Slightly Something Else
The Escapist • Leisure
The Escapist • Leisure
Slightly Something Else
The Escapist • Leisure
The Escapist • Leisure

About

Yahtzee Croshaw, Jack Packard and Marty Sliva do a deep dive into strange or hot topics in the games industry every Tuesday, live on YouTube. Audio episodes are made available on Thursday morning. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support

Episodes

  • Examining the "Living, Breathing, World" Cliche
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the cliche of "Living, Breathing Worlds" and what makes a video game world really feel alive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Can Games Really Ever Go Back to Their Roots?
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss if games really ever can go back to their "roots". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • You Don't Need Words to Tell A Good Story
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss wordless story games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Non-Horror Games Can Sometimes Be the Scariest
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss games that aren't horror... but are. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Your Game Is Adapted From WHAT?!
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss video game adaptations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Has Video Game Violence Jumped the Shark?
    This week on Slightly Something Else, in light of the recent release of Mortal Kombat 1, Yahtzee and Marty discuss violence in modern games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Give Us More Games That Make Us Feel Smart
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss games that make them feel smart. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • A Good Map is Hard to Find
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss video game maps. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Starfield and How to Do Space in Games
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss Starfield and video games that use space as a setting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Sea of Stars and Baldur's Gate 3 Prove Any Genre is Ripe for a Comeback
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the game genres that deserve a comeback. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • The Games with Unforgettable Openings
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the games with the best openings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 Doesn’t Need to Be Feared
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the ongoing discourse around Baldur's Gate 3. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • The Difficulty of Following Up a Masterpiece
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss video game sequels and how it's all too often very difficult to follow-up a masterpiece of a game. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Are We in a New RPG Golden Age?
    This week on Slightly Something Else, we say goodbye to our Managing Editor, John Friscia, by talking all about RPGs and if we're in a new Golden Age for the genre. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • 2023 Games That Need More Love
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the 2023 games that need more love. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Remember When Valve Made Games?
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss Valve's current role in the games industry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • The Joy of In-Game Jobs
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss jobs in video games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • The Bad Games We Still Enjoyed
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee makes fun of Nick for enjoying The Order: 1886. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • Final Fantasy's Place in Gaming in 2023
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss Final Fantasy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support
  • We Need to Talk About Loot
    This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss loot in video games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slightly-something-else/support