Overthinking Games

This week, we’re down a Dempsey. To fill the void, we have a very special guest; Brett from the Lore’d to Death Podcast!

We chat about Brett’s (excellent) show and the process of condensing video game lore into bite sized pieces, world-building in video games, multimedia canon, and Seth and Brett wax poetic about Fromsoft games.

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Video Game Preservation

The copyright duration for a video game is up to 120 years long…what does that mean for the preservation of video games?

Are video games an art form worthy of preservation, in the same vein as literature and film?

Join us as we discuss video game preservation in this week’s episode! Are video games art? How would you decide what to keep and what to allow to be lost to time?

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This week the trio discusses the relationship between gamers and the gaming news cycle.
How does hype impact how we respond to games? Does it matter if our news sources are biased if we know that they’re biased? We get into these questions and more!

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This week, we explore God of War, masculinity, and fatherhood.

We are joined by very special guest, Joshua, from The Gamers Drink, a Tik-Tok channel where he pairs drinks, cocktails and mocktails with videogames for a grown up cozy vibe.  Did you feel seen when you played God of War? Do you think we’re reading too much into it? Are you completely convinced to play this 2018 gem?

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Continuing our spooky theme, Seth brings us into the fascinating realm of existential and cosmic horror, Katie learns what both of those things are, and Dempsey thinks out of the box when it comes to titles that give us that special, awful feeling of being infinitesimal in an infinite universe.

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TW: body horror, infant death (talking about fears)

Spooky season is upon us!

This week, Seth is out sick, and we’re joined by Nick from Smashing Game Time for a conversation about horror games and what they can teach us about ourselves, and society as a whole.

Listen to Nick and his brothers, Josh and Jake, every week on Smashing Game Time wherever you get your podcasts, and you can find Nick’s gaming reviews on Game Chronicles.

Have a horror theme that resonates with you?

Scared of nothing and want to brag?

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This week, we got listener mail asking us to keep making fun of Dempsey, which is, fortunately, one of our favorite segments on the show.
Then join us as we dive into multiplayer gaming in its myriad forms: play-and-watch, co-op, competitive multiplayer, and the gaming community as a whole.
Why IS Call of Duty so toxic, and Deep Rock Galactic so wholesome?

We might not have all the answers, but we have plenty of thoughts on the matter!

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Normally Katies writes these but this week I have to... soo... um...

We talk about skill checks. It's a good episode.

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Designing Achievements With Smart Goals 

This week, Seth, our resident achievement hunter, leads the discussion on achievements! What’s the difference between a game you would 100% and one you turn off when the credits roll? What can we learn from video games about SMART goals? Listen to the episode, and you may just find out!

Also discussed: Dempsey recommends Vampire Survivors documentary from No Clip and says GTA Online is “fine.” Seth’s got some thoughts on the myriad ways to play Elden Ring, and Katie takes a trip back to childhood with Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered.

What games have you 100% or will never 100%

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Violence in Video Games 

On this week’s episode, we wade into some philosophical quandaries- Is violence portrayed in video games ever a question of morality? Why is combat so closely tied to video games? What makes something “too violent,” or are you like Seth and nothing bothers you? Join us as we jump in to separate “combat” from “violence,” and discuss violence in video games.

Also discussed: Seth’s replaying Elden Ring(because he loves it, but also his computer died), Katie loved Citizen Sleeper, and Dempsey is splitting his time between Disco Elysium and Power Washer Simulator.

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