The Escapist

Slightly Something Else

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Yahtzee Croshaw, Jack Packard and Marty Sliva do a deep dive into strange or hot topics in the games industry every Tuesday, live on YouTube. Audio episodes are made available on Thursday morning.

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How Many Times Can We Play Through World War 2? 12.11.2021 59:01

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss Call of Duty: Vanguard and how frequently games keep returning to the World War 2 setting.

The Art of the Troll Game 03.11.2021 1:17:59

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss troll games like Frog Factions, Inscryption and more.

How To Make A Licensed Game That Doesn't Suck 30.10.2021 1:02:29

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the state of licensed games following the release and positive reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Why Does Nintendo Seem to Get a Free Pass? 21.10.2021 1:01:45

This week on Slightly Something Else, Jack and Marty discuss Nintendo and how the company seemingly continues to get free passes when making baffling business decisions.

The Good, The Bad and The Ubisoft of Open Worlds 14.10.2021 1:02:03

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss open world games and what they like, dislike and what developers shouldn't do with them.

Who Would Actually Want to be Wolverine? 08.10.2021 1:14:23

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss the upcoming Wolverine game from Insomniac.

Who Thought Chris Pratt As Mario Was A Good Idea? 04.10.2021 58:10

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the recent Mario casting news and debate whether adaptions are better animated or live action.

What A Game Needs To Do To Hold Our Attention 17.09.2021 1:13:33

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss primary and secondary loops of video games and what they need for a game to hold their attention.

What Makes The Best Video Game Moments Tick? 09.09.2021 1:01:11

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss gaming's "perfect" moments and the art of making them.

Twelve Minutes and The Problem With Subversive Twists 04.09.2021 1:08:15

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss their thoughts on Twelve Minutes and examples of both good and bad plot twists.

Are Long-Awaited Sequels Ever Worth the Wait? 29.08.2021 1:07:03

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss game series that have taken long hiatus's before making anticipated sequels.

The First Hour Of Your Game Sucks 25.08.2021 1:10:47

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss game openings.

Yahtzee Wants Nick to Explain Why Halo Is Good 17.08.2021 1:06:17

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee forces Nick to defend his love of the Halo series.

We're Loopy for Time Loops 06.08.2021 58:24

Yahtzee and Jack discuss the use of time loop mechanics in video games.

The Ups and Downs of Yakuza 02.08.2021 1:00:07

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Nick discuss the ups and downs of the Yakuza series.

Games That Explore Emotions Beyond Sadness 24.07.2021 1:00:36

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack get emotional.

The Creative and Emotional Black Hole of Live Service Gaming 16.07.2021 1:03:35

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Nick dig into live service gaming.

How Anime Ruins Everything 10.07.2021 1:24:29

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss why they think anime ruins everything.

The Games We Play to De-Stress 05.07.2021 1:07:51

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Nick discuss the games they'd consider comfort food.

Should Games Specialize or Throw in the Kitchen Sink? 27.06.2021 1:10:53

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss games that specialize in mechanics vs games that try a bunch of different mechanics.

Catching Yahtzee Up On All The Wonders of E3 2021 18.06.2021 1:01:45

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee get's caught up on E3 2021. Yes, this is serving as the official review episode.

The Changing Landscape of Games Criticism 07.06.2021 1:15:17

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee is joined by Nick to discuss how games criticism has changed over their time in games media.

Yahtzee and Jack Design A Side Quest 29.05.2021 1:11:06

his week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack design their very own side quest.

The Overhyping of AAA Games 23.05.2021 1:11:20

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee is joined by Nick for the first time to discuss the overhyping of AAA video game releases and how that's both bad for consumers and the developers making those games.

Why Are Survival Crafting Games So Dang Popular? 16.05.2021 1:17:32

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Jack discuss survival crafting games and break down just why the heck they're so popular.