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Girl Mode

Girl Mode Podcast

Girl Mode is a podcast (mostly) about video games by two trans women and gaming journalists where we talk about the latest news in the industry, our takes, weekly topics, and more about the Mets than you"re probably expecting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:47:21

Episode 111 - Space Cats and Trans Robots

Girl Mode ·

2025/01/30

This week, we played the sequel to one of our mutual favorite RPGs, and one of our most anticipated games of the year. Listen in to hear how that went, and be wary of spoilers! Check the timestamps! Take care, love you, bye.Timestamps(02:00) Non-spoiler Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts(46:00) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers start here!!!(1:26:45) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers end here!!!(1:32:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?TheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and

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47:57

Episode 110 - Squandering the Gift of Prophecy on...

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2025/01/15

Since there’s no big news from Nintendo or anything this week, we take this episode to go over last year’s gaming predictions and try to correctly guess more than one thing that will happen in 2025. Then, as you could have predicted, Robin has no memory of the past week and Willa talks about yuri.Timestamps(01:15) Our great 2024 gaming predictions(19:00) Our hopefully better 2025 gaming predictions(35:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this weekThe Worst Game Jam

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1:08:59

Episode 109 - 2025 Is The Year Of Silksong (Definitely)

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2025/01/08

A new year is upon us, and everyone’s decided to keep making video games. This week, we ease into 2025 by running down some of the games we’re most excited about playing in the coming year.Timestamps(01:30) The Worst Garbage game jam announcement!!(05:30) Our 2025 most anticipated games(56:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this weekThe Worst Game Jam 2025Metroid Prime has been making gamers love reading since 2002TheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage

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2:06:06

Episode 108 - The Third Annual Girl Mode Awards

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2025/01/01

It’s time once again for the most important and sincere awards show in all of gaming: The Girlies! Listen in as we hand out awards new and old, from Best Game That’s Just Mid to Best Inanimate Object.Thanks to everyone who started listening or stuck with us in 2024! Happy New Year!!!Timestamps(00:30) What are we doing here?(02:40) The awards begin(1:39:45) GOTY discussionMentioned this weekThe thing they say they’re mad at never actually mattersThe Way They Walk in LiberlUFO 50 review: the 8-bit era

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2:45:01

Episode 107 - Hekki Ghost

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2024/12/25

There’s no way most of you little freaks ended up on the nice list this year, but we’re bringing you a gift anyway. For this edition of our annual game swap, we’re talking about 1000xResist and Lovely Lady RPG, two games with so little in common I can’t even write a cute little quip comparing them here.Timestamps(02:30) 1000xResist(1:34:30) Fixer’s Song by Alex Mah & A Sum(1:35:10) Lovely Lady RPG(2:37:20) Untitled by Lutzl & Digital Poppy(2:37:55) Willa and Robin haven’t been up to anything

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1:32:33

Episode 106 - A High Horse Standing On A Soapbox

Girl Mode ·

2024/12/18

The Game Awards found some exciting new ways to be disappointing this year, but Fumito Ueda also announced a game so who can really be that mad? We talk through this year’s “awards show” then catch up with our mutual obsession, a game about fishing and wearing dresses.Timestamps(00:30) You do not have to hand it to Geoff(1:01:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Infinity Nikki, Reverse 1999, Caves of Qud)Mentioned this weekThe Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game

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1:08:55

Episode 105 - We Are Fans of Things That Exist

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2024/12/11

We watched the PC Gaming Show as an amuse-bouche for The Game Awards, and found a few games to pique our interest plus one to pique our anger. Then we talk through a handful of games we’re either having fun with or anticipate doing so, and end by announcing our plans for the rest of the year, including what games we'll be discussing at length in the final episode of 2024!Timestamps(01:00) The ups and downs of the PC Gaming Show(26:10) Toem 2 & Prisma sure look cool(30:50) Dungeon crawling in

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Episode 104 - Final Fantasy XXVII

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2024/12/04

We’re both sleepy from cooking and/or eating big meals this week, so we’re meandering through a discussion of Fantasian Neo Dimension, Sony’s latest bad idea, and Ewan McGregor’s penis.Timestamps(00:40) Willa’s gonna tell you a little bit about Thanksgiving(05:15) Fantasian Neo Dimension and Final Fantasy chat(22:55) Arcane Season 2 (is bad)(32:50) The PS5P(38:30) Slitterhead minute(41:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. The Golden Compass, Velvet Goldmine, Stonetop)Mentioned this

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1:20:23

Episode 103 - That's My Catboy!

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2024/11/27

This week we’re mainly talking about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile and The Game Awards. Guess which one we get really riled up about. Timestamps(01:50) FF14 Mobile(22:20) An incredibly cynical look at The Game Awards(52:40) The Indie Game Awards seem cool-ish(57:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Threshold, Sudden Death, Neurokino Retrograde, Wicked)Mentioned this weekLiz Ryerson on The Indie Game AwardsThresholdSudden DeathNeurokino RetrogradeTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst

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1:16:32

Episode 102 - What the Clapping Is For

Girl Mode ·

2024/11/20

This week, we’re doing Game Awards discourse, playing a couple new and not-so-new games, and showing preferential treatment toward one listener with a return to our email pile.Timestamps(01:15) Who handles the fire in your relationship?(4:40) It’s Game Awards discourse season!(23:00) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is fine(27:10) Dragon Quest 3 (but not the one you’re thinking of)(35:50) Sorry We’re Closed looks better than it feels(42:35) Reading Ashley’s email(1:05:30) What else have Willa and Robin been

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1:26:11

Episode 101 - Having a Bad Time (Complimentary) in...

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2024/11/13

Listen. We’re not doing great and we suspect you’re not either. After a brief chat about the election and Willa’s recent layoff, we dive into Mouthwashing, an emotionally challenging game that made us both feel like shit and is undoubtedly one of the year’s best.If you’re looking for something positive to do with your energy after you’ve processed the results of the election, check the end of the shownotes for some hopefully helpful links.Timestamps(00:30) What a week it’s been (derogatory)(01:20)

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1:10:33

Episode 100 - Two Years of Impeccable Taste

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2024/11/06

It’s our second anniversary AND our 100th episode, a scheduling feat you wouldn’t believe was on purpose even if we tried to convince you it was. We take the time to answer some questions sent in by listeners over the past year, touching on our favorite games and inspirations, some podcasting inside baseball, and of course, the Mets.Thanks for listening!!Timestamps(03:45) First gaming loves and breaking our parents’ rules(11:55) The Girl Mode canon(18:50) Sports games and comics(26:20) Our critical

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1:16:31

Episode 99 - Friends Fear Me, Me Want Fish

Girl Mode ·

2024/10/30

With her parasocial World Series hopes dashed, Willa has returned to the podcast to talk shit about Overwatch and the U.S. Copyright Office and listen to Robin yap about Dragon Age and Webfishing.Timestamps(02:00) The final Mets update(07:50) Overwatch 2 wants to be Overwatch 1 (and it should)(13:35) All our homies hate the Entertainment Software Association(22:45) Dragon Age: The Veilguard is pretty alright(40:10) Dragon Age spoilers begin(55:15) Webfishing is the best game in the world(58:15)

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1:28:59

Episode 98 - Demo Fiends with Rachel Watts!

Girl Mode ·

2024/10/23

Willa has taken a vow of silence in honor of her beloved Mets, so this week Robin is joined by writer, editor, and podcaster Rachel Watts! Our giggly, tangent-filled conversation covers our favorite demos from the most recent Steam Next Fest, with lots of recommendations for promising upcoming indie games.Timestamps(00:30) Hello Rachel Watts!(03:45) Citizen Sleeper 2(08:15) *computer voice* Wormhole(14:25) Great God Grove(21:20) 30 Birds(27:20) Scarlet Deer Inn(34:15) Proverbs(38:20) Keep

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1:47:04

Episode 97 - The Care and Feeding of a Big Magic Wolf

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2024/10/16

We got to play one of our mutual most anticipated games of the year this week and were apparently the only people not won over by its big sad wolf. We also talk about how fucking good Citizen Sleeper still is, and cover a new tabletop-inspired tactics game that’s very fun but maybe a little misguided.Timestamps(1:00) Let’s continue going Mets(5:20) Neva didn’t make us cry, it just make us bored(25:00) Neva spoilers begin(31:25) Neva spoilers end(39:30) I can't believe Citizen Sleeper 2 is

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1:23:09

Episode 96 - Girls With Swords & Really Freaky Dudes

Girl Mode ·

2024/10/09

This week, we’ve both played some games but none of the same ones, so we’re telling each other about Echoes of Wisdom, Metaphor: Refantazio, UFO 50, and (extremely briefly) Diablo 4. And yes, we also talk about the Mets.Timestamps(01:05) The Mets are getting close (to the world series)(09:40) Echoes of Wisdom(30:20) Metaphor: Refantazio(56:00) UFO 50(1:10:40) One minute of Diablo 4(1:12:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. More Than a Married Couple But Not Lovers,

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2:24:03

Episode 95 - It's Time to Fuck With the X-Men

Girl Mode ·

2024/10/02

A runtime this long can only mean one thing. Our X-Men series continues this week as Willa and Robin examine the comics of noted shithead Joss Whedon.You can follow along with this week's visual learning material here.If you're new to the show (hi, hello, so glad you're here), you may want to listen to the rest of our X-Men history lessons here before diving in!Episode 26: Giant-Size Girl-Mode #1Episode 38: The Sisterhood of Evil PodcastersEpisode 56: Castle of LesbianismEpisode 72: Goin' Down to

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1:05:15

Episode 94 - The Memorial Grimace Podcast

Girl Mode ·

2024/09/25

Robin and Willa have both played The Plucky Squire, a kids’ game with some questionable puzzle design that we’re both pretty fond of nonetheless. Then we talk about some things we’re considerably less fond of, namely, just about every decision PlayStation has made recently (except a beautiful new controller).Timestamps(00:50) More Mets news(04:20) The main event (The Plucky Squire)(25:20) Plucky Squire spoilers begin(32:20) Plucky Squire spoilers end(42:10) Sony being Sony (releasing unnecessary

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1:08:23

Episode 93 - Giving the People What They Want (Mets...

Girl Mode ·

2024/09/18

This week we played Astro Bot, a cheerful platformer/Sony commercial that everyone loves. After predictably finding a lot not to love about it, we run through the rest of our week, careening wildly from Chappell Roan to Flappy Bird and more.Timestamps(00:20) Hello new listeners(06:25) Let’s go Mets!(08:30) Astro Bot, brought to you by Sony(41:00) News grab bag (fun edition)(46:00) Robin played some cool indie games (feat. Pyrene, Caravan Sandwitch)(52:00) News grab bag (bad edition)(57:40) What else

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1:01:22

Episode 92 - We've Been Cancelled by Sony

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2024/09/11

After an exciting announcement about the podcast, we have a wide-ranging show this week, covering the return of sword discourse, two recent PlayStation games we feel weird about, and some brief thoughts on a whole bunch of news that broke this week.Timestamps(00:30) We’re officially garbage(04:30)Echoes of Wisdom and the return of sword discourse(19:50) RIP Concord(27:50) Astro Bot looks like a cheerful nightmare(33:20) Willa’s gone space fishing(36:00) FFXIV players get weird about a trans

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