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Playing the Menu

20 March 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts push through the shelter at home monotony by playing video games albeit old video games. First, Andrew steps back into 2015’s The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt now that he has more context after watching the hit Netflix show, while D. Bethel is intrigued at how hard the narrative payoff will fail in the otherwise really fun Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 69 – “Two Matching Ties” (23 October 2015): Where Andrew discusses his time with International Murder Simulator––er, I mean, Uncharted.
Episode 76 – “Beepop” (18 December 2015): Where Andrew first dicsussed playing the very good 2D Assassin’s Creed spinoff, Assassin’s Creed Chronicle: China.
Shortcast 65 – “Find a Cheap Show” (03 August 2018): Where D. Bethel talks about his experience playing Uncharted: Lost Legacy as well as the first Uncharted game in the series.
“Starting By Starting” (03 January 2020): Where Andrew shares his experience with the first few episodes of Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Plante, Chris. “Shadow of the Tomb Raider‘s ‘Immersion Mode’ is a Big Missed Opportunity.” Polygon. Vox Media, 19 Sept. 2018.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Makes A Taste

13 March 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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CORONA, I HARDLY KNEW YA: The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the nerd world with––since the last episode––the postponement of Emerald City Comic Con, the cancellation of this year’s E3 and other cultural events like SXSW. Andrew & D. Bethel cover the COVID-19-related news since the last episode.

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew falls in love with Scratchpad Publishing’s new RPG, Spectaculars, while D. Bethel is intrigued by the demo for Final Fantasy VII Remake on Playstation 4.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Klepek, Patrick. “Gaming’s Biggest Yearly Event, E3, Has Been Cancelled Because of Coronavirus.” Vice – Gaming. Vice Media, 11 March 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 100, Part 2 – Action Noir Theater (29 July 2016): Where the podcast debuted part one of its audio drama, Nick Springer and the Fremont Horror.
Episode 146 – Bad Games Make Precedent (08 Sept. 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the impact of Final Fantasy VII, for better or for worse.
The Future is Only Forward (22 March 2019): Where Andrew talks about Rodney Thompson’s previous game, Dusk City Outlaws.
Textured in Fear (24 May 2019): Where SquareEnix released its first trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake and D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the remake’s relevance to the modern market.
Tile Pile (22 Nov. 2019): Where Andrew talks about playing Betrayal Legacy.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Sad News Theme

28 February 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the CBS All Access archives to get caught up on the surprisingly good––and suprisingly different––remake of the ’80s action show, MacGyver, while D. Bethel dives into the surprisingly compelling Zelda clone/shopkeep simulator by Digital Sun, Moonlighter.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Klepek, Patrick. “The Creator of Gaming’s Famous ‘Konami Code’ Has Died.” Vice. Vice Media, 26 Feb. 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 108 – Private Reasons” (29 Sep. 2016): Were D. Bethel and Andrew discuss another successful (at the time) television reboot of a popular ’80s action property, Lethal Weapon.
“Shortcast 67 – Baguettevania” (24 Aug. 2018): Where Andrew first talked about playing Moonlighter.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Episode 84 – Your Cursor is My Prisoner

19 February 2016 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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Week in Geek: Andrew plays to complete the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles trilogy with its final Russian installment while Dan plays Campo Santo’s new release, Firewatch.

Same Song, Different Tune: Dan and Andrew discuss how the cultural meaning of music can change drastically when used in different contexts. How many people think about demon-slaying when they hear “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas? How many people think of stylized violence when they hear Dick Dale’s “Miserlou”? (How many people think about A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes when they hear “Stayin’ In Black” by Wax Audio––or either ACDC’s “Back in Black” or the BeeGee’s “Stayin’ Alive”, for that matter?)

Cheap Games, Part 2 – The Returns: Andrew and Dan return tangentially to the discussion of cheap ass games with an investigation of how many players think of a game’s value in terms of length of play.

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For all intents and purposes, that’s an episode recap.

Interesting Reading:

–“Street Fighter II led the Way for Games as a Medium of Self-Expression” by Anthony John Agnello via the A.V. Club.
–“Deadpool and the Box Office of R-Rated Comic Book Films” by Rob Leane via Den of Geek.
–“Pearls From the Depths: An Interview with Night Dive Studios” by Rock Closson via Known Griefers.
–“No, You Shouldn’t Get Your Money Back for Games You Finished and Loved” by Ben Kuchera via Polygon.

Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas
-“Stay in Your Tower and Watch” by Chris Remo (from Firewatch)
-“Miserlou” by Dick Dale