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809. 1Upsmanship: GOTY 2024

🕑 Added 2024-12-20 14:00:18 +0000 UTC

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Chris

I have to assume the episode lengths hovering around an hour are for your own sanities, workflows, and/or algorithm stuff, BUT, I would never begrudge some longer-winded game discussions. I just love your insights and want as much as I can get. Anyhow, great episode! I really appreciated the curiosity towards porn games and also breadth of the top 5 picks.

James Crosslin

I’m glad to hear you’re horny, Michael

Vindalf

As a regular player of porn games, I would be fascinated to hear what Swaim has to say about that corner of the games industry

TheWildou

Not even a mention for Helldivers…

Scottie Wottie

Speaking for the audience, we love these episodes!

Aldo M.

i’d understand feeling the need to shout it out but a DLC being number one is so ass

Barry McAuley

Michael stating he loves indie games and then saying Dunkey made Animal Well himself is fucking wild 😂

EntrTheChad

I was thrilled to hear him talk about that so openly. Great podcast!

Maddy

Oooh please do the Mouthwashing game! I’m one of the weirdos that doesn’t really play video games (I get motion sick very easily), but love listening to you guys talk about them. I watched the trailer and now I’m super curious!

John Krane

I was looking for a way to express this, and you did it very well. Swaim, super well articulated and thoughtful, thanks for your honesty and for having broad interpretations of art!

MrTrashBear

Swaim: Your honesty and openness with #5 was lovely to hear. That's why I love this show. You guys do exactly what you promise: take a frequently infantilized and disregarded medium and discuss why it actually matters in the human experience. Good stuff, as always.

drunkencoyote

I love this so much. Elevating the discussion on contemporary art and bringing up indie games I otherwise never hear of. Also Ganser's guffaws are a constant source of delight.

Julien Desrosiers

I love that we get to follow Swaim's life experiences. I would love to read his porn game script.

Jake Z

Some indie darlings this year that I don't know if you guys played, but are probably up your alley: 1. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - an exquisite mystery puzzle game about art with notes of Lynch and Borges 2. Thank Goodness You're Here! - a hilarious, extremely British cartoon comedy game 3. Indika - a weird, philosophical arthouse film style game about a nun questioning her faith P. S. Susan Sontag's essay The Pornographic Imagination is highly worth reading if you haven't already

Eric Johnson

I love you guys. You play off each other so well on this show. It's always a blast to listen to! Keep it up in 2025!

Adam Ganser

Worth considering

Björn Elfving

Animal well was made by Billy Basso. I really hope you cover it some time. My game of the year. Thanks for the best gaming podcast out there

Andrew Duck

I’ve been wondering, have you guys ever discussed the possibility of doing a Lego game, they’re a pretty substantial sub-genre of the action adventure variety with many instalments to choose from. While the games are geared towards younger children and many of them are recreations of licensed material, is this something that is worth covering on the pod?