Sinopsis
Talk This! is a bi-weekly podcast about video games, old and new. Each episode, hosts Emma and Madelyn Paquette host a lively debate about two random video games (one old and one new) and then subsequently make up their own by mashing the best elements of each.
Episodios
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Ep 95. Mirror to the Wattam
06/09/2020 Duración: 55minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Mirror's Edge and Wattam which go together like a nose and a top hat. Also featuring our bad reaction times, playing co-op games with kids, and the terrible sensation of falling.
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Side-Quest 91. Time Sure Keeps on Going
30/08/2020 Duración: 59minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about what they've been playing for the last six weeks and what do you know? It's more than just Animal Crossing. Also featuring powerful plants, the Wipeout-style appeal of Fall Guys, and the endless march of the clock.
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Ep 94. Abe's Disco World
23/08/2020 Duración: 01h07minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Disco Elysium and there's just generally a lot of unintentional, somewhat comical death. Also featuring how taking off your pants increases your stats, refreshingly intentional politics, and what works as a TV show.
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Side-Quest 90. Let's Get Escapist
16/08/2020 Duración: 01h08minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about games as escapism and reveal themselves as to-do list fanatics. Also featuring throwing molotovs, Fire Emblem University, and power fantasy 101.
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Ep 93. Don't Cross Mama!
09/08/2020 Duración: 01h04minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Cooking Mama and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and also that Tamogotchi game for the DS, man that was a good game. Also featuring the whole Cookstar situation, Emma forgetting Puddles, and tool breaking points.
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Side-Quest 89. Take It Slow, Or Fast
02/08/2020 Duración: 01h06minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about pacing in games, especially the dreaded question...are games too long? Play horror movie sting. Also featuring a throwback, the benefit of game-like elements, and distractions before the main mission.
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Ep 92. Zero Escape From the Maneating Shark!
26/07/2020 Duración: 50minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and Maneater and go deep into shark psychology. Also featuring pseudoscience vs wrong science, the localization of puns, and Stinky Pete.
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Side-Quest 88. Ex-Gatcha SOLDIER
19/07/2020 Duración: 56minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about what they've been playing for the last six weeks and make plans to destroy their sisterly relationship with Overcooked 2. Also featuring the lure of the gatcha, the dreaded Joycon drift, and how much Rean kinda sucks.
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Ep 91. What the Borderlands?
12/07/2020 Duración: 59minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Borderlands and What the Golf and wonder how many people are wearing full Borderlands masks to encourage social distancing. Also featuring a dude in a strange land with strange forces, subway philosophers, and how somebody would golf Naruto.
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Side-Quest 87. The Mad Funny Genre
05/07/2020 Duración: 53minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about how we talk about video game genre and how everything is an action-adventure if you think about it. Also featuring missed connections, the draw of short episode lengths, and why Soulslike is a solid descriptor.
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Ep 90. Dreams or A Premonition
28/06/2020 Duración: 59minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Deadly Premonition and Dreams, both games that reveal the darkness within the human psyche. Also featuring York on a skateboard, ownership issues, and putting a game engine in your brain.
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Side-Quest 86. Get Reviewed
21/06/2020 Duración: 01h05minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about what makes a good game review and rage against the Metacritic machine. Also featuring Adam Sandler, the end of Die Hard, and spoiler culture.
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Ep 89. Duke of Katanas
14/06/2020 Duración: 01h53sIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Duke Nukem and Katana Zero and make exponentially more butt jokes than usual. Also featuring lying to therapists, one man's love for Oprah, and working mirrors.
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Side-Quest 85. Everybody Do the Mario
07/06/2020 Duración: 01h08minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about what they've been playing for the last six weeks and fall into the world of the Mario live action TV show. Also featuring exploding particle effects, time travel theories, and how to add to your backlog while supporting BLM.
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Ep 88. Big Brain Daemon
31/05/2020 Duración: 46minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk Big Brain Academy and Daemon X Machina and bemoan the light weights of their brain. Also featuring the immense power of Dr. Lobe, the appeal of giant robots, and whether your brain is hot.
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Side-Quest 84. All Your Ear are Belong to Us
24/05/2020 Duración: 57minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about the translation and localization process for video games and are generally baffled by how any translation ever gets finished ever. Also featuring the ten words of Japanese we know, angry Twitter mobs, and making things sound more metal.
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Ep 87. Ori & the Blue Robot
17/05/2020 Duración: 57minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about Mega Man and Ori & the Will of the Wisps and dismiss the question of whether robots have souls. Also featuring Xbox Game Pass, terrible western box art, and Guns & Roses references.
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Side-Quest 83. Emotional Orchestras & Other Bops
10/05/2020 Duración: 55minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about video game soundtracks and find that their taste is utterly predictable for their brands. Also featuring all the versions of Dearly Beloved, intense Latin choirs, and lively karaoke interjections.
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Episode 86. Hike of the Saints
03/05/2020 Duración: 49minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about Saints Row and A Short Hike and wonder where exactly the aliens came from. Also featuring the hunt for 400 coins, surprisingly progressive design, and the joy being virtually outside.
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Side-Quest 82. Infinite Screen Time
26/04/2020 Duración: 58minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks in gaming, how much they've done, and yet how small a dent they've put into their backlog. Also featuring broken watering cans, how much we