June 30, 2016 Eric Swain External Sources Critical Distance Confab – The Hows and Whys of TWIVGB This episode came about because of scheduling problems. Since I wanted to do these interviews in chronological order, we have a list of people to interview. It generally doesn’t take much to someone’s attention to ask, but it had to happen sooner or later. In the meantime, Zoya and I … (This post is lost beyond this point.) Episode 36 – The Hows and Whys of TWIVGB – Critical Distance | more
June 27, 2016 Eric Swain External Sources The Moving Pixels Podcast Learns the ‘One Finger Death Punch’ This week on the Moving Pixels Podcast, we discuss the martial arts mastery action game, One Finger Death Punch. For as simple as the premise is and the fact the game doesn’t have a whole lot of the usual type of material we dig into, we got a good long … (This post is lost beyond this point.) The Moving Pixels Podcast Learns the 'One Finger Death Punch' » PopMatters "Victory: Gold Medal Awarded!" | more
June 13, 2016 Eric Swain External Sources The Moving Pixels Podcast Gets ‘SUPERHOT’ We discuss SUPERHOT on this episode of the Moving Pixels Podcast. For all of SUPERHOT‘s solid focus on the mechanics of slow-motion shooting play, there is a lot more going on under the hood. In fact, I’d hold SUPERHOT as a prime example of a game that can’t get a fair shake because the critics purposefully turn their brains off with what it’s saying. The number of people saying that all the narrative material shouldn’t have been in the game and they wished it has been excised, is frankly appalling. | more