In this episode, we discuss the 2013 game Rayman Legends, which Epic gave away from November 29 to December 6, 2019. This game prompted a lot of discussion about different game elements, from what…
In this episode, we discuss the game Epic gave away from November 21 to November 29, 2019, the 2018 strategy game Bad North. We start with a conversation on why Vikings and the Middle Ages remain such…
In this episode we discuss the game that Epic gave away from November 14 to 21, 2019, the action platformer from 2018 The Messenger. We ask the important questions, like What is the rhetorical…
In this episode, we discuss the game that Epic gave away from November 7 to 14, 2019, the 2015 Roguelike Nuclear Throne. This allows us to discuss our own favorite game genres, dodging in games, the…
In this episode, we discuss the 2017 twin-stick shooter Ruiner, which Epic gave away from November 7 to November14, 2019. This allows conversations about the role of game adaptations to film and…
In this episode, we discuss horror sci fi game SOMA, which Epic gave away from October 31 to November 7, 2019. We discuss the role of space in popular culture, what works and doesn't work for a…
In this episode, we discuss the cute 2010 RPG Costume Quest, which Epic gave away from October 31 to November 7, 2019. This allows us to talk about Halloween as a cultural phenomenon, including our…
In this episode, we discuss the 2018 puzzle game Q.U.B.E. 2, which Epic gave away for free from October 24 to October 31, 2019. This opens conversations about science fiction world-building, the role…
In this episode, we discuss the 2016 horror game Layers of Fear, which Epic gave away from October 24 to October 31, 2019. We focus on thinking about intertextuality in games (with the many Dorian…
In this episode, we discuss the game Epic gave away from October 17 to October 24, 2019, the 2017 psychological horror game Observer. This allows us to chat about worldbuilding, the aesthetics of…
