Digital Gonzo 131: Star Trek
This is principally a review of the 2009 film directed by J.J. Abrams. Now every podcast I have listened to covering this movie is largely negative, so if you want to hear something along those lines you have an ocean of choice available to you. My crew and I however, love the film for a multitude of reasons of which we will go into in great detail, not forgetting of course to point out the bits that don’t make sense. So if that’s...
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Digital Gonzo 130: BioShock Infinite [Part 2]
We’re back for the concluding half of the Infinite discussion. If I was going to suggest people who had problems with the game listen to the first part, I’d say by the same token that those who loved it will get more out of this second installment. Of course if you’re up to having your feelings on this delicate matter royally challenged you should listen to both. Once again I’m joined by Daniel Floyd of Extra...
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Digital Gonzo 130: BioShock Infinite [Part 1]
The discussion alone on this one lasted more than three and a half hours so I figured as with the Lord of the Rings shows, dividing this into two parts would make it as accessible as possible. Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits and Joshua Garrity of Cane and Rinse make their first appearance on the BioShock shows here. In actual fact we actually recorded a session a week ago, but the file corrupted and not being slaves to calamity we...
Digital Gonzo 129: BioShock – Minerva’s Den
The third of four podcasts covering this wonderful, absorbing series. This time we focus on the DLC for BioShock 2, a five hour standalone narrative centering around Rapture’s early computer system. The fictional technology of BioShock is woven in with real world events and people, chiefly Alan Turing and in this show we get to discuss how this is presented and what makes this a powerful, effective, personal little narrative. I...
Digital Gonzo 128: BioShock 2 – Sea of Dreams
This is the second of four podcasts covering this prestigious series. For time and pacing reasons I have separated out the BioShock 2 coverage. In the next show we talk Minerva’s Den as well as the Protector Trials and Multiplayer mode, known to fans as Fall of Rapture. In this show we discuss the main story, to which I have re-applied the working title of Sea of Dreams. Just so we all know which one we’re talking about...
Digital Gonzo 127: BioShock
Strangely enough this was not a podcast series I had planned for. Right in the middle of the third act of the Mass Effect shows BioShock Infinite gets released and grabs me by the soul. I went back and started playing the 2007 original, then BioShock 2 and Minerva’s Den. Mark Ord has done a fantastic video investigation on the first game for Gonzo Planet and an edited audio version of that piece forms the first act of...
Digital Gonzo 126: The Sound of Gonzo – Vol. 7
Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits joins me for the first taste of video game music for this series. To mark the occasion (and because there was simply so much we wanted to play for you) we went for an extended list of 21 tracks as opposed to the usual 14. We decided to eschew the mainstays like Halo, Metal Gear, God of War etc, at least for this first show and went for games that might have been played less or with soundtracks that...
Digital Gonzo 125: Mass Effect 2
This is the second part of our epic trilogy of review podcasts focusing on the Mass Effect game series from Bioware. Game two was a significant polishing up of the original’s formula with tighter combat, more fluid and dynamic presentation and a greater focus on characterization. As a result and for many other reasons detailed within, this is widely regarded as the most beloved of the trilogy. So in this week’s episode my...
Digital Gonzo 124: Tomb Raider
This episode focuses on the 2013 reboot of the long-established Lara Croft franchise. My guests and I go into great detail as to the strengths of this game, it’s alarmingly serious tone, it’s abandonment of the franchise staples of the Mary-Sueperwoman and enforced fiendish puzzling, the new narrative thrust, the frantic combat, the potential for exploration and most of all the completely transformed central character...
Digital Gonzo 123: The Sound of Gonzo – Vol. 6
Joshua Garrity of Cane and Rinse and The Animation Archives joins me to select another evocative, eclectic mix of cinema music. Both of us being dedicated fans of animation means that it won’t surprise listeners to find a third of our choices are from that medium. But as usual you will hear some quite surprising selections that will in many cases pique your appetite to find and see the films in question. I have also now opened...
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