Hitpoint Pals

Hitpoint Pals
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Once a week, the Hitpoint Pals meet to discuss video games, the things we play on our televisions. Follow us on our new feed, Motion Picture Pals, at www.motionpicturepals.com

  1. 01/04/2020

    Resolutions and Intentions

    Episode 40: Join us for our season finale as we reflect on the year of podcasts we did. Will has a big announcement, and some tough questions, like, "What if you went home to encounter a four foot version of yourself?" We also share our new year's resolutions and intentions, and give a small preview of what's to come from all of us at Hitpoint Pals. Mentioned: Lego Star Wars, Skyrim, Robin Seplut, Devil May Cry, The Witcher, Las Vegas, Gamer energy Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review!

    1h 8m

  2. 12/13/2019

    Gamer Moment of the Decade

    Episode 39: On our penultimate episode of the year, Travis and Will have a game shoutout for AI Dungeon 2, an experimental text-based adventure that uses a database of choose your own adventure stories to respond to anything you say or do. Then we do some shoutouts for our favorite games of the year, including Sekiro, Resident Evil 2, and Ape Out. After a Dark Souls diversion, we take some time to reminisce over some of the decade's biggest Gamer Moments. Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Mentioned: AI Dungeon 2, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Resident Evil 2, Ape Out, She was About to Blow My Dick

    1h 29m

  3. 12/06/2019

    A Full Circle of Faith

    Episode 38: Life is Strange 2 spoilers from 25:25 - 37:10. We begin with a declaration from Will that he is a born again Christian and things only get less pious from there. But first Travis and Will recap their experience watching the Playstation Awards, a Japanese broadcast translated on the fly and often indecipherable, to us but mostly to the stream chat. Meanwhile Rebekah has been playing Stardew Valley and finally learns how to fish! We give an indie game shoutout to split screen puzzler DYO, which makes use of the local co-op seam as a mechanic. And in recent game releases, Travis has nothing but praise for the way Life is Strange 2, Episode 5 interprets morality and culminates into a perfect ending shaped by your choices. Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Mentioned: DYO, Parsec, Steam Remote Play, Life is Strange 2, The Call of the Wild (2020), Messiah, Deacons of the Deep, The Christ Centered Gamer

    1h 9m

  4. 11/22/2019

    What it's Like to End a Two Year Long D&D Campaign

    Episode 37: The crew speaks with members of Rebekah and Cam's D&D group on the finale of their campaign, and their takeaways from a story that lasted two years. Then we talk about a few games we've been playing, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, GRIS, and Betrayer. Before we can wrap, we get in some offhand mentions of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Cats. Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Discussed: D&D, Jedi Fallen Order, GRIS, Betrayer, Sonic, Cats

    1h 11m

  5. 11/15/2019

    What's Your Kojima Name?

    Episode 36: Travis has been enjoying the satisfaction of positive feedback and repetitive tasks in Death Stranding, which we only discuss in vague terms since Will is eagerly awaiting the 2020 PC release, and doesn't want the game spoiled. But we fully discuss Caleb's time in Luigi's Mansion, where apparently Luigi looks really, really good. Also, Will has been playing narrative adventure The Council, a mystery game set in the Victorian era that gets real occult real fast. And we can't resist determining our Kojima names with Polygon's handy 11-page Kojima Name Generator, which raises questions about our current states of being as well as our childhoods.  Discussed: Figure out your Kojima name with my simple, 11-page worksheet (Polygon) Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Discussed: Death Stranding, Luigi's Mansion 3, The Council, Kojima Name Generator, Dubhacks, The Mandalorian, Red Dead Redemption 2

    1h 27m

  6. 11/08/2019

    Kojima and Auteur Theory

    Episode 35: The divisive auteur theory changed the way we critique films, and could go on to impact the way we talk about video games as well. There are many figures known for their collective works as video game directors and producers, but is Hideo Kojima spearheading a new brand of gaming auteur, for better or for worse? That's our topic this week, which explores auteur theory and how it could apply to video game creators as much as filmmakers. But first, regular check-ins: Travis who has been playing Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Outer Worlds. Rebekah fills us in on becoming a professional dungeon master! And William discusses polygonal architecture. At the end of the episode, linguistics of the internet, and why boomers use so many ellipses. Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Discussed: Red Dead Redemption 2, The Outer Worlds, Unity, The Internet, Hideo Kojima

    1h 30m

  7. 10/25/2019

    Half a Bear in the Road (and Other Spooky Stories)

    Episode 34: What do you do when your service corgi gets swept down a storm drain and into the creepy tunnels beneath the city? Will fills us in on that journey in the lo-fi horror game Lost in Vivo, which he enjoyed a lot. We then try to determine whether or not ghosts are real and share some paranormal or just plain odd encounters we've all had. Rebekah might have seen a ghost running at her, and Will once encountered a scene straight out of The X-Files. Travis also recalls his history of jobs in supposedly haunted workplaces. Then we discuss the co-op horror story Man of Medan before diving into all things jump scares, soundscapes, and sanity levels. What's the difference between survival horror and psychological horror? Which types of horror do we respond best to? Why do any of us subject ourselves to horror in the first place? Finally, we close with Rebekah's update on her Zines and Things tour, and then ruminate on the Crusader Kings III announcement, new Crusader Kings II features, and signs that sure look like a Paradox push to centralize their games within their own launcher, and probably sell micro-transaction mustaches. Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Discussed: Lost in Vivo, Man of Medan, Call of Cthulhu, Resident Evil series, various horror concepts, Zines and Things

    1h 38m

  8. 10/18/2019

    Will the Next Generation of Consoles be Underwhelming?

    Episode 33:  Sony's Playstation 5 is a year away, and we just... aren't very excited about it. We get into the evolution of games hardware and the shrinking gap in technology leaps between major console generations. With the PS5 expected to be backwards-compatible with the PS4, we also touch on hardware architecture and compatibility, where the lack of the latter creates a need for remasters and remakes of aging games. Also discussed are the worlds of Red Dead Redemption and Dark Souls II, monetizing D&D, and whether or not polls are good? Keep up with the show and send us your questions on Twitter! Support the show by letting us know how we're doing with a review! Discussed: Red Dead Redemption, UNCAGED Anthology, Dark Souls II, PS5, Remasters, Democratic Debates

    1h 25m
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Once a week, the Hitpoint Pals meet to discuss video games, the things we play on our televisions. Follow us on our new feed, Motion Picture Pals, at www.motionpicturepals.com

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  • Creator
    Hitpoint Pals
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Hitpoint Pals
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