The Short Game
The Short Game
A podcast about video games that respect your time
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Jul 8, 2015 • 1h 45min
51: Her Story (with developer Sam Barlow)
Her Story by Sam Barlow (and starring Viva Seifert) is a game about a woman talking to the police. You are tasked with re-investigating a murder that took place in 1994 by watching a series...
Jul 1, 2015 • 51min
50: Framed
We’re back with our 50th episode, and for our golden anniversary as a show we’re talking about the stylish comic-book-turned-game, Framed for iOS. This game comes to us from Loveshack, a studio formed by refugees...
Jun 18, 2015 • 1h 6min
49: Apple Design Award Winners 2015
In what’s becoming a bit of a tradition, hosts Nate, Shane, and Laura discuss the six games that won Apple Design Awards at WWDC 2015. While this year’s awards seemed to focus on the use...
Jun 11, 2015 • 44min
48: Helldivers
Raygan and Shane fly solo this week as Raygan visits his bro-host in person! (Please forgive any dip in audio quality.) We discuss Helldivers for Playstation 4, Playstation 3, and Playstation Vita. Helldivers, from the...
Jun 4, 2015 • 2h 11min
47: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (with guest host Gary Butterfield)
In this special double-length episode, guest host Gary Butterfield of Watch Out For Fireballs! joins us to discuss The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. As you may know, Link Between Worlds is a...
May 27, 2015 • 60min
46: Hearthstone
Special guest Nate Heagy, founder and developer of Amuses Me Games and die-hard Hearthstone player joins us to discuss the hugely successful digital-native collectible card game from Blizzard. Hearthstone is a bit different from the...
May 13, 2015 • 1h 11min
45: Spring Thing 2015 – Interactive Fiction Festival
This week we talk about the entrants for this year’s Spring Thing interactive fiction festival. Spring Thing is an offshoot of IFComp that focuses on new works (they must debut as a part of the...
May 6, 2015 • 1h 6min
44: Katamari Damacy
Na Na, nanananana na na na Katamari Damacy! This week we’re rolling it all up and talking about this cult hit from 2004. One of the best pick-up-and-play games of that generation, Katamari Damacy still...
Apr 29, 2015 • 52min
43: The Unfinished Swan
This week we’re discussing The Unfinished Swan, an experimental first person exploration game on Sony platforms from Giant Sparrow. This is a really unique game with some incredible visuals and mechanics. Most famously, it begins...
Apr 21, 2015 • 39min
Life is Strange Book Club: Episode 2 – Out of Time
This week we’re releasing two – that’s right two episodes. This first one is a continuation of our Life is Strange book club. We eschew our regular format to return to the world of teen...
