The Tyranny of Thumbs

This week on The Tyranny of Thumbs we've closed our eyes as we steadily march deeper into our Spooky Games Month. This time with Detention . I know there were some of us left scratching their head when this game made it through the grueling deliberations episode, especially in the face of games like Inside, We Know the Devil and of course, Year Walk. But, without a doubt, this game surpassed all o...

This week on The Tyranny of Thumbs (you have no idea how hard it is for me to type Tyranny correctly... yikes) we slowly and steadily march further into our Spooky Games Month. This time with Layers of Fear . For those curious, this is one of those actually scary games. So... it isn't for the faint of heart. Unless you are Gabe. Even though he wasn't bragging, he wasn't scared. I was. James bought...

Why hello there! This week on The Tyranny of Thumbs (you have no idea how hard it is for me to type Tyranny correctly... yikes) we dive headfirst into our Spooky Games Month. Here we play a bunch of scary(ish... kinda) games for the month of October. We didn't nail the name down before starting because you know... professionalism... so we leave it up to you, the listener to decide which name they...

What you have in your hands is a very special extremely experimental one-off minisode. The premise is simple: The five of us (and Linnea) enter a cold dark room with 30+ spooky/horror/Halloween themed games and no one is allowed to leave until we have 5 weeks of spooky games chosen. Some would say certain members of us are still there, arguing with only ourselves, looking for others to haunt or pe...

This week on the Tyranny of Thumbs we find ourselves on our final journey into Rapture. This time with feeling. Can we make it? Do we lose our sanity as was the destiny of so many who inhabit rapture? Tune in to find out.   The section we played for this episode: From the start of Dionysus Park to the gripping conclusion.   Next week for something completely different! Next week kicks off our Spoo...

This week on the Tyranny of Thumbs we find ourselves once more in the depths of Rapture. This time with 200% more cyclone trap! And Saving? What is this?  Also this week, Adam takes a break from the podcast to realize his dreams of playing games that aren't Bioshock for once in the past 2 months. We all wish him luck. It won't be easy.   The section we played for this episode: Start of the game to...

This week on the Tyranny of Thumbs we dive into both the Burial at Sea DLCs for Bioshock Infinite. Tune in to hear what we thought about them... but like spoilers... If you loved rapture, these DLCs an absolute must. Also this week, James returns to keep the rest of us in line, we learn why couples counseling is valuable for more than just couples as Adam and McCoy learn to play nice and finally t...

After last week's episode, we all come prepared for war. You know all those football players with the black paint under their eyes? That's us. Ready or not though, nothing could have prepared us for what we were about to experience... Which was essentially all of us sitting down and shutting up while Zoe, our fearless leader, guides our simple minds into the promise land of understanding. Adam, so...

This week on the Game Club Podcast you get a front-row seat to see what happens when two people love each other. No... it isn't that... It's that they fight about politics at the dinner table... Right? Isn't that love?   The section we played for this episode: Finkton Docks to the start of Emporia.   James, our fearless outreach expert, is still off on assignment and because he isn't here I feel i...

This week we start Bioshock Infinite  and all pretend that Bioshock 2 never existed. Isn't that the way God intended?   Section: Start of the game up until the Finkton Docks.   James, our fearless outreach expert, is off on assignment and because he isn't here I feel it is my responsibility to link our socials:   Twitter Email: sponsoredbyvisual@gmail.com

This week we played from Olympus Heights all the way to the thrilling(?) conclusion!   Warning to all new listeners who decided to skip directly to episode 3 of our Bioshock playthrough and then approximately another minute in! Don't go. James is making an annoying noise but we swear the podcast is good! Please don't unsubscribe... instead write your hate mail to sponsoredbyvisual@gmail.com!  Now...

This week on the Game Club we dive deeper into Bioshock.   Warning though, there are some really hot takes in this episode. Like at one point Keenan posits that roads are good for getting places. I KNOW RIGHT?   Music Cohen's Masterpiece

This week on a podcast that might be better utilized if lit on fire to keep warm on a day only slightly below freezing, we play an old classic Bioshock. Most of us have played it, so we all huddle around James (who is playing this wonderful game from our childhood for the first time) as we all slowly come to the realization that he didn't have our same childhood experience. It breaks the hearts of...

This week on the Game Club Podcast we play the first "Walking Simulator" Dear Esther. Adam said it best, this was a game that, perhaps most of all we've played so far, directly benefited from having a game club discussion after playing it. There was a lot to dig into both in the game and around it so it was really nice to meet our minds together and try to sort this whole thing out. It was really...

This week we play another indie game choice from Adam... Wait!? Don't go? Damnit... These games are really killing our "growth potential"   You can get the original Cave Story free online! Or you can buy Cave Story + on almost as many platforms as Skyrim... What? You are sick of that joke? Why don't you write this then?   Music by Doukutsu Monogatari: Mimaga Town (but check out some other rockin t...

This week on the Game Club we play Risk of Rain 2.     You thought there was going to be a clever podcast description, didn't you? Not today, McCoy is on strike. Odd though, he hasn't listed any terms or even shown up to picket so no one really knows what his deal is with this one. Maybe he is taking his sweet time to make the absolute best protest sign and he just didn't feel it was up to his sta...

This is one from the archives. Just kidding, that doesn't make any sense but I've always wanted to say that. Maybe one day we can disappoint our listeners by rehashing old episodes. We'll need to be around for much longer to accomplish any sort of podcaster goal like that one. This episode we talk about Donut County by Ben Esposito. Shout out to our special guest Linnea! A friend of the podcast ou...

This week everyone learns why intros are good and what happens if McCoy is let loose to wreak havoc on the beginning of the show. Seriously? Who let that guy on here. What a train wreck. Other than that we discuss To the Moon, why it made 1/5th of us cry, why the other 4/5ths are callus monsters and lastly, we nod politely as Adam makes bold claims about how he "actually likes" narrative games. Ga...

The gang is back. This week it becomes clear no one can speak French/Spanish or even English as approximately 3/4ths of the episode is dedicated to trying to understand how to pronounce the word "Gris." Is it Gris? Or is it Gris? Perhaps its Gris? The world may never know. Let us know in the comments. Like comment/subscribe/donate/swipe right/super like/retweet if you know the answer.

This week we all put on our Indiana Jones hat and did what he did best: throw women across pits of spikes, forcing her to soak up all the traps along the way and finally ask for a kiss because our health pool is low. You know normal Indiana Jones stuff.  Despite what this intro is having you believe, this is actually not another podcast about ethics in videogames, instead, it's a podcast all about...

This week we take a break from hardcore narrative games with hardcore discussions only suited for hardcore gamers and we opt to play something light-hearted: Human Fall Flat. Do you ever miss the days when you would occasionally drop something or even just straight up fall over for no apparent reason? Being an adult means you mostly don't fall over anymore and when you do... boy is it not fun. Wha...

This week on our beer review podcast we talk all about how 9% beers can catch you off guard whilst at family. Which, of course, leads you to talking politics and you swear you are yelling not because you are frustrated but simply because your uncle is hard of hearing... Look, I know it LOOKS bad but honestly, he just couldn't hear me.  Hi, welcome to our second episode for The Cat Lady. In this ep...

Oh hey... I used a tin can to record this audio clip... does that make this game art? This week we play Chapters 1-4 of The Cat Lady. Perhaps the most divisive game yet.  If you listen carefully you can hear Gabe (and Zoe) explain how infuriating it is to watch McCoy solve puzzles, James getting caught red-handed asking for the homework and, if you listen hardest of all, you may be able to pick up...

This week on something Zoe has started titling her audio files as "Bound by Games" episode 8, we play Celeste.   Should you choose to look up, you might be able to catch a glimpse of Adam laughing maniacally on the top of Mount Celeste as the rest of us struggle to pass simple challenges like... literally the first screen. I mean there was like... what two jumps? That's not nothing!    

Where are we droppin, boys (and Elena)?   Ubisoft good, EA bad? This week we play Apex Legends and Adam feels dirty about it... but at least we aren't playing Fortnite? Maybe we should play Fortnite... While Zoe is away and Gabe is sick, we pull in Elena as a last minute ringer. She, being our resident fish clicking expert, tells us what a Battle Royal is like to play if you can't hit anyone... sp...