CapnMikeM and MAINEac17 kick off May with Episode 51 of the Gamers In Beta podcast.
On this week’s show, there are interviews with Brad and Zeb of Noble Whale Games who are the developers of Grabbles, plus CapnMikeM talks to the trio at Decoy Games about their underwater brawler SwimSanity. Both games are up for voting at Steam Greenlight and have Kickstarter campaigns in progress. Definitely take a look at these games, try the demos out, and if you like, please consider voting and/or backing them
The Humble Black History Month Bundle just launched. It includes Mafia III Definitive Edition, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, and more. As always, a percentage goes to support charity.
Starting with the top 128 best rated games on Metacritic and putting them head-to-head tournament style! The round of 16 for the March Madness Podcast. Vote for which games you think should go through!
GETL Podcast says: "In episode 81 we discuss the interesting nuance surrounding narrative and lore elements within video games, and how this interactive medium is both a boon and a curse for lore junkies".
The short answer is, it depends on the game and whether or not narrative is the focus. For example, maybe it's important to provide us with the social commentary that accompanies the fall of civilization as we come face to face with the dark side of humanity in the struggle for survival. On the other hand, maybe we just need to shoot zombies, and that's cool too. The videogame medium is versatile enough to allow for either approach, some combination of both, or something in between.
