This week, we take a long look at two related genres that we've been dabbling in recently: Metroid-vanias and Souls-likes. We get in deep about pacing, exploration, navigation, and how all of that comes together to influence how a story is told.
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Episode 26: The Hedge-Man Cometh
Episode 25: Oops! All Chris!
Episode 24: We Studied the Blade
Episode 23: But Chris, You Said We Wouldn't Talk About Sekiro!
Episode 22: Movie Games BAD!!! (Baby's First Clickbait)
Episode 21: What's All This, Then!?
Episode 20: Writer's Room, Resident Evil
Episode 19.5: Live from Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL
Episode 19: In the Wings
Episode 18: Reviewing Reviews
Episode 17: Tales of Christine
Episode 16: Let's A some Qs
Episode 15: Constantine Stanislavski's "Making a Game Friend."
Episode 14: Try, Try Again
Episode 13: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Plot
Episode 12: Seems Sketchy
Episode 11: Resident Resources
Episode 10: Writer's Room, Metroid
Episode 9: Let's Go to the Talkies!
Episode 8: Silence!
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