The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Is Crimson Desert good? It's complicated, but not quite, according to Matthew Castle. Plus: Samuel apologises profusely for buying a PS5 Pro.

Samuel's games: PS5 Pro (Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Rebirth), Returnal, Raccoin
Matthew's games: Crimson Desert, Tomodachi Life, The Ratline
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What Matthew thinks of Crimson Desert, new DLC for old games, how 360-era classics would score now in reviews, dream Helldivers 2 warbonds and more nonsense in the latest mailbag episode.

This week's music is from the Deadly Premonition soundtrack by Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi and Hiromi Mizutani.

This is the From Russia With Love PS2 clip mentioned in the episode.
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Former Eurogamer reporter Emma Kent is our guest this week! What's it like doing actual journalism, rather than just dropping hot takes about Uncharted and Mario? That's what we ask Emma about in this one.

You can sign up for the (free) Eteo Archetypes newsletter discussed in the second half of this week's episode here.

This week's music is from the Valheim soundtrack by Patrik Jarlestam.
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Two top 10 lists from an amazing year for video games.

This week's music is from the Tetris Effect soundtrack by Hydelic.
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VGC's Andy Robinson is this week's guest. Andy discusses his days on PC Zone and CVG, and why he's made the effort to built relationships with Japanese game developers in the last few years.

This week's music is from the Yooka-Laylee soundtrack by Grant Kirkhope, David Wise and Steve Burke.
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