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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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02:04:52

Episode 74 - White Fan Company - Super Smash Bros....

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/12/30

We’ll bear this torch against the cold of the night, search our souls and podcast for the undying light, The Smash Bros. theme with lyrics is kinda weird, isn’t it? Welcome back to NOCLIP! Today, we’re going to be talking about what is one of the most anticipated games of the year, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Officially announced at E3 and then released in December, we had half a year full of mechanical discoveries, live demonstrations and surprisingly convincing leaks brought to you by Dr. Seuss

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00:32:53

NOCLIP Pocket E08 - A Tiny Cowboy Hat - Kirby's Dream...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/12/20

Press Up, A and Select on the Title Screen to start a new podcast, Thank you for joining us on NOCLIP Pocket this week, where we’re only thinking about and playing Smash Bros. In the spirit of the season, we’re going back to one of Sakurai’s earliest games with HAL, Kirby’s Dream Land. Dream Land is a fairly simple platformer, but it is the introduction of Kirby, one of the longest-standing Nintendo mascot characters. Its design made strides toward accessibility in games, particularly for younger

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02:06:50

Episode 73 - I've Been Perverted - Persona 5

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/12/10

We shall become the podcast of rebellion that breaketh thy chains of captivity, Thank you for joining us this week, and, if you’re playing along, sorry for how very long this game is. This time we’re tackling Persona 5, the most recent entry in Atlus’ flagship RPG series (in the West, anyway). While the game’s combat system is still the simplest form of JRPG combat, featuring menus as well as physical and magic attacks with elemental weaknesses, the real gold is what surrounds this baseline system

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00:36:07

NOCLIP Pocket E07 - Throat Juice - The Bugs Bunny...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/11/29

“Finally! Someone’s talking about Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2! THIS is what I’ve been waiting for!” - Everyone, 2018 Welcome back to NOCLIP Pocket where we’re going to be looking at the 1991 Gameboy Title The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2. The game is a sequel to an NES title, but with its short levels and puzzle platformer gameplay, the portable console proved to be more of a home for games of this ilk. With that out of the way, the question I’m sure most people have has more to do with why this game is

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01:54:04

Episode 72 - Smash Walter - What Remains of Edith Finch

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/11/18

I don't mind if I only have a year left. Or a month. Or a single week. I'd be happy with one new podcast. Welcome to NOCLIP this week! Today we’re going to be talking about What Remains of Edith Finch, a walking simulator that uses short vignettes to constantly impose differences in kind to tell its narrative. The game follows storytelling conventions typical of other walking sims, but uses different styles of gameplay to keep you engaged through its admittedly short run time. The story explores

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00:41:04

NOCLIP Pocket E06 - I Should Haunt Those ROMs -...

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2018/10/31

I’m what you could call a collector of bootleg Pokémon podcasts, Happy Halloween! As was alluded to in the previous episode, we are in fact playing a couple of the various recreations of the famous (infamous?) creepypasta Pokémon: Black Version. This haunted or hacked first-generation Pokémon game relies on the tried and true horror formula of taking something you’re very familiar with and forcing you to view it from a new, more macabre, perspective. While this effect works for the story, widely

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01:20:49

Episode 71 - Trapper's Keep - Eternal Darkness:...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/10/27

A podcast of empty souls and fevered thoughts, reeking of foetor and decay! MAY THE RATS EAT YOUR EYES! Thank you for joining us this week on the NOCLIP Podcast, where today we’re going to be talking about Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. This GameCube exclusive horror game once again takes its inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft, but unlike almost anything before it and even most games that came later, Eternal Darkness nails some of the lesser used themes of Weird fiction, like the madness of the

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00:38:16

NOCLIP Pocket E05 - Stocking-Headed Buffoons - Night...

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2018/10/17

The podcast trap?! NOOOOOOOO! Welcome to the newest episode of NOCLIP Pocket where we’re going to be talking about Night Trap (25th Anniversary Edition). Originally a Sega CD game, the game was re-released last year spanning all the major consoles for a wider audience to experience one of the most controversial games of all time. Does it hold up? Was the game ever really “good” in a traditional sense? Well, there’s definitely something charming here, and the notoriety this game has is a hilarious

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01:17:26

Episode 70 - Punched Her In Half - Harvester

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/10/09

Remember to take the podcast out for Jimmy. You know how he gets. Welcome to our first proper episode of the Halloween season! Today, we’re going to be taking a look at Harvester, a ‘90s point and click adventure game that touts itself as the most vile and shocking you’ll ever play. While this may not be entirely true, Harvester does not pull its punches when it comes to being weird and transgressive, and confronts its players with scene after scene of nonsensical characters and irreverent

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00:31:42

NOCLIP Pocket E04 - Don't Bring Michael Cera Into...

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2018/10/03

People tried to glimpse the future in the strangest ways. They locked themselves in dark rooms, not partaking in podcasts. Thank you for joining us as we begin our extra spooky Halloween month this year! Today we’re going to be talking about Year Walk, a Simogo developed horror-adventure game based on a Swedish folk tradition in which people would perform a ritual in an effort to see into the future. The way the act of Year Walking was adapted to this game, originally released only for iOS,

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00:36:24

Three Years of NOCLIP - It's Not A Mint

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2018/10/03

Happy NOCLIP Day, everybody! Hopefully you’re celebrating over a delicious NOCLIP Day dinner, and are enjoying your traditional NOCLIP Day Eve gifts you got from your family and friends. That’s right, this means that NOCLIP is now three years old and today we’re here to present you with our annual bloopers episode. It’s like if you had a child that turned three and is now walking and so you upload a cruel home movie compilation of all the times they fell over or ran into things while learning to

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00:31:21

NOCLIP Pocket E03 - Congratulations JNCO Jeans Owners...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/09/22

Sacred geometry was our pride, our downfall, but forever will our podcasts stand in this valley. Welcome back to another episode of NOCLIP Pocket, where today we’re going to be discussing mobile gaming darling Monument Valley. The impossible objects and puzzling landscapes of M.C. Escher do seem to lend themselves to, well, a puzzle game, but the necessary visual complication can sometimes detract from the actual puzzle solving. However, this rarely hinders your enjoyment and the game is

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01:07:19

Episode 69 - Space Police - No Man's Sky

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/09/15

A strange podcast dribbles down from the point and onto my visor. The entity waits for the order to plunge it deep into my brain. Welcome to another episode of NOCLIP! This week we’re going to look at Hello Games’ vast universe generating game No Man’s Sky. While the initial release of this game was fraught with controversy (a subject we can’t avoid addressing), the game has received consistent and constant updates to transform itself into what it is today, currently going under the moniker of No

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00:46:05

NOCLIP Pocket E02 - Honk Honk - Home

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/09/05

I picked up the podcast, it's weight felt comforting in my pocket, Welcome back to another episode of our Pocket series where we're going to be talking about the game that is impossibly difficult to Google, Home. Home is a narrative-focused adventure game whose main draw is the fact that it's ending and your interpretation of the entire game can change depending on your actions. This concept is furthered by a dreary atmosphere and isolating sound design which casts a dark tone over the entire

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01:27:11

Episode 68 - Very Pumped, Pumped Me Hard - Celeste

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/08/25

If my "podcast" almost did you in, the mountain might be a bit too much for you, Welcome back to the NOCLIP Podcast! Today, we're going to be talking about indie platformer Celeste. Celeste falls under the category of precision platformers, with an ever escalating difficulty curve that continues to get harder even after the game proper ends. This difficulty is then set against the personal challenges the main character is tasked with overcoming in the narrative, making for a beautiful melding of

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00:33:07

NOCLIP Pocket E01 - Whale Cholesterol - Super Mario...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/08/14

The first level in NOCLIP Zone, Welcome to the inaugural episode of NOCLIP Pocket! Today, we're going to spend some time with Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, a Mario platformer originally released on the Game Boy. While the game itself brings what was, even in 1992, standard Mario platforming gameplay to a handheld console, the game's music and visual design make it stand out from others in what was the most ubiquitous genre at the time. We're going to talk about platforming difficulty in a

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01:45:21

Episode 67 - Bone Springs - The Legend of Zelda:...

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2018/07/28

You've met with a terrible podcast, haven't you? Welcome back to the podcast, where today we're going to be talking about the follow-up to Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask. Majora is one of the precious few direct sequels in the Zelda series and yet it feels completely different to the games that came both before and after its release. With a much stronger focus on tone than the series had ever seen, a focus that would presumably go on to inspire the design of the Wind Waker and Twilight Princess,

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01:19:34

Episode 66 - Eating Nachos and Ending Lives - Call of...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/07/09

Room temperature? Please. A podcast should be ICE COLD. Welcome back to the podcast this week, where we're getting boots on the ground in what is arguably the most popular video game franchise of all time. The fourth CoD is the entry that really elevated the series within popular culture, and for good reason. This game took a step away from the setting and tone of previous games as well as most games within its subgenre of shooters to deliver something that was—dare I say it about a Call of Duty

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01:01:40

Episode 65 - Shake the Sheltie's Paw - WarioWare,...

Describing The Skybox ·

2018/06/17

Podcast! Welcome to another episode of the NOCLIP podcast! Today, we're going to be talking about WarioWare, the schizophrenic Nintendo title that asks you to complete its challenges in mere seconds. The game's sense of humor combined with the insanity inherent in its concept makes this a charming surface level experience with enough room for improvement to get some fairly serious mileage out of it. We talk about designing games that are meant to be understood in an incredibly short time frame,

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01:33:16

Episode 64 - Jokes About Rome - Danganronpa V3:...

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2018/05/28

Baseball! Soccer! Mobile games! They're all nothing compared to the NOCLIP Podcast! You may be wondering why you're here. Why you woke up in a locker and are being cajoled by bears who look like they took fashion advice from Harvey Dent. It's because you are the Ultimate Podcast Listener, and you're listening to the NOCLIP Podcast! We're taking a look at Spike Chunsoft's eclectic adventure game/visual novel/dating simulator this week, breaking down what works and puzzling over all the elements that

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