EXP Podcast #561: Panopticar

Truck Nuts (-10 Morality)

This week on the EXP Podcast, we discover that the vast majority of Mass Effect players never went full renegade asshole-captain. If no one really enjoys playing bad cop, are morality systems a waste of time? Or have we lost something by making all our choices morality-meter free? Perhaps most importantly, what would a great morality system look like and why should it be a mod for Eurotruck Simulator?

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- Runtime: 34 min 57 sec
- "Almost Nobody Played A Bad Guy In Mass Effect" by Luke Plunkett, viaKotaku
- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #560: A Game About Nothing

"So anyway, let me tell you about my walking simulator."

In these hectic times, sometimes you just need to play a game where you just chill and do nothing.  But is tending to virtual crops or role playing as a pixelated barista as relaxing as it sounds?  This week, we talk about games that try to lower the stakes, ask less, and draw us in with tranquility instead of action.

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- Runtime: 32 min 50 sec
- "And relax … the joy of video games where you do almost nothing," by Keith Stuart, via The Guardian
- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #559: Webs and Reworks

"Next stop Tokyo!"

This week on the EXP Podcast we cover some recent news! Spider-Man swings into Sony's corporate office (and swings out to with a boatload of cash), Bioware is rebuilding the very core of Anthem, and we say goodbye to our old frenemy Flash (gone, but not forgotten or every really uninstalled).

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 - Runtime: 36 min 14 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #558: Frame that Game

Smithsonian edition

How do show appreciation for your favorite games from years past?  Well, if you're Jorge and me, you dedicate dozens of hours talking about them on the Internet (shout out to my boy, Crono).  But what if you want to make a grander gesture?  Whether it is hoarding cartridges, dumping ROMs, or nailing stuff to the wall, there's a variety of ways to preserve the games you love.  This week, we use Andrew Liszewski's article to talk about how we honor great games, ideally without running afoul of copyright law or losing our security deposits.

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 - Runtime: 35 min 39 sec
 - "You Should Hoard Physical Copies of the Video Games You Love," by Andrew Liszewski, via Gizmodo
- Music by Brad Sucks