Series by Singing Brakeman documenting and discussing esteemed franchises in video games
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we gotta go fast through the classic 8-bit and 16-bit era of Sonic the Hedgehog. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #85: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991-1996)
Season 1 Episode 4 of the Franchise Festival podcast is now online at the Franchise Festival website and all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more). The newest installment covers the development history, gameplay, and design … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 4
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. For this week’s Franchise Festival, prepare yourself for a world where literally everything revolves around boutique clothing … Continue reading Franchise Festival #84: Style Savvy
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the shadowy conspiracies of Deus Ex. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is … Continue reading Franchise Festival #83: Deus Ex
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the high-flying chicanery of Strider. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #82: Strider
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be taking our time with the turn-based strategy of Fire Emblem. Cover art, unless … Continue reading Franchise Festival #81: Fire Emblem
Season 1 Episode 3 of the Franchise Festival podcast has been published online at the Franchise Festival website and should be available on all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more) by the end of the … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 2 of the Franchise Festival podcast has been published online at the Franchise Festival website and should be available on all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more) by the end of the … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 2
Happy New Year, friends! The Franchise Festival podcast launched this morning and will be published on the first of the month throughout the year. While the textual versions of this endeavor – published here at the Avocado – cover the … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 1
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. Please consider supporting that website, as its volunteers tirelessly catalog … Continue reading Franchise Festival #80: Souls
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be uncovering the nooks and crannies of SSX. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is … Continue reading Franchise Festival #79: SSX
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be swallowing whole the history of Yoshi. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #78: Yoshi
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be exposing the ancient aliens at the heart of sword-and-sorcery epic Might and Magic. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #77: Might and Magic
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be absorbing the DNA of Parasite Eve. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #76: Parasite Eve
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be hijacking the history of Grand Theft Auto. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is … Continue reading Franchise Festival #75: Grand Theft Auto
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be charting the course of Uncharted. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. Please … Continue reading Franchise Festival #74: Uncharted
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be ticking and tocking amidst the history of Clock Tower. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #73: Clock Tower
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be suffering like G did through the deliciously kooky spooks of The House of … Continue reading Franchise Festival #72: House of the Dead
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be exploring all three dimensions of Castlevania‘s latter-day home console entries (and one portable … Continue reading Franchise Festival #71: Castlevania (3D)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be exploring the linear hallways and sprawling towers of Castlevania‘s 2D entries. Cover art, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #70: Castlevania (2D)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be scrupulously unspooling the second half of the Ultima story, covering roughly 1992 to … Continue reading Franchise Festival #69: Ultima (Part Two)
