Sinopsis
A narrative focused videogame podcast, like a book club for games.
Episodios
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Ep. 49 - Itchstravagansa Goes on the Road!
20/06/2019 Duración: 35minJoin us this week as we launch another Itchstravagansa with 2 new Itch.IO games! Just our luck the traveling Itch Conductor dropped us off two fresh ones we talked about Johannes Koberle and Arno Justus's Nortbound as well as Atelier Sento's Yurei station. Topics include: Road trips, identifying by shirt color, waxy faces, and Dora the Explorer. If you have any suggestions for future small Itch.IO games let us know at thoughtsfromplayerone@gmail.com Music from "Jolly PARADE instrumental" by Lion Free Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUZcdTWmzcs) Intro Music - Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-Sound.com
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Ep. 48 - NieR: Automata - Route B
06/06/2019 Duración: 01h24minOnly ONE FULL GREGORIAN CALENDAR YEAR after recording Route A we're back having played through Route B! Once again we're joined by Josh and Michael for a discussion about NieR: Automata's second play-through. If you haven't played the game (and you really should) be sure to listen to our first episode, which was episode 32. This time we dive straight into what was different this run, how we felt about those differences, and how they related to the game's larger themes. Talking points include: Are machines emotions "real", what makes emotions "real", what it means to be in a performative society, and DOES FATHER SERVO FUCK? All music from the Nier: Automata OST. Listed below in order they were played on the show. Weight of the World (8-Bit) A Beautiful Song Mourning
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Ep. 47 - Life is Strange 2: Wasteland
24/05/2019 Duración: 01h38minThis week we talk about the latest and honestly greatest Life is Strange 2 Episode, Wasteland! Join us as we talk about the tension between the brothers as they make enough money to get to Puerto Lobos by working in an illegal weed farm. Topics include: Teens (duh), weed tutorials, introducing characters and more! Intro Music - Music track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-Sound.com
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Ep. 46 - Hypnospace Outlaw ft. Jay Tholen
03/05/2019 Duración: 01h45minJoin us this week for our first ever developer interview! We spoke with the always kind Jay Tholen, developer of Hypnospace Outlaw and Dropsy. You can pick up both games on Steam right now. The first 35 minutes are us giving our thoughts on Hypnospace Outlaw, from 36:00 on is our interview. Intro Music - Music Track: High Spirits Composer Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-sound.com
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Ep. 45 - Florence and Mobile Games
11/04/2019 Duración: 59minIn this episode we dive into Florence, a game developed by Mountains and available on iOS and Android. After discussing it's Pixar Animated Short style we move on to discussing mobile games in general and naming a few of our favorites. Talking points include: Comfort in playing, Nintendo Switch setups, bad storefronts, Emotion through music and color, and great mobile games (Reigns, Solitairica, Mini Metro, Hearthstone, Threes, Bloons TD 5, Clash Royale, and more). Intro Music - Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-sound.com
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Key to your Heart - Ep 1 The Kingdom Hearts Truth
02/04/2019 Duración: 41minOn this brand new series, we talk about Kingdom Hearts 3 and all the magical worlds you can experience with that old thought From Player One twist. Hope you enjoy the beginning to a brand new long-running series!
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Ep. 45 - Life is Strange - Farewell
22/03/2019 Duración: 01h02minWe say farewell to the first season of Life Is Strange's characters in their bonus episode "Farewell". Listen along as we talk about Max & Chloe's final days together adventuring the nostalgic seas as pirates, deciding what to throw away, and struggling with how to say goodbye. Topics include: Nostalgic manipulation, character writing, Max's new moves, fuzzy moldy jawbreakers, and so much more! Intro Music - Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-sound.com
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Ep. 44 - Itchstravagansa 2
14/03/2019 Duración: 46minJoin us this week as we launch another Itchstravagansa with 2 new Itch.IO games! After a rocky few attempts to start the episode we eventually talk about Alienmelon's Everything is Going to Be Okay and Turnfollow's Little Party. We may or may not continue this in the future, who knows! If you have any suggestions for future small Itch.IO games let us know at thoughtsfromplayerone@gmail.com Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Super Circus" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Intro Music - Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-Sound.com
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Ep. 43 - Devotion
02/03/2019 Duración: 01h27minJoin Alex, Duncan, and special guest Josh as they discuss Devotion, the new horror game by Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games. The game is currently not available for purchase due to a political/cultural/censorship related issue that we discuss at the back end of this episode. Talking points this time include: The experience of streaming a game, central themes of devotion, difficult story summaries, and Taiwan/China relations. Intro Music - Music track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-Sound.com
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Follow Your Rainbow - Ep17 The Final Egg
15/02/2019 Duración: 01h17minThis IS IT! The finale to our long-running year and a half journey to play Sonic Adventure 2 Battle two levels at a time. The final story really takes some dark and interesting turns you'd hate to miss. Topics include: Hallmark paying us $1,000,000 for Sonic based Valentines cards, Eggman's Grandpa the worlds saddest and most brilliant most scientist, the gauntlet that is the final level, and of course every bit of amazing dialogue in between. Sianoara listeners.
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Ep. 42 - Life is Strange 2: Rules
08/02/2019 Duración: 01h27minWe're back with another Life is Strange Episode after a grueling few months of waiting. Join us as we continue to talk about Sean and Daniel's journey, this time to a safe haven. Talking points include: Supernatural control, diverging endings, completely reasonable grandmas, and everyone's favorite character Mushroom. Intro Music - Music track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-Sound.com
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Ep. 41 Return of the Obra Dinn
01/02/2019 Duración: 01h22minThis week we played Return of the Obra Dinn, an extremely unique murder mystery game. Walk through the Obra Dinn with us and learn about its crew members and their fates. Topics include: unique logic puzzles, styles and how it affects game mood, and what would you do with a pocket watch that allowed you to see into someone's death? Also, we do our own Return of the Obra Dinn and it's really stupid but we had a great time doing it. If you can tell me all the fates of the TFP1 crew members, some plunder is in it for ye! All music from the Return of the Obra Dinn soundtrack.
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Follow Your Rainbow - Ep16 - Deepest Apologies
17/01/2019 Duración: 53minWe open up with an apology too powerful for text. The second to last episode in the Follow Your Rainbow series, the end is coming near. Topics include: Infinite highways, Sonic Wind, Gravity levels, and plans for the end.
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Ep. 40 - Bandersnatch
10/01/2019 Duración: 59minThis week we played through Bandersnatch, the new Netflix choose your own adventure movie. Listen as we talk about choice based narratives, having your cake and eating it too, and narrative confusion! Intro Music - Music track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from: www.Shockwave-Sound.com
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