Game of the Queer

Look we talk about Death Stranding for four friggin hours. No exaggeration. We talk about its gameplay, its themes, our thoughts on Hideo Kojima, and if we liked the game or not. (Which is honestly not an easy question to answer.) We had a hard time titling this episode so here's everything we came up with: - Skipping the Cutscenes is Praxis - Thousands of Dead Mothers to Rebuild the Internet - More Like Death STANDING [Around While People Talk At You] - Only America Can Save the World From Ghosts - I HATE YOU DIE-HARDMAN - Die-Hardman DIDN'T DIE HARD ENOUGH - How One Bisexual's Crimes Caused the Apocalypse - Kojima Didn't Know Death Stranding Is About the Exploitation of Labor - Like Mario and Princess Beach *jack off motion* - Ziplining over the Story - Peeing On Ghosts to Make Them Explode Simulator - aMeRiCa NeEdS yOu - Thank Me By Leaving Me Alone - - Welcome to Game of the Queer, a podcast about videogames hosted by Eli [they/them] and Doom [she/her] as they deep dive into games they want to talk about for an unreasonable amount of time. Follow the show at - https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer [https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer] And email us at - gameofthequeer@gmail.com

After a hiatus for the Three M's (Minecraft, Morrowind, and Minigolf) Doom and Eli took an evening to dip into Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days because it's a short game and Eli saw it on a stream. (Shoutouts to J [//JamsVirtual]amsVirtual https://www.twitch.tv/jamsvirtual ) What comes after is a discussion of what is honestly a pretty average game, and the kind of space a 6/10 or a 7/10 game should have in gaming. - - Welcome to Game of the Queer, a podcast about videogames hosted by Eli [they/them] and Doom [she/her] as they deep dive into games they want to talk about for an unreasonable amount of time. Follow the show at - https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer [https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer] And email us at - gameofthequeer@gmail.com

A new year is upon us, which means it's time for the Game of the Queer year-end retrospective awards! Doom and Eli have picked out their favorite (and not-so-favorite) games in a myriad of categories! It's our longest episode yet, so settle in, put on a bowtie, and get ready for the GOTQ 2021 awards, aka "THE QUEERS" - - Welcome to Game of the Queer, a podcast about videogames hosted by Eli [they/them] and Doom [she/her] as they deep dive into games they want to talk about for an unreasonable amount of time. Follow the show at - https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer [https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer] And email us at - gameofthequeer@gmail.com

This episode is a special treat because Eli and Doom discuss TWO indie games! The first is Uncanny Valley, a horror side-scroller that has a LOT of endings. It's also extremely janky. Then, they discuss 11:45 A Vivid Life, a narrative experiment game about a girl who steals an x-ray machine because she thinks her skeleton isn't hers. It's a weird and open-ended game, also with several endings! SHOW NOTES: Uncanny Valley on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/359580/Uncanny_Valley/ (also on Xbox & PS4) 11:45 A Vivid Life on itch.io - https://deconstructeam.itch.io/1145-a-vivid-life The original fake cartridge that was the inspiration for 11:45 - http://famicase.com/18/softs/149.html https://twitter.com/d_goryainov/status/993004512553021440 - - Welcome to Game of the Queer, a podcast about videogames hosted by Eli [they/them] and Doom [she/her] as they deep dive into games they want to talk about for an unreasonable amount of time. Follow the show at - https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer [https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer] And email us at - gameofthequeer@gmail.com

Doom and Eli make good on the promise of Indie games and this week they discuss Ikenfell, a western JRPG about a magic school. It's also an extremely queer game, leading to a lengthy discussion about their own queerness and queerness in videogames and media. SHOW NOTES: At approximately 1 hour, 1 minute, Eli is discussing the plot and mentions Petronella repeatedly when they mean Pertisia. This happens again at around 1 hour, 22 minutes. It's then pointed out and corrected by Doom at 1 hour 25 minutes. Apologies, listener. Eli was just way in their own head and got the names jumbled. - - Welcome to Game of the Queer, a podcast about videogames hosted by Eli [they/them] and Doom [she/her] as they deep dive into games they want to talk about for an unreasonable amount of time. Follow the show at - https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer [https://twitter.com/gameofthequeer] And email us at - gameofthequeer@gmail.com