Koalatea Time: The K.O. Koala Entertainment Podcast

Thrust, slide, vault, wall run, double jump, grappling hook, and more! Advanced movement mechanics have left their mark on the FPS mechanic landscape, but is that a good thing? bramoala and ChipSkylark debate this and discuss their favorite movement mechanics in this episode of Koalatea Time!   Join us as we discuss Titanfall, Halo 5, Mirrors Edge, DOOM, Ghostrunner, and more! Support Koalatea Tim...

"ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY GETS JASON JONES'S (BUNGIE LEAD DESIGNER) GOAT IS THAT THERE IS STILL ONE PERSON WHO CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION THAT'S OUTSIZED, AND THAT'S MARTY O'DONNELL, THE COMPOSER." - "In search of the Heart of Bungie", Polygon, 2013 Game soundtracks often affect the experience of playing game in a disproportionately powerful way. They often provide emotional coloring that's diff...

With the recent controversy surrounding asses in the Mass Effect remaster, bramoala and ChipSkylark discuss how much creative license remasters and remakes should have, whether remakes should be made at all, what their favorite remasters of all time are, and more!   Join us as we discuss Mass Effect, Halo, Bioshock, Demon Souls, and more! Support Koalatea Time: The K.O. Koala Entertainment Podcast...

With the recent news that Stadia Games Entertainment has closed all of their internal studios, bramoala and ChipSkylark muse on how difficult it is to make good video games. Join them as they discuss the challenges and risks of making things fun in this week's episode of Koalatea Time! Like our new Koalatea Time logo? Support our studio by buying some new Koalatea Time merch at https://rebrand.ly/...

Gabe Newell and his team at Valve are working on an OpenBCI headset that will control your brain, give you tentacles, and make you sleep like a rock. bramoala and ChipSkylark discuss wtf we should all think of this in this week's episode of Koalatea Time! Support Koalatea Time: The K.O. Koala Entertainment Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/koalatea-time This p...

Photorealism. Simulator mechanics. Hyper-accurate audio replication. Realism in games can provide some of the most immersive experiences in gaming for many, but do they detract from the experience as well?   bramoala and ChipSkylark discuss how chasing realism affects games, whether they like realism in games or not, WHY THE HECK DO PEOPLE PLAY FARM SIMULATOR, and more!   Join us this week as they...

You navigate to a game's listing on your platform's store. You see the screenshots, the trailer starts to play, your eyes look for a price, you're in the last mile. In this week's episode of Koalatea Time, bramoala and ChipSkylark discuss the last things that close out a commitment to a gaming experience for a person.   They discuss what games have had the strongest last mile for them, and which g...

"Atom: The smallest complete unit of play, in the sense that the players feel they've "really played" some of the game (e.g., two possessions in football, or one level in Donkey Kong)" George Skaff Elias; Richard Garfield; K. Robert Gutschera; Eric Zimmerman; Peter Whitley. Characteristics of Games   In this week's episode of Koalatea Time, ChipSkylark and bramoala discuss how the length of atoms...

It's been a crazy year one for the K.O. Koala fam! bramoala and ChipSkylar talk about how the past year has been, including the ride from 0 to 17K followers, progress on the upcoming K.O. Koala game, and plans for the new year! Join us as well talk all things K.O. Koala in this week's episode of Koalatea Time!

While 2020 might have had more than its fair share of downers, it didn't prevent 2020 from being an absolute banger of a year for new games. bramoala and ChipSkylark talk about their favorite gaming experiences this year in this week's episode! Did we think Fall Guys and Among Us topped the list? DID THEY EVEN MAKE OUR LIST AT ALL? How cool was Sayanora Wild Hearts? Find out all that and more in t...

How can esports help your parents like video games more? How long until esports become as relevant as sports? What's the greatest determinant of whether an esports scene will thrive?   Join bramoala and ChipSkylark as they welcome Dalton and Jackson from ESPORTSCENETER to talk all things esports on this week's episode of Koalatea Time!

Is Cyberpunk the master piece we all hoped it would be, a bug ridden mess, or both? ChipSkylark provides a thorough breakdown of the myriad of systems at play in CD Projekt Red's latest blockbuster game! If you want to find out if Cyberpunk has gameplay that you'd find interesting, this is the podcast for you!

How can a great UI make the world a better place? What kinds of games do the best job of transforming us mentally and spiritually? Why can't I play games with my grandpa???? bramoala and ChipSkylark explore Jesse Schell's insight on how games can bring about a better world in this week's episode of Koalatea Time! Join them as they discuss The Last Of Us, Kind Words, Red Dead Redemption, Halo, and...

In the 50th psycho episode of Koalatea Time bramoala and ChipSkylark team up to cover some of the most interesting off-the-wall game ideas IN PERSON and live with the community! What if games could only be played for a limited amount of time? What if the community could only complete games together one level at a time? WHAT IF YOU WERE A BABY AND YOUR MOM ABANDONED YOU IN THE WILD! All this and mo...

Surely the reason games are sold in retail is because they make so much money RIGHT? I mean, development studios definitely make more than $20 from a $70 game... right???????? Join bramoala & ChipSkylar in this week's episode of Koalatea Time as they explore the surprising truths about game sales including the revenue distribution for games sold in retail and discuss whether physical game copi...

Bramoala finally beat DOOM 2016! Join him and Chip Skylark as they break down one of the best shooters of the past decade! They discuss their favorite weapons, enemies, biggest annoyances, their DOOM Eternal wish lists, and more!

When most people think of platforming games they don't usually think of FPS platforming games. Is there a reason for this? What makes FPS platforming difficult to do well? What does the newly released Ghostrunner game do to insure an enjoyable experience? Join Skylar and Anthony as they explore these and related topics in this week's episode of Koalatea Time! We discuss Ghostrunner, Mirror's Edge,...

Their tension can feel cheap, and their scares can be predictable, so why do so many people enjoy horror games? Anthony interviews Skylar to get his thoughts on the horror experiences he's played and the one's he's enjoyed the most, including his recent experience playing Amnesia: Rebirth. Join us as we discuss Five Nights At Freddy's, Until Dawn, Resident Evil, Inside, Bioschock, and more!

How do you know when a UI is good? When you barely notice it! If that's the case, WHY DO WE HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT GAME UI. Join us as we discuss our favorite interfaces in games and RAGE at the ones that drive us nuts in this week's episode of Koalatea Time!

Making games is insanely hard. The fact that Amazon's new shooter Crucible is closing down development after only a few months on the market and that Square Enix's new Marvel Avengers is failing to hold more than 1,000 concurrent players just goes to show that even well funded AAA studios cannot guarantee success in today's gaming market. Join Skylar and Anthony as they discuss why these games fai...

Discussions surrounding crunch have once again resurfaced as news broke that CD Projekt Red is requiring everyone at their studio to work 6 day work weeks up until launch in order to insure that their game meets their desired level of quality. Anthony and Skylar discuss their experience working in crunch cultures, the perils and consequences of crunch, and why it's so hard to avoid it successfully...

Who's more sus - Anthony or Skylar? What's Anthony's favorite task? Does Skylar think Among Us is the best social deduction game out there? Will Among Us last longer than Fall Guys? Join us as we discuss all this and more in this week's episode of Koalatea Time!

Now that Sony and Microsoft have full revealed their new console offerings and respective prices, we break down what every platform is offering and debate which is the best choice for gamers. As you might expect the answer is nuanced and the battle is fierce! Join us this week as we break down which platform reigns supreme, PC or Console?

It's official! We now know the price and release dates for all of the next gen consoles! We have: • Xbox Series S (Nov 10th) - $299 or $25/month • PS5 Digital (Nov 12th/19th) - $399 • Xbox Series X (Nov 10th) - $499 or $35/month • PS5 (Nov 12th/19th) - $499 Who's providing the best value for gamers? PS5 games are $70? What's with Sony's about-face regarding backwards compatibility? Does Sony actua...

If games offer an ability for players to escape the chaos of normal life and to exercise their autonomy on a more simple world, why are some games so difficult? What role does difficulty play in masterful game experiences? Is Dark Souls a bad game for being so hard? We cover all this and more in this week's episode of Koalatea Time! Join Anthony & Skylar as they discuss Dark Souls, Cuphead, Ha...