The Escapist Show
By The Escapist
The Escapist ShowJun 07, 2021
Halo Infinite Seems To Be on the Right Track
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick has been playing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Jack is playing Inscryption, and then they discuss the latest update for Halo Infinite and how the last year of transparency compares to Cyberpunk 2077, considering the game just received further update delays to 2022.
Getting Lost in Metroid Dread
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick has been playing Metroid Dread, Jack's getting his butt kicked by his kids in Smash, we discuss God of War coming to PC and give our impressions on the Oculus Quest 2, which was provided by Oculus for a sponsored event this past week.
Far Cry 6 Is Ubisoft's Open World Formula At Its Worst
This week on The Escapist Show, Jack's playing Tails of Iron, Nick's finally tired of Far Cry and, well, that's it.
Psychonauts 2 Is Simply Wonderful
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick gushes over Psychonauts 2, Jack went back to Spookware, and we discuss the games we though we'd dislike, but ended up loving.
We Tried Playing Cyberpunk 2077...Again
This week on The Escapist Show, both Nick and Jack are playing Hades, and then we took another look at Cyberpunk 2077...
Hell Let Loose Is A Stellar World War II FPS
This week on The Escapist Show, we discuss 12 Minutes, Hell Let Loose, The Wratch's Den, an update on Activision Blizzard and wrap it up with a discussion on online gaming and how there's a wealth of tools to help you find new friends that a lot of people probably don't know about.
Activision Blizzard and the Push for Meaningful Change and Accountability
This week on The Escapist Show, Jack plays a mobile game, Nick plays some Halo and then we discuss the current situation with Activision Blizzard and how we as consumers can help push for change and accountability.
The Escapist Year 3 Update
Nick and Jack discuss the past two years on The Escapist and what we're doing for Year 3.
Steam Deck Should Be A Wake-Up Call for Nintendo
This week on The Escapist Show, Jack plays more weird indie games, Nick tries to find some love for Fallout and they discuss the Valve's new Steam Deck. Should Nintendo be worried about losing its title as the platform for indies?
Side Quests and the Fear of Missing Out
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick and Jack discuss Blue Fire, Final Fantasy VII Remake and the fear of missing out with side quest content.
The Cycle of Cynicism in Games
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick has been playing some Chivalry 2 and Ratchet and Clank, Jack is making Yogurt Commericals, and we discuss the weird cycle of cynicism in games post-E3 2021.
Somebody Has Been On a Yakuza Binge
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick and Jack discuss the games they've been playing, and for the episodes main topic we briefly discuss E3 predictions and why E3 2021 is by far and away Microsoft's most important show yet.
A Conversation About Completing Games Before Reviewing Them
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick's making his way through Luigi's Mansion 3, Jack has nitpicks about Monster Hunter Rise and then we have a conversation about the games media and the never-ending debate about finishing games for review.
Returnal and the Conversation About Difficulty in Games
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick and Jack discuss the games they've been playing and then have a conversation about difficulty in video games, which was brought up again recently with lots of complaints about Returnal.