4Player Podcast

As is customary nowadays, we kick off another new year by drafting games into our Fantasy Critic League rosters! If you are unfamiliar, think of it as Fantasy Football but for video games where scores are tallied based on each game's review aggregate score on Open Critic. Of course, this also gives us a great opportunity to talk about a bunch of great looking games that you can expect to hear us playing and talking about throughout the year! 

We bring 2024 to a close with some film banter right out of the gate followed by impressions of two new entries in sibling franchises. Chris Davis delivers his impressions of Metro: Awakening, marking the first time the franchise has delved into the VR space, and Nick talks about STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl now that recent patches have finally rendered the game playable! In the second segment, Brad takes us through the final results of our 2024 Fantasy Critic competition including announcing the winners in each of our community leagues! Thanks for sticking with us in 2024. We'll see you in 2025! Chit Chat: Film talk (2:40) Impressions - Dragon Age: The Veilguard (17:12) Impressions - Metro: Awakening (22:00) Impressions - STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (46:00) 2024 Fantasy Critic Wrap-Up (1:06:13)

What a week! The Game Awards came and went but they left a trail of insane game announcements in their wake. We try our best to cover the highlights including Okami 2, a new game from Fumito Ueda, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and more! Unfortunately, we eventually ran into some poorly timed internet troubles so our broadcast (and this recording) took a hit. When we get those sorted out (for now), we jump into impressions of Marvel Rivals and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle!  Chit Chat: Brad Interrogates Nick about 'Dexter: Original Sin' (3:00) Recap - Highlights from The Game Awards (12:20) Technical Difficulties Impressions - Marvel Rivals (27:28) Impressions - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (49:55)

It has been awhile since an unexpected discussion topic reveals some unusual truths about the group... That changes this week as we learn some interesting fears that Brad has about sleeping. But of course, we are here to talk about video games so we revisit some big recent releases like Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Metaphor ReFantazio! On the new game front, Brad talks about new, fast-paced indie game called Echo Point Nova and Chris Davis (and Nick) talk about their early impressions of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl! Quick Mention - Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2:55) Impressions - Echo Point Nova (23:45) Impressions - Metaphor ReFantazio (36:40) Impressions - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (1:00:40) Fantasy Critic Update (1:39:00) 4Player Minute (1:46:48)