We're back closing it out with chapter 5 of Life is Strange True Colors! This was recorded right after episode 4 so we just get right into it! Talking points include: Choice propaganda, Life is Strange power rankings, and the strongest opening to an episode in the series. Super glad to have been able to spend some time with this...

We're back chatting about chapter 4 of Life is Strange True Colors! This is our shortest episode yet because chapter 5 took us like 2 hours so we didn't want to combine them! Talking points include: Giving stolen evidence to cops, lackluster romance options, and just what in tarnation that Jed character is up to and how stupid we are for being surprised by it. Check in with us next week for Chapter...

We're back chatting about chapter 3 of Life is Strange True Colors! Talking points include: LARPing, importance of emotions, a kid who understands my desire to have nothing focused on me, flirty flirts, and some witchy facts. Check in with us next week for Chapter 4!    Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Twitch: Twitch Email: [email protected]     Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne...

We're back chatting about chapter 2 of Life is Strange True Colors! This episode was recorded immediately after we recorded episode 1 so it has an energy. Talking points include playing Foosball, great NPC reactions, the literally funniest story of all time, and Alex's first True Colors Cry!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Twitch: Twitch Email: [email protected]     Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer:...

Right on time for our 5-year anniversary we're back with another deep dive into Life is Strange! This time we're looking at the first chapter of True Colors, the new entry to Deck Nine. Join us as we rapidly remember we have so much to say about this franchise! Talking points include: cinematic framing of shots, Character depth, marketing vs reality of this Alex Chen's powers, and comparing Life is Strange...

Hey everyone! After a long break we're happy to be back with Twelve Minutes! A star studded cast with fascinating time loop mechanics wrapped around a murder mystery. Come listen to our break down and thoughts of the story, polarizing ending, and mechanics that Twelve Minutes brings to the table.   Also thank you Nick for our Science fact for the episode, you really hit the mark on that one....

This week we're discussing the second half of Nier Replicant, we're joined by our special guests Josh  and The Unstumpable Michael to see how ending A wraps up. If you want to catch up on the story we're breaking it down into chunks and discussing throughout highlighting certain aspects of the game and narrative. Topics include: Takes on the ending, predictions, optional side quests, and an uncomfortable game of f**k, marry, kill!  Stay tuned til the end for Josh's Anime Recommendation...

This week we played Heaven Will Be Mine, a visual novel about three female mech pilots tearing through space, battling, flirting, making out, and fighting for what they believe in. The game contains Poetic and dense writing about themes surrounding LGBTQ+, discrimination, space, and what it means to be human. This one was right up our alley! If you've never played it we do summarize it as best we can! Topics include: conquering challenging writing, representation styles, ending...

Take your hands right off that controller and join us this week as we dive on in to talk about some older games we've been playing both on stream and off. Talking points include: Game design updates, streaming older games for the first time, the Nier Remaster, and making a website for your dog.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Twitch: Twitch Email: [email protected]   "Ad" Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers -...

The remaster of Nier Replicant is here and boy we really picked apart this first act! We're joined by our special guests Josh  and The Unstumpable Michael to see what's really going on in this one. If you want to catch up on the story we're breaking it down into chunks and discussing throughout highlighting certain aspects of the game and narrative. Topics include: Why does Michael hate Yonnah? XBOX360 era design, Women in their UNDERGARMENTS, and predictions for the 2nd act!  This is part 1...

Heyyy it's Alex and Duncan =].  We recorded another AWESOME episode of TFP1!!! This week we talked about Kyle Seeley's Emily is Away

This week we finally talk about a game that Alex has had his eyes on for a while now, Maquette. We also take some time to say farewell to season 6(?) as Plant Facts from Michael goes on hiatus for a bit and a new season closer starts taking shape. Talking points this time include: Just being so dang quirky, who exactly is Ron Howard, puzzle mechanics as a storytelling mechanism, and steam speedruns disguising themselves as walkthroughs....

This week we just took it easy! Hey can you blame us? We work so incredibly hard.  This episode we discussed some games we've been playing that don't really need a full spot on the podcast.  Alex also brings an interesting topic to the table about talking through the media you consume (really interesting stuff here folks).  Games include: Katamari Damacy, Dyson Sphere Project, Monster of the Week, Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Valheim, and...

We're back this week and delving deep into the sci-fi stealth action in Echo by Ultra Ultra, a game we both desperately wanted to love. Talking points include: Limited story context, great ideas vs execution, and like 15 minutes on Detective Pikachu to tie it all together.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/ Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Twitch: Twitch Email: [email protected] All music from DANGANRONPA:...

From stream to Podcast we're talking all things DANGANRONPA V1! We wanted to take some time to finalize our thoughts on this game and put it out to our podcast folks.  Talking points include: predictions, additive fun through riffing with a friend, self-aware nonsense, an actual class trial, predictions, and what makes this game so loveable.     Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/ Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Twitch:...

Shadows may only die twice, but Nick joins our podcast thrice to discuss Fromsoft's latest title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. This time featuring an actual story and characters to discuss! Alex and Nick talk about: Using background worldbuildling to set up foreground events, blocking offensively, characters actually speaking to each other, and the top and bottom bosses of Sekiro.   Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music...

This week Duncan calls in sick so Alex and Nick pick up the mantle by continue talking at length about Fromsoft games, this time covering Dark Souls 1 and 3. Talking points include: player impact on the world, a great deal of slander on the gargoyles, and like 45 minutes of discussing how the world of Dark Souls is dead and how that makes us feel.   Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from www.shockwave-sound.com   Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For...

Woah! It's 2021 and to kick that off we have started the month of Fromsoft! Starting off with the Gothic hack n' cry hit Bloodborne.  We're joined by Alex's brother Nick who will be a regular for the month of From.  Check it out to hear our opinions on the plethora of bosses, difficulty options, theme changes, ways to play, and general complaints about how I'M NOT BAD THE GAME IS...

This episode we started off with a game show about Metacritic scores. We also went into what games we enjoyed this 2020 and how we play games now up against other years. Come listen in and play along at home!  Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/ Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Email: [email protected]   Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music...

This week we took a look at The Hex, a fourth wall breaking game where you help five game characters from separate franchises solve a murder! (There's a bit more too it).  We also took some time for Games Giving to be thankful for some of the games we've been playing with a very new spectral special guest.  Other topics include - Game development commentary, the merits of modding, stories with literal game characters, and...

We've got a slightly different episode for you this time around. Duncan is out, so resident plant fact expert Michael is taking up the reins to talk at length with Alex about Divinity Original Sin 2, a game they played over 400 combined co-op hours in. Afterwards they chat briefly about Baldurs Gate 3, the new game by Larian Studios. Talking points include: RPG mechanic implementation, Companion Tier Lists, Co-op narrative games, and all the ice you can slip on.   Opening Music Track: High...

Join us for another of our "world famous" Halloween episodes as we discuss Fran Bow, the 2015 adventure game by KillMonday Games. Talking points include: Skeletons with top hats, childhood traumas, standard horror tropes, and wild guesses at what was actually going on in the story. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtsfromp1 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne/ Discord: https://discord.gg/69JNc4R Email: [email protected]   Plant Facts Track: Too Cool For...

This week we talked about the latest and greatest from Super Giant Games.  Hades is a unique take on both rogue-likes and Greek mythology that swept us away with it's massive array of well voice acted dialogue snappy fun action, and so much charm.  Talking points include:  Making rouge-like stories work, a floating Gorgon head (you know the one), familial ties and relationships (as gods), rouge-like post game, and a relevant plant fact to wrap it all...

This week we dive back in for the final chapter of the Tell Me Why trilogy by DONTNOD. Talking points include: poorly timed achievement popups, gamifying emotional distress, a lot of impressions of Sam, realistic drinking animations, and not whether or not DONTNOD really committed to talking about the issues they bring up. We also continue with another fascinating plant fact by Michael! Also, as an editors note for those who listen to the end, I want to be clear that we understand the quote...