Fall Damage Can't Hurt You

Tom Nook: is he truly the big bad of Animal Crossing? And if he isn't, who is? Join our first-ever musical episode to uncover the truth, expose the culprits, and nitpick the etiquette of social interactions involving owls. All that, plus: The various war crimes we've committed in cozy games Why people need to write a lot more fan fiction RIGHT NOW Which I Think You Should Leave sketch would make t...

Did you know that it's possible to listen to music wrong? If you're worried you or a friend might be, this is the episode for you. Join us and our first ever guest, cranked, as we discuss rhythm games, the wide world of music-based peripheral controllers, and why the decline of the guitar hero series perfectly tracks against the loss of the soul at the heart of American society. Also, why they nee...

"What I want to ask is this. League of Legends is a free game. Is it ever ethical for you to ask your friend to play it?" - username_equals_pants, 2026 Join us for our most Catholic episode yet, in which we break down: The ethics of playing games online with your friends, and what we do and don't owe each other Why one of the greatest feats in video game music is uniquely Catholic What move set we...

A sequel that's good? When it comes to video games, it's more likely than you may think. Join us as we discuss video game sequels, what makes them wildly more successful than their movie counterparts, and what can make a sequel timeless -- or relegate it to a blue link in Wikipedia. All that plus more, including: Which video game franchises we want to have a real-life theme park How a terrible gen...

25 CRAZY Easter Eggs you MISSED about the LORE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX! Number twelve is PLAGUING modern video gaming!!! Join the Fall Damage crew to discuss lore, peripheral storytelling, and the wikification of gaming, and why we're clamoring for an end to the pernicious cycle perpetuating itself upon our poor, defenseless Soulslikes and blockbuster indie RPGs. We discuss where the cycle of lore came...

Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is just around the corner. You may have picked up on this before, but the Fall Damage crew have a soft spot for speedruns, so we've devoted our first ever minisode to explaining all their ins and outs to help prepare you for SGDQ: what speedruns are why they're so compelling to watch, when their biggest celebration is happening, and how to break your favorite game at a...

"It's one encounter, Michael. How many levels can it give, 5?" - the Super Mario RPG developers setting the difficulty curve of their game Tune in to hear the Fall Damage crew discuss: RPG grinding, the many ways it can fail you, and the many ways you can fail it How fast people have beaten the games central to the podcast's canon thus far... and how wrong we are when we guess their times Why the...

Pokemon God: is it real, and can it hurt you? More importantly, what is its relationship to Skyrim? Tune into this episode for all this and more, including a signature Fall Damage take about pokemon starters so spicy it requires a PowerPoint with not one but two subtitles. If you're a sicko like us, listen to hear about: Uncovering the long-sought identities of the video game bouba and kiki Which...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Fall Damage Can't Hurt You, the gaming podcast where fall damage may not be able to hurt you, but our takes absolutely can. We're starting off with one of our most controversial takes: Hollow Knight: Silksong is a cozier game than Stardew Valley . If you felt a rush of anger reading that sentence, or if you're a sicko like us who believes it, tune in to hear: Wh...