Thoughts from Player One

Heyyy it's Alex and Duncan =].  

This week we finally talk about a game that Alex has had his eyes on for a while now, Maquette. We also take some time to say farewell to season 6(?) as Plant Facts from Michael goes on hiatus for a bit and a new season closer starts taking shape. Talking points this time include: Just being so dang quirky, who exactly is Ron Howard, puzzle mechanics as a storytelling mechanism, and steam speedruns disguising themselves as walkthroughs.

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Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

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Email: [email protected]

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For School by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/

This week we just took it easy! Hey can you blame us? We work so incredibly hard.  This episode we discussed some games we've been playing that don't really need a full spot on the podcast.  Alex also brings an interesting topic to the table about talking through the media you consume (really interesting stuff here folks).  Games include: Katamari Damacy, Dyson Sphere Project, Monster of the Week, Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Valheim, and Control.  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Twitch: Twitch

Email: [email protected]

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For School by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/

We're back this week and delving deep into the sci-fi stealth action in Echo by Ultra Ultra, a game we both desperately wanted to love. Talking points include: Limited story context, great ideas vs execution, and like 15 minutes on Detective Pikachu to tie it all together.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Twitch: Twitch

Email: [email protected]

All music from DANGANRONPA: Trigger Happy Havoc 

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For School by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/

Additional sound effects by Zapsplat

From stream to Podcast we're talking all things DANGANRONPA V1! We wanted to take some time to finalize our thoughts on this game and put it out to our podcast folks.  Talking points include: predictions, additive fun through riffing with a friend, self-aware nonsense, an actual class trial, predictions, and what makes this game so loveable.  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Twitch: Twitch

Email: [email protected]

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For School by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/

Shadows may only die twice, but Nick joins our podcast thrice to discuss Fromsoft's latest title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. This time featuring an actual story and characters to discuss! Alex and Nick talk about: Using background worldbuildling to set up foreground events, blocking offensively, characters actually speaking to each other, and the top and bottom bosses of Sekiro.

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For School by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/

This week Duncan calls in sick so Alex and Nick pick up the mantle by continue talking at length about Fromsoft games, this time covering Dark Souls 1 and 3. Talking points include: player impact on the world, a great deal of slander on the gargoyles, and like 45 minutes of discussing how the world of Dark Souls is dead and how that makes us feel.

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For School by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/

Woah! It's 2021 and to kick that off we have started the month of Fromsoft! Starting off with the Gothic hack n' cry hit Bloodborne.  We're joined by Alex's brother Nick who will be a regular for the month of From.  Check it out to hear our opinions on the plethora of bosses, difficulty options, theme changes, ways to play, and general complaints about how I'M NOT BAD THE GAME IS BAD! 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Email: [email protected]

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Cooking Fact Track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FJQ4cYu_1Q

This episode we started off with a game show about Metacritic scores. We also went into what games we enjoyed this 2020 and how we play games now up against other years. Come listen in and play along at home! 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Email: [email protected]

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Gaming Garry's Theme 

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 

Re-mixed using GXSCC

Cooking Fact Track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FJQ4cYu_1Q

This week we took a look at The Hex, a fourth wall breaking game where you help five game characters from separate franchises solve a murder! (There's a bit more too it).  We also took some time for Games Giving to be thankful for some of the games we've been playing with a very new spectral special guest.  Other topics include - Game development commentary, the merits of modding, stories with literal game characters, and more! 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Email: [email protected]

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Gaming Garry's Theme 

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 

Re-mixed using GXSCC

Cooking Fact Track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FJQ4cYu_1Q