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Feb 2025

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Jump Crouch is an irregular podcast focusing on games... and stuff. Hosted by Aaron, Kevin, and Orrin. http://jumpcrouch.com/

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February 2, 20251 hr 15 min

Episode 120 - Ninja Gaiden 2 Review, Sniper Elite, and Plans for 2025

Join us as we dive into the surprise release of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. We explore how this remaster stacks up against its predecessors and whether its combat still holds up against today's action games. The crew speculates about the future of the series and what a potential Ninja Gaiden 4 might bring. Plus, Orrin shares his thoughts on Sniper Elite: Resistance. Finally, some news about the podcast in 2025. Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron Original theme song composed by Madyn

January 18, 20252 hr 19 min

The Jumpies: Our 2024 Game of the Year Awards

The Jumpies, our 2024 games of the year. Time Stamps: 0:40 - A Tribute to David Lynch 5:00 - Kicking off the Awards 8:00 - First Category: Best Character 14:50 - Best Style and Art Direction 23:35 - Best Level Design 29:15 - Best DLC 32:30 - Best Music 40:50 - Best Weapon (Unofficially sponsored by B.J. Blazkowicz) 46:10 - Best Non-gaming thing 48:10 - Best Puzzles 53:30 - Biggest Surprise 1:00:30 - Best Game Feel 1:07:50 - Games we wish we had more time with 1:11:30 - Our favorite games of the year from another year 1:14:15 - Recapping all the category winners! 1:16:50 - Guessing each other’s top three games of 2024 1:25:35 - Revealing our Personal Top 10s 1:43:00 - Recapping our Personal Top 10s 1:45:28 - Making the final top ten list 2:04:50 - Revealing our game of the year and the final top ten 2:10:40 - The Final List 2:11:27 - Revisiting our top three guesses 2:15:00 - Predictions for 2025 Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron Original theme song composed by Madyn

January 8, 20251 hr 18 min

Episode 119 - Our favorite films of 2024

Madeline Stanley (@madexposure on X) joins Aaron and Orrin to dive into their favorite films of 2024! Tune in for our yearly wrap-up as we share the movies that wowed us, surprised us, and left a lasting impression this year. We each share our top five movies of the year, including some honorable mentions. Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron Original theme song composed by Madyn

December 14, 20241 hr 15 min

Episode 118 - The Jump Crouch Post-Game Awards Show

Aaron, Kevin, Orrin, and Mike attended the Game Awards, and we’re here to share our thoughts! We dive into what excited us most, the awards we felt were truly well-deserved, and why we’re absolutely hyped for the new Ninja Gaiden game. Plus, we had the chance to meet some amazing people in the industry, including the game director from Baldur's Gate 3, the storytellers behind Diablo IV, journalists from GameSpot, and even the legendary Video Game Dunkey

November 4, 20242 hr 11 min

Episode 117 - Silent Hill 2, Alan Wake Lake House DLC, and Remake Fatigue

Nic Grasso (@nickygra97) joins us to talk Silent Hill 2, Alan Wake 2 DLC, and remake fatigue. 0:00 - Intro 7:30 - Silent Hill 2 Remake non-spoiler review 48:30 - Alan Wake 2 Lake House DLC review 57:00 - Kevin gives his quick thoughts on the Vampire Survivors Castlevania dlc, Clock Tower Rewind, and Red Dead 1 on PC 1:10:45 - Aaron is watching Twin Peaks: The Return and gives his initial thoughts 1:28:45 - Topic of The Show: Do we all have “Remake Fatigue” in 2024? 1:55:00 - Orrin went to a film festival, Nick watched some new movies, and more film recs from Kevin and Aaron Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron Original theme song composed by Madyn

October 10, 20242 hr 14 min

Episode 116 - Video Game Industry Report Card + Silent Hill 2 Remake

1:00- Silent Hill 2 Remake impressions 15:30- Our video game industry report card 18:30- Sony report card 53:00- Xbox report card 1:17:00- Nintendo report card 1:34:00- PC Report Card 1:50:30- Video Game industry general report card Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron & Zac - x.com/ZC_FRZR Original theme song composed by Madyn

September 11, 20242 hr 50 min

Episode 115 - Our Top 10 Games of the Decade so far

This week Sida (@Sida6666) joins us and we decide once and for all what are the best games of the first half of the 2020's. There can be only one (or 10). 4:00 - we reveal our personal top tens 1:59:20 - we summarize our personal top tens 2:02:00 - debating the top ten games of the decade so far 2:40:30 - revealing the top ten games of the decade so far Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron, Sida @Sida6666 Original theme song composed by Madyn

August 22, 20241 hr 46 min

Episode 114 - Summer Catch-up: We review Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Anger Foot, and more

This week Zack stops by and we cover the games we might have missed this summer. 6:30 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess review 18:00 - Discussing the new Doom remasters 35:30 - Anger Foot review 43:30 - Fallen Aces impressions 46:30 - Felvidek review 52:40 - Selaco review update 1:07:30 - LXD Red Honey review 1:11:30 - Dread: Delusion discussion 1:18:00 - We rant about the dire state of streaming 1:24:30 - Personal Recs (including a stealth review of Furiosa) Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron & Zac - https://x.com/ZC_FRZR Original theme song composed by Madyn

July 25, 20241 hr 45 min

Episode 113 - Our favorite games of 2024 so far

This week Nic Grasso stops by and we talk about our favorite games of the year so far, along with other favorite non-gaming things. 7:20 - Our favorite games of 2024 so far 1:04:00 - Our favorite non-gaming things of 2024 Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! https://discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron Original theme song composed by Madyn

July 10, 20241 hr 37 min

Episode 112 - Shadow of the Erdtree Review, followed by a Spoiler Discussion

This week Mike joins the gang as we go all in on the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. A lengthy spoiler-free review, followed by a spoiler section at the end. 7:00- Shadow of the Erdtree non-spoiler review 46:30- Shadow of the Erdtree SPOILER discussion 1:21:00- quick reviews of I Saw the TV Glow, Indika, and more! Join the Jump Crouch discord for more game discussions, retrospectives, and interviews! https://discord.gg/YHRezVwGk2 Orrin & Aaron on X, @BadFilmTakes1 & @mediabyaaron