TALK THIS! is a biweekly podcast about video games hosted by Emma and Madelyn Paquette. Every show, they talk about two games- one old (pre-2007) and one new (within the last year or two). At the end of each show, Madelyn and Emma take the best elements from each game and mash them together into a brand new game idea.
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The podcast where 3 intersectional feminists examine gaming and games through a feminist lens. New Episodes every Thursday. ----- PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypal, send your donation to: wearegamingthesystem@gmail.com For patreon: patreon.com/gamingthesystem
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Over the last decade, there has been so much advancement that leaves me in astonishment. From 2D games to 3D to VR. The progression has been rapidly increasing. So “Hashtag GirlGamer” will be a source for girls to hear the amazing accomplishments from other girls in the industry. Whether they are passionate gamers, streamers, developers, designers, artist. The game development is huge with so many options and opportunities. #GG main mission is to motivate other girls who are interested in pu ...
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The uncultured roundup of social media, web, Tech and pop culture. live tweet us @HashtagRadioNZ All past episodes are available on our youtube account: https://www.youtube.com/user/HashtagMeTV
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Injustice: Gods Among Us and Unicorn Overlord and admit that their main DC Comics experience is from the CW shows. Also featuring associations with the word Unicorn, lots of blond archer elves, and the logistics of fighting Superman.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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181 - GTS Live @Chichester Fringe! Part 01
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GTS performed our 2nd in-person live show at the Chichester Fringe festival. PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypal, send your donation to: wearegamingthesystem@gmail.com For patreon: patreon.com/gamingthesystem ----- #femalegamers #womengamers #femin…
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Side-Quest 189. Rest in Peace and Rise Again
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about death in games and wait forever for the downfall of Michael Mouse. Also featuring Buddhism, the cycles of life, and the equivocation of death and failure.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypal, send your donation to: wearegamingthesystem@gmail.com For patreon: patreon.com/gamingthesystem ----- #femalegamers #womengamers #feministgamingpodcast #feministgamers #intersectionalgaming #equalityingames #equa…
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Octodad: Dadliest Catch and Tales of Kenzera: Zau and reflect on gaming dads some more. Also featuring imposter syndrome, more thoughts on the evils of the Gamers, and some very reliable sources.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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179 - GTS News! Abu Salim Schools Bigots & Harrison Butker's Wild Graduation Speech
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about edutainment games and the true story of Mavis Beacon. Also featuring the lack of historical fiction games, classic novel visual novels, and history repeating itself.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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178 - PlaySchool - Games as Education? Part 02
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Child of Light and Indika and cross "Russian nun simulator" off their 2024 game bingo board which totally exists. Also featuring the trials of working at a big company, rhyming in other languages, and the huge fish at the huge fish factory.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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177 - PlaySchool - Games as Education? Part 01
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Side-Quest 187. A Lightning Strike of Indies
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and swim desparately against the wave of indies that released in May. Also featuring unintuitive cooking mechanics, a beautiful serenade, and missed opportunities.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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176 - GTS News! Child Extortion, Non-Disparagement Agreements & The Witcher's Future
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Episode 190. Animal, Well... Plants or Zombies?
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Plants vs Zombies and Animal Well and the divergent careers of Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish. Also featuring a slow descent into soulessness, dog-cats, and the power of a slinkee/yo-yo.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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175 - Neurodivergency & The Rainbow of Needs
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Side-Quest 186. Horses and Horse-like Objects
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about horses in video games, and we debate about what falls under the classification of "horse" for these purposes. Also featuring pogo stick tendons, Barbie horse games, and the horse girls of Red Dead Online.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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174 - Violence, Puzzles and... Horseys? Game Genres
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Monument Valley and Diablo 4 and somehow the various stories of Ted Chiang too. Also featuring the long-gone days of premium mobile titles, loot-type upgrades, and genre titles again.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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173 - GTS News! AC Goes to Japan, Fallout's Fallout & Hollywood's Gaming Bandwagon
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Side-Quest 185. Make Me A Heraclesvania
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about Greek mythology in gaming and rally a cry for pimple representation on gods. Also featuring the Myth-o-Mania books, coincidental names, and a future big twist for Hades 2.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Shinobi and Helldivers 2 and debate the existence of a man named Joel (he is real!). Also featuring the power of long scarves, dead engines, and airstriking review bombs.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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Side-Quest 184. Cool Ladies at the End of the World
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last seven weeks of gaming and make some Julius Caesar comparisons. Also featuring the saving of souls, good talks with your children, and the endings of some big games.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sly Cooper and Granblue Fantasy: ReLink and the lack of gacha games for furries. Also featuring fake Latin, extremely fantasy names, and how you might design a good heist game.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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170 - GTS News! Olympics Uniform Debacle & Stellar Blade is Finally Here!
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169 - GTS News! The Caitlin Clark Effect & Tales of Kenzera
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Side-Quest 183. Some People Are Into That!
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about sexiness in games and the physics of it all. Also featuring female gaze Kratos, babygirl Leon Kennedy, and alluring space aliens.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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Episode 186. Clock Tower on Pandora
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Clock Tower and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and the differing weights of cultural impact. Also featuring tall representation, Fortnite dancing on a corpse, and being the lore guy.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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Side-Quest 182. A Jump, A Jump, And A Jump
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about jumping in video games and wonder how high they can jump in real life. Also featuring front-flip momentum, changes to gravity, and many philosophical musings.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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166 - Teenage Tifa Censored? Gamergate 2.0?? Roosterteeth Ruin???
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Special Episode: Pax East Time in 2024
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In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma go over their PAX East 2024 experience and are aghast at the lack of pins on offer. Also featuring unfortunate timing, lots of grilled chicken, and the great Moogle Pope.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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165 - You Can't Say That! - Censorship in Gaming
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Etrian Odyssey and The Expanse: A Telltale Series and who this modern Telltale even is in the first place. Also featuring tourism revenue, the beauty and terror of the Nintendo DS stylus, and the troubles of making a prequel.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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164 - Industry Layoffs, International Women's Day & Tennis Corruption!
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Side-Quest 181. The Dragon's Rebirth
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming. You wouldn't know how few games we talk about from how long this is! Also featuring Moogle discourse, narrative structure issues, and thoughts for the future.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Shadows of the Damned and Immortals of Aveum and...wait what was that second game again? Why's it so hard to hold in my mind? Also featuring mistakes of marketing, the overlord called EA, and cool announcement trailers.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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162 - Witchcraft vs Swift-Craft? - Witches in Gaming Part 2
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Swift-Craft: Witches in Gaming Part 2 How does the witch as a healer and protector appear in the gaming world? Magic is more than spells, potions and herbs. Is taking up space as a woman a magical feat of its own? PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypa…
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Side-Quest 180. The Fate of Cool Ranch
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about spoiler culture, both in general and as it relates to video games specifically. Also featuring the capitalistic hellscape of art, petty acts of cruelty from childhood, and our own feelings on spoilers.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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161 - If it ain't broke...Copy it! - WTF is Happening?
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Alex and Matt discuss some of the latest gaming news stories, including a new game from Palworld devs, Helldivers 2 booming in popularity and the long wait for Elden Ring DLC. WTF is Happening??? ----- PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypal, send your…
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Kowloon High-School Chronicle and Lies of P, and Madelyn bemoans her modern game elitism. Also featuring the absurdity of Pinocchio, unclear ages, and the overlap of rhythm games and Soulslikes.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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160 - Come, Little Gamers! - Witches in Gaming Part 1
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Part 1: The GTS team examine witches from the gaming world, just what defines a witch? They share their most memorable magical characters, the tropes that surround the witch, and how power and patriarchy come into play. PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For…
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about grinding in video games and why "treadmilling" is maybe the more descriptive term. Also featuring exploitative business practices, the power of repetition, and more etymology lessons.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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159 - Superbowl Special! - Player Tantrums, Private Jets & Swifty Haters!
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Let's Go, Chiefs!!! Alex and Matt discuss the biggest NFL game of the year. Aggressive men having temper tantrums? Billionaire superstars taking private jets to see their paramours? WTF is Happening? ----- PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypal, send …
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Onimusha and Baldur's Gate 3 and which historical figures should get a video game. Also featuring mind flayer equivalents, adaptational troubles, and the prevalence of Matthew DungeonMaster Mercer.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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158 - WTF is Happening? - Tomb Raider: Remastered vs Indiana Jones and the... ehh?
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Should we be excited about a slightly less pointy Lara Croft? And Harrison Ford is back as Indiana Jones, sort of. Will the developers try to outdo Indie's spiritual successors, Lara Croft and Nathan Drake, or settle for the nostalgia factor of Harrison Ford and that it looks like the movies? WTF is Happening? ----- PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to …
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Side-Quest 178. Ichiban Catches Up On Games
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last seven weeks of gaming and boy, they're living up to the Infinite. Also featuring skatepunk cults, seeds of distrust, and the very last Cold Steel 4 report.By Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette
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Alex and Matt explore the Norse wellness retreat of Valhalla, the epic expansion to God of War: Ragnarok. ----- PAYPAL & PATREON If you want to support us, you can send us a one-off donation via paypal or subscribe monthly to our Patreon. For paypal, send your donation to: wearegamingthesystem@gmail.com For patreon: patreon.com/gamingthesystem ----…
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