No Prisoners, No Mercy

Welcome to show 302 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy podcast.  This week we discuss what keeps you in a game? What keeps you coming back? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. x4 - the game with no guard rails and growth 2. EverQuest, Black Desert, DDO - games with choice  3. World of Warships, Balatro - games with a novel approach that are interesting 4. Total War - a challenge, but may...

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy show 301.  Part of the usual gang is here.  Subjects for this show: 1. Crimson Desert 2. Ashes of Creation and Subnautica two 3. Professional Reviewers vs. People you trust See  you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 300. This time out we welcome Dr. Richard Bartle back to the show! The man who co-invented online gaming. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Subjects 1. Richard Bartle - The Original Gangster (co-invented online gaming) 2. Playing in the mud - the beginning of the games we love 3. Will there be a resurgence of classic games 4. AI and the effect on video games. 5. What'...

Welcome to the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show, This time out we discuss the following subjects: 1. Ram cost and A.I. 2. Looking back on the last year See you online,   The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show, Subjects this time out: 1. Favorite Videogame Videos/Machinima 2. Generative A.I. 3. "Friend Slop" Games - fun but short lived 4. Virtual idols and vocaloid music 5. Will A.I. replace skills or be a tool? 6. A.I. Training Rot The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 297. This time out we talk about the following: 1. Why did you quit playing a game? What keeps you in a game? 2. What have we been playing? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 296 This time out we talk about the following subjects: See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Remasters and hype-trains 2. Remaster vs. Remake 3. Switch 2

Some of our favorite games have been made into anime. Some of our favorite anime have been made into games and are about games. This time out, we sit down and talk about anime, what it is, some cultural differences, AI influences, and more.   See You Online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

 Welcome to The No Prisoners, No Mercy Show Topics this time out: 1. Expectations vs. Reality 2. Games you thought you would like but hated 3. Budgeting games 4. Preordering, Narrative de-escalation and Gainax See You Online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 293 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. this time out we discuss the following subjects: - Games that made a cultural impact:       Frostpunk       Undertale       Stanley parable       Balatro       Tetris        Stardew Valley  - Live Service Games       World of Warships - The Game Development Bandwagon - violating the social contract

Welcome to our New Year Show, This time out we talk about the last year, some of the good and the bad in gaming and the good things about our years. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 291, Topics for the Show 1. Has Nintendo has become a bully? 2. You don't own your games 19:45 3. Divorcing adobe 29:00 4. Are there games you thought you would like, but hated? 40:00 Articles Cited: You don't own your games https://www.gamereactor.eu/blizzards-new-user-agreement-you-no-longer-own-your-games-1373663/ Nintendo is shedding its veneer of kindness and embracing a new r...

Welcome to the tangent...um...No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 1. A bit more anime - That's not a moon (named Titan),  2. "He's a plant? Do you mean like a spy?" 3. Jokers and voice actors 3. Yoko Kanno, Seatbelts and Band-Maid and other music See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 289. This time out we discuss the failure of Concord and why we feel its a turning point in the industry. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 288 This time out we talk about the following subjects. 1. Anime 2. What gives players a "Power Fantasy"?    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEPE2eVGE0o 3. Digital games vs physical games See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Show 287: Speculation about trends in entertainment: streaming, movie theaters, and games Have you been in a movie theater and found yourself to be the only one there? Have you read the news and found massive layoffs in the gaming industry? Do games and movies seem like a rehash of the same thing? Has your favorite game gone "live service?" We've noticed the same thing...so let's talk about it.  W...

Welcome to show 286 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we talk about artificial intelligence. See  you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 285.  Here are the topics this time: You can buy the pants but you have to  wear them here - the digital-only future    Accursed Farms Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Accursed_Farms  When games are delisted and e-shops shut down  Early Access See you online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team  

Welcome to Show 284, This time out we discuss the following subjects: 1. Is there a "disconnect" between the industry and gamers. 2. Adding DRM to older games. 3. Isometric games 4. Why does a game like Baldurs gate three succeed while expectations for Starfield fall to negative reviews? The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Teslacon is an immersive steampunk event that means a great deal to us.  It's been awhile since we shared a bit about the great time we have each year.  We also brought out  an interview from the past with the man who started it all - Eric Larson. Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 282 This time out we discuss various types of player goals. Whether short term, intermdiate or long term, what keeps us playing. Player Goals and narrative de-escalation Sites Cited: Player Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uCUZRBmam0 See You Online, The No Prisoners No Mercy Team

Welcome to The No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we talk about Apple Minis and Steam Decks. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

This time out we discuss the recent Unity Game Engine Controversy and Starfield.   See you online. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 279 1. Bobby Kotick, Microsoft and Activision 2. Starfield 3. Warframe 4. a.i., writers and the future Discussion: What breaks immersion? See you online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Sites Cited: https://kotaku.com/starfield-open-world-rpg-scifi-ship-cargo-inventory-1850796380 https://kotaku.com/starfield-release-review-accessibility-xbox-pc-steam-1850793327 https://www.pcgamesn....

Welcome to Show 278 Subjects: 1. Accessibility features/Cyberpunk 2077 2. Games that are good until you run out of things to do. How do you keep players playing after they reach the level cap. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team