48 episodes
Journal Updated Nora Blake & Molly Rhinebeck
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4.5 • 14 Ratings
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Journal Updated is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on exploring the design of choice within the medium. Join Nora and Molly every month as they dig into a game through a holistic lens, discuss its use of narrative agency, and answer emails from listeners!
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Journal Updated 48: Mirror's Edge
Welcome back! This month, we talked about Mirror's Edge, the 2008 first person platformer from EA! It's a cute little game that maybe aged a little bit in certain places but as far as unfinished 360 games go this is a pretty good one! We talk about running, cyberpunk, guns vs no guns, and more!
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Journal Updated 47: Alan Wake
Hello again! We're back with a new Journal Updated: Alan Wake! This month, Nora played a LOT of Dragon's Dogma, but it's a bit too fresh for a big take on it. We also picked a game for the show live on air! It's not a lake!
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Journal Updated 46: Dark Void
We're back again! This month, we go to the place between places...it's Dark Void! This 360 third person shooter is a little rough around the edges, but it's a pretty good time! As per usual, one of us had a great experience while the other one had her own unique issues. Enjoy!
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Journal Updated 45: Bioshock 2
Welcome back! We kick off the Year of the Three-Sixty with a trip down memory lane...for some people. I never played this one. It's Bioshock 2! Witness the beginning of a Dad Universe with this...honestly really obnoxious fps about finding your daughter or whatever. Who cares, it's Bioshock 2.
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Journal Updated 44: Tacoma
Happy New Year everybody! We're back with a new episode recorded way earlier than usual! Nora had to make time for her seven Baldur's Gate 3 playthroughs, you see. Anyway, we played Tacoma! Hop on board as we talk space stations, AI, lesbians, and more!
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Journal Updated 43: Resident Evil 4
Hello again! We're back with another classic of gaming. It's Resident Evil 4! One of the most beloved and recognized games ever. But is it as good as everybody has said it is for 18 years? Well, yeah. Yeah, it's pretty f*****g cool.
Customer Reviews
Thorough analysis!
A video game podcast with unique perspectives that doesn't just repeat received wisdom!
Good stuff for a young podcast
The kind of game discussions I crave. Get some more notes at the ready and maybe new music and this could be the Citations Needed of games podcasts.
Decent
Honestly it’s easy to listen to, but my main problem with the podcast stems from two things:
1. They lack nuance in their discussions. They have no mediator and neither play devil’s advocate enough to present the “other side” of the argument. Thus, they speak in certainties and it can be annoying to listen to them trample over something that I, a listener, may believe. That said, it’s their podcast so they can say what they want. On that note...
2. These dudes definitely make stretches when finding allegories, metaphors, symbolism, etc in their discussions of games. For example, they said that Star Wars was 100%, without a doubt, extremely racist... but when I searched what they talked about I have no idea what they were referring to. But it’s like, cmon now, Star Wars isn’t racist. Unless it involves the China-poster stuff with John Boyega. But that’s Disney’s fault not the Star Wars franchise.
Again easy to listen to, despite being all over the place. But I wish they had someone else to challenge their thoughts/ideas/statements so they can explain/defend their position a bit better. It’s new so I have hope for improvement!