Universe for Sale Is a Stellar Example of Nonlinear Storytelling | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jess Hoops!
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Please, Stop with All the Menus | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2024-04-19 15:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostCOLUMN: Why Can't Marvel Let the X-Men Evolve? | by Darren Mooney
With X-Men ’97 releasing on Disney+ and with Deadpool and Wolverine looking to be one of the biggest movies of the summer, it seems like a good opportunity to talk about Marvel’s merry mutants.
Of course, it’s also a pr...
2024-04-19 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Many Challenges of Games Criticism | Firelink Podcast
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This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about what it's like to be a games critic as a follow-up to our discussion on how there's just so much media these days!
2024-04-18 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostUnicorn Overlord’s Story is Hampered by its Simplicity | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Elise Avery!
2024-04-17 17:35:54 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-04-17 16:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Worst Things About our Favorite Games | Windbreaker Podcast
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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the worst things in their favorite games -- from Super Metroid’s wall-jumping, to the Okumura boss in Persona 5, to the final quarter of most From Soft games.
2024-04-16 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Sympathizer Feels Like a Farewell to Prestige Peak TV | by Darren Mooney
The Sympathizer launched on HBO this weekend. It’s very good, a highlight in what has been – to date – a tremendous year for television.
The Sympathizer is adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel...
2024-04-16 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostIn-Game Monetization Keeps Getting Murkier | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-04-15 15:01:56 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Fallout is a Nostalgic Post Apocalyptic Western | by Darren Mooney
NOTE: This piece contains mild spoilers for the first season of Fallout. Primarily backstory stuff, very little plot-driving information, but just worth flagging. The first season is fun, so check it out. If you want to go in comp...
Some Schedule Changes!
Heads up on an upcoming schedule change!
Good Blood will no longer be a every other week show going forward as Javed wanted to get back to making the bigger video essays he's known for, starting with and completing the Metal Gear Legend series he started back on The Escapist!
Longform essays is something we don't have on the channe...
2024-04-14 17:42:21 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Alex Garland's Civil War is Apocalypse Now on the Potomac | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains mild spoilers for Civil War.
Alex Garland’s Civil War is not a political polemic, but instead a descent into madness.
The movie portrays a vision of the United States tha...
2024-04-13 13:22:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe Making of Adventure is Nigh | Documentary
During the Season 3 shoot of Adventure is Nigh back in 2023, we took some time to make a little making of documentary about how the show came to be!
We're excited to finally share it with you.
The Baffling Design Decisions of Dragons Dogma 2 | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2024-04-12 15:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Guys... There's A Lot of Media | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about the absolute deluge of games, movies, and TV that we currently find ourselves in.
2024-04-12 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rebound After Cyberpunk 2077 Interview with Yahtzee & JM8
While we were at GDC 2024, Yahtzee and JM8 got to sit down with CD Projekt RED to discuss the redemption arc of Cybeprunk 2077 in a really candid interview!
2024-04-11 20:09:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe Importance of a Good Monster Introduction | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-04-11 15:21:24 +0000 UTC View PostDragon's Dogma 2 | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-04-10 16:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] How to Build a Better Save System | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the history of save systems, the games that did it differently, and the ones that dropped the ball.
2024-04-10 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostShōgun is One of the Year's Best Shows | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-04-09 15:01:14 +0000 UTC View PostYahtzee and JM8's GDC 2024 Adventure!
Our big GDC video with Yahtzee and JM8 is now available!
We'll have an interview with CDPR going up later this week as well so stay tuned for that!
Enjoy!
The Bright Side of Gaming | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
Note: Credits are now fixed as well, thanks for your patience!
[COLUMN] In Ripley, A Con Artist Can Escape Anything But Himself | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Ripley, which is streaming on Netflix and is great.
There is a deep and unsettling loneliness to Ripley, Steven Zaillian’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The ...
2024-04-08 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostBears in Space, A Difficult Game About Climbing, Pepper Grinder and Frogmonster | Yahtzee Tries
The edited version of Yahtzee Tries is back!
Note: We had an error in the credits which will be fixed for tomorrow's episode of Cold Take, apologies!
[COLUMN] The Omen Franchise Isn't Just About Religion, It's About Politics | by Darren Mooney
The default assumption when talking about The Omen is to compare it to The Exorcist. This makes a great deal of sense. These are both 1970s demonic horror movies that grapple with similar themes about parents confronting offspring that
2024-04-07 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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The Adventure is Nigh Crew Answers Your Burning Questions
BRAND NEW Adventure is Nigh content for you!
This was supposed to be released like half a year ago back on The Escapist, but you know, things happened!
Next week, the behind the scenes documentary!
Second Wind x AbleGamers 12-Hour Charity Stream - April 18th
On Thursday April 18th, Second Wind will be hosting a 12-hour charity event stream in support of AbleGamers!
We'll be playing a number of different games and rotating hosts throughout the day as we raise money to help give back for all the support we've received.
We will be utilizing 2024-04-05 19:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post
What the Heck Does AAA Even Mean Anymore? | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2024-04-05 17:39:46 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Monkey Man Begins as a Revenge Thriller, and Evolves Into Something More Interesting | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Monkey Man. If you haven’t seen it - and you should, it’s great! - feel free to bookmark and come back. It’s worth seeing knowing as little as possible.
Dev Patel’s Mon...
2024-04-05 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The End of the Game-Funding Gold Rush | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about the end of the game funding gold rush that's been happening over the last few years.
2024-04-05 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post