Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The PS3 and 360 generation was home to a lot of first person shooters, some of which were fantastic and others that were downright awful. Blacksite: Area 51 is a game that sounds cool because it's a followup to the 2005 Area 51 game on PS2. Plus the box art is pretty sick. What you'll find when playing the game though is awful performance, a derivative plot, and shooting mechanics that feel by-the-books. This game was so problematic, it led to a public resignation from the games director. Sounds pretty insane right? Well that's why we're taking a closer look at Blacksite: Area 51 for this episode of PSR. And yes, I really did hate it.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Cold Open
1:00 - The Game Begins In Iraq
3:59 - The Mood Changes, And Aliens Arrive
5:27 - Background On Midway Austin, What Happened?
8:51 - Present Day Nevada, Trouble In Paradise
11:41 - The Insurgents Are Here
13:20 - The Shocking Reveal
15:17 - A Dodge Avenger
15:34 - The Expected U-Turn
17:11 - Going Against Military Orders
19:30 - We Lose Our Best Friend, Climactic Ending

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