Nov 29, 2017

In this episode Gino and special guest Harry Ganz talk about The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean! We start by talking about the game's basic setup and wax nostalgic about playing it years ago. Then we discuss how the game manages to communicate so many factoids while still being fun. We finish up with some...

Nov 21, 2017

In this episode Gino and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss the end of Final Fantasy X-2 and answer a number of user questions! We answer listener questions on the role ketchup plays in rice preparation (it should play no role), what defines JRPGs, and what makes the Final Fantasy franchise a franchise. We then talk...

Nov 15, 2017

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Noelle discuss Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and mental health! We discuss Hellblade's representation of mental illness, how Senua's conception of reality results in several cool mechanics, and where the tension between representing struggle and fun gameplay. We also discuss the...

Nov 9, 2017

This episode Gino and Pete recap some of the highlights from the Extra Life 2017 stream and the games they played. This includes Brave Fencer Musashi, Hatoful Boyfriend, Hello Kitty Cube Frenzy, Project Gotham Racing, Chrono Cross, FFX-2, and Silent Hill. We also discuss some lessons from Extra Life that we'll take into...

Nov 1, 2017

In this episode Gino and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss Hatoful Boyfriend as punishment for Gino missing a show a few months ago. We discuss the quality of the game's pigeon romance simulation and it's clever writing. Gino then laments the game's failure at critiquing the Dating Sim genre. We finish up by...