Episode 124 - Trying Not To Be A Total Bummer About Games Media
Like everyone else, we’re still reeling from the destruction of Polygon and Giant Bomb, but trying to do more than curl up into the fetal position about it. After the most constructive takes on games media we can muster, we talk through a few great games Robin's played recently, put a pin in a not-great one, and check in with Willa’s three favorite things (the Mets, weird New York lore, and gay mutants).Timestamps:(00:20) Meet today’s guest, Willa Rowe(01:20) The shocking delay of GTA 6, which no one saw coming(06:00) RIP Polygon and Giant Bomb (12:30) The future of games media, if there is such a thing(21:21) Navigating games journalism in its death throes(25:20) You don’t need to pay $80 for games(30:10) Many Nights a Whisper(36:30) Ending spoilers for Many Nights a Whisper(38:00) StarVaders fuuuuuucks(40:05) We will talk about Clair Obscur at a later date(41:05) Brief LudoNarraCon shoutouts(43:30) Surprise Mets/Astoria the turkey update(46:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The X-Men, Super Cub)Music:Street Food by FASSoundsMentioned this week:Selkie HarbourMany Nights A Whisper Lets You Decide What Wishes Are Worth GrantingI Can’t Believe How Good StarVaders’ Deckbuilding Riff On Space Invaders IsWilla’s deranged Clair Obscur threadLudoNarraCon talksThe Senga Genesis postHazel’s Anime Countryside videoTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 123 - The Magical Queer Teens Cinematic Universe with Autumn Wright!
This week, critic and essayist Autumn Wright joins Robin to talk about Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, a game about growing up as a queer woman that’s just as messy as the real thing. We discuss how the game still works even when it’s fraying at the edges and wonder whether the mid-budget talky game can survive even if Don’t Nod doesn’t.Timestamps:(00:20) Welcome Autumn!(24:50) Tape 1 ending spoilers(29:10) Tape 1 Spoilers end/Tape 2 spoilers begin(38:25) Tape 2 ending spoilers begin(1:17:05) Tape 2 spoilers end/Don’t Nod and conversation games broadlyMusic:Street Food by FASSoundsMentioned this week:Autumn on Bloom and Rage Tape 1 and Tape 2Robin on Bloom and Rage Tape 1 and Tape 2Follow Autumn on BlueskyRead Autumn on UnwinnableTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 122 - Return of the Sphere Grid
This week, we played a bunch of different games and now we’re gonna talk about them. I don’t know what else you want.Timestamps:(01:25) News we don’t care about and jokes we do(03:00) Sunderfolk(21:10) Mandragora(29:30) Shadow of the Colossus(35:50) Metroid Prime(44:30) What have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Season of the Witch, The River Has Roots, Taco Bell Quarterly)Music:Street Food by FASSoundsMentioned this week:Sunderfolk Is An RPG Everyone Can Enjoy, But It Might Be Hard To LoveMandragora Is The Most Infuriating RPG I’ve Played This Year And I Can’t Put It DownTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS - Harry Potter and the Complicity of Games Media rerun
The worst February of our lives continues with the release of Hogwarts Legacy. We discuss how the media failed to take its significance seriously, why our reactions are about more than just a game, and why, yes, supporting it does make you a bad person. We cap off this week’s fun-filled episode with a genuinely much cheerier segment recommending some great games by and about trans people that you should be playing instead.This episode touches on transphobia throughout. While there's no detailed discussion of any particular transphobic comments or acts, please proceed with caution.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(04:40) The Flaco Report(07:35) Hogwarts Legacy or: Why your trans friends seem so mad lately(57:15) Robin tries and fails to recommend a game(1:00:00) Oh god no we're talking about Harry Potter again(1:03:40) Trans games you should play instead of Hogwarts Legacy(1:11:30) What have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Music:Street Food by FASSoundsMentioned this week:Five key takeaways from Supreme Court rulingUK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010MermaidsGender IntelligenceStonewall Hogwarts Legacy does not deserve to be reviewed on its own merits - GamesHubThere Is No Magic in Hogwarts Legacy - WiredTrans Witches Are Witches bundleTrans game recommendationsTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 121 - We’re Still Waiting for Harvestella 2
Since we’re sure you’re not sick of hearing about the Switch 2, we’re covering the Direct from a couple weeks ago before moving on to the Triple-i Initiative (featuring indie publisher Ubisoft) and a remake of The Talos Principle. Then, of course, Mets updates and baseball players who are “just roommates.”Timestamps(02:20) Switch 2 hardware(16:40) Switch 2 games(37:50) Triple-i Initiative(48:45) The Talos Principle(1:00:15) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. buying zines, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne, and dotzip’s Pale Dot episode)(1:09:00) The Mets/baseball players saying the f-slur updateMentioned this weekThe Triple-i InitiativeNeverwayInto the FireOpus: Prism PeakOver the HillA godawful Atlantic article we briefly make fun ofAlyssa Van HulleAmy LovvikKyle FewellNeve M.A.Teo SuzukiTuyetnhi P.Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-neExploring the Galaxy in Pale Dot - dotzipTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Girl Mode is a podcast (mostly) about video games by two trans women and gaming journalists where we talk about the latest news in the industry, our takes, weekly topics, and more about the Mets than you're probably expecting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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