State of the Arc Podcast

We discuss our in-depth thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII Remake teaser trailer!TIME CODES:1. Matsuno To Make Another FF... Read more

Today we give our thoughts on the Witcher Netflix series and look back on our favorite games of both 2019 and the last d... Read more

Time Codes:How Has Your Audience Responded To The Ending?: 3:58What Were Your Expectations For FF7R When First Announced... Read more

We discuss the challenges of non-linear storytelling, especially in games, as well as which stories we feel explore mora... Read more

We discuss early thoughts on Smash Ultimate, and how much we hate the dismissive (and lazy) "you're blinded by nostalgia... Read more

Today Mike discusses why it's so hard to understand the perspectives of other people, and why it leads so often to bitte... Read more

This week Mike discusses the value of ambient soundtracks, and makes a case for them being just as effective as melodic ... Read more

We discuss this week’s Nintendo Direct, the Episode Ardyn Prologue anime, whether there’s any real point to fantasy fict... Read more

We discuss our thoughts on many of the great E3 2019 announcements! Lorerunner, Phoenix Edge, and some other rad dudes f... Read more

We discuss whether storytelling in video games is limited, the PS5’s rumored backwards compatibility, and much more!Time... Read more

Today we give our thoughts on getting older, and how it changes our thoughts on seeking for exciting experiences in life... Read more

Description: We upload this podcast every Wednesday morning at 5:00am MT! We stream this podcast every Sunday afternoon ... Read more

We discuss our thoughts on the Sonic movie debacle, whether pre-rendered backgrounds could work in the modern day, and w... Read more

We discuss Metroid Prime 4’s development trouble, how to properly adapt a video game to film, and our philosophy on what... Read more

Pat Holleman joins me again, alongside Hian (a game developer living and working in Japan) to talk more about our though... Read more

We discuss character building--in particular what makes a 3-dimensional character and whether it is important to ALWAYS ... Read more

We discuss the difficulties of writing a prequel story and how to create something that can be engaging even when the au... Read more

Just some updates on the podcast. We've moved our hosting over to soundcloud and I'm trying to get all of our podcast ap... Read more

Today Mike discusses his thoughts on Suikoden II. As always, these are not final opinions. The purpose of these discussi... Read more

We discuss our thoughts on realism vs. formalism, and how inconsistency in tone can undermine any approach you choose in... Read more