18 Can Games Do Drama? + Video Game Trivia Pop Quiz & music from Deus Ex

Can video games give us a true emotional and human dramatic experiences outside of the typical sci-fi and fantasy milieu?


Plus a video game pop quiz challenge.


Jesse, Mandy, and Jeff talk about:


Fallout: New Vegas, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Battlefield Bad Company Vietnam, Groove Coaster, Tiny Tower, and a slew of demos


Music from Deus Ex: The Conspiracy


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Fallout: New Vegas

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Groove Coaster

Deus Ex: The Conspiracy OST

17 Dungeons & Dragons & Tabletop Games + Outland, Homefront, Catherine & more. music from Sword & Sworcery

Mandy and Gilbert join Jesse to talk about designer/tabletop board games. i.e. Dungeons & Dragons, Magic, Dominion, Battlestar Galactica, and more.


but first we discuss the video games we've been playing: 
Outland, Homefront, Catherine demo, Dead Nation, Fallout 3 & New Vegas


music from Sword & Sworcery by Jim Guthrie

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Outland 

Homefront 

Catherine

Sword & Sworcery OST

GATTACAST 16: THE SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER EPISODE

Jeff and Jennifer join Jesse to talk about the summer blockbuster movies, video game to movie adaptations, movie to video game adaptations, why those typically end up being failures, and if there is any potential for success in such projects.

video game talk:

Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Mass Effect 2, L.A. Noire (spoilers!)

music from movies based on video games:

Hitman - "The Belicoff Assassination (remix)"

DOOM - "Searching"

Mortal Kombat - "Techno Syndrome 7'' mix"

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - "Raid on Alamut"

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands



L.A. Noire (spoilers!)



Mortal Kombat and other movie soundtracks based on video games



GATTACAST 15: VG Music talk w/ Emily Reese of MN Public Radio, Chrono Cross OST, + game talk: Portal 2, FFXIII, BioShock 2, & more

If you love video game music this is the episode for you! 

We are joined by Emily Reese who hosts "Top Score" from Classical Minnesota Public Radio. You might want to take notes as she provides some great information on video game and classical music. 


Jesse & Mandy chat about the games we've been playing: 
Final Fantasy XIII, Portal 2, BioShock 2, & 007: Blood Stone


Musical Feature: Chrono Cross composed by Yasunori Mitsuda

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Final Fantasy XIII

Portal 2 

BioShock 2 

 

007: Blood Stone 

Chrono Cross OST

E3 Reactions, L.A. Noire, Interview w/ Ashley Erickson, & Music from Mass Effct

Episode #14 is huge!


Jesse & Mandy welcome Jeff as a guest to discuss E3 reactions:
PSVita, Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft Kinect, Mass Effect 3, Uncharted 3, Star Wars Kinect, Fable: The Journey, Halo 4, Disneyland Adventures, Playstation 3, XBOX Live, & more
 

Interview with  Game Developer and Animator Ashley Erickson of Hardshell Art


We have an in depth conversation about L.A. Noire (spoiler free)


Music from Mass Effect composed by Jack Wall & Sam Hulick


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L.A. Noire 

PSVita

Video Game Developer and Artist: Ashley Erickson

Nintendo Wii U 

Mass Effect OST composed by Jack Wall & Sam Hulick

GATTACAST 13: Great Video Game Protagonists & Music from Splinter Cell: Conviction

In this episode Jesse, Mandy, & Jennifer talk about video game protagonists:

Nathan Drake, John Marston, Samus Aran, Kratos, Ico, Abe from Oddworld, Isaac Clarke, Mass Effect's Shepard, Master Chief, Lara Croft, Sam Fisher, any number of silent protagonists, etc.


We also talk about the games we have been playing:

We have delved into LA Noire
Jennifer and Jesse both finished Dragon Age 2 and discuss it.
Mandy may give up on Dead Space
Jesse & Mandy sing praises for the sublime, music, puzzler Auditorium HD


featured music from

Splinter Cell: Conviction
composed by Kaveh Cohen & Michael Nielsen

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Dragon Age 2 

Auditorium HD 

Splinter Cell: Conviction OST

 

EPISODE #12: Japan, Retro Games, & a PS3 Binge

Jesse and Mandy get together to talk about her binge on the PS3, Jesse's trip to Japan, and retro games that are still worth playing today.

games: Heavy Rain (major spoilers!!!), Dragon Age 2, Gitaroo Man Lives!, Flower, Sword & Sworcery, Tetris, Flow

music from Hideo Kojima's Snatcher

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Heavy Rain (spoiler filled!)

Dragon Age 2

Sword & Sworcery

Flower

Out of This World

Snatcher OST