Studying Pixels

Studying Pixels combines game studies and a joyful engagement with video game culture. Every Sunday, game studies scholar Stefan Heinrich Simond and Japanese scholar Dan Hughes cover anything from reviews of contemporary games to news stories and from academic deep-dives to controversial discussions—all wrapped up in a sincere appreciation of everything geeky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 23 hours 11 minutes

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episode 51: Return to Monkey Island


Time to return to Monkey Island! For the series’ original creator Ron Gilbert as well as for us—after many years and some mixed experiences. Does Return to Monkey Island hold up as a proper sequel to the original titles? – Here’s our review!

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 September 25, 2022  52m
 
 

episode 50: Would You Rather?


We are turning 50 years, uhm, episodes old! And at the same time, we are celebrating our one year anniversary. What an occasion! So let’s go ahead and ponder some “would you rather” questions. For fun!


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Nintendo Direct, 09/13/2022 (Nintendo)

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 September 18, 2022  1h7m
 
 

episode 49: How 9/11 Affected Video Games


Many of us still have vivid memories of 11 September 2001. The worlds deadliest terrorist attack left a gaping wound of societal trauma. Video games are no exception to this. So today, on the attack’s anniversary, we are dissecting how 9/11 changed video game culture, how individual games were altered, and how games actively engaged with the ensuing consequences.


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The Post-9/11 Video Game: A Critical Examination (Marc A...


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 September 11, 2022  48m
 
 

episode 48: Stray


Exploring a cyberpunk dystopia from a cat’s perspective—best idea ever. But does Stray hold up to scrutiny? Or does it cutify the dire setting? – Here’s our review!

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 September 4, 2022  49m
 
 

episode 47: Gamescom 2022


Gamescom, the biggest video game trade show in the world, has come and gone. Of course, we were there to check out a whole range of games and to discuss the status quo of video game culture with experts. Here is our report!

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00:05:42 One P I E C E Odyssey (Our hoster does not allow the word to be written normally here, sorry. It is that famous manga/anime series about the guy in the straw hat...


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 August 28, 2022  1h30m
 
 

episode 46: Thymesia


With its plague themed setting and its sprinkles of role-play mechanics, Thymesia attempts to employ the strengths of Soulsborne games and run with them. But does it manage to stand out enough? Here’s our review!

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 August 21, 2022  32m
 
 

episode 45: Do JRPGs need to be made in Japan?


Technically, JRPG simply stands for Japanese Role-Playing Game. Yet, it seems like the genre ascription has taken on a life of its own...


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 August 14, 2022  51m
 
 

episode 44: Scarlet and Violet: The Past and Future of Pokémon


Each year a new, mainline Pokémon game comes and goes. This time, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet promise a continuation of the series’ tradition while also integrating the innovations of recent titles. We discuss what we know so far...


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 August 7, 2022  41m
 
 

episode 43: My Life in New Game Plus


Some games are designed to be played over and over again. And others, we just return to every once and while for comfort, insight, or even self-reflection. We discuss how we replay games and how our approaches have changed over time.


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We mentioned that Dan was a guest on last week’s episode of The Pike Horror Show to talk about a whole range of horror movies. Here’s the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify...


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 July 31, 2022  46m
 
 

episode 42: Hidden Mechanics


Some games deliberately hide certain mechanics to make player actions feel more satisfying—such as barely escaping death—or secretly track player actions to determine the ending they are going to see...


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 July 24, 2022  50m