Scanline Talks

You know that there are two semesters in a school year, don’tcha? So naturally, that means Six of the Eagles, Jen of the Lions, and Kyrie of the Deer are back for the second half of their Fire Emblem talk. This time, though, all bets are off in regards to spoilers: how do the three […]

The Playlist of recent games returns! Six and Jen have sampled of gaming’s bounty, and bring back fresh reports from the field! First, Six lays out the case for Remnant: From the Ashes, a little-covered but fascinating new Soulslike for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Were you disappointed by the implementation of guns in Bloodbourne? […]

The school bell’s ringing! Six of the Black Eagles, Jen of the Blue Lions, and Kyrie of the Golden Deer assemble for a spoiler-lite conversation about the pre-timeskip period of Fire Emblem Three Houses, and general gameplay impressions. With different levels of Fire Emblem experience represented, how does Three Houses serve veterans and newcomers alike? […]

Well, here we go again, eh? Before you go too much further, please understand the conceit of this episode: while the Epic Games Store has its problems as a service, the bigger problem lies with the reaction of fanatical gamer abusers who use their dislike of it along with racism and xenophobia as a justification […]

When Scanline was first starting out, Jen and I did regular articles where we talked about the media we’d been consuming recently, and called them “Playlists.” Well, we’ve decided to bring them back… in podcast form! On this episode of Playlist, Jen talks about Judgment, a detective brawler by the team behind Yakuza, and Sonic […]

So you’re thinkin you’re in the market for an indie game. Maybe a horror one, but not like a horror horror one. Just one with horror atmosphere as it tells a melancholic story. Hey, folks? Plague Tale ain’t it. Six asks the questions and Jen answers, laying out the full story of A Plague Tale: […]

Are robots people? Christ. What a boring question. What are you, David Cage? Let’s ask more interesting questions. You like cyborgs? Nier Automata? Twin Peaks? Cool. Join Six, Jen, and friend of the site Ryan as they discuss Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, an incredible movie about transhumanism, philosophy, and identity. This is the […]

It’s always valuable to sit down with game developers and hear their perspective on the industry, how it’s changing, and how it hasn’t. Erik Johnson of The Indie Bros. and Vertigo Gaming has certainly done his time in the trenches of development, and can speak to that experience. But even more rare than hearing about […]

After much consideration, Six and Jen sit down to hash out their thoughts on the latest From Software release, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Maybe when people argue about difficulty, they aren’t REALLY arguing about difficulty… they’re arguing about fairness, and being respected as a player. Or maybe they are just arguing about difficulty XD Don’t […]

And so the Gimmick Awards draw to a close. We’re ready to look to 2019, and face its new challenges and successes, but before we do, let’s take one last look at 2018. Nick and Six take stare their culinary pasts in the face for a conversation about the food of 2018 in this special […]

It’s time for our last Gimmick Awards category. It’s easy to focus on the core gameplay and mechanics of a game, but what about the minigames and side stuffs that games often pack in? Fireside Friend Ryan joins Six and Jen to talk about the best side activities of 2018: because sometimes the distractions are […]

Our Gimmick Awards for 2018 continue with the big question on everyone’s mind: what about them tunes, though? Allen, star of the Gimmick Award’s opening music podcast, joins Six and Jen to discover which song is Our Jam this year, and which works are worthy of being spoken in the same hushed tones. Or loud […]

We’ve talked about 2018’s most disappointing game, but the games industry is more than just the games that make it up. There’s also the people, culture, and events SURROUNDING the games. And those… can let us down pretty hard as well. Harri joins Six and Jen once again to figure out the Facepalm of the […]

Sometimes, it’s not enough to just look at the present, or even what’s on the horizon. Sometimes you need to reach into the past, and grab relics thereof to bring forward and appreciate anew. That’s the thinking behind our Best Old Game category, where returning guest Nick joins Jen and Six to talk about non-2018 […]

Here at Scanline Media, we’re big fans of fighting games. As it turns out, our feelings on them are so strong, one GotY category isn’t enough! Kyrie Page joins us on this pod for a discussion about the best new challenger to arrive in a fighting game in 2018.

Nick joins Jen and Six for a discussion of the Most Disappointing Games of 2018 in this episode of the Gimmick Awards. There are some very strong nominees, everyone has their personal favorites, but in the end, there can only be one winner, and two runners up! Who will win the ?gold?

The 2018 Gimmick Awards continue, and for our first year ever, we’re talking about more than just games! Oops All Anime was a huge part of Scanline Media in 2018, so it seems only fitting that we pick an Anime of the Year! Six, Jen, and Allen sit down to hash out a winner and […]

The 2018 Gimmick Awards have begun! We kicked off with Ryan and Allen’s year in music, and now we’re here with the awards themselves! Six, Jen, and Harri assemble for category one: the Best Fighting Game of 2018!

Our Game of the Year podcasts for 2018, the Gimmick Awards, begin now! We’re opening with a guest podcast by friends Ryan and Allen! Ryan and Allen take a trip down memory lane to discuss their favorite music of 2018. From hip hop to K-Pop and everything in between, this episode is one giant music […]

Six and Jen have played a lot of Red Dead Redemption. 1, 2, and online. And frankly? They can’t play another minute without recording some thoughts about the experience, because these games are a lot. Boy howdy, Rockstar games usually are, huh? This podcast is full of SPOILERS so consider yourself warned.