Gaming - The Podcast

A new console generation is almost upon, so we discuss what it is that we'd like to see them achieve over the next 5-7 years - from the opportunities brought about thanks to their hardware to business model changes and core game design modifications.

Have your own opinion? We want to hear it.

Come chat to us on Twitter @IndieByDesign and tell us about the games you've loved and, for whatever reason, have decided to let go.

A video version of this podcast is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/indiebydesign

https://www.indiebydesign.net/podcast

Music by Ben Prunty.

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It's Halloween and so this week we're focused on the thrills and impact of horror games and how they work to make us feel scared.

What is it about horror games that scare us? How do game developers go about tempting us to both feel fear and want to carry on playing?

Come chat to us on Twitter @IndieByDesign and tell us about the games that have scared you and why.

A video version of this podcast is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/indiebydesign

https://www.indiebydesign.net/podcast

Music by Ben Prunty.

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With new consoles imminent, we're putting ourselves on the spot and revealing which games we think are the PS4/Xbox One generation's best. Join us, agree with us and disagree with us as look back at the past seven years of great games.

Have your own opinion? We want to hear it.

Come chat to us on Twitter @IndieByDesign and tell us about the games you've loved and, for whatever reason, have decided to let go.

A video version of this podcast is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/indiebydesign

https://www.indiebydesign.net/podcast

Music by Ben Prunty.

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Hades. The whole world is playing it, talking about it and podcasting about it, but what makes it so special? Is it a Game of the Year contender? Is it a new benchmark for roguelikes?

Come chat to us on Twitter @IndieByDesign and tell us what you think of Hades.

A video version of this podcast is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/indiebydesign

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We all have games that we love, games we think of as amongst the best we've ever experienced. Some of the games we personally love are considered the greatest of all time, some are thought to be overrated and others are criminally underappreciated and forgotten.

We all have games, too, that we love but wouldn't want to play again. This episode sees John Robertson and Stace Harman discuss which games fall into this category for them and why.

Have your own opinion? We want to hear it.

Come chat to us on Twitter @IndieByDesign and tell us about the games you've loved and, for whatever reason, have decided to let go.

A video version of this podcast is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/indiebydesign

https://www.indiebydesign.net/podcast

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Welcome to Gaming, the podcast from Indie By Design.

This show is, surprisingly enough, about games - with each weekly episode dedicated to delving into and answering a single question about them.

• Why is that game so good (or bad)?
• What is it about that piece of game design that works so well?
• Which game do you absolutely love but would never play again?
• Is Big Bird the original chocobo?

Your hosts are John Robertson and Stace Harman - long-time game design and narrative consultants and authors of books that celebrate the culture and greatness of videogames. You can find out more about that at IndieByDesign.net

Episodes are released every Thursday, starting 8 Oct 2020.

Find us on Twitter @IndieByDesign and join us on our Discord server where you can mingle with other game-loving folk just like yourself.

See you soon!

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Welcome to 'Games that made us', an ongoing series within the Indie By Design podcast in which hosts Stace Harman and John Robertson explore and discuss the games that have most powerfully inspired and influenced their lives inside and outside of the traditional gaming space.

In this episode John Robertson interviews Stace Harman regarding the impact that The Secret of Monkey Island has had on everything from his subsequent tastes in games to his relationship with his brother at the time.

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What is the current state of the videogame critic and what might it be? How do audiences and critics currently relate to one another? What is the purpose of criticism itself? Is a review that acts as a buyer's guide a form of criticism or not? Stace Harman and John Robertson attempt to answer these questions and more in the 22nd episode of the Indie By Design podcast.

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In terms of both quality and form, what is it that makes a multiplayer game a game worth playing and/or a multiplayer game at all? Can, for example, a single player game be a multiplayer game if you choose to consume it as a group? 

Stace Harman and John Robertson delve into these questions and more in this episode that focuses on the nature of multiplayer gaming.

This episode includes discussion on Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop games, as well as videogames. More episodes: IndieByDesign.net

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We play games, but why and how do we play them? Compared to other mediums - such as cinema and literature - games have a wide variety of means when it comes to absorbing and consuming them and this can affect the how and why of our playing of them.

In this episode Stace Harman and John Robertson discuss how they prefer to play games, why they play them at all and if/how this has changed as they've gotten older and their tastes have changed.

Mentioned games include Dishonored, Firewatch, Destiny 2, Darkest Dungeon, Fortnite and more. Be warned that minor spoilers are revealed for some of the discussed games.

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