Bad Playstyle is a book club podcast. We all sit down and play the same game and hopefully you have too so you can be intellectually engaged with our discussion. We generally aim for shorter games that have a start to finish of six hours or less. Spoilers: The games we play for each episode will absolutely be spoiled and any others that come up in conversation can potentially be in the line of fire. Each episode's show notes will list all games mentioned. It is recommended that you check an ...
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Milestone era ep. 2 - sludge life "Tangent city"
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we go on a lot of tangents and talk about sludge lifeAv Owen
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Milestone Era Ep 1 - Hardspace Shipbreaker "Worse Playstyle"
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Leftist politics and videogames. much more off topic than usual.Av Matt Renton, Keynan Bailey
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Tweet at me if you want notesAv Owen
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Ep 91 - Superliminal "why are you like this?"
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mild spoilers for the end of Disco Elysium in the first part of the episodeAv Owen
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Ep 90 - Unpacking "recorded in the driveway"
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I apologize about the audio quality and forgetting to introduce us and for the bird sounds. We instantly get into “what have you been playing lately” We finish with that part at around 20 minutes Then we start talking about unpacking No bad standards this time around, but we do perform an impromptu vibe check, giving a few options for games with a …
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Ep 89 - Frostpunk "Precognative Tension Sim"
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We welcome each other back Elden ring discussion, we compare to fable for a second Elden ring done at about 11 minutes Owen played super mario world And pokemon go. Niantic is a fuck Keynan talks about destiny 2 Frostpunk discussion starts at about 23 minutes Bad standards at 48 minutes Next game is “unpacking” Thanks Zane! Later!…
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Ep 88 - Forgotten city "We did a time warp again"
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We start with what we played lately, Matt first, Owen middle, Keynan last. Actual discussion of the game starts at 26 mins in. (LINK TO VIDEO OF STARGATE EDIT OWEN MADE) this is the stargate wormhole video Owen made. The bad standards commence at one hour fifteen minutes. Next game is FROSTPUNKAv Owen
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BAD BONUS - Outer wilds: Echoes of the Eye DLC
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Special guest ben Please stop and go play the game if you haven’t already. Last warning. We just get right into it. The whole episode is JUST discussion of the game, that’s what a Bad Bonus is!Av Owen
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Ep 87 - Thousand Threads "Gamebryo Hiking"
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Episode thousand threads Owen has an extra for us. It is a wild ride. Actually show starts at about 9 minutes Episode 87! Keynan played deathloop Genshin impact? Keynan? Owen has been playing the rimworld ideology DLC. it is really cool He said ideology so I sniffed. He either refused to get it or it went over his head. Matt has been playing loop h…
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Ep 86 - Wildermyth "Familia Unknown"
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Welcome to the show! We played wyldermyth DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PLAY SYNDICATE (unless on ps3) Owen played the Diablo 2 remake. Is good! Keynan played dyson sphere program Matt has some notes on back 4 blood Will der myth Cool story engine bro. Get ready for the toons bodies to be permanently changed Not enough music in this game. Loops too much. Heat …
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Ep 85 - Necromunda: Hired Gun "Radar Dog"
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We played Hired Gun. You gain brozouf! Mics are way better this time! Owen played: Civ4 beyond the sword. Throw shade on all modern civ games Keynan played: Tarkov wiped What Matt been playing? Hitman 3. SASOing some old levels The best murderpuzzle game all time Steam needs a “games you can watch tv while playing” tag 18 mins is when we start talk…
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Ep 84 - Tender "Dating sucks, (virtually this time)"
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The remote era has ended Sorry about keynan eating his microphone. @savoryscrimp on twitter. It gets better. We have played the alien game TENDER Matt has been playing: Donut county has a cool 4th wall breaking scene Star wars gatcha phone game. MOFF GIDEON https://tinyurl.com/53nwrez4 ASHOKA https://tinyurl.com/axx589ds LANDO Vermintide 2 gets bet…
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Ep 83 - King of Dragon Pass "The Maltese Management Game"
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00:00:00 episode begins with a bit of a warmup talking about what games we've played recently. 00:33:21 warmup finishes and we begin our main discussion of King of Dragon Pass. 01:04:25 Main discussion finishes and we begin to judge this game by the Bad Standards™ along with some stray closing thoughts about the game.…
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Ep 82 - John Wick Hex "SUPERHOTline Miami"
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00:26:55 warmup ends and main John Wick Hex discussion begins! 00:55:37 Bad Standards! Next week: King of Dragon PassAv Owen
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Ep 81 - Jedi Fallen Order "Wet, Ropey, Wookiees"
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Our warmup ends and the main discussion of JFO starts 00:43:22 We talk for a while on this one and only get to the Bad Standards at 02:05:44 Here is the link for Keynan and Owen's Clone Wars skip list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hRX78SALJCaG-RaIhg8QQ8Rpf7rWYVkfFYEN_YheyEo/edit?usp=drivesdk…
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Ep 80 - The Pathless "Wildbreath: hellblade of the collosus"
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https://twitter.com/OHerriman/status/1368675462734487552?s=19 ∆the Mario clip Ben and Owen mention in the warmup Warmup finishes 00:30:06 Bad Standards commence 01:01:17Av Owen
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Ep 52 - Metal Gear: Revengeance "No Dodging"
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00:23:31 Our Warmup chat ends and the main discussion of the game begins. 01:04:25 our discussion mostly wraps up and we determine how this game shapes up against our Bad Standards.Av Owen
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Ep 79 - Children of Morta "Science fiction Bronze Age Mythology"
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Incredibly the warmup on this episode ends at exactly 00:30:00 and the bad standards start at exactly 01:00:00 this is of course because we were replaced by Soong type androids for this episode. Enjoy!Av Owen
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Ep 78 - Dead State "Anarcho-publishing Mitsoda Adventure"
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Warmup ends 00:19:00 Bad Standards commence at 01:45:05Av Owen
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Ep 77 In Other Waters "Freerange Naive Xenobiologist"
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Our episode warmup ends at 00:30:30 We commence the Bad Standards at 01:20:51 Related links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_Distant_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmmonoideaAv Owen
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Ep 76 - Starsector "Free Market Violence Futures Exchange"
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00:31:24 Warmup finishes and the main discussion starts 01:38:57 Main discussion mostly wraps and we sort out the Bad StandardsAv Owen
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Ep 75 - Where the Water Tastes Like Wine "16 major Americanas"
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00:30:30 warmup discussion ends and talk of water and wine flows freely 01:14:49 main discussion ends and we begin the Bad StandarddAv Owen
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BAD BONUS - UMURANGI GENERATION: MACRO DLC "Eva is short of Evangeline"
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This is out first sort of short form bonus episode, we played Umurangi Generation Macro!Av Owen
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Ep 74 - Paradise Killer "Washboard alibis"
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00:33:36 warmup chat wraps up and the main course of the show begins! 01:37:42 main discussion ends and we engage with the Bad StandardsAv Owen
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Ep 73 - Umurangi Generation "Wall-E"
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00:36:26 Warm up concludes and main discussion begins 01:13:25 We subject this game to the Bad Standards 01:19:30 Spoilers for Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End 01:24:32 Keynan takes the Senate floor and convinced everyone to reverse position 01:28:45 Star Trek: Picard spoilersAv Owen
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Ep 72 - Fallout: New California "Big Engagement, Dialogue"
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00:34:15 Warmup concludes and we begin our talk on New California 01:51:21 We finish main discussion and begin the Bad Standards Vault-Ball shenanigans mentioned in the discussionAv Owen
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Ep 71 - Tonight We Riot "The Struggle, on many levels"
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00:35:33 Our warm-up ends and the main discussion begins 01:01:37 Bad Standards commence!Av Owen
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Ep 70 - Hades "Making a game? just add some visual novel!"
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00:22:05 our warm up and introduction ends and main course discussion begins! 01:02:40 Keynan briefs us on the dumbest moment in wrestling 01:05:49 The Bad Standards commence! 01:18:23 We choose new game touchstones for our Bad StandardsAv Owen
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Ep 69 - Night in the Woods "the monster was man the whole time"
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00:34:41 Music video featuring missing keyframes mentioned in podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvqakws0CeU 00:40:52 Main discussion begins on Night in the Woods 01:27:35 The Judge Judy clip mentioned https://youtu.be/1fVwXs6-38g 01:28:44 The Medium article by Scott Benson https://medium.com/@bombsfall/alec-2618dc1e23e 01:32:25 Bad Standards …
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Ep 68 - Frog Detective 2 "the interrupting notebook"
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00:28:58 warmup ends 00:52:38 by conducting a dark ritual we will Fat Shark's Darktide into existence 00:57:51 Bad Standards commenceAv Owen
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Ep 67 - The Return of the Obra Dinn "Welcome to the iLife"
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00:23:30 The start of a rousing and divergent discussion of the game 00:59:17 a previously never before seen outcome arises in the Bad Standards Heres the link to the video talking about streaming footage of this gameAv Owen
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Ep 66 - XCOM: Chimera squad "Mark Nauta railroad company"
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00:23:00 we wrap up our usual warmup BS The main discussion lasted exactly an hour. Incredible! 01:23:00 we start up a different BS: the Bad Standards! Next episode: the Return of the Obra Dinn!Av Owen
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Ep 65 - Beautiful Desolation "Fallout? Schmallout."
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00:45:51 our overly indulgent warm up discussion wraps up and the main course discussion begins. 01:36:36 video game crimes happen here that we call the Bad Standards Next week's game: XCOM: Chimera SquadAv Owen
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Ep 64 - DOOM Eternal "Chubby Bunny"
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00:24:06 Warmup ends and the deep dive on DOOM Eternal begins! 01:08:56 Owen blasphemes 01:09:20 Keynan tells us about the strange empty halls of professional wrestling 01:14:44 Bad Standards!Av Owen
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Ep 63 - The Shrouded Isle "invisible spinning plates"
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00:23:30 our warmup discussion ends and we dig into The Shrouded Isle 00:56:17 The application of The Bad Standards begins. 01:04:30 Harrier DuBois wanders onto The Shrouded IsleAv Owen
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Ep 62 - Eastshade "Morrowind vibes"
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00:00:00 we warm up our episode with a very extended rundown of what other games we've been playing for the last couple weeks 00:24:41 Our discussion of Eastshade begins! 00:55:31 We rate this game by the Bad Standards, an inscrutable set of scales to compare this game to other games we've played 01:02:39 Keynan presents the class with the dumbest …
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Ep 61 - My Friend Pedro "Skateboard Factory!"
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Ep 60 Pt. 2 - Disco Elysium "Put me in coach"
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This is part 2 of our discussion of Za/Um's Disco Elysium, I really hope you've played it and listened to part 1 if you're reading this! 00:02:40 game discussion resumes after a short reintroduction 01:33:18 the Bad Standards™ are levelled at the game and the last ounces of crit or discussion are squeezed out…
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Ep 60 Pt. 1 - Disco Elysium "Illegal CRPG"
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This week's episode is a little bit of a departure from our typical format. We played Za/Um's debut title Disco Elysium and it's such a big meaty game that we split our discussion of this game into two episodes. https://zaumstudio.com/ 0:01:11 discussion of our last week in unrelated games begins 0:20:50 Disco Elysium discussion begins here X:XX:XX…
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Ep 59 - Dishonored 2 "Bad Option Smörgåsbord "
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Ep 57 - Neo Cab "I got you a Feelgrid™ because you're so emotional"
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Ep 56 - Tomb Raider (2013) "Aping Nathan Drake"
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Ep 55 - Sunset Overdrive "sparks come out of your feet"
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Ep 54 - Mutazione "Shame yourself, God is dead"
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00:00:00 Back on our long winded bullshit 00:37:11 It is here that the journey into the Mutazione begins 01:18:50 Matt tries prematurely to end the show 01:19:10 The Bad Standards somehow manage to squeeze in before we stop recordingAv Owen
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Ep 53 - Control "All the liminal spaces they need"
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00:00:00 a debrief of our last couple weeks in games 00:42:37 we actually start talking about control! 01:45:39 The Bad Standards!Av Owen
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Ep 50 - Jazzpunk “dadaist y2k gag vehicle”
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We’re still getting used to being live in front of no audience I’M THE PRODUCER! Evologo beef. Whole trucks of it. Prepare to be ruined forever Impossible tangent Starsector rules Spacestation 13 synopsis. SPACE LUBE Rimworld is exactly the same as it always was. Deepcock galactits update Keynan waxes dire need for control in life over prison archi…
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Ep 49 - The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game “We don’t read books”
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Stargate reference! Punished keynan, owen and matt Mario maker report: the physics are different Old computer scientists are bastards Oh youngblood, you were almost good! Ech! This build has foreknowledge of the world My two friends are enormous idiots and still playing pubg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wchnSZFsI4A Shoes aren’t fashion matt! Som…
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Ep 48 - Void Bastards “I'm gonna swear more”
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You can finally see us! We compare sizes Matt forgets more than he knows There is not that much of a plot to this game Keynan and Aaron have to be explicitly told it is a sneaking mission Watchdogs 2 sux, owen reports Zest jacket pizza toppings Dead by daylight chainsaw dudes Probability prediction is a skillset We talk about auto chess for reasons…
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Ep 47 - Outer Wilds “corpse rearranger”
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Podcast daddy Hand mung VVS OUTER WILDS BAE BEEE Oh fuck so many spoilers Konkey bong Chromium, are you for real? Pouches, POUCHES! VTMB forever Auspex ruining reveals lol Beckett Star trek online is underwater Outer wilds bitchin’ Anglerfish suuuu The best walk ever One more BURN on rumu Patterns They were so close, but the interloper “Cool game” …
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