Author Archives: milesgaborit
Episode 036 – Podcasting Makes You Weird
Oh wow. This episode is like 80% ramble and some other percent game talk…but it’s pretty darn entertaining nonetheless. Show producer Tori Brewster joins us, fresh from pitching her TV show to many hotshot bigdeal showbiz types in LA, to … Continue reading
Episode 035 – In Which We Attempt to Discuss Play Culture
We dive right into talking about different flavors of play-culture at the various gaming tables we frequent (spurred by Miles having had what he recognizes now as his first true traditional gaming experience at kids D&D club with his daughter). This … Continue reading
Episode 034 – Problematic Media at Unpredictable Intervals
One of the central survival strategies of the wild Self-Critical Hits is it’s unfathomable and irregular schedule. We get right at it this week, joining our intrepid hosts in mid-conversation about the not-so-recent-yet-depressingly-ongoing fake geek girls crap. After Tanya drops … Continue reading
Episode 033 – Making Things Up (or not so much)
In this episode we jump right into the topic of improvisation and creating fiction in games. We talk about why some players may be more disposed to proactively make story, how some games may scare players away from being creative … Continue reading
Episode 032 – The PAX 2012 Affair
We talk through our varied, yet universally lovely, experiences at PAX – the magic we made and the games we played. Included is an update on the annual Utilikilt count (Utilikount) and it’s near destruction(!), a couple of videogames, and … Continue reading
Episode 031 – Let’s Get Uncomfortable
We recorded this on the street corner. An intimate little episode this time out. James and Miles talk about games that promote thought and discussion on important, but sometimes uncomfortable, topics. This boils down to (more) talk about Dog Eat … Continue reading
Episode 030 – Marvel RPG & PAX Making Us Hot
Our 30th episode goes not with a bang, but a whimper…well, more like a throaty groan really. It’s kind of a “come hither” thing… This time on Self-Critical Hits we give some brief mini-reviews of The Dark Knight Rises (The … Continue reading
Episode 029 – BREAKING! Go Play NW & Scientology
SPOILERS for Legend of Korra in this episode – watch out! We are all over the map in this surprisingly journalistic installment of Self-Critical Hits. David gives a lengthy and glowing review of the new-ish Walking Dead video games, Miles … Continue reading
#DnDLast – A Gentle Rant
I don’t think I’m alone in having hoped that DnDNext – as Wizards of the Coast has asked the world to refer to the 5th edition of D&D – would be some kind of revelation, bringing all kinds of great, … Continue reading
Episode 028 – Dog Eat Dog Actual Play + Tobin’s Instant Indian Food Review
WARNING: There is potentially triggering stuff in this episode – specifically, the aftermath of a rape and murder. If this bugs you, we’re totally sorry – we didn’t really know it was going to happen until it happened. A special … Continue reading