Auri O'Neill
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Auri is the Editor-in-Chief, overlord, and overall master of Irrational Passions. She loves JRPGs, Tears of the Kingdom is her favorite game ever, and she hopes to take on a full-time editorial role in the games industry at some point!

Bioshock Infinite Review

BioShock is the game that really changed all games back in 2007. It had morality, multiple endings, audio logs, and super powers in the first-person view; several things it pioneered into gaming, that you really can’t play a game without…

IrrationalPod: The Persona 4 Spoilercast

This is a lengthy podcast that we recorded about two weeks ago. Nabeshin and myself are joined by Travis, formerly of InDis, currently of Bro-ing Up Podcast, and Justin Graffius, all around JRPG lover, and personal Twitter buddy of my…

Morning After: PAX East 2013

Now, I know this is technically going out a couple days after PAX has wrapped up, but I’ve needed to stew on it for a few days as this is covering a three-day event, not my normal one-day event Morning…

IrrationalPod PAX East 2013 Edition

It’s a short four-man podcast all about PAX! This is not exactly part of our weekly schedule, so don’t worry, we’ll be recording this coming friday as well! Enjoy Alex, Nabeshin, Tony & Joe talk about their PAX travels! Download:…

Audio Interview: Darren Korb of SupergiantGames

I got the pleasure of interviewing Darren Korb, of SupergiantGames. For those who don’t know, he is the audio director for the company, and also the one who made the Bastion soundtrack, with the help of Ashley Barrett (as mentioned…

PAX East: Apotheon Preview

Apotheon is the next game out of Alien Trap Games, which made the once 2012 XBLA House Party game Nexuiz, and more recently: Capsized. After their most recent release, they’re familiar with 2D platformers, and are now aiming for a…

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX Impressions

So I got to see a hands-off demo of Kingdom Hearts and see the game in motion, but I cant tell you quite how it plays. A few things that the Square Enix representative told me right off the bat…

PAX East 2013: Shovel Knight Preview

So as I have said in the past that the Indie Mega Booth is my favorite part of PAX, and again it stands as the victor again this year. My current favorite game of PAX is a little indie gem…

PAX East 2013: Transistor Preview

SuperGiantGames set a pretty high precedent for a first game out of a completely new developer. Some magical experience with a voice over unlike anything you had seen, heard, or experienced before. Suffice to say: the bar starts high and…

IrrationalPod Ep. 121

This week’s show is a slow, short show that is very laid back and (very) off topic. Download: iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: Nabeshin, Alex, Scott and Evan this week. Tony isn’t here because he is “a horrible person” We talk…

Alex Talks: Gearing Up for PAX East 2013

It’s been a long time since I put up a good ‘ol Alex Talks, and boy do I have a lot to say. This time it’s just covering the unconventional things you may want to bring to PAX this year…

IrrationalPod Ep. 120

Sorry for the late show! It’s been a busy week for me, so I haven’t had much time to edit. Download: iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: It is just a small cast this week: Nabeshin, Alex and Tony. It’s a lot…