Zelda Link's Awakening - An Allegory for Dreaming Examining Link's Awakening's design, message and remake in an effort to understand the impact it has left on the world.
Design Frame Overcooked 2 Undercooked, Dicey Dungeons & Monotony, & Sea of Solitude | Design Frame #3 Overcooked is fantastic. Overcooked 2 is half-fantastic and half-boring. Find out why!Does Dicey Dungeons mix up the Equipment and mechanics enough to persist at the level of Slay the Spire?Sea of
Last Life Podcast 6 - Everything is Broken DRAMA! INTENSITY! EMOTION! And most importantly... VIDEO GAMES. All of these things and more on the craaaaaaaaaazy new episode of the Last Life Podcast! Everyone go show Jared some love on Twitter. He's
Spyro Where Spyro 2 Went Wrong (and Right) Spyro 2 is a mess. But I was able to learn a lot about the series and discussion about art by creating this video.
A Nintendo Trinity Restrospective Part 1 - A Dated Charm | A Series Talk A brand new series of videos start today! An examination of the relationships between Mario, Zelda and Metroid over the years.
MML Better than Mario Kart A commentary on the arcade kart racing genre of video games, and how its less popular entries fix a number of the problems of Mario Kart, the clear dominator of the lot.
Zelda How Link to the Past Redefined Zelda A Link to the Past is often cited as the "definitive" Zelda. And while that is an easy conclusion to draw considering its place in the series, in this video I'll attempt to explain WHY the game has held up.
2019 Learning to Love Fire Emblem: Three House Detailing my first successful brush with the Fire Emblem series, and how it eased me into things much better than previous titles.
Last Life Podcast 5 - Trombone-like Chariot Rider invades the podcast to talk about roguelikes for a few hours. He also may or may not be MML's former music professor. Corvus investigates this mystery with them in the longest
Design Frame Pedro’s Slow Motion, the Crossroads Problem, & Dark Moon as a Sequel | Design Frame #2 My Friend Pedro's slow motion system is the main reason why the game is so dreadfully easy and boring.Introducing: the Crossroads Problem. Featuring Eagle Island and Hollow Knight.Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Pikmin Pikmin Retrospective A look back at the Pikmin series, discussing how it portrays war and death, and how it redefines the RTS genre. No stone on PNF-404 will be left unturned. The only catch? I
Last Life Podcast 4 - E3... and Nothing Else Someone who went to E3 knocked on your door and introduced himself as KingK. What would you do?
Minecraft Understanding the Music of Minecraft In this video, I analyze Minecraft's soundtrack in an effort to understand why we connect with it so well.
Zelda Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - A Love/Hate Relationship The "worst" Zelda game? Maybe, maybe not. But Zelda 2 had an important role in the series, and its potential shines through in most areas. Keyword being "most".
Design Frame Spyro's Multifaceted Gem, Sybil Reisz & Idolization, & Sonic & Generations | Design Frame #1 Spyro's Gem as a collectable and how a single collectable can carry and vary itself.Transistor's Sybil Reisz' idolization of Red and how Sybil's actions rippled throughout the game.Sonic's legacy is ... depressing.
2019 Birth By Sleep Retrospective Here's a Kingdom Hearts game that is not controversial in any way whatsoever.
Last Life Podcast 3 - SSNs and Innovation Abdullah, Dan, and Liam live up to their titles of "certified morons" as they attempt to host an episode on genre mashups and innovation in gaming. No social security numbers were provided in
Puzzle games Gorogoa - Story Analysis Few games of the past decade have been as important to me as Gorogoa. It's a beautiful game with a powerful message. So here is my attempt at a full story analysis and
Star Fox 🤖📹🐸 Star Fox Guard - Too Late 🐸📹🤖 Star Fox Guard, I think, is the greatest Wii U game. Why then did it flop? Maybe the title is some sort of hint and not just a lame joke...
Max Payne Understanding the Music of Max Payne 3 HEALTH composed the music for Max Payne 3, and not only does it ease you into their unique discography - it also attempts to help you identify with Max through sound. In this video, I'll be explaining how they accomplished this.
Quantum Conundrum Quantum Conundrum: Difficulty in Execution Thought it was interesting how Quantum Conundrum handles difficulty as opposed to the 3 others puzzle games I've played.
Last Life Podcast 2 - ...And Then There's Foduck In this episode, we talk Thomas the Tank Engine, LinkedIn, The Dark Mod, and games that we didn't finish for one reason or another. Foduck also makes an appearance. Don't worry about it,
Level Design Making A Level | Level Streaming Announcement Sundays at 2PM EST starting June 2nd, tune in as Jared goes over the process of making a level for The Dark Mod.
From Software Follow the Rhythm, Until You Die Twice | Pressure, Tedium, & Reticence in Sekiro Sekiro is all about aggression, pressure, and rhythm. The aggressive, rhythmic dance of Sekiro permeates the entire game, creating a memorable rhythmic and pressure-focused experience. However... there are two sides to every story,