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Total Pebble Knockdown

Total Pebble Knockdown

In weekly discussions that result in absolutely no clear answers, Nathan and Alex delve into the endless choices that make up games. What can we learn from video games, storytelling, and the real world, and how can we apply that to tabletop games?

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00:50:07

165. Haunted House Renovator (Part 2)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/06/24

We finish remodeling our haunted apartment, choose many wallpapers, find a secret room and attempt to play with world physics.

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00:49:30

164. Haunted House Renovator (Part 1)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/06/17

Alex finally gets to take his love of home renovations and exorcism at the same time as we play the demo of Haunted House Renovator. Can we repair a moving statue? Expel a goblin in a tutu? Clean up ghost splooge? Let's find out!

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00:45:29

163. Pools (Level 6)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/06/10

We finally reach the end of Pools. Will our questions be answered? No. But it's gonna be fun anyways.

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00:49:26

162. Pools (Level 5)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/06/03

Things start to wrap up in Level 5 of Pools as we get a new perspective on some old locations. Also, everything is fake: walls, houses, us.

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00:27:18

161. Pools (Level 4)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/05/26

We have returned to Pools to finish the game. In this video we meet a new friend, admire some statues and start get our entendres doubled.

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01:14:39

160. Liminal Lane

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/05/20

Let's take a stroll down Liminal Lane and see the elements of liminal space games that it uses. Will we be able to swim? Can we kick the ball? Is this the '50s or the '90s? All this and more will be revealed!

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01:25:55

159. Pools, Part 2

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/05/12

Alex dives deeper into Pools.

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00:46:07

158. Pools, Part 1

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/05/05

Alex is in the hot seat this time, playing liminal space game Pools. In part 1 we run through the first level, which may involve cameras, ducks, hands and high jumps into the void.

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00:55:56

157. Backrooms Cleanup Crew, Part 2

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/04/28

Back to cleaning up, Alex and Nathan try Level 4 and 5 in Backrooms Cleanup Crew. But they also look for secrets, find secret corners of the game and get a strange message from an alarm clock.

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01:08:34

156. Backrooms Cleanup Crew, Part 1

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/04/22

Alex and Nathan decide to cooperate for a change and play Backroom Cleanup Crew, combining the surreal horror of the backrooms with the quiet satisfaction of Power Wash Simulator. Watch us they clean up sigils, chuck tires into a trash cart, have some odd encounters with an alarm clock and find out what is in that vent.

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01:07:28

155. You've Been Touched by an Angel

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/04/15

Nathan has finally gotten back to playing new titles after getting lost in Anemoiapolis. So, let's catch up with his time playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed and Atomfall.

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00:55:30

154. Anemoiapolis Chapter 1 (Part 3)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/04/07

On the show today:We wind up in the backrooms and see the conclusion to Anemoiapolis. Our final thoughts and uneasy feelings.#anemoiapolis #videogames #liminalspace

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01:19:43

153. Anemoiapolis Chapter 1 (Part 2)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/04/04

On the show today:We are back in Anemoiapolis and exploring a lazy river and a claustrophobic golf course. Also, there's some locker rooms that are totally normal and an elevator with a pitch black sign outside. No big.We are also discussing what anemoia actually is, why malls are no longer around, the disorientation of water, atmospheric gameplay and slides. Also, Alex has thoughts on Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo.

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01:35:29

152. Anemoiapolis Chapter 1 (Part 1)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/03/24

On the show today:Nathan and Alex get a hands-on experience playing Anemoiapolis Chapter 1 while discussing architecture, psychology, horror, illogical level design and mannequins.

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00:48:48

151. Stop and Smell the Digital Roses

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/03/18

On the show today:For several years now Nathan has put out a Best to Worst list of new games he played from the previous year. However, 2024 was a unique case. Because of this there will not be a list this year and on this episode we discuss the reasons why. And also, we go over what the list was going to be for those who are curious.

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01:13:55

150. 35% Positive

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/03/12

Steam Next Fest brought us many interesting demos for upcoming games. Alex and Nathan got ahold of several and wanted to discuss them on this episode. We have vampires, zombies, radiation and scariest of all... fishing!

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00:51:54

149. Dude, Where’s My Corpse?

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/03/09

We have a few D&D questions from Reddit. What happens when we become and vampire AND a werewolf? What happens when we want to switch our character out mid-campaign? What if our players keep trying to unionize everyone? Let's discuss.Reddit – bit by a werewolf and a vampire – https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/1h2xdkq/one_of_my_players_got_bit_by_both_a_vampire_and_a/Reddit – switching characters –

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00:54:49

148. Die, Katana!

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/03/02

Sometimes, we need to get some fiber in our gaming diet. Today, we discuss some nutritional games that help us better understand and appreciate the medium of video games.NOTE: Nathan made a mistake when talking about Deus Ex. Let us know in the comments if you catch it.

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00:33:54

147. I've Turned it into French Fries

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/02/03

On the show today:Sometimes we load up on empty calories. Video games are no different. But what are junk food games and which ones do we binge on in an unhealthy fashion? Could there be a real benefit to playing them or are they a waste of our time.... comparative to playing other games.

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00:45:45

146. They Made the Cheese Out of the Macaroni

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/01/28

Sometimes you just want to play something familiar that has a special place in your heart. Much like comfort food, we will occasionally revert to playing comfort games. Let's talk about a few examples from our experiences and what we get out of the experience.

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