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Overthinking Games

Overthinking Games

Overthinking Games is a podcast about what video games can teach us. We look at video games through an educational and critical lens.

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Ep: 52 Bigger Number Better Person

Overthinking Games ·

2025/03/06

Bigger Number, Better Person This week, we discuss our tried and true mantra of "bigger number, better person," its role in video games, and how it ties into real life, from support roles in Marvel Rivals, racking up kills on Warzone, merit-based pay, and good grades in school. Also discussed: Bokura, Magic the Gathering, and "The Case for Mars" If you have ideas for a topic you'd like us to discuss, or thoughts on this week's topic, send us an email! overthinkinggamespodcas...

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Ep 51: Procedural Generation

Overthinking Games ·

2025/02/23

The One Where We Forgot the Topic Was Procedural Generation Welcome to this week’s episode, where Katie brings a topic she doesn’t know much about, and everyone argues about definitions! No, really, this week we try to talk about procedural generation vs. curated design, and end up embroiled in roguelikes, as one does. Also mentioned: Final Fantasy 7, Marvel Rivals, and games that are boring but we love. If you have a better understanding of procedural generation and spent 20 minu...

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Ep 50: Life Lessons w/ @thegamingcaffe

Overthinking Games ·

2025/02/17

Katie wasn't here and show notes are hard. Theme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

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Ep 49: Accessibility w/ Rob

Overthinking Games ·

2025/02/11

This week, we are joined by special guest Rob Jonas, a vocational rehabilitation counselor, the original 3rd member of Overthinking Games and rehabilitation therapist, to talk about accessibility and gaming! Games discussed: Assassin's Creed, Star Wars Outlaw, Astrobot, Warzone (of course), Runescape (of course), Fromsoft Games, and a myriad other titles! Send us an email and tell us about your experiences with accessibility; what accessibility functions have made a difference for...

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Ep 48: Simulation

Overthinking Games ·

2025/01/20

Record Dec 6th, 2024Simulation This week, we discuss simulation in games; when is it fun, when is it tiresome?Why do we love to simulate eating and petting dogs? Is it the avaricious dragon of resource hoarding that lives within us all? In our Honorable Mention, we get unexpectedly into current events, and Dempsey is thinking about starting a cult.Let us know your thoughts on simulation Send us an email and let us know what you think about simulations, cults....but probably not cu...

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Ep 47: GOTY 2024 Happy New Year!

Overthinking Games ·

2025/01/06

It's our favorite time of year when we recap the greatest (and a few of the least great) games we played this year! Our GOTY list runs the gamut from new releases (Astrobot, anybody?) to golden oldies (The Long Dark came out HOW long ago?!), and everything in between. Join us as we gush over our favorite games, then send us an email with your favorite games or gaming experiences in 2024, and what games you're looking forward to in 2025! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com Find us on: App...

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Ep 46: Gaming with Non Gamers

Overthinking Games ·

2024/12/29

This week, we discuss gaming with nongamers; the joys, the pitfalls, and perhaps a system of progression to help nongamers join our ranks…One of us! One of us! Big shout out to Katie’s good friend, Ro, who embarked on her first video game adventure with Little Nightmares and made the experience all the richer for her unique perspective and enthusiasm! What’s the best game to introduce to nongamers? What game helped you bridge the gap to become a gamer?Send us an email and let us know! o...

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Ep 45: Games We Can’t Quit Playing

Overthinking Games ·

2024/12/15

This episode, we discuss what makes for a game you can’t quit playing. Whether it’s Warzone, RuneScape, or Slay the Spire, there are games we’ve put hundreds (thousands?) of hours into. What makes a thousand hour game? What is the pull that keeps us coming back, and why don’t these games tend to actually be our favorites? Join us as we dig into these questions and more. What game can you pour hours into? Is it your favorite game, and if not, what is? Let us know at the email below! overthinki...

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Ep 44: Status and Gaming

Overthinking Games ·

2024/12/05

This episode, we discuss the Game Awards, social status, and how good it feels to be in the know.In our Honorable Mention section, Dempsey tells us all about beavers…it’s interesting, and kind of bums us out at the same time. What game do you think should win Game of the Year?Send us an email and let us know! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.comFind us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Instagram/Tik TokTheme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

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Ep 43: Inspiration and Video Games

Overthinking Games ·

2024/11/24

Inspiration and Video Games"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working,.." - PicassoThis episode, we talk about the intersection between video games and real life, and the ways in which the two can influence or inspire each other. We also debut our new end-of-show segment which gives Dempsey some space to info dump whatever his current non-video game obsessions are, for Seth to geek out about Warhammer, and Katie talks about the book she's reading (Caliban's War!). What games ha...

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Ep 42: Inscryption (Full Spoilers)

Overthinking Games ·

2024/11/16

We talk about the game Inscryption. Email at overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.comFind us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Instagram/Tik TokTheme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

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Ep 41: Halloween 2024

Overthinking Games ·

2024/10/31

Spooky Season! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.comFind us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Instagram/Tik TokTheme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

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Ep 40: Spoiled About Spoilers

Overthinking Games ·

2024/10/22

Spoiled About Spoilers Can the fervent cry of “no spoilers!” go too far? Is it when our desire for novelty and discovery outweighs our desire for communal experience? Or is the individual experience of discovery a sacred journey that no spoilers should ever infringe upon? Maybe it’s somewhere in the middle…That’s our topic this week, along with an unusually lengthy and animated conversation about benevolent cult leaders and C.S. Lewis’ venture into science fiction.Leave us a review, and send ...

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Ep 39: Detroit: Become Human w/ The Gamers Drink

Overthinking Games ·

2024/09/01

Special guest Josh, @TheGamersDrink, joins the crew to deep dive into Detroit: Become Human!This episode is full of spoilers! If you haven’t played it yet, listen to insert time stamp, stop, play the game, then come back and join us for our dissection of this awesome game.What DOES it mean to be human?Share your reaction, thoughts, and hot takes of Detroit: Become Human to the email below! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.comFind us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Instagram/Tik TokTheme music ...

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Ep 38: A Year of Podcast

Overthinking Games ·

2024/08/13

Hard to believe, but a year ago (at the time of recording…not the date of this episode’s release) Dempsey, Seth and Katie embarked on a podcast adventure… To be real with you, Dempsey wanted to talk about Detroit: Become Human ahead of our special guest spoiler-ful episode, but Katie wouldn’t let him, because fresh takes are the best takes.So, instead, the team reflects on a year of podcasting, and what might come in the future.Leave us a review, and send us an email of what you’d like to see...

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Ep 37: Time Well-Wasted?

Overthinking Games ·

2024/07/08

Time Well-Wasted?Have you ever sat down to play a game and been hit with a case of the “I shoulds”? I SHOULD spend my free time in a more “productive” way, I SHOULD play a different game and clear my backlog, etc. etc.?What makes it time well-invested vs. time wasted? When is it time well-wasted? Who gets to decide the value? Join Seth, Katie and Dempsey as they try to figure it all out on this week’s episode!Leave us a review, and send us an email with your thoughts on today’s topic! o...

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Ep 36: Mini Games

Overthinking Games ·

2024/06/29

Side Mechanics & Mini-GamesWhether it’s Gwent from “The Witcher,” the hacking game in “Bioshock,” or the myriad of fishing minigames across so many genres, games are seldom only made up of their primary mechanic. What makes for a fun, meaningful side mechanic?When is it just fluff? That’s what we try to figure out in this week’s episode! Leave us a review, and send us an email, we’d love to hear your thoughts about your favorite minigames and side mechanics! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail...

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Ep 35: Subversion

Overthinking Games ·

2024/06/09

Subversion If a souls-like is not dressed like a souls-like, is it even a souls-like? “Another Crab’s Treasure” begs that question and is the jumping off point for our discussion of subversion in video games and media! Leave us a review, and send us an email, we’d love to hear your thoughts! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.comFind us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Instagram/Tik TokTheme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses

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Ep 34: Tend and Befriend

Overthinking Games ·

2024/06/02

Tend and Befriend vs. Fight or FlightIn this episode, we explore the topic of stress responses, framed in an article by Brie Code, previously a lead programmer for Ubisoft Montreal and now the head of True Luv Media, where she looks at the different responses people have to games, depending on their natural stress response. Find the article here: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/slouching-toward-relevant-video-gamesDo you notice your stress response? Does it impact which games you enjoy the most...

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Ep 33: Physical vs. Digital Games

Overthinking Games ·

2024/05/12

What can video games do that board games, tabletop games or other physical games can’t? What makes for a good video game and/or board game crossover? Also, Seth and Katie 100% thought this was going to be an episode about digital games vs. physical disks or cartridges, but Dempsey had more interesting questions, as per usual! What’s a board game you’d love to see adapted for video games, or the other way around? Send us an email with your thoughts! overthinkinggamespodcast@gmail.com Fin...

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