Jun 27, 2016

In this episode, we finally take a proper look at mental illness in games. Kelli Dunlap, Psy.D. joins us to examine troubles, tropes, and trends surrounding mental illness in video games. Some points include the use of mental illness to develop characters, advance plot, and shape environments. We recall a few examples...

Jun 21, 2016

In this episode the crew delves into the madness of Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. We discuss the slamming and the jamming. The Hoopz and the scoopz. The swishing and the dishing. We also discuss what Billy learned about b-ball from the most cannon of b-ball games, the game's ridiculous setting, and it's kinda...

Jun 16, 2016

In this episode Gino is joined once again by Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- to discuss Final Fantasy VII. In this episode they start their discussion at Nibelheim and cover every event trough the end of disc one. They discuss the nonsense in Wutai, the lovely Rocket Town, the inconsistent characterization of...

Jun 6, 2016

In this episode we discuss Jotun and it's Norse mythological themed world. We talk about the game's hack and slash gameplay and how it's subtle tweaks to established mechanics make for a markedly different playstyle than other isometric action games. We debate our favorite powers and levels as well as our...