Emotive Pixels — Marginalia on Videogames

Verbose description of everything that happens in this episode: Cast introduction and discussion on whether the weaknesses in episode 1 of season 2 helped to strengthen the plot of episodes 2 and 3. Episode 2 Plot: Episode 2 starts after with the fallout from the decision on whether to save Nick or Pete. All podcast members choose to save Nick and as such end up running through the woods and end u...

This is the Emotive Pixels podcast covering our group tonight's thoughts on the 2013 Fullbright Company release Gone Home . The game is firmly rooted in the indie genre, winning several 2013 Game Of The Year titles (insert Polygon plug here) alongside other triple-A giants like The Last of Us and BioShock Infinite . What makes this game so good, despite falling firmly in the category the crassest...

Introductions begin this week with our favorite weather. It's the smallest of small talk to open the episode that honors what might be Movie Fan Alberto's favorite game ever, the David Cage pixels-are-emotions-fueled narrative experience that is 2009's Heavy Rain. Our cast is large and unwieldy, featuring Will, Alberto, Nate, Brian, Tien-ju, Megan, and Alberto tagalong Angelica. JASON! JASON!!! He...

BACKLOG EPISODE! Introductions (Tien was wet) The origins of the tomb raider and a quick reboot. Oreo negotiation techniques. Was the queen more like a Goa'uld or a Tok'ra. Justifying the supernatural. Indiana Jones and the trapping of Laura. Contextualizing craziness with black box mysticism. An occult cult and Alberto's (anti)climax. Zip lines, how do they work? Taboo emotions in video games. Be...

We walk through a game that's just barely holding on to life.

We walk through a game that's just barely holding on to life.

In a series of escalating buffoonery, we attempt to describe the plot of this beautiful game and merely end up vaguely outlining some of the concepts that make it so great. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is another indie darling put on the level of Braid and Fez : a game you should definitely play. Here today to talk about it are Will, Brian, Nate, Alberto, Geoff, Tyson, and Tien-ju. Fundamentally,...

This episode, our first as Emotive Pixels, shows us we have much to learn and much ahead of us. We gathered around the table today to discuss the 2001 Square classic Final Fantasy X , the 'tenth' Final Fantasy game released, the story of Yuna and her quest to take on Sin with the help of blond whiny/lovable Tidus (nominated as Nate's favorite female character). The crew on this first episode is Wi...

What this show is, viewed from 8 years in the future!