Second Wind

From the former team at The Escapist, Second Wind is an employee-owned independent games media outlet focusing on video essays, podcasts and livestreams!

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed Slay the Princess, as chosen by the community!

Watch: https://t.co/eDd1jVZnYS

[Darren Mooney @Darren_Mooney]

This week at @secondwindgroup.com, I went long on “The Odyssey.”

What Christopher Nolan understands about the core text, about the modern world, and about the swords and sandals genre as a whole.

What we talk about when we talk about #TheOdyssey.

Link below.

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

Be careful to not let all the exciting new "announcements" take the spotlight away from all the people that have been losing their jobs.

Cause that's exactly what the leadership at Xbox wants right now.

New episode of Unpacked out now: https://t.co/lDRleWy0o4

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

Remember when video games weren't afraid to use fixed camera angles?

Yahtzee remembers in this episode of Semi-Ramblomatic.

Watch: https://t.co/fhw7kJfYCl

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

Remember when video games weren't afraid to use fixed camera angles?

Yahtzee remembers in this episode of Semi-Ramblomatic.

Watch: https://t.co/fhw7kJfYCl

[Darren Mooney @Darren_Mooney]

Okay, embargo is up, I can reveal now that “The Odyssey” is now the last film to earn five stars on first viewing.

First film in two years. It rules.

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed the Star Fox Remake.

Presented by @PlayTrackerNet.

Watch: https://t.co/vuKuKvXHKx

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

If you like Christoper Nolan's filmography, there is no better person to discuss it than @Darren_Mooney.

Don't miss the latest episode of The Backdrop, available now!

Watch: https://t.co/MeprvSTYeB

[Darren Mooney @Darren_Mooney]

#TheOdyssey is opening this week, which is a good excuse at @SecondWindGroup to talk about Nolan in general on this week’s “Backdrop” episode.

Taking a look at Nolan’s love affair with IMAX, practical effects, and how that reflects the films he makes.

https://t.co/qtetCIGbQo

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now up.

He checked out Sportal, Thank You For Your Application, About Fishing, and Moonlight Peaks.

Watch: https://t.co/oYybziKNwS

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

If you haven't been keeping up, the fifth season of Adventure is Nigh is currently airing!

Check out the first episode here. https://t.co/ZM4OBi5P88

[Darren Mooney @Darren_Mooney]

Bonus episode of #TheBackdrop this week at @SecondWindGroup, taking a look at what “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon” say about cults of personality, about power and about disruption.

And what they have in common with “Oppenheimer.”

WATCH: https://t.co/G39Wypra6n

[Nick Calandra @nickjcal]

The Second Wind Games Showcase is happening on April 23, 2026 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT!

Built a fantastic line up of games including a number of world premieres.

We'll see you there.

[Darren Mooney @Darren_Mooney]

I wrote at @SecondWindGroup about the broken systems of Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite.”

It’s film about the decline of the delicate systems that have maintained American (and global equilibrium) since the end of the Second World War.

READ: https://t.co/gY02cTg8hn

[Chicago Gamespace @chigamespace]

This weekend's Gamespace exhibition of Animal Well by @Billy_Basso on Sat 13 / Sun 14th 11am -5pm will include the very excellent Making Of Animal Well doc by @SecondWindGroup https://t.co/6hd5isnZ2N

[Darren Mooney @Darren_Mooney]

I wrote for @SecondWindGroup about how #Andor is, for me, the purest distillation of what makes #StarWars special.

It's about the invisible forces that bind us together, about how small acts of heroism can change the world, and... hope.

READ: https://t.co/F6FIFjsLSr

[Dave Gilbert @WadjetEyeGames]

OLD SKIES HAS BEEN ROASTED BY YAHTZEE AND IT IS GLORIOUS!

Thank you @SecondWindGroup and @YahtzeeCroshaw. This is such a thrill you have no idea.

https://t.co/1XGZHrv0EF

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

This week's episode of Design Delve from @JM8andLudo breaks down why games having too much content can ruin an otherwise good experience.

Presented by @GameMakerEngine.

Watch: https://t.co/nvLdgW1OhA

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

It's probably a good idea to stay clear of anything related to Dreadmoor.

A pre-rendered trailer meant to mimic gameplay and remind you of Dredge, a very suspicious development team... and a heck of a lot of similarities to how The Day Before was handled.

Watch: https://t.co/tUOhfT67eP

[Second Wind @SecondWindGroup]

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, @YahtzeeCroshaw reviewed Blue Prince.

Watch: https://t.co/QhE5EyejUd