Boss Door

An in depth and thorough review of Dark Souls 1. Part 1 covers mostly mechanics and design philosophy, while Part 2 tackles themes, characters, and storytelling. Part 3 is the lightning round, for whatever we forgot or couldn't fit in the first two.

An in depth and thorough review of Dark Souls 1. Part 1 covers mostly mechanics and design philosophy, while Part 2 tackles themes, characters, and storytelling. Part 3 is the lightning round, for whatever we forgot or couldn't fit in the first two.

In this episode, Ross and Joey ramble wildly about how and why games can be art.

Ross and Joey discuss the themes prevalent in Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2. Ever wondered what the Book of Job, Blaseball, and Metal Gear Solid all have in common? Listen to find out!

Ross and Joey discuss the oddities of the Resident Evil series, and the strange ways in which the earlier survival horror mechanics transferred to the later action shooter genre the series eventually transitioned into.

Ross and Joey explore what makes Hollow Knight such a transformative game in the metroidvania genre.

Ross and Joey talk about Metroid Prime, released 2002 on the Gamecube, and the fascinating design choices that went into translating the 2D metroids into the 3D realm.

Ross and Joey discuss one of the greatest games ever made, why it's great, and how it holds up today. And why the DS version is fucking garbage.

Ross and Joey do their best to untangle a series of fever dreams that Hideo Kojima had and turned into a video game. The result is unforgettable.

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Detroit: Become Human, a game about androids and nothing else.