Professors Play

Professors Play

By Phil ChauveauLeisureVideo Games
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Professors Play episodes

  • The Professors are Engrossed by FE: Engage

    The Professors are getting pulled into all of the nitty-gritty of Fire Emblem--the unit and weapon customization, battle strategies, and of course, the social sim mechanics (for one of the Professors, at least). Tune in for a discussion on battle tactics, missing mechanics in games, and ring polishing.

    1 hr 11 min
  • The Professors are Fired Up about Fire Emblem: Engage

    In their next series, the Professors will discuss the latest entry in the storied Fire Emblem series, FE: Engage. Coming off the success of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Engage has mechanics meant to cater to the new fans (such as social sim aspects) but also functions as an homage to older FE games through the use of the Emblem system, which lets players summon heroes of other FE games to help in battle. Join the Professors for a discussion on this, plus a game Professor Chauveau likes to call: "Fire Emblem Title: Real or Fake?" at the end of the episode!

    1 hr 7 min
  • The Professors Wonder into Super Mario Wonder

    The Professors are joined this week by a guest Professor: Math wiz and Nintendo super fan, Dr. Cameron Williams. Along with Cam, this episode centers around the Professors' experience with Mario, Mario's importance to video gaming in general, and the lack of accessibility in first-party Nintendo games.

    1 hr 8 min
  • The Professors Have a Go at Pokémon GO

    In this special, one-off episode, the Professors and guest, fellow professor Caroline Koons, discuss the many merits and demerits of Pokémon GO. They discuss their motivations for playing (or not playing!), issues with the current format, and how Pokémon GO perhaps fundamentally misunderstands the essence of Pokémon--but is still fun.

    1 hr 34 min
  • The Professors Hit the Level Cap in BG3

    This week, the Professors engage in a full spoilercast of

    their experiences playing Baldur’s Gate 3, which include: story arcs, character arcs, and the lack of a main character arc; a discussion of the differences between narrative and morality choices in video games and the illusion of agency in video games (and perhaps in the physical world?); gameplay frustrations; and a genuine appreciation for what Larian Studios (mostly) succeeded at doing with BG3. Also, why we’d like to see a Super Baldur’s Gate 3 Maker come out, so we can customize adventures like tabletop DnD. Thanks in advance, Larian!

    1 hr 14 min

About Professors Play

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Do you like playing video games? Of course you do. But do you also like deeply analyzing them sometimes? Then you're one of us! If that's not your vibe, then you should also listen--our giddy nerdy excitement will make you a believer as well.