Cane And Rinse

“Select your vehicle.” Fond festive memories of Christmas ’97’s gleeful kart, hovercraft and plane adventure: Diddy Kong Racing. Leon, Darren, Karl and our community peer through a haze of Nintendo 64 fuzz to Rare’s candy […] The post Diddy Kong Racing – Cane and Rinse No.156 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I guess I really don’t care if it’s dangerous or not. I’m going to town either way.” Can we already reached the peak of the Silent Hill series after only two of our eight planned […] The post Silent Hill 2 – Cane and Rinse No.155 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Wow! Incredible!” Leon, Darren, Josh and Ryan explore the vast, chaotic world of Super Smash Bros. from its pre-millennial inception on N64 up to and including Brawl on Wii. There’s plenty of talk about the […] The post Super Smash Bros. series – Cane and Rinse No.154 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“What are you doing here? Are you lost too?” In this issue, James Carter, Ryan Hamann, Brian Tarran and Jay Taylor discuss Keiichiro Toyama’s gravity defying PlayStation Vita title – Gravity Rush (a.k.a. Gravity Daze). […] The post Gravity Rush – Cane and Rinse No.153 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Mein Leben!” In the first of four podcasts looking into the storied history of the (Castle) Wolfenstein saga, we start with the late Silas Warner’s 1981 stealth/action hybrid for 8-bit computers. After gasping in awe […] The post Castle Wolfenstein – Cane and Rinse No.152 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Huh? Radio? What’s going on with that radio?” Cane and Rinse returns for its fourth year with the start of our Silent Hill series. In the first of eight podcasts dedicated to Konami‘s horror franchise, […] The post Silent Hill – Cane and Rinse No.151 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Do you like hurting other people?” In a flurry of chaos, Hotline Miami burst through the door of the videogame world and took on all comers. In Issue 150, it’s time for James, Sean, Brian […] The post Hotline Miami – Cane and Rinse No.150 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“We now have a dog and Alistair is still the dumbest one in the party.” Ahead of the forthcoming Inquisition (which we are expecting), Leon, Jay, Tony and guest Gary Blower of Gameburst journey back […] The post Dragon Age: Origins – Cane and Rinse No.149 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Your team has trained hard, and I have every confidence you’ll get the job done.” WASD and mouse fingers are flexed as Leon, Tony and Karl* revisit Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the game that […] The post Medal of Honor: Allied Assault – Cane and Rinse No.148 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Let us fight man versus tiny baby man!” For this week’s podcast, Josh, Darren G., Karl and Jay discuss Valve‘s 2007 idiosyncratic cartoonish shooter Team Fortress 2. Amongst the topics covered are the changes made […] The post Team Fortress 2 – Cane and Rinse No.147 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Ugh! It smells like a whale… ate some cabbage… and died in your mouth… like a year ago!” Darren, Brian, Ryan and Jay discuss Double Fine Productions‘ ambitious third-person action adventure game – Brütal Legend. […] The post Brütal Legend – Cane and Rinse No.146 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“i borrowed this phone from a sex worker and i haven’t figured out how to do capitals on it yet” Tom Francis’ Gunpoint is, by its author’s own admission, not the most appropriately named game […] The post Gunpoint – Cane and Rinse No.145 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“It doesn't matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.” Oft-requested, once delayed, here at last is our podcast devoted to Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed The Last of Us*. Leon, Jay, Josh and Sean talk about the story, the cut-scenes, the performances and - yes - the gameplay, in both vanilla PS3 and PS4 Remastered releases. We also touch upon the multiplayer and share a glut of fantastic community posts reflecting some extreme opinions on the game, both positive and negative. *In addition to the original podcast on Naughty Dog‘s critically acclaimed The Last of Us recorded back in 2014, Leon and Jay sat down and recorded an additional section that focuses on the recent remake, The Last of Us Part I, released in 2022. The new section can be found after the original recording at the two hour mark. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_144_redux.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. The Last of Us (Goodnight) by Gustavo Sant

“Don’t be a stranger now!” This week Tony, Darren, Ryan and guest Gary Blower (Gameburst) discuss Rare‘s brightly coloured, papier-mâché life (or perhaps zoological) simulation title Viva Piñata. The discussion also covers the sequel Viva […] The post Viva Piñata – Cane and Rinse No.143 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“You come from a world that’s been gone for 50 years…” Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher isn’t quite 50 years old, but James, Sean, Karl and special guest Brad Gallaway (GameCritics.com) take a trip back to 1988 […] The post Snatcher – Cane and Rinse No.142 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Talking about me? Never wise.” Darren Gargette, Darren Forman and Brian Tarran discuss interplanetary anti-hero Richard B. Riddick and his break-out critical hit, 2004’s first-person action adventure The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, […] The post The Chronicles of Riddick – Cane and Rinse No.141 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Your flesh is an insult to the perfection of the digital.” Leon, James and Karl were unfazed by the task of having to complete Looking Glass Studios/Irrational Games’ notoriously tough and terrifying 1999 action RPG […] The post System Shock 2 – Cane and Rinse No.140 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Mya ha! They’ll remember ME once I drive my axe into their… Wait… my axe! Where’s my axe?!” Nintendo‘s near-quarter-of-a-century-old tactical, turn-based fantasy battle RPG Fire Emblem is the subject of this issue of the […] The post Fire Emblem Awakening – Cane and Rinse No.139 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Yes, that’s it! Embrace the path of uncertainty! Jump!” Media Molecule‘s Vita-feature utilising Tearaway is the subject of this issue of the podcast. Traversing a whimsical and surreal paper-craft world typical of the developer, Iota […] The post Tearaway – Cane and Rinse No.138 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“It really does sound quite absurd, adventure of a bear and bird!” Rare’s ursine-avian twosome are the subject of this issue of the podcast. Not only do Leon, Ryan, Brian and former Rare employee Darren […] The post Banjo-Kazooie – Cane and Rinse No.137 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.