As much as we love video games, the business practices around them can be repugnant. The ugly nature of capitalism is often in full effect, and normal people bear the weight of the greed and selfishness of corporations. This is Ill-Gotten Games, a podcast where we talk about the worst ways capitalism can poison our …
Jennifer Unkle and Allen Ibrahim make their way to the summit of Mt. Bur-Omisace, learning more about Fran and the inner workings of the Archadian Empire. Jen finally manages to get a handle on the combat, while Allen insists that even the game hates Vaan. ALLEN, After our last series of letters, I came close …
In our “let’s record a thing so we can create an RSS feed to submit to iTunes” episode, Ryan and Jen talk casually about old cartoons, movies, and childhood experiences. For our first real episode, we will be discussing the first two episodes of Code Lyoko, which can be found on YouTube! You can follow …
Hi, folks! It’s Jennifer again, and I’m posting the archive from our February 2018 Patreon stream. I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, tinkering with the audio settings, but I just couldn’t figure out how to get the audio and video to stay 100% synced. You’ll notice that the gunshot sounds start drifting …
As Jennifer Unkle and Allen Ibrahim continue their journey through Final Fantasy XII, Allen is swept up in the politics and finer details of this gorgeous, complex world, while Jen grits her teeth through several brutal bosses. JEN, I’m surprised by a lot of Final Fantasy XII. Its minute-to-minute structure reminds me of a linear RPG or …
This year, Jennifer Unkle and Allen Ibrahim decided to play through Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, a remastered update of the PS2 classic. While Jennifer had never played it before and Allen had some prior (if incomplete) experience, the two set out to chronicle their experiences through a series of letters. This first set …
Earlier this month, Colin, Kyrie and I booted up the brand-new Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and took turns punching each other for a few hours. Our last-minute idea, combined with the glacial speed of PSN downloads, meant our stream got started later than expected. But fighting games have a way of smoothing things out, and this …
CONTENT WARNING: The opening 10 minutes of this stream archive features a scene of child/spousal abuse from Wolfenstein II: The New Order. First, I’d like to apologize: I haven’t been great at getting these streams/video features up on time, and it’s something I’ll need to work on. On the upside, we have a backlog of videos that will …
The sampler of anime discussion continues! This is the second of two podcasts covering Recovery of an MMO Junkie, an anime about MMO gaming and the ways we express ourselves through games. In case you’re seeing this before the other episode: you should really listen to this podcast first, as the one you’re on now is …