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Jul 17, 2021

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We didn't make a single joke about the episode number, but we did speak at length about the future of video game storytelling and narrative design!

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Jul 17, 2021

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Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Troy Baker (voice actor), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from four unique perspectives in the games industry.

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53. This Year's BAFTA Games Nominees: This week, Alanah, Troy, Mike, and Austin talk about this year's BAFTA nominees across most of the categories. We also delve into Point and Click Adventure games and our mixed thoughts on The Queen's Gambit. by Play, Watch, Listen
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52. Why Games Use Motion Blur: gib nice review on aplpy podcast pls by Play, Watch, Listen
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58. How QA Works: Apologies for the break last week, BUT WE'RE BACK! We don't have a Troy, but we do have discussions about what QA does, VR porn, and if social media is needed to get into the games industry. by Play, Watch, Listen
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3. Why Games REALLY Get Delayed: Austin, Mike, Troy, and Alanah talk about bugs, delays, sequels, and, of course, Star Wars. by Play, Watch, Listen
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70. Kotaku's Recent Headlines: A discussion of Kotaku's recent headlines that, of course, somehow ends up getting existential and profound because we can't help being who we are, okay? by Play, Watch, Listen
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72. The Boyfriend Dungeon Controversy: We're back! Troy got a cool mask, there's some controversy surrounding a game called Boyfriend Dungeon, and what does "consent" mean in video games? by Play, Watch, Listen
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57. How to Audition for Voice Acting Roles: This week's episode covers multiple perspectives on the audition process, specifically for voice acting in games. And that's pretty much it. No, really, we stayed on topic almost the entire time. This will never happen again. 57 will be spoken about... by Play, Watch, Listen
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61. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: Honestly, I'm not going to lie to you, we mostly talk about a movie that came out in 1988. by Play, Watch, Listen
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54. Video Game Languages and Star Trek: I have had so many problems getting the audio for this episode to publish that I give up on re-writing the description again. by Play, Watch, Listen
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59. What Makes a Good Performer: This week, we talk about YouTube, performances, what to look for in a job, and Jeff Kaplan leaving Blizzard. Surprising nobody, it's a real grab bag. Also, next week's episode will be live-streamed on YouTube! by Play, Watch, Listen
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1. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is ALMOST a good game.: For our very first episode of this actually not Star Wars-themed podcast, Alanah, Troy, Austin, and Mike dive into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and The Mandolorian. by Play, Watch, Listen
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78. Hard Work vs Talent: A talk about slow burns in Midnight Mass (spoiler free, and featuring Rahul Kohli), archery (somehow?), and the combination of hard work and inherent talent. Video games are somewhat present, Alanah is not. by Play, Watch, Listen
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56. Are Game Devs Lazy?: This week, we're dressed very fancy. You can't see that if you're listening to the audio version, but I felt you should know. by Play, Watch, Listen
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81. Wtf is 2021's Game of the Year?: This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin try to figure out what on earth is most likely to win 2021 game of the year awards. by Play, Watch, Listen
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69. When Writing Is Too Videogamey: We didn't make a single joke about the episode number, but we did speak at length about the future of video game storytelling and narrative design! by Play, Watch, Listen
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68. The Future of Indie Games (plus Mike & Troy use too many towels): This week, we talk about indie studios being bought up all over the place, and discuss how feasible it is to exist without a publisher. Also, more hotel etiquette, including an excessive use of towels. by Play, Watch, Listen
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67. Can Gameplay Out-Do Bad Writing?: The headlining topic is at around 45 minutes, and there are some spoilers for RE8 from this point onward. Otherwise, standing desks, dogs, and player agency! by Play, Watch, Listen
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55. What Makes "Bad" Game Design?: This week, we talk about the importance of conductors (for orchestras, though I'm sure both scientific conductors and train conductors are super important too), visiting the sets of Blockbuster films, game design, and how video games are in their... by Play, Watch, Listen
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63. Are Returnal and Mass Effect Competing?: This week, we talk about Mass Effect, Returnal (sort of, more next week, hopefully), Resident Evil and how single-player games have to be strongest in their earlier moments. by Play, Watch, Listen
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60. Mortal Kombat (but not the movie): We celebrate 60 episodes with a discussion of everything except for the actually trending Mortal Kombat topic. by Play, Watch, Listen
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80. Chris Pratt is in Everything, says Troy Baker: We're back from break! And a little late, due to internet problems. We discuss returning to international travel, a little bit about Dune, Chris Pratt playing Garfield, and more. by Play, Watch, Listen
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2. Are Game Awards Completely Pointless?: After The Game Awards (but before Rise of Skywalker), Alanah, Troy, Mike, and Austin sat down to talk about the purpose of 'Game Awards', including their perspectives as recipients and voters. by Play, Watch, Listen
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66. Troy Moved House: E3 is briefly mentioned but this week's episode of your #1 video game podcast mostly talks about absolutely anything and everything else. by Play, Watch, Listen
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73. Austin Scored Aliens: FireTeam Elite!: And also we start talking about 12 Minutes. We said we'd continue it, which means we almost definitely will not. by Play, Watch, Listen
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62. Troy Baker, Austin Wintory, & Mike Bithell Interview Each Other by Play, Watch, Listen
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71. Tencent, Censorship & Elaborate Setups: Also: we're taking a break. It's not you, it's me. No, really. by Play, Watch, Listen
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64. The Games Industry Without E3: This week, join Austin, Mike, and Alanah to talk about the progression of E3 and how it's likely to change, and influence different facets of the games industry as it does. There's only one tangent and it's about... radio broadcast. I'm not sure why... by Play, Watch, Listen
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76. I Just Want to Talk About Deathloop: Instead we talk about 9/11 and social responsibility. But there is a TINY bit of Deathloop, I really tried. by Play, Watch, Listen
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85. I'm Sorry About This Episode: We promised you we'd talk about Arcane. Surprising nobody, we didn't. by Play, Watch, Listen
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97. Journey's 10 Year Anniversary: Journey turned 10, so this week we largely celebrate the release of Austin's new album, called "Traveler - A Journey Symphony". by Play, Watch, Listen
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148. TikTok Ban, Kate Middleton, Dune 2 & More!: A LOT OF TOPICS THIS WEEK, WE SIMPLY CAN'T BE CONTAINED. by Play, Watch, Listen
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147. Even More Games Industry Lay-Offs: This week Mike and Alanah chat about the continued lay-offs impacting the games industry. by Play, Watch, Listen
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146. Games We Wish We Could Play Again for the First Time: It's an Austin and Alanah special, and we actually talk about video games the WHOLE TIME!? This week, we talk about games we wish we could play again, and games that fundamentally 'change' however many hours in. by Play, Watch, Listen
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145. Zoom of Theseus: The title says it all, I don't understand what more context you could possibly need? by Play, Watch, Listen
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144. The Gang Has an Existential Crisis: Apologies for the weird audio mix here. Regardless, this week we talk about Society of the Snow (a little), and then delve into the world of AI and capitalism. Again. Oh no. by Play, Watch, Listen
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141. The Fall of the House of Usher ft. Rahul Kohli & Andy Grush!: This week, Austin and Alanah chat to Rahul (actor) and Andy (composer and 1/2 of the Newton Brothers) about their work on The Fall of the House of Usher! Also, Stray Gods gets nominated for a Grammy, and the F1 Grand Prix debuts in Vegas. Apologies... by Play, Watch, Listen
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135. Austin talks Stray Gods: This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin are back to chat about Stray Gods, plus a little bit of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the very end. by Play, Watch, Listen
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133. Zelda and When Players Over-Think Puzzles: This week (technically last week, the audio file just got stuck in processing and I didn't realise), Austin, Alanah, and Mike discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and if players can be prevented from over-thinking puzzles. by Play, Watch, Listen
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132. Tron: Identity and Stray Gods: We're back from a month off! And this week, we catch up on Bithell Games' latest release - Tron: Identity. Then Austin (and his dog Canvas) join to catch us up on a game he and Troy have been hard at work on, called Stray Gods. Turns out both games... by Play, Watch, Listen
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130. Troy on playing James in The Last of Us: This week, Alanah and Mike aggressively interrogate Troy about his experience playing Joel in The Last of Us (spoilers). by Play, Watch, Listen
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128. Austin on Why Assassin's Creed Won at the Grammys: This week, Alanah and Austin talk about The Grammys, and why/how Assassin's Creed: Valhalla won while games like Elden Ring and God of War were not nominated. by Play, Watch, Listen
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127. The Last of Us TV Show Episode 3: This week, all four of the Play, Watch, Listen horsemen are together to discuss the third episode of HBO's The Last of Us series. There are spoilers. by Play, Watch, Listen
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126. The Menu (again), Fine Dining, and The Last of Us Ep. 2: This week, Alanah and Mike discuss The Menu, then Troy joins and the group talks about the fine dining experience and food as 'art'. Then, of course, we step into talking about The Last of Us episode 2. by Play, Watch, Listen
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125. Programming, The Menu (a little), & The Last of Us ep. 1: This week, Alanah asks Mike an impossible question about programming, we talk a tiny bit about The Menu, and then jump into our reactions of HBO's The Last of Us episode 1. by Play, Watch, Listen
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