Bullet Time – Details, episodes & analysis

On this episode of Bullet Time, our miniature mini-series on 2K Marin comes to a close with their second and final release: 2013’s The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. James and guest host TehSnakerer open the book on this redacted part of XCOM history, digging into its initial prototypes and development hurdles, before a much needed autopsy of this alien relic of the prestige FPS era.

TehSnakerer: https://www.youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this episode of Bullet Time, we begin our shortest mini-series focusing on the work of Novato based developers 2K Marin, beginning with their 2010 shooter sequel Bioshock 2. Video maker Sputnik34 returns for this return to the dystopia of Rapture. We ask whether Irrational's underwater paradise lost its lustre without the vision of its great leader, and just how important are big guns to big games?

Sputnik on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sputnik34

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

Movies We Like is a podcast about movies we like. On this episode, Sweed, Snake and James talk Transformers (2009) from director Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg. The heart-warming, coming-of-age story of a car from outerspace helping a teenage boy get laid.

On this episode of Bullet Time, special guest Matty from YouTube channel Stoked joins James and guest host TehSnakerer to welcome back Frank and returning developer Volition with 2005’s The Punisher. Along the way, the three discuss a strange pre-MCU era of Marvel properties, police brutality as arcade asides, how this game laid path towards the Saints Row series, and the silly origins for Punisher’s skull motif.

PCRF: https://www.pcrf.net/

Lute: https://www.youtube.com/@Lute01

Matty on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattyStoked

TehSnakerer: https://www.youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this episode of Coyote Time, Wyatt and James chase time-displaced simians in Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 1999 game Ape Escape. The two talk the game’s innovative control scheme, Sony’s abundance of platform mascots, Jungle music, and for some reason Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia. 

Wyatt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6T1h6vYa2fYylsCtaXObw

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this episode of Bullet Time, special guest Sam Webster returns to bond with James over James Bond with Eurocom’s 2012 shooter 007 Legends. A playable celebration of the super spy’s 50 years film history, retold in the style of a COD: Modern Warfare inspired FPS starring Daniel Craig. The two talk setpieces, awkward stealth, slippery ice and unfortunate casting choices.

Sam on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdPsqX_D5zx717G_DDChMyg

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this episode of Coyote Time, Wyatt and James take a trip to Vibe Island with Tose’s 2005 game Super Princess Peach. This game marked the first star-turn from video games’ perennial damsel-in-distress ahead of her return to the spotlight in this year’s Princess Peach: Showtime! The pair discuss how this early experiment compares, changes made to the platforming formula for a less game-savvy audience, and the unknown developer behind this interesting entry to the Mario canon.

Wyatt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6T1h6vYa2fYylsCtaXObw

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this episode of Bullet Time, we venture into bio-mechanical nightmares with Ebb Software’s 2022 adventure game Scorn. Special guest Sputnik34 joins James and guest host Kevin from PixelLit to chop it up on HR Giger, awkward combat, and handsome squidwards.

Sputnik on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sputnik34

PixelLit: https://www.pixellitpod.com/

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this brand new series Coyote Time, video maker Wyatt Joseph joins James on an exploration of the platformers that missed their marks. In this inaugural episode, the two join forces to tackle Traveller’s Tales 2004 game Crash Twinsanity. An ambitious rework of Naughty Dog’s famous franchise, how does the game hold-up in light of Crash’s recent reinventions?

Wyatt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6T1h6vYa2fYylsCtaXObw

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder

On this episode of Bullet Time, we take a zero-tolerance approach to crime in Rocksteady Studios’ 2006 shooter Urban Chaos: Riot Response. Special guest Sam Webster and returning guest host Tehsnakerer join James to look at the oft-forgotten first game from the developers behind the Batman Arkham series. Is it good satire? Is it a good shooter? Was it the 15th best game published by Eidos that year? Listen to find out answers to all that and more!

The Cellar [Taigen Moon]: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCellarTaigenMoon

Sam on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdPsqX_D5zx717G_DDChMyg

TehSnakerer: https://www.youtube.com/user/tehsnakerer

hotcyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotcyder