Platforms and Pitfalls

Rowan Carmichael
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Each month we take a topic, and discuss it using 5 games as examples of those highs and lows.

  1. PnP Mini 2 - Boons and Busts feat. Slay The Spire.

    03/04/2023

    PnP Mini 2 - Boons and Busts feat. Slay The Spire.

    Once you have two, it's a pattern, right? This month in PnP mini we talk about how Slay The Spire tries to get you to take on boons that are just as likely to bust your run later. In contrast, we also talk about how the "Great Force" power up in Mario and Luigi: SuperStar Saga taunts you to take double damage to deal double damage, and how that encourages you to play the game more as intended.

    20 min
  2. PnP Mini 1 - Filler Enemies

    01/03/2023

    PnP Mini 1 - Filler Enemies

    This month we are looking at how games help us relax. This is a bit of a warm-up episode to help up get back into the swing of things.

    19 min
  3. Rant 6 - Bleed 1&2

    18/09/2022

    Rant 6 - Bleed 1&2

    We love games here at Plat and Pit, but a lot is going on right now for us, so we are unable to craft our regular shows for a while. In the meantime though, we would still like to make some things, so we will have these bonus rants for a while on all sorts of topics that might not suit our usual format. For our sixth (and hopefully final) one of these, we look at Bleed 1 and 2, some really neat and special games Rinoa and Blue just think are neat.

    17 min
  4. Rant 5 - Melty Blood

    16/08/2022

    Rant 5 - Melty Blood

    We love games here at Plat and Pit, but a lot is going on right now for us, so we are unable to craft our regular shows for a while. In the meantime though, we would still like to make some things, so we will have these bonus rants for a while on all sorts of topics that might not suit our usual format. For our fifth one of these, we look at the new Melty Blood's UI, and give a small bonus history lesson too!

    22 min
  5. Rant 4 - Collectables

    30/07/2022

    Rant 4 - Collectables

    We love games here at Plat and Pit, but a lot is going on right now for us, so we are unable to craft our regular shows for a while. In the meantime though, we would still like to make some things, so we will have these bonus rants for a while on all sorts of topics that might not suit our usual format. For our fourth one of these, we look at collectables and expectations in games, featuring the excellent Grapple Dog and its exceptionally minor flaw.

    23 min
  6. Rant 3 - Rush Tactics

    14/06/2022

    Rant 3 - Rush Tactics

    We love games here at Plat and Pit, but a lot is going on right now for us, so we are unable to craft our regular shows for a while. In the meantime though, we would still like to make some things, so we will have these bonus rants for a while on all sorts of topics that might not suit our usual format. For our third one of these, we are looking at the history of rush tactics in RTS and FPS games with our dear friend Andy (@andysaurAUS).

    31 min
  7. Rant 2 - Media Literacy

    15/05/2022

    Rant 2 - Media Literacy

    We love games here at Plat and Pit, but a lot is going on right now for us, so we are unable to craft our regular shows for a while. In the meantime though, we would still like to make some things, so we will have these bonus rants for a while on all sorts of topics that might not suit our usual format. For our second one of these, we are looking at the idea of media literacy and how it impacts both how we play and what we play.

    28 min
  8. Rant 1 - Dark Souls and diffcourse

    15/04/2022

    Rant 1 - Dark Souls and diffcourse

    We love games here at Plat and Pit, but a lot is going on right now for us, so we are unable to craft our regular shows for a while. In the meantime though, we would still like to make some things, so we will have these bonus rants for a while on all sorts of topics that might not suit our usual format. Our first one looks at everyone’s favourite game, Dark Souls, and the reputation it’s developed as unplayably hard.

    36 min
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Each month we take a topic, and discuss it using 5 games as examples of those highs and lows.

Information

  • Creator
    Rowan Carmichael
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rowan Carmichael
  • Show Website
    Platforms and Pitfalls