Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley

Pragmata is a new game from Capcom about a man and his adoptive space daughter as they fight robots on the moon, It is equal parts Resident Evil, Dead Space, Legend of Zelda, NieR Automata, and Death Stranding — and somehow also manages to be none of them. I loved it.Disclaimer: Code for this game was provided by Capcom!! Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8TApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3rAnd more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths---⏆

There's a rumor that Nintendo's big Switch 2 game for 2026 is a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While most conversation centers on "should this exist in the first place," I think the more interesting question is how it could unite the two halves of the Zelda fanbase and prove there's a path forward after Tears of the Kingdom.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Ocarina of Time still rules
4:00 - Nintendo fans don't know what they want
9:32 - Ocarina of Time Remake as a playground
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Square Enix had a very good year, eBay reigns supreme, LEGO Batman has all the makings of a sleeper hit, and so much more on this Q&A episode of Wavelengths!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - What’s up with Square Enix?
4:54 - Switch 1 Lifecycle Extension
8:34 - Epic Games layoffs
11:04 - Games I’m Excited About
15:29 - Where to buy retro handhelds
17:30 - Food Moment!!
19:10 - Favorite recent video game soundtracks?
19:53 - OpenAI and Disney Split
23:10 - Video game reviews on Wavelengths
27:10 - How to get into writing about games?
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Marathon is a new game by Bungie, the creators of Halo and my beloved Destiny, which follows in the studio tradition of taking a big swing at an established genre and reinventing it for new audiences. It's also one of the best looking games ever made. I am in awe of it.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths
0:33 - A Titanfall Second
4:59 - Let’s Talk About Marathon
9:23 - Meet the Factions
15:28 - The Solo Experience
19:17 - “Marathon is a Dead Game”
22:15 - Subscribe if you haven’t!
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I'm absolutely in love with Pokemon Pokopia, enough so that it has me wondering if it could have been a cultural moment — Animal Crossing-adjacent, even — had it released later in the Switch 2's lifecycle.
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