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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
DF Chronicles Volume 2 – Salvation
My uncle Uli gave me advice before we left. Most of it turned out to be right, but that was mostly procedural stuff. He was wrong about migrant dwarves. Uncle Uli made it sound like they would just show up … Continue reading
Dwarf Fortress Chronicles: Volume 1 – Making Do
We are running out of cats to eat. This was not our (read: the expedition’s) first choice, though I am not complaining. Cats, and all of their component parts, are delicious. Oddly, the farmers are the only ones who complain … 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 027 – Mass Effect for Panthers and Mister Lil-Pat-on-the-Back
James got a Satan tattoo! Also, we recorded an episode – both things are news! Aaaaaand SPOILERS! This time we talk an awful lot about Mass Effect, Skyrim, and Fallout 3/New Vegas, and how those games in their various ways … Continue reading