EPISODE · Jun 17, 2025 · 1H 11M
Ep 61: Waiting
from Overthinking Games · host Overthinking Games
Waiting sucks! Except for when it…doesn’t.Why can waiting for an upcoming, scheduled release feel like Advent (thank Seth for that one), but waiting for Silksong incites insanity among its fanbase? Is there a difference between delayed gratification, and gratification delayed(that one was Katie’s fault…)? How does player agency tie into all this?Join us as we discuss waiting and video games, as well as the decline of the human attention span, and Elden Ring: Nightreign.If you’d like to send in your thoughts about a recent episode, we’d love to hear from you! [email protected] us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Instagram/Tik Tok Bluesky (Follow us on Bluesky, Dempsey would feel extremely gratified!)Theme music is copyright free and from: https://www.youtube.com/@Pixverses
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Waiting sucks! Except for when it…doesn’t. Why can waiting for an upcoming, scheduled release feel like Advent (thank Seth for that one), but waiting for Silksong incites insanity among its fanbase? Is there a difference between delayed gratification, and gratification delayed(that one was Katie’s fault…)? How does player agency tie into all this? Join us as we discuss waiting and video games, as well as the decline of the human attention span, and Elden Ring: Nightreign. If you’d like to sen...
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Ep 61: Waiting
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