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The Moving Pixels Podcast Comes to an End with 'Torment: Tides of Numenera'

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 141:28


This month, Nick and Eric talk about the epic and dense high concept sci-fi/fantasy of Torment: Tides of Numenera and end with an important announcement about the future of the podcast.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes to 'Detention'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 79:42


Nick and Eric got sent to detention and missed Halloween, but they escaped their classroom just in time to talk about the Taiwanese horror game Detention.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Gets Caught Up in 'A Case of Distrust'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 74:42


This week, Nick and Eric dig into the detective point-and-click text adventure A Case of Distrust, and investigate what makes it good, but not great.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Becomes Sentient, Discusses 'The Fall Part 2: Unbound'

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 89:48


This week we discuss self-consciousness, self-identification, and awful puzzle design in The Fall: Part 2 - Unbound.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes on 'The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 64:57


This week Nick and Eric discuss The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, and how its status as a prequel/promo for Life Is Strange 2 makes it less awesome.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Discusses the 'Circular' Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 130:43


This month Nick and Eric discuss the economics of robot sentience in Subsurface Circular and the tricky trust issues of alien first-contact in Quarantine Circular.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Mythologizes 'Horizon: Zero Dawn'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 149:11


This week, Nick and Eric discuss the optimistic and mythic post-post-apocalypse of Horizon: Zero Dawn.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes to Hell...blade

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 127:18


Nick and Eric brave the depths of Helheim to talk about the art, craft, and representation of psychosis in 'Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Spends a 'Night in the Woods'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 125:58


This month, Nick and Eric spend a Night in the Woods facing down the cosmic horrors of economic disenfranchisement.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis Again, in Wolfenstein 2: The New Colosssus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 170:30


This week, Nick and Eric take up arms in order to free America from the Nazi regime, and occasionally talk about Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.

The Moving Pixels Podcast: The Best Games of 2017

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2018 150:20


Nick and Eric count down their top seven games of 2017, and look back at what was a pretty great year for gaming.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Kills Nazis with 'Wolfenstein: The New Order'

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 88:32


This week, Nick and Eric talk about the joy and frustration of killing Nazis in Wolfenstein: The New Order.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Vists 'Tacoma'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 77:28


This week, Nick and Eric talk about the cyberpunk, blue collar future of Tacoma.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Plays 'Pyre'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 98:26


This week, Nick and Eric discuss the religious fantasy basketball of Pyre.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Tells 'Stories Untold'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 70:48


This week, the Moving Pixels podcast delves into the experimental horror text adventure anthology Stories Untold.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Discovers 'What Remains of Edith Finch'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 157:14


This week, Nick and Eric dive deep into the cursed family history of the Finch family.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Discusses 'Tales from the Borderlands Episode 5'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 87:27


This week Nick and Eric complete their trip to the borderlands of Pandora.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Discusses 'Tales from the Borderlands Episode 4'

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 79:36


This week Nick and Eric travel into space and plan an elaborate heist to steal Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 4.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes Crazy in 'Knee Deep Episodes 2 and 3'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 69:41


This week Nick and Eric finishing discussing 'Knee Deep' by asking if a game can be so bad it's good.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Prepares for 'Titanfall 2'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 108:40


This week Nick and Eric are joined by Max Bernard of YouTube's 'Great Levels of Gaming' to talk about giant mechs, the intelligence level of artificial intelligence, and of course some great level design.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Tales from the Borderlands Episode 3 - Catch a Ride

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 62:05


We've reached the middle of Telltale's effort to blend the point-and-click adventure with a First Person Shooter.   This week we discuss more hijinks from Tales from the Borderlands

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes 'Knee Deep' in Swamp Noir

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 58:55


This week the Moving Pixels podcast begins a three-part discussion of Knee Deep, a "swamp noir" we all agree has a great setting. However, we can't agree on much more than that.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Discusses 'Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 70:24


This week the Moving Pixels podcast continues a five-part discussion of Telltale Games' Tales from the Borderlands.   So, our foray into the adventure-game-style version of the Borderlands continues.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes 'Full Throttle'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 63:47


Often regarded as one of the best adventure games of the 1990s, Full Thottle is a classic that mixes the violence and bravado of biker culture with the careful logic of the adventure game.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Discusses 'Tales from the Borderlands Episode 1'

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017 67:28


This week the Moving Pixels podcast begins a five-part discussion of Telltales' Tales from the Borderlands.   Tales from the Borderlands tests whether or not Telltale's conversation-driven adventure game can work as a comedy.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Seeks the 'Lost Constellation'

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017 52:55


Finji's Night in the Woods is one of this year's most talked about indie games.   This week the Moving Pixels podcast takes a look at the precursor to that game, Lost Constellation.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Becomes the 'Beholder'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 68:24


It's easy to think that we would never be complicit with the dictates of an authoritarian regime, but Beholder reveals how complicated such choices can become.

Moving Pixels Podcast Finally Plays the Long Delayed 'Last Guardian'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017 74:51


This week, Nick and Eric play the long awaited The Last Guardian. Does the game live up to our expectations? What were our expectations? Is Trico more of a cat-bird or a dog-bird? We consider these questions and more in this episode.

The Moving Pixels Podcast 'Reigns'

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 63:26


This week we talk about the unusual card game/roguelike Reigns and how it reduces politics to a left or right swipe.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Plays 'Sorcery!'

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 66:53


It's back to the '80s with Steve Jackson's Sorcery!. This week we consider how a game book fares as a video game.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores 'This Is the Police'

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2017 101:18


This Is the Police is a police management sim boiled about as hard as they come.   This week we take a look at the themes and politics of the game.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Experiences 'Event 0'

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017 78:53


Reminiscent of text adventures and experiments with natural language processing, Event [0] is a game that feels both modern and retro. It's a game that forces the player into a relationship with an AI, becoming an exploration of both identity and language itself.   This week we explore the game's experiment with language as a form of gameplay.

Moving Pixels Podcast: The Best Games of 2016

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 139:38


As is our tradition, this year we count down our top five games of 2016. Spoiler alert: there's a whole lot of indies and oddities on this list.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Investigates 'Gravity Bone' and 'Thirty Flights of Loving'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2017 69:04


Following our discussion of last year's smash cut heavy Virginia, the Moving Pixels podcast decided to take a look back at one of Virginia's gaming inspirations, Thirty Flights of Loving.   This week the podcast looks at the avant-garde games of indie developer Blendo Games.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Interrogates 'Virginia'

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016 83:56


Virginia is a surrealist crime procedural set in a state adjoining the seat of American power, Washington D.C.   This week we discuss how Virginia explores themes of power, corruption and identity through its cinematic gameplay.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection in 'Soma'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2016 104:58


Following up on our discussions of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, we are now discussing the slow burn sci fi horror of Soma.   Soma considers philosophical questions concerning the relationship between the body and the mind, a topic we dive into head first this week.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores 'A Machine for Pigs'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2016 76:30


Following up on our discussion from last week of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, this week we discuss that game's follow up A Machine for Pigs.   Machine for Pigs was handed off from Frictional Games to The Chinese Room. As a result, we consider how the new developer handles a classic property and reconsiders what kind of horror the Amnesia franchise can offer.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Finally Gets 'Amnesia'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2016 81:01


Amnesia: The Dark Descent was one of the more well regarded games of 2010, but we recently discovered that none of our regular Moving Pixels podcasters had played it at the time.   So, this week we catch ourselves up and take a look at one of the most critically acclaimed horror games of the past ten years, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, discussing (among other things) its unique approach to provoking horror and player vulnerability along with its commitment to environmental storytelling.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Executes 'The Deed'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2016 56:57


The Deed's conceit is that it is a murder mystery in reverse, a kind of anti-procedural, in which you plot a crime, rather than solve it.   By playing The Deed we find ourselves in the uncomfortable position of inhabiting the mind of a murderer. This week, we consider the implications of this role reversal.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores the Universe of 'No Man's Sky'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2016 56:21


Love it or hate it, No Man's Sky was one of the most anticipated game releases of the year.   This week, Nick Dinicola and Erik Kersting consider the possible successes and perceived failures of No Man's Sky.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Highbrow, Middle Brow, and Lowbrow in Free-to-Play Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 86:09


As is our habit on the podcast, we occasionally like to sample what is going on in the free-to-play gaming.   This week we discuss three games available on Steam, A Date in the Park, Mandagon, and The Lion's Songs as examples of lowbrow, middle brow, and high brow offerings within the free-to-play market.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores Act IV of 'Kentucky Route Zero'

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2016 83:00


Fans of Kentucky Route Zero have waited two years for the penultimate chapter in the episodic game series.   This week we discuss the slow winding journey of The Mucky Mammoth down the Echo River, the slow dissolve of the game's former protagonist, and speculate on where this journey to 5 Dogwood Drive will end.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Catches 'Em All

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2016 90:28


While the mania has begun to ebb in the remaining days of summer, Pokemon Go was the biggest gaming event of the last two months, both a cultural and cross cultural phenomenon.   While our own experiences of the game are localized, this week we discuss our own experiences with Pokemon Go and how they may reflect on the larger phenomenon surrounding its release.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Goes 'Inside'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2016 102:48


Inside is Playdead's follow up to the now cult classic Limbo.   The game is haunting, both in its beauty and in its presentation of body horror, exploring collectivism and control through its weird world and silent protagonist. This week we attempt to get under the hood and toy around with what lurks beneath its often inscrutable surface.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Battles the 'Jotun'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016 70:06


Jotun arrived quietly last year, but the game is all about going big, reveling as it does in grandiosity and big, big boss fights.   This week we discuss Jotun's presentation of Norse mythology through scale and grandeur.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Unearths 'Uncharted 4'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2016 103:44


This week the Moving Pixels podcast returns to search for treasure with the rogue with a heart of gold, Nathan Drake.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Learns the 'One Finger Death Punch'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2016 64:38


This week we discuss the minimalistic combat of One Finger Death Punch. We discuss the game, but our conversation also strays into a discussion of the design philosophy of Silver Dollar Games, punk game design, and video games that troll their players.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Gets 'SUPERHOT'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2016 98:52


SUPERHOT isn't the first reconsideration of the first person shooter, but its slow motion violence and methodical approach to murder certainly has made an impression.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Our Own Points of View on 'Hardcore Henry'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 77:58


Too often video game critics find themselves responding to cinematic versions of video game properties, from Super Mario Bros. to Tomb Raider. Hardcore Henry, however, gives us a chance to consider not how well a video game translates to film, but how well a video game experience and a video game point of view translates to film.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Haunted Islands and the End of High School Are Both the Subject of 'Oxenfree'

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2016 81:59


This week we delve into the smartly written, character-driven story of Oxenfree, an early 2016 adventure game release. From high school drama to ghostly hauntings, we peel back the layers of this simple, but elegantly designed indie release.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Looks at the Scenic Vistas and Human Drama of 'Firewatch'

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2016 79:39


Firewatch was developed by game development veterans associated with Telltale's The Walking Dead and with the popular indie Mark of the Ninja. Set in Shoshone National Park in 1989, it tells the story of a newly recruited fire lookout named Henry, a man looking to escape from his recent past.   This week we discuss Henry and his experiences in this lonely role alongside the growing intimacy he develops with another lookout, a woman named Delilah. We consider the beautiful world that Campo Santo has built for Henry to explore and the way that the game explores human relationships through Henry's experiences within that world.

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