The Two Types Of Video Game

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Kirk Hamilton, Society & Culture, Technology, Arts, Jason Schreier, Maddy Myers, Video Games

4.5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Octopath Traveler II has gotten Jason thinking of a brand new taxonomy... the two types of video game. This week, the gang talks about flow vs. thought, JRPG story-telling, the brilliance of Octopath Traveler II (and how it out-classes the first game), and mysteries in Metroid Prime, Elden Ring, and so much more.

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0:00.0	There's no feeling quite like a video game flow state when the world melts away and
0:07.6	you can just go and go and go.
0:10.0	There's no punchline, I just think that's cool.
0:13.2	Welcome to TroubleClick, where we bring the games to you.
0:15.5	This week we're taking an unexpected D2 word to talk about the fabulous Octopath Traveler
0:19.4	2 and what it tells us about JRPGs and video game storytelling.
0:23.5	Pick your starting character and let's get into it.
0:30.0	I'm Kirk Hamilton.
0:31.1	I'm Maddie Myers.
0:32.2	And I'm Jason Shire.
0:33.5	Hello.
0:34.4	Hello.
0:35.0	Hello.
0:35.8	Hello everybody.
0:36.8	Hello my friends.
0:38.3	Welcome back for another episode of TroubleClick, our first episode of March 2023.
0:45.4	We are here.
0:46.3	We've made it to March.
0:48.4	We did it.
0:49.0	It's almost spring.
0:50.0	I wrote it on my calendar.
0:51.8	That's how badly I want it.
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