Turn Based Attack

Rob recounts his experience at a recent Smash tournament before announcing his upcoming hiatus as TBA's co-host. Lee battles the end of a flu to briefly discuss Catlateral Damage and Bloodborne, we run down last weeks news and our Key Item 'looks tasty'!.

The hosts recount their experiences with Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae, Lee barrages listeners with a ton of news including Nintendo's foray into mobile gaming and the trouble in paradise at Konami, Rob then takes us for a cruise in the Key Item and we give away the first of four Duelyst Alpha codes.

The hosts continue to hurt other people in Hotline Miami 2, we wrap up the news from PAX East, discuss recently announced projects and delays, and we learn the only winning move is not to play.

Rob writes a scathing letter, The Order: 1886 is put to rest, the hosts cover all the latest news from GDC, and then grow horns to defend against the impending T-Rex threat.

The hosts properly sink their teeth into The Order 1886, hold an impromptu ranking of every racing game ever released, dread their return to Arkham, and break the game (controller), they're so good.

Rob is reimbursed by the universe, Kirby maxes out his whimsical meter, we discuss the 'value' issue surrounding The Order 1886, and in the Key Item we learn that game length isn't everything.

The hosts discuss the most recent PlayStation Plus offerings, Lee wins over the ladies with his puzzle game skills, Rob has some choice words for Evolves downloadable content, and we attempt to wake the Wind Fish in this week's Key Item.

The hosts descend deep into the Darkest Dungeon, we get caught up on the major players and stories from the Smash scene as Rob recounts this past weekends Apex tournament that almost wasn't, Mario transcends his home genre in the Key Item.

Rob is benched for the week so guest host, Trevyn, fills in to talk about Puyo Puyo Tetris, Dying Light, what little video game news there was this week, and the Key Item wherein the hosts induct a arcade Sega classic they both adore.

Rob fully succumbs to the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee scene, Lee hones his kung fu skills while cleaning up the streets of Hong Kong... again, we look for hidden meanings behind a man's shirt, and in the Key Item feels are shared and demons are bested.

The hosts heat up the mics for the first time in 2015, Lee finds he enjoys his assigned gaming homework, Rob finds a new vice in WWE Supercard, and Nintendo drops more news than we can shake an Amiibo at.

Lee and Rob sit down to discuss the highs and lows of video gaming in 2014.

One host fails to turn in his gaming homework, gifts are exchanged, Lee gets his first look at Final Fantasy XV, Rob inducts a contemporary classic into the Key Item hall of fame, and we answer the last listener questions of 2014.

The hosts run down the highlights and lowlights of The Game Awards and PlayStation Experience, and Lee honours a PS1 classic in an inevitable Key Item.

Lee bends a knee to House Forrester, Rob turns in his gaming homework early, we shake our heads one last time at Ubisoft, stock up on the appropriate Game Awards provisions, and take on rogue Mavericks in the Key Item.

We book end the show with Geometry Wars both new and old, Super Smash Bros. Wii U is finally here, we have impromptu retrospective on the Kingdom Hearts series, and Rob is pre-salty regarding a Game Awards snub.

The hosts briefly review their experiences with the overwhelming number of new releases out this week, we then run down the list of broken and patched games, Smash Brothers spawns an urban legend, and in the Key Item we celebrate an absolute monster of a Super Nintendo game.

Rob previews the new Double Fine joint, Massive Chalice, Lee assigns Gaming Homework, we pick through the wreckage of Assassin's Creed Unity's launch, and Lee chronicles a quirky desktop adventure in this week's Key Item.

The hosts return to the airwaves just in time to recount the previous month in video games with the releases of November looming. We try to fix Final Fantasy, Nintendo watches you sleep, and Rob takes us back to the Old West in the first weekly entry of Turn Based Attack.

The hosts devote the majority of the episode to long-form discussion on Destiny, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and Super Smash Bros. 3DS, with enough time left over to discuss future autumn releases and the Assassin's Creed Unity controversy.