get lost along the way.

The trio covers all of the social media discussions they had with listeners over the past week; they also announce the winner for the Smite contest. As it’s the beginning of the month, the guys cover the big game releases for April.

Next, the crew talks about what games they’ve been playing over the past two weeks and of course they talk about the news of the week, including the big bombshell that was Facebook and Oculus Rift. The guys also discuss Killer Instinct’s new developer and what game the former Castlevania producer would like to work on!

Check it all out, and be sure to stay till the end of the episode for all of the crazy antics that had to be edited out to the super-length blooper reel!

Break Music:
Kirby’s Adventure – Green Greens
WoW – Battle vs Sindragosa
WoW – Dalaran Theme

Timestamps:
0:00 – Social Media Discussion
19:43 – On The Horizon
34:50 – Now Playing
1:05:50 – News
1:49:27 – Bloopers

Episode 28 – Love?

This week on VGRealness, the crew takes a look at iconic relationships in gaming. Whether it be a school girl crush, a bond that grows, or just cookie cutter romance, we take a look at them. We chose a list of our favorites and most memorable. What are some of your favorite and iconic relationships in the gaming universe?

Also this week, news regarding Flappy Bird and the creator shutting it down; Activision makes a 3rd dev company to produce more COD. Also, Double Helix was bought out by Amazon!?!?! What does this mean for Killer Instinct? We take a look at that and more this week on Video Game Realness.

Break Music
Bravely Default – Land of Light and Shadow

Show Notes:
Megaman X4 – Iris’ Death 
Sonic Boom Photos

Episode 27 – The Roomies Are At It

Old roommates Cameron and Delvin are at the helm of this weeks episode of Video Game Realness. The two discuss the games they have been playing of the week. Did Cameron play Smite again this week? Did Delvin find an Xbox One yet? Tune in to find out!

In a new segment for this month, we take a look at all the big title releases coming out for consoles this month and discuss which ones we’re looking forward to.

Of course as always, VGRealness brings you the news items of the week and the big discussion topic this week is Nintendo’s financials. Check it all out!

1:50 – Cameron’s Now Playing
11:50 – Delvin’s Now Playing
32:48 – On the Horizon
47:00 – News Elder Scrolls Discussion
1:02:38 – News Nintendo Financials Disccussion

Break Music:
Killer Instinct 3 – Orchid’s Stage
Mario Kart Double Dash – Rainbow Road

Episode 25 – January Jams Part 3: The Trivial Pursuit of Realness

It’s a jam-packed episode this week on Video Game Realness. James, Michael and Delvin (back from vacation) have some in depth conversations about some news topics of the week. The guys discuss the upcoming release of Alienware’s Steam Machine — who are these consoles for? What about the controller? — as well as Playsation Now details that were released and the future potential of the service. The trio also talks about Nintendo’s financial woes and what they might try to do to recover from a poor 2013 for WiiU.

Finally, for VG Realness’ celebration to music in gaming, the guys have a Trivia game where James and Michael go head-to-head and try to guess an array of different songs. Who will come out victorious? You gotta tune in to find out!

Special Giveaway!!!

Tweet us @VGRealness or Post on our Facebook Page with the number of times James, Michael and Delvin say “Bravely Default” in this weeks episode for your chance to win a $20 Nintendo eShop Prepaid Credit Code**! #VGRealnessBravelyDefault

Contest Closes Thursday February 7th @ 11:59pm ET

**Code only Valid in the Canadian eShop.

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6:30 – Steam Machine Discussion
22:30 – Playstation Now Discussion
36:40 – Elder Scrolls Pay Structre
53:55 – Console Financials Discussion
1:21:35 – Music Trivia

Break Music
Super Mario Land 2 – Star Maze
FF6 – Terra’s Theme

***DISCLAIMER: All music used in this episode does not belong to Video Game Realness and is being used under Fair Use Policies.

Episode 22 – Zelda Time Warp

In the final episode of Video Game Realness for 2013, Greg, Delvin and Michael discuss the Zelda Timeline. The guys discuss the flow of the timeline and what might come next in the series. Check out the recent BuzzFeed post that breaks down the timeline as well with some nice visuals.

***Spoiler Alert in the Podcast*** For the Zelda Timeline, we do discuss the endings for each game EXCEPT A Link Between Worlds. So if you haven’t beaten the others and don’t want it spoiled, please skip this section.

In the rest of the podcast, the guys discuss the news of the week, including console sales numbers, Tales of Zestiria and and a light dash of Rayman shade, because they just can’t resist. All this and more on the final 2013 episode of Video Game Realness!

The show will return the week of January 5th, 2014.

(Also, we did have a giveaway planned, but due to some technicalities and limitations being in Canada and most listeners from the US, we will need to postpone the giveaway until we’ve worked it out at a later date.)

Time Stamps:
02:15 – Now Playing
28:50 – News
1:03:00 – Zelda Timeline

Break Music:
-Final Fantasy 4 – Dreadful Fight
-Legend of Zelda – Ganon’s Tower

Show Notes:
-Zelda Timeline on BuzzFeed
-Lightning Returns Collector’s Edition
-Mega Man Board Game
-Read Only Memories Kickstarter

 

Episode 21 – Player 2 Press Start

On the 21st episode of Video Game Realness, Delvin and Greg have a discussion about two-player games, and the games that they have enjoyed in the past. They go into a brief history evolution of co-op and competitive games and the introduction of online play and how it evolved multiplayer games.

The duo also discusses the news that broke out over Riot Games and their now overturned decision to not allow contracted players to stream a list of specific games. Will Greg and Delvin have an eSports throw down again? Tune in to find out!

All this, the Jane Austen MMO, VGX awards, Nintendo Shade, and more on Episode 21 of Video Game Realness.

Time Stamps:
01:40 – Jane Austen MMO
18:40 – Nintendo Shade
32:00 – VGX Awards
41:15 – Riot eSports discussion
53:25 – Two-Player Discussion

Break Music: Megaman X Spark Mandrill Theme Music

Show Notes:
-Jane Austen MMO

Episode 20 – A Walk Down Mario Lane

On this week’s episode of Video Game Realness, Delvin and Greg are back with James to discuss Super Mario 3D World and taking a look back on the previous Mario console releases and how they contributed to 3D World. Lots of elements from past games make an appearance in this game and you can find them out all here.

The guys discuss the games of the week that they’ve been playing, or lack thereof in some cases. They also go over some news tid bitties of the week, so strap yourself in and check out episode 20 of Video Game Realness!

Time References:
04:20 – Now Playing
23:16 – News
49:50 – Mario Retrospective

Show Notes:
-Blog about Super Mario Bros 2
-Waiting in line Black Friday game

Episode 18 – PS4 and Things Because Reasons

After a one week hiatus, the boys are back to chat your ears off about PS4, Blizzcon and other news highlights.

Join Cameron, James, Michael and Delvin as they share what games of the week they’ve been playing as well. Michael gives us the T on his PS4 and shares his impressions on Killzone: Shadow Fall, Knack, Resogun and more.

Also, in this week’s episode we’re using our new microphone, so apologies for the sound levels this week (auto volume was turned on by accident). We will work it out in the coming weeks.

VG Realness Gets Hands-on at the Nintendo Holiday 2013 Preview Event

That’s right, James and Michael got some hands-on time with some of Nintendo’s upcoming games this holiday season, including Super Mario 3D World, Sonic Lost World, and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Check out our videos below and see what we thought of each game!

Episode 16 – Gamercamp feat. special guest Jaime Woo

This week on Video Game Realness, we have our first special guest on the show! Jamie Woo, the co-founder of Gamercamp, stops by for a chat. Gamercamp, which is happening this coming weekend (November 1st -3rd), is Toronto’s celebration of indie games and all things gaming.

Come join us as Jaime shares his vision for Gamercamp, what the festival is and why he felt the need to create a new space for everyone to play games and enjoy them together. 

If you’re in the Toronto area, we also have a giveaway of 4 pairs of passes (8 passes total) to the Gamercamp arcade happening this Saturday and Sunday! Trust us, this is an event you want to go to!

All you have to do is leave the comment “I want to go to Gamercamp with Video Game Realness” or retweet our exact same tweet and follow us to be entered! Super easy!

All that, news of the week and the games we’re playing this week on Episode 16 of Video Game Realness!

Show Notes:
-Check out Gamercamp.ca for all of the festival details
-To learn more about Gamercamp Arcade, click here
-To see a list of many of the games we discussed with Jaime, click here

Episode 15 – Pokémon Generation Fabulous: Y Be Basic When You Can Be X-travagant?

Get ready for the episode we were beyond excited to record all about Pokémon and X and Y! We talk about the launch of the game, new game mechanics and our personal experiences with this new iteration of Pokémon on the 3DS.

If you were on the fence before about whether or not to buy the game, you won’t be after listening to this episode! We do as much as possible to keep the spoilers on this episode to a very minimum.

Take a listen to us spill the T on Pokémon X and Y! Leave a comment with your favourite moments from the game and be sure to include your Pokémon party.

Show Notes:
-Vivillon from around the world
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Episode 14 – When It’s Hot Before (Canadian) Thanksgiving

In this week’s podcast, Delvin, James, Michael and Greg have a discussion which started as a small news piece about the LoL World Championship, but turned into a heated debate on that validity of eSports in general. Which side are you on, and what side did we take? Tune in to find out!

Also, as this generation comes to a close, the group discusses their favorite console games of the past generation, which has actually been over 8 years long. Craziness! Cameron could not be with us this week, but his favorite games are listed below.

All this, Now Playing, other news items of the week, and James discovering he’s become his mother on an all new episode of the Video Game Realness Podcast.

Show Notes:
-Cameron’s Favourite Games:

  1. Mass Effect 3
  2. Mass Effect 2
  3. Dragon Age II
  4. Saints Row
  5. Skyrim
  6. Gears of War 3

-Michael’s crocheted Mass Effect 3DS XL pouch
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Episode 13-2: XIII-2: The Sequel Nobody Asked For

On this week’s episode of Video Game Realness, the boys have a lengthy discussion about Valve’s announcements from the past week — how will the entry of the Steam Box have an affect on the console market and how might it disrupt the market as we know it?

We also discuss the torture scene from GTA 5 and how we felt about it and how these kinds of graphic scenes may trend in the future. All that and our gameplay impressions of Rayman Legends and Wonderful 101 on this week’s Video Game Realness podcast.

Show Notes:
-From Greg’s Street Fighter photo shoot:

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-Dumb Ways to Die

-Halo: Reach video

Episode 13 – News Extravaganza

Strap yourselves in for the video game podcast that is here to entertain and inform all in one! This week we talk about the news of weeks past such as the news of the PS4 launch in Japan, Nintendo Ninja Direct about Wii Fit and Wii sports, Ouya relaunch of Free the Games and Mighty No 9!

Join James, Michael, Cameron and host Delvin as they share their thoughts on the news tidbits as well as discuss what games of the week they have been playing!

Show Notes:
-Xerneas is FABULOUS!

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-Mighty No. 9 Fan Art

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-Ocarina of Time beats Grand Theft Auto V on Metacritic

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Episode 12 – Tales of Micro Systems

This week on the Video Game Realness podcast, Delvin, James, Michael and Cameron discuss the news of the past week and have a discussion on micro systems such as Ouya, Steam Box and other entrants to the field such as Mad Catz.

We also talk about where Nintendo may take their hardware in the future in a possible “what if” scenario. To close out the show, Michael takes us through time as he talks about the past, present and future of the Tales of series and the history of Namco Tales Studio.

All this and an unforcasted drop of shade this week on Video Game Realness!

Show Notes:

Behold Lady Turquoise and her two beefy bodyguards, as discussed!
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