Take a journey with us. (0:05:12) - More Dark Souls (0:15:31) - EJ’s Skyrim playthrough (0:31:33) - Nintendo Switch Demo Derby

Nick and Chris spend 2 hours waxing about games they've been playing lately, but mostly Dark Souls.

The year is flying by and MAN has there been some action! The boys Bren and Brandon join us this week to chat the first quarter of a very busy Fantasy Critic season.

Join us as we further refine our list of top 100 video games ever---now twice as unimpeachable! Solo.to/consolecrusade

A supersized edition of the Console Crusade podcast where we go over three distinct top ten lists: Chris’s top ten games of all time, Nick’s top ten most important games ever, and EJ’s top ten favorite games since 2016. The criteria is loose and the boys are juiced! LET’S GO Top 100 Honorable Mentions (Switch) (0:02:09) Top Ten Intro (0:25:00) The …

This week we're joined by Steve Fallon, software developer and creator of fantasycritic.games, for a peek behind the curtain of one of our favorite pastimes! (0:02:50) - What we’ve been playing (Elden Ring, Celeste, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) (0:48:20) - A Fantasy Critic deep dive with site creator and developer Steve Fallon (2:00:37) - Critical Hi…

The poopsmith has taken a vow of silence... (0:08:26) - Top 100 Honorable Mentions (Nintendo 3DS) (0:30:59) - Industry layoffs (0:37:26) - Developers and publishers going independent (0:43:00) - Nintendo sues Yuzu (0:54:09) - Pokemon Presents reaction (1:16:59) - Final Fantasy VII Remake thoughts (1:35:39) - Chris beats Resident Evil IV Remake (1:4…

Hollywood video forever. (0:00:00) - Candy tier list rant (0:11:05) - Intro (0:12:36) - Top 100 honorable mentions (Nintendo DS) (0:36:41) - Chris directs a a stage show (1:06:30) - Nick’s been playing games (1:58:11) - Chris plays Resident Evil 4 (2:09:59) - Nintendo’s Partner Direct + Xbox going multi-plat…

MARIO IS MISSING (0:02:39) - Final Fantasy VII (0:17:48) - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo (0:36:44) - Warzone Ranked (0:41:41) - Top 100 Honorable Mentions (Gameboy Advance) (1:14:00) - Pokemon musings

Brandon’s not the only one who’s lost his crown. (0:06:06) - Sony State of Play reaction (0:39:25) - Fantasy Critic Week 4 (1:09:40) - Top 100 Honorable Mentions - Gameboy Edition (1:32:44) - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review

This one's for the boys back home. (0:00:38) - Nick looks back on 2023 (0:17:05) - Chris’s 2023 (0:34:46) - Bee Simulator review (0:48:51) - 2023 from EJ’s eyes (0:58:46) - Looking ahead to 2024

It's only week 4?? (0:08:09) - Fantasy Critic trade drama (1:20:32) - What we’ve been playing (Prince of Persia, Atelier, Palworld) (1:37:12) - AI art in video games

A little catch up, a little trivia, a little Fantasy Critic. (0:00:00) - Holiday catch up + what we’ve been playing (0:48:05) - Fantasy Critic update (1:09:40) - Critical Hits: Whammy Week

The fellas look forward to year 4 in their Fantasy Critic league, drafting a total of 30 games to kick off the competition.

CROWN THE CHAMPION

(0:02:05) - Breaking down the awards at The Game Awards (0:30:56) - The Game Awards announcements (1:10:37) - What we’ve been playing (1:25:06) - WE’RE BACK - A Warzone Story

Backstreet’s back baby (0:09:54) - What we’ve been playing (including a Pokemon rant) (1:00:51) - CC Top 100 honorable mentions - Wii U (1:16:54) - Ranking (almost) every video game controller ever made

The boys are joined by friends of the pod Brandon and Tiffany to discuss a remake of their childhood favorite Super Mario RPG!

UH OH (0:06:42) - The Legend of Zelda movie + fan-casting (0:53:43) - Super Mario Wonder review

The boys make some predictions about The Game Awards 2023. We're on to you, Keighley!

I WANT SPIDER-MAN (0:03:24) - Super Mario Wonder impressions (0:24:27) - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 spoiler review

ONE WEEK REMAINING (0:03:51) - Best Buy exiting the physical media market (0:21:14) - Cinema Crusade Podcast (0:27:13) - Analogue 3D - N64 FPGA (0:36:11) - Games Nick and Chris have been playing (1:01:28) - EJ’s game haul (1:10:08) - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 beta (1:14:23) - Weekend plans (1:21:02) - Minor FantasyCritic league update and Spide…

A veritable bevy. (0:00:21) - Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 preamble (0:06:53) - Chris’s harrowing cat journey (0:13:35) - BOB (0:18:46) - Wii top 100 honorable mentions (0:44:56) - PS5 Slim news (0:55:26) - PS5 Pro speculation (1:01:10) - The Lord of Ring: Gollum apology (1:02:09) - Whammy League update (1:03:22) - Epic layoffs: an anti-capitalist rant (1:…

League updates and an acrimonious game show---a Console Crusade classic! (0:03:40) - FantasyCritic Q3 update (0:33:42) - Best Buy sale shenanigans (0:38:12) - Analogue Pocket pre-order disaster (0:48:38) - Critical Hits #3

(0:02:29) - Chris beats Spider-Man: Miles Morales (0:06:57) - Nick plays games too (0:15:50) - EJ’s last day in Warzone + killing pro players on stream (0:27:57) - Critical Hits: Console Crusade’s quiz game (1:19:54) - Warzone with Bob, Ben and Brennan (2:32:56) - EJ’s solo Warzone rant

(0:04:11) - Nintendo’s September Direct (0:48:19) - Unity’s greed (1:02:17) - Nintendo Switch 2…again? (1:05:47) - Games we’ve been playing including Spider-Man Miles Morales (1:26:31) - Final Fantasy Rebirth

(0:01:10) - Starfield preamble (0:05:34) - Intro-ish + 19 inches of Venom (0:08:16) - Sports for some reason (0:16:13) - Nintendo Switch 2 Gamescom rumors (0:26:47) - Sony subscription price increases (0:33:21) - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2018 (1:38:03) - Nick and EJ go shopping (1:42:41) - Nerd culture, acceptance, and sharing our hobbies with other peo…

(0:05:34) - Sony’s Playstation Portal (0:20:09) - FantasyCritic League Update (0:31:12) - Starfield Leaks (0:37:50) - EJ’s Red Dead Redemption rant + inconsistency from game reviewers (0:55:16) - Charles Martinet ‘retires’ and becomes Nintendo’s ‘Mario Ambassador’ (1:06:15) - Chris & Nick chat Luigi’s Mansion + Unsighted…

To hell with the SEO! We recorded on Nick's birthday (double sweet 16 baby!) and felt it appropriate to share some memories in honor of our friend. He also spends some time talking about his pesonal top 5 games ever. La Croix Boixs for life!

The guys give their final thoughts on The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom now that Chris has 98.43% completion---stay tuned to the end of the episode to get his real time reaction to the final boss encounter!

(0:03:29) Barbenheimer (0:07:22) EJ’s theater rant (0:15:15) Chris hitchhikes + another Zelda update (0:27:11) EJ’s retro vacation (0:37:23) Childhood memories and Pokemon trading (0:44:18) Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard and the FTC trial (1:09:14) Spider-Man 2 story trailer musings (1:17:42) Tales from the garage sales (1:20:37) CR…

Games we’ve been playing, news including the Microsoft FTC drama and their agreement with Sony to keep Call of Duty on their platform, Fandom’s UI issues, Pokemon rumors and more!

Fantasy Critic weekend showdown (0:02:48) What we’ve been playing, plus retro games on modern hardware (0:38:14) EJ’s retro game shop mishaps (1:21:09) Nintendo’s next console and TSA leaks (1:34:49)

Console Crusade's second FantasyCritic quarterly update. It's been a weird year!

Nick, Chris and EJ are joined by longtime bud Brandon Gustaveson to chat Final Fantasy XVI, Zelda, Gamecube honorable mentions, and break down Nintendo's latest direct featuring Mario Wonder, Super Mario RPG remake and more!

The guys are joined by Chris’s buddy Nate to chat what they’ve been playing lately (Mega Man, Diablo, Zelda, and more!) plus chat their N64 top 100 honorable mentions. News this week includes Grimace’s Birthday, game preservation sadness, Final Fantasy voice acting and Nintendo movie rumors. Recorded before the announcement of today’s Nintendo Dire…

Prince of Persia (0:02:18) Graphics in modern gaming (0:06:32) Mortal Kombat 1 (0:11:39) Smash Bros (0:20:05) Dead by Daylight (0:22:43) Spider-Man 2 (0:25:30) Lies of P (0:28:43) Sandland (0:31:02) Alan Wake 2 (0:31:59) Final Fantasy VII (0:35:48) Palworld (0:48:40) Sonic (0:49:40) Fable (0:54:53) South of Midnight (0:59:10) Star Wars Outlaws (1:0…

Intro, housekeeping, Dragon Ball Z? (0:00:00) SNES - Top 100 Honorable Mentions (0:06:41) EJ’s backslide into collecting and foray into reselling (0:30:59) Sony handheld (0:52:30) BREAKING NEWS - Nintendo Online update (0:57:14) Spider-Man nontroversy (1:02:19) Sony showcase musings, general industry chat (1:03:45) Aspyr/KOTOR II drama (1:15:21) Ti…

Console Crusade has been playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom NON-STOP---please enjoy a spoiler filled discussion about one of the best games of 2023.

Everyone is busy playing the new Zelda game, so this is a little pre-ToTK filler---please enjoy Console Crusade's ranking of every Nintendo console!

A light week in anticipation of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! New segment discussion (0:01:05) EJ’s Metroid Prime Remastered update (0:07:42) NES game highlight (0:16:13) Megaman X musings (0:36:26) Nintendo fiscal report (kinda) and Switch 2 speculation…again (0:39:13) Zelda: Skyward Sword discussion (0:56:27)…

Catching up on some gaming news! Redfall (0:01:31) Should game reviews focus on performance? (0:08:00) Kotaku's Luke Plunkett tweets + Chris's RAGE (0:19:24) PointCrow / Zelda DMCA controversy + Nintendo being out of touch with the community (0:35:27) Tears of the Kingdom leaks (0:45:36) Zelda price hike and potential Switch 2 launch games + Metroi…

A review? A retrospective? JUST RANTS? There's a little bit of everything here as Chris, Nick and EJ discuss their time with Nintendo's recent Metroid Prime Remastered.

Nick and Chris chat video game NEWS, including that ripper of a Zelda trailer! EJ was too lazy to generate timestamps for this episode, so this week's topics are a surprise. Enjoy!

THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN BABY. The guys chat the Mario Bros Movie, games they've been playing at the beach together, and then finally share their takes on God of War Ragnarok.

Nick, Chris and EJ catch up about what they've been playing the last few weeks. Beware of Robot.

Nintendo eShop Drama (0:00:33) Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Reaction (0:40:19) E3 Abandoned? (1:13:17) PS5 Pro Rumors (1:25:50) RIP Lance Reddick (1:39:59)

Chris and Nick sit down with their partners to discuss episode nine of HBO's The Last of Us while EJ attempts to be on his best behavior for more than 12 minutes at a time!

EJ, Nick and Chris are joined by Brennan Allen to check in at the three month mark of their Fantasy Critic league, as well as recap episode 8 of The Last of Us.

WE'RE SO TIRED