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Ep. 23: Stop at the Boat
Kingdom Hearts is still a bunch of nonsense Final Fantasy XV blah blah blah Hunting anachronisms on a road trip with your buddies The unfinished seams are showing What makes a Final Fantasy game? A lot of XV’s story isn’t actually in the game Magic is ...
Ep. 22: I Found this Hammer
Death Road to Canada: Good game or mere comedy generator? The necessity and frustration of luck and obfuscation in roguelikes The newest Shiren the Wanderer is surprisingly forgiving —perhaps too forgiving?
Ep. 21: It’s December 11th
Destiny: it got better! …but it’s still an MMO, so, you know; grind Choice and idiosyncrasy versus balance in competitive multiplayer Immediate satisfaction versus participation awards in Overwatch How Overwatch’s varied roster leads to different forms...
Ep. 20: Maybe Not. Not Really. I Don’t Know. Who Cares.
An entire episode about Lightning Returns for some reason
Ep. 19: Battles With Health
Discovering the joy of sports with Rocket League Matt is a terrible cartographer Etrian Odyssey is NOT grindy, dammit Trauma Center can be a sloppy operation sometimes Yoshi’s Woolly World: harder than you might think Obsession is the dark side of pers...
Ep. 18: Did You Waste Your Time?
The Terraria episode Mediumcore server after action report When does the game end? Crafting games: Not for everyone What’s my motivation? Character growth versus equipment growth Adam needs to be told what to do The mundane Where does narrative come from?
Ep. 17: Soft Mode
Dying Light: Dead Island but better …although Adam has a weird tolerance for Dead Island Audio and control feedback for melee combat Parkour! Down with fast travel Time-sensitive tasks in open world games Left 4 Dead special infected are getting tired ...
Ep. 16: Spoiler Alert (colon) Her Story
A critical discussion of Sam Barlow’s Her Story Why do gamers feel threatened by new, non-violent genres? Would Her Story work as well without its story’s central conceit? The novelty of letting the player decide when the game is over Tagging,
Ep. 15: That’s How Regret Works
Arkham Knight’s PC port: Who’s to blame? Do console peasants read the news? Steam refunds and consumer rights Matt says it’s not really that bad, so whatever Doubling down on the infamous Riddler trophies Lots of Batman in-jokes at Adam’s expense Nier’...