Hosted by Skybox · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 19 episodes
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Join Skybox Critics 'Editor-at-Large' Brian Barnett and a guest writer as they discuss a different video game each episode, the review process, and things that were left on the cutting room floor.
Skybox hosts Into The Skybox, a leisure show with 19 episodes published.
Host: Brian Barnett Guest: Joe Richards Brian and Joe talk about Super Metroid, one of the greatest video games ever made. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on Patreon at SkyboxCritics.
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Ryan Easby Brian and Ryan talk about Pokemon, how the competitive design shakes up the Pokemon experience, and other fan games and rom hacks. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Will Borger Brian and Will talk about laundering reputation, diversifying revenue streams, the FGC’s grassroots beginnings, and how important it is to stick by your standards. Read the full pie
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Trudie Graham Brian and Trudie talk about Xena, old syndicated television, longform fiction, archery accidents, and much more. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on Patreon at
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Lucas White Brian and Lucas talk about handheld gaming devices, Crescent Tower, and much more. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on Patreon at SkyboxCritics.
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Rhi Easby TIMESTAMPS: Game of the Year - 0:00 Best DLC That Should Have Been In The Base Game - 33:42 The Best Game I Wish I’d Played More - 45:00 Best Thing That Has Haunted My Every Waking Mo
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Joe Richards Brian and Joe talk about Metal Gear Solid 2, Kojima’s bizarre ability to predict the future, and much more. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on Patreon at Skyb
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Rhi Easby Brian and Rhi talk about Hades 2, the changes Supergiant made to the ending at the behest of players (and whether that was a good idea), and much more. Read the full piece at Skybox
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Lucas White Brian and Lucas talk about Dragon Ruins, the dungeon-crawling RPG genre, where the name for Lucas' column came from, and much more. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Fran J. Ruiz Brian and Fran share an appreciation for Rematch, despite not having any real love for the game of football (soccer), even though they both played it growing up. Read the full piec
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Ashley Schofield Brian and Ash talk about RGG Studios, the casting of Hamazaki in Yakuza Kiwami 3, and the way the writing has failed the series of late, and the possible (probable?) ultimate f
Show notesOriginal piece: https://skyboxcritics.com/2025/10/29/hope-zombies-and-resident-evil/ Host: Brian Barnett Guest: Thomas Wilde Brian and Thomas Wilde talk about ‘competence porn,’ what zombie fiction represents throughout
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Kris Cornellise Brian and Kris talk about Marvel Rivals, Brian’s review, their experience with the game, as well as Rivals place in the larger ‘hero shooter’ space. Read the full piece at Sky
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Lucas White Brian and Lucas talk about Mary Skelter, the prevalence of AI, and how some things are too weird to fake. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on Patreon at SkyboxC
Show notesHost: Brian Barnett Guest: Peter Glagowski Brian and Peter talk about the famous faces behind Onimusha’s protagonists, their deep history in film, and much more. Read the full piece at SkyboxCritics. Support us on Pa
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Host: Brian Barnett Guest: Thomas Wilde Brian and Thomas discuss the impact of late-stage capitalism on video game publisher behavior, the responsibility of the consumer, and much more. Read the full piece at SkyboxCri
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Host: Brian Barnett Guest: James Galizio Brian and James discuss Katamari Damacy: Rolling Live, video game accessibility, subscription services like Apple Arcade, and more. Read the full Katamari Damacy: Rolling Live rev
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Host: Brian Barnett Guest: Lucas White Brian and Lucas discuss the Skybox Star Ocean 2: The Second Story R. Read the full review at SkyboxCritics.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/skyboxcritics
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Host: Brian Barnett Guest: Kris Cornelisse Brian and Kris discuss Balatro, poker, managing ADHD, and the joy of breaking games over our knees. Read the full op-ed at SkyboxCritics.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.
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