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 one! Twitter: https…

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 surp…

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 Tw…

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: http…

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 realit…

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 epi…

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,…

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…

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: h…

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.…

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

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 mechani…

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 Dam…

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…

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…

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 to…

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. …

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 abo…

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…

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 com…

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…

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.red…

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), fami…

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 ano…

This week we get into part two of DONTNOD's new title Tell Me Why. Talking points include: distribution of content, killer openings, unhelpful memories, unbearably tense document scenes, and Call of Duty Stuffed Men! This episode had some interesting discussions around what we picked and why so be sure to check those out. Stay tuned at the end for …

This week we took on a HUGE project for our four year anniversary. We made a tier list of EVERY GAME WE'VE EVER PLAYED. If you prefer a video version where you can see the list as it goes along check out the YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-InYv3lj1dI. This episode was a long one but we had a ton of fun discussing each game we've eve…

Join us once again as we dive back into that crisp DONTNOD pool for a look at Chapter 1 of their new Series: Tell Me Why. Talking points include: Wet children, the actual capital of Alaska, court ordered separation, trans representation in games, and the DONTNOD model of game. Stay tuned at the end for another dive into our new segment, Plant facts…

Finally! The UNDERTALE episode has arrived! We had our two favorite guests on to play Duncan's favorite game. We had a ton of fun discussing this and got into some in depth and fun conversations about it. This episode does not contain a summary of the game or story so be warned. Topics include: theming, the comedy styles, streaming syndromes, what …

This episode we took on sequels! What we look for in a good sequel, and what can and does go wrong. Topics include: sequels vs. franchises, our favorite sequels, what makes a quality sequel, sequel creep, retcon, and evolving game sequels / franchises! Stick around for our end goofs about Sephiroths extremely large katakana Opening Music Track: Hig…

We finally wrap up talking about Final Fantasy 7 Remake and discuss it's pacing, boss fights, politics, and third act twist. Special guest Josh joins us once again. Be sure to catch his stream at twitch.tv/jokogames. Twitter: @thoughtsfromp1 Twitch: Twitch.tv/ThoughtsFromPlayerOne Email: Thoughtsfromplayerone@gmail.com Facebook: Thoughts from Playe…

Join us this week as we discuss Virginia, the 2016 game by Variable State. Talking points include - Cinematography in games, character tropes, using score to set the tone, and your actual accurate chances of marrying a president if you live in Virginia. Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS) License his music from www.shoc…

Join Duncan, Alex, and friend of the show Josh, as they finally get back to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. This time we're discussing chapters 8 - 12 so feel free to listen along if you're past there. As a special treat, one of us has even volunteered to dislike Aerith to keep the discussion interesting! Talking points include: Robot arms, wild tonal …

This week we played Tacoma, a sci-fi game about investigating a space station with a special technology that allows you to view and hear the crews final moments. Topics include: polygonal connections, voyeurism, walking simulators, Gone Home, personal AI interaction, and space bungalows. Opening Music Track: High Spirits Composer: Bjorn A. Lynne (P…

This week we discuss watching others play games. We wanted to go deeper into other realms like watching friends play games in the past vs now or streaming but there was just way too much to talk about! Topic list / timestamps below! 5:30 Community Interaction and what we consume 13:45 How we feel about the games before and after we play them 22:00 …

Join us this week with our special guest Eliana from Story Singer Presents to take a look at WZOGI's Little Red Lie. "A contemporary adventure game about debt, family, and the truth about honesty." If you haven't played the game we did a quick story summary to catch you up to speed! Topics Include: family finances, breaking the 4th wall, current / …

Join us this week as we open the pages to Black Book: Prologue! A peek into the haunting and mysterious world of Slavic mythos! You play as a young sorceress traveling across the rural countryside as you aid commonfolk and battle evil forces, using a card-based combat system. Topics include: Mending culture into games, mixing rouge like and story g…

This week in No Controller Necessary our new topic series we talk about Nostalgia and it's effects on the games we used to and currently play. We tried a new style of intro that I'd appreciate if you checked out and gave us feedback on. Topics Include: 3-D Platforms, Remasters, Music, and a little bit of things we're nostalgic for. If you have any …

Join us this week as we tackle the first third of the long awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake! We only played/discussed the first 7 chapters so you don't need to have played beyond that to listen. Topics include: History with FF7, Childhood connections, Remakes in general, Jessie's mom's pizza, and Eco terrorism. Opening Music Track: High Spirits Compo…

We've emerged from our no-game Chrysalis into one of the best games we've played for this podcast. Please join us as we discuss Giant Sparrow's What Remains of Edith Finch. It's a master class in walking sims and a beautiful short treat to enjoy. Topics include, family, death, speculation of the various characters, and how badly we want to live in …

After 3+ years of recording we've finally reached the 100 episode (counting series that we didn't number) milestone! As a celebration we decided to release the lost 32 episodes. These are old tapes that Ducan found physically hidden away in his closet from way back when we either first started this podcast or were children, it's not totally clear. …

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Sorry if you downloaded the wrong episode! Join us this week as we fulfill a dark promise we made to give our thoughts on the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie. Was it a spin dash of a success or a egg flop... yeah? Please enjoy our thoughts on the Sonic The Hedgehog Movie. Also, for the first time ever, check out our new Youtube series "We MUST Build a Zoo…

This week we played Moe Era a new free visual novel by Comfy Company. Please join the fun as we tackle this visual novel with A LOT of ideas, some "interesting" choices, and a positive twist that left us with more questions than answers. Topics include: Work ethic, Literature, Doki Doki Literature Club, translations, depression, and info dumps. It …

After weeks of Alex incessantly yelling at everyone to play Outer Wilds we finally did it! Join us as we discuss it with extensive spoilers. Talking points include: The ultimate question, going into fugue states, problem solving frustrations, and transcendent video game endings. Be sure to check out our new Youtube series "We Must Build a Zoo" Open…

Join us this week as we talk about A Short Hike, a game by Adam Robinson-Yu about hiking up a mountain to get cellphone reception. It was a delightful experience clocking in at just around 2 hours, and is only a few bucks on Steam or itch.io so check it out. Talking points include: Hikers, comfort games, "Let's Gush!", and A-Tiny-Bird-Named-Claire.…

This week we close out 2019 with a conversation with Josh and Micheal about the games of this decade that have changed our perspective on games or our lives. It was so nice to talk about what shaped us as people and friends over the years. We talked about other topics as well, favorite 2019 game, the bummer award from this decade, as well as what g…

Today we wrapped up the story of the brother wolves, Sean and Daniel. We discussed the Life is Strange 2 finale and how we felt about both episode 5, and the series as a whole. I really want to thank Dontnod for making such a wonderful experience and conversation piece for us. Join us for discussions about the endings, David, the politics presented…

Join on on this very special occasion as Alex and Michael embark on their first ever episode without Duncan. Listen as they try desperately to find humor without the funny person on the show while talking about The Outer Worlds again. This time for real they discuss Groundbreaker, Roseway, and Scylla so feel free to listen along if you're at or pas…

Listen in on our thoughts on After Party! The latest game from Nightschool Studio. Milo and Lola are best friends who have died and need to out drink Satan?! Topics include: Gods Basement, the integrity of friendship, and of course really cool demons. Also alcohol is a topic in this episode/game just an FYI.…

This week special guest Michael joins us to discuss The Outer Worlds, the newest game from Obsidian. For this episode we only talk about events up through the end of the first world, Edgewater. If you haven't played more than that you can still listen along! Talking points include: Faceless Marauders, Directed environments, and difficult choices th…