Craw and Joe are back after a little break! We ease into it by just talking about the games (and maybe movies?) we’ve been enjoying this week. So our article of the week will return next week! Come chill with us as we talk about our current obsession: Expedition 33!

Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Article of the Week: 

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Join Craw and Joe as we discuss an interesting article about video games improving cognitive function. Then, Joe tells us more about his time with Monster Hunter and Craw dives into his love and subsequent frustrations with Blue Prince! Also, no episode next week due to some scheduling conflicts!

Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds, Split Fiction, Erenshor, Blue Prince

Article of the Week: Effects of Action Video Game Play on Cognitive Skills: A Meta-Analysis

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Slight Mechanic Spoilers for Split Fiction

Craw and Joe start us off with an overview about an article that showed playing video games reduces stress! Then we discuss Monster Hunter Wilds and South of Midnight. Finally, we end it with some more Switch 2 updates! Hangout with us, we don’t bite!

Games we talked about this week: South of Midnight, Monster Hunter Wilds 

Article of the Week: Stress-Reducing Effects of Playing a Casual Video Game among Undergraduate Students

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Craw and Joe start us off with an article about playing video games as a form of acting. Then we discuss the biggest event of the week: the Nintendo Switch 2 direct! Come listen to why Craw and Joe are so salty about the big direct.

Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds 

Article of the Week: Character immersion in video games as a form of acting.

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Craw and Joe return to talk about an interesting Psych article about violent video games and social behavior. Then we catch up with the video games we’ve been enjoying this week! Lastly, we dive into a bit of Nintendo news happening this week. Did we get our predictions right? Come hang out with us during this journey!

Games we talked about this week: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Monster Hunter Wilds

Article of the Week: The dark and bright side of video game consumption: Effects of violent and prosocial video games

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Craw and Joe are back and shaking things up! We first talk about an article that says it’s okay to play video games for long hours! Then we chat about our times with Pirate Yakuza, Avowed, a bit of Monster Hunter, and our thoughts on Split Fiction after being halfway through. Come hang out with us since it’s been a while!

Games we talked about this week: Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, Split Fiction

Article of the Week: Perceived value of video games, but not hours played, predicts mental well-being in casual adult Nintendo players

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As some of you might know, I've been looking for a job. Fortunately, after 9 months of searching, I finally have one! Unfortunately, that means a lot less time in my schedule to work on the podcast. So, the schedules weren't able to align this week and we are taking a break for this week! Joe and Craw have been playing Split Fiction, in addition to more Avowed, and we will tell you all about it next week. Thank you so much for being a fan and listening!

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Spoilers for It Takes Two

Trigger Warnings: Divorce

Today we dive deep into It Takes Two, the award winning game of the year from 2021 that features the most extensive cooperative gameplay of any game we’ve seen. We chat about the foundations of Couples Therapy, what makes a strong relationship, and how the game  pivots our main characters, who are on the brink of divorce, into something more healthy. Come hang out with us as we talk about what makes this game so special from both a gameplay and therapeutic standpoint!

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:09
• Our Experience - 00:37
• Spoiler Warning - 02:44
• Description - 03:26
• The Sound Relationship House Theory - 06:01
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - 20:56
• Couple Dynamic - 28:43
• Game Mechanics as Metaphors - 43:10
• Wrapping Up - 58:24

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Resources Used for the Episode:

• Same-sex couple relationship strengths: A review and synthesis of the empirical literature (2000–2016).
• What type of communication during conflict is beneficial for intimate relationships?
• The Gottman Institute

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Craw and Joe reunite to talk about Street Fighter League and this past weekend’s latest Fatal Fury beta. We then touch on Joe’s time with Pirate Yakuza, Craw’s debate over getting monster hunter, and speculate what occurred in the latest Pokemon Presents! We also touch on the (unfortunate) latest studio closures. We finish it up with an article on Problematic Video Game Use. So come hang out with us as we dive into games this week!

Games we talked about this week: Fatal Fury, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed

Article of the Week: Metacognition, Desire Thinking and Craving in Problematic Video Game Use

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Craw, Joe, and Courture have come together to have a more focused discussion on Monster Hunter Wilds! We chat about our history with the franchise, what defines Monster Hunter, our likes and dislikes of the game, and what to expect from Wilds! Then we chat a bit about the other games we’ve been playing and the news from this week!

Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Avowed, Elden Ring Nightreign

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