In this episode of Deep Listens we talk about To The Moon and its amazing, sobering story.  We talk about the game's use of pop culture, comedy, memory, realationships, and mental illness to tell a story that moved half of us to tears.  

In this episode of Deep Listens we discuss how platonic relationships work in Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us, and The Walking Dead Season 1.  We explore how each of the games approach non-romantic relationships from a technical perspective and how each of the relationships in the game unfold.  We also discuss why the relationships in each game seem to play out so similarly.  We also tak a listener email and discuss radio in Fallout 3 and some games that stood out to us from E3.

In this episode of Deep Listens we discuss Fallout 3 and whether the apocalypse will go down the way that every video game seems to think it will.  Will Thomas Hobbes's bleak view of human nature play out when the world ends?  Or is humanity a bit more social than that?  We also discuss the patriarchies of the wasteland and the various goofy societies that have sprung up in the world of Fallout 3.  We end the podcast discussing all of the dumb goofy Fallout glitches that we encountered during our playthroughs.

In this episode of Deep Listens we take an email about Shadow of the Colossus before delving into Psychonauts discussion.  We cover how Psychonauts uses Freudian and Jungian psychological terminology as world building tools.  We discuss the various mental maladies that afflict the characters in Psychonauts and how those maladies shape the way we talk about the game.  We also talk about how Psychonauts utilizes its summer camp locale to set its tone and aesthetic.  We finish up by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Psychonauts' collectibles.

Apologies for some of the audio issue with this episode.  We should have those issues hammered out soon.

In the flagship episode of Deep Listens a few friends and I discuss Shadow of the Colossus and some of the philosophical and literary questions it raises.  We discuss mereological essentialism with respect to whether SotC fits all of the required criteria to be a game, and what criteria are needed to make a game.  We discuss how the colossi designs blend organic and inorganic elements in order to create creatures that feel morally killable, but also make you feel remorseful when the killing is done.  We also debate whether SotC is part of a post-modern movement within video games.  Come check out a new podcast with some deep discussions about one of the greatest games ever made.