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Sinopse
Game Theorem delves into the worlds behind video games, shows, and other great entertainment, but we arent afraid to call out some problematic practices.
Episódios
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98. Podcast Wrap-Up
28/09/2021 Duração: 37minThank you, and see you around. https://www.youtube.com/user/MysteryMachineX/videos
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97. Homestuck - Defamation
14/09/2021 Duração: 48min“You have a feeling it’s going to be a long day." - Andrew Hussie, the narrator. CW for stalkers and harassment. This episode is about the Homestuck series made by Andrew Hussie. Kira and Kyle talk about some of the recent defamation about the media and fandom of Homestuck. Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. Here's the link to the amazing analysis we mention towards the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wvgCskMHY4
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96. Madoka Magica - Love Revolution
31/08/2021 Duração: 58min“The curses that have spread across our world still have to be dealt with. And you Incubators have become necessary for that task. You're going to stay and help... In-cu-ba-tor.” - Homura Akemi, [redacted]. This episode is about the Madoka Magica anime made by the Magica Quartet. Kira and Kyle talk about how this show is very much not what it appears! Learn all about the exploitation by the higher classes but this time with magic! Listen to subjects ranging from magical girls to witches to time travel! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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95. Madoka Magica - Uninformed Consent
14/08/2021 Duração: 57min“On this planet you call females who have yet to become adults, girls. It makes sense then that since you'll eventually become witches, you should be called Magical Girls.” - Kyubey, the Incubator. This episode is about the Madoka Magica anime made by the Magica Quartet. Kira and Kyle talk about how this show is very much not what it appears! Learn all about the exploitation by the higher classes but this time with magic! Listen to subjects ranging from magical girls to witches to time travel! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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94. Discriminatory Allegories
03/08/2021 Duração: 51minWhat kind of allegories for identity exist within various forms of media? How do they fair? Are they helpful or pretty problematic? Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We talk about subjects ranging from race to sexual orientation to disability. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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93. Fairy Tail - War and Finale
20/07/2021 Duração: 01h04min"I am the last Dragon, the Dragon of Demise! I devour all Magic indiscriminately! I am the Dragon of Magic, Acnologia!" - Acnologia, the Dragon of Magic. This episode is about the Fairy Tail series made by Hiro Mashima. Kira and Kyle further break down the exciting world of the magical Earth Land, where magic flows all around! Learn all about characters, adventures, fights, and enemies within the Fairy Tail series! Listen to subjects ranging from the Avatar cult around a god and the war between Fiore and the Alvarez Empire. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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92. Smite - Godly Diversity
03/07/2021 Duração: 54min"Hello, everybody! I will kill you all." - Hel, Goddess of the Underworld. This episode is about the Smite video game made by Hi-Rez Studios. Kira and Kyle talk about the various gods and pantheons that appear in this game! Learn all about each of the gods! Or at least whatever we could fit into a single hour! We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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91. Top Pride Characters
19/06/2021 Duração: 59minToday we have a simple episode where we list our favorite characters of various representations from the LGBTQIA+. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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90. Fairy Tail - Demons of Tartaros
24/05/2021 Duração: 58min"Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Your friends and your guild are there to make up for that, right?" - Warrod Sequen, the 4th Wizard Saint. This episode is about the Fairy Tail series made by Hiro Mashima. Kira and Kyle further break down the exciting world of the magical Earth Land, where magic flows all around! Learn all about characters, adventures, fights, and enemies within the Fairy Tail series! Listen to subjects ranging from the Eclipse Spirits to a lewd Christmas to the Demons of Tartaros. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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89. Get Out and Us
12/05/2021 Duração: 56min"I would’ve voted for Obama a third time." - Dean Armitage. "We’re Americans." - Red. This episode is about the Get Out and Us series of movies made by Jordan Peele. Kira and Kyle talk about what the movies represent, race and class! Learn all about why these movies were received differently based on audience! Listen to subjects ranging from revolution to capitalism to white supremacy! We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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88. Speech Is Garbage and Here's Why
24/04/2021 Duração: 44minWhat purpose do Speech or Persuasion skills have in video games? Why do they exist? What problems arise from their overuse, and how could this be done better? Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We talk about subjects ranging from skill-cleaving to political oration as a concept. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. Hbomb video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzF7aHxk4Y4
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87. Homestuck - Character Analysis
10/04/2021 Duração: 58min“Your Ultimate Self, that which is revealed when the mind’s partitions are stripped away, and all potentiality of who you are and what you could have been flow together.” - Dirk Strider, the Prince of Heart. This episode is about the Homestuck series made by Andrew Hussie. Kira and Kyle further break down this webcomic and talk about what each of the characters could be said to represent Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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86. The Boys - Real Superheroes
28/03/2021 Duração: 01h05min“People love what I have to say. They believe in it. They just don’t like the word ‘Nazi’, that’s all.” - Klara Risinger, Stormfront. This episode is about the The Boys television series made by Dynamite Entertainment. Kira and Kyle talk about what superheroes would actually be like in a real world! Learn all about what a man with the power of Superman would become! Listen to subjects ranging from liberalism to corporatism to fascism! We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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85. Correcting Mistakes
01/03/2021 Duração: 33minWhat mistakes have we made? Well, let's take a look and try to set the record straight. We've learned much over the years, after all. Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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84. Homestuck - Paradise Planet
15/02/2021 Duração: 56min“the paradise planet IS A [bleep]ING JOKE. and the miracles ARE FAKE. pure fiction. FALSE” - Gamzee Makara, Bard of Rage. This episode is about the Homestuck series made by Andrew Hussie. Kira and Kyle further break down this webcomic and talk about the end of Homestuck and its progress through the Epilogues and onto Homestuck^2. Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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83. Cyberpunk 2077 - A Scam
01/02/2021 Duração: 55minThis episode is about the Cyberpunk 2077 game made by CD Projekt Red. Kira and Kyle talk about the horrible tale of this game! Learn all about a game company pulling every dirty trick in the book! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. More info on the game: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1350322423170797568
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82. Age in Anime
16/01/2021 Duração: 52minWhy does anime consistently portray underage characters in mature situations? What does this say about our society that it is so normalized? What could be done differently? Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We talk about subjects ranging from problematic anime to straight-up offensive nonsense. We have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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81. Homestuck - Sburb Sessions
02/01/2021 Duração: 54min“You were, and are, going to do this regardless.” - Doc Scratch, First Guardian. This episode is about the Homestuck series made by Andrew Hussie. Kira and Kyle further break down this webcomic and talk about every Sburb, or Sgrub, game session that happened in each timeline within the comic. Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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80. Future Diary - The Yandere
20/12/2020 Duração: 01h03min“I lost my folks in the Middle East, thanks to a 1600-year-old-fight about three takes on the same [bleep] God” - Minene Uryuu, the 9th. This episode is about the Future Diary anime made by Sakae Esuno. Kira and Kyle talk about the most well-known example of the yandere trope in anime! Learn all about a deadly time travel game to determine the successor to god! Listen to writing ranging from seriously disturbed to genuinely interesting! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.
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Election-Related Hiatus
01/11/2020 Duração: 04minWe don't know if we're going to be here in a week or not. So we're pausing episodes. We hope to be back soon.