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 Design Frame #1: Spyro's Multifaceted Gem, Sybil Reisz & Idolization, & Sonic & Generations 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,
2019 A Link to the Past Retrospective Alternate title: how A Link to the Past lost its bite to the future.
MML Mario Odyssey's Problem (and How to Fix It) A commentary on Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo's struggle to make an exploration-focused platforming game, and how I believe the core problem with Mario Odyssey was solved in a completely different game.(17) *** Support
Crash Twinsanity Outgrowing Childhood Games This is what it looks like when a fun idea for a video turns into a depressing reflection on your life.Enjoy!
Banjo-Tooie is a Metroidvania I have an odd thesis but I think it's worth discussing because of what it means.
Half-Life Half-Life Retrospective An exhaustive analysis of the Half-Life series, discussing just why it deserves to be revered and remembered today. This video took a very long time to make, and for good reason.
Last Life Podcast 1 - Ruining Your Childhood, One Tooth Yank At A Time The premier episode of the soon-to-be-award-winning Last Life Podcast, were we discuss how the games we played as children informed our tastes later on in life.Thanks to Chariot Rider for the question!
bit.trip BIT.TRIP Runner2: Best Bosses in the Business, ft. Bobby "Bobbert" Broccoli Bibbity boppity your engagement is my property
Warhammer 40k Warhammer 40k: Space Marine - A Massive Waste Of Potential An in-depth look into why Warhammer 40k: Space Marine was such a let down for me and why I saw such massive potential in it.
Sonic Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Liam Triforce Compared to the mechanical richness of the original game, Zero Gravity feels over-simplified. In this video I attempt to explain why.
AI 🐰🎊🎉FXII's Programmable AI Party🎉🎊🐰 Here we go back to an old format and breakdown how Final Fantasy XII's programmable ai party member gambit system works and its impact 13 years later. This one's pretty dry, but its
Zelda Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks Retrospective Looking at two imperfect and divisive Zelda games to see what we can glean off of what they did right and wrong.