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Platforms and Pitfalls

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

53 episodes

Platforms and Pitfalls

updated 2 years ago

Series home•Feed

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

53 episodes

#Video Games #Lifestyle #Rowan Carmichael #Love Of Gaming

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PnP Mini 2 - Boons and Busts feat. Slay The Spire. 19:57

2 years ago19:57

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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.…

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PnP Mini 1 - Filler Enemies 19:18

2 years ago19:18

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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.

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Rant 6 - Bleed 1&2 17:29

3 years ago17:29

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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.…

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Rant 5 - Melty Blood 21:52

3 years ago21:52

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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!…

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Rant 4 - Collectables 22:54

3 years ago22:54

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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.…

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Rant 3 - Rush Tactics 30:33

3 years ago30:33

30:33

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).…

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Rant 2 - Media Literacy 27:45

3 years ago27:45

27:45

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.…

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Rant 1 - Dark Souls and diffcourse 35:44

3 years ago35:44

35:44

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.…

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 44 - Simple Inputs 46:05

3 years ago46:05

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This month we are looking at how games make their controls easier, and the implications of that. We looked at Flappy Bird, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Negative Nancy, Reigns, and Vampire Survivors.

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 43 - Ports and rereleases 1:01:50

3 years ago1:01:50

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This month we are looking at how games are ported and rereleased, something not quite as trivial as perhaps you might expect. We looked at Final Fantasy IX, Persona 4 Golden, 3D Super Hangon, Street Fighter III: Third strike Online Edition and the Final Fantasy I Pixel remaster.

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 42 - Avoiding Fall Damage 45:57

4 years ago45:57

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This month we are looking at fall damage in games, and more specifically, how games let you avoid it. We looked at Just Cause 2, Breath of the Wild, Risk of Rain 2, Dark Souls III, and Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 41 - Persona 4 Arena Ultimax 1:09:47

4 years ago1:09:47

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This month we are looking at Persona 4 Arena and its enhanced expansion, Ultimax.

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 40 - Bosses and Core Loops 53:08

4 years ago53:08

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This month we are looking at how the bosses relate or don’t to the core loops within the game. We looked at Cuphead, 30XX, Wizard Of Legend, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 39 - MP Systems 1:01:53

4 years ago1:01:53

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This month we are looking at one of the ways in which games restrict your ability to do things, MP systems! We looked at Blue Reflection, Persona Q, Persona 5 Strikers, Tactics Ogre, and Chrono Cross. paragraph

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Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 38 - Customization and Content 1:03:31

4 years ago1:03:31