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Best podcasts about Boyfriend Dungeon

Latest podcast episodes about Boyfriend Dungeon

Indieventure
#36. The Vault: Best Indies from the First Half of the 2020s

Indieventure

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 120:34


I don't want to alarm anyone, but the 2020s are already half over. This horrific revelation doesn't have many upsides, but one of them is surely the fact that – with five years of this rotten decade under our belts – we can start to think a little bit about the current shape of the gaming landscape, and how it'll be remembered when we inevitably arbitrarily lump it all together in another five years' time. OK, turns out that wasn't such a cheerful conversation either, but you know what is a place of loveliness and positivity? The Indieventure Vault. Yes, that's right, today we're once again opening the blast-proof doors to go over our very favourite indie games of the first half of the 2020s, at the end of which each of us selects our own #1 pick to rest safe in the Vault forever. The list we come up with is as eclectic as you'd expect, featuring as it does a blend of personal favourites and acclaimed best-ofs including Among Us, Boyfriend Dungeon, Citizen Sleeper, Cocoon, Death's Door, Immortality, Max Gentlemen Sexy Business, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, Thank Goodness You're Here, Umurangi Generation, and Vampire Survivors. But only three from that shortlist can be submitted into the prestigious Indieventure Vault. Who will it be? (Insert reality-TV-coded pause.) I mean, come on, obviously you're going to have to listen to find out, I'm not going to give the big reveal away just like that. We end as always on our hyperfixations, and in what may actually be a podcast first, we're all about video games in our free time right now! Rebecca's new favourite is still under embargo, so all she can really say at the moment is that she's really been enjoying Blue Prince (check back next episode for more on that!). Liam sings the praises of the wonderful co-op playground that is Split Fiction while also taking the auteur to task for the many, many issues he has with the plot of Split Fiction. And Rachel loves Two Point Museum, because as we all know she's a lady of impeccable taste and it's simply great. Our music was written and performed by Ollie Newbury! Find him on Instagram at @newbsmusic. Meanwhile, you can find us at indieventurepodcast.co.uk or wherever you listen to podcasts, and don't forget that you can now join our dedicated Discord too!

Blizzard Watch
Racing our way to Season 2 of The War Within

Blizzard Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 64:46


This week's show started off with The War Within season 2. We discussed how we feel about Undermine now that we've had a week in the zone, though Liz noted the patch added a ton to do outside the zone, too. All the co-hosts are now on the record as emphatically pro jazz, and also pro Race to World First, which officially kicked off as the season did. Diablo events and why they're too short (maybe to even bother with them at all) were a hot topic this week, with the week-long Gilded Goblins event going on now, but blink and you've probably already missed it.Also, some of us are really pumped for the Visual Novel Fest on Steam this week. Guest host Phil Ulrich named off some of his favorites, which led Liz down a rabbit hole. Everything from Hatoful Boyfriend to Coffee Talk to Boyfriend Dungeon to Monster Prom was mentioned, and lots of other titles in between. Plus, some of us have a bone to pick with a particular BAFTA nominee short list.If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All Vorbe
#383 P--a Semnal Nene

All Vorbe

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 72:06


Cum de nu scăpăm de VEILWATCH???? Cineva să oprească acest joc. Timestamps: 0:00 – INTRO 5:55 – Paul s-a jucat Black Mesa și Shank 27:47 – Edgar s-a jucat Boyfriend Dungeon și Keep Driving 34:37 – Groapa cu Scrisori 54:25 – VEILWATCH 2025 CUM? DE CE?; PSN a picat 24h; Sony atacă un proiect făcut de fanii Bloodborne; 1:06:00 – Saber Interactive dau tonul la cheltuieli puține; Obsidian are un creative director nou vechi; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jocsivorbe1416 https://www.youtube.com/c/JocȘiVorbeBits Twitch: www.twitch.tv/jocsivorbe iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-vorbe/id1331438601 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3RFgOJDgyEnpvkUQoSh0Tc Facebook: www.facebook.com/JocSiVorbe/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jocsivorbe/e Discord: https://discord.gg/m5a6DDfBFc

Indieventure
Episode 25: Happy 1st Birthday, Indieventure!

Indieventure

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 128:07


Believe it or not it's been one whole trip around the sun since we released the first ever episode of Indieventure! And to celebrate, we've opened up the mailbag once again to answer your listener questions. Ever wondered how we find out about exciting upcoming indies to talk about on the podcast, or which indie video game we'd most like to see get the tabletop treatment? Maybe you're curious as to our respective favourite games on the late lamented indie machine that was the Nintendo 3DS — or want to hear us go off-topic once more while we debate which Ace Attorney case would make the best stand-alone game? All this and more will be revealed, including an incredibly cursed final question that must be heard to be believed. This episode isn't really about any games in particular… don't worry though, here's a handy summary of the titles we touch on for all my list goblins out there! This episode is an opportunity to fill your earholes with some lovely (or not) discussions of Against the Storm, Boyfriend Dungeon, Braid, Citizen Sleeper, Control, Dredge, Gunman Clive, Harold Halibut, The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories, Monster Prom, Paradise Killer, A Park Full of Cats, Peggle, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, Severed, Slice & Dice, Steamworld Heist, Still Wakes the Deep, Stray Cats in Cozy Town, ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, and Wilmot's Warehouse. And, in this episode's pre-GOTY round-up of what we've been playing lately, we take a trip down false-memory lane with UFO 50, an 8-bit console that never was; discuss whether inventive perspective-flipped dating sim The Crush House is being held back by a broken in-game economy; and reach a surprising consensus on recent body horror streaming hit Mouthwashing. We end as ever with our latest round of hyperfixations! Rebecca has been reading Jacqueline Wilson's Think Again, Rachel has a new reality TV obsession in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and Liam has gone further down the Resident Evil rabbit hole than even he ever expected to get with The Mercenaries 3D. Our music was written and performed by Ollie Newbury! Find him on Instagram at @newbsmusic. Meanwhile, you can find us at indieventurepodcast.co.uk or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Player One Completionist
The Worst of the Best and Hate Playing Games

Player One Completionist

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 46:33


This week is all about the best of the worst and the worst of the best. Join Jack, Darcy and Rav as they talk hate-playing games, the ups and downs of battle-passes, and the worst levels in the best games. Games discussed: Gotham Knights, Satisfactory, Boyfriend Dungeon, Fall Guys, Waframe, Spider-Man Make sure to share the show around and get in touch with us on Instagram @PlayerOneSYN You can listen to Player One live on SYN Media every Monday from 8pm. Tune in on 90.7FM, DAB+, or via the SYN website, syn.org.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indieventure
Episode 20: Our Mid-Year Best Indies Check-In 2024

Indieventure

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 115:15


Wow, how are we halfway through 2024 already?! No need to point out that we're actually closer to 60% of the way through the year by the time this episode is released; better late than never! Yep, it's time for our GOTFHOTY nominations, also known as Games Of The First Half Of The Year, but Rebecca is very proud of having potentially originated an acronym that could totally enter common parlance if people were just willing to give it a chance. Not quite as formal as our totally scientific Christmas GOTY list, GOTFHOTYs are when we name a bunch of games we can see ending up making our respective top fives depending on what happens between July and December. Rachel's been playing a bunch of great indies and so has already got a few good ideas as to what her end-of-year-list will look like, suggesting that Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, 1000xRESIST, Animal Well, and the newly-released Dungeons of Hinterberg are all up there at the moment. Liam gives nods to Balatro and Crow Country, of course, but Minishoot' Adventures makes for a surprise new frontrunner for him. Rebecca's had a much slower start to her year in terms of GOTY candidates, but has so far been most impressed by Little Kitty, Big City and Cryptmaster. We couldn't very well call it a proper mid-year check-in if we didn't also look forward to what the Q3/Q4 release schedule is looking like, and so in this episode's second half we collectively rattle off a few games we're excited to hopefully play before the year's out. We can't say for sure yet how we'll feel about the full games, of course, and who knows what surprise releases will turn our heads this autumn? But as it stands, we reckon that Flock, Cataclismo, The Crush House, Demonschool, Phoenix Springs, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Sorry We're Closed, and Dreamsettler have the best odds of upsetting the current rankings. Much like the midpoint of the year, hyperfixations roll round much quicker than you'd expect. Bafflingly, Rachel has never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer before, but now she's bingeing the show for the first time, which allows Liam and Rebecca to conduct some fascinating research on the only remaining millennial geek not to know this franchise inside-out. Liam has been watching Couples Therapy, a TV documentary series that is decidedly not a reality TV show, thank goodness. Rebecca's been swept up by her day-job hype for Zenless Zone Zero, but was also very excited for the new Hildegard von Blingin' song that dropped just a few hours before recording. Somehow, this turns into a friendly disagreement between her and Liam about whether Fall Out Boy's 2023 modernised cover of We Didn't Start the Fire was good or cringe. (But since Rebecca writes the episode descriptions, allow me to abuse my privilege to set the record straight: it's both. We're both right.) Finally, for all you folks who love a full and proper account of every game we mention in an episode even when it's not connected to the main topic, know that our GOTFHOTY discussion and mid-year check-in also wanders into the territories of Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, Baldur's Gate 3, Boyfriend Dungeon, Harold Halibut, The Last of Us Parts I&II, Loco Motive, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4, Steamworld Heist 2, Thank Goodness You're Here!, and Tiny Life. Our music was written and performed by Ollie Newbury! Find him on Instagram at @newbsmusic.

RPG Fan's Rhythm Encounter
138 - City Poppin'

RPG Fan's Rhythm Encounter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 109:46


Almost exactly a year ago, we published a fun episode on jazz and funk RPG music. Today we are back with a spiritual sequel, talking about jazz, funk, but especially city pop. All our tracks in this episode represent one or more of these genres, but all are excellent listens. So sit back and listen to some great tunes from the likes of Shin Megami Tensei NINE, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, space casinos, jazz-loving parents, and much more!Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Gio Castillo, Tin Manuel; Edited by Paul DennisLinks for this episodeRhythm Encounter 112 - With Jazz in Our Hearts and Funk in Our Souls | RPGFanMarcoMeatball on YouTubeTracklistWind In My Hair Block0:10:30 - Prince of the Wind (From Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes - Town) (Falcom Sound Team J.D.K., arr. Etsuko Yamakawa) - Falcom SPECIAL BOX '910:14:51 - Honolulu City Lights Full Spec Edition (Chihiro Aoki) - Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthNeon City Block0:34:15 - ‌Karmotrine Dream (Garoad) - VA-11 HALL-A0:36:33 - Harajuku (Tsukasa Masuko, arr. Masaki Kurokawa and Takahiro Ogata) - Shin Megami Tensei NINECasino Block0:52:45 - Serendipity (Naoshi Mizuta) - Final Fantasy XIII-20:57:19 - Casino Calavera (Peter McConnell) - Grim Fandango RemasteredContemporary Block1:20:54 - Diamonds (Marskye; vocals and lyrics by Madeleine Mcqueen) - Boyfriend Dungeon1:24:06 - 07:41 The Beginning of Something (Danger) - Haven1:47:00 - Mike's Bonus Track!Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

NOWPLAYING Video game music
June 2024 - Best Video Game Music

NOWPLAYING Video game music

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 50:32


Credits:(00:00:04) Suzerain: Rizia"Falling Into Place", James Spence(00:03:06) SMT 5 Vengeance"Shakan", Ryota Kozuka(00:06:24) Boyfriend Dungeon"An So It Breaks", Marskye(00:09:49) Bigban's Prison Palace"Khalese", Tumani(00:11:44) Seat Fighter"Take It of Leave It", Skylar Hale(00:14:34) Nightmare Kart"Menu Theme", Evelyn Lark(00:16:22) Mullet Madjack"Second Life, sort of", Fernando Pepe, Mateus Polati(00:19:13) SunnySide"Barren Battle", JellyFox(00:21:40) Manacaster"Intro and Main Title", Don Ross(00:23:45) Guncho"Tarling", Sam Webster(00:25:32) The Rogue Prince of Persia"Whispering Waters", ASADI(00:29:33) Drug Dealer Simulator 2"Trapped", K. Pietras(00:31:46) Honor of Kings"Born to Rise", Bad Milk, DEVMO & ali(00:34:24) R2BEAT"Hooligan", R2BEAT MUSIC(00:36:38) Bodycam"Someone To Follow", -Prey, Nateki, leah julia(00:38:46) Tricky Madness"White Powder", Jordan Schor(00:41:30) Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble"Astrum", Yasuyuki Nagata(00:45:15) Sonic Superstars"Boss Battle 6", Toriena, Jun Senoue(00:47:20) Beat Saber"Lustre - Ingame Version", CamelliaFollow NOWPLAYING on Patreon to keep track of every single VGM release of 2024 and access to hefty playlists

Game That Tune
Bonus Episode: Pride Mixtape!

Game That Tune

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024


Jessie has put together a very special mixtape to celebrate Pride Month! Join us in Discord and at GameThatTune.club! Check out our Patreon page! Patreon.com/GameThatTune is the home for exclusive content! Special thanks to our ABSURD FAN tier Patreon producers: Daniel Perkey, Taylor Y, Sam L, PhoenixTear2121, BeastPond, TheKerrigan and HCO! 0:00:00 Brat Overflow - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 0:01:54 Intro 0:06:34 Every Day Is Night - VA-11 HALL-A 0:10:15 Asellus' Theme - Saga Frontier 0:13:18 Sub Battle - Bahamut Lagoon 0:14:52 Val Voyeaux - Dragon Age Inquisition 0:16:00 Eliminate the Impossible - Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator 0:17:38 Food Donkey - Night in the Woods 0:19:56 Song of Feathers (Emily's Theme) - Stardew Valley 0:22:43 Sunset Song - Paradise Killer 0:25:55 Dedication - Gone Home 0:26:57 Dynamite - Star Ocean Second Story 0:29:58 Ecstatic Vibrations, Totally Translucent - Disco Elysium 0:33:29 Simply the Best! - The Outer Worlds 0:34:38 Chandlo and Snorpy Head Home - Bugsnax 0:37:42 Wushu Dolls - Cyberpunk 2077 0:39:55 Helmut Uncorked - Psychonauts 2 0:41:08 Fallin' - Boyfriend Dungeon 0:44:45 Good Riddance - Hades

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk
Ep 283: Most Anticipated New RPGs of 2024

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 55:51


This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica count down the most anticipated new RPGs of 2024 according to EN World readers. In the news, Random House has a trio of licensed Dungeons & Dragons books, dungeon crawling dating sim Boyfriend Dungeon has a tabletop adaptation, Ars Magica getting a definitive 5th edition, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about using large words when a diminutive one would suffice. -------------------- News Ars Magica to get 5th Edition Definitive later this year, released with an open license https://www.enworld.org/threads/ars-magica-to-get-a-new-edition.702072/ Nightshade software to “poison” art scraped for training data without permission is now available https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/ Paper describing the extraction data from ChatGPT https://not-just-memorization.github.io/extracting-training-data-from-chatgpt.html Dungeon crawler slash dating sim video game Boyfriend Dungeon gets TTRPG adaptation available now https://www.enworld.org/threads/tabletop-adaptation-of-video-game-boyfriend-dungeon-lands-on-drivethrurpg.702154/ Dan Dillon, former D&D designer, posted stat blocks for Eldin Ring boss Malenia Blade of Miquella https://twitter.com/Dan_Dillon_1/status/1747011281918509329 Random House announces three new licensed D&D titles for 2024 https://www.enworld.org/threads/random-house-announces-three-new-licensed-dungeons-dragons-books.702155/ Valiant Adventures RPG Quickstart https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/467646/valiant-adventures-rpg-quickstart-free-pdf?affiliate_id=36142 -------------------- Most Anticipated New RPGs of 2024 The Top 10 most anticipated RPGs coming in 2024 as nominated and voted on by EN World readers https://www.enworld.org/threads/here-they-are-your-10-most-anticipated-ttrpgs-for-2024.702149/ -------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don't forget to join the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Meghna Jayanth, narrative designer (80 Days, Sunless Seas, Thirsty Suitors).

My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 83:20


My guest today is an award-winning writer and narrative designer for video games. As a child she split her time between Bangalore, London, and Saudi Arabia before settling in the UK to study English Literature at University. After a stint commissioning games for the BBC, she wrote the script for 2014's BAFTA-nominated narrative adventure game, 80 Days, then contributed to the hit indie titles Sunless Seas and Boyfriend Dungeon, as well as the Sony blockbuster Horizon: Zero Dawn. My guest has won two Writers' Guild Awards for Best Writing in a Video Game, hosted the Independent Games Festival, and become a sought-after speaker, known for her sharp critiques of game mechanics that, as she describes it, promote colonialist values. Her latest project, Thirsty Suitors, a stylish, story-driven adventure that unfolds through turn-based battles, skateboarding, and cooking, is set for release later this week. Welcome Meghna Jayanth.(Photo by Darren Salanson for EGM) Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Smashing Game Time
#090 - Battleborn Walked So Overwatch Could Limp

Smashing Game Time

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 86:00


All the bros are back and they're talking a ton of games. Baldur's Gate 3, Fort Solis, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, 30XX, and Atlas Fallen all get chatted up. The bro's then explore 2021 Q3 with the amazing Boyfriend Dungeon, Tales of Arise, and Deathloop. Finally, the bros read  some Overwatch 2 Steam reviews.If you want to have a question read in a future episode, email the bros at SmashingGameTime@gmail.comWe have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgtThank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. More of Alex's work can be found here https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut...Listen to us at: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4m74cmu...Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smashing-game-time/id1626864406 Or wherever you get your podcasts. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! Find Us On: Nick:Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/nickfatniteTwitter - https://twitter.com/thatCoffmanWebsite – http://www.nickcoffman.comDiscord - https://discord.gg/6vWpCBv3z7 Jake:Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jakeyboycoffmanTwitter - https://twitter.com/JakeyBoyCoffman?s... Josh:Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/imjoshsayingTwitter - https://twitter.com/Josh_SayingCreators & Guests Nick Coffman - Host Jacob Coffman - Host Josh Coffman - Host

Cozy Gamer Cast
Beyond Dating Sims: Romance in Indie Games

Cozy Gamer Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 74:30


Romance is an important genre for these two cozy gamers, so let's talk about how indie games have explored love and relationships in their themes and gameplay. New & Upcoming releases 8:50 Games mentioned: Lakeburg Legacies, Venba, Oxenfree 2, Viewfinder, Dave the Diver and Baldur's Gate 3. Romance 22:36 Our assigned game: Haven Games mentioned: Hatoful Boyfriend, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, Pop. Love. Panic (previously We Are OFK), Florence, Coffee Talk, To The Moon, When The Past Was Around, It Takes Two, Solo: Islands of the Heart, Unpacking, Hades, Grave Seasons, ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, Space for the Unbound, The Gardens Between, Boyfriend Dungeon and Love, Ghostie. Jess' TikTok on VenbaJess' stream of VenbaKat's playthrough of It Takes Two with Sskarrlett Kat's video on the Love, Ghostie demo Find our podcast on all other platforms here Your hosts: JessIsHaunted - Links CozyGamerKat - Links Intro: Baegel - Try Hard Outro: AGST - Callout If you want to send us an email, you can find us at cozygamercast@gmail.com

Designer Notes
Designer Notes 76: Tanya Short

Designer Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 164:04


In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game designer Tanya Short, co-founder of Kitfox Games and best known for her work on Moon Hunters and Boyfriend Dungeon. They discuss why her parents had to get a second phone like, how she accidentally made a roguelike, and whether Moon Hunters should have combat. This episode was recorded on March 23, 2023.

Left Trigger Right Trigger

It slices! It dices! It may even hold the soul of a tyrannical monster or your next boyfriend! It's Sword! Call today for a chance at a free upgrade to the laser variety at no extra cost (due to a difference in weight, shipping and handling with increase). In this episode: David sees a big sword. Giovanni swings a fun sword. Tess dates a hot sword. Greg picks the best sword for the job. If you'd like to be notified of other offers like this, consider heading over to Patreon.com/LTRT to support the show for as little as $1/month. You can check out our discord server and listen to exclusive episodes. Games discussed include: Final Fantasy VII, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Boyfriend Dungeon, Soulcalibur II Show Notes: Greg's radio show playlist Samehada

Still in Beta
Episode 88 – 03-20-23 – Beavampires

Still in Beta

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 80:21


This time we actually talk about video games like Horizon Forbidden West, Need for Speed Heat, and Boyfriend Dungeon. But that doesn't stop us from going off topic and bringing up how bad the Boba Fett TV show is or vampire beavers.

Indiescovery
Episode 4: Valentine's Day special

Indiescovery

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 95:52


It's episode four of RPS' indie podcast Indiescovery and this week the team got into the Valentine's Day spirit and had a long chat about our favourite indie game romances (any excuse to gush about how hot the characters are in Hades, really). We get gabbing about our favourite game OTPs, the fabulous representation of queer romances in indies, and then finish with a cursed (not horny) Cosmo-style dating quiz. Just as a bit of a heads-up, we do spoil some of the romantic developments in the following games. No major plot spoilers, but you've been warned! Our initial frolic into the realm of video game romances are the first games we remember playing with romance options. For Liam that would be Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life on the GameCube, the ninth entry in a series that is considered the great great grandpappy of all farming sims. Rebecca's is the Gabriel Knight series for PC, a game that she remembers being quite sweet in amongst the murder-mystery-ing. For me, I lament about villagers moving away in the Animal Crossing series, which will never stop feeling like you've just been broken up with, and my frustrations with having to choose either Yennefer or Tris in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - of which my choice is NEITHER. We then jump into our favourite romances in indie games. Liam kicks us off with Gregg ‘Be Gay, Do Crimes' Lee and Angus Delaney from Night In The Woods. Rebecca's OTP is Anna and Ashely from Simulacra, a surprise pairing in what is an incredibly creepy horror game. Rachel's vote goes to Red and her giant sword boyfriend from Transistor, which leads to the gang chatting about their favourite dateable weapon in Boyfriend Dungeon. We then get into a bit of chatter about representation and how indies have recently led the charge for queer romances outside of the hetero norm. There's been a great deal of progress in a short amount of time for LGBTQIA rep, so we dive into why that's the best thing ever. To sign off on all our romance hot-takes, Liam has prepared a saucy (but, again, not horny) dating quiz where Rebecca and Rachel each get coupled up with an indie game through hilarious - and completely cursed - multiple choice questions. This episode is a little more loosely structured, so here is a quick list of other games we mention in passing: A Year of Springs, Monster Prom, Firewatch, Unpacking, Bustafellows (and otome games in general), Mystic Messenger, Stardew Valley, and a big ol' chat about Hades. For this week's hyperfixations, Rebecca has started Danganronpa 2, a dangerous decision for someone who became completely obsessed with the first game. Rachel is diving straight into the deep end in cosmic horror fishing sim Dredge, and Liam is trying to recover from the emotional devastation of finishing the first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead (hopefully listening to Paramore's new album is helping, bud). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Queer Movie Podcast
Movie That Made Me Queer with Princess Weekes

Queer Movie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 63:45


In which Princess dives deep into her bisexual awakening - from badly censored anime to Emma Watson's eyebrows! Check out our Patreon - there are cool perks and you help support the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/thequeermoviepodcast We're a serious podcast and have a sponsor, SquareSpace support us! Help make the podcast profitable by going to squarespace.com/queermovie, and by using the code 'queermovie' at checkout. Find Us Online - Twitter: https://twitter.com/QueerMoviePod  - Website: http://www.queermoviepodcast.co.uk/  - Multitude: @MultitudeShows   Production - Hosts: Rowan Ellis and Jazza John - Editor: Julia Schifini - Executive Producer: Multitude - Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd   About The Show Queer Movie Podcast is a queer movie watch party hosted by Rowan Ellis and Jazza John. Join us as we research and rate our way through the queer film canon, one genre at a time. From rom-coms to slashers, contemporary arthouse cinema to black & white classics, Queer Movie Podcast is a celebration of all things gaaaaay on the silver screen. New episodes every other Thursday.   Transcript ROWAN:  Just quick mention at the top of this episode to thank two of our patrons over on Patreon, Jennifer and Toby who are supporting at the highest tier over there. We are so, so grateful. Thank you so much to our wonderful rainbow parents, Jennifer and Toby. If you want to support our Patreon then the link will be in the description. It's patreon.com/thequeermoviepodcast. [theme] ROWAN:  Welcome to the Queer Movie Podcast celebrating the best and worst and LGBTQ plus cinema one glorious genre at a time. I'm Rowan Ellis and I would like to welcome you to one of our guest specials. Oooh, very exciting. And today we are joined by, as usual, a very special guest who will be answering the question, what movies made you queer? I am very excited to welcome Princess, wooo! Popopow. Yay! PRINCESS:  Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to finally be here with you. I wanted to be talking to you and doing stuff with you forever. But we always are just so busy. And everything's so chaotic. So it's an honor to be queer here with you. ROWAN:  Oh my gosh, like ships in the night. I mean, I feel like in these podcasts with these guests, I always forget to actually introduce people because it's mainly like this is a cool person that I know about. And then I—I never actually do the proper podcasting of introducing them. So if you don't already know who Princess is, for shame, writer, YouTuber, pop culture thinker was the direct quote I believe. And I actually pulled up the quote from your YouTube channel, which I think is like chef's kiss, which is talking about pop culture, race, feminism, and other social issues with a lot of nuance and profanity.  Incredible. PRINCESS:  Yes. I— I do— ROWAN:  Love that. PRINCESS:  —I do love that. Sometimes I write something I'm like, that was good. I think that this is solid description. ROWAN:  So essentially, honestly, if you like this podcast, if you like anything that Me or Jazza do on the internet, you will love everything that our guest does. Across the entirety of the internet, so many projects. We'll leave in the show notes various links for you to look up what she's doing. First question for you, the first question we always do on this particular type of guest episode. I use queer in that intro as kind of like an umbrella catch-all term, you know, the movies that made me queer. But do you use other words to describe your identities? Does that make sense as a question for you? Or would there be some other kind of words going on there? PRINCESS:  No, absolutely. I use queer and Bi all the time. I am a very loud, proud stereotype bisexual person. And I love it. It's the term that I came into my queerness with. So even as I've evolved in people of like, well, what about pan or this, and it's like, I accept all those terms. But I call myself Bi and queer. And yeah, just very happy with. Happy being Bi. ROWAN:  Amazing, love that. And as such, you have bought along, I don't know what these are. I love when like all the guests keep up secret from me beforehand. And so it's always really fun to see what stuff people overlap on, because I feel like there's a lot of quite classic, especially the bisexuals. You do—there's a few that you all seem to have zoned in like some kind of homing beacon onto certain characters and certain movies. And then sometimes there are really left-to-field ones. So would you like to lay before me on the platter of sexuality, your first entry into this particular podcast vault? PRINCESS:  Well, I have to say, it's a precursor to this. I think like every—every queer kid can go back and find like, a billion moments where they're like, oh, yeah, like this because I was clear. Oh, yeah, I've totally quit that's why I like this. And for me, the thing I picked is the moment where I was just like, all of the denial just kind of like flushed down the toilet. And I was just like, well, it's no—I can no longer pretend that this is just - ROWAN:  The floodgates have opened. PRINCESS:  Just truly, fully opened. And it is— not even the movie itself, but the trailer for A24's, The Bling Ring. ROWAN:  Wow! What a deep call. What a throwback. Incredible Okay, so for those who don't know, what—what is The Bling Ring, if no one—somehow, someone has passed them by? PRINCESS:  Oh man, a true moment. Alright, so in 2013, Sofia Coppola, the soft girl boss directed at she is did an adaptation of the Vanity Fair article. The suspects were Louis Vittons about this—this gang quote-unquote, like “this gang of like rich kids” who were going into the homes of celebrities and stealing stuff from the celebrities. Purses, shoes, like it was chaotic. And it was a huge story. And in 2013 Sofia Coppola produced the film, and in the film playing one of the token members of The Bling Ring is Emma Watson. There's a scene in the trailer where Emma Watson is like, dancing and she does this thing where she like licks her upper lip and she's got like bangs, like she's like in the dance floor, she's having a good time. It's just kind of like licks her upper lip And I just remember thinking to myself like, oh, no, it's—oh no, it's finally—it's like the egg cracked, there was no—there was no more denial. There was no more like, oh, maybe I'm just—no, I was a homosexual. And I think it's because I always had a crush on Emma Watson. ROWAN:  Very valid of you. PRINCESS:  Thank you, um, in that front, but like, in a way where it's like I was always a girl's, girl. I always had female friends. I always wanted to be in the company ship of other women. So it was very easy for me to just be like, I just want to like be her best friend. And we could read books together, and we could like hang out like she likes to read, I like to read. You know, that kind of thing. And then first—the first thing that she did, was she got that haircut. When she like—after she was done filming that franchise. She cut her hair into this very cute like Audrey Hepburn, Anne Hathaway bob. And her face just like 10 times, just was like in my—in my mind, It's like, wow, she's so pretty. Wow! And I was like, no, it's fine. It's just—I'm just admiring her. ROWAN:  I just really love to admire people who can pull off pixie cuts. Like uh—it's just an intellectual admiration of that face type. PRINCESS:  Exactly.  ROWAN:  Yeah, of course. PRINCESS:  And so—and so—but then when The Bling Ring trailer came out, and I saw that lip lick, I thought I really realized oh, no, I'm getting, and I have a crush on Emma Watson for real, for real. ROWAN:  I love that.  PRINCESS:  And even though I don't particularly like The Bling Ring as a movie, that moment is imprinted on my soul forever. That—when I was sitting in bed thinking about like, we're gonna be talking about Xena again, or Sailor Moon, and I just like, I started reading some fanfiction, and then I was like, man, I really do still have a thing for Emma Watson. ROWAN:  Alright. Okay, here's what's so funny. I've never actually seen The Bling Ring. I think I would love it because it gives me the sense of like a movie that would really tickle the ADHD, like good bit of my brain in terms of it being just fairytale taken fast, basically. Like, that seems like there's probably been a lot of that happening in that movie. So I haven't actually seen the film. But I know the exact moment in that trailer that you are talking. I'm like, yep, I can see it clear as day. And I think it was that like, at least from my recollection. She did the like pixie cut and stuff, which was sort of like her version of I'm grown up now. Like I'm separating myself from this franchise, it is a child. But I feel like Bling Ring was the first like role that she took that was like overtly sexy. I'm here. I'm like an adult. PRINCESS:  Yes.  ROWAN:  And so it was obviously like, we're going hard on the idea of like, this is me stepping into my own. And she seems to have really put herself into that role. So— PRINCESS:  Yeah. ROWAN:  —it was just inevitable. PRINCESS:  It was inevitable. It was like—it was the definitely hollow movies came out. Then she was in Perks of Being a Wallflower. Then this and her cameo. And this is the end came in like the same year. And then you know, she's on and off for a while. I don't think she's done anything since Little Women. But she's just like, I think also, even though I don't like to her, how her Belle came together in the movie. I think like as a kid, like, I'd always love Belle from Beauty and the Beast. And in my mind, she and Belle, and like Audrey Hepburn and kind of like all of the like warm, soft white girl femme things that I'm really am attracted to, were like all combined in my mind with her because she was smart and a feminist and someone who just seemed very aware and even when she wasn't trying to get aware. And then what is even more peak bisexuals, that I always had a crush on her and Tom Felton. And then they had that—they had that whole back and forth thing where like she wrote the intro to his memoir. And I just remember like, just like giggling when I found that out. And then I was like, what's wrong with you? Like you don't understand! Everything Bi in me is so pleased right now, that they're like, friends. ROWAN:  A piece of context that I collect, everyone needs if you aren't familiar with the fact that Tom like the—I feel like the way that Princess has just told this story as if it's like some kind of historical event.  PRINCESS:  I know. ROWAN:  Like his book came out this year. Like that—that reaction is still within you—within your like very being, it feels like. PRINCESS:  It's—it's because, you know, for all of the things that I—that I—there are some fandoms that I really became queer in, or that I recognize my queerness in. And the things that I would ship and the—in the content I would consume. And so like the Draco, Hermione stuff, which is you know, very problematic hashtag I know. But because I had a crush on Emma Watson and Tom Felton as like people. It was like this perfect like blanket for me. And then there was although—there are always those rumors that like she had a crush on him in real life, which was confirmed. And so that brought me into a whole fit of giggles. And then I remember a couple years ago there was this image that one of them put on Instagram of like him teaching her the guitar, and like my entire like heart went into outer space. And then when the memoir came out, and I just—and I'm just like, wow! Emma Watson it—like their friendship just makes my heart very happy. But I just love the things that she's doing outside of acting. And I think The Bling Ring was the moment that I allowed myself to be like, no, I really have a crush on this girl. And it's weird because it's the first time I've ever had a crush on someone who was like my age, a real person and not a cartoon character. And someone who for my entire life had been like, both my age and a celebrity. Because I remember just the process happening and figuring out who this person wasn't it, which just very like. It was overwhelming. I think it's— I feel like that's probably how fed, the Jonas Brothers must feel. Who were like around the age when those, that's how I felt? Like Emma was all the Jonas's in one. ROWAN:  Roll into one girl. The thing that was like so interesting, as well as that they were, like worldwide known celebrities, but felt very accessible in a strange way. Like felt like, just like, oh, I just got picked as a child to be in this, this movie series. And I'm— I don't know it's all just a little bit crazy, isn't it? And now I'm like going on these fun little shows. And so I really— it was—I definitely think that, that, that she has been a —as well as just being a very, very lovely looking gal. PRINCESS:  So lovely looking gal. ROWAN:  That you know for a long time we've really overlooked the fact that she entirely acts with her eyebrows. PRINCESS:  Her and my girl Emilia Clarke those M's. They just love— but you know what the brows are free. It's fine. ROWAN:  It's— it's very—there are like—there is this one, she was in this. I think it was a BBC adaptation of Ballet Shoes.  PRINCESS:  Yes. Mmm. ROWAN:  Yes. Oh my god. That is peak Emma Watson eyebrow acting, and you could almost if you—like it would be dangerous playing a drinking game with it because you would— like it would—you would be absolutely wrecked by like the third scene. And then within it she plays a girl who loves—who wants to be an actor. And then she like doubles down on the eyebrows cheering, she does like a monologue from Puck PRINCESS:  Oh my goodness. ROWAN:  And it's incredible. And me and my brother like ca— it's really hard for us to watch an Emma Watson film. We have to like deliberately try to ignore her eyebrows like just cover the top half of the screen. I love that girl. And I think I agree with you in terms of like everything that she is seeming to let use her platform for and like trying to do with the fame that she got from a young age. But also I think there are just some elements of her. I'm like you, or do you just seem like a normal person?  PRINCESS:  Yeah. ROWAN:  And that it almost makes it more alluring. PRINCESS:  Yes. I think that's really true. And I think it's, I think when you compare like the Potter kid actors to like any other fandom, while there's definitely was gross. It was like the older men who were like trying to like sleep with her as soon as she turned 18. They just seem very level-headed, like it was before Instagram, before Tiktok, before we had that much accessibility. And also, I think to a degree them being British, and being around so many actors who could curate them and guide them who are these, like, you know, you've got like the best lessons ever. You have all these actors with like, decades and decades of experience under their belt, being around you to help you get through that. I think that's why most of them have turned out so well, is because they really had a lot of pragmatic, thoughtful people around them.  ROWAN:  Yeah. PRINCESS:  And I just find that so refreshing. And I think that even when I you know, I feel like if her and Emilia Clarke were in a movie that would just be like—it— that should be the trailer. It's just their eyebrows and their eyes. ROWAN:  That's all you see. PRINCESS:  Because all anyone— because that's what everyone would think about. ROWAN:  If the if— if movie poster designers had any balls like they used to, it would just be eyebrows. That's the poster.  PRINCESS:  Yeah. ROWAN:  If they— if they committed to the bid. PRINCESS:  We would love it.  ROWAN:  It wouldn't be one of these like posters with every single person's face that's on there, like, you know, the classic MCU posters now. I think specifically just when—they need to be cast together just so that we can go away. And then also, you know, it'd be great if Matt Smith was also in it. . That was just a blank space on the poster where Matt Smith belongs. PRINCESS:  Absolutely. Like you have the  the biggest like you have Amelia and Emma right here. Matt Smith on the side like a little ghost. And then you have Lily Collin just over there. no. People need to learn the art of making a great delicious poster again. Yeah. I just— you know, I think crushers are such a fun thing to look back on. Even if they are like celebrity crushes because the ability to like you get over a person was so normalized to Tumblr? That you could just be really out quietly to yourself, while still getting to appreciate these figures, and get to work out those fields. I think that's the thing that I kind of like about, the before I was a queer time in figuring out, was I got to do it by myself, you know? There wasn't a pressure that come out, cause I wasn't like anything big, the way I am now. But I really get to just enjoy, just having a crush and liking a person. But also not having to be a stan either, like I love her. I would do anything for her. but I'll still make fun of her eyebrow acting like I'm not ridiculous. ROWAN:  I kind of want to ask about the Tumblr, were you like a Tumblr teen? Is that where you were?   PRINCESS:  Oh, yeah. ROWAN:  Of course. Um, because I think that Tumblr weirdly is this kind of anonymized space, in a way in terms of fans. Like, you don't know how many followers people have. You can't tell who's like a big name in the fandom really. And then you also—there's no chance that your—people that you're a fan of will run into this content unless someone literally like showed them or they had some kind of secret Tumblr account. Whereas with the rise of Twitter, it feels like people are much more likely to be able to, like, directly try and contact people they're a fan of and like, have that kind of feel, like they might be able to have a reciprocal relationship. Do you see like a big difference between that energy that maybe I think when we were teenagers, it was more of a private thing, as it were like there was a community with the other fans and your friends as opposed to like having access to people? PRINCESS:  Well, you know, it was interesting, because I was a smaller public figure at the time, like, because I'd been doing YouTube for so long, people knew who I was. But it was a lot more people who were engaging with me in good faith. You know, like, it wasn't like, peop— there would be pushback or asking questions with the anons, but you could also turn that off. And that would immediately stop people from wanting to ask you questions because they didn't want to put their name to it. So I think even just having that option was a really good way of filtering out people who were there to troll you, or to antagonize you. And people who just really had questions to ask you. But I ended up making a lot of really good friends through Tumblr, and I think the tagging system on it was just so much better. Because if you were looking for a meta-commentary about something, you could just click on it and find that. And if you're looking for, like you know, for me, I think like something like Teen Wolf, and I was specifically looking for people who are anti-racist in that fandom. And I could just go to the tags and find who I needed and who I wanted, and soft block anyone that I didn't. And I didn't have to soft block everybody, I could just block those tags. And that would just keep me from go—like even now, like when I left— when I soft left Twitter because I still have to go on it for work. I'll go on Tumblr, and it's actually great because it's already been filtered for me. So when I go on it unless it's like a sponsor thing, I usually only see things I like, and I think that's really the ideal experience, is to just like, see the things you like when you're going online. ROWAN:  That's so true. Okay, now that you've named dropped Teen Wolf, I need to know if Teen Wolf has any part of your queer journey? The—that. PRINCESS:  No.  ROWAN:  Oooh. You know what, I love that for you. Truly. PRINCESS:  You know— you know it is is that like I, so—so I love like Teen Wolf, Merlin, a bunch of those shows. And um, but the problem was that there was just so much misogyny, and anti-blackness in those communities, that any enjoyment that I would have gotten out of some of the queer experiences were like, very thoroughly like, because—and I'm writing about this for—for my book. But like, it was just weird to see, like, like, I appreciate stearic as like a concept and a thing that people like, you know? like I get it. Like I get it. ROWAN:  That is the most diplomatic answer to like any fandom question is like, I appreciate this in theory, like I—I you know, the concept of the theory behind, but yes, entirely. I mean, Teen Wolf is pretty notorious for being this fandom, where they were like, do you know what we're gonna do? We're gonna find just two white boys who have never interacted on screen, and they be our ship. PRINCESS:  It was just like, again, I do get it because I do that with women all the time. You know, I peep— I understand the appeal of like super court for that very same reason. Y'all like two pretty white people together, that's fine. But then there'll be actual queer characters and quicker there's no color in it, and there'll be nothing. Or just a lot of harassment, because for me with it was just like, I get it. You want Arthur and Merlin to be a thing. That is not Gwen's fault, honey. Like, if Arthur was not dating Gwen, he would not be dating Merlin, because the writers of this series are cowards and will not let them be gay. Even though there are literal rules. I know there are literal books where like Arthur's is in a throttle with Lancelot and Guinevere. So it's just like, they're not doing that. But it becomes this situation where it's somehow treated like— the fight for representation can include attacking and harassing and demonizing black and brown people who are not standing in the way of your queerness. They are not doing that. They are just trying to enjoy that there's a black queen in the show. And it's like it always upsets me how the iron will go to the wrong people. And it stops you from being able to enjoy it. Because I used to like really like Stiles, on Teen Wolf. But then I began to see all these people who like, felt like liking Stiles, meant you had to like hate, Scott. And I just got slowly uncomfortable, like, we don't have that many Latino characters that get to be like really sweet himbo protagonists. Why are we acting this way? You can just like a secondary character like we all do it, we all do it. So it wasn't part of my queer experience, but it was part of like my intrasexual experience of kind of understanding what it meant to be like queer and brown in a fandom space. ROWAN:  I mean, I specifically at this point, really removed myself from any fandom spaces of something if I want to like it. I'm like, if this is the thing, I think I'm going to be a fan of, I'm outside of it. I consume it. I have my thoughts about it.  I talk to people I know about it. And then maybe I start dipping a toe into spaces when I know that like people I already follow who already talk about stuff that I like, or who have write good fanfiction, or do good fan art. If they've gotten into it, I might dip in. But like, even from the point of view of someone who's queer, and why you—like, it just completely destroys your interest in the shows to have misogyny racism. Like, homophobia, biphobia, somehow also enter these spaces that are meant to be so kind of inclusive with this idea of like fandom, being a space in which the mainstream, like lack of intersectionality, can be corrected, which I think is fandom is strongest, that when people use found it as an excuse to like double down on the kind of critiques that rightly or put against shows, it kind of just feels just the worst to me.  PRINCESS:  Yeah. ROWAN:  To be honest. PRINCESS:  Yeah. It's—it's a really interesting experience because I think that there are so many people who really come to fandom looking for a community and cannot accept that parts of their community might still have internalized issues, and , which is like every community has that. And we all in our time online, get pushback from that. And we don't always react really well, the first time it happens. We're human. But the point is that like after you sit with that for a while, are you going to like, actually address it or no? You know, how many times do you have to have fans telling you like, stop calling Gwen a gorilla before you'd realize that like, that's maybe not okay, and not helping your ship because it's not her fault that the writers don't want your characters to be gay. And I think also because queerbaiting was such a big like, this is when like Tumblr really started the queerbaiting conversation, and it got transferred onto Twitter. But I think that, because on Tumblr, you could have these long-form posts, and really get into the nitty-gritty. When we were talking about queerbaiting, we could really sit and discuss, like the specific moments and have like the gifts and everything to be like, this is what we're talking about. And because Twitter is such a shorthand thing, that term just got kind of like copy-pasted onto so many other things. And we—and you've talked about this a lot in your content, because I follow it because everyone should. Queerbaiting kind of lost its meaning as it got transferred and diluted from one space to another because you couldn't actually discuss it. You either accepted it with like a few bits of evidence, or you'd have a long thread that people would you— lose attraction for halfway through because a 10-piece thread is going to have so many different parts than one contained meta post. ROWAN:  Yeah, exactly. I mean, do you feel like there are any of these shows or movies or books, or any piece of media where you've entered into the fandom and felt like, oh, this, this is working? Like this—this makes me feel seen and appreciated as someone with these kinds of like intersecting identities. Or do you feel like it's not not really built that way, right now? PRINCESS:  I think that even with the best of intentions, a lot of places are not always ready to unpack their anti-blackness, like, that's been the biggest hurdle that I've seen, like, in almost every single queer community I've been in. Unless it was like a black show or something like your black lightning or whatever. There was always a difference between how people would treat the characters of color, versus the white characters. And there was always like, a reason why and it was always like about the writing. But I think the reason why it doesn't work well, is because the communities will just push out the people who are pushing back on them. And there's a—there's a desire to disengage because that's not what you're actually coming to it for. Which is kind of the tricky part is that a lot of people are going to Tumblr to just kind of enjoy and be in community with each other. And a lot of people just treat community as in like, we're just all gonna be the same and it's easy. And when you get that kind of pushback, and you have to ask, get asked these difficult questions that you are not ready to deal with. It's very easy to just label someone like an anti or pro this and then just dismiss them. And that kind of repeats the cycle. Because I do think that there are valid reasons to be frustrated, especially with that particular queerbaiting of the late 2000s and early 2010s. Because they definitely knew what they were doing. But there comes a certain point of which, why are you as a consumer, still supporting and dealing with things that are clearly not meeting you where you feel like you need to be met as a queer person. And something that we're still dealing with about as consumers deciding and really being picky about who we are choosing to put our energy behind. Because queer marketing can do a lot if it's done well. ROWAN:  a lack of queer marketing— PRINCESS:  Yeah. ROWAN:  —can—can be like really pass people by. I mean, the example I always think of is, in books, actually. There's a wild book called Wranglestone, and it had a—I don't think they thought it was gonna be as popular as it was. And I think it gained word of mouth because people were like, it's the gays on the book. It's the gays on BYA book. And so suddenly, they had to do a reprint, and I went into a bookstore when the reprint came out, and they still had copies of the old cover. And it was exactly the same except for this one quote on the back, that was added for the second print, which made it obvious it was gay. Because prior to that, there had not been any obvious gay stuff within the blurb, within the quotations, there was nothing. And suddenly they'd made it obvious because they suddenly clock like, oh, wait, the gay teens, aka the readers. Although, maybe they want to read this book.  PRINCESS:  Exactly.  ROWAN:  And I think that, that that's always like, they've been this weird balance of like, some places trying to conceal queerness because they— I guess they can think they can sneak it in front of straight people and they won't notice. But along the way, you're gonna miss a lot of queer people who are like actively searching for this representation, and kind of actively excited about it. I am curious as to whether any of the stuff that you were kind of like had on your list is overtly queer. Like whether that you've kind of felt representation from media that was trying to represent you? Or whether it's kind of been stuff that you've interpreted through a queer lens or connected through in a queer way that wasn't necessarily in the source material? PRINCESS:  Well, I think one of the things about having been into anime as a kid is like, the dress is a lot more of it, even when they couldn't necessarily kiss on screen, you kind of knew what was going on. Then the biggest thing for me is like, obviously, like Sailor Moon, where it was like, you know, Uranus, Neptune they're— they're are a couple and they— ROWAN:  Those cousins,  PRINCESS:  Those beautiful cousins. Yes. And I—I don't think— I can't— I don't know anyone who watched the dub and really thought that that was really what was going on. Like, it was just like, it was like, Oh, they're not, they're actually cousins. ROWAN:  Yeah, for those—for those who don't know, essentially, yeah, there was basically what it sounds like, there were two characters who were made in the I think it was like, specifically America when it was over in America that they did the English dub for Americans, and they claimed that these two women were cousins. While they were very much doing things that cousins like would not, should not be doing.  PRINCESS:  Holding hands very closely. Yeah. ROWAN:  Very closely, really giving that cousin energy. And so it's kind of now I think it does seem ridiculous, but it was essentially like censorship that was deliberately trying to make sure that there wasn't even like, an ambiguous relationship people could interpret as being queer. It was like, nope. Cousins, absolutely not. Let's not go there. PRINCESS:  Right. And even something like Cardcaptor Sakura, which we got became Card captor, and the dub, you know, the leading boy character, Syaoran, he's bi-canonically, and that was like, written around. And so it was—it was interesting for me of like, watching these shows that were either—that were subtly queer. And I say that in like, subtle only in the sense that they couldn't say it explicitly because of censorship. But everybody knew it was going on, like Xena. You know, I always tell my mom, like, you're the one who got me to watch Xena, so you can't blame me for being bisexual. It is like bisexuality, the show. ROWAN:  Truly.  PRINCESS:  And so those were the things that really at that age, really allowed me to feel comfortable. And then the works of Tamara Pierce. Because in her—especially in her Circle of Magic series, there is a lesbian couple in it, and like a normalization of the idea that you know, LGBT peoples do exist in these worlds. And I think as I got older and expand to like fantasy and things like that, it became very easy to read between the lines and be like, oh okay, that's a little gay. You know, the first time I read like, vampire, and I was like, so they have a kid huh? Alright, that makes sense. I'm picking that up. I love that we're both wearing striped sweaters, by the way, I just wasn't thinking about that. ROWAN:  Yeah. We matched deliberately.  PRINCESS:  We did it.  ROWAN:  That was very on purpose. I mean, like, Tamara Pierce, what a fool— I feel like, there is just this kind of experience. A certain experience of being into Tamara Pierce, as a teenage—as a teenager and most likely as a teenage girl into queerness pipeline is absolutely chef's kiss. I truly don't know why there hasn't been adaptations of those books. PRINCESS:  I  that all the time. It's so frustrating.  ROWAN:  It's very—listen, if you— if anyone who's is listening to this and you don't know the book series that we're talking about, essentially, it was like my absolute bread and butter. One world called and various books, standalone geologies, quartet, series that kind of spanned like hundreds of years that still, I think being written today. And they all were very, like the quintessential one I'd say, is probably the Lioness Quartet, which was the classic tale of like a girl who disguises herself as a boy to become a knight in it. Followed her from when she was like a kid to when she was in her early 20s. And it was that kind of energy of like, the 90s feminist vibes in a fantasy setting. And yeah, they—they—but they these books that did have these appearances that I hadn't come across before of like queer characters, or have kind of tomboy characters who were treated with respect and it was a really—do you—It's—you would be listening to this and be like, wow, primed for an adaptation. And yeah, so that's the next one. That's—that's my big pitch to if anyone—hi, Netflix, if you're listening PRINCESS: You can't trust them anymore. Maybe Amazon. ROWAN:  You know what actually, you're right. You're right. That's very true. BBC, if you want to do I guess, the entirety of the series and nine episodes, that is kind of your bag, then it's sort— it's available I say, as someone who has no affiliation with Tamara Pierce or her legal— legal team.  PRINCESS:  Give them show money. ROWAN:  Get—please, please give them something. 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So very, very useful that they have a design function, which gives you templates and things that you can use and customize way easier. So if that sounds like something that is up your alley, if you're looking to start a website, for whatever reason, check out squarespace.com/queermovie for a free trial. And when you're ready to launch, use offer code QUEER MOVIE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Okay, back to the show. [theme] ROWAN:  So anime in terms of the possibilities that it opens up, it sounds like there was that element of like not necessarily having concrete, oh, I see these two characters kissing on screen and saying that their girlfriends and stuff, but that possibility opening up, is that kind of where it was landing for you? PRINCESS:  The—that's where it landed. And also, when I would read the Sailor Moon manga, it was also like the girls would kiss in that one. Like it was explicit that like there's even a whole thing where like, you know, Uranus is flirting with you, Usagi, and the girlfriend and her girlfriend. And then Pluto comes in It's like, oh, you all live together. And I go and raise this child. I see what's going on. So I think as I got out of just traditional Western media, which my parents were very encouraging of, and being able to read like other comics and seeing those experiences, it just became more and more normalized to me. And then just sort of like, I think Buffy at a certain level of like, even before I watched it, I knew the big thing about was that you know? Willow is a lesbian, which made it very shocking when I watched it from the beginning. And I'm like, what do you mean she likes Xander? I already stan. I thought she was gay. I thought she was a le—I felt betrayed in advance. I was like, what, what, what? Like, oh, it's just like, this is not what I signed up for. But then so it was very conflicting. But I was like, well, I can just be Bi, I guess in my headcanon because, you know, we—discourse for another day. ROWAN:  Listen, we truly peace has peaceful come to our lands when the bisexual Willow and the lesbian Willow headcanon has lived together in harmony. I'm part of that collective. I feel like you know, it's a fictional character, who has had relationships with both men and women. And therefore, you can—you can argue both sides and you can see yourself on both sides. Both the, I have had relationships with multiple genders, I find attraction to multiple genders. I am Bi-Pan and Willow is too. All the sometimes lesbians have relationships with men before they figure themselves out. Lesbian experience, and I believe they can all exist in harmony together. PRINCESS:  Absolutely. I mean, I'm just thinking that also just, you know, they'll—they'll like we'll— we'll become trans. I think have been a great trans woman character. So I'm just like  ROWAN:  You know what, that's—I take it back. That's the Galaxy burning take that we needed.  PRINCESS:  So I'm like that just as soon as it's like Oz comes out, realizes that they are trans woman, everything comes up, right as rain. It's like you were always in all the same.  ROWAN:  All coming together. The red string is connecting. PRINCESS:  Exactly. We just go right past standards, like that was just a mistake. We're just gonna— ROWAN:  Don't think about that—that's fine. Don't worry about it. So was it— it sounds like you sort of already knew there was like an element of queerness. Was this when you were already out or at least had figured out your own sexuality, or is this one of those things where you're like, oh, curious, a lesbian character? For no reason at all. I'll check that out. PRINCESS:  I think because I think I watched Buffy between my junior and the summer between my sophomore and Junior year of college. And junior year was kind of the year where I was sort of realizing things like yeah, I made it with my female friend but we're just like, fig— we're just hanging out, you know. ROWAN:  We're just friends of Katy Perry, just having a little bit of fun. PRINCESS:  Literally was obsessed with Katy Perry. Had I kissed a girl, I played it out all the time. I made like two Disney AMVs to I kissed a girl when that came out. ROWAN:  Of course she did. PRINCESS:  My friends printed out for my birthday like Katy Perry thing, say happy birthday to me. Again, it's one of those things where like, you look back, and it's like really. The call was coming from inside the brain. But the first show that I watched while I was queer, and that it really connected with me in that way particular, was Lost Girl. Particularly because the character was bisexual, was a succubus, had like relations between different kinds of genders. And while I still have like, my own critiques of that series on the whole, is it—it remains super important to me, and I'm actually watching it with my girlfriend right now. Because it was the first time that I was queer, and watching a queer show at the same time, and actively seeing things that made me feel seen. And also like she was the main character. She wasn't the side character, she wasn't she was the leading character, was a bisexual Succubus and like her being sexual, was not treated as a good or bad thing, it's just part of her nature. And I just really remember feeling just so held by that. And I think even when I critique it in terms of how it handled race, I'll always have like this bit of me that wants to share it with other people because it just meant so much for me at that time. ROWAN: I think that that is like a—feels like an almost universal experience of being I guess anyone who's—of an identity that has not had representation, necessarily, like held out to them and given to them, that you will have these things that you are like, I want to recommend this to you. I really liked this, it meant a lot to m., I might have to rewatch it to see how rose-tinted my glasses were when I was gro—when I was like completely like looking at it through the glasses of like, oh my god, the first time I've ever seen this. And then you go back and you're like, okay, so we have to acknowledge this, this, and this about it. But it is like when you don't necessarily have this wealth of representation, where you can be like, oh, there was enough of it that it feels comfortable to represent there, to talk about this particular representation because there's others that can fill in those gaps. Or this actually did it really well. That feels like a very— an experience I'm sure a lot of listeners will relate to in some way. Honestly. PRINCESS:  And because I was like older than—like not older, but I was in college then and I was like already know I was going to be like a lit nerd. I was unpacking a lot of it while I was watching it, which is why it's one of those things where like because I was already a nitpicky nerd, it's like, I've already— I can tell you the problematic before—about it before we even start watching. It's like so when I was I'm like, okay, so this episode has this, has this. Overall is very good, but we're just gonna prepare you. And I think that's kind of the good thing.this pushback about the idea of like, oh, you're gonna be like a buzzkill, if you like tell people it's like, I think most people with any real media analysis, understand that not everything is going to be perfect. Things are going to—can age weirdly, people can not necessarily know what they're doing. The important thing is like, acknowledging it and not trying to like pretend it doesn't exist. You know, I would much rather deal with acknowledging that there is transphobia in something, then be like, I mean, you could read it this way. It's like no, we'll read it the way that it is very clearly done in the story, which is transphobia. PRINCESS:  I mean, like I'm notoriously my entire personality is the show Black Sails. So yes,  PRINCESS:  Yes. I love Black Sails. ROWAN:  —because oh boy, season one.  PRINCESS:  Oh, yeah.  ROWAN:  And so I recommend it to people on like, but listen, season one is also a thing. So I gotta warn you. I gotta warn you for a whole season. I mean, it's still good, but like, oh, boy. PRINCESS:  Yeah.  ROWAN:  So I'm very used to the whole, I can love a piece of media that I'm also critiquing kind of energy to him. PRINCESS:  Yeah. Black Sails was a hard one because I remember that first season two, I watched it live and I'm just like, it's gonna be gay pirate soon everyone said, that's When Our Flag Means Death came out, it's like gay pirates. I've been here before. ROWAN:  I was like, oh, yes. My two shows, my two gay pirate shows. I really love the fact that they only were— having said that, you know, need lots of representation to get it right. Really the honest he said, Okay, we're gonna have exactly two gay pirate shows. And they're both going to be bangers and I respect that. It's like a concept. I think it's right, considering the Pirates of Caribbean was a bisexual awakening for so many people, and just felt like the proper legacy of piracy. PRINCESS:  And it was really interesting. I got to interview the writers of Black Sails. And I talked about that it was really important for them to like, acknowledge that like, part of the reason why people think of pirates as like, funny, you know, characters is because of propaganda used to sort of marginalize them, because they were on the outskirts of society a lot. Like kind of like how cowboys lot of, and there were people of color, freaks, formerly enslaved people. You know, women wearing, you know, male clothing, and it's like, wow, showrunners who actually do their research and appreciate their subject matter, I think also as it—as I get older, I think, no, actually, this is so funny. I, so I like a turn-based RPGs. And I love the game Fire Emblem. And one of the things that you could do in the Fire Emblem games is like put people in relationships. And so I would always just wanting to be putting all the girls together. And all the guys might be like, it's just normal, I just want everyone to be happy. And their best friends, they want to be best friends forever. So now they can get married. And so—and so it's very funny to like, go back and think about like, yeah, I really wanted all of these queer couples, and like, I'm playing the newest Fire Emblem now. And they have like a lot of callbacks to like, the older games. And I'm just like, oh, man, these are my babies. These are all my cute babies. And it's just been really fun seeing aspects of other characters that I really love come alive again. And finding all these little ways in which I was always kind of asserting my queerness in different ways. And coming to terms with sort of like what that meant for me. Because I don't think always meant one thing, or just one experience, which I think is fine. I don't think it ever should be just one thing to encompass so many people. But finding it in even places where I didn't expect it, I think was always a thrill of it, you know, of like, oh, my God, like I have this possibility. And that one, that possibility came up, I took it. That I really wanted to make it happen for me. And I think that's something that I really enjoy. You know that I'm older, I just really enjoy getting to be queer and enjoying stuff, and finding things where I don't have to make it up anymore. Or even if I go back to something that's older, to be able to see like—to see what they said I missed, because I think a lot of times authors are trying to do that. But they— they had so much pushback, especially when we were growing up about how queer you could make something without it being, you know, a whole issue. So it's actually fun for me to go and revisit things and figure out oh, like, this is the actual text, the actual text is gay. It was everyone else who was lying to me. ROWAN:  Hmm, yeah, definitely. And I think that that, like, I feel like I've talked to so many people who have found that like, the Fire Emblem experience that you've had in various places, whether it was like how they played with their dolls when they were younger, and like how they paired them up, or like playing their Sims and deciding like, who was living in the house with The Sims getting together. Or like fan fiction and fan art, and like finding those pairings that you wanted to put together to be like, ah, yes. And then as you're getting older, having more and more of awareness of like that being a deliberate act, rather than something that you are just doing to be part of the figuring out process, or because you're not even aware that that shouldn't be how the world works. And so it's really interesting seeing these ways in which exactly as you said like people are creating the queerness and like actualizing it in a way in front of them. You know, whether they're kind of cognizant of doing that deliberately and putting that out into the world to share it. Or just privately as part of like that growing up process. PRINCESS:  And also that like game, like even The Sims, like The Sims gave you like— you could have—in The Sims two, you could have gay couples, and they were just adopt a kid, like you just like ready to have a baby, instead of like, you know, having sex, you would just all of a sudden a woman would arrive with a baby and be like, here you are. And I'm just like, that's so convenient. Thank you. Didn't have to do any paperwork or anything. And so I really appreciate even those kinds of things, I look back of like, the possibility of being able to just enjoy things for myself. That is something that I just find so important. I really think that games specifically have become a really great way for people to play with their gender and sexuality and really, you know, get to experience it on their terms, and in spaces where they would not be able to do so. Like I liked Boyfriend Dungeon because I liked the idea that like you could have as many partners as you want of every flip, or you just be friends with them. And that was just—and either way, it was fine. And I think the more that we allow that to happen to like be able to be with any gender you want, pronouns you want in the game, and normalize it the better. We are going to be with giving younger queer kids, and queer adults who still enjoy this shit. The best experiences, while other people can just get normalized to it, you know. Like, it's not that big of a deal that to have pronouns in anything. It's just pronouns, guys. And also don't stream Harry Potter. ROWAN:  Yeah, that's a— that's a official order from the podcast, endorsed by Jazza, who isn't here. And as Jazza is the gamer amongst the podcast, co-hosts of me and Jazza. Jazza specifically used to work at Google supporting creators and was put on to gamers. And then me, it was like all these gamers, Jazza the gamer and then Rowan is this little extra person that was like, hi, I've never played a game in my entire life. I've—Does Dungeons & Dragons count? And Jazza's like, I love the game, but no, Rowan, that's a different kind of game. But again, like one of those games where people use it to explore their kind of gender and sexuality in a really interesting way. I guess it is that kind of participating in something and having a hand in creating it as you're interacting with a piece of media that someone else has created, means that it's like a safe place to explore, but also gives you enough, like creative control and autonomy to make those choices and, and feel like you've got like a part in it. PRINCESS:  Absolutely. And I love that part of it. Like I like— if I could design games or like do things like that, I would definitely want to do more of that. Because there's just so— the options are endless, especially because it's like, I want gays in space, you know, like I like—I like just game to play a game like even um, crusade kings where like, you can form alliances with other care—with other like nations, and they can be gay too. Like, you can just have those options of having queer alliances and doing those kinds of things or like, even in Civ VI now, they have King Christina, and like, all these other female and male models have played with gender in them, just already there. So if you don't know who they are, and you look up this kind of stuff, you can just figure out oh, there is this like gay ruler that was around during this time or this, you know, ruler who played with pronouns. I mean, playing with pronouns, especially in games, when you—like history games is such a common experience, you know, like female pharaohs, or like, women who call themselves kings and things like that, like there's so much there. And I think a well-made game is a great entry point to that kind of work. ROWAN:  Amazing. We're almost at the end of time. Oh, my goodness, time has absolutely flown. So I wanted to just ask if there's anything else that we haven't talked about that you wanted to mention, or that you wanted to bring up before we end? PRINCESS:  Um, no. Other than just kind of being surprised that A24 had a— had a grip on me at so young of an age. ROWAN:  I fully forgot The Bling Ring was an A24 film. Like it wasn't until you said, I was like A24, and I'm like, oh, a recent one. And then fully forgot that A24 has been around for more than like five years. PRINCESS:  Yeah, it's like them and Spring Breakers, which is like the—the tether of The Bling Ring. Oh, just like, oh, right, you know. And I think Spring Breakers is the energy I wished The Bling Ring had. But they're both in that same venue of like girls behaving badly, which I do appreciate. ROWAN:  Just being chaotic. I was thinking about it took me a second, when you. And I was like, oh, it's— it's not Spring Breakers. But I had that moment of being like, wait, which film is which? Okay, yeah, that'll— that'll make sense now. But I do—I mean, like, I think that it's, again, haven't seen Spring Breakers. And yeah, I feel like you could tell me like a particular scene from the trailer, and I'd be like, oh, yeah, not that exact one, because I think that something's just the internet immediately knows that this is—this is the thing people are going to want to get off. And they're gonna make it for you. PRINCESS:  No, absolutely. And I think that it's just you know, it's— it's so great to look back like when I was prepping for this episode, and like figuring out where I was going to start off with, with Emma Watson. It was just fun going back and looking at the trailer now. Every trailer, no matter what, may to include that theme. And then like every—because now you can see what the most replayed moment is out of thing. Every single one that most replays is the topic. And I'm like the people understand that this is what we want. ROWAN:  And whoever cut those trailers, understood what the people wanted as well. PRINCESS:  A good—a good trailer. Doesn't tell you the entire plot, but just gives you enough to be like titillated forever. It's so good. I really— ROWAN:  Every trailer should just have like a millisecond of that gift in it. Like any—any genre any trailer, give the people what they want, it's Emma Watson, licking upper lip with a fringe. PRINCESS:  That'll— that'll do it. Ah. ROWAN:  That fringe. PRINCESS:  A goo—a solid wig. I was very proud of her. But yeah, I just—I'm just really happy that I get to talk to you about gay shit. And that I can talk about my embarrassing crush because I'm not embarrassed by it. I love Emma Watson. I think that she does good things with her politics. And I just love— I don't think— I think honestly, if you were a queer kid and you had a crush on any of the Golden Trio, you turned out— everything turned out really good for you. Like, that's such a rare thing to say. But like, all of them have been pro-trans rights very much in the main. They all do normal kid things, Rupert Grint still looks hot as hell. He's a dad. He's a whole father now. ROWAN:  He has an ice cream truck that was like a whole thing for a while. He just like went around and gave out free ice cream, because it was like I got money and I guess what I'm gonna do with it is give ice creams. And I'm like, adorable. PRINCESS:  Yeah. And like Daniel—Daniel Radcliffe was a short Jewish king. He just like literally does whatever he wants with his money. Like him and Elijah Wood are just killing it in terms of like, short King got money on, hanging out. ROWAN:  Chaotic like indie film energy. I honestly love that. I feel like—never hasn't been a star that's— that big, but that I feel like any random person could write a weird short film and just get him to agree to be in it. Like any— I feel like any of you people listening right now if you wrote a short film, and made it weird enough, Daniel Radcliffe is going to be in it.  PRINCESS:  Absolutely. ROWAN:  He's gonna be like, sure, I'll pay you to be in it. PRINCESS:  Right. ROWAN:  I believe that with my whole chest.  PRINCESS:  Yeah.  Their— they are just good kids, lads, people who like I think they are the template of light. This is how you guide a child through the process of becoming immensely famous. And also giving them the space to just like, do whatever you want. Whether it be prestige, or you do like, you're gonna be like a sexy tavern boy, Dan Rad, like, do whatever you want. God bless. ROWAN:  Stunning. I have a final question for you.  PRINCESS:  Yeah? ROWAN:  Which is, do you feel like there's any— like as you've been going through the journey of like, your queerness, whether that is still ongoing, whether you feel like you're like settled, I've settled on my throne. Do you feel like there's been any of your experiences missing from representation, like you've—you've had a particular experience or a particular intersection of your identity, or a particular like life event that you've had that you're like, I don't know, if I've really seen something that's made me feel like, yes, this has been represented, this feels like it's something I've seen reflected back to me. PRINCESS:  You know, I think because I have enough privileges in my life. I think I'm pretty good. I think—I think I'm still trying to find just the baseline sometimes. Like I think First Kill and the character of Calliope was sadly like one of those characters that was like, oh, my God, this is so exactly, exactly what I would have wanted, and then it was gone. But I think in general, the thing that I that I really would love to see more of is just more, you know body diversity, more darker skin people, more discussion of STI and a non-stigmatic way. Because I think what I liked about feminism college girls, was that they had like the character who is a lesbian, she had chlamydia. And she's like, I didn't know. And they're all like, I didn't know that you could get chlamydia for sleeping with women. It's like, yes, you can girl, yes you can. So I just would like to just see more, you know, people who aren't able-bodied, people who, you know, who don't just have one partner throughout the entire thing. Normalizing STIs. Those kinds of little things that you may think, don't matter. But when we talk about sort of, like intimacy, and romance and sex, I think it's important to let people know that like, even if you're someone like for example, with herpes, or something like that, that you still are a little person because that happens all the time. And I think that just those small things make a big difference to people. So I'm lucky that I have had enough experiences and enough stuff with my own intersection. So even though it's not full, I mostly am looking for it to expand beyond someone like me into the more margins, you know/ ROWAN:  Yeah. Amazing. Sweet. Before I do my little ending, there was there anything else you wanted to add? Or that you forgot to say or anything like that?  PRINCESS:  Just that you're awesome, and I love the work that you do. And I'm really glad that we finally got to like, chat about something. And also like, we definitely need to do something about Black Sails eventually, because that would be so fun. ROWAN:  It's like truly. I'm like so excited for the fact that they are doing Percy Jackson. I'm, like, truly have never felt more safe in an adaptation in my life. PRINCESS:  I like as someone who was a—who was a fan of Artemis Fowl, I really am rooting for you, Percy Jackson kids.  ROWAN:  I'm not even a Percy Jackson kid. So the reason why I'm like have skin in the game for the Percy Jackson thing is because I used to work at Penguin who published them in the UK. And so I like weirdly had a relationship with it as lik

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Episode 20: Boyfriend Dungeon

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 48:01


Continuing our month of love, we played Boyfriend Dungeon! From sword-swinging to....sword swinging...we had a blast reviewing this game. Content warning: mentions and discussion of adult relationship content. Support the show

Smashing Game Time
#056 - Enter the Boyfriend Dungeon

Smashing Game Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 59:34


The bros continue through 2015 with Q3. They explore the indie darlin Undertale, Nick learns that Smite is a moba, and Super Mario Maker makes the cut. Josh then takes on the most challenging Speedcap of his life, Boyfriend Dungeon!Basic Speedcap RulesWith 5 minutes on the clock, the speedcapper will have to run through the synopsis of a game as fast as they can. The Quiz Master has a checklist of 10 items the speedcapper must cover in that time. In the end, we'll tally the score and see where the speedcapper finished. If the speedcapper scores over 30 points, the Quiz Master will have to complete a dare on the next show. If under 30 points, the speedcapper has to complete a dare.Play along with the checklist - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QeasJv3LaaQmEmBdR8UTVID5X_wkuO88/view?usp=sharingCheck final score here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/148ZYaijsRdMj89UvB3bN1Gn3TcOqSx_2/view?usp=sharing We have a Discord Server!! Come join the bros and chat here https://discord.gg/6beMFXwBEDWe also have a brand new Subreddit. Join the community here https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingGameTime/Got a question for the bros?  Email them at smashinggametime@gmail.comWe have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgtThank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. More of Alex's work can be found here https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut...Like, Follow, and Leave A Review At: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4m74cmu...Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smashing-game-time/id1626864406 Find Us On: Nick:Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/nickfatniteTwitter - https://twitter.com/NickFatNiteInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickfatnite/Discord - https://discord.gg/6vWpCBv3z7 Jake:Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jakeyboycoffmanTwitter - https://twitter.com/JakeyBoyCoffman?s... Josh:Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/imjoshsayingTwitter - https://twitter.com/Josh_Saying Matt:Twitter - https://twitter.com/MCssquaredd

Path 2 Platinum
Episode #3 | Chris' Wife is Here and She's Played More Disco Elysium than the Rest of Us Combined

Path 2 Platinum

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 96:07


This episode, the party welcomes their first guest, Amy! She tags along while the squad discusses the games they're currently playing, and utterly confuses everyone with her deep dive into the Boyfriend Dungeon. Then join in for a ~special edition~ of The Path segment, wherein Amy is interviewed about her tales of glory and defeat during her first complete run of Disco Elysium! // Music Contributions by Dorien Johnson.

RPG Fan's Rhythm Encounter
99 - Music of the Year 2022

RPG Fan's Rhythm Encounter

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 158:08


It's that time of year! A time of both reflection and celebration of 2022's best RPG music, and we had no shortage of great options this year. From major titles like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 to long-awaited releases like the LIVE A LIVE HD-2D remake, to indie titles like Chained Echoes and Citizen Sleeper, our five panelists today had some tough choices narrowing down their picks.Because Music of the Year is a time to celebrate, we have a bigger-than-usual panel today, and each person got to pick one extra song compared to regular episodes, giving you sixteen wonderful songs to check out. Enjoy our selections, and be sure to let us know yours, and be on the lookout for our full Music of the Year feature soon on RPGFan!Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Patrick Gann, Gio Castillo, Audra Bowling; Edited by Jono LoganTracklistAudra's Picks0:06:22 - Die Gefallenen ~A Duel of Friends~ (Thomas J. Peters) - Numina OST0:10:23 - Reborn To Be a Survivor (Shunsuke Tsuchiya, Vocals/Lyrics: Shihoko Hirata) - even if TEMPEST OST0:12:10 - In Search of Stars: The Ones I Found (Shotaro Seo) - Voice of Cards: The Beasts of BurdenPat's Picks0:28:01 - Live for Live (Yoko Shimomura) - Live A Live HD2D Remake Original Soundtrack0:34:40 - Red (Grant Graham) - Ghost Song (Original Game Soundtrack)0:37:59 - Wild Beat (Falcom Sound Team jdk (Hayato Sonoda, Takahiro Unisuga, Shuntaro Koguchi), Yukihiro Jindo, Mitsuo Singa) - The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki OSTGio's Picks0:57:53 - Moebius Battle (Tomori Kudo) - Xenoblade Chronicles 31:03:04 - Great Cotte Falls (Day) (Manami Kiyota) - Xenoblade Chronicles 31:09:23 - Clue Investigation (Keisuke Ito) - AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES -nirvanA Initiative- Complete SoundtrackMike's Picks1:33:38 - Never Forget Our Promise (Eddie Marianukroh) - Chained Echoes OST1:36:33 - Flow Together (Masayoshi Soken, vocals by Amanda Achen) - Endwalker: Final Fantasy XIV OST1:40:50 - The First City (Wobblersound) - Loot River OSTHilary's Picks1:57:16 - Main Theme (Ryan Ike) - Shadows Over Loathing OST2:03:45 - Whipped Into Shape (Marskye feat. Madeleine McQueen) - Boyfriend Dungeon: Secret Weapons2:08:40 - Shipwatching (Amos Roddy) - Citizen Sleeper OST2:32:50 - Mike's Bonus Track!Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

K-Drama My Eyes Out
KDMEO Episode 190 - Extraordinary Attorney Woo (이상한 변호사 우영우)

K-Drama My Eyes Out

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 84:43


PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER!!! Judy and Linda were fine with "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (이상한 우영우), an ENA drama starring Park EunBin and Kang TaeOh. The drama starts off charming and showcases great acting from the cast, but definitely suffers in the latter half from some nonsensical decisions from the writer.  To celebrate their recent 15th anniversary, we'll be recording a Girls' Generation-themed episode next. So check out the first episodes of "If You Wish Upon Me" (당신이 소원을 말하면) starring SooYoung, "Jinxed At First" (징크스의 연인) starring SeoHyun and "Good Job" (굿잡) with YuRi. Unfortunately we can't figure out where to find YoonA's "Big Mouth" (빅마우스). Also an episode of "Young Actors' Retreat" (청춘MT) for the heck of it.   Digressions:   3:32 - Listener E-mails! 20:29 - "Chorus" was one of the first games Judy streamed on her Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea) and had a great time in spite of it taking itself way too seriously. 24:48 - Linda watched the film version of "Dear Evan Hansen" on the plane to Korea and loved it.  26:15 - Judy watched "Assassination" (암살), a period piece set during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It stars Jun JiHyun, Jo JinWoong, Lee JungJae, and apparently every single respected Korean actor. 28:01 - Linda watched the 2018 film, "Swing Kids", starring Do KyungSoo. 29:27 - "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" is the latest Marvel series on Disney+. Judy, as with most things, wishes it was edited tighter. 30:45 - Linda watched all of "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" (갯마을 차차차) and it was cute. That's all there is to say about that. 32:45 - Judy watched "Thor: Love and Thunder" and Christian Bale was the best thing in it. Gasp! 34:39 - Linda's nostalgic love for the original movie was not enough to save the new series, "A League of Their Own". 37:40 - Despite the many bugs and obtuse puzzles, "Sable" is a beautiful indie game about finding your place in the world. 40:01 - "Terminal List" is a graphically violent series out a super soldier going on a revenge mission and why the heck did Linda watch all of it? 44:21 - "Boyfriend Dungeon" was a fun indie combination of a dungeon crawl and dating sim. Of course, Judy dated a kpop singer who can turn into a lightsaber! 47:51 - Linda fell asleep constantly during "Lightyear", which is pretty damning. 49:10 - Judy is currently streaming "Trek to Yomi", in which you play a samurai on a quest to save his village and his love. Check it out on her Twitch channel on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays! 52:58 - Linda celebrated Girls' Generation's 15th anniversary by watching the JTBC show, "소시탐탐" (SoShiTamTam). Check it out if you're nostalgic for Girls' Generation and their fun chemistry! 57:54 - We finally talk about "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (이상한 변호사 우영우) for 25 minutes. ^_^;;     Some Korean terms:   이상한: [ee-sang-han] weird. 이상: [ee-sang] beyond. 매국노: [meh-gook-no] traitor that has sold out one's country. 할머니: [hal-meo-nee] grandma. 번데기 앞에서 주름잡네: [beon-deh-ghee-ap-eh-seo-joo-reum-jap-neh] literally "showing off wrinkles in front of a larvae"; similar to "teaching a fish to swim". 물광: [mool-gwang] dewy.     Audio credits: Pedro Macedo Camacho - "Chorus" - "Main Theme" Ben Platt - "Dear Evan Hansen" - "Waving Through a Window" Michael Giacchino - "Thor: Love and Thunder" - "Mama's Got a Brand New Hammer" Amie Doherty - "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" - "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" 정수라 (Jung SuRa) - "Swing Kids" (스윙키즈) - "환희" (Joy) We are Dark Angels, Zachary Dawes, Nick Sena - "A League of Their Own" (2022) - "Chasing the Train" Japanese Breakfast - "Sable" - "Glider" Ruth Barrett - "The Terminal List" - "The Terminal List" Marskye - "Boyfriend Dungeon" - "Welcome Home" Michael Giacchino - "Lightyear" - "Mission Log" Cody Matthew Johnson, Yoko Honda - "Trek to Yomi" - "Sakura Fubuki" 소녀시대 (Girls' Generation) - "Forever 1"   Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).   You can become our patron at patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout for as little as $1 per month!   Please check out Judy's Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea) or her Instagram (@ladyjutea) for non-Kdrama geeky content! Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review:   Apple Podcasts   Google Play Music   Stitcher   Spotify   Libsyn RSS   The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International.  The Judy loves Jo JinWoong music is 'Love', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International.

Game Junk Podcast
Game Junk Episode #117: Sony Game Pass Accusations, THQ Nordic Showcase + Rollerdrome

Game Junk Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022


We discuss Microsoft's claims that Sony is paying publishers to keep games off Xbox Game Pass, the Embracer Group's latest acquisitions and some of the games revealed at the THQ Nordic Showcase plus we also talk Rollerdrome, Boyfriend Dungeon, Trover Saves the Universe, Escape Academy and Yakuza 0.

Game Junk Podcast
Game Junk Episode #116: Our Lists of Shame

Game Junk Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022


We bare our souls and reveal the top 10 games that we haven't beaten (or played at all) plus we also discuss As Dusk Falls, Multiversus, Boyfriend Dungeon and The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners.

Fine Time
My Whistle Was Already Wet | The Big Deal

Fine Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 145:46


We all played Boyfriend Dungeon and spilled the tea about our boyfriends, and Mario Strikers: Battle League. Then we get into the multitude of game presentations over the past few weeks, including State of Play, Limited Run Games, Sonic Central, Summer Game Fest, Devolver Digital, Capcom, and the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase. Keep up with the show on Twitter at @FineTimePodcast Andre: @pizzadinosaur Steve: @monotonegent Kevin: @KevinFlevin89

Literate Gamer
Boyfriend Dungeon

Literate Gamer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 22:11


Jonathan gushes about the inclusive and delightful dating-action romp, Boyfriend Dungeon.

Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly
Episode 41: Polyamorous Representation in Video Games

Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:43


Episode 41: Polyamorous Representation in Video Games In this episode of the Kinky Nerdy Poly Podcast your fabulous hosts will be talking about the good, the bad, and the puzzling of polyamorous representation in video games. The discussion ranges from triads in Tartarus, the caste system of a puzzle planet, to where M & G had their first date. Spoiler Discussion Timestamps Discussion of Hades - 8:04 to 15:51 Discussion of Boyfriend Dungeon - 16:05 to 32:26 Discussion of Fallout 4 - 32:50 to 35:30 Discussion of Fallen London - 35:37 to 38:36 Discussion of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 38:40 to 41:34 Discussion of Persona 5 - 44:58 48:05 Discussion of Pixel Puzzle Makeout League - 48:08 to 56:50 Twitter: @knppodcast Tumblr: www.knppodcast.tumblr.com Email: kinky.nerdy.poly@gmail.com Website: knppodcast.com The music in this episode is the Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. You can find more of Kevin MacLeod's music at his website. Support Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/knppodcast

Not Your Mama's Gamer
Episode 231: Date Your Swords: A Conversation with Alexandra Orlando from Kitfox Games

Not Your Mama's Gamer

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 84:25


This week we chat with Alexandra Orlando, Community Manager at Kitfox Games developers of Boyfriend Dungeon and the upcoming titles Dwarf Fortress and Mossfield Origins.Twitter: KitfoxGamesTiktok: @kitfoxgamesWhat We're Playing:Rogue Legacy 2Stardew ValleyYeardleCOD: Cold WarHood: Outlaws and LegendsKirby and the Forgotten LandRainbow Six: ExtractionFramedWinkeltje*Cat Cafe Manager**Code was received for streaming and review purposes. What We're Reading:Oathbringer by Brandon SandersonCrooked KingdomFirekeepers Daughter by Angeline BoulleyWhat We're Drinking:Pinot GrigioSneaky SneakyPurple Haze Raspberry LagerBlackberry Lemon Aha

Dames who Game
Dames who Game Ep.21

Dames who Game

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 109:00


It's an energetic episode of Dames who Game! We talk about joining the Women in Games Intl conference, Sarah's rockin out like it's 2008, Jen has settlements and bird people in NMS, and we're all playing up a storm. Join us for a lot of games discussion, plus Beetlejuice & Barbie make-up, convention & TV talk!Games we're playing include:  Mass Effect Legendary, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, No Man's Sky, Sea of Thieves, Boyfriend Dungeon, The Artful Escape, Fallout 4 & 76, and RockbandAlso check out Jess' new channel Video Game Poetry!https://www.youtube.com/c/VideoGamePoetryAppearing this ep: Jen, Jess, Sarah, Shaline, & SherrieSegments: Games we're playing, Make-up talk, & Nerd CultureEmail: dameswhogamepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/dameswhogameFB: facebook.com/DamesWhoGamefacebook.com/groups/askyrimaddictpodcastWeb: http://dameswhogame.buzzsprout.com/http://www.asapodcasting.com/Support the show (http://patreon.com/asapodcasting)

Deep in the D-Pad
Bots | Deep in the D-Pad #25

Deep in the D-Pad

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 88:08


In this episode of Deep in the D-Pad, the fellas explore the history of videogame bots. They consider major milestones in the evolution of bots, as well as their personal experiences playing with and against bots. During the D-Pad Delights they discuss Boyfriend Dungeon and Unreal Tournament 1 (1999) Facing Worlds. They round out the episode with their second ever variety show! Appearances by Starcraft, Dota 2, and Fortnite. Intro-00:00:00 D-Pad Delights-00:00:52 Deeper into the D-Pad- 00:11:37 Variety Show- 01:12:25 Outro-01:27:30 Further reading: An AI taught itself to play a video game – for the first time, it's beating humans- https://theconversation.com/an-ai-taught-itself-to-play-a-video-game-for-the-first-time-its-beating-humans-118028 Evolution of AI in Video-Games from 1980 to Today - https://medium.com/@DylanCa_/evolution-of-ai-in-video-games-from-1980-to-today-e3344acaed4c Special thanks to 8-bit Jazz & Kevin MacLeod for supplying music for the show and Julia Eldred for creating the artwork.

Talking Simulator
Community management with Victoria Tran

Talking Simulator

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 39:11


Victoria Tran is the community director at Innersloth, creators of the incredibly popular Among Us, and she has also worked on games like Unpacking, Boyfriend Dungeon, and Pupperazzi. For this deep dive into what it's like to manage communities of video game players, Victoria tells Jordan what makes her particularly suited to this kind of work, how she hopes to create kinder and more sustainable online communities, and how the approach to community management changes across games of different sizes, genres, and tones.As always, if you enjoy this episode please do let us know! Rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts, share it with your friends on social media (or even in person!), and help us to spread the word.Mix: Dan ParkesMusic: Jazz MickleArt: Emily Majarian See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gluten Free Gaming
That Game's on Game Pass - The Game Pass Passion Episode

Gluten Free Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 76:03


Lucy just got an Xbox, so here are the games that she and Lisi enjoy or want to play through Xbox Game Pass. We are very excited to share our thoughts on dozens (literally) of games that we have played or are looking forward to playing! Many of these games are not Xbox/Game Pass exclusive, and we will mention that in some of the games we discuss, so if you don't have Game Pass, do not be discouraged! Here is the list of games we talked about in this episode in the order mentioned (it's a lot!): Undertale, Forza Horizon 4 + 5, Curse of the Dead Gods, Hades, River City Girls, Unpacking, Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero, What Remains of Edith Finch, Superliminal, Among Us, No Man's Sky, Exo One, Myst, Genesis Noir, Outer Wilds, Donut County, Elite Dangerous, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Need for Speed (all games), Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hollow Knight, Overcooked 2, Spiritfarer, Unsighted, Unraveled 1 + 2, 12 Minutes, It Takes 2, Darkest Dungeon, Goat Simulator, The Forgotten City, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, Firewatch, Psychonauts 1 + 2, Everspace 2, Mind Scanners, Boyfriend Dungeon, Lake, Sable, Control, Outer Worlds, Astroneer, Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons, and Tell Me Why Did we forget to mention a game you absolutely love on Game Pass? Do you have any Game Pass recommendations for us? let us know! Here is where you can find us: Instagram: @glutenfreegamingpod Twitter: @gfgamingpod Email us: glutenfreegamingpod@gmail.com Support us on Patreon (video games are expensive): patron.com/glutenfreegaming Rate and review us on iTunes to help get the word out about the pod, or rate us on Spotify! Follow Lisi on Twitch at twitch.tv/Lisi_Galaxy and follow her @Lisi_Galaxy on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glutenfreegaming/support

1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D)
1H1D #52: Boyfriend Dungeon

1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 20:34


Have you ever been romantically attracted to bladed weapons? This is admittedly a weird one, but variety is the spice of life, right? Developed and published by Kitfox Games, this indie title is half dungeon crawler, half dating sim, and all inclusive. Do you want to date men that are swords? How about a woman that's also a dagger? Would you rather skip all the sharp objects and just date the blacksmith instead? There really is something for everyone. Tom got a sneak peek at PAX East 2020 and was intrigued by the concept, but will the final game live up to the hype? As usual, the “Surprise Me” button has picked the game and our hosts have given it an hour. All that's left to do is listen to their review! What do you think? Let us know! Hit us up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tc1h1d Drop us an email at tc.1h1d(at)outlook[dot]com Follow us on Goodpods @1h1d Check out our fancy site: https://quitthebuild.com/1h1d Watch this episode on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3obGi7m Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/1-hour-1-decision/message

The Short Game
286: Boyfriend Dungeon

The Short Game

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 92:52


We're taking a romantic dip into the “dunj” this week and playing Boyfriend Dungeon from Kitfox Games!  We talk about the smooching, the slashing and talk about our favorite Baeblades.  Boyfriend Dungeon is available on...

Gay for Play: A Video Game Podcast
Ep. 31: "Qatherine is Qamp" (Catherine: Full Body w/ Sara Brown)

Gay for Play: A Video Game Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 93:28


This week we're joined once again by our friend Sara Brown: an iconic comedian & cosplayer who you may have previously heard on our Persona 5 Royal episode! She's back to talk about yet another ATLUS game, the super stylish, puzzle horror RPG Catherine: Full Body.  And much like Persona 5, this cult classic misses the mark pretty heavily in regards to how it handles LGBT representation. (CONTENT WARNING for transphobia in this game that we discuss at length about halfway through this episode) We chat with Sara about Catherine's portrayal of straight culture, muse on authorial intent when it comes to characters with shitty opinions, and how ATLUS's attempt to course correct its transphobic content in the game's remake (Catherine: Full Body) resulted in a product arguably more problematic than the original.PLUS Laurence talks about Boyfriend Dungeon & the online discourse that has developed since the game's release, and Eric talks about his recent Vegas trip and his experience at Omega Mart, Meow Wolf's newest interactive art exhibit in Sin City. It's a jam-packed episode that'll leave you on the EDGE of your seat. Enjoy!Follow Sara (@saraisnotfamous) on Instagram and Twitter, and check out her show, Super Dating Simulator on Twitch!========EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comJoin our lil pod community & support the show by joining our PATREONFOLLOW GAY FOR PLAY!Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod (Catch our streams on Saturdays at 1pm Pacific!)Intro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Nick Adams (@nickadams.art)Special thanks to our patrons: Blueberri Mary, Elijah Punzal, & Martha Turner

The Casual Hour
Episode 235 - I Would Kick Peggy Hill's A**!

The Casual Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 108:50


Episode Description: This Week on The Casual Hour… It's Gamescom season, and we've got a lot of news to cover and trailers to watch. Midnight Suns, Saint's Row, Halo and…DokeV? We'll get into it. Plus, Chase finished Monster Hunter Stories 2, Bobby finished Boyfriend Dungeon, Johnny finished 12 Minutes (we know, we were surprised too) and Patric is finishing a round in Mario Golf. All that and initial thoughts on the new Destiny 2 season on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M W F @ 10:30 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour We post Quick Looks and VOD from previous streams weekly! // F O L L O W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out our Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thecasualhour Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecasualhour Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecasualhour // T H E C A S U A L H O U R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bobby Pease - Host @bobbypease https://twitter.com/Bobbypease Chase Koeneke - Co-Host @chase_koeneke https://twitter.com/chase_koeneke Johnny Amizich - Co-Host @jamizich https://twitter.com/jamizich Patric Brown - Co-Host @pbrown_the_aeon https://twitter.com/pbrown_the_aeon // M U S I C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thecasualhour/support

MotherChip - Overloadr
MotherChip #339 - Twelve Minutes e Boyfriend Dungeon

MotherChip - Overloadr

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 105:31


Nesta semana fomos acompanhados de Kika Martini para compartilharmos como foi nossa experiência de desvendar os segredos de Twelve Minutes. O início da conversa é sem spoilers, mas em certo momento avisamos e entramos em discussão com todos os detalhes do jogo. Fora isso, também falamos um pouco de Final Fantasy VII Intergrade e de Boyfriend Dungeon. Participantes: Kika Martini Henrique Sampaio Heitor De Paola Assuntos abordados: 05:00 - Twelve Minutes 34:00 - Início dos spoilers de Twelve Minutes 1:22:00 - Final Fantasy VII Intergrade 1:26:00 - Boyfriend Dungeon Venha fazer parte do Discord do Overloadr! Tem perguntas que quer que sejam lidas no programa ou sugestões? Envie-as para motherchip@overloadr.com.br. Apoie o Overloadr: https://www.overloadr.com.br/ajude See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GamerHeads: A Video Game Podcast Network
Twelve Minutes, Boyfriend Dungeon, Axiom Verge 2, and an Interview with Luis Antonio

GamerHeads: A Video Game Podcast Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 127:20


Welcome back to a jam packed episode of GamerHeads!  This week the crew discuss the question:  What do you think is missing from gaming and how should it be incorporated?  It certainly generates some interesting ideas and discussion.After that the crew discuss the games that they are currently playing, including Twelve Minutes, Boyfriend Dungeon, Axiom Verge 2, Recompile, Heavy Metal Machines, and more!And then in the second half of the show, Roger sits down with Luis Antonio, the creator behind the game Twelve Minutes!Support the show!If you like what you hear, please leave us a review on Podchaser! We'd love to hear what you have to say.  Here's the link where you can leave us a review.Have a question for the crew? Ask us on Twitter, on Gamerheadspodcast.com or send us an email: info@gamerheadspodcast.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/GamerheadspcWebsite: https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/Music by:Komiku - Run Against The UniverseSawsquarenoise - Stage 3 

W2M Network
No Halo Infinite Co-op Campaign, Twelve Minutes, Tales of Arise Demo

W2M Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 84:10


Sorry about missing the last few weeks, but the show has returned. Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss playing Sailor Zombie, Boyfriend Dungeon, Twelve Minutes, the Back 4 Blood Beta, The Forgotten City, and The Tales of Arise demo. In the news, they go through the latest on the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit since a lot has happened since the last show. There's also discussion on GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas getting ports to the Nintendo Switch. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim getting an Anniversary edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is possibly a thing and so is a Saints Row Reboot as well. They end the show with thoughts on Halo having no co-op campaign at launch, Pokemon Presents, and of course they look ahead to a big week of releases next week too. There's no video version this week because of some problems with Sean's camera and mic cutting out which are not an issue on this audio version.

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Road Trip! - Vidjagame Apocalypse 433

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 169:47


When it comes to crucibles that test the bonds of friendship or family, few burn hotter than the one where you lock yourselves into a moving vehicle for hours and hours and hours. As summer winds down, we've invited Tony Wilson of Framework for a look at some of the best games built around long road trips, letting us experience the fun and camaraderie of the road without the tedium and frustration (usually). Then it's on to Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda, Road 96, Boyfriend Dungeon, and the underrepresented animals that you'd like to see make more game appearances?

The LauraKBuzz Podcast
Boyfriend Dungeon, And Refusing Mom Texts - Access-Ability

The LauraKBuzz Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 8:45


From condensed visual novel storytelling to refusing text messages from Mom, Boyfriend Dungeon features some really interesting little accessibility features.

Job's Done
FUN IN THE DUNJ!!!!

Job's Done

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 55:35


This week on Job's Done! Hearthstone patch, a Magic: The Gathering deck gets a copyright,  Fortnight has a baby with Among Us, and a whole lot more!We talked about Boyfriend Dungeon, and we had a blast!  Come on down, listen, and delve into the dunj!Next week we cover Totally Accurate Battle Ground! Come on in, throw us on your device sit back, relax, and tell us how wrong we are!  Contact us at @jobsdonepod or jobsdonepod@gmail.com.

All the Small Games
Episode 85: Boyfriend Dungeon, Nintendo's Indie World Showcase & ID@XBOX

All the Small Games

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 59:02


The Small Games boys go through all the hot news from last week's Indie World and ID@XBOX showcases, including Boyfriend Dungeon, one of the shadowdropped games that Jon has already finished!SUPPORT US ON PATREONALL THE SMALL GAMES ON FACEBOOKFOLLOW US ON TWITTERTWITTER: LEVINS / JONINSTAGRAM: LEVINS / JONEMAIL: ALLTHESMALLGAMES@GMAIL.COM-All The Small Games is a podcast about indie games, hosted by Andrew Levins and Jon Valenzuela. Get in touch with the show by emailing us at allthesmallgames@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Nintendo Drive
The Nintendo Drive Episode 17: Nindies Light up the Stage!

The Nintendo Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 44:46


Watch this episode on YouTube: http://YouTube.com/YouMeCapriSupport the show on Patreon: http://pateron.com/YouMeCapri Join the Free Discord: https://discord.gg/zN4cZbA Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/youmecaprisFollow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/youmecapris If you enjoy the show and want to support what we do, PLUS, get some incredible perks and exclusive content - please consider supporting us at http://patreon.com/YouMeCapri With special thanks:CaPremium Producers: Dallas Ford, Lee Navarro (Fearless Leader of the Phoenix Overdrive Extra Life Team, and Johnathan Brown - the man behind the music on The Xbox Drive and The Nintendo Drive - you can support Johnathan Brown at YouTube.com/PMEntertainmentPlatinum Producer: Robby Bobby Miller and TruckerSlothGold Members: ARGO, Benjicong, Brendan Myers, Dallas Robbins, Dannohh, Emily O'Kelley, Fulish Fuji, James Johnson, Joel Brooks, Jose Jimenez, Kmack Time, Marcus O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Nasty Boots, RJ Kern, Skinny Matt, and Xavier ReyesCleaning the GarageRemember that you can now listen to The Nintendo Drive - and all of the You, Me & Capri podcast content on YouTube at http://YouTube.com/YouMeCapri.Apple Podcast Reviews:Lockleth says “What's not to love about this podcast?!”What's not to love about these 2 lovely people?! If you're a Nintendo fan, I highly recommend this podcast. Not only do Sean's intros (he's basically yelling lol) always make me laugh, but Caito's calming voice soothes my soul at the same time. Not only that but these two know a lot about Nintendo, so give them a listen! You won't be disappointed! The Playlist Caito: Pokemon Unite, Garden StorySean: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerBraking News Nintendo's latest Indie World showcase took place today, August 11. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - looks like a Jet Set Radio spiritual successorShovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, which is an action puzzle game with dungeon crawling elementsTetris Effect Connected - October 8Available Today!Garden Story, Boyfriend Dungeon, Axiom Verge 2Islanders: Console Edition, Slime Rancher, and Curious Expedition 2https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-indie-world-all-the-announcements-and-reveals/1100-6495053/ 

Good Kraken!
We're Pitching Movie Sequels! (Ep. 42)

Good Kraken!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 104:19


The boys are up to shenanigans again and this time, Devin is leading the way! We bring upon you fine audience some talky talks about the new Boyfriend Dungeon debacle, Free Guy doing surprisingly well on opening weekend, and our pitches for three movies we need a sequel or reboot for! Start: 00:03:09 - Intro 00:05:20 - Planner Work We're playing Haunt Chaser tomorrow night! Please sub to our YouTube to help us get an *actual* URL Use #TwitchDoBetter and #SubOffTwitch to help push Twitch to take action to protect marginalized creators! News: 00:06:11 - Nolan Horn???/Little Waves 00:20:03 - Boyfriend Dungeon developers apologize after player backlash 00:29:58 - Spider-Man is still coming to Marvel's Avengers this year 00:39:48 - Free Guys has a surprisingly big opening weekend Hands On: 00:47:51 - Start 00:48:20 - Garrick (Grime/War for Wakanda) 00:57:16 - Ernell (Iron Fist/Hades) 01:06:41 - Devin (Back 4 Blood/Underworld Series) Pitching Sequels/Reboots we want! 01:15:47 - Start 01:16:22 - Garrick (Constantine) 01:24:41 - Ernell (The Land Before Time) 01:31:31 - Devin (Underworld) 01:41:50 - Schedule/End Please make sure to rate and review us! If you leave us one, we just might read it on the next episode... Subscribe to our Youtube channel so we can get a URL! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6AHgHcSFazcnoyfSPxiUKA Follow our Twitch and sub to get the show ad free! GK! - https://www.twitch.tv/goodkrakenshow Support: Good Kraken! - https://twitter.com/GoodKrakenShow Ernell - https://twitter.com/OceanShrine Devin - https://twitter.com/brehvinthadude Garrick - https://twitter.com/VermillionBeard

Giant Bombcast
Giant Bombcast 699: Illegal Tactics

Giant Bombcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 161:47


We have a NICE episode featuring Tamoor, Lucy, and Michael from GameSpot. We tackle Jan's possible gambling problem, Dodgeball Academia, Final Fantasy XIV, 3D Printing problems, Boyfriend Dungeon, Will Smith, and much more!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928697/advertisement

MotherChip - Overloadr
Notícias da Nave Mãe #126 - Lançamentos surpresa do Nintendo Indie World, rumores de Xenoblade Chronicles 3 e mais

MotherChip - Overloadr

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 73:54


Mais uma semana, mais uma troca, desta vez Teixeira novamente nos deixa e Guilherme Jacobs mais uma vez retorna. O episódio alguns novos desdobramentos da crise da Activision Blizzard, mas no geral as notícias são mais leves, incluindo aí destaques do evento Indie World da Nintendo e os rumores de que em breve ouviremos sobre a existência de Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Participantes: Guilherme Jacobs Heitor De Paola Assuntos abordados: 11:00 - A gente deve ouvir sobre Xenoblade Chronicles 3 em breve 22:00 - Novos desdobramentos em torno da Activision Blizzard 41:00 - Axiom Verge 2 e Boyfriend Dungeon são lançados de surpresa, e outros destaques do evento de indies da Nintendo 55:00 - Pessoas do meio se posicionam contra a federalização do meio de eSports 1:00:00 - GTA III, Vice City e San Andreas talvez ganhem remaster 1:03:00 - Rápidas e curtas Venha fazer parte do Discord do Overloadr! Tem perguntas que quer que sejam lidas no programa ou sugestões? Envie-as para motherchip@overloadr.com.br. Apoie o Overloadr: https://www.overloadr.com.br/ajude See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Job's Done
Stimulate Your Farm

Job's Done

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 68:25


This week on Job's Done! Super Mario Bros for the NES for only 2 Million dollars, Playstation player gets ALL the trophies, Overwatch 2 in 2023?!, and a whole lot more!We talked about Everquest, and trying to go back to the roots of MMO's.  Sometimes folks... you just can not go back.Next week we cover Boyfriend Dungeon.  That is not a typo you read it right.  Boyfriend Dungeon. Come on in, throw us on your device sit back, relax, and tell us how wrong we are!  Contact us at @jobsdonepod or jobsdonepod@gmail.com.