Critical Distance: Keywords in Play
Leisure:Video Games
Welcome to the first Critical Distance Confab minisode!
We're trying something new with the podcast. There are so many games coming out at every level, everyday. So many of them fall through the cracks for one reason or another. Everybody has asked themselves the question, "How did this game not get talked about? How is there no criticism on it?" We are a curatorial site. As curators we see the conversations that happen and as individuals often the conversations that do not happen.
In an effort to combat this in our own small little way, we have decided to do a series of minisodes, on a trial run, that will specifically highlight those games that fell through the cracks. Every month, myself and one guest will list off three games each in hopes that the critical community sees them, tries them and maybe write about them, giving them the criticism we think they deserve. Anything goes. They can be anything from ich.io art games to prestige indie games to missed AAA titles, just so long as they are games that missed the boat for one reason or another.
This month's guest is Polygon Senior Editor, Danielle Riendeau.
Danielle's Picks
Dyscourse - Owlchemy Labs
Disorder - Swagabyte Games
VA-11 HALL-A - Sukeban Games
Eric's Picks
Journal - Locked Door Puzzle
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut - Harebrined Schemes
Beneath Floes - Kevin Snow + Patrick Bonaduce
Opening Theme: 'Close' by The Alpha Conspiracy
Closing Theme: 'Wishing Never' by The Alpha Conspiracy
Episode 45 - Documentary Delight
Episode 44 - A Cagey Interview
Episode 43 - Think, Game, Love
Episode 42 - Great Levels, The Best Levels in Gaming
Episode 41 - Every Game a Painting
Episode 40 - Games Literary Studies on YouTube
Episode 39 - This is Innuendo Studios
Episode 38 - The Spawn of History
Episode 37 - Noah's Crit
Minisode 13 - Soundscapes and Dreamscapes
Episode 36 - The Hows and Whys of TWIVGB
Minisode 12 - Not Dark Souls
Episode 35 - Camp's Signal
Minisode 11 - Grab Bag of Games
Episode 34 - Chat with Matt
Minisode 10 - Abstract Aesthetics
Episode 33 - Game OverThinker
Minisode 09 - Long Games and Short Games
Episode 32 - Supplementary Grades
Episode 31 - Back to the 2015
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