01
Jun
W1S1 – Episode 41 – Turtle War
In which our heroes wage a turtle war by land and by sea across Rome, Japan, Europe and the Americas. Besieged castles and common sense fall.
14
May
On The Brink Of Something
Brink was a game that I had followed with some interest. Its’ setting and surrounding story could have been almost written with me in mind. Set in a dystopic future where a utopian floating city called The Arc has collapsed under the burden of the needy and desperate into out-and-out civil war. It’s reminiscent of the floating city state in Snow Crash.
Of course this is all set dressing. The grist of the game is the conflict between The Arc’s ‘Security’ and ‘Resistance’, the rag tag group who are forced to live in the shipping container and rusting-hull shanty towns that surround the city proper.
Then there’s the fact that what we’re looking at is an 8 vs 8, class-based conflict with staggered objectives through interesting and fascinating environments built with idTech. It’s not as special as the hype from Splash Damage and Bethesda may have had you believe, but it’s good solid gameplay of a kind I enjoy.
This all combined to make a game that seemed right up my alley. Then they revealed their parkour system. A button that when held down not only makes you character sprint but also enables them to freely traverse the environment, free-running style. I was a huge Mirror’s Edge booster and I’m a fan of the environment navigation in Assassin’s Creed. I was hooked.
Then I second guessed myself.
01
May
W1S1 – Episode 40 – The Do Ask Do Tell Crossover Spectacular
In which our heroes gather together in their entirety for the boldest, bravest, perhaps foolhardiest episode of World 1 Stage 1 in history. Spanning the atlantic and stretching the limits of technology a record-breakingly large cast gather to take on the dangerously broad and sensitive topic ‘gender and sexuality in gaming’.
This is World 1 Stage 1, of course, which means I am confident in saying the topic was handled with W1S1′s … usual aplomb (and sound quality issues).
Enjoy!
06
Apr
W1S1 – Episode 1 – Another World (Platinum Edition)
Episode One – Another World, in which our heroes discuss the 1991 French classic ‘Another World’, spending most of the show agreeing that the game is hard.
(This is a re-run show to cover a period of brief hiatus here at W1S1 HQ. We’ll be back with new material as soon as life allows.)
24
Mar
W1S1 – Episode 39 – The Orange Box
In which our heroes open a box to discover not one, not two, not four but three of the finest games ever made. I think this one’s going to make people happy. A lot of people. A lot of happy.
02
Mar
W1S1 – Episode 38 – Dawn of War
In which our heroes embark on a voyage of discovery to the 41st Millenium, in which there is only war.
07
Feb
W1S1 Warp Zone – Monday Midnight Madness!
That’s right! Tonight at 00:00 GMT the W1S1 crew goes live with their usual brand of insanity and inanity.
Come talk video games or come distract our heroes and lead them down other, scary and unique paths. As long as you come. Our live shows are driven by you.
If the stars align you’ll want to point yourself to Simply Syndicated Radio and the chat room. Or, use the app.
If you’re not there you’re going to miss out on a chance to win fabulous prizes! If you are there you might win a good old game as it were.
26
Jan
W1S1 – Episode 37 – Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic
In which our heroes, all of our heroes, embark on an epic adventure in a galaxy far, far away a long, long time ago.
Apologies for the sound quality, technical issues arose and this is what was salvaged form the wreckage. In light of the content, I decided it was better to put it out than try for a third recording of the show.
22
Dec
W1S1 – Episode 36 – 2010 Year In Review
In which our heroes take a fond, rambling look back over the year, remembering their favourite games and realising how many they completely overlooked.
25
Nov
W1S1 – Episode 35 – Black and White
In which our intrepid heroes tackle the 2001 god game ‘Black and White’ from Lionhead Studios, with listener mail, a brief segue into F1 and an update from Hyrul.