Episode 6: Stardew Valley

Episode 6: Stardew Valley

Today we are looking at a game that casts a wide shadow in the world of indie video games. Let's Talk Stardew Valley.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: Forever Friend Bright Ideas A Greater Love Isola Bella Sources: Stardew Valley: Pushing The Boundaries of Farming RPGs [https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2016/02/stardew-valley-pushing-the-boundaries-of-farming-rpgs] The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley [https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/g-s1-44510/the-legacy-and-future-of-the-farming-game-stardew-valley] Still Growing Strong: Eric Barone on the Success of ‘Stardew Valley’ Nearly a Decade Later [https://www.425magazine.com/profiles/eric-barone-stardew-valley-anniversary-interview/article_f6caf459-9daf-4fa4-815c-a83e5c28234f.html] "you notice how far you’ve come instead of how far it is left to go" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or3aeINvJEg] ConcernedApe on X [https://x.com/ConcernedApe/status/1815278461269000401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Stardew Valley 10-year Anniversary Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geiTg6Z7w3A&t=805s]   Feel free to reach out to me at jacklovesgamespodcast@gmail.com. I also have a Tumblr [https://www.tumblr.com/jacklovesgamepodcast] where I posted updates and reblog fan art.

Episode 5: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Today we stepped out into the wide and vast world of AAA Gaming as we talk about our first non-indie game. Let's Talk Breath of the Wild.   Side Note: It occurs to me that I never really defined what a AAA Game is in the Podcast itself. It's a largely informal/marketing term to define games made by or at least distributed by major publishers in the video game industry. Usually these games are defined by large budgets and big marketing pushes. However, their is a lot of arguments to be made that the distinction between AAA and Indie is largely arbitrary in our modern day (the channel Extra Credits [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DP8nyIwdbQ] actually did a really good write up on the subject). So really, AAA is about budget, marketing, and vibes.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: Emerald Isle Best Adventure Ever Meltwater   Sources: Some of the problems with the AAA Gaming Industry [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUJZ7wYykOYzppWRhLUT_wBIhpMdVNv0e] Can You Beat Breath of the Wild Without Climbing? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6ub-Z7snI] Could a Human Beat BOTW [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJsEQUtahtNW3nNV_3Wqm3uIlzPdMSw5A] How Long to Beat [https://howlongtobeat.com/game/38019] Speedrun.com [https://www.speedrun.com/botw?h=Any-Normal_Mode-1-0-1-7&x=vdoq4xvk-j84q62n9.9qjw2z01-yn262ojl.q65kmgnl] Design Philosophies Behind Breath of the Wild’s World [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/design-philosophies-behind-breath-of-the-wilds-world-revealed-in-new-developer-interview/] "I could be done now" [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/knmgQU5uWH8]   Feel free to reach out to me at jacklovesgamespodcast@gmail.com. I also have a Tumblr [https://www.tumblr.com/jacklovesgamepodcast] where I posted updates and reblog fan art.

Episode 4: Cassette Beasts

For Episode 4, we're going to dive into a game that acted as my gateway to the larger world of Monster Collecting games. Let's Talk Cassette Beasts.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'Bright Ideas' 'Moments in Time' 'Make it So' 'Ecstasy'   Sources: Adam Millard - The Architect of Games [https://www.youtube.com/@ArchitectofGames] Making monsters out of myths with the Cassette Beasts dev [https://www.pockettactics.com/cassette-beasts/interview] Cassette Beasts Video Game Composer Joel Baylis [https://switchbitchnoise.com/interview-cassette-beasts-video-game-composer-joel-baylis] Cassette Beasts Dev On Doing What Pokémon Doesn't In A Zelda-Inspired Overworld [https://www.nintendolife.com/features/cassette-beasts-dev-on-doing-what-pokemon-doesnt-in-a-zelda-inspired-overworld]   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to jacklovesgamespodcast@gmail.com

Episode 3: Tadpole Treble (Encore)

With Episode 3, I think it's time we talk about a game that I actually used for my test episode of the podcast. Let's Talk Tadpole Treble.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'Best Adventure Ever' 'Building Blocks' 'Meltwater' 'Hopes for Tomorrow' 'Always on a Journey' 'Emotional Wilderness'   Sources: Tadpole Treble Encore Developer Premium Interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK59Lhi_-nU] My second quote was from an email   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to jacklovesgamespodcast@gmail.com

Episode 2: TOEM A Photo Adventure

For our second episode, let's stop and take things slow so we can all get a clear photo of TOEM.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'Building Blocks' 'Emotional Wilderness' 'Forever Friends' 'Eco Project' 'Sunbeam'   Sources:  TV's Bingewatching Model Is...  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RgI1yH2_ys] Not Camera Shy – TOEM Interview  [https://gamingtrend.com/interviews/toem-interview/] Postmortem: TOEM [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/postmortem-toem] Beats & Bleets Episode 9: TOEM [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Bkq9ZCGDtUVmNJo3Q6vqR?si=0a3467a1630a4ea0&nd=1&dlsi=0e7135df532149c9]   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to jacklovesgamespodcast@gmail.com