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A narrative focused videogame podcast, like a book club for games.
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Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Join us this week as we discuss Virginia, the 2016 game by Variable State. Talking points include - Cinematography in games, character tropes, using score to set the tone, and your actual accurate chances of marrying a president if you live in Virginia.
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Join Duncan, Alex, and friend of the show Josh, as they finally get back to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. This time we're discussing chapters 8 - 12 so feel free to listen along if you're past there. As a special treat, one of us has even volunteered to dislike Aerith to keep the discussion interesting! Talking points include: Robot arms, wild tonal shifts, that one awful sewer level minigame, death counts, and so much discussion about pacing.
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
This week we played Tacoma, a sci-fi game about investigating a space station with a special technology that allows you to view and hear the crews final moments.
Topics include: polygonal connections, voyeurism, walking simulators, Gone Home, personal AI interaction, and space bungalows.
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
This week we discuss watching others play games. We wanted to go deeper into other realms like watching friends play games in the past vs now or streaming but there was just way too much to talk about! Topic list / timestamps below!
- 5:30 Community Interaction and what we consume
- 13:45 How we feel about the games before and after we play them
- 22:00 Games built around lets players i.e horror games
- 30:00 How our views have changed on this content during our podcasting
- 35:30 Why are Let's Plays a sleep aid for us?
- 43:40 Duncan's History with Lets Plays
- 49:00 Do you copy personalities?
- 55:45 Knowing a personality
- 1:00:00 The BIG SECRET!
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Join us this week with our special guest Eliana from Story Singer Presents to take a look at WZOGI's Little Red Lie. "A contemporary adventure game about debt, family, and the truth about honesty." If you haven't played the game we did a quick story summary to catch you up to speed! Topics Include: family finances, breaking the 4th wall, current / future economic realities, and "narrative satisfaction".
Eliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StorysingPrsnts
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Other music used from the Youtube Library.
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Join us this week as we open the pages to Black Book: Prologue! A peek into the haunting and mysterious world of Slavic mythos! You play as a young sorceress traveling across the rural countryside as you aid commonfolk and battle evil forces, using a card-based combat system. Topics include: Mending culture into games, mixing rouge like and story game elements, and making the world an important part of your mechanics.
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Other music used from the Youtube Library.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
This week in No Controller Necessary our new topic series we talk about Nostalgia and it's effects on the games we used to and currently play. We tried a new style of intro that I'd appreciate if you checked out and gave us feedback on. Topics Include: 3-D Platforms, Remasters, Music, and a little bit of things we're nostalgic for.
If you have any thoughts on Nostalgia in games feel free to let us know in our new Discord! https://discord.gg/b6Uq9M
Opening Music Track: Ocarina of Time OST Opening
Closing Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Join us this week as we tackle the first third of the long awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake! We only played/discussed the first 7 chapters so you don't need to have played beyond that to listen. Topics include: History with FF7, Childhood connections, Remakes in general, Jessie's mom's pizza, and Eco terrorism.
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/
Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
We've emerged from our no-game Chrysalis into one of the best games we've played for this podcast. Please join us as we discuss Giant Sparrow's What Remains of Edith Finch. It's a master class in walking sims and a beautiful short treat to enjoy. Topics include, family, death, speculation of the various characters, and how badly we want to live in this house!
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Be sure to check out our new Youtube series "We Must Build a Zoo"
Opening Music Track: High Spirits
Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS)
License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
After 3+ years of recording we've finally reached the 100 episode (counting series that we didn't number) milestone! As a celebration we decided to release the lost 32 episodes. These are old tapes that Ducan found physically hidden away in his closet from way back when we either first started this podcast or were children, it's not totally clear. So listen along as we very briefly discuss 32 different games in one episode! On a totaly unrelated note this will now mean that every episode going forward will now be numbered and our next episode will be 101.