Jack Loves Games

Today we're going to look at a game that I've already inflicted on so many people! Let's Talk Monster Prom

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

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Note: The interview I read from GameRant and the link I saved to it seems to have gone down. If I can find the interview again I will link it, but until then consider the comment about the age of the Romance Options being possibly incorrect. 

Today we're talking about a game that was annoying to research because every time I tried to search 'Coffee Talk Interview' I just got articles talking about how to do well on interviews over coffee. Let's talk Coffee Talk

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

Sources: 

Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I also have a Tumblr where I posted updates and reblog fan art. 

Today we're talking about a game I thought looked so cool, I paid for it over a year before it came out. Let's Talk Beacon Pines.

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

Sources: 

Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I also have a Tumblr where I posted updates and reblog fan art. 

Today we are looking at the oldest game I'll be talking about in this series whose legacy can still be found in a number of RPGs released today. Let's Talk Earthbound. 

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

Hope for Tomorrow

Make It So

Busy Hands

Making Our Future

Sources: 

WIRED Article: Octopi! Spinal Tap! How Cult RPG EarthBound Came to America

Weekly Famitsu: Itoi Interview

Weekly Famitsu: Iwata & Malta Interview

Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I also have a Tumblr where I posted updates and reblog fan art. 

Today we are looking at a game that casts a wide shadow in the world of indie video games. Let's Talk Stardew Valley. 

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

Forever Friend

Bright Ideas

A Greater Love

Isola Bella

Sources:

Stardew Valley: Pushing The Boundaries of Farming RPGs

The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley

Still Growing Strong: Eric Barone on the Success of ‘Stardew Valley’ Nearly a Decade Later

"you notice how far you’ve come instead of how far it is left to go"

ConcernedApe on X

Stardew Valley 10-year Anniversary Video

Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I also have a Tumblr where I posted updates and reblog fan art. 

Today we stepped out into the wide and vast world of AAA Gaming as we talk about our first non-indie game. Let's Talk Breath of the Wild.

Side Note: It occurs to me that I never really defined what a AAA Game is in the Podcast itself. It's a largely informal/marketing term to define games made by or at least distributed by major publishers in the video game industry. Usually these games are defined by large budgets and big marketing pushes. However, their is a lot of arguments to be made that the distinction between AAA and Indie is largely arbitrary in our modern day (the channel Extra Credits actually did a really good write up on the subject). So really, AAA is about budget, marketing, and vibes. 

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

Emerald Isle

Best Adventure Ever

Meltwater

Sources:

Some of the problems with the AAA Gaming Industry

Can You Beat Breath of the Wild Without Climbing?

Could a Human Beat BOTW

How Long to Beat

Speedrun.com

Design Philosophies Behind Breath of the Wild’s World

"I could be done now"

Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I also have a Tumblr where I posted updates and reblog fan art. 

For Episode 4, we're going to dive into a game that acted as my gateway to the larger world of Monster Collecting games. Let's Talk Cassette Beasts. 

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

'Bright Ideas'

'Moments in Time'

'Make it So'

'Ecstasy'

Sources:

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games

Making monsters out of myths with the Cassette Beasts dev

Cassette Beasts Video Game Composer Joel Baylis

Cassette Beasts Dev On Doing What Pokémon Doesn't In A Zelda-Inspired Overworld

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With Episode 3, I think it's time we talk about a game that I actually used for my test episode of the podcast. Let's Talk Tadpole Treble. 

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

'Best Adventure Ever'

'Building Blocks'

'Meltwater'

'Hopes for Tomorrow'

'Always on a Journey'

'Emotional Wilderness'

Sources:

Tadpole Treble Encore Developer Premium Interview

My second quote was from an email

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For our second episode, let's stop and take things slow so we can all get a clear photo of TOEM. 

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

'Building Blocks'

'Emotional Wilderness'

'Forever Friends'

'Eco Project'

'Sunbeam'

Sources:

 TV's Bingewatching Model Is... 

Not Camera Shy – TOEM Interview 

Postmortem: TOEM

Beats & Bleets Episode 9: TOEM

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Let's start off this little podcast series with a game that often gets me pretty introspective about art.

Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour.

Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.

All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise:

'We Will Find a Way'

'Emotional Wilderness'

'Moments in Time'

Sources:

 Gamifying Creativity in 'Chicory: A Colorful Tale' 

Interview: Indie Developer Greg Lobanov Talks All Things Chicory: A Colorful Tale (gamerant.com)

Bringing out players' creativity in the wondrous Chicory: A Colorful Tale (gamedeveloper.com)

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