The Action Points Podcast! Episode 152 – Like Taking A Warm Bath
In this episode: Our second podcast of 2018 appears in the 9th month of the year. We chat about stuff we’ve played or seen recently, retro gaming on PCs, and […]
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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 151 – Hello 2018
In this episode: Our first podcast of 2018 appears in the 5th month of the year. We mainly just chat about games we’ve played, and how they provide aesthetic pleasure: […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 150 – Best of 2017
In this episode: So hey we recorded this in December before we got to a bunch of cool stuff that came out after that. It’s also focused on stuff we […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 149 – Enjoying the End
In this episode: It’s been a while! We took a long time between episodes as Aaron has been away, and getting back into editing after a month+ not doing so […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 148 – PAXtenuating Circumstances at PAX Australia 2017
In this episode: We went to PAX Australia 2017 to check out the latest and greatest indie videogames and happenings in local boardgames design. Episode link below or on iTunes, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 147 – Back on Our Bullshit
In this episode: We are back after a break for September (and a bit of October) and we are talking about barriers to entry. In our roundup: Dan played Caverna, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 146 – Microscope 02: We Shall Never See Its Like Again
In this episode: It’s our second episode of us playing Microscope together. After setting up the region of the Basket of Wells and some of the key events surrounding the […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 145 – Microscope 01: The Basket of Wells
In this episode: It’s a very special episode as we try something new. We get together to play a game of Microscope, which is a game where you create a […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 144 – Cosplay and Fashion
In this episode: We are joined this week by guests Brenton Roberts and Sasa LeStrange to talk about cosplay and fashion. In the roundup, Evan’s been reading My Brother’s Husband […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 143 – E3 and Bordercon 2017
In this episode: We are joined by good pal Sye again to talk about our (not so recent) trip to Albury for Bordercon 2017 and all the fun games we […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 142 – Hidden Gems
In this episode: (Sorry about the delay and the audio quality. It’s all Aaron’s fault.) We discuss hidden gems: things we love that aren’t as popular as we think they […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 141 – Unpopular Faves
In this episode: We discuss our unpopular faves: things we love that most other people don’t. In our roundup: Dan and Jackson have been watching Sense8; Jackson and Evan have […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 140 – GX Australia 2017 Recap
In this episode: We were at GX Australia 2017 and recap what we did there, the games we saw, and all the things we love about the convention. In our […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 139 – Mash It Up Real Good
In this episode: We talk about mashups and crossovers; why and how they work and our favourite ones. In our roundup: Dan was really into the letters L and G, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 138 – When He Blew Up That Boat, He Blew Up My Pants
In this episode: We talk about villains that we love to hate, love to love and the role of tragedy and pathos in boners. In our roundup: Dan went to […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 137 – Always Read the Label
In this episode: We tackle the topic of genre and medium labels and how we deal with the stigma attached to certain labels when we try to share our hobbies […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 136 – Put It In And Around My Mouth Hole
In this episode: We are joined by ol’ pal Ken Lee to chat about something that we all need and love: food. We discuss the representation of food in various […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 135 – Hello 2017
In this episode: We start off our first recording session of 2017 with a big catch up on what we’ve been up to during our holiday breaks, including some big […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 134 – Best of 2016 Part 2
In this episode: We follow up on Part 1 and recount the things we loved from the back half of 2016, as well as our overall favourites. Episode link below […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 133 – Palaces Out Of Paragraphs
In this episode: We talk about worldbuilding and settings that we enjoy, covering what makes worldbuilding effective and fictional setting we would like to live in. In our roundup: Aaron […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 132/Victory Pointers 018 – The Great Action Victory Pointers Crossovercast
In this episode: It’s a big crossover podcast for Action Points and Victory Pointers as we all got together on the last day of PAX Aus 2016 to chat about […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 131 – PAX Aus 2016 Interviews
In this episode: We were at PAX Aus 2016 and we had a chat with some local (and one international guest) board game and video game creators about their projects. […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 130 – Unlikable
In this episode: We talk about unlikable protagonists and why we end up liking or/and disliking them. We also take a digression into prawn cocktail crisps. In our round up: […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 129 – This Episode Is Entitled This Episode Is Entitled…
In this episode: We tackle the topic of gamer entitlement, spurred on by the furor around the marketing and release of No Man’s Sky. Also, Sye from the Victory Pointers […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 128 – Best of 2016 Part 1
In this episode: We recount our favourite games, comics, movies and TV from the first half (give or take a few months) of 2016 and also gush about one of […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 127 – Lung Transplants and Emergent Storytelling
In this episode: We talk about emergent storytelling in games as Aaron has been playing Rimworld and encountering silly situations brought about by zany colonists. We also chat about things […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 126 – Social Geekdom
In this episode: We gather together to talk about the social aspects of our geeky hobbies, spurred on by the release of worldwide hit Pokemon GO. In our round up: […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 125 – Ask Jackson Anything
In this episode: It’s Jackson’s turn in the hot seat as we ask him all the burning questions we’ve been holding on to, like: what’s that burning sensation? How many […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 124 – More Like BORED Games
In this episode: Adam returns to the podcast to talk about E3 and all the hype for video games out of it. I lie, we actually just talk about food […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 123 – Watching Over You
In this episode: There’s going to be some Overwatch in this episode. No escaping it. We talk about ethical game design, particularly in relation to representation and monetisation. We also […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 122 – Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
In this episode: First up, we’re super sorry we’ve been away for a while. This episode was recorded quite a while ago, but a combination of hardware failures and incredibly […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 121 – A Marriage in the Key of Mother 3
In this episode: Be warned! This episode contains full spoilers for Mother 3! Welcome to an intimate evening with Evan and Kat, as they discuss their relationship with the 2006 JRPG, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 120 – Influential Books That Are Not Mother 3
In this episode: As foreshadowed, Adam is back for a fiver on the podcast as we talk about influential books in our lives (that are not Mother 3). In “what […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 119 – Have A Little Faith
In this episode: We chat about the representation of faith in games and other media, which is code for “Evan gives a lecture on the representation of faith in Mother […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 118 – Things That Come In Threes
In this episode: We celebrate our 3rd anniversary by chatting about our favourite trilogies and other things that come in threes. We also take some time to answer some listener […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 117 – Out of Town at GX Australia
In this episode: We take a trip out to Sydney for GX Australia (and some tasty late night Thai desserts at Chat Thai), Australia’s first queer gaming convention. Features chats […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 116 – The Wars in Our Stars
In this episode: We finally get around to chatting about Star Wars Episode VII at length, since Evan was the last holdout who had not seen it. We talk about […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 115 – Coming Up 2016
In this episode: We are joined by officially new host (AKA replacement Adam) Jackson to chat about what we are looking forward to in 2016. We talk about the movies, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 114 – Our Favourites of 2015
In this episode: Adam is back! Who knew scheduling a podcast for Australian and American timezones would be so tricky??? In this episode we look back at the year 2015 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 113 – The Incredibly Late Christmas Episode
In this episode: This episode was recorded all the way back in mid-December, but since I was busy holidaying back home in Malaysia and then eating way too much over […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 112 – Mastering Nothing with Sharona
In this episode: Sharona (of Popculture-y) joins us to chat about the Netflix original series, Master of None, representation and food. We also chat about what we’ve been up to […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 111 – Hobby Enablers
In this episode: We gather around the sharing tree to share how we indulge our consumerist popular media interests via online tools i.e. we chat about what we use online […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 110b – PAXtraordinary Convention Food Wrap Up
In this episode: We’re joined by Ken Lee of the Hyper Pixelcast for a wrap-up of PAX Australia and what games and experiences delighted us at the convention. We also […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 110a – PAXceptional Indie Video Games
In this episode: We were just at PAX Australia this weekend and spent some time chatting with some indie video game developers about the games that they were showing at […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 109 – Rhythm Games are Hard
In this episode: This is an odd one. There’s a lot of puerile talk and sniggering, but hopefully we can make it through together. We talk about hard, pounding beats […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 108 – Box Farts and PAX Tabletop with Melissa Rogerson
In this episode: We are joined by Melissa Rogerson of PAX Aus Tabletop and Boardgames Australia to chat about running one of the biggest tabletop events of the year and […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 107 – Aussie Indies and Rolling Babies with Chris, Jason, Nicole, and Sanatana
In this episode: It’s a long episode as we attempt the inadvisable and have 7 people on an episode. We chat with Aussie indie game developers Chris Johnson (Expand), Jason […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 106 – Getting Excited for Nerd Christmas
In this episode: Jackson joins us in this episode to talk about what we’ve been playing and watching lately and we discuss new releases we are excited about in the […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 105 – They See Me Ragnarolling Through the Norse Apocalypse
In this episode: We’re joined again by Jason Kotzur-Yang to chat about his latest Kickstarter project, Ragnaroll. We talk about thematic integration and learning about your own design sensibilities. In […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 104 – All The Spoilers For All The Endings
In this episode: The whole gang is back together again! We talk about endings that we love and hate, and spoil many endings along the way. In roundup: Adam is […]
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