Episode 4 - Do graphics and sound make a game better?

02/18/16 • 107 min

The gamers discuss whether graphics and sound make a game better. They discuss whether retro games can evoke the same emotion as current generation games. The retro rerun segment covers two exceptional retro JRPG series. Aaron shares his opinion on a game he's played recently and buys the whole of the Amazon games inventory.

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Episode 3 - Video Game Tropes, Find it on Twitch, and Collecting

Chris and Aaron discuss some of the most frustrating video game tropes that persist throughout nearly all games. We feature Twitch streamer CohhCarnage (twitch.tv/cohhcarnage), discuss frivolous collecting, and get an update on last episode's assignments: Jackal and Papers, please! The gamers also dish out new assignments: one retro, one recent.

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Episode 5 - The Gamer You Didn't Expect

In this episode, Chris and Aaron talk about the gamers you didn't expect and the overall rise of gaming popularity across the board. They discuss some perhaps surprising--and uplifting--statistics relating to the world of gaming. The gamers pull out two more great SNES JRPGs in the retro rerun. Finally, they dig into Aaron's opinion on Fire Emblem Fates: what works and what doesn't.