Episodes
![Difficulty, Accessibility, and the Casual Video Game Player](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/difficulty_300x300.png)
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Difficulty, Accessibility, and the Casual Video Game Player
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
In this podcast, I talk about difficulty in games and people that hold that everyone should play on more difficult settings.
My links: https://apeofthehour.carrd.co/
![Opinions, Validation, and Fandom](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/fandom_300x300.png)
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Opinions, Validation, and Fandom
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
In this episode, I talk about fandom and how seeking validation for opinions on media while tying it to your identity is nuts.
My links: https://apeofthehour.carrd.co/
![Elegiac Plumbers and Comfy Apes](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/mariovdk_300x300.png)
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Elegiac Plumbers and Comfy Apes
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
In this podcast, I discuss how Super Mario 64 comes off as creepy and empty and how Donkey Kong 64 remedies this unintentionally spooky atmosphere.
MustacheTangelo's Art: https://www.inprnt.com/profile/mustachetangelo/
![Visual Novels and Existential Dread](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/renpy_300x300.png)
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Visual Novels and Existential Dread
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
In this episode, I talk about the potential for visual novels as an interesting story-telling medium and how you could break the stigma of the dating sim.
Oxygen (game mentioned): https://team-soletude.itch.io/oxygen
![Making Stuff on the Internet](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/making_300x300.png)
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Making Stuff on the Internet
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
In this episode, I talk about making media (streams, art, videos, music, etc.) on the internet, and how you shouldn't shame people for having fun.
All my friends plugged in the podcast:
https://twitter.com/HibbySloth
https://twitter.com/noctoonight (contains some NSFW stuff)
https://twitter.com/itsfredfuchs
https://twitter.com/OlGreenDommy
https://twitter.com/JellyZombies
https://twitter.com/SayYesToGiygas
https://twitter.com/CodyJones004
https://twitter.com/TheOracleDragon
https://twitter.com/Prize_Bunny
https://twitter.com/akiradolcelatte
![Interview with a Vtuber(s)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/vtuber_300x300.png)
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Interview with a Vtuber(s)
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
In this episode, I sit down with two Vtubers and good friends, AkiraDolce and Kimispice, to get their perspective on Vtubing, as well as asking them deep existential questions about life, the universe, horror, drinks, and video games.
AkiraDolce's Links: https://akiradolce.carrd.co/
Kimispice's Links: https://kimispice.carrd.co/
My links: https://apeofthehour.carrd.co/
![Time, Fate, and the Legacy of Kain](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/time_300x300.png)
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Time, Fate, and the Legacy of Kain
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
In this episode, I talk about models of time, what impact fate has on time, how it relates to the Legacy of Kain series, and what it would look like in other media.
Things of Interest Models of Time Travel: https://qntm.org/models
![Compassion, Empathy, Western Individualism, and Zombies](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/compassion_300x300.png)
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Compassion, Empathy, Western Individualism, and Zombies
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
In this podcast, I talk about how Resident Evil has been subverting common western zombie tropes through displaying compassion, empathy, and selflessness.
![Low Poly Aesthetic and my Experience in Game Development](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/lowpoly_300x300.png)
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Low Poly Aesthetic and my Experience in Game Development
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
In this episode, I talk of my love for low-poly in indie horror games and how I attempted to make one of my own!
Links Mentioned in this Podcast
![Liminal Spaces and Kenopsia](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11584719/limen_300x300.png)
Saturday May 22, 2021
Liminal Spaces and Kenopsia
Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
On this episode, I discuss what liminal spaces and kenopsia are, what they do, and how they can be used within the horror genre.