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Top Down Perspective

Claire Wheeler, Paul Fleck, Sean Booker

The video game ramblings of Claire Wheeler, Sean Booker, and Paul Fleck.

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  • Avg 1 hr 6 min
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  • #535
    Yesterday · 56 min

    Top Down Perspective 17/09/26

    Claire is here and talking about Wolverine while Sean dips his toe into the ocean that is Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. In news we discuss a Rockstar mole in the union discord server, more insight into what just happened with Physint, and BlizzCon happened. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #534
    September 11 · 58 min

    Top Down Perspective 10/09/26

    This week Sean and Paul are discussing Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Paul also tries out Orbitals and Halloween: The Game. We start news off with Nintendo's Customer Appreciation Sale as well as their two Nintendo Directs. We also discuss PlayStation dropping Kojima's Physint and Xbox picking it up. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #533
    September 4 · 52 min

    Top Down Perspective 03/09/26

    We swap Claire for Sean this week so he can talk about playing through all of Hades 2 and most of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. Paul finishes Mortal Shell 2. News starts off with a rundown of the recent State of Play, we then talk about Xbox limiting time on Xbox Cloud, and Double Fine says they'll make Brutal Legend 2 if they get enough crowd funding. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #532
    August 28 · 1 hr 17 min

    Top Down Perspective 27/08/26

    Sean is away again on assignment so the rest of us get together to talk some gaming. Claire has been playing retro Arnold Schwarzenegger games, particularly Total Recall, Predator and various versions of Termination 2: Judgement Day. Paul played through The Sinking City 2 and is working through Mortal Shell II. Gamescom is happening and has some game announcements there. Double Fine own all their own IPs again, Xbox's disc-to-digital initiative is testing soon, Konami wants a yearly Silent Hill and GTA VI is a thing, I guess? TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #531
    August 21 · 47 min

    Top Down Perspective 20/08/26

    Sean had to call out last minute but Claire is back from the Colosseum and spends some time talking about how that went. While she wasn't playing much for free time, some Marvel Tokon happened and the finer points of finishing Plok! on the SNES are discussed. Paul played through MOUSE: P.I. For Hire this week and talks a bit about that. In news, Twitch forces AI training as a default for all users, the legendary Warren Spector is retiring, Complusion Games kept it together in their buyout from Microsoft's clutch and Riot is cancelling further development on 2XKO. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #530
    August 14 · 58 min

    Top Down Perspective 13/08/26

    We start off with Paul's non-spoiler thoughts of Spider-Man Brand New Day. Sean has been playing Big Walk. Paul is playing Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls and Mistfall Hunter. During news we discuss Devolver Digital attempting to go private, Half Mermaid announces their next game, and Netflix closes down two studios. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #529
    August 7 · 1 hr 7 min

    Top Down Perspective 06/08/26

    CNET's David Lumb joins us this week to talk Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Marathon. Paul is playing Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Beast of Reincarnation. Sean plays through Halo Campaign Evolved. During news we discuss the possible recastings for the God of War TV series, EA is now a private company, and you can watch an extended look at GTA6 on Netflix soon. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #528
    July 31 · 1 hr 30 min

    Top Down Perspective 30/07/26

    Claire is back to talk about her last couple of conventions and the various games she bought. Paul is playing Dino Blade and torturing himself with Mega Man and Bass. Sean plays through Life is Strange Reunion and tries out Splatoon Raiders and Dosa Divas. During news we discuss Xbox starting an ad-supported way to stream games, God of War Laufey gets a release date, and Fallout 5 is coming one day. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #527
    July 17 · 56 min

    Top Down Perspective 16/07/26

    The main game the boys have been playing this week is Denshattack. Paul is also enjoying a bunch of multiplayer stuff while Sean goes through Deer & Boy. During news we discuss some of the fallout from the Xbox cuts, including what's up with Obsidian and Compulsion. There's also a rumor of a Switch 2 OLED model. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #526
    July 10 · 1 hr 15 min

    Top Down Perspective 09/07/26

    Paul and Sean are both enjoying Rhythm Heaven Groove this week. Paul also checks out Unhinged while Sean can talk about his last Summer Game Fest embargo: Orbitals. News is once again real bleak. PlayStation announces it will stop putting games on discs in 2028 and Xbox lays off 1600+ people and removes a few studios from under them. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #525
    June 26 · 1 hr 3 min

    Top Down Perspective 25/06/26

    Sean gets to talk about his favorite game from SGF: Star Wars Galactic Racer as well as starting up Star Fox. Paul is going through some Dave the Diver DLC. We begin news by figuring out if the Steam Machine price is a Video Game Crime. Then we get really happy about the recent Xbox price increase, the major layoffs at Bungie, and the Epic Games Store is getting updated. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #524
    June 17 · 53 min

    Top Down Perspective 16/06/26

    More embargos have past from SGF so Sean can talk about Erosion. Paul is playing a ton of Marvel Rivals again. News is a huge bummer (again) this week as we discuss Xbox's decision to (probably) cut ties with a number of the studios they acquired and Don't Nod is running out of money, but Nintendo made the Switch 1's eShop a lot faster. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #523
    June 12 · 1 hr 27 min

    Top Down Perspective - Summer Game Fest '26 Edition

    Once again we're here to celebrate Gamer Christmas. Sean spent the weekend at Summer Game Fest's Play Days event playing upcoming games. Claire is playing Mina the Hollower. News is jam packed as we run through the SGF, Xbox, and Nintendo livestreams. We also discuss some rocky Xbox and Ubisoft waters. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #522
    June 5 · 1 hr 15 min

    Top Down Perspective 04/06/26

    We're in the midst of Keigh3 and the boys are playing games. Paul and Sean finally check out Mina the Hollower. Sean also continues with 007 First Light and starts Coffee Talk Tokyo. A lot of news is the massive PlayStation State of Play stream but we also discuss a new Xbox Ally X model and Valve reaffirming that the Steam Machine/Frame will launch this summer. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #521
    May 29 · 56 min

    Top Down Perspective 28/05/26

    Sean dives into 007 First Light while Paul checks out Luna Abyss and Subnautica 2. Claire joins us later on to talk Paw Patrol. During news we discuss the announcement of Unreal Engine 6, the next Call of Duty is announced, and the Steam Deck gets a massive price increase. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #520
    May 22 · 1 hr 18 min

    Top Down Perspective 21/05/26

    We share some non-spoiler thoughts on the series finale of The Boys to start things off. Sean then talks about watching Mortal Kombat 2 and playing Forza Horizon 6. Paul continues to play Resident Evil (shocker). It's a bummer of a news week since Destiny 2 is coming to an end and the developers are getting laid off and PlayStation is increasing PS+ prices, but at least Nintendo is putting out some weird mobile micro-games. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #519
    May 15 · 1 hr 16 min

    Top Down Perspective 14/05/26

    It's our 800th episode and we're officially the Longest Running Podcast You've Never Heard Of! Paul is playing Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library and Mixtape. Sean dives into Wax Heads and Saros. For news we chat about the new StarFox remake, a few Xbox controller leaks, and eBay rejects GameStop. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #518
    May 8 · 46 min

    Top Down Perspective 05/05/26

    We're back on a different day this week so we could all be here and catch up. Sean has been playing Mouse P.I. for Hire. Claire runs through some recent stream games such as Dead as Disco. News is wild this week since GameStop has announced they want to buy eBay, Xbox is removing Copilot from mobile and console, and the Steam controller sells out fast. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #517
    May 1 · 1 hr 4 min

    Top Down Perspective 30/04/26

    It's party time here at the end of April. Paul finishes up Pragmata and is really bad at Counter Strike. Sean is playing Kiln and Aphelion. In news we talk about the Steam Controller price and release date, a weird PlayStation DRM story, and Xbox Mode rolling out to Windows PCs. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

  • #516
    April 24 · 1 hr 22 min

    Top Down Perspective 23/04/26

    It's another busy week of releases around here. Sean is really enjoying People of Note and Paul is playing Tomodachi Life. They're both going through Pragmata and Vampire Crawlers. For news we discuss the massive amount of money that GTA Online makes each day, Splatoon Raiders gets a release date and pricing, and a ton of random Xbox/Game Pass updates. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

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