Feb 28, 2018

In this Episode Gino, Billy, and Pete discuss speed running and why it's so popular. We start out by talking about our personal experiences with speed running. We then move on to discussing what makes different kinds of speed runs entertaining to watch and how different speed runs change how we understand games. We...

Feb 20, 2018

In this episode Gino, Billy, and Pete discuss Saints Row: the Third and all the insanity therein. We discuss the game's wild opening, rough first third, and excellent back half. We dive deep into the game's worst mission, the Ho Boat, and examine how surprisingly excellent the game's satire of militarized policing is 7...

Feb 13, 2018

In this episode, Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff Rud discuss battling the Four Fiends of Final Fantasy I, the moment when the game became trivial, and the conflict with the game's final boss. We start by responding to audience feedback and ZP hurts himself with Vienna Sausages again. We then cover how...

Feb 6, 2018

In this episode Gino, Billy, and Pete discuss the nutzo-wutzo spectacle that is Bayonetta. We begin by discussing the finer points of Bayonetta's stylish combat system and disect some of the glitches that allow you to tear the game apart. We then transition to one of the more on-brand Deep Listens discussions we've had...