Advertisement
In the studio – by which we mean a small room tucked away in a corner of VICE's London HQ; snug for one, intimate for two and quite possibly illegal for four real-life, still-breathing human beings – we have Tobi Harper and David Wright discussing their amazing-looking game Eitr, which is expected out sometime in 2016, published by the ever-inspiring (and just a little lewd) Devolver Digital. It's a pixel-art action-RPG with a definite Souls-series atmosphere, albeit framed by a story leaning on Norse mythology. It's also incredibly tough – like, chew off your own knuckles for a little light relief tough.Joining them is Julia Hardy, a presenter, journalist and broadcaster currently hosting BBC Radio 1's The Number One Show, where she gets to talk about these video game things on the airwaves. She's also a regular guest on Ginx/Challenge's Videogame Nation, and has previously contributed to VICE Gaming using written words.What games have we loved lately? What are we absolutely useless at? Should SEGA just end Sonic now, so as not to risk any further awful games in his name? How many fans does Nintendo actually have in 2016? Will I ever pronounce Eitr properly? Listen, and learn, as these subjects and more are discussed.You can follow our guests on Twitter at @eitrthegame and @itsjuliahardy, and why not follow us while you're there, too? We're at @VICEGaming.Next month: given the HD Twilight Princess is imminent, we're having a Zelda-flavoured special with special guests Simon Miller, of VideoGamer.com's "The Miller Report" fame, and freelance games writer Holly Nielsen. They are both big-time Hyrule warriors. Now if you'll excuse me, I've a train ride in the company of Link's Awakening to see to.