Mike Burgess
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Mike has worked in production and audio engineering over the last 7 years in many different capacities from live theatre production on cruise ships and arena stages, recording studio work with local bands/venues, video streaming for government contracts, and is now looking to take these experiences and apply it all towards his other passion, video games and the community that loves them by making video reviews and features for the site and whatever else in the future.

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Video Review

After 9 years the legendary assassin Travis Touchdown returns in the aptly named Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. With his trusty beam katana in hand you embark on another wild, overly stylish and ridiculous action game from the mind…

Mike Burgess’ Games of the Year

Honorable Mention/ Games I liked but didn’t finish in time: Dragon Quest XI I’m currently sitting at the 60-hour mark on DQXI at the time of writing this. I love a lot of it, however, Dragon Quest XI wears its…

Gris Review

With abstract landscapes and uplifting melodies, Gris from Nomada Studios triumphs in bringing a new world to life through the use of colors and the voice of a courageous young woman looking for answers. Gris is a 2D puzzle platformer…

Podcast Ultimate Episode 5

The last of episode before launch is here! Mike, Alex, and Scott make their DLC predictions as well as talk about the NY event and demo and if you want to know of things to come for our Smash Bros…

Podcast Ultimate Episode 4

Podcast Ultimate is where 3 fine folks from irrationalpassions.com talk all things Super Smash Bros Ultimate! In this episode we’re joined by Peter Spezia from Show Me Your News Podcast! We talk about the new potential character leak via Snapchat,…

Indie Highlights Episode 3: Planet Alpha, The Spectrum Retreat, Donut County

Indie Highlights is a video series where we’ll highlight awesome Indie games we’re playing or you might have missed and are worth checking out! By: Mike Burgess (@MikeHitstheWall) Games and Platforms played on and links to the games website if…

Podcast Ultimate Episode 3

Podcast Ultimate is where 3 fine folks from irrationalpassions.com talk all things Super Smash Bros Ultimate! In this episode we’re joined by Blessing Adeoye Jr. from Okbeast.com! We talk about the new character revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct, The…

Marvel’s Spider-Man Review

While Marvel Studios continues to dominate the movie market. It’s been a long time since the heroes have taken over the gaming space. Marvel’s Spider-Man not only brings this iconic hero back to gaming, but builds the best representation of…

State of Mind Review

With it’s eye-catching visual style, State of Mind will intrigue you as it introduces you to its future dystopian world. But it’s interesting sci-fi thriller story will keep you asking questions, for better or for worse. State of Mind introduces…

Eastshade Video Preview

Video Producer Mike Burgess got hands on time with Eastshade during PAX West 2018.   Here’s a quick video that sums up his impressions of the the demo he played.   Follow Mike here: https://twitter.com/MikeHitsTheWall

Toejam & Earl Back in the Groove Video Preview

Video Producer Mike Burgess got hands on time with Toejam & Earl Back in the Groove from Humanature Studios during PAX West 2018. Here’s a quick video that sums up his impressions of the the demo he played. Follow Mike…

Gris Video Preview

Video Producer Mike Burgess got hands on time with Gris from Nomada Studios during PAX West 2018. Here’s a quick video that sums up his impressions of the the demo he played. Follow Mike here: Tweets by MikeHitsTheWall