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A bi-weekly video game book club that takes a deep look at one game every episode. We discuss the literary elements, philosophical ideas, and game design decisions that make games great while keeping... more
FAQs about Deep Listens:How many episodes does Deep Listens have?The podcast currently has 605 episodes available.
September 13, 2018Episode 79: Castlevania, more like Camp-levania! Am I right?In this episode Gino, Pete, and Billy are joined by super-fan Grandon to discuss Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. We discuss the game's many paths to brokenness, campy dialog, and drop charts. Oh the drop charts. We also take one of the most absurd emails ever sent to the show by man or beast....more1h 39minPlay
September 05, 2018Final Fantasy by the Dozen: Part OneIn this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- and, Screened/ Giantbomb's own Matt Rorie discuss the opening hours of Final Fantasy XII, true Ape Escape cannon, game guide writing, and the differences between original FFXII and the new Zodiac Age re-release. We go very deep on systems this time! Also, someone please teach ZP about if, else statements!...more2h 21minPlay
August 28, 2018Episode 78: The Bureaucracy of the Afterlife in Flipping DeathIn this episode Gino, Billy, and Pete discuss what animals they could survive an attack from, the dollar value of games, and the charming story of Flipping Death....more1h 20minPlay
August 22, 2018WFF Crossover Episode: Lollapalooza and Gaming DramaIn this episode Gino is joined by his wife, Jen, and Emily of the Worst Friends Forever podcast to discuss this year's Lollapalooza, music festivals, weird concert experiences, and the Ninja controversy that no one is talking about....more1hPlay
August 15, 2018Episode 77: Short Story Games with Sisyphus Reborn and Port of CallIn this episode Gino, Pete, and Billy take some listener emails, discuss Sisyphus Reborn and Port of Call, and debate whether games can replicate the experience of a short story....more1h 32minPlay
August 10, 2018Listen to the Magic... D&D?In this episode Gino, Billy, and Devin discuss the upcoming fantasy mashup: Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica. We discuss how MTG and D&D might blend in this upcoming D&D expansion. We also guess D&D spell or MTG spell and talk about our favorite guilds....more59minPlay
August 01, 2018Episode 76: Entering the Gungeon with Bullet Billy and Pistol PeteIn this episode Gino, Billy, and Pete take conflicting listener feedback about the lore of the Ape Escape franchise, try ti figure out how many rounds Billy could take in a fight with a chimp, and discuss the many guns of Enter the Gungeon...more1h 28minPlay
July 25, 2018ZP Made Me Do It: My Horse PrinceIn this episode Gino and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss horse dating and Pootie Tang. I don't think anything else needs to be said....more1h 6minPlay
July 17, 2018Episode 75: Ape Escape 2 is BananasIn this episode Gino, Pete, and a returning Billy discuss Ape Escape 2. We discuss whether the apes are the real heroes of Ape Escape 2, our favorite members of the Freaky Monkey Five, and how much Ape Escape loves the analog sticks. Billy also opens up about some of the things he's been dealing with during his hiatus....more1h 5minPlay
July 10, 2018Final Fantasy Friday the XIIIth Part Four- The Grand Final-eIn this episode Gino and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss chapters 11, 12, and 13 of Final Fantasy XIII. We answer a listener question on how we would fix the game. We then lament the game's terrible pacing, stale combat, nonsensical story, paper-thin characters, dead world, bland soundtrack, and on and on it goes. The only question that remains about FFXIII is whether it's the worst FF game of all time......more2h 55minPlay
FAQs about Deep Listens:How many episodes does Deep Listens have?The podcast currently has 605 episodes available.