The Experience Points Podcast
A weekly video game podcast from the co-writers of ExperiencePoints.net

It's time to revisit some classics that were, actually, just bad?

Direct download: EXP_Podcast_694_-_Back_to_the_Bad.mp3
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I've long since abandoned trying to be cool, which is hopefully a good defense mechanism against being "cringe."  Marvel, Star Wars, and now Forspoken have all now received criticism for crossing the line that separates wry humor and obnoxious self awareness.  But what's really behind our negative reactions to these try hard characters?  This week we use an article by Austin Walker to explore if maybe the audience-facing winks we see so often are actually a defense mechanism in which writers try to mock their own work before anyone else can beat them to it.

Direct download: EXP_Podcast_693_-_Cringing_at_the_Camera.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:03am PDT

This week we re-board the Ishimura to take a violent and viscera-filled visit to the Dead Space Remake. Is it one of the best horror games of all time? Absolutely!

We also make a pit stop to check in on a new holiday in Japan - Final Fantasy 7 Day!

Direct download: EXP_Podcast_692_-_Dead_Space_Remake__FF7_Holidays.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:17am PDT