Fri, 25 December 2015
The boys bring in the holidays with some Week in Geek talk. Andrew plays a game of Dread whereby his life hangs in the balance (and his ability to play Jenga) while Dan plays Transformers: Devastation and ponders the applicability of nostalgia in modern media. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Come back next week for Episode 77 as For All Intents and Purposes ring in the new year (and probably have some Star Wars talk, as well). Featured Music: -"Thunder Busters" by Wax Audio
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Fri, 18 December 2015
As you wait in line for your viewing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, listen to two over-educated nerds talk about things tangentially related to the biggest release this year. Week in Geek: Andrew plays a bunch of new games, including Bastion, Rollers of the Realm, and Assassin's Creed Chronicle: China on the PlayStation 4 while Dan reads Ian Bogost's new book, How to Talk About Video Games. Trio of Trailers: Dan and Andrew discuss the ups and downs of exciting new sequels awaiting release: Star Trek Beyond, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out From the Shadows, and Independence Day: Resurgence. Hutt-Killer: Andrew and Dan weave through the controversy surrounding Disney's decision to pull all "Slave Leia" content from store shelves, and Andrew goes on a bit of a Lego rant. Assuming you don't hate the show with the outtakes at the end, you can leave your thoughts about the episode on the page for the show at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to follow the official Facebook and Google+ pages for exclusive links and discussions. You may also e-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. The best way to support the show is to leave a review on iTunes which will help spread the word to new potential listeners through the magic of Apple's algorithms. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme (from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle) -"Ewok Celebration and Finale" by John Williams (from Return of the Jedi) -"Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankvoic
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Fri, 11 December 2015
SPOILER WARNING: Details from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and other video games are discussed in this episode and can be considered spoilers. Keep that in mind before you proceed. Week in Geek: Andrew plays Dragon Quest for iOS while Dan watches Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown on Blu-Ray. Games With Feels: Based on a specific experience Andrew had while playing through Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Dan and Andrew discuss video games that have created in them strong emotional responses based on more than just a cutscene and plot point, but when actually playing the game elicits emotional reactions and why that is an important development of the medium. The article about Tomb Raider Dan mentions can be found at knowngriefers.com. A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament: Andrew and Dan discuss a hidden cutscene found in the files of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's (that were confirmed by Konami) that will only play if, in the online portion of the game, players decide to lay down their nuclear weapons and employ a digital peace. Based around this Ars Technica article by Kyle Orland, this seems to be the culmination of Hideo Kojima's goals with the Metal Gear Solid series. If you have any thoughts or responses to the topics discussed in this week's episode, leave a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Please join the official Facebook and Google+ pages for exclusive comment and listener discussion. You may also e-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Sins of the Father" by Donna Burke (from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) -"A Phantom Pain" by Ludvig Forssell (from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) -"When Doves Cry" by Prince
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Fri, 4 December 2015
It's a bit of a ramshackle affair this week as the boys (mostly Dan) were plagued by technical issues, but they wouldn't let that stop them from bringing you a new episode! Week in Geek: Andrew watches Ronin again and gets some spicy behind-the-scenes details while Dan plays dress-up in Batman: Arkham Knight. Cards Against Black Friday: Dan and Andrew detail the questionable history the cynically dark Cards Against Humanity has with the equally cynical (but different) Black Friday shopping event. Howard No More: With the announcement at the most recent World Fantasy Convention that they would no longer be distributing a bust of H.P. Lovecraft as an award due to the author's public and well-known racist and elitist views, different portions of fandom exploded with either outrage or victory (both sides have legitimate angles). Andrew and Dan discuss why this may be a good thing or a bad thing (mostly good). Leave a comment about this week's topics at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join the official Facebook and Google+ pages. E-mail the show with any questions, comments, or concerns at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. If you like the show, help it out by leaving a review on iTunes. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits -"Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan -"Everything is Broken" by The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
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Fri, 27 November 2015
A day late due to over-eating, but the boys bring you a Shortcast to tide you over until the next full episode. Week in Geek: Andrew plays Argent: The Consortium by Level 99 Games while Dan finally finishes playing Rogue Legacy and has some first-blush impressions of Jessica Jones, the new Marvel-Netflix show. Leave a comment at forallpod.libsyn.com. Join our official Facebook and Google+ pages for updates and exclusive content and conversation. E-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. If you're an iTunes subscriber and like the show, be sure to leave a review (text or starred) on the iTunes store as a way to help spread the word through the magic of Apple's algorithms. For all intents and purposes, that was a shortcast recap! Featured Music: -"Thunder Busters" by Wax Audio
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Fri, 20 November 2015
Week in Geek: Andrew starts watching the latest entry in the CW's shared universe, The Flash, while Dan starts reading She Walks in Shadows, a collection of Lovecraftian fiction all written by women. Check it out here. Armello: Dan pointed Andrew toward what is basically a clever, fun board game on the PS4 called Armello. Click here for the Giant Bomb "Unfinished" look at the game that got Dan interested in the game in the first place. Who Wants To Live Forever?: Andrew and Dan tackle immortality as it presents itself in nerdy fiction. It turns out to be much more complicated than originally anticipated. Next Week: Be prepared for a Shortcast as we lay low for Thanksgiving. Leave comment on the page for this episode at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join our official Facebook and Google+ pages! E-mail us with any questions, comments, or concerns at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. Help the show by leaving a review on the iTunes store to spread the word through the magic of Apple's algorithms. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"A Realm Reborn" by Michael Allen & Lisa Gerrard (from Armello) -"Princes of the Universe" & "Who Wants to Live Forever" by Queen
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Fri, 13 November 2015
Week in Geek: Andrew watches Bond 24, also known as Spectre, and has thoughts about it! Dan talks about a series of videos Polygon has been making of game developers making levels in Super Mario Maker. Bethesda, Bethesda Never Changes: Dan and Andrew briefly talk about the wobbly––but successful––release of Bethesda Softworks' Fallout 4. Warcraft Hopes: Andrew and Dan use the recent trailer for Duncan Jones' upcoming fantasy, video game film, Warcraft, to reintroduce the topic of video game movies. Next Sunday AD: Many nerds rejoice as Joel Hodgson announced a Kickstarter campaign to make more Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. Dan and Andrew discuss the viability of such a plan––can we look beyond pure nostalgia? Next Week: Immortality! Never-ending life is a popular aspect of nerd fiction that deserves much investigation as only two over-educated, co-dependent nerds can bring you. Leave your thoughts about this upcoming topic as a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join the official Facebook and Google+ pages. You may also e-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. Be sure to leave a review (either text or starred) on iTunes to help spread the word through the magic of Apple's algorithms. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Atom Bomb Baby" by The Five Stars -"I'm A Medieval Man" from Warcraft II -"Love Theme from Mystery Science Theater 3000" by Joel Hodgson & Josh Weinstein -"Toothless People" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Fri, 6 November 2015
SPOILER ALERT: This week's episode thoroughly discuss the endings of the Mass Effect series, Red Dead Redemption, and Braid. Listen at your own risk. Week in Geek: Andrew starts playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain while a piece of fanart Dan drew for Crimson Peak went mildly viral for the first time in his life and it freaked him out a little. Metroid - The Sky Calls: Dan and Andrew talk about the recently released short film by Rainfall Films and how it works not only as a fan film, but as a Metroid story. Game Over: Andrew and Dan sit down to ponder the nature of endings in video games. What are they for? What do gamers deserve? How do they serve the gameplay and/or the story? Braid: Dan and Andrew sit down to discuss a really controversial, poignant, and impactful ending in recent history, that of Jonathan Blow's Braid. Next Week: Video Game Movies. Are there any good video game movies? What are the worst of the worst? Let us know! Leave a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to also join the official Facebook and Google+ pages. E-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. Please leave a review and/or starred rating of the show on the iTunes store to help spread the word of the show to new potential listeners through the magic of Apple's algorithms. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Brinstar (from Metroid)" by Isac Saleh (from Game Themes Cover Mix Vol. 1) -"The End (Reprise)" by Jack Wall & Sam Hulick (from Mass Effect) -"Downstream" by Shira Kammen (from Braid) -"It's All Over Now" by Willie Dixon -"A One-Winged Angel" by Nobuo Uematsu (from Final Fantasy VII).
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Fri, 30 October 2015
It's time for the great Spookytober Celebration! For your own safety, listen with the lights on. Week in Geek: Andrew plays the ludomodular board game, 504, while Dan wraps up Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Cthulhu Called, No One's Home: In the interest of Spookytober, Dan and Andrew return to famed horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft, and one of his most revered (and culturally important) stories, "The Call of Cthulhu," as well as discuss the really fun silent film version made by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. The Horror Returns: Andrew and Dan discuss what is likely the scariest of all horror movies: the not-very-good-but-hey-at-least-they-tried-something-different sequel! WARNING: contains discussion of Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The Doctor is IN: In light of the news that David Tennant would be returning to the role of the Doctor in audio form with Big Finish, Dan and Andrew discuss the interesting implications. Next Week: THE END! Video game endings, that is. Good ones, bad ones, weird ones, lack-of-ones. Endings are all over the place and, with games especially, carry a lot of emotional and narrative baggage with them so that it's nearly impossibly to please everybody. What are your thoughts about video game endings? Leave a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to also join the official Facebook and Google+ pages for updates and discussion. You may also e-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. Help spread the word of the show by leaving a review on iTunes. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Cthulhu Clock" by D. Bethel -"Triangles" by Reber Clark -"Halloween Theme - Main Title" by John Carpenter -"I Am the Doctor" by Jon Pertwee -"Halloweenhead" by Ryan Adams
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Fri, 23 October 2015
Spookytober is halted, briefly and partially, to address the time-traveling elephant in the room: October 21, 2015! Er, I mean, Back to the Future Day! Week in Geek: Andrew got a Playstation 4 and played Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and shot a lot of dudes while Dan saw Crimson Peak. BttFP2: To introduce Back to the Future Day, Dan and Andrew spend some time to talk about the overall legacy of Back to the Future, Part II. Predicting the Future: Andrew and Dan, in honor of the moment, spend some time talking about science-fiction predicting not only the far future, but the near future and what that tells us about...us. Dead By Dawn: Because it's Spookytober, Dan and Andrew discuss the first two films of the venerated Evil Dead franchise because, basically, they're the same movie told through two very different lenses. And that's weird. Next week we bring Spookytober to a close, so tune in for scary stuff, no doubt. Please leave any comments to the content of this episode at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to also join our official Facebook and Google+ pages. You may also e-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. If you want to help the show out, be sure to leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Main Title" & "End Titles" by Alan Silvestri (from Back to the Future Part II) -"Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News -"March of the Dead" by Danny Elfman (from Army of Darkness)
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