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Tentacles or Bust

12 May 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts dive deep into the video game pool as Andrew gets his caveman farming on with Soda Den’s Roots of Pacha while D. Bethel finds a lot of adventure and fun in the deeply Lovecraftian adventure puzzle game, Call of the Sea by Out of the Blue.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Your Cursor is My Prisoner” (19 February 2016): Where D. Bethel talks about another fun walking simulator, Firewatch.
“Love the Stank” (30 December 2016): Where Andrew begins his long love affair with Stardew Valley.
“Starting By Starting” (3 January 2020): Where D. Bethel plays a different––in many ways––Lovecraftian adventure game, The Sinking City.

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Tile Pile

22 November 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our humble hosts are back playing games of all sorts. Andrew heads to the tile-covered table and is reasonably impressed playing yet another Legacy-branded game––Betrayal Legacy by Avalon Hill a multi-session version of the popular semi-cooperative horror game, Betrayal on Haunted Hill. D. Bethel finally had some time to step into the digital realm and got lost in the clockwork expanse of the very interesting and subtle Outer Wilds (no, not The Outer Worlds) by Mobius Digital (WARNING: mild spoilers for Outer Wilds are given in the episode).

RELEVANT LINKS:

Giant Bomb takes a look at Google’s Stadia:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 84 – Your Cursor is My Prisoner (19 February 2016): Where D. Bethel discussed the last first person exploration game he played, Campo Santo’s Firewatch.
Episode 87 – Thunder and Lightning (11 March 2016): When Andrew first mentioned a Legacy-branded game with Pandemic Legacy.
Shortcast 64 – The Humming Incident (27 July 2018): When Taylor came onto the show to talk with Andrew about completing Pandemic Legacy, Season 2.
Shortcast 75 – Llamas on the Beach (23 November 2018): Where Andrew talks about a non-Legacy Legacy-style board game, Charterstone.
Guestcast 03 – Muted Police Action (07 December 2018): On Taylor’s third guest-hosting gig, he talked about Betrayal Legacy back when he first picked it up and gave us his initial impressions.
It’s Always a Game (08 February 2019): Where Andrew told us of his initial playthrough of Subnautica.

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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Episode 133 – We’re On a Track

5 May 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew takes another dip into the Humble Bundle and comes out playing Renowned Explorers: International Society while Dan gets nostalgic (again) playing Disney Afternoon Collection.

LUDO-NARRATIVE DISSONANCE: Noted video game critic, Ian Bogost, got blood boiling when he wrote the salaciously titled, “Video Games Are Better Without Stories,” for The Atlantic. D. and Andrew investigate the argument Bogost is making––its good points and its flaws––while also talking about why people play games in the first place. Dan talked about Ian Bogost’s book, How to Talk About Video Games, back in “Episode 76 – Beepop.”

NOTES:

This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day! Go get free comics!
If you live in the capital region of California, head to Empire’s Comics Vault and participate in their Free Comic Book Day Festival at which D. Bethel will be exhibiting his creative wares!

WORKS CITED:

Bogost, Ian. “Video Games Are Better Without Characters.” The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group, 13 March 2015.
Bogost, Ian. “Video Games Are Better Without Stories.” The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group, 25 April 2017.
Deneroff, Harvey. “Brad Bird: Animation is Not a Genre.” Deneroff.com. 12 June 2012.
Klepek, Patrick. “Video Games Don’t Have a Choice But to Tell Stories.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 25 April 2017.
Maliszewski, James. “Scrappy-Doo and the Hickman Revolution.” Grognardia. 04 December 2008.
Sarkeesian, Anita. “A Message from Anita on the End of Tropes.” Feminist Frequency. 27 April 2017.
Wolk, Douglas Wolk. Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean. Da Capo Press, 2007.

WORKS REFERENCED:

Zacny, Rob. “Storytelling in Stellaris Leaves Too Much to the Imagination.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 17 April 2017.

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