Dec 14, 2015

In this episode of Deep Listens we are joined by a special guest to talk about the hot new indie game, Undertale.  We first answer some audience feedback about Until Dawn and then proceed to discuss the slow beginning of Undertale.  We talk about the game's characters, how the game breaks the 4th wall, how the...

Dec 8, 2015

In this much awaited episode ZombiePie and I discuss his end of our video game bet and his experience playing FFVIII.  We discuss his decent into madness and I try my best to make sense of the chaos that is FFVIII's gameplay and story.  We cover everything: every gameplay mechanic (even chocobo world), every location,...

Dec 1, 2015

In this episode of Deep Listens a special guest joins us to discuss the "teen horror movie" game Until Dawn.  We discuss how the game attempts to blend movie tropes with gameplay, how the game handles mental illness, how the game uses native Canadian folklore, and whether life or death decisions are the only decisions...

Nov 23, 2015

In this bonus episode Gino is joined by a special guest to discuss a stupid bet they made and 90s adventure games.  The first half of the podcast covers Myst and Riven, two games that simultaneously made adventure games mainstream and helped to kill the 90s adventure game boom.  The second half of the episode discusses...

Nov 16, 2015

In this episode we discuss Tomb Raider and the ways the 2013 game tries to differentiate itself from earlier entries in the series.  We discuss where some of the characters and characterizations fall short and how the game's story and gameplay clash.  We also discuss the how the game could better...