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Trust Sircle Top Shelf Gaming
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4.7 • 11 Ratings
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Marcus and Devin play a lot of video games. Valerie does not. Each week they discuss how culture is shaped by video games and what we can learn from them. Every episode is chock full of laughter and enlightenment and can be enjoyed even if you don't play video games.
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How does Marvel's Spider-Man compare to the Batman Arkham series?
It's not often that the entire TSG staff all plays the same game to completion so that they're able to talk about it. In another special episode of Trust Sircle, the boys compare the action-packed Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 to its spiritual successor: The Batman Arkham series.
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TSG Asks: What makes Marvel’s Spider-Man special
http://topshelfgaming.net/tsg-asks-most-impressive-spider-man-ps4/
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Why is the Filip Miucin plagiarism scandal such a big deal? {Ep. 35}
We know it's been a while, but your favorite hosts just had to come back to talk about this insane scandal that has blown up in the game industry. Here's our post-mortem of Filip Miucin's plagiarism drama that is still infuriating Marcus and Devin weeks later. Catch up with them and their lives over the last year and then dive into the deep with the kind of thoughtful discussions you've been missing from Trust Sircle.
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IGN Plagiarism scandal overshadows epic Smash Bros. Ultimate news #DailyHotTake
http://topshelfgaming.net/daily-hot-take-filip-miucin/
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The E3 Predictions Episode {Ep. 33}
We recorded this episode the week before E3 but we're just getting around to posting it. Now with your knowledge of the future, feel free to laugh at how wrong we were.
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Can licensed games be good? {Ep. 32}
Games based off of popular books, movies, or tv shows have always been a part of gaming culture. Historically these games relied on the intellectual property to sell copies and focused little on making the game itself fun to play. This week Marcus, Devin, and Evan talk about how licensed games are treated today.
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Five Movie Licensed Games That Are Actually Good
http://topshelfgaming.net/five-good-movie-licensed-games/
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Can video game movies be good? {Ep. 31}
Marcus doesn't always make the best financial decisions. That's why he spent over $1200 on a single weekend. Unrelated, anybody looking to buy an NES Mini?
Have you ever seen a movie based off a video game that didn't make you cry out of disappointment? This week, Devin, Evan, and Marcus talk about video game movies over the years and if there is any hope for them to be legitimately good.
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Is there hope for video game movies?
http://topshelfgaming.net/video-game-movies-hope/
Why remaking games into movies is a clumsy approach
http://topshelfgaming.net/why-remaking-games-into-movies-is-a-clumsy-approach/
Wreck-It Ralph 2 announced for 2018 release
http://topshelfgaming.net/disney-wreck-it-ralph-2-announced/
Assassin’s Creed Producer Starts Adaptation-Focused Studio
http://topshelfgaming.net/film-producer-start-video-game-adaptation-focused-studio/
This Majora’s Mask fan film is everything you’ve ever wanted from a Zelda movie
http://topshelfgaming.net/majoras-mask-fan-film-zelda-movie/
Uncharted movie gets new director
http://topshelfgaming.net/uncharted-movie-gets-new-director/
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Customer Reviews
You Won't Regret This
There are lots of gaining podcasts out there, trust me I know. It's hard to find one and to stick with it because most of them just lose steam after a while. That's not the case here. I've been listening since the beginning, and every new podcast always feels refreshing. I never feel like I am just listening to a conversation, more like I am part of the conversation. Try out Trust Sircle, you won't regret it.
Good Show But Needs To Rack Focus
At it’s best Trust Sircle is a solid gaming podcast with a lot of heart. The combination of hosts who feel like actual friends but also have actual chemistry, relevance to hot button topics in gaming, and Valerie’s non-gaming perspective as a breath of fresh air, really make the show warm and fuzzy to listen to.
I think the show’s biggest weaknesses presently are that it can lack focus and get a little too personal at times.
While it’s definitely fun to hear about other topics such as movies and books, the non-game centric episodes can feel very very sluggish, meandering from one topic to the next without a lot of purpose behind it. I think trimming these less game focused discussions down, or perhaps making more of a structure for them could do a lot of good.
Also, while the show’s open book nature is a strength at times, it can get a little too personal at times. My suggestion would be to not to go as in-depth on your worldview or personal histories, but rather let those parts of yourselves come out organically in the discussion on games.
A good comparison would be Marcus’ story about playing Pokemon in the hospital which was an interesting tidbit into his life framed through gaming and relevant to the topic at hand vs. Marcus and his best bud’s two hour treatise on the troubles of the world. Try to have more of the former, and less of the latter, and you’ll be rocking.
Overall, good show. Keep polishing it up.
It's not you, it's me...
I'm personally not a gamer, so a lot of the content Trust Sircle produces just doesn't peak my interest. I know they have a great vision to bridge the gap between gamers and non-gamers, and I listened as a non-gamer to see how they do this. Though not everything discussed is about gaming, I still felt the podcast was a little rambly and ran long. It would be interesting to hear it if it was edited to be more fluid. I can tell the hosts get along great, and they have vibrant personalities- however, this podcast simply isn't for me.