This episode, we wish for Aiden Pearce to suffer.Continuing with the last episode's theme of missed opportunities, Aiden Pearce himself is one walking, talking missed opportunity.In this final version of Watch_Dogs, he's sits in this incredibly awkward position. While it is clear that Ubisoft...

In this episode, I poke fun at Sam's usernames.We spend most of this episode complaining about this game's setting, and for good reason. Watch_Dogs straddles this uncomfortable line between a modern world and a distinctly Cyberpunk future. There are a ton of interesting concepts that they bring up...

0:02:05 Viewer Questions"What you do guys think about the graphics of the Fallout 4 trailer?"They're fine. We mostly spent this time talking about what we expect of the new game and how ugly the other Fallout games were."Have any of you guys gotten around to playing The Witcher 3...

This week, we spend most of our time talking about the systems in the game.While I really dislike the Stealth Driving tutorial, when I was trying to come up with a better way to do it, I really couldn't. The mechanic isn't intuitive, so the game does need to walk you through it. Since the designers...

(Spoiler Alert: This article contains significant spoilers for Bravely Default's story.) Last year, Square-Enix released a game which garnered much attention from JRPG fans. Taking inspiration from the Final Fantasy games from the NES/SNES-era, Bravely Default was seen as both a return to form for...

In this episode, we continue to explore the lengths of Aiden Pearce's depravity.For those who are curious, this is the link to the Austin Walker article I brought up at the start of this episode.It ties in well to the overall point that we make in this episode about the game's sense of morality. I...

0:02:00 Gaming NewsMetro 2033 and Last Light offer 1/3 of each game as demoTo answer Sam's question from the podcast, those demos are also available on console.And here is the article about game controllers Sam was talking about.Infinite Crisis is closing downThat did not take very long.The Vita is...

After all that teasing, we finally start the main event. Here is the first actual episode of the Watch_Dogs series.I think it is pretty clear from the outset that neither Sam nor I enjoy this game. However, we believe that there is enough in the way of interesting critical conversation to warrant a...

As I stated in my last post, today marks the start of the new season of Interactive Friction, covering Watch_Dogs. But before we get to the game proper, Sam had the idea to do an episode talking about the initial E3 reveal.The point here was to outline what we expected from the final product after...

It has been some time since our last season of Interactive Friction. After braving the dilweeds of Rook Island in Far Cry 3, we became born survivors in Tomb Raider (2013). Now, we enter a new chapter.Rather than continue our island tour, Sam and I have decided to head back to civilization. Next...