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Pixel Therapy Pod

Pixel Therapy Pod

Pixel Therapy Pod is a monthly podcast and Let"s Play YouTube Channel queering and transcending video games for all kinds of gamers. We believe that games can serve as tools for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world around us— and we want to celebrate gaming in its many contexts: as a hobby; as an art form; as therapy. Learn more on https://www.pixeltherapypod.com/

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01:39:09

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother(s Remake)!

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2024/04/02

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, originally released in 2013 to critical and fan acclaim, transformed the way many people thought about what games could be and laid the groundwork for director Josef Fares' later explorations in cooperative mechanics (y'all may remember his title It Takes Two won Game of the Year in 2021!). Lovingly remade by Italian developer Avantgarden, critics have been torn on Brothers 2024 -- but we sure aren't! Join us as we re-traumatize ourselves on this heartbreaking adventure

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01:41:49

Love, Death + Ghosties in Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2024/03/12

Join us as we break down DON'T NOD's spiritual Vampyr successor, the doomed love story of ghost hunters Red and Antea in Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. 0:45 - Patreon shoutouts3:05 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin9:10 - Showtime's The Curse16:51 - discussion of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden beginsSide Questtinyurl.com/opolivebranchOperation Olive Branch is a grassroots collective effort to amplify Palestinian voices and their GoFundMes – visit the link to learn more or visit

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01:25:38

Story Craft: A Conversation with In Stars and Time's...

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2024/02/06

This week, we're so excited to welcome cartoonist, animator, and game developer Adrienne Bazir (she/they) into the studio to talk about their 2023 timeloop RPG, In Stars and Time!In Stars and Time is a turn-based RPG that follows a group of adventurers at the end of their journey to defeat a king slowly freezing the land in time. It's also a game about found family, snacks, cosmic indifference, and the power in knowing where you come from and embracing who you are. Safe to say it has us in a

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02:02:35

Pixel Therapy's Games of the Year 2023

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2024/01/09

Welcome to our third annual totally unserious end of year review! Let's dive into some of the games that we were especially delighted, transported, and inspired by in 2023. 3:27 - thank you!7:14 - 2023 in games - great games vs. terrible layoffs17:04 - recapping our year in games31:49 - our 2023 Top 5 games1:41:58 - honorable mentions1:48:32 - favorite character of the yearArticles Referencedhttps://www.theverge.com/24009039/video-game-layoffs-2023Side

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01:18:27

In Jusant and Chants of Sennaar, It's the Climb

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2024/01/02

As we close out a difficult year, two great games with interesting parallels remind us to keep it pushing -- with profound meditations on what happens when we look away from the world and from each other. In Rundisc's Chants of Sennaar, a hooded protagonist strives to reach the top of a mysterious tower while decoding language barriers that have kept its inhabitants isolated for generations. In Don't Nod's Jusant, a young climber scales an abandoned mountain in a treacherous journey to restore

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01:10:21

In Thirsty Suitors, Maximalism Meets Emotional Maturity

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2023/11/28

Jala Jayaratne is a bisexual mess! In Outerloop Games' Thirsty Suitors (published by Annapurna Interactive), she skates, cooks, and battles her way through emotionally intense psychodrama encounters with her exes on the path towards accountability and redemption. You know, your classic visit home. Join us as we gush over this absolutely gorgeous game and dive into its endearing emotional depth and celebration of queer truth!Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our upcoming

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01:27:12

Sailing Towards Utopia in Saltsea Chronicles

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2023/10/31

Nautical nonsense is absolutely something we wish -- and we never want it to end. Especially when it comes to Die Gute Fabrik's latest narrative adventure masterpiece, Saltsea Chronicles! Join us as we dive into a game full of riches to share, lessons to teach, and mechanics that continue to reimagine and expand what a "visual novel" can be. 4:09 - Our Flag Means Death S2 reactions (no spoilers!)7:50 - Fingersmith and The Handmaiden15:24 - Saltsea Chronicles discussion beginsRemember to subscribe to

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01:55:51

It's a Megagame Extravaganza! Baldur's Gate 3 vs...

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/10/03

It's a beefy one this week, bois and gworls! Join us as we dive into the year's biggest RPGs -- Larian Studios' long-awaited Dungeons and Dragons adventure Baldur's Gate 3, and Bethesda's much-hyped interstellar action installment Starfield, its first new universe in 25 years! PLUS: We're livestreaming now! Check us out on YouTube, and thanks for all of your support! 4:55 - Patreon shoutouts7:20 - Spencer's big surprise11:02 - The triumphant return of Mr. Peepers 💀13:29 - Starfield and Baldur's

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01:22:27

In Stray Gods and Goodbye Volcano High, a Spectrum of...

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2023/09/05

An end-of-summer extravaganza of queer coming-of-age narrative adventure musicals was not on my bingo card for 2023, but here we are and we're not complaining about it! Join us as we explore two games that could not be more different in their tone and execution, but are linked by coincidental parallels in the form of two player characters striving to understand themselves and their respective worlds through song (and maybe kiss someone along the way). Check out KO_OP's Goodbye Volcano High and

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01:21:31

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is a Same Same (But...

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/08/15

Thanks for your patience on our slightly-longer than usual episode break! We're so happy to be back with each other and all of you for a deep dive into Night School Studio's Netflix-produced Oxenfree II: Lost Signals! Who doesn't love a good end-of-summer multi-dimensional haunting? Spoiler warning: Light spoilers for the first Oxenfree throughout, as well as very light story spoilers for Oxenfree II.1:04 - Patreon shoutouts7:29 - First class travel14:47 - Oxenfree IIdiscussionSide

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01:13:25

A Vivid Sense of Place in Dordogne's Hand-Painted Escape

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2023/07/18

Cannes Award-winning director and animator Cedric Babouche crafts a cinematic feast for the senses in sun-soaked Dordogne, a bite-sized narrative adventure from his studio Un Je Ne Sais Quoi and Umanimation and published by Focus Entertainment. Join us as we explore a summery tale about family wounds and childhood memories that may not deliver on all of the plot points it sets up but provides a rich backdrop to explore an idyllic portrait of the French countryside -- perfect for a quiet afternoon,

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01:26:45

Wandering Alone, Linked Together in The Legend of...

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2023/06/27

There's no better way to close out Pride Month than crying about The Legend of Zelda, in our opinion. Join us as we dive into Tears of the Kingdom, the latest entry in Nintendo's storied, cyclical, ever-endearing saga starring a princess, a hero, a land alive with history, and the players who love them. 0:50 - Patreon shoutouts!2:35 - Are y'all watching The Bear?!9:53 - Tears of the Kingdom discussionArticles referenced: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: the Kotaku Review by Carolyn Petit -

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01:45:29

More Like Horizon Forbidden West: Slow-Burning...

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2023/06/06

Join us as we soar upon a Sunwing into Guerilla Games' long-awaited epilogue to 2022's Horizon Forbidden West, among the sun-soaked Burning Shores of post-post-apocalyptic Los Angeles! It's both a bittersweet final adventure with the late, great Lance Reddick and a new kind of journey for the emotionally distant Aloy we've all come to know and love. PS - Happy Pride! 3:35 - Let's get into the PlayStation Showcase!24:49 - Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores discussion29:00 - The next-gen-ness of

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01:28:14

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is the Horny Card Battler...

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/05/16

I was an agender explorer in a polycule with a hot alien and a goth loner. I was a lesbian scientist who betrayed my lover to save our home, my relationship torn apart by regret and shame. I was a queer botanist who saved our space colony from famine and discovered an ancient civilization. I was all of these people and more in Northway Games and Finji's award-winning I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, released in 2022! Join us as we dive into this story-rich and lovingly rendered RPG/life sim!2:56 -

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01:26:02

Persona 3 Portable is 14 Years Old and Still Serving

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/04/11

CONTENT WARNING: Persona 3 Portable contains themes and imagery of death and suicide that are discussed in this episode. Break out your eyeliner, let your hair down (preferably over one eye), and dust off your PSP (RIP) -- it's time to dive into everyone's favorite emo high school RPG: Persona 3 Portable!!! It's like Pokémon, if the protagonist wandered into Hot Topic and got REALLY into My Chemical Romance. In the best way. P3P is messy, intense, a little cringe, and a little silly -- but its

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01:21:19

HBO's The Last of Us Spoilercast!

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/03/23

Let's get into it! This episode contains spoilers for both Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part I and HBO's television adaptation starring Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal. This episode brought to you by Dunkin' oat milk macchiatos and Jamie's slow descent into tsundere romance anime. 0:37 - Patreon shout-outs and check-ins!6:43 - Reflecting on 10 years as TLOU fans and initial thoughts on the adaptation21:12 - About that ending...41:15 - Is TLOU the "greatest story ever told in video games?"43:23 - On

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01:30:25

SEASON: A Letter to the Future is Everything, and to...

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/03/14

This week we're covering Scavengers Studio's SEASON: A Letter to the Future, where a bike riding journey to make an apocalyptic scrapbook had us examining the connectedness of all things and turning to the teachings of Octavia Butler, Grace Lee Boggs, and Renata Price's excellent review for Waypoint to wrap our heads around its poignant, heartwrenching message. Join us in the space between storytelling and memory as we explore this incredible game! 0:58 - Patreon shoutouts and intros11:58 -

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01:15:33

Love at the End of the World in A Space for the Unbound

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/02/21

This week we're all about Mojiken Studio and Toge Productions' A Space for the Unbound: a slice-of-life adventure game with beautifully detailed pixel art set in rural Indonesia in the late 1990s - following high school sweethearts Atma and Raya as they grapple with coming of age as their world falls apart and the very fabric of reality is tested. Ah, youth! CONTENT WARNING: A Space for the Unbound includes depictions of anxiety, depression, and suicide which are discussed during this episode.0:53 -

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01:13:55

Peeling Back the Layers of Pentiment's 16th-Century...

Pixel Therapy Pod ·

2023/01/31

Yes, the horrors are indescribable, but you've got to serve. Join us as we dive into Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment, a painstakingly detailed medieval murder mystery that reminds us that time is a flat circle (and what we know of history is often from just one perspective...). Meanwhile, Spencer's falling in love with Murder, She Wrote, Jamie's bingeing Hacks, and everyone is gagged over HBO's The Last of Us!4:25 - What is this, TV Therapy? 17:39 - Pentiment discussionSide

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01:10:45

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a Queerplatonic Polycule

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2023/01/10

New year, still queer! Spencer and Jamie kick off 2023 with some new directions for the show. Then Spencer tries to communicate the life-changing magic of FuturLab's PowerWash Simulator, which is cheaper than therapy and basically just as effective, while Jamie unpacks the extremely earnest and undeniably queer energy of Marvel's Midnight Suns from Firaxis Games. 0:57 - Intros & catch-ups7:23 - 13 Going on 30 does NOT hold up14:27 - BREAKFAST PIZZA?!19:10 - PowerWash Simulator discussion 37:07 -

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