Critical Strike

Critical Strike is formed by Josh, Kyle and Billy who fortnightly get together and basically talk about video games or celebrate one of our favorite things, video game music.

Critical Music 142: A Christmas Miracle! 12/23/2023

Critical Music 142: A Christmas Miracle! It's been a long time since our last release, who knows what the future will hold! I hope everyone enjoys it though as it was a fun process to revisist that we clearly have not done since 2018. Thanks for all your support. Music in this episode: Hollow Knight, Octopath Traveler 2, Elden Ring, Super Mario RPG, Tetris Effect Connected, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Super Mario Odyssey, Diablo 4, Civilization VI, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Dead Cells, Vampire Survivors, SquareEnix Christmas Collections. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/29210328

Critical Music 141: Holy Hell! 07/13/2018

Critical Music 141: Holy Hell! I can't believe it's been this long, but also I can totally believe it's been this long with the way the last year has gone for myself and the gang. While doing this I had to sit back and really remember how to compile and do all the work for an episode, that is truly sad. Anyway, thank you for listening to this and I hope you enjoy it, this episode has been lying around my drive for quite sometime so I figured I should finish it up and throwing something out there to just remind people that we aren't dead. Music in this episode: Street Fighter V, Shadow Warrior, NES Remix 2, Pepsi Man, Kirby: Star Allies, Darkest Dungeon, Path of Exile, Celeste, Doom (2016), Battle of Olympus, World of Final Fantasy and more! You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/6806068

Critical Strike 140: Salt Sucks 07/16/2017

Critical Strike 140: Salt Sucks It's been quite a bit of time since we've recorded and sadly it isn't for a lack of effort. Lots of personal things have popped up but lets also be honest, there has not been a lot of games to play, or any that we've at least felt like talking about. We did manage to get some stuff in, plus we had a pretty darn good listener question! Here is what we discussed this episode: Mario Kart 8, 20XX, more Mass Effect, Firewatch, ABZU, Final Fantasy XIV, and more. You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/5544310

Critical Strike 139: Zelda Good, Mass Effect Bad 04/03/2017

Critical Strike 139: Zelda Good, Mass Effect Bad We now welcome back our Nintendo overlord, at least until we all get through Zelda and have nothing to play on the Switch! Let's be honest, everyone knew this episode was basically just going to be us gushing over Zelda and discussing a few other things so here it is. Here's what we discussed on this episode: The Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Kyle stories! You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/5232954

Critical Strike 138: The Hangover 03/11/2017

Critical Strike 138: The Hangover Sorry about the delay in getting this episode out, it's been quite a week! We finally got back together to record an episode and who would have thought it would open right up with an unfortunate story from our Kyle! Here is what we discussed on this episode: VR - Vive and Oculus Rift, Rec Room, Thumper, Project Cars, Gunjack, FTL, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Dragon Age etc. You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/5159998

Critical Music: 137: Uh Huh 01/30/2017

Critical Music: 137: Uh Huh Starting off the new year right, it's been a long time since I've done a music episode so why not do one now? We're sorry the main show has been on hold a bit so at least this makes up for it a bit, right? Music in this episode: Project Cars, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Ultima Online, Civilization VI, Assassin's Creed II, ActRaiser, World of Final Fantasy, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, Street Fighter V, Dark Souls III, Ninja, Okami, Titanfall 2 You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/5035274

Critical Strike 136: Rubber Sheets & Gerbils 12/11/2016

Critical Strike 136: Rubber Sheets & Gerbils We're back to bring a bit of holiday cheer and discuss some pointless crap like games! There were some weird discussions in this episode, especially how one of us will sleep occasionally. Next episode we'll more than likely discuss our game of the year lists as well! Here is what we talked about on this episode: Pokémon Moon, Final Fantasy XV, No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Witcher 3, Watch_Dogs 2 and some interesting listener questions! You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/4903567

Critical Strike 135: Boneless Is Best 12/03/2016

Critical Strike 135: Boneless Is Best Sorry for the delay with releasing this! With the holiday and a busy work week it became difficult to settle down and get this out. Otherwise, we finally got back together and decided to record another episode. Here is what we discussed: Dishonored 2, Titanfall 2, Civilization 5, Civilization 6, Dead Rising 3, listener questions and more! You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/4882490

Critical Strike 134: You Stupid Idiot 10/10/2016

Critical Strike 134: You Stupid Idiot Hello world, we're back once more to bring you more useless information and discussions that you probably don't care about! This time we had plenty of unfortunate stories to tell on top of having a plethora of listener questions. Here is what we discussed this episode: Forza Horizon 3, PacMan Championship Edition 2, Bioshock Remastered, Picross 3D, The Witcher 3 DLC, and more! You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/4733318

Critical Strike 133: Super Yeti 09/11/2016

Critical Strike 133: Super Yeti Look, it hasen't been a year in between episodes! We did it, everyone! Now we won't make anymore promises on our schedule. Here is what we discussed on this episode: Kyle became the neighborhood watch, Josh's gut is a strainer, spiders!, Deus Ex: Memory Leaks, Battlefield One beta, downloadable indie games, World of Warcraft Legion, Madden 17 and more! You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/4658643

Critical Strike 132: No Kyle's Neighbor 08/28/2016

Critical Strike 132: No Kyle's Neighbor Well here we are everyone, it's been over a year since our last actual sit down and get together type podcast. Somehow we decided we should do this again, who knows how long it will last? Either way, as usual it was a blast to dick around. Here's what we discussed on this episode: Kyle's neighbors, Josh is dying, Bill is Bill, Kyle plays Pokemon Blue like Dark Souls, Retropie, No Man's Sky, Ratchet & Clank, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Final Fantasy XIV, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and some old/new listener questions. You can reach us at , leave a voicemail at (909) 278-7453 or Twitter at /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/4623360

Critical Strike 131: What Were We Thinking?! 05/13/2016

Critical Strike 131: What Were We Thinking?! I just figured it would be fun to take a little bit of time and have everyone listen to how we progressed over the years. It was a lot of fun, and sometimes it's easy to forget that with everything else that happened in life while trying to squeeze in a podcast. We had our ups, our downs and anything else you could imagine, but it was an amazing time to do this with my friends over the years. I hope you enjoy it, sorry about the sound quality and some levels, not much I could do about that as I no longer have the original files and I don't want to spend ages cleaning it all up! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/4367899

Critical Strike 130: What a waste 05/11/2015

Critical Strike 130: What a waste I have no idea what happened on this episode, we had a scheduled time so everyone showed up late. There was also some drinking and a severe lack of sleep which lead to one of us being extremely quiet. Here is what we discussed this episode: Bill's 8 days in Paris, Bloodborne co-op, and I'm not sure if there was anything else. Hopefully next episode we're back to normal. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/3546740

Critical Strike 129: Coffeeborne 04/20/2015

Critical Strike 129: Coffeeborne We didn't really have much to talk about on this episode, not to mention one of us was very tired. But we squeaked out enough of a Bubo update and various other little arguments to get something out there! It's better than nothing, right? Here is what we discussed on this episode: Bubo meets shaft, coffee wars, Bloodborne, The Golf Club, Grand Theft Auto V PC. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/3502931

Critical Strike 128: Bubo the Destroyer 04/01/2015

Critical Strike 128: Bubo the Destroyer Well here we are, over a year and we reunited to do another podcast. I for one didn't think it would happen but this is what a week off from work will do to you I suppose. It's nice to sit down and chat with the boys again though! Here is what we discussed in this episode: Kyle's unfortunate stories, Bloodborne, Dragonball Xenoverse, Grand Theft Auto: Online, Resogun's expansions, The Order: 1886, Final Fantasy 14 and listener questions! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/3463833

Critical Music 127: Holy Poo Balls 03/09/2015

Critical Music 127: Holy Poo Balls So here we are, it has been a long long time internet! I've been bored recently and so I decided to stock up on some video game music again which kind of lead to me thinking I should do a music episode again. So one thing lead to another and now it's out for your listening pleasure! I hope you enjoy it! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/3412568

Critical Music 126: Hello There! 07/05/2014

Critical Music 126: Hello There! It's kind of weird releasing this after all the down time, but I just felt like I should do a music episode because of my recent resurgence into listening to video game music. I hope everyone enjoys it and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2928385

Critical Strike 125: On with the Show! 02/10/2014

Critical Strike 125: On with the Show! Hey, we're back! Once more we're still kind of chewing through the queue of games we built up during our little break, but its almost time to start playing games again! Here is what we discussed on this episode: Knack, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Kyle's honeymoon stories, chromecast, Pikman 3 and a listener question! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2671662

Critical Strike 124: Ham Dispensers! 01/20/2014

Critical Strike 124: Ham Dispensers! Well look at that, we've actually stuck to the schedule for a change. I don't expect it to last though, so you shouldn't either! Here is what we discussed on this episode: The PlayStation 4, Pikman 3, Bill bought a PlayStation Vita, Super Mario 3D World and of course two more of Kyle's honeymoon stories. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2639067

Critical Strike 123: Generation End 01/07/2014

Critical Strike 123: Generation End Why hello there, it's been awhile! We recently remembered how to do a podcast and not sit around on the few nights we get together and play Battlefield so, we decided to make everyone a extra long show! This episode will also include our end of the generation games list since we're all done with the gen-7 consoles. Here is what we discussed: DayZ Alpha, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Kyle's wedding/honeymoon, we all have Wii U's!, Battlefield 4, and our top ten games of the generation. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2620748

Critical Strike 122: Not Excited! 10/30/2013

Critical Strike 122: Not Excited! Yeah I know, I remember I said we were done with our summer break and apparently we weren't! But we're here now, aren't we? So its been a long time, and even in that large gap between episodes it seems we haven't really played much because of things going on in our lives. Here is what we discussed in this episode: Grand Theft Auto V, Saints Row IV, Dark Souls, some unfortunate events and Bill's lack of interest in the next generation of game consoles. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2529116

Critical Strike 121: All About The Hearthstone 09/10/2013

Critical Strike 121: All About The Hearthstone We're finally (hopefully) back from our summer vacation from the show. A few things have changed here and there, Kyle is now an adult who owns a home and had to go through hell to get it and Bill is not here because he is enjoying a boring football game with a cheeseburger on his.... well you can figure it out. Here is what we discussed this episode: Kyle's hell of buying a house, Saints Row: The Third, DuckTales Remastered, Blizzard's new CCG in beta Hearthstone. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2466419

Critical Music 120: The Moon!! 08/06/2013

Critical Music 120: The Moon!! Its nice getting back to the basics and grinding out another music episode, but as usual I need to do my typical "I'm sorry" for it taking so long to do another one. As I explained on the show, I kind of forgot about this series for awhile, like I seriously forgot about it. We've had so much fun sticking to the schedule of the main show and hammering those out that it was pretty easy to forget and or not want to do one of these. Either way, its out now! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2425038

Critical Strike 119: Koala Burgers 07/29/2013

Critical Strike 119: Koala Burgers Oh look everyone, another episode where our Karl decides not to join us! Fear not though, we pulled some strings and had our old friend from the join us for the first time in many many years. Here is what we discussed on this episode: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Rogue Legacy has been defeated, Tales of the Abyss, The Incredible Adventures Of Van Helsing, Super Mario Land 3D and a few lovely listener questions and comments. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2415374

Critical Strike 118: Bringing the Doodle Doo 07/15/2013

Critical Strike 118: Bringing the Doodle Doo The full crew is once more united to bring you this fine episode that is kind of distracted early on due to Evolution 2013 being on at the same time. It's nice having Kyle back, this episode was full of laughs over unfortunate stories and hatred of birds. Here is what we discussed: Marvel Heroes, Borderlands 2 DLC, horse killing, Steam's summer sale, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings bugs and some listener questions. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2396875

Critical Strike 117: The Last of Kyle 07/01/2013

Critical Strike 117: The Last of Kyle This episode we are graced by fellow podcaster from the ! It was nice to finally have another guest on, especially when it was planned in such short notice because our own Mr Kyle decided to wait until 2am the night prior to tell us he wouldn't make the show like a jerk. Here is what we discussed: Bill's Wii U, New Super Luigi U, Animal Crossing New Leaf, Project X Zone, The Last of Us (with potential spoilers), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2379756

Critical Strike 116: It's a Lateral Lisp! 06/17/2013

Critical Strike 116: It's a Lateral Lisp! Now that our "little" summer break is over, we figured it was about time we got together and recorded a new episode! It was nice sitting down with the boys, even though we didn't have much to talk about in terms of games we still managed to make a fun episode out of it. Here is what we discussed: Leg infections, Josh's trip to Funspot, Minecraft, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Kraft macaroni and cheese, Marvel Heroes, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Bill's new system purchases, and some listener questions! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2360924

Critical Strike 115: I Don't Even.... 05/13/2013

Critical Strike 115: I Don't Even.... After a brief break we once more return to the show and as expect from the complete lack of new games and all three of us being busy, we haven't really played much! But it's very nice that our fine listeners gave us a bunch of questions to go through so we could fill up a episode with that. Here is what we discussed this episode: Monaco: What's Yours is Mine, new Pinball Arcade tables, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and sorry for something you'll hear during the show. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2320235

Critical Strike 114: Crimson Constipation 04/15/2013

Critical Strike 114: Crimson Constipation The trio is finally reunited now that Kyle actually remembered we had a show and he needed his computer to do said show. It's fun to be back together with the boys but if you're worried about a game that came out recently, possibly named BioShock Infinite then you should be wary of some spoilers because even though they were told to mind what they say, I don't think they did. Here is what we discussed this episode: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, BioShock Infinite, Evoland, Battlefield 3, Metal Gear Rising and a listener question! /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2287251

Critical Strike 113: The Return 04/01/2013

Critical Strike 113: The Return Well its been since about January but I finally made my return to the show, sadly it wasn't a full reunion because Kyle "forgot his laptop" and couldn't contact us to say he couldn't be on it. Either way, Bill and I got together to do a recording and it actually features some video game talk for a change! Here is what we discussed this episode: Halo 4, Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Arma III, Mass Effect 3. /episode/index/show/criticalstrike/id/2271302

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