Bad Playstyle: A video game book club artwork

Bad Playstyle: A video game book club

99 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

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 episode's show notes before listening to it if you are sensitive to spoilers.

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Episodes

Milestone era ep. 2 - sludge life "Tangent city"

July 26, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

we go on a lot of tangents and talk about sludge life

Milestone Era Ep 1 - Hardspace Shipbreaker "Worse Playstyle"

June 26, 2023 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

Leftist politics and videogames. much more off topic than usual.

Ep 92 - Norco "Swamp Drama"

March 17, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB

Tweet at me if you want notes

Ep 91 - Superliminal "why are you like this?"

August 19, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

mild spoilers for the end of Disco Elysium in the first part of the episode

Ep 90 - Unpacking "recorded in the driveway"

June 11, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

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 similar energy. 

Ep 89 - Frostpunk "Precognative Tension Sim"

April 08, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

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!

Ep 88 - Forgotten city "We did a time warp again"

January 21, 2022 20:59 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

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 FROSTPUNK

BAD BONUS - Outer wilds: Echoes of the Eye DLC

January 14, 2022 21:23 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

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!

Ep 87 - Thousand Threads "Gamebryo Hiking"

October 14, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

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 hero. He says its anti addictive Disco elysium, where did the information come from? Thousand threads discussion starts at about 41 minut...

Ep 86 - Wildermyth "Familia Unknown"

October 05, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

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 signature legacy mechanics in more games please Matt is a crunch pervert The UI in this game is a masterclass The bad standards start...

Ep 85 - Necromunda: Hired Gun "Radar Dog"

September 21, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 65 MB

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 talking necromunda Level design in first on the menu Build discussion Game is buggy Keynan suffered from motion sickness during the ga...

Ep 84 - Tender "Dating sucks, (virtually this time)"

September 16, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB

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 better the better I get at it. Chaos wastes is a good update. OWEN playing: Craftopia. Videogame stir fry. Box croculai Hired gun, seems ...

Ep 83 - King of Dragon Pass "The Maltese Management Game"

August 13, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB

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.

Ep 82 - John Wick Hex "SUPERHOTline Miami"

July 14, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 66 MB

00:26:55 warmup ends and main John Wick Hex discussion begins! 00:55:37 Bad Standards! Next week: King of Dragon Pass

Ep 81 - Jedi Fallen Order "Wet, Ropey, Wookiees"

June 09, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 129 MB

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  

Ep 81 - Jedi Fallen Order "Wet, Freaky, Wookiees"

June 09, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 129 MB

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  

Ep 80 - The Pathless "Wildbreath: hellblade of the collosus"

May 19, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

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 01:01:17

Ep 52 - Metal Gear: Revengeance "No Dodging"

May 03, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

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.

Ep 79 - Children of Morta "Science fiction Bronze Age Mythology"

April 30, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

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!

Ep 78 - Dead State "Anarcho-publishing Mitsoda Adventure"

March 05, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

Warmup ends 00:19:00 Bad Standards commence at 01:45:05

Ep 77 In Other Waters "Freerange Naive Xenobiologist"

March 03, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 96.6 MB

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/Ammonoidea  

Ep 76 - Starsector "Free Market Violence Futures Exchange"

January 26, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours - 110 MB

00:31:24 Warmup finishes and the main discussion starts 01:38:57 Main discussion mostly wraps and we sort out the Bad Standards

Ep 75 - Where the Water Tastes Like Wine "16 major Americanas"

December 11, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

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 Standardd

BAD BONUS - UMURANGI GENERATION: MACRO DLC "Eva is short of Evangeline"

December 03, 2020 19:00 - 55 minutes - 37.5 MB

This is out first sort of short form bonus episode, we played Umurangi Generation Macro!

Ep 74 - Paradise Killer "Washboard alibis"

November 04, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 84.5 MB

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 Standards

Ep 73 - Umurangi Generation "Wall-E"

October 21, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

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 spoilers

Ep 72 - Fallout: New California "Big Engagement, Dialogue"

October 09, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

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 discussion

Ep 71 - Tonight We Riot "The Struggle, on many levels"

October 01, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB

00:35:33 Our warm-up ends and the main discussion begins 01:01:37 Bad Standards commence!

Ep 70 - Hades "Making a game? just add some visual novel!"

September 21, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

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 Standards

Ep 69 - Night in the Woods "the monster was man the whole time"

September 11, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

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 begin!  

Ep 68 - Frog Detective 2 "the interrupting notebook"

September 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

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 commence

Ep 67 - The Return of the Obra Dinn "Welcome to the iLife"

July 10, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

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 game

Ep 66 - XCOM: Chimera squad "Mark Nauta railroad company"

July 06, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

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!

Ep 65 - Beautiful Desolation "Fallout? Schmallout."

July 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB

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 Squad

Ep 64 - DOOM Eternal "Chubby Bunny"

June 29, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

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!

Ep 63 - The Shrouded Isle "invisible spinning plates"

June 23, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

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 Isle

Ep 62 - Eastshade "Morrowind vibes"

June 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

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 moment in wrestling this week

Ep 61 - My Friend Pedro "Skateboard Factory!"

April 27, 2020 18:45 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

00:00:00 warmup discussion of the games we've played in the last two weeks 00:23:41 main course discussion of My Friend Pedro begins 0:44:34 we commence the application of the Bad Standards™

Ep 60 Pt. 2 - Disco Elysium "Put me in coach"

April 21, 2020 18:45 - 1 hour - 100 MB

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  

Ep 60 Pt. 1 - Disco Elysium "Illegal CRPG"

April 20, 2020 18:45 - 1 hour - 79 MB

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 No Bad Standards™ this episode, tune in for part 2 of this episode for that

Ep 59 - Dishonored 2 "Bad Option Smörgåsbord "

April 13, 2020 18:45 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

Ep 58 - Gris "My son Blockto"

March 12, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

00:00:00 Warmup discussion begins avout what we've been playing 00:39:20 Gris discussion begins apace! 00:55:43 We bring our Bad Standards ™ to a good game 00:59:55 We explore the possible outcomes of Guybrush Threepwood navigating the world of Gris   Next week: Arkane's Dishonored 2

Ep 57 - Neo Cab "I got you a Feelgrid™ because you're so emotional"

February 26, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MB

00:00:00 Back on our long winded bullshit 00:30:22  Our Neo Cab ride begins here 01:24:20 The Bad Standards happen to us

Ep 56 - Tomb Raider (2013) "Aping Nathan Drake"

February 22, 2020 22:39 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

00:00:00 Introduction and our last couple weeks in games 00:21:05 main discussion begins 01:00:48 The Bad Standards commence and are repeatedly interrupted and side tracked

Ep 55 - Sunset Overdrive "sparks come out of your feet"

December 16, 2019 08:26 - 1 hour - 74 MB

00:00:00 Introduction and our last couple weeks in games 00:31:44 main discussion begins 01:14:54 The Bad Standards commence

Ep 54 - Mutazione "Shame yourself, God is dead"

December 10, 2019 04:18 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

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 recording

Ep 53 - Control "All the liminal spaces they need"

December 10, 2019 03:46 - 1 hour - 109 MB

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!  

Ep 50 - Jazzpunk “dadaist y2k gag vehicle”

October 25, 2019 21:03 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

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 architect Hey games industry, more asymmetrical multiplayer Cuz it roolz - owen “No joke zone” Thinking reacts only to keynans time manage...

EP. 50 - Jazzpunk “dadaist y2k gag vehicle”

October 25, 2019 21:03 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

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 architect Hey games industry, more asymmetrical multiplayer Cuz it roolz - owen “No joke zone” Thinking reacts only to keynans ti...

Ep 49 - The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game “We don’t read books”

October 05, 2019 17:11 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

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! Something something prison architect keynan can’t read Let the meta evolve naturally Keynan is a submarine Idon’twantyoutodothat Gauges t...

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