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The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 40 – The Not-E3 2020 Podcast

Welcome back! In the absence of E3 this year, we thought we’d talk about some of the recent happenings that interested us. Joining me today are show regular Chris Caskie of MrGilderPixels, and longtime friend of MoeGamer, Joe “Erichannel” Sigadel from Twitch.

The MoeGamer Podcast is available in several places. You canΒ subscribe to my channel on YouTubeΒ to stay up to date with both the video versions of the podcast and my weekly videos (including the Atari A to Z retro gaming series); you canΒ follow on SoundcloudΒ for the audio-only version of the podcast; you canΒ subscribe via RSSΒ to get the audio-only version of the podcast in your favourite podcast app; or you canΒ subscribe via iTunesΒ andΒ listen on Spotify. Please do at least one of these if you can; it really helps us out!

Enjoy the podcast in video and audio formats below:

Hit the jump for show notes!

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon – Enhanced Nostalgia

Part of my intention behind my Delving Into series focusing on Castlevania was to get a solid understanding of the classic franchise before jumping into Koji Igarashi’s Kickstarter-funded Bloodstained project.

While I’m notΒ allΒ the way through the classic games at the time of writing, I do feel like I’m at an adequate point where I can start looking at the twoΒ BloodstainedΒ games and be able to analyse their similarities and differences from classic-formulaΒ Castlevania.

So let’s begin today with a look atΒ Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon,Β a spinoff title developed by Inti Creates, designed more in the mould ofΒ Castlevania III: Dracula’s CurseΒ than the more recent, post-Symphony of the Night open-structure 2D platformer incarnations.

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The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 5 – GRAPHICS!!!

It’s that time again! No, not THAT time, podcast time. Jeez.

I’m once again joined by my good friend and longtime supporter Chris Caskie to discuss a subject that is close to both our hearts: graphics.

Hit the jump to watch the full video episode… and I’m working on getting audio-only versions set up now that we’ve established a good formula for these.

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