Thoughts from Player One

We've got a slightly different episode for you this time around. Duncan is out, so resident plant fact expert Michael is taking up the reins to talk at length with Alex about Divinity Original Sin 2, a game they played over 400 combined co-op hours in. Afterwards they chat briefly about Baldurs Gate 3, the new game by Larian Studios. Talking points include: RPG mechanic implementation, Companion Tier Lists, Co-op narrative games, and all the ice you can slip on.

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

Royal Flourish:

https://freesound.org/people/dominictreis/sounds/384849/

Join us for another of our "world famous" Halloween episodes as we discuss Fran Bow, the 2015 adventure game by KillMonday Games. Talking points include: Skeletons with top hats, childhood traumas, standard horror tropes, and wild guesses at what was actually going on in the story.

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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/

Intro Music: Fran Bow OST - This is the Forest 

This week we talked about the latest and greatest from Super Giant Games.  Hades is a unique take on both rogue-likes and Greek mythology that swept us away with it's massive array of well voice acted dialogue snappy fun action, and so much charm.  Talking points include:  Making rouge-like stories work, a floating Gorgon head (you know the one), familial ties and relationships (as gods), rouge-like post game, and a relevant plant fact to wrap it all up! 

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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

This week we dive back in for the final chapter of the Tell Me Why trilogy by DONTNOD. Talking points include: poorly timed achievement popups, gamifying emotional distress, a lot of impressions of Sam, realistic drinking animations, and not whether or not DONTNOD really committed to talking about the issues they bring up. We also continue with another fascinating plant fact by Michael! Also, as an editors note for those who listen to the end, I want to be clear that we understand the quote "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country" was JFK and not FDR and was never in a Fireside Chat, but sometimes you just get caught up in the bit and you don't know where you end up.

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

This week we get into part two of DONTNOD's new title Tell Me Why.  Talking points include: distribution of content, killer openings, unhelpful memories, unbearably tense document scenes, and Call of Duty Stuffed Men! This episode had some interesting discussions around what we picked and why so be sure to check those out. Stay tuned at the end for another dive into our new segment, Plant facts with Michael!

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

This week we took on a HUGE project for our four year anniversary.  We made a tier list of EVERY GAME WE'VE EVER PLAYED.  If you prefer a video version where you can see the list as it goes along check out the YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-InYv3lj1dI.  This episode was a long one but we had a ton of fun discussing each game we've ever played.  Thanks again for anyone who's supported us now and throughout the years! We really love these games and this Podcast.  

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

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Join us once again as we dive back into that crisp DONTNOD pool for a look at Chapter 1 of their new Series: Tell Me Why. Talking points include: Wet children, the actual capital of Alaska, court ordered separation, trans representation in games, and the DONTNOD model of game. Stay tuned at the end for another dive into our new segment, Plant facts with Michael!

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

Finally! The UNDERTALE episode has arrived! We had our two favorite guests on to play Duncan's favorite game.  We had a ton of fun discussing this and got into some in depth and fun conversations about it.  This episode does not contain a summary of the game or story so be warned.  Topics include:  theming, the comedy styles, streaming syndromes, what is Determination, and the variety of endings the game had to offer.  

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

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

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Josh's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/jokogames

This episode we took on sequels! What we look for in a good sequel, and what can and does go wrong.  Topics include: sequels vs. franchises, our favorite sequels, what makes a quality sequel, sequel creep, retcon, and evolving game sequels / franchises! Stick around for our end goofs about Sephiroths extremely large katakana 

Opening Music Track: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)

License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1

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

Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

We finally wrap up talking about Final Fantasy 7 Remake and discuss it's pacing, boss fights, politics, and third act twist. Special guest Josh joins us once again. Be sure to catch his stream at twitch.tv/jokogames.

Twitter: @thoughtsfromp1

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Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R

Intro/Outro Music: High Spirits

Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)