Best Games Innit Podcasts (2024)

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RPG Cast – Episode 738: “Golf Innit” 2:25:06

2h ago2:25:06

2:25:06

Chris goes and touches grass in WoW. Matt brings about the apocalypse through dating. Phil is striking from Persona 5. Now let me tell you all the uses for earwax… Question of the Week What did you want to pick up from the Nintendo Direct? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 738: “Golf Innit” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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Here Be Media - Episode 43 - Baldur's Gate 3: The Complexities of Creation and Desire w/ Holly 2:54:26

19m ago2:54:26

2:54:26

Hello everyone!! This is a big one! We are finally talking about Baldur's Gate 3! In our longest Left Page and Here Be Media episode to date we dive into many of the complexities involving Dungeons & Dragons, tabletop RPGs, the fantasy problems of "races" and this incredibly interesting and fun game of wish-fulfillment, adventure, and more! We stil…

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RPG Cast – Episode 737: “India’s Best Divorce Lawyer” 1:47:20

1h ago1:47:20

1:47:20

Chris requires pirate games to be on the ocean. Kelley’s over capybaras. Josh is betrayed by his potato peeler’s safety guard. Also, everybody hates Wakka. Question of the Week Have you had dreams involving games you are playing? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 737: “India’s Best Divorce Lawyer” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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The Left Page - Episode 82 - The Expanse 4-6: A Culmination of Tragedy 1:43:20

3d ago1:43:20

1:43:20

Hello everyone!! It has been one year since, but we return to the responsible dystopia of The Expanse! Following books 4 to 6, Cibola Burn, Nemesis Games & Babylon's Ashes! This time we dive further into the possible horrors mankind can accomplish all on its own, the difficult nature of resistance and rebellion, the looming unknowns orders of magni…

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RPG Cast – Episode 736: “Meowsable Pile of Secrets” 1:39:48

9d ago1:39:48

1:39:48

Chris warns about goblins and bugbears living together. Josh learns he’s the most likely to be loaded into the soul cannon first. Kelley only watches the bottom half of Looney Tunes. And Robert has 99 problems but an EVA waifu ain’t one. Question of the Week What game will you die on a hill saying it’s bad no matter what the rest of the universe th…

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RPG Cast – Episode 735: “Dodge Dragonero” 1:55:46

3d ago1:55:46

1:55:46

Chris proclaims that WoW isn’t a battery drainer, it’s the Warlord of Draenor. Kelley has a soda-fresh Steamdeck. Josh discovers the fifth horseman of the apocalypse: politics. Robert wraps himself in a towel and puts himself in the oven. Question of the Week Other than the Konami code, what is a cheat code you remember? Check out the show notes he…

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RPG Cast – Episode 734: “You Have Died of Festive Dysentery” 1:36:36

10d ago1:36:36

1:36:36

Josh gives us a time to head pat update. Kelley has “unfriendly” written on her vet notes. Robert has spent 10,000 years in the friend zone. Chris designs a pirate city building game with cat girls and heavy metal music, that everyone can love. Question of the Week Which RPG character is most likely to have “unfriendly” written at the top of their …

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The Left Page - Episode 81 - Capitalism: A Horror Story 1:09:35

13d ago1:09:35

1:09:35

Comrades! Lend us your ears! As one of the best to ever pod it joins us to talk about his book! Are you tired of being alone in the dark clutches of Capital-C-Capitalism?! Then take our hand our downtrodden compatriot, and join us on a voyage of radical informational archeology, and imagination. "If you’ve been feeling isolated or afraid, take up t…

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RPG Cast – Episode 733: “You Don’t Have to Go Home but You Can’t Fish Here” 1:45:54

17d ago1:45:54

1:45:54

Kelley builds a fan mod alternate LEGO Sonic build. Josh learns not to read the wiki…any wiki. Matt digs through Infinity’s trash to find out when the money ran out. Chris is watching the anime…but it’s not good either. Question of the Week Are you a video game hoarder? Do you use your items or save them? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG…

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Here Be Media - Episode 42 - X-Men '97: Liberalism’s Flawed Dreams w/ André 1:54:06

1M ago1:54:06

1:54:06

Hello everyone!! As a special treat this July, we have another Here Be Media episode! It's an X-Men deep dive, even as we talk about the latest show, and we're joined by a good friend and academic, André Kanasiro! We talk about the many parallels that are usually established when one talks about the X-Men, the pervading liberalism of it all, and th…

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RPG Cast – Episode 732: “Excited PoE Noises” 2:13:04

1M ago2:13:04

2:13:04

Kelley starts a Reddit fight. Robert learns about purrkour gaming. Pascal makes plans to be a booth babe. Chris eats the mic like it’s meat flavored cereal. Mung beans. Question of the Week Have you ever bought the same game on multiple consoles and been shamed for it? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 732: “Excited PoE Noi…

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Here Be Media - Episode 41 - Bad Game Hall of Fame: Give Bad Games a Chance 1:17:30

1M ago1:17:30

1:17:30

Hello everyone!! For our first episode of July we have a very special collab! We are joined by Cassidy and Charkie of the Bad Game Hall of Fame to talk about bad videogames! Havin been interested in the subject for a while, we bring in the experts to dive into and games, and their merits! What makes a videogame bad? Why are they still interesting? …

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RPG Cast – Episode 731: “Dragon Quest: Start Your Own Taco Adventure” 1:40:02

2M ago1:40:02

1:40:02

Kelley uses familiars to click her buttons. Josh scribbles in comic sans over your collector’s edition with a sharpie. Which is good because Chris can’t handle yet another collector’s edition. They’re all doing better than Ryan, though, who is suffering from Wizardry PTSD. Question of the Week What game engrossed you as a Tween? Check out the show …

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RPG Cast – Episode 730: “Never Played a JRPG” 2:10:58

1M ago2:10:58

2:10:58

Kelley tells us about her new clawed abomination: the cat-raptor. Chris tries to figure out who cross Ross is and why he’s so angry. Robert is “surprised” to find horse girls show up on the sheet. Josh is definitely here for the icons. Question of the Week What’s your JRPG July game of choice? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Epis…

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RPG Cast – Episode 729: “Zelda Goes to IKEA” 2:15:16

2M ago2:15:16

2:15:16

Kelley becomes a Battletoads Jedi. Chris visits Atelier Risa the pleasure planet. Robert will pay the price of free-to-play. Josh patents our new adult animation series. Question of the Week What was your favorite announcement from the Nintendo Direct? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 729: “Zelda Goes to IKEA” appeared fir…

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Here Be Media - Episode 40 - Concept: Canon Pt. 1 1:13:49

3M ago1:13:49

1:13:49

Hello everyone!! For our Here Be Media episode of the month, we dive into some aspects of this horrible and conservative force we call: Canon! To start off this new Concept series we go into some media products and franchises, their issues as "IPs", fandom and their relationship to Canon, and finally, we talk about this terrible beast we see as the…

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RPG Cast – Episode 728: “Cats With Jiggle Physics” 2:10:06

2M ago2:10:06

2:10:06

Kelley makes a Morgen Wonk. Chris loves the smell of Gundam in the morning. Phil plays some Mathfinder while listening to his favorite new band, Creepy Lego Waifus. The cake has arrived. Question of the Week You ever convinced or were convinced by a friend to play a game and then you or they immediately stopped playing it? Check out the show notes …

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The Left Page - Episode 80 - The City and the City: Breaching Borders in Solidarity 1:26:27

2M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we turn back to China Miéville, in a weird and fascinating book about detective stories, borders, and violence, it is The City and the City! In this episode we dive into the place of these cities, both fictionally and the real-world cultures they interact with and are a part of; we consider the detective …

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RPG Cast – Episode 727: “PlayStation go VRRR”

2M ago

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Chris gets hit by the valley girl truck-kun and can’t leave the hinterlands. Sam makes a Sony Pony Button in order to become the true Unicorn Overlord. Kelley becomes a cat and pantomimes WoW lore while building Lego Minifigures that can punch dinosaurs. Question of the Week What RPG franchise do you want as a Lego set? Check out the show notes her…

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RPG Cast – Episode 726: “Princes of the Mew-niverse”

3M ago

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Chris realizes WoW is the new Diablo. Phil bakes a potato into two. Kelley becomes a cat in a frog suit. And we’re dressing beds with old t-shirts. Question of the Week What did you like most from Summer Games Fest? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 726: “Princes of the Mew-niverse” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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The Left Page - Episode 79 - Gogmagog: Hybridity, innit? W/ Eden 1:07:43

3M ago1:07:43

1:07:43

Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we talked about the very weird, very interesting, and very hybrid Gogmagog, by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard! And we are joined by friend and podcaster Eden, of Heavy Blog is Heavy, Death // Sentence and AnarchySF fame! It's a thorough conversation over the weirdness present in the book, the alegory with Engl…

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Here Be Media - Episode 39 - Scavenger's Reign (2023): How Space Exploration Leads Us Back to Ourselves w/ Nate 1:32:37

3M ago1:32:37

1:32:37

Hello everyone!! For our second HBM we'll dive into an animated sci-fi series that's weird, strange and very very interesting, we talk about Scavenger's Reign! And we won't do so alone, as we invited our great friend Nate along! Join us as we discuss the challenges of being marooned in an alien moon, the inherent horror of capitalism in space, and …

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RPG Cast – Episode 725: “Not Every Idea in the Factory Is a Good One”

3M ago

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Ryan slip ‘n slides his health away. Robert lives on the side of danger and poor choices in video games. Meanwhile, Chris makes his own bathtub Geralt. Question of the Week Favorite RPG that was created based on an animé. Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 725: “Not Every Idea in the Factory Is a Good One” appeared first on …

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RPG Cast – Episode 724: “Can I Sell You a Battle Pass Warranty?” 2:33:40

4M ago2:33:40

2:33:40

Kelley eats radioactive sushi. Chris tries to learn what a “zound” is. Josh goes to the Millennium tower one last time and rips off his shirt. Johnathan makes his bi-annual visit to Suiko-shame Chris. Question of the Week What’s your favorite Atelier game? Creative answers also allowed. Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 724…

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Here Be Media - Episode 38 - Starship Troopers (1997): F*ck Fascism w/ HorrorVanguard 1:15:44

4M ago1:15:44

1:15:44

Hello everyone!! For our first May episode we have a mega collab with Horror Vanguard, on Starship Troopers (1997), directed by Paul Verhoeven! As we interweave Heinlein's book with the film we ultimately dive into how fascism works and should be fought at every turn, in every way. Enjoy! Do check out Jon's book on Bloch and Utopia: https://www.ama…

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RPG Cast – Episode 723: “I Neptuned Out” 1:17:10

4M ago1:17:10

1:17:10

Chris has his mind blown with Nep-nep lore. Robert develops his random Neptunia game launcher. And Kelley rolls off a balcony. RIP. Question of the Week What is your favorite immersive puzzle/adventure game? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 723: “I Neptuned Out” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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RPG Cast – Episode 722: “They’re Just a Stack of Rocks” 1:25:38

4M ago1:25:38

1:25:38

Kelley risks her life trimming her cat’s nails. Chris optimizes Eiyuden Chronicle live on stream. Robert plays dental roulette. Question of the Week What’s the funniest way you can think of to stop Chris playing Path of Exile? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 722: “They’re Just a Stack of Rocks” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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The Left Page - Episode 78 - Ways of Seeing: How Art Confronts Colonialism and the Self w/ Nadjah 1:22:48

4M ago1:22:48

1:22:48

Hello everyone!! For our Left Page episode of the month we are talking about a very interesting book, and documentary series! It's John Berger's "Ways of Seeing", and to dive deep we are joined by our friend, podcaster and art historian, Nadjah of Imaginarium Podcast! We think about colonialism, the idea of "value" when atributed to art, the connec…

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RPG Cast – Episode 721: “Skyrim Helmet Sleep Mask” 2:19:18

4M ago2:19:18

2:19:18

Chris force feeds people desserts to make people like each other. Ryan likes bad games, just like Chris. Kelley has a penchant for losing pendants. Matt throws some garbage in the pot and suddenly it’s pizza. Now let’s grow old and lose stats together. Question of the Week When was your personal RPG Golden Era? Check out the show notes here! The po…

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Here Be Media - Episode 37 - The Prince of Egypt: When Liberation and Faith Reflect into one another 1:58:55

4M ago1:58:55

1:58:55

Hello everyone!! As a special treat for Pesach, we dive into the incredible animated film The Prince of Egypt! Approaching Faith and Liberation, we consider not just the question of religious & historical narratives and their complex relations, but also of their representation in media. Further still, we talk about violence and how to comprehend "v…

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RPG Cast – Episode 720: “Self Checkout Bouncers” 1:12:28

5M ago1:12:28

1:12:28

Chris gets ready for his favorite part of FFXIV, the benchmark. Kelley complains about her hotel bed while waiting for a tow truck. Josh is force feeding his army desserts. Meanwhile…wait…Robert…wake up, Robert! Question of the Week Tell us about your vacation disasters. Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 720: “Self Checkout…

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Here Be Media - Episode 36 - Bethesda: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Pulpiest of them All? 1:33:44

5M ago1:33:44

1:33:44

Hello everyone! Our first episode of April is a different one, if something we've been meaning to do for a while, more than talking about a game, it's a studio, so join us as we talk about Bethesda and their games! Jumping off from our mention of Bethesda games and their connection to mods last month, and Leon's previous writing on Skyrim, we decid…

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RPG Cast – Episode 719: “Good morning, everybody. Hairball!” 1:41:34

5M ago1:41:34

1:41:34

Kelley gets bored and cleans her bathroom. Memories of the Virtual Boy make Josh’s eyes hurt. Robert can’t stop singing about Albuquerque. Chris, meanwhile, decides to make his own farming sim with coffee shops and old people. Question of the Week What was your favorite game in the triple-i initiative showcase? Check out the show notes here! The po…

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RPG Cast – Episode 718: “Hamsterbam” 1:17:18

5M ago1:17:18

1:17:18

Chris confesses to being a French Karen. Kelley is consumed by the Lego mimic freebie. And Robert gets an anime pretzel robot roommate. Question of the Week If you were a game director and could make a game collaboration with any property, which property would you choose? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 718: “Hamsterbam” …

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RPG Cast – Episode 717: “I Went to Tokyo Disneyland in Paris” 2:01:22

5M ago2:01:22

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Chris gets cheesecake from rats. Kelley punches worms to get her Tifa back. And Josh funds a re-dub of Yakuza with Mark Hamil. Now excuse us as we go attend tonight’s brawl at the local Waffle House. Question of the Week How do you handle DLC in a game? Wait for the full season pass? Play it as it comes out? Skip it entirely? Check out the show not…

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The Left Page - Episode 77 - The Actual Star: The Pitfalls Towards Actual Utopia 1:04:07

5M ago1:04:07

1:04:07

Hello everyone! To round out this month's episodes, we dive back into sci-fi, and more utopian fiction! With a recommendation from listener, and patron, Nate: Monica Byrne's The Actual Star! It's a complex discusson on Utopian writing, its challenges, and how sometimes things don't quite work out as we'd like. So join us in this conversation on Uto…

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Here Be Media - Episode 35 - Mods: When Games Meet Post-"Mod"ernism 1:04:41

5M ago1:04:41

1:04:41

Hello everyone!! As we're rounding out March, we offer a different kind of conceptual HBM episode! We take a look at videogame mods, what they are, what they can be, and what's so damn interesting about them! Join us as we talk about the difficulties involved in modding, the relationship to game companies, and how mods, at their best, can express a…

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Here Be Media - Episode 34 - Max Payne 3: How Hate can Erode Quality 1:24:43

6M ago1:24:43

1:24:43

Hello everyone!! As a logical continuation of Leon's writings on Rockstar and GTA, we both revisited a game (not a franchise, mind you), which enrages and frustrates us both Max Payne 3. In a game where you relentlessly shoot poor brown and black people and play the "American Hero" cop, we dive into what this game does with this setup and what it d…

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RPG Cast – Episode 716: “Canadian Telephone Game” 1:48:06

6M ago1:48:06

1:48:06

Chris is hunting bears, because of course that’s what you do. Kelley hangs out with Chadley and the massively annoying individual. Robert is all about that exquisite fraisier cake. Question of the Week Share a funny international travel story. Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 716: “Canadian Telephone Game” appeared first o…

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RPG Cast – Episode 715: “Chocobo Drifting” 1:45:02

6M ago1:45:02

1:45:02

Kelley wonders how you fight a pillow. Chris adopts a sentient Sephiroth noodle. Ryan plays XCOM with a bear. Now everyone, go finish your Turkish Star Wars homework. Question of the Week What Toriyama-adjacent project influenced you the most? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 715: “Chocobo Drifting” appeared first on RPGam…

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RPG Cast – Episode 714: “Thirsty for Tactics” 1:44:32

6M ago1:44:32

1:44:32

Chris sits in a time loop watching Vegeta backhand a guy. Kelley buys solar panels for her Red XIII werewolf. Were you into RPGs before they were cool? Now slide, slide, baby, slide. Question of the Week How do you play open world games? Explore everywhere? Mainline the story? Tell us. Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 714:…

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Here Be Media - Episode 33 - Cyberpunk 2077 & Edgerunners: The Dangers of Purely Aestheticizing 1:32:00

6M ago1:32:00

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Hello everyone!! For this final February episode, we, talk about when Cyberpunk... goes awry, to put it mildly, it's time to see the issues of Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk Edgerunners! We dive into what happens when one tries to recreate just the aesthetics of a genre, and the effects of cutting out the politics. And so we turn to this hollowness a…

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RPG Cast – Episode 713: “Game Awards 2023” 1:52:02

6M ago1:52:02

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Ryan, Ryan, Ryan, and Kelley Ryan join Pascal and Chris as they go through the best and worst of 2023. See how many categories Baldur’s Gate III wins and Diablo IV loses. Question of the Week What were your picks? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 713: “Game Awards 2023” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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Here Be Media - Episode 32 - Disco Elysium: Rummaging through the Ruin of History w/ Labor Kyle 1:23:58

6M ago1:23:58

1:23:58

Hello everyone!! We continue well into February, as we bring in the incomparable Labor Kyle to talk about... one of the best games of all time. It's time to talk about Disco Elysium!! Join us as we dive into the real genesis and formation of revolutionary character that can happen in Harry DuBois, and then, with no less gravitas, about the intersec…

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RPG Cast – Episode 712: “M.A.S.H Cast” 2:08:02

7M ago2:08:02

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Sam is declared legally dead. Chris’s Batman Cookies set him down a bad path in his life. Kelley’s alien grandpa tells us what Pokémon look like while she ignores her husband. Now excuse us as we shove chocolate down our shirts. Question of the Week What was your favorite sitcom up to and including the 90s? Check out the show notes here! The post R…

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The Left Page - Episode 76 - 5 Year Anniversary: The U and I in Utopia 1:21:41

7M ago1:21:41

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Hello everyone!! Happy 5 year anniversary of the Left Page!! This is a huge achievement and one I still can't believe is here, and yet, it has been a wonderful journey so far, and we're not thinking about stopping anytime soon! To celebrate such a date, Leon and I spoke about a book foundational to my entire research, the 1516 book by Thomas More: …

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RPG Cast – Episode 711: “I’ve Always Wanted a Gaming Napkin” 1:58:40

7M ago1:58:40

1:58:40

Chris kink-shames Red XIII. Kelley violates the time space continuum with cat cafes. Josh is better at keeping things afloat than Embracer Group. Robert fails at being family friendly. Question of the Week Do you buy games sight unseen or wait for reviews? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 711: “I’ve Always Wanted a Gaming …

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RPG Cast – Episode 710: “Xenoblade Chronicles X Doesn’t Love You Back” 2:23:52

7M ago2:23:52

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Robert finds out what Godzilla sushi tastes like. Josh pimps his Segway. Phil has a pictomancer at home. The awards all Chris’s fault, because he didn’t vote. Also, PoE is to Chris, as CoH is to Phil. Question of the Week What was your game of the year or any other personal pick for our award categories? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG …

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RPG Cast – Episode 709: “2004 Jankiness in 2024” 1:33:34

7M ago1:33:34

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Josh increases his charisma with Sega BASS fishing. Chris plays something other than Path of Exile. Kelley thinks the world sucks and goes to pet a cat. Cook my toast. Question of the Week What are your 3DS and Wii U memories? Check out the show notes here! The post RPG Cast – Episode 709: “2004 Jankiness in 2024” appeared first on RPGamer.…

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Here Be Media - Episode 31 - Hitman: Silliness as a Foil for Hypercompetence 1:06:13

7M ago1:06:13

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Hello everyone!! For our last January episode we dive into an excellent recent trilogy of games, Hitman: World of Assassination, and think about how good these games are, as they embrace strong silliness. Alongside advancing Frank's ideas and arguments for the silly, we look into the protagonist of Agent 47 and how his hypercompetence is both relat…

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