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, […]
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 […]
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 Mother series of JRPGs offers incredible depths of thematic discussion thanks to its enormous cast of characters, and tens of hours of gameplay. I intend to slowly pick away […]
My house is something of a shrine to the Mother series of videogames. I have fan art, figures, plushies and various official and unofficial publications all dedicated to this disarmingly […]
We’re getting into the meaty parts of Mother 3 now, as our discussion arrives at the animal-abuse themed chapter. There’s very little that’s as affecting as a monkey in a […]
In this episode: It’s time for another podcast host interview! This time Adam takes the hot seat as we quiz him about anything that comes to mind: Malaysia, his TED […]
The mysterious group which has tinkered with forest animals as if they were toys has set its sights on the hearts and minds of the townspeople… …However not everyone is […]
In this episode: It’s the first in a planned series of episodes where we get to know our hosts better. We also talk about some of the things we’ve enjoyed […]
“What is Mother 3, you ask? It’s strange, beautiful and heart-breaking. It was never released in English (and probably never will be), so fans created an unofficial English translation. It […]
In this episode: We chat with New Zealand based developer Joe Chang of Eyemobi and currently Kickstarting a procedurally generated horror game, Phantasmal. We also talk about horror games in […]
In this episode: We speak with Brisbane-based board game designer and host of the Tablepop podcast, Jason Kotzur-Yang. We talk about his design process and setting goals for Hedron (successfully […]
I am in fact referring to Nintendo’s Mother series, whose most visible legacy is a strange assortment of items and characters scattered through the Super Smash Bros. games. Remember Ness, Lucas […]
Here at The Action Points Podcast, we love Mother 3. It remains the pinnacle of achievement in (J)RPG’s. Or any genre, for that matter. And I’m not one to exaggerate. Perhaps […]
Or a better title might be: Why Don’t You Love What I Love? Today was decidedly uncomfortable. I had a good time with my wife and child, playing and cooking […]
In this episode: We talk about the finale to How I Met Your Mother, Burial at Sea, The LEGO Movie and the G.I. Jeff episode of Community and how they […]
[Re-post from evanritchie.blogspot.com] Bioshock Infinite – Telling People About Videogames – Hey, Listen There. That’s the plan for this post. Got it? Good. Bioshock Infinite spoke to me in a way […]
We’re back again with yet another Action Points podcast! Presenting Episode Delta for our special audio-audio-and-pretty-much-only-audio experience! Will I ever stop using exclamation point?! Who knows?! P.S. Interrobang sounds like […]
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