This week on Scatterbrained: Joe tells us about Castlevania Collection and Zenless Zone Zero. Brandon chats about his time with Astro Bot, and his time with Fields of Mistria. Then, we quickly discuss the PS5 Pro announcement and wonder what Sony is thinking?!

Games we talked about this week: Castlevania, Zenless Zone Zero, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Astro Bot, Fields of Mistria 

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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Spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3

Trigger Warnings: Murder, Abuse, Revenge

Today we talked about Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3, and his reactions after finally achieving the revenge he had sought for centuries.

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:00
• Spoiler Warning and Disclaimer - 05:11
• Baldur’s Gate 3 Description - 05:51
• Astarion - 07:57
• Astarion’s Personality - 08:55
• Astarion’s Act 3: Revenge and Power - 11:44
• Articles About Revenge - 25:56

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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• Baldur’s Gate 3 Wiki Astarion
• Articles:
• State of the Art in Competition Research
• Psychological and Physiological Stress in esports
• Revenge: A Multilevel Review and Synthesis
• Rehumanizing the self after victimization: The roles of forgiveness versus revenge.

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This week on Scatterbrained, Joe is still recovering. So, let’s continue to send him some well wishes! Brandon chats about his time with Fields of Mistria, a cozy farming sim that feels easier to get into than Stardew Valley. Then I quickly cover some of the highlights from Gamescom 2024!

Games we talked about this week: Fields of Mistria

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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This week on Scatterbrained, Joe was unfortunately unable to make it today. So, let’s all send him some well wishes! Brandon chats about his time with Dungeons of Hinterberg, a beautiful and cozy indie action adventure game that is quite unique in its story.

Games we talked about this week: Dungeons of Hinterberg, 2XKO 

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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Spoilers for Venba

This week on Scatterbrained, we we catch up on Joe’s progress with Ashen. Then, chatted about all of the indie games Brandon has been playing this week. We finally close it out with some quick thoughts about Deadpool and Wolverine!

Games we talked about this week: Ashen, Zenless Zone Zero, Fighting Games, Fall Guys, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Venba, Kunitsu-Gami, Flock

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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Today we talked about Evo 2024, the largest fighting game tournament hosted in Vegas. Then we dive deeper into the psychology of competition and how it applies to fighting games and esports!

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 0:09
• Psychology of Competition - 06:52
• Esports and Fighting Games - 16:01
• Evo 2024 Trip Report! - 21:10
• The Good - 27:05
• The Bad - 40:27
• The Ugly - 43:32
• Fighting Game Psychology - 55:39
• Modern Sports and Human Nature - 56:02
• Fighting Games and Go - 01:10:04
• What are Fighting Games? - 01:15:30
• What's Appealing about Fighting Games? - 01:19:00
• Etiquette and Equity - 01:20:07
• Final Thoughts - 01:23:40

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

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• Articles:
• State of the Art in Competition Research
• Psychological and Physiological Stress in esports
• Website for Research into Esports

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Spoilers for Elden Ring DLC

This week on Scatterbrained, Brandon did a solo show this week due to some scheduling conflicts and talked about his time with finishing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Then he chatted a bit about some news headlines. What indie game should I play?

Games we talked about this week: Elden Ring

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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This week on Scatterbrained, we chatted about Elden Ring and Brandon’s time with Shadow of the Erdtree (spoiler alert: he loves it), then Joe talks about his time with Zenless Zone Zero, playing ranked matches in Street Fighter 6, and his time playing Ashen. By the time you hear the pod, Joe will be at Evo!! 

Games we talked about this week: Elden Ring, Zenless Zone Zero, Street Fighter 6, Ashen, Undertale

Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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This week on Scatterbrained, we talk about some interview questions that were sent over by the IG account: Video Game Journalist. They want to know a bit more about what we do, and asked us plenty of fantastic questions about video games, psychology in games, and cozy games! We then quickly catch up on the games we’ve been playing this week.

Games we played this week: Elden Ring, Zenless Zone, Zero, Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Ashen 

Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Night in Kyoto by AVBE:

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitch. 

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Spoilers for Silent Hill: The Short Message and God of War: Ragnarok

Trigger Warnings: Suicide and Death.

Come on in and sit down as we talk about Silent Hill: The Short Message and its heavy use of traumatic events without saying too much about it. We also chatted about God of War: Ragnarok, and how Kratos’ life is reflected and analyzed in the latest DLC, Valhalla. 

Other games we played: Street Fighter 6, Elden Ring

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:04
• Spoiler Warnings and Disclaimer - 03:25
• Silent Hill: The Short Message - 04:27
• Silent Hill: The Short Message Description - 06:22
• Characters of Silent Hill - 13:23
• Study on Fear - 26:53
• God of War: Ragnarok Valhalla - 42:00
• Kratos’ Reflection of Self - 46:53
• Articles on Redemptive Self and Acceptance - 01:02:50
• What Else we’ve been playing - 01:09:46

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Night in Kyoto by AVBE:

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitch. 

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• Valhalla - The End of Kratos
• Articles:
• Playing with Fear Article 

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