About this episode

The hosts discuss Nintendo Directs, review 'Marvel's Wolverine', and assess 'The Blood of Dawnwalker'.

Ben, Matt James, and Polygon's Giovanni Colantonio unsheathe their adamantium takes as they tackle the week's biggest gaming stories. First, they break down Nintendo's back-to-back Directs and analyze both what was shown and what wasn't: the new look, hybrid gameplay, and November release date of the 'Ocarina of Time' remake; the exciting announcements and continued absences of some of the company's flagship franchises; the Switch 2's upcoming slate; Nintendo's leak problems, and more. Then they give their spoiler-free reviews of Insomniac's much-anticipated Wolverine adventure and explain the game's prerelease controversies and lukewarm reception. Finally, they share their spoiler-free reviews of the 'Witcher'-esque vampire action RPG 'The Blood of Dawnwalker' and assess where it ranks among the best vampire video games. (0:00) Intro(2:03) Nintendo Directs(35:08) 'Marvel's Wolverine' first thoughts(1:04:03) 'The Blood of Dawnwalker' reviews(1:40:47) Outro Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Matt James and Giovanni ColantonioProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guests: Matt James, Giovanni Colantonio

Topics covered

• Nintendo Direct
• Marvel's Wolverine
• The Blood of Dawnwalker
• gaming news
• video game reviews

Keywords

• Nintendo Direct
• Marvel's Wolverine
• The Blood of Dawnwalker
• video game reviews
• gaming news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Polygon, Insomniac

Products: Ocarina of Time, Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker

Books & works: Witcher

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