Alex O’Neill’s Top 10 Games of 2016 — Alex Talks

Game of the year is always this weird period of my life. Not just because I’ve spent the last three to six weeks gathering guests, recording shows, and then editing/producing them. Not just because of the toll it takes on…

Chasing Video Game Dragons — Alex Talks

Yes, it’s been three weeks since the last Alex Talks, I know, but if you hadn’t noticed, ExtraLife happened right there in the middle of that, and it set me back some time to shoot. I used the extra time well…

The Ultimate “Experience” — Alex Talks

About Best Ofs This article is one of the “Best of Irrational Passions”, meaning it’s featured on our Best Of page. Along with it, we have both a full read-through of the article and a conversation about the article, the writing…

The Turn in Mystery — Alex Talks

As a guy who has streamed out all of Dark Souls 1, 2, and 3 to their completion, I really wanted to pin down what made them special. What made them work, for me. It’s easy to jump to the, “oh…

Goodbyes and E3s: Alex Talks

It’s time to say goodbye everyone. At least, for now. It’s been a good run, but with the hectic-ness of my life now, it’s time to cut off “Season 2” of Alex Talks. We’ve had a damn good run though,…

Mario Kart 8 Hypecast

Picking up Mario Kart 8 today? Well get excited with our first Hypecast! Alex and Nabeshin sit down with guests Harold Price and Ben Breese to discuss their favorite Mario Kart memories and moments, which entries in the franchise they…

Rumors: Alex Talks

Yes, I know I am once again taking the “preachy” route, but I think this is definitely an important topic to cover in this “E3 Season” we are entering. E3 rumors are literally flooding every message board that exists about…

Alex Talks: Cynical Things and Xbox Ones

It’s a double-feature today. Initially I thought there wouldn’t be any crazy news, but it ends up Microsoft decided to throw an axe in that one. Okay first, the regularly-schedule-chat about cynicism in the games industry (attached). This one is…

Vested Interest: Alex Talks

I know this one is preachy, and I get it. I just really wanted to get my thoughts and feelings out there about the super vicious response to some of the E3 news coming from Nintendo. Maybe it’s just me, but…

Spelunky: Alex Talks

Yep, time to talk about a game that isn’t Persona 4. My love for Spelunky runs deep. Deeper than many oceans, I think. Putting into words what makes the game so good is very difficult, but I gave it the ‘ol college…

Are Game Reviews Necessary: Alex Talks

It’s time to discuss whether or not we really should be reviewing games. I have always felt that the review is more for the one writing it than it is for the one reading it, which may seem selfish or…