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Describing The Skybox

Describing The Skybox

WELCOME TO DESCRIBING THE SKYBOX! We are a fortnightly, book club-styled podcast in which we attempt to go in-depth on an individual video game and figure out what makes it unique. Episodes are around an hour to an hour and a half long and primarily feature free form discussion on themes and mechanics present in each episode’s titular game. Bear in mind that we are not reviewers, so as far as we critique the games at hand, our intent is not to convince you to play any particular work. SPOILER

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01:38:15

Episode 93 - Regenerating Biofoam - Halo: Combat Evolved

Describing The Skybox ·

2020/05/30

Did you sleep well? No thanks to your podcasting, yes. Welcome back to a moderately special episode of NOCLIP! JJ has returned to discuss Halo: Combat Evolved. The first game in one of the unarguably largest game franchises in history, Halo really brought the first person shooter to consoles in a way that managed to popularize the genre much more universally than had been accomplished in the past. While this growth really hit a fever pitch with the accessibility of online multiplayer through

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00:53:31

NOCLIP Pocket E23 - Squinched Face - Zeno Clash

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2020/05/18

Pig? No, it’s not just a pig. It’s my podcast. Welcome back to NOCLIP Pocket! Today, we’re going to be talking about Zeno Clash, which is an episode idea that started as legitimate suggestion, to a running joke, and finally to reality. The game is a first person game that switches between shooting and melee combat, but definitely gives the brawling the lion’s share of attention when it comes to depth. And while the combat is interesting, the aesthetic design is what really brings the game

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02:01:52

Episode 92 - The Worst Penthouse Forum - Divinity...

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2020/04/26

Welcome back to the podcast! Chad will be sitting out of todays episode and in his place Andy will be joined by special guests, Daniel, Janelle, and Steven. This week we’re taking a look into the world of CRPGs with Divinity Original Sin 2. We discuss our experience of playing through the entire game in co-op, the importance of well implemented customization options, and the joy we find in eating body parts for a glimpse into the memories of their owners. Thank you for listening to NOCLIP this

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00:39:10

NOCLIP Pocket E22 - All Kinds of Jars - Tick Tock A...

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2020/04/18

You know that podcast that went missing? This one’s even better. It cannot die. Welcome back to the show! Today, we’re going to insist you have friends, because we’re talking about Tick Tock A Tale for Two. The title isn’t all onomatopoeia and alliteration though, this game requires two players on two separate devices to play. While that is a little cumbersome, there’s something really convenient about not having to connect over the internet. The two games both function entirely on their own, but

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02:26:26

Episode 91 - Weed Economist - Life is Strange 2

Describing The Skybox ·

2020/04/04

Time to take the microphone, dude. Welcome back to the podcast this week! Today we’re vising the world of Life is Strange again to cover the sequel, but things are a little different this time. First, we have two guest hosts today, returning favorites Dan and Janelle. And second, this time around things are a lot less “go ape” and more “go see a therapist.” The second full season of Dontnod’s premier adventure series does a lot of things right, and it tackles larger, more immediately relevant

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00:29:47

NOCLIP Pocket E21 - Summertime, Bitch - Harvest Moon GBC

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2020/03/14

I can not podcast, for I am a spirit. Welcome back to NOCLIP Pocket! Today, we’re going to be talking about the first portable entry in the Harvest Moon series. The GameBoy feels like the most appropriate console for a game like Harvest Moon, with the success of later entries in the series as well as things like Animal Crossing excelling on portable platforms. Being able to quickly go through a couple days of checking on your crops and performing daily chores while on the go seems like it would

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01:31:50

Episode 90 - A Nice Wide Stance - Blasphemous

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2020/03/02

What I do know is that, according to The Rule, one must carry out the Three Humiliations to podcast about Souls-like games Welcome back to the podcast! Today we’re going to be talking about Blasphemous, a Kickstarter funded indie game that takes inspiration from various platformers and metroidvanias and, rather explicitly, Dark Souls. What this means for the game is actually pretty varied, with some elements, like boss fights, absolutely flourishing in their inspiration, while others, like

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01:39:04

Episode 89 - Shopkiller - The Legend of Zelda: Link's...

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2020/02/15

I got the NOCLIP Podcast! This might be my chance! Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re taking a look at Link’s Awakening, a Gameboy game, that got a rerelease on the Gameboy Color, and then finally remade and released this last year on the Nintendo Switch. What has changed in nearly three decades since this game’s release? Not a whole lot, actually, but the game holds up to modern standards a lot better than that may imply. Playing through the game now, the somewhat opaque design of the

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00:31:59

NOCLIP Pocket E20 - Casual Babies Keep Out - The...

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2020/02/01

Stop putting lampposts in my podcasts. Welcome back to NOCLIP Pocket! For our first episode of the year, we’re going to be taking a look at Davey Wreden’s The Beginner’s Guide. While the developer is certainly best known for The Stanley Parable, this game does a lot to show the level of dedication Davey has to making narrative games that break the mold of what you would expect from the genre. In this particular instance, we are being taken on a tour through the games of “Coda,” a hobbyist

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01:37:51

The NOCLIP Awards 2019 - Deep Dulcet Feebas

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2020/01/18

In the streets, where true might is chosen. The podcast games of have been gathered, the categories curated and our three podcasting pedants re-assembled, it’s time to hand out the 2019 NOCLIP Awards! As is tradition every year, for one year, we have organized a list of highly relevant categories, such as “Least Likely to be Compared to Dark Souls” and “Worst Map”, and will be deciding the best of the best or the…smashiest of the smashy…games we’ve played this year, not in clickbait YouTuber top

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00:38:21

NOCLIP Pocket E19 - A Real Thing In Reality - Little...

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2019/12/25

Thank you for purchasing the Little NOCLIP Entertainment Podcast! Welcome back to NOCLIP for our final episode this year! We’re talking about Little Inferno, a game by The Tomorrow Corporation that doesn’t quite play like any other. This is a game about burning things, from just some bricks to military grade explosives and everything else in between, but also it’s a game about telling you jokes and about figuring out what’s really important in life. Little Inferno is even a great game to play

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01:59:17

Episode 88 - Jimmy Won't Return - Death Stranding

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2019/12/21

We’re NOCLIP. But we’re not that NOCLIP. Welcome to the UCA, listeners, because today we’re talking about Death Stranding. This game has been stirring up a bit of controversy among the AAA game discussion crowd, coming from Metal Gear visionary Hideo Kojima and yet being mostly a game about how walking around with a bunch of stuff on your back is hard to do. While you’ll have to listen to the episode to get all the nuances of why we feel the way we do on the game’s many aspects, I think we’ve

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01:28:40

Episode 87 - The Linda Interstitial - Psychonauts

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2019/11/30

Overly…intricate…podcast! Welcome back to NOCLIP! Today we’re going to be talking about Double Fine’s platformer classic Psychonauts, which really set the standard for games coming from the company for years to come. Psychonauts is pretty unique as far as platformers go, with an emphasis on strong character writing and level designs that are based on those character’s personalities. Really, the writing in the game is what stands out the most, and they take the concept of a psychic summer camp and

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00:40:05

NOCLIP Pocket E18 - Checked-Off's Gun - Untitled...

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2019/11/20

Knock the podcast on its bottom. Welcome back to Pocket! Today, we’re going to be talking about contemporary internet darling Untitled Goose Game, which is a puzzle game where, unsurprisingly, you play as a goose. As a goose is want to do, you spend the majority of your time attempting to accomplish goals that, in the grand scheme of things, mostly just annoy people into fits of rage. The systems behind this are predominately physics and interaction based, using the game’s fairly limited mechanic

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00:46:19

NOCLIP Pocket E17 - Reached JNCO Status - Tamashii

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2019/10/31

You are the spark emanated by my light. The podcast of my will in the hidden spheres. Welcome back to NOCLIP Pocket on this very special Halloween night (well, if you’re catching it like right as we upload it’s very early in the morning, but like, shut up, I’m trying to be thematic). Hopefully you’re having a spooky holiday season, and in an attempt to help you further along that path, we’re talking about Tamashii. This is a puzzle platformer that pulls its visual and narrative inspiration from

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01:23:59

Episode 86 - He Gets Greasier - Silent Hill 2

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2019/10/26

I guess I really don’t care if it’s dangerous or not. I’m going to podcast either way. Welcome to our spooky Halloween episode this year, where we’re talking about Silent Hill 2, among the most classic of classic survival horror games. Being a pillar of the genre, Silent Hill accomplishes a lot of what you would expect, providing a unique memorable atmosphere and characters that have persisted as icons of the series. But that’s what you’ve heard about Silent Hill 2. The experience of actually

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00:37:00

NOCLIP Pocket E16 - Ghost Bucks - Detention

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2019/10/09

Let us meet again, in another podcast. Welcome to October! It’s time to play some horror games, and boy are we starting off with a bleak one. Detention is set in Taiwan during a period of marshal law, and despite its supernatural elements, really wants its lasting horror to be about the oppressiveness of life during this time. The game itself is a point-and-click adventure game, with puzzles to solve and diary entries to collect and uncover more of the story, and taken together, all its elements

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00:36:45

Four Years of NOCLIP - Tomed Out of His Mind

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2019/10/03

NOCLIP Day Tidings, everyone! It’s the season of giving here on the podcast, but as usual, all we have to give is utter garbage. Specifically, the garbage we edit out of each episode and save in a special folder to break out for just such an occasion. This year we took steps toward improving our quality, making better jokes, and expanding our horizons to talk about a wide variety of still no real time strategy games. More seriously, though, we want to thank all of you for listening. We appreciate

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01:27:20

Episode 85 - Evidence That Spins - Phoenix Wright:...

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2019/09/30

When something stinks, it’s probably the NOCLIP Podcast. Thank you for joining us again today! We realize this one’s a bit late, but we needed to get it out before October starts and all non-scary content is expunged from the Internet. Today, however, we’re going to be talking about Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the first in what has become a series of games where you play the part of the titular Wright, and attempt to make the task of being a defense attorney fun to do. Fortunately, the game does

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00:43:03

NOCLIP Pocket E15 - Firmly Grasped It - Device 6

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2019/09/14

I don’t know any people who listen to podcasts, nor do I care to. Welcome back! On today’s episode of Pocket, we’re returning to phone games, and, in fact, returning to a mobile developer we’ve talked about before. Device 6 is a game by Simogo, who also developed Year Walk, which we discussed last Halloween, and between the two games prove that they get that using phone hardware in a unique way is key. This game, however, focuses on text almost exclusively. The game’s text tells the story and

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