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12 Games of Christmas Oh GOTY Games, Oh GOTY Games, how lovely are your pixels! Join the four of us as we discuss the GOTY awards- sure, the “real” ones, but also the ones that really matter; our personal round up of the best games we played this year! Send us an email with your top game of the year! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com Find us on: Youtube Apple Podcasts Spotify Tik Tok/Instagram Bluesky Theme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

Nature vs. Nurture This episode evolved like a Pokemon. What started as “what makes for a game with mass appeal for kids and adults, or non gamers and gamers?” shifted to “how do people tend to become gamers at all?” Every now and then, we just gotta go on a wild hare. Send us an email with your thoughts or suggestions! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com Find us on: Youtube Apple Podcasts Spotify Tik Tok/Instagram Bluesky Theme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixver...

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What video games can't do. overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com Find us on: Youtube Apple Podcasts Spotify Tik Tok/Instagram Bluesky Theme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

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Adaptations With more and more movie and TV show adaptations of video games, join us as we dig into what is lost or gained when games are adapted to the big screen. Dempsey, our resident film expert, has some strong opinions, Katie is excited about allusions, and Brett would love an adaptation of Mass Effect (the book….not the game…). What game adaptation is your favorite or least favorite? What game do you wish they would adapt? Send us an email with your thoughts! overthinkinggamespodcast@g...

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Morality Systems This week, we discuss morality systems in games: from the simplest, binary choices in Bioshock, to the non-linear, complex, and unpredictable branches of Detroit: Become Human, morality systems have been a tool used by game developers for ages to evoke emotion, create disparate narratives, and make their players feel like paragons of virtue and heartless villains. Do you go for the morally-bankrupt, but often rewarding, options, or are you “Lawful Good”, choosing your own mor...

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Empathy and Games Maybe it’s just because Seth and Katie teach teenagers, but it seems that there’s a bit of a crisis of empathy…”back in my day, I could put myself into somebody else’s shoes! Kids these days…” - Katie as the oldest member of the team, the next step is “get off my lawn!” Jokes aside, this week we look at empathy and gaming; are video games a good medium for encouraging/teaching empathy? What ways do games and gaming culture discourage empathy? Plus, Seth says we’re overthinki...

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Loneliness Join us as our loneliness diminishes because Brett, of Lore’d to Death, joins the whole gang for a regular episode of Overthinking Games! We discuss loneliness in videogames; dissect isolation vs. solitude; repeatedly talk over each other as we learn to be a 4-person band; and everyone wishes they could just play Silksong instead of being adults with jobs. Also, check out our YouTube! We’ve got more Shorts and content coming your way! Share your favorite lonely-vibes game, tell us ...

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We finally talk about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Check out Ran's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ranran.words?_t=ZT-8zXGsP3jqY3&_r=1

This week, Katie picked yet another topic she didn’t really understand well, and maybe we all will understand it a smidgeon better by the end. Maybe… Teleological thinking is “means to an end” kind of thinking, and non-teleological thinking is more like “the journey, not the destination” thinking. We discuss the way these two kinds of thinking can influence the games we play and how we play them, and also, and also a rather-longwinded discussion of how the way one approaches gaming relates to...

This week, Dempsey and Katie play shoulder advocates on either side of Seth’s quandary: should he get a Nintendo Switch 2? This existential question leads us into the question of “value,” and what it takes for something to be “worth it.” Katie continues to be alarmingly anti-Nintendo, Dempsey wants to watch the world burn, and Seth is not helped much by either one. Are you getting a Switch 2? Why or why not? Send us an email and let us know what you think! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com F...

This week, Dempsey’s real-life action adventure game called “being a documentarian” leads us into dark, claustrophobic caves, wide open worlds, environmental story-telling, and the power of setting in video games. Send us an email with your favorite video game setting, or a place you’d love to see a game set; we’d love to hear from you! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com Find us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Tik Tok/Instagram Bluesky Theme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.co...

What do Celeste, The Binding of Isaac and Hellblade have in common? Interesting approaches to talking about mental health, of course! This week we get into the weeds about mental health in games, the relationship between player mental health and games, and society’s portrayal of and broader conversation about mental health. Games also discussed: Elden Ring: Nightreign, Balatro, Crush House, Arcade Paradise, and, at some length, Death Stranding. Send us an email with your thoughts on this week...