Player vs Plot
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S2E12 - Chrono Trigger
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes In this exciting season finale, we discuss the plot and philosophical questions of the beloved SNES RPG, Chrono Trigger! We take you thr...
S2E11 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes We tackle another behemoth of a game this week with The Witcher 3! We walk you through the story beats of the main quest, summarize some...
S2E10 - Frame Narratives in Video Games
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Think of today's episode as a story within a story - because we're doing framing narratives! We discuss games that have you playing out a story being ...
S2E9 - Metal Gear Solid
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This week's episode is a doozy. We tackle the hotly requested Metal Gear Solid! We summarize the major story beats and discuss its meta ...
S2E8 - Shadow of the Colossus
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Player Vs Plot we tackle a game that may seem to have a small plot but in the end is full of colossal themes to unpack. That's right, we'...
S2E7 - Street Fighter II
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Player vs Plot covers an unusual source of compelling video game storytelling: fighting games! How does a competitive arcade game tell a st...
S2E6 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we tackle the Animal Crossing series, with a particular focus on its latest entry: New Horizons. We discuss its peculiar "communication" gen...
S2E5 - Power Progression Mechanics in Video Game Narratives
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes This week we chat about the many ways in which video games make the player character stronger over time. What forms can it take, what do...
S2E4 - BONUS: Interview with Sauna 2000 creator Amos Sorri
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Amos Sorri joins us this week to discuss his new horror-comedy game Sauna 2000, which is nearing the end of its Kickstarter campaign! We...
S2E3 - Lightning Round: Rogue, Binding of Isaac, and Slay the Spire!
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Player Vs. Plot takes on another lightning round. That's right, it's three games packed into one episode! In this episode, we focus on the ...
S2E2 - The Last of Us
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Time Stamps 00:00:00 - 00:30:30 Brief overview of the zombie genre 00:30:30 - 00:48:00 Prologue 00:48:00 - 01:25:25 Summer 01:25:25 - 01:58:15 Fall ...
S2E1 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Time Stamps 10:00 Historical Background 0:15:00 - 0:57:30 Opening Cinematic to Genichiro 0:57:31 - 1:51:00 Finding Ingredients for Kuro to Shura En...
S1E10 - Lightning Round: Celeste, Mario, and Donkey Kong Country!
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our season one finale, we tackle three games in one episode: Super Mario Brothers, Donkey Kong Country, and Celeste. Each one has similar core mech...
S1E9 - Romance in Video Games
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the many ways video games tackle romance, both mechanically and thematically. Why do they use the mechanics that they do to repre...
S1E8 - Doki Doki Literature Club
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: discussion of graphic violence and disturbing themes We tackle the visual novel that decided to blend two genres: dating simulators ...
S1E7 - The Zelda Timeline
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the Zelda timeline! How much does it add to a player's enjoyment of the story, and does it even need to exist? Check back each week for a...
S1E6 - Pokemon Gen 1
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We take a deep dive into the world of Pokemon and find out there's more than we realized playing back in the 90's! In this episode, we look at what th...
Introduction
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the hosts of Player vs Plot and find out what this show's all about! Feel free to send us questions and comments at [email protected] and ...
S1E5 - God of War (2018)
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we follow the arcs of Kratos and Atreus in this semi-reboot of the god-killing action franchise! We talk about the use of RPG elements in a...
S1E4 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Part 2
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Be sure to start with the first one! We break down how Breath of the Wild's story tells a familiar Zelda story us...
S1E3 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Part 1
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2-part episode on Breath of the Wild, we break down how the game tells a familiar Zelda story using a fresh take on the series's game structur...
S1E2 - Persona 5
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a close look at dungeon-crawling life sim RPG Persona 5! Social links! Day by day time progression! Dungeon crawling the human psych...
S1E1 - Gone Home
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we discuss the story of Indie darling exploration video game Gone Home! We tackle the use of virtual space as a storytelling device, find...