Backstage Gaming

This week, we relax and just sort of chat about some table-top games we love, and ways that we’ve found to tie our theatrical talents and interests to them. We also felt lazy after last week’s very prep-heavy episode, so forgive us this lapse into rambling. Also included: Swamp Daddy, Hanukkah Hams, and the Tiniest Fart.

This is a long one (but we cut off at the normal time for anyone who needs an out or doesn't want spoilers). This week, we go deep and do some preliminary breakdowns of selected scenes from the Konjak game Iconoclasts. We do cold reads of the scenes, and talk about the choices we, as actors, would make if we were called on to play them. Also included: New Terms, Swamp Thing, and Bonus Extra Content

This week, we talk about the new (ish) Castlevania Netflix series, and why we think it succeeded where EVERY OTHER game-to-film adaptation failed. Also included: Turkey Boi, The Rottenest Tomatoes, Snake Impressions, and Light

This week, we look at the beloved Uncharted series as though it were a Broadway musical. No we’re not kidding. We talk pacing, characterization, and scene structure, and how musical theater and action games aren’t that different in how they tackle those things.

This week, we do something a little bit different; rather than go deep into a game or game concept, Dylan and Chris take the idea of "Grinding," as popularized by old school RPGs, and use that as a handy parallel for the work of trying to create a career in the arts.

We walk you through the basics of analyzing a character from an actor's point-of-view, then use that framework as we take a look at the God of War and Devil May Cry series, paying particular attention to the way their main characters change game-to-game. We also spend 8 minutes on a VERY NECESSARY tangent.

Chris and Dylan introduce themselves, set up the show, and ramble their way through a discussion of score-chasing, speed-running, and the rehearsal process.