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Journal Updated
Hosted by Nora Blake & Molly Rhinebeck · EN
Journal Updated is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on exploring the design of choice within the medium. Join Nora and Molly every month as they dig into a game through a holistic lens, discuss its use of narrative agency, and answer emails from listeners!
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Journal Updated 68: of the Devil
2w agoTap to summarizeHello and welcome back to Journal Updated! This month, after some technical issues ate our episode, we return with a guest: Emmeline returns for her third visit to talk about of the Devil, a visual novel about a criminal defense attorney who might have a card or two up her sleeve. Also in this episode: Our Lovely Ladyverse, Moonlight Duelists, Flowers: Le Volume sur Automne, Fear & Hunger, Vampire Crawlers, holoVillage: Our Cozy Days, and more!
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Journal Updated 67: Demon's Souls
Mar 4Tap to summarizeWelcome back everybody! This month on Journal Updated we're bringing you all the hottest takes about Demon's Souls, best known for winning Gamespot's Game of the Year award in 2009! In Diary Updated, we talk new jobs, old jobs, spring cleaning, and more!
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Journal Updated 66: Luigi's Mansion
Feb 4Tap to summarizeThis month on Journal Updated we talk about Resident Evil, Warframe, the Rogue Prince of Persia, and the hit Gamecube launch title Luigi's Mansion! In Diary Updated, we talk about work, our online presences, church feelings, therapy, and more!
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Journal Updated 65: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Jan 6Tap to summarizeHello and welcome to another Journal Updated! This month we return to the PS2 for another beloved 00s platformer: Sly Cooper! In Diary, we talk holidays, winter, and the books Nora read this month!
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Journal Updated 64: Dead Rising
Dec 2Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Journal Updated! This month we tackle one of the most iconic Capcom games on the 360: Dead Rising! Then in Diary Updated we talk Thanksgiving, travel, and fanfiction!
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Journal Updated 63: Bulletstorm
Nov 4Tap to summarizeMolly is visiting Chicago, so you know what that means: an in person episode of Journal Updated! We played Bulletstorm, the Most 2011 Game Ever, and in Diary Updated we talk travel, doctors' appointments, therapy, and more!
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Journal Updated 62: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Oct 13Tap to summarizeWelcome back! This month on Journal Updated we talk about Silksong, Hades II, Nunholy, and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy! Meanwhile, in Diary Updated: suffering, coping, and beating Nora’s ass.
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Journal Updated 61: Oxenfree
Sep 3Tap to summarizeHello! Welcome back to another Journal Updated. This month, Nora and Molly play the 2016 hit Oxenfree! Tune in now to hear us talk ghosts, moving, church feelings, and beanie babies!
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Journal Updated 60: Code Vein
Aug 9Tap to summarizeHello once again and welcome back to another episode of Journal Updated! We're here this month to chat about Nora's vacation, Code Vein, and shitty dad stories.
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Journal Updated 59: The Forgotten City
Jul 2Tap to summarizeSalve, friend! We return with another episode, this time talking about the 2021 adventure game The Forgotten City! Step back in time with us as we learn about what it takes to live without sin. Along the way we'll chat about a host of characters. complain about the Eternals movie, and do our best to reckon with the sheer scope of human history! Also in this episode, we try something new by introducing a second segment to the podcast! It was a lot of fun and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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