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Hello Cubies! We are chatting backlog this week. There are so many games that we have been going through. We have beaten Zelda and started diving through other games on our list in preparation for some big hitters coming soon. And Chris is cruising through so manny titles it'll make your head spin! So, sit back and enjoy and who knows you may find a new favorite in this episode! -------- Follow th...

Hey there Cubies! We have been going down a true nostalgia cycle lately and we are continuing that this week! This week we relive our memories fo the GameCube and all its glory! There are so many titles on this console that truly stand the test of time. They have been played by multiple generations and have created some of the most beloved game series to this day. Looking at games like Legend Of Z...

Hey There Cubies! Nostalgia plays a huge role in our show. Last week wee chatted about Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom and used that as an opportunity to relive our experience with the franchise as a whole. So this week we wanted to talk about a console that has some strong memories for us, and that is of course the N64! The N64 brought families together and showed us the glory of 3D worlds in some of...

Hey there Cubies! Its that time! We have been playing Tears Of The Kingdom and here we are to chat about it. But not just that we are going to dive into what does Zelda mean to us, go over some of our earliest memories with this franchise and everything in between.  -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with us and the community direct...

Hey there Cubies! We know that this week is the week for Zelda. But before we get some time with it and it absorbs all of our time we wanted to tackle some other titles on our list. This week we are chatting about those titles. There are so many great games out right now that it feels like our list is growing at an uncontrollable rate. But Christian tackles a long RPG on his list with Xenoblade 3...

Hey there Cubies! Immersion is something that all designers try to create in their games. It gives the player the illusion the game is alive and that all choices made by the player matter. While a lot of this is just an illusion created by the designers there are some games out there that push this to new heights. Games like Rain World use AI to generate everything from the animations to the behav...

Hey there Cubies! Games have gone through many different phases. From the underground phase of being made and played using college and company computers in people's downtime, to an angry teenager scene to now a very professional product. The growth is amazing to witness but it has left us with a question. And that is have games lost their edge? Are they just rinse and repeat and do not push the en...

Hey there Cubies! This week is all about metrovanias! It is a genre that is beloved by many and replicated countless times, especially in the indie community. What is it about this genre that catches peoples attention after all these years? And with not much changing in regards to the core mechanics. And these titles are notorious for being difficult, but once you accomplish that jump, or beat tha...

Hey there Cubies! Here we are once again digging out the random game generators to make games! We are trying out some new generators and the chaos is definitely ramped up on this one. Plus an extra bonus for you all a game from our own personal game generators...our brains! So sit back and enjoy the absurdity! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Dis...

Hey there Cubies! The amount of games out there is pretty astronomical. But what should you play? What should you spend your money and more importantly your time on? And to make things worse it is not just what game to play but which ones have the length that you want. Does a 10 hour game warrant $60? Or should length dictate the price of a game. We have all been burned at some point with a game t...

Hey there Cubies! We got a fun one today. There has been a lot of things happening in games and we actually have been playing a lot of games lately. So we felt like it was a good time to do a gaming update ep. So sit back and enjoy! We talk about Octopath, Hollow Knight, Inscryption, Tera Nil, and more! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to...

Hey Cubies! This week we wanted to discuss puzzle games, more specifically Tetris. The way this game was released to the world is pretty crazy. So many under the table deals, lies, scandals and shady government organizations. But during this time it was the wild west of video games. They were still learning how these deals should be made. And to think that all of this started because an engineer d...

Hey there Cubies! Throughout the years there have been a multitude of ways in which games have been made. There are a plethora of game engines out there for designers to choose from. And each one, while can make an amazing game, have their own little differences. But what did they use before game engines were a thing? They actually used machine language to make their games and it took have an engi...

Hey there Cubies! With the recent trailers of Final Fantasy 16 there have been some interesting and important conversations happening in the gaming world. FF16 producer and director Naoki Yoshida expressed his feelings about the term JRPG in a recent interview. He let the world know that it is in fact a discriminatory term used to segregate the genre. Most fans of the genre may have been a little...

Hey there Cubies! We are diving back into the world of architecture in video games. This week we look into the style of Art Deco. A style that was used to show off wealth and prosperity, to bring hope back to the people especially after struggling through the Great Depression. But there is another side to Art Deco that when used properly can really be used to invoke feelings of despair, elitist cu...

Hey there Cubies! We are back again with another fun topic this week.  There has been a real resurgence of remastered games coming out and they really have been a treat to play. Capturing the excitement we felt when playing them all those years ago. And being able to share them once again with this new generation of gamers. It is a really amazing thing since a lot of these games just are not playa...

Hey There Cubies! This week we are taking some time to chat about what games we have been playing lately. The list is pretty big for the both of us and it looks like we may have already found one of our top ten games of the year. Some of the games featured on this episode are, Fire Emblem Engage, Pizza Tower, Quake, Hi-Fi Rush, Voice Of Cards and A Space For The Unbound. So sit back and enjoy, and...

Hey there Cubies! We are continuing our conversation with architecture in game by diving into the world of brutalism. Typically brutalism is looked at as cold or devoid of life but it is so much more than people think. Its use of raw materials to allow the building itself to speak tell a story that is outside of the architect that designed it. With the proper lighting if can really add a sense of...

Hello Cubies! Welcome back to another week of video game discussions. We have talked a lot about mechanics, art and intent for video game designers but there is a category that seems to be forgotten when talking about games. That being the architecture in games. For years it has just been a background piece and many games do not put a major focus on it when designing their levels. But we are seein...

Hey there Cubies!  This week we are diving through the world of crowdfunding. It has truly changed the way that video games get released and has evolved the indie market into what it is today. Long gone are the days in which an unknown creator has to rely on a large publisher to make their projects come to fruition.  Now we can ask our audience to support our endeavors. While this is a wonderful t...

Hello Cubies! HBO has just released its new show "Last Of Us" based on the critically acclaimed video game. Now video game movies and tv shows are not anything new at this point, and their track record is not really great if we are being honest. Most video game ideas do not translate well to the silver screen. But lately we have been seeing better renditions of video games out there. And with that...

Hello Cubies! The indie field is something that we really appreciate here at GlitchCube and we wanted to take a look back at how it all exploded into the field. At first we wanted to just do an episode on game jams, but after doing some research and seeing the incredible list of games that came from game jams this became more of a history lesson on indie games. Without game jams we wouldn't have g...

Hey there cubies! It is no surprise that we love video games and actually before starting this podcast we were thinking about making games as our project. But obviously we went with the podcast instead. But those ideas never died and we have been itching on ways to expand the Cubeverse. So, this week we are going to chat about game ideas that we have come up with and want to make for you guys! Let...

Hello Cubies! Welcome back to our discussion on our favorite games from 2022! There was a lot to go over this week so hope you enjoy a little bit of a longer episode from us. And if you are an RPG fan this episode is packed with some amazing titles for you! But do not fret we have another wide range of exciting games. Like Tinykin, Tunic,  and Chained Echoes to name a few. So sit back relax and ho...

Hey Cubies! It really has been a great year for games. So great in fact that we felt like we could not pack our top games into just one episode! This is part one of us recounting some of the best games we played and some may. surprise you! Reminiscing on games like Stray, Citizen Sleeper and Cult Of The Lamb to start but with plenty of surprises throughout. So enjoy part one and join us next week...