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Our summer mini series continues! We're covering Dark Souls 3 from start to finish. For part three, we discuss the Road of Sacrifices, the Crystal Sage, and the differences between Hidetaka Miyazaki and Hideo Kojima.This episode is brought to
Our summer mini series continues! We're covering Dark Souls 3 from start to finish. For part two, we discuss the level design of the Undead Settlement and the creative spark that has fueled the Souls series, from beginning to end.This episode
Here we kick off our summer mini series, covering Dark Souls 3 from start to finish! To get us started, we examine the game's early phases: its opening cinematic, Iudex Gundyr and the High Wall of Lothric.This episode is brought to you by BRAI
Recently, Kotaku published an argument that we should stop using the word "Metroidvania." But what if this thought misses why we have genre in the first place? Read the original (and very fun) Kotaku piece @ https://kotaku.com/stop-calling-game
This week, we celebrate a month of BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of the Video Games Are Bad For You podcast. Receive fresh content from us, every week, straight to your inbox. No spam. No BS. Just good old fashioned games analysis. Topics cov
We are caged in the hallways of our childhood homes.This episode is brought to you by BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of the Video Games Are Bad For You podcast. Receive fresh content from us, every week, straight to your inbox. No spam. No B
When did advertising become our friend? Topics covered: culture and E3 2019; expectations for Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2; and a juxtaposition between Devolver's postmodernism and Death Stranding's authenticity.This episode is brought to you
We are defined by our limitations — for better and for worse. Topics covered: From Software speculation with Elden Ring; and the nostalgic delight of Castlevania.This episode is brought to you by BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of the Video G
Jonathan Blow's recent comments about originality in the indie game scene bring a lot of questions to light. Is he right? What's an original game? Does originality even matter? We unpack all of this in this week's mini episode.This episode is
This week, we celebrate a month of BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of the Video Games Are Bad For You podcast. Receive fresh content from us, every week, straight to your inbox. No spam. No BS. Just good old fashioned games analysis. Topics cove
Architecture lends structure to our daily lives. It also textures the worlds of games and submerges us in alternate realities. Topics covered: level design in Halo; the imaginative wonder of Look, Your Loot; and the alien landscapes of Aven Col
The controversy surrounding violence in video games has dipped over the years, but there's still a lot to unpack. Topics covered: MK11, Smash TV, and Agony's failure.This episode is brought to you by BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of the Vid
We can give The Legend of Zelda a tough time, here on the podcast. But that's because we love the series so much. This week, we give Zelda its due and celebrate the brilliance of Nintendo's finest institution. Topics covered: Majora's Mask at 2
With the recent fiasco surround the Sonic trailer, we examine different ways that games have dealt with the dreaded uncanny valley. Topics covered: Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time.This episode is brought to you by BRAI
Some scientists speculate that our reality is merely a simulation. But what does that imply? And what does our collective fixation on simulated worlds say about our own lives?This episode is brought to you by BRAINWAVE: official newsletter o
Examining Persona 5: The Royal, we ask what added content might mean for a longer game. And we ask what the content push, in general, means for the games industry.This episode is brought to you by BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of the Video
It's METROID WEEK here at the podcast. All week, we're celebrating SUPER METROID's 25th anniversary — the good, the bad, and the motherly. Today, we take apart SUPER METROID, in an attempt to understand — or re-understand it — in a way that we
It's METROID WEEK here at the podcast. All week, we're celebrating SUPER METROID's 25th anniversary — the good, the bad, and the motherly. Today, we talk about HOLLOW KNIGHT and the metroidvania's fixation on ancient ruins, with a heartfelt no
Messy art is important, but often overlooked. Today, we examine the weird, the wonderful, and the strange of game design. Topics covered: an analysis of FEED ME BILLY (just in time for GLASS STAIRCASE!), a review of SEKIRO, and a recap of the
So, Joker looks good? And Zack Snyder's Batman kills people? This podcast: a State of the Union regarding our favorite geriatric vigilante.This episode is brought to you by BRAINWAVE: official newsletter of Video Games Are Bad For You. Receive
With the bungled release of ANTHEM, Bioware has come to symbolize everything wrong with the development industry. This week, we examine a company — and a gaming generation — that has lost its way.Link to Jason Schreier's piece: https://kotaku.
When *it* hits the fan, who do we blame?Topics covered: Homophobia in PERSONA 5, Lost Izalith in DARK SOULS, and a review of HER STORY (just in time for Telling Lies!) Don't forget to send questions to [email protected]
Is there such a thing as "Elevated Horror?" We look through the semantics on this podcast mini-episode.Indiewire's article: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/elevated-horror-movies-us-1202053471/Questions? Comments? Send 'em to: videogamesb
Google, Google, Google. Following the Stadia announcement, I attempt to decipher a revolution in slow motion.Don't forget to send questions to [email protected] us on Twitter @VideoGamesBad4UAND DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE
Now we're becoming copies of our ever-fading selves. Topics covered: CELESTE, the SNES MINI and SONIC MANIA.Don't forget to send questions to [email protected] Music:Bloom by JahzzarLittle Chance by JahzzarThe Shine by Jahzzar
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