Windbreaker

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the growing popularity of lore-based media, and the increasing barrier to entry a lot of stories have.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat that old chestnut of difficulty in games, springboarding off the release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about AAA franchises, and whether or not their evolution lends to an inherent identity problem.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Frost and Marty catch Yahtzee up on all the big announcements from this weekend's Summer Game Fest showcases.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss what delineates a game from an experience.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss the 15th anniversary of Sucker Punch's Infamous, and chat about games/franchises they'd like to see make a comeback.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss the history of weird in games.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss the past, present, and future of secrets in video games.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss what goes into a good video game villain, and where some games stumble.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Jack chat with Ross Scott about games preservation and his Stop Killing Games  campaign. For more info on how to get involved check out the website at https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about what makes a good leveling system in games.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the worst things in their favorite games -- from Super Metroid’s wall-jumping, to the Okumura boss in Persona 5, to the final quarter of most From Soft games.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the history of save systems, the games that did it differently, and the ones that dropped the ball.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty celebrate the first day of April by having the tough conversations.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the role of microtransactions, and whether they can ruin an otherwise good game.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Frost and Marty pull out their crystal balls and try to predict the future of gaming.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Marty, Frost, and JM8 discuss the relationship between developers and players.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Marty, Frost, and JM8 discuss the unforgivable sins of video games.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty and Frost discuss video games and their use of superheroes.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty and Frost discuss video game side quests, and how they personally engage with them.

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This week's episode of Windbreaker is all about video game cities - from the most atmospheric, to the completely forgettable.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Marty, Frost, and Nick discuss the sunk-cost fallacy of finishing games... even if you're not enjoying them.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Jack joins Yahtzee and Frost to discuss the wildly popular games and genres that they just can't wrap their heads around. From idle farming sims to cookie clicker, exactly what is it about these things that keeps players hooked?

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the merits of remaking fan-favorite video games from the past, the remakes that have hit and missed over the years, as well as titles that are primed for the remake treatment. 

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the past, present, and future of the metroidvania genre.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about grinding in games, and what separates the good kind that keeps us coming back for more, versus the bad kind that makes us want to walk away.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty reflect on what they want to see from gaming in 2024, from trends that need to die out, franchises that should return, and more power being given to the actual creatives.

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost and Marty dissect this year's 'The Game Awards' winners, announcements, random Hollywood celebrity appearances and the increasing commercialization of gaming's--  oh sorry, we're being told to wrap it up.   

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about their favorite individual game mechanics of 2023, including Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the Lovecraftian inventory management of Dredge, and the orb-hopping puzzles of Cocoon.  

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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss the state of modern games coverage, including the recent drama surrounding the blurry lines between professional critics, YouTubers, and influencers.

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Yahtzee Croshaw, Marty Sliva, and Sebastian Ruiz are back with a brand-new podcast on Second Wind! For this inaugural episode, the crew is joined by special guest Stephanie Sterling to discuss this year's Game Awards nominations. 

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