Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to The Creator, a film they wanted to like much more than they did. Together, they unmask the generic archetype structure that limits the film's narrative potential, share their frustrations on the film's lazy use of AI as a framing device, and discuss whether some good acting performances and world...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk dives into Titanfall 2 and its unique campaign mode, while Chase Wassenar turns his attention to sci-fi visual novel management game Citizen Sleeper.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn a busy week into an opportunity to explore their new passion for Indian films by taking a look back at RRR. Together, they discuss the strong acting performances at the core of the film, their favorite action moments, and where the film's ideology hinders its potential. Ritesh Babu's RRR article: https://www.vox.co...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk finish their "playing the same game" episode trilogy by taking a look at Wrestlequest. Together, they analyze how a passion project can be led astray without proper editing and examination of why certain game mechanics should or should not be carried into the modern age.

In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar experience their first Bollywood film, Jawan. Together, they discuss the film's adherence to the Rule of Cool, how the film's politics enhance an already captivating presence, and why they want to watch more Shah Rukh Khan and Bollywood films moving forward.

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk are joined by special guest Kristen Pignuolo to discuss Stray Gods: A Roleplaying Musical. Together, they discuss how the game makes the most of its mythological premise, how they each took different approaches when playing through the narrative, and whether you need a good ending to the mystery to enjoy a visual n...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar check out DC's newest addition to their movie universe, Blue Beetle. Together, they discuss their previous connections to the character, how the film handles its core themes, and whether this film can separate itself from the "superhero fatigue" that's plagued recent films in the genre.

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk are both talking about new visual novel Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain. Together, they'll discuss their favorite storylines, where the game stumbles, and whether Walter will be more interested in playing visual novels in the future.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Together, they discuss the film's iconic art style ( film image⁠ ), whether pop culture references take away from the final product, and how well the film handles its core themes given the target audience

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk shares his thoughts on the heartfelt and beautiful Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery, while Chase Wassenar delves deep into Marvel's Midnight Suns, a game with a lot of heart but too much ambition for its own good.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk, Chase Wassenar and special guest Kristen Pignuolo conclude their two-part Barbieheimer journey. In this Oppenheimer episode, the crew discusses the film's issues around historical accuracy, how the writing and pacing helps and hurts the film, and how the film's sound design pays off with its iconic nuclear launch sequence.

On today's special episode of the Final Cut podcast, Walter Fedczuk, Chase Wassenar and special guest Kristen Pignuolo begin their two-part Barbieheimer journeys. In this Barbie episode, they discuss the role Barbie played in their childhoods, how the film makes the most of its fun premise, and why they all hope Barbie two explores the concept of gender after friend of the pod Ruby Layne share...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk did what his co-host could not and took down some Norse gods in God of War (2018). Meanwhile, Chase Wassenar mixed things up with a roguelike card game that may have had a bit too much bite in Wildfrost.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve back into the spy world to discuss the latest Mission Impossible film. Together, they discuss how the film weaves comedy into its action bits, the strength of its supporting cast, and why this being a "part one" film didn't hurt nearly as much as previous films they've discussed on the show.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar reveals himself as a hack and a fraud before delving into this week's games with Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and special guest Kristen Pignuolo. First, Walter breaks down AWE: Fight Forever and how it compares to WWE's yearly releases. Then, Kristen and Chase look at the incredibly funny (and often subversive) Frog Detective tr...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar go on one last adventure with Indiana Jones. Together, they discuss whether the CGI de-aging tech was worth the film's incredibly high budget, how the film's relationship with time helps and hurts the final product, and whether the ending twist stuck the landing as they closed out the Indiana Jones series for good (hope...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk plays four different demos as part of Steam's Summer showcase, while Chase Wassenar tries to get behind a Super Mega Baseball 4 game that isn't quite the home run he was hoping for. Super Mega Baseball 4 has gotten better since this was recorded! You can track the dev's progress here: https://trello.com/b/eq4lMUqt/smb4-tracker

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar invited Eduardo Stückrath on to discuss the hit animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Together, they discuss whether the film's visual style lives up to the hype of the first film, how the film brings the thematic subtext of Spider-Man stories into the core of the film, and whether the abrupt cliffhan...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk discusses the classic roguelike card game Slay the Spire, while Chase Wassenar goes out of his comfort zone to analyze the story and characters of Being a DIK. No, really.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by two very special guests - professional costumer Kristen Carr and her partner & longtime friend of the pod Devin "Piratechnics" Younge - to discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Together, they delve into Kristen's experience working on the film before taking a closer look at the film's stron...

On today's surprise episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a quick diversion into kpop before delving into their games of the week. Walter uses his recent trip as an excuse to delve into lighter strategy fare with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, while Chase takes on the French Revolution in Avian Attorney. Final Cut will be back next week! Thank yo...

On this week's Steam Cleaners episode, Chase Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk kick off the show with a discussion of the latest news surrounding the NACL's disbandment. Then, Walter plays the definitely-not-a-horror-game fishing simulator Dredge while Chase loses himself in some puzzles with Murder by Numbers.

Back from an unexpected hiatus, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar spend this Final Cut episode looking at Polite Society. Together, they discuss the British humor that permeates the film, how the film utilizes style to get the most out of its fight sequences, and whether the film's third act twist ultimately sticks the landing.

In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk delves into the ups and downs of his WWE 2k23 experience, while Chase Wassenar endures Seven Deadly Dates before taking a much needed break with Coffee Talk.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar enjoy some high octane action with the latest entry in the John Wick franchise. Together, they discuss the strength of the supporting cast, their favorite action moments throughout the film, and what they hope to see from the franchise moving forward.