Bookwarm Games

Bookwarm Games

By Wesley SchantzSociety & Culture
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Bookwarm Games episodes

  • Side Quests: Xenogears (1)

    Here we are again at "the beginning and the end" for opening cutscenes and village explorations in this utterly stereotypical yet monstrously ambitious JRPG. Thanks for listening.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Side Quests FF Tactics: Ch 4 - End Credits

    Completing the main story and concluding, for now, our discussion of the splendid offshoot of the mainline Final Fantasy series. We'll likely turn to Xenogears before too long.

    Thanks again for listening!

    1 hr 5 min
  • After Midnight: Bolaño, 2666 (The Part about Amalfitano)

    Wandering the back patios and forgotten books with the Chilean exile professor of philosophy, while his wife searches for a lunatic poet rather than a painter or novelist.

    Recorded this one some weeks ago, apologies for the lateness, but as always you can also find the video hosted on Alex's youtube channel, which tends to be more timely: https://www.youtube.com/@alexandereliotschmid

    Thanks for listening!

    54 min
  • Side Quests: FF Tactics (to middle of ch 4)

    Moving into the territory of the legends: Cid, Beowulf, Reis, and Cloud...

    Recorded this one some weeks ago, apologies for the lateness, but as always you can also find the video hosted on Alex's youtube channel, which tends to be more timely: https://www.youtube.com/@alexandereliotschmid

    Thanks for listening!

    55 min
  • Side Quests FF Tactics: Chapter 3 and opening of 4

    The Ivalice Chronicles' secret gospels and peak difficulty spikes, from the loss of Alma to Riovanes Castle and on to the battle with Meliadoul, plus a side quest to meet up with Beowulf, Reis, and Construct 8. Thanks for listening.

    1 hr 10 min
  • Odd Views and Strange Reflections (Reading The Book of Dust ep 15)

    Back at last discussing Pullman, La Belle Sauvage ch 16-17, The Pharmacy and Pilgrims' Tower.

    Recommended reading:

    https://www.osneybenefice.org.uk/home-1/binsey

    Gen 1-2

    Conversation with Gabriel Schenk on Pullman's Oxford - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/wesley-schantz/episodes/Gamecool-46-Conversation-with-Gabriel-Schenk-on-Pullmans-Oxfords-e55691/a-alulbo Thanks for listening!

    57 min

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Bookwarm Games plays on the connection between games, books, and life: