GATTACAST 15: VG Music talk w/ Emily Reese of MN Public Radio, Chrono Cross OST, + game talk: Portal 2, FFXIII, BioShock 2, & more

If you love video game music this is the episode for you! 

We are joined by Emily Reese who hosts "Top Score" from Classical Minnesota Public Radio. You might want to take notes as she provides some great information on video game and classical music. 


Jesse & Mandy chat about the games we've been playing: 
Final Fantasy XIII, Portal 2, BioShock 2, & 007: Blood Stone


Musical Feature: Chrono Cross composed by Yasunori Mitsuda

download directly here
or on iTunes
or listen via the embedded player below   

Final Fantasy XIII

Portal 2 

BioShock 2 

 

007: Blood Stone 

Chrono Cross OST

E3 Reactions, L.A. Noire, Interview w/ Ashley Erickson, & Music from Mass Effct

Episode #14 is huge!


Jesse & Mandy welcome Jeff as a guest to discuss E3 reactions:
PSVita, Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft Kinect, Mass Effect 3, Uncharted 3, Star Wars Kinect, Fable: The Journey, Halo 4, Disneyland Adventures, Playstation 3, XBOX Live, & more
 

Interview with  Game Developer and Animator Ashley Erickson of Hardshell Art


We have an in depth conversation about L.A. Noire (spoiler free)


Music from Mass Effect composed by Jack Wall & Sam Hulick


Download mp3 here
or use embedded player at bottom of post
or DL on iTunes

L.A. Noire 

PSVita

Video Game Developer and Artist: Ashley Erickson

Nintendo Wii U 

Mass Effect OST composed by Jack Wall & Sam Hulick

GATTACAST 13: Great Video Game Protagonists & Music from Splinter Cell: Conviction

In this episode Jesse, Mandy, & Jennifer talk about video game protagonists:

Nathan Drake, John Marston, Samus Aran, Kratos, Ico, Abe from Oddworld, Isaac Clarke, Mass Effect's Shepard, Master Chief, Lara Croft, Sam Fisher, any number of silent protagonists, etc.


We also talk about the games we have been playing:

We have delved into LA Noire
Jennifer and Jesse both finished Dragon Age 2 and discuss it.
Mandy may give up on Dead Space
Jesse & Mandy sing praises for the sublime, music, puzzler Auditorium HD


featured music from

Splinter Cell: Conviction
composed by Kaveh Cohen & Michael Nielsen

Download directly here
or on iTunes
embedded player below 

Dragon Age 2 

Auditorium HD 

Splinter Cell: Conviction OST

 

EPISODE #12: Japan, Retro Games, & a PS3 Binge

Jesse and Mandy get together to talk about her binge on the PS3, Jesse's trip to Japan, and retro games that are still worth playing today.

games: Heavy Rain (major spoilers!!!), Dragon Age 2, Gitaroo Man Lives!, Flower, Sword & Sworcery, Tetris, Flow

music from Hideo Kojima's Snatcher

Download the MP3 hereor on iTunes

episode embedded below

Heavy Rain (spoiler filled!)

Dragon Age 2

Sword & Sworcery

Flower

Out of This World

Snatcher OST

Episode #11: Are We Ready For a New Console? What Would We Want From a New Home System?

In light of the recent Nintendo rumors and Ubisoft claiming the need for a new console we discuss if we are ready for one. If a new console is inevitable, what do we want from it?

Gilbert and Jennifer join Jesse and Mandy to talk games:
Castlevania: Lords of Shadows, Dead Space, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Music from NIER

Download HERE
or via iTunes

What Will Nintendo's New Console Bring? 

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron 

NIER OST

EPISODE 10: Mega Episode! Is There a Growing Division Amongst Gamers?

In this episode Mandy, Jesse, & Gilbert talk about the different types of gamers, and the growing division in the gaming community between them.

game talk: Metro 2033, flOw, DoDonPachi, Hard Corp Uprising, Chime, Alan Wake, Hydrophobia, and more (5:08)

Special  Interview with artist/animator Amanda Nelson from www.aPandastudio.com  (42:30)

Featuring music from Parappa the Rapper by Masaya Matsuura (40:00)

discussion: Playing games for mechanics vs. playing games for story (54:00)

download mp3 click here

or listen via iTunes

Metro 2033

flOw

Hard Corp Uprising

Toejam & Earl from Amanda Nelson

Parappa the Rapper OST

Episode 9: Do Video Games Reviews Really Matter?

With Dragon Age 2 just released Jesse and Mandy talk heavy spoilers about just finishing Dragon Age: Origins and the expansion Awakening. Alan Wake and Infinity Blade are also discussed.

topic: Do Game Reviews Really Matter? Do they sway your opinion one way or the other?

music from Jade Empire by Jack Wall

*apologies for some sound issues. we were having some microphone problems.*

click here to download the MP3
click here for the embedded player
or download via iTunes

Dragon Age: Awakeing

Alan Wake 

Infinity Blade 

Jade Empire OST