The Wait & The Payoff

Like the thing that should not be rising from it's slumber, so too does Indulgently Minimal into the spooky season. Join us this week as we explain our unplanned absence, and what monsters have been hiding in our closets & under our beds.Mentioned in this episode:YouTube Is Using AI to Alter Content (and not telling us)Depression Part Twowww.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

Was it worth the wait? Sometimes when things look bleak a beacon is lit and the light shines at the end of the tunnel. Join us this week as we discuss the long wait for Silksong, other indie games on the horizon, and how these may be rescuing us from the despair of modern gaming.www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

So much of the content we turn to for distraction and amusement can be, intentionally or not, advertising to us. Join us this week as we discuss these kinds of ads in content and what this may mean for us.www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

Awakened from our ancient slumber, Indulgently Minimal has returned after our fortnightly release schedule began with a longer than anticipated fortnight. Join us this week as we discuss the break, our plans moving forward, and how our unanticipated break may have led to the release of the long awaited Hollow Knight sequel…www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

The first episode on November 2004 covered many amazing releases, but in part two we get to cover not only some of the best releases of the year, or even of the decade, but genre defining titles that impacted entire genres. Join us as we talk Halo, Half Life, WoW, and a little Nintendo handheld that would define the next decade.Half-Life 2 Documentary: https://youtu.be/YCjNT9qGjh4?feature=shared www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

While many of the releases we've covered have been incredible, November 2004 gives us some releases that are so important that we needed two episodes just to cover it all. Join us for part one where we make our way through as much as we can in one episode.www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

As we drift down the lazy river in a daze trying to escape the heat we discuss how we can drift in life. How and When should we course correct? Join us this week and find out.www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

Why does change, like the unknown, often cause us so much stress and anxiety? Join us this week as we discuss the phenomenon of Prediction Error, our brain's all panic stations response to the strange and the new.www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimalIndulgently Minimal does not consent to the use of the podcast recordings for AI training

Nostalgia is a tricky thing, and when faced with change it can be easy to retreat into our comfortable cocoons. Join us this week as we discuss our reactions to change, some of the challenges we are facing today, and how we might best approach them.www.indulgentlyminimal.comInstagram: @indulgentlyminimalMastadon: @indulgentlyminimalEmail: [email protected]: https://ko-fi.com/indulgentlyminimal

Now that we've begun to shake off the fog from our brains, it's time to clean the dust as well. Join us this week as we discuss the ways we've corralled the dust bunnies, both mental and physical.