On this week’s episode, Andrew keeps the freewheelin’ video game console discussions coming with a draft of two different versions of a potential PS2 classic, one designed to hit the widest mainstream appeal and another catered to his own specific favorite games on the console. So the second list is his de-facto favorite PS2 games…
On this week’s episode of Controlled Burnes, host Andrew Burnes flies solo to reminisce on his time with the Nintendo Switch. SlowBurne talks about when he purchased the console and upgraded to the OLED model as well as discusses where it ranks within his pantheon of favorite consoles. He then shifts to covering the games…
On this week’s episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan return to cap off their discussion and analysis of The Last of Us Season 2. Andrew played through the first half of Part II in the lead up to firm up comparisons to the show, further solidifying some major issues he has with the changes…
On this week’s episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne flies solo for the first time in months to discuss the top 25 video game twists of all time. The list is obviously limited to games that I’ve played, but I’ve played a fair few in my day, so there’s plenty to discuss. Controlled Burnes is…
On this week’s episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan take a break from Game of Thrones to dissect The Last of Us Part I including both the first game and season 1 of the HBO show. Like with Game of Thrones, the duo breaks down each episode of the show and analyzes the changes…
On this week’s abbreviated episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne walks through his picks for the top 25 most beautiful video games of all time, taking into consideration art style, atmosphere, music and themes. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film…
On this week’s episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne welcomes another new guest, Chase Dillard, to continue the show’s top 25 video game series with Chase’s picks. Chase is definitely the guest I know the least out of everyone I’ve had on, so it is exciting to dig in and listen to his picks. As a…
Controlled Burnes host SlowBurne kicks off a new appreciation series dissecting individual pieces of entertainment that stand out as exemplary with an episode focused entirely on one of the greatest video games ever made: From Software’s Bloodborne. SlowBurne discusses his history with the game from overwhelmed noob to hardened vet and puts together four lists…
9.75 Taking major inspiration from the classic JRPGs of old, German developer Mattias Linda has crafted a modern classic of his own that manages to take the best pieces of some of the greatest games of all time and combines them with some fresh ideas that make Chained Echoes an experience for the ages. First…
6.75 Super Mario Kart stands as a fascinating history lesson as the launching point for an entire subgenre of video games, and perhaps Mario’s single most successful series in the modern era of games. However, as a standalone game, particularly in 2024, it is little more than a foundation and proof of concept of the…
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