SideQuests

In this episode we discuss Starcraft. A lot. We also talk for a little bit about Final Fantasy 7, which will is replaying.

In this episode we discuss Death Stranding and how it might just be the remake of The Postman we've been waiting for. We also discuss Will's stream where he teaches programming and Scratch called Built from Scratch, which can be found at twitch.tv/built_from_scratch. Finally we start a conversation about violence in games, but we'll have to continue that later.

In this episode we talk about learning something from the beginning even when you already know some of it, and we discuss how you decide to stop playing a game, using examples from Celest and Stardew Valley. Also, math comes up a surprising amount.

In this episode we talk about Pandemic Legacy and events in games that make it feel harder, but actually make it easier.

The theme of this episode is theme. We talk about boardgames in addition to video games, talk about D&D and other stuff.

In this episode we discuss Scoop, the game we made for the most recent game jam, Ludum Dare. We also discuss some games we're playing, including Celeste, and how games can have multiple paths, such as in Oddworld. Lastly, we briefly talk about Terraria and Her Story.

In this episode we discuss some recent life updates and talk a bit about the game we've been working on for a while, which is about an adorable robot. We discuss how projects and places of work grow in complexity over time so getting up to speed (or back up to speed) can be difficult. We also talk about the games we've been playing, discuss rogue likes, and Super Mario Odyssey! Also many other things.

In this episode we cover some breaking news! Well, not so much breaking as we are about a week late on this one, but the news explains why we were late. We also talk about the definition of games and the game of definitions.

In this episode we cover some breaking news! Well, not so much breaking as we are about a week late on this one, but the news explains why we were late. We also talk about the definition of games and the game of definitions.

In this episode we talk extensively about, and stay surprisingly on the topic of, Metagame. In response to a question Jeff asked about strategy in Starcraft, we compare play style with metagame and use many examples from Starcraft, Magic: The Gathering, and Hearthstone.