E14: Island

Desert island top three, GO! IKINARI! Podcast is a weekly discussion about games and the like, featuring two Americans and a Briton, all of whom live in Japan.

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E13: Begin/End

Discussion ventures well into the cinematic realm today as Jesse and Eric talk about their favorite beginnings and endings.

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E12: Jobs

Ever had a bad job? We have. By the way, this episode sounds way better than last week's.

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E11: Nerdwars

A white-knuckle battle royale over lasers, elves, teleporters and mithril.

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E10: Ninja

We geek out over ninjas in games, TV and movies.

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E09: Background

This episode is about all the aural and visual stuff going on in the background that helps make a game immersive, accessible, realistic or just pretty.

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E08: Japan

What's good and bad about being a gamer in Japan? We'll tell you.

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E07: Tropes

All that stuff in video games that doesn't make sense? Yeah, that's what we're talking about today. Sorry for the uneven audio quality in this episode! We're working on it.

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Episode 06: Kids

This week we talk about parenting as it relates to video games. And Jesse shares his Tokyo Game Show stories (and photos, if you watch the video version).

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Episode 05: YouTubers

Matt and Jesse recommend YouTube channels, game related or not, to each other. What about your favorites? Tell us! Otherwise it kind of feels like nobody's listening. Sad face.

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Episode 04: Loot

Jesse and Matt discuss loot and loot grinding in video games. Matt has fantasies about being powerful. Jesse wants to be able to carry more loaves of bread.

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Episode 03: PlayStation music

Jesse plays some of his favorite music from Sony PlayStation games. Sorry for the temporary change of format! Technical issues ruined our last attempt at recording. We'll be back next week with the usual discussion format.

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Episode 02: Flawed

Eric likes Mortal Kombat lore. Jesse calls the fountain a "bubbler." Matt would rather shoot werewolves.

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Episode 01: Scary

Eric, Jesse and Matt discuss what's scary and what's not in games and movies.

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Episode 00: Games as art

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In this, our pilot episode, Jesse and Eric discuss the artistic value of games ranging from the emotional manipulation of The Last of Us to the burger-fueled, Cold War intrigue of Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja.

You can also watch this and subsequent episodes in video format on Chorus, Isolate, Confirm's YouTube channel.