Yes, you read correctly. This week, we’re going to explore the question many of you have probably wondered at one point or another: can you play video games and still be productive?
I certainly hope so, or else it’s only a matter of time before everything comes crashing down around me. But I’m writing this now, so it seems like there must be some way to get things done without missing out on all those glorious pixels and polygons.
Anyway, until everything does come crashing down around me, I’ll just keep spending way too much time beating the Celeste C-Sides, like this one (spoilers, clearly).
Happy gaming.
Things mentioned in this episode:
This week’s episode is sponsored by:
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Other things we mentioned in this episode:
Tom’s Games:
- Guitar Hero III
- Celeste
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3
- Pokémon FireRed
- Portal 2
- Overwatch
- Enter the Gungeon
- Hollow Knight
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Dance Dance Revolution and Pump It Up
Martin’s Games:
- Monster Hunter: World
- Celeste
- Animal Crossing
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Pokémon Silver
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Links:
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Timestamps:
- 0:01:44 – Are video games worth your time?
- 0:14:11 – Using video games as a coping mechanism
- 0:18:58 – Avoiding a video game dependency
- 0:27:03 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
- 0:29:01 – Avoiding a video game dependency (continued)
- 0:36:13 – Some of our favourite games
- 0:52:15 – Conclusion
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