The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

“You come to us, like a snake in the grass, here… in a city of lies, you… are the biggest liar of all”  Techland’s five million selling spiritual successor to Dead Island merges Mirror’s Edge with Far Cry, Left 4 Dead and other hits to bring an ambitious, city spanning survival horror set in the Middle East. Leon, Brian, Jacob, Josh and some survivors from the community relive their time in locked down Harran, from fearful days among the roaming infected to the dreaded night pursued by the fearsome volatiles. Good night and good luck. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_412.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Harran by Pawel Blaszczak2. Strife by Pawel Blaszczak Cane and Rinse 412 was edited by Jay Taylor Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

In our latest single format special, Leon, Chris, James and Leah review "The Walkman of the 21st Century", Sony's PlayStation Portable. Even if the PSP didn't quite reach the iconic status of its pocket cassette player, the sleek little powerhouse did last for almost a decade and shifted around 80 million units. We remember its hardware pros and cons, as well as a decent cross-section of its 1300+ game strong library.

Can shadows die? Can they die twice? And what is a Loaded Spear actually useful for? James, Jacob, Jon and Josh try to answer these questions and more as they explore Sengoku-period Japan in FromSoftware’s action-focussed love letter to Japanese folklore and shinobi games like Tenchu and Otogi. This is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

“Let’s give DK our biggest Kong-gratulations!” In our latest show on Nintendo’s necktied primate, we swing back to the mid-2000s to go ape with Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Leon, Brian, Darren, Michiel and community contributors beat a path through both the original bongo-controlled GameCube version, and the remixed Wii incarnation. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_410.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Credits by Mahito Yokota 2. Battle for Storm Hill by Mahito Yokota Cane and Rinse 410 was edited by Ryan Hamann Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“He’s a… whatchacallit. A fisting artist.” As recommended by fans of the series, we begin our Japanese organised crime odyssey at its chronological beginning – Ry? ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho aka Yakuza 0. Released in 2015 and Japan and from 2017 worldwide, this is the sixth mainline entry in SEGA’s long running series, and tells the origin stories of beloved characters Kiryu Kazama and Goro Majima. Leon, Charlotte, Leah, Richard and a gang of community contributors recall their wild lives ducking and diving in and around the Tokyo underworld of the late 80s. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_409.mp3   Music featured in this podcast:1. Western version intro by Hidenori Shoji2. Heartbreak Mermaid (in-game) by Hidenori ShojiCane and Rinse 409 was edited by Jay TaylorDon’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

For this week's podcast, Jesse Fuchs makes his Cane and Rinse hosting debut with a discussion focused on Telltale Games' episodic point-and-click adventure title - Tales from the Borderlands. Joining him for this issue are Tom Quillfeldt and Joshua Garrity along with gainful contributions from the community.

“A stranger you are… and strange looking at that!” Just before Square got into bed with Sony, their relationship with Nintendo seemed to be firing on all cylinders. The two Japanese giants teamed up in an attempt to hit big with a 16-bit RPG in the West and the result, was Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Leon, Brian, Darren, Leah and community contributors jump into this strange interpretation of the Mushroom Kingdom and seek the seeds that were sown by Square and sprouted into two separate series’ on subsequent systems. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_407.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Fight Against an Armed Boss by Yoko Shimomura 2. Beware the Forest’s Mushrooms by Yoko Shimomura Cane and Rinse 407 was edited by Jay Taylor Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Raise thy sword by the light, and head to the place where the sword’s light gathers.” The Cane and Rinse podcast returns to The Forbidden Lands with a thorough examination of Bluepoint’s 2018 Shadow of the Colossus remake. Scale this colossal game with Ryan, Rich, Jacob, and Brian, along with contributions from the Cane and Rinse community. For more history and opinions about Shadow of the Colossus’ original release, you can trek all the way back to Cane and Rinse issue 4, where it was covered alongside Ico in a Team Ico double-feature. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_406.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Prologue ~ To the Ancient Land ~ by Kow Otani 2. Revived Power ~Battle Theme~ by Kow Otani Cane and Rinse 406 was edited by Ryan Hamann Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“Jungle Boogie!” Nintendo wanted in on the ‘BeMani’ action in the early-mid 2000s, and so roped in Taiko no Tatsujin producers Namco to reskin their drumming rhythm games with a Donkey Kong flavour. Three Donkey Konga games followed in quick succession, each featuring minimal changes to anything but the lineup of songs – an eclectic mix of pop covers, classical, latin, TV themes and game tunes for players to batter out beats to. Leon, Brian, Darren and Leah all have fond memories of bashing their barrels, as do a supergroup of keen percussionists from the Cane and Rinse community. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_405.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Donkey Konga Theme by Junko Ozawa 2. Banana Tengoku by ? Cane and Rinse 405 was edited by Jay Taylor Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

“I serve no one, and I fight for everyone.” In this issue, Karl, Brian, Jay and Rich travel back to Ancient Egypt to the origin of Assassin’s Creed, in Ubisoft’s biggest revamp of the franchise yet. Open worlds, lush vistas, vicious wildlife, the secrets of the Pyramids and more await our intrepid adventurers. As entrenched fans of the traditional formula, how did the panel feel with the radical changes away from tradition, and was the two year wait after Assassin’s Creed Syndicate really worth it?  Find out now, as the team and our community give their feedback, on Assassin’s Creed Origins. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_404.mp3   Music featured in this podcast: 1. Bayek of Siwa by Sarah Schachner 2. The Hyena’s Fire by Sarah Schachner Cane and Rinse 404 was edited by Jay Taylor Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

After almost two decades of feverish speculation, Capcom finally brought us the remake of Resident Evil 2 that the fans craved in 2019.

“Keep your expectations low boy, and you’ll never be disappointed.” A serious assessment of Sony Santa Monica’s soft reboot of the successful but stagnating God of War series. Leon, Brian, Josh and a pantheon of community contributors offer their opinions and experiences, running the gamut from blasphemy to worship. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_402.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. Ashes by Bear McCreary 2. God of War by Bear McCreary Cane and Rinse issue 402 was edited by Jay Taylor Don’t forget, you can get an extended Cane and Rinse podcast a week early if you support our Patreon for just $2 a month! Do you have an opinion about a game we’re covering that you’d like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we’re covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

Welcome home, pardners. The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast returns for its ninth year with an expansive examination of Red Dead Redemption II. Camp out under the stars with Leon, Jacob, Jay, Josh, Rich and sundry passers-by as they sing paeans about the good times and share horror stories about the tragic times at the end of the old Wild West. Music featured in this podcast: 1. Honor, Amongst Thieves by Woody Jackson 2. That’s the way it is by Daniel Lanois Cane and Rinse 401 edited by Jay Taylor

The latest of our single platform podcast specials focuses on SEGA's final console, the Dreamcast. Leon, Karl and guests Ben Cartlidge (One Credit Classics) and John Linneman (Digital Foundry Retro) unpick the magic from the smoke and mirrors in an attempt to understand how and why the most powerful console ever (circa 1998/1999) failed to win the hearts and minds of the general public. Passionate prose from the community and a swift(ish) rundown of the machine's diverse and colourful library round out the show.

In our final issue of volume 8, Josh, Leah, Charlotte, and Tom discuss Square Enix's 2016 JRPG release, Final Fantasy XV.