EXP Podcast #784: Kojima vs Wolverine

"Hey bub!"

New announcement are coming thick this time of year, and what better way to take a Silksong/Hades/Silent Hill break than with weird Kojima trailers and the hairiest hero there is. Join us as we chat Death Stranding, Wolverine, Battlefield 6, Saros, and more!

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Show notes:

- Music from Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #783: Hallow Knight: Silksong Debrief

You act like you've never seen a bug before.

Well, it's finally here: Silksong!  This week we take a break from scrambling after beads and trying to understand just what type of creature Hornet is in order to share our thoughts on the game.  I'd like to say that by the time you listen to this we'll likely have seen credits, but let's be honest: we'll be in the middle of a dastardly run-back to a boss that has a third form we have yet to see.  What can you do though?  That's just a bug's life.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 56 min 14 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #782: State of Live Games & More

"I can't afford anything!"

Wallets are getting thinner and there are only so many services I can maintain. Are live service games one of them, in this economy? This week on the podcast, we discuss the state of always-on (and always paying) live service games, some hardware rumors, and movie news!

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Show notes:

- Music from Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #781: Wheel Good Games

Cruising on your phantasm-powered fixie.

With the summer is wrapping up, it's time to talk about a great crop of games we're squeezing in prior to the fall rush.  We're still on our journey to spread the chiral network of course, but we've picked up genealogy and bike racing as well.  We've also dusted off some old classics, although it seems that we still don't know what sort of animal Klonoa is after all these years.  Maybe some fall semester zoology classes are in order.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 41 min 23 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #780: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Debrief

Foot fetishist, but still cool.

This week on the podcast we visit the beautiful city of Lumiere, eat (and wield) a baguette, take a boat ride on a weirdly large creature, and analyze a painting. Join us on a full debrief of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - including a deep spoiler section on the divisive ending!

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Show notes:

- Music from the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Soundtrack

EXP Podcast #779: Gen Con 2025 Debrief

Now that is some great cosplay.

This week we get a report from the field about Gen Con 2025.  Despite a microscopic demonic onslaught, Jorge was able to see some of the newest table top games.  What have we discovered?  Well, the Souls-like genre seems to be transcending the boundaries of video games.  Prepare to sit across the table from your old friend, Patches.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 36 min 34 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #778: The Death of Mechanics & The Birth of Cinema

But what's DK's take game design paradigms?

Fumito Ueda, the creator of Shadow of the Colossus, has called it folks. The age of game mechanics is over! Pack it up folks, we're all out of ideas. This week on the podcast, we chat about philosophy, the creation of art, and some video game movie news that has us both excited and miserable!

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Show notes:

- "‘The age of game mechanics is over’, claims Shadow of the Colossus director Ueda from" VideoGamesChronicle

- Music from Brad Sucks