How Arcades Succeeded and Consoles Failed (Featuring Jon's Dad)

This week we're bringing you a super-sized episode of the podcast! We chat with Taylor from The Gaming Shelf about JRPGs, the games industry, and what we're looking forward to playing in 2024. It was such a fun conversation and lowkey we didn't want it to end. So get a snack, get comfy, and enjoy the new episode. We'll see ya next year!⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discord.gg/zSznbVKRVu📲 Follow Us:▸ Jon: https:/...

We're overwhelmed by how many awesome games there are to play! From new cozy games like Palia to trying out JRPGs that we've just never got around to playing before now like Final Fantasy VIII, we're juggling a lot of games right now. Plus, we also celebrated Ali's birthday which was packed full of Pokemon and cozy goodness. This episode was a ton of fun to record because we were feeling a smidge chaotic, so enjoy the laughs. :)⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.c...

This week we sit down bubbletea, a content creator who makes videos focused on Persona and Shin Megami Tensei. It was really cool to hear his thoughts on the Megami Tensei franchises and learn more about his approach to analyzing these games.⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discord.gg/zSznbVKRVu📲 Follow Us:▸ Jon: https://twitter.com/ThoughtBubbleYT▸ Ali: https://twitter.com/MsThoughtBubble📭 Business Email: thoughtb...

This week we discuss the upcoming Game Awards! We talk about what games would be our choice for game of the year, the insane history of the award show, and our controversial opinions about the nominations. ⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discord.gg/zSznbVKRVu📲 Follow Us:▸ Jon: https://twitter.com/ThoughtBubbleYT▸ Ali: https://twitter.com/MsThoughtBubble📭 Business Email: [email protected] Credit: Chipt...

For this Thanksgiving special, we're celebrating family by featuring Jon's dad!! It was awesome to hear his thoughts on how gaming has evolved from the games he played as a kid to the hyper-realistic and complex games we have today. We also got to chat with him about his experience playing games in arcades and getting so addicted to Dungeons & Dragons that he got a 1.75 GPA in college.⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ h...

This week we take a break from chatting with lovely guests so that we can do a deep dive on our thoughts regarding the Legend of Zelda movie that just got announced. Will Link talk? Why did they choose to make it live action rather than animated? Will we ever know peace after the cast list is announced? Beats me, but we discuss it all! ⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discord.gg/zSznbVKRVu📲 Follow Us:▸ Jon: https:/...

Meet Jarory de Jesus, a narrative designer for Housemarque! He's worked on games like Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Marvel Strike Force, and Madden 20. We had a blast talking to him about working in the games industry, what types of games he enjoys playing, and what narrative designers can learn from hip hop! ⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discord.gg/zSznbVKRVu📲 Follow Us:▸ Jon: https://twitter.com/ThoughtBubbleYT▸ A...

In this exciting episode we speak with James and Naoko from Double Fine Productions! We talk about the development of Psychonauts 2, the PsychOdyssey, and their favorite moments working for Double Fine. It was a ton of fun getting to joke around with them and even squash some old beef about the color symbolism in Psi King's Sensorium. ⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discord.gg/zSznbVKRVu📲 Follow Us:▸ Jon: https://...

In this episode we chat with CrystAAHHL, a gamer, dancer, cosplayer, model, and choreographer. You may recognize her from her amazing Persona dancing videos or from her hilarious Final Fantasy XIV "Squape" cosplay. We talk about her process of creating content, how she got involved in LunarCon, how cosplays are judged, and what she enjoys doing outside of making videos. ⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtbubbleyt💬 Join Our Discord:▸ https://discor...

In this episode we featured a guest whose videos we've loved for a long time: KingK! It was so much fun talking with him about his process in making videos, his love of Klonoa, and what he's learned about himself through being on YouTube. In true KingK fashion, he shared some insight on his views regarding critique, empathizing with game developers, and writing retrospectives to capture the feelings he gets from playing games. ⭐️ Join our Patreon and Hear Episodes Early:https://www.patreon.co...