Jack Loves Games

Today we stepped out into the wide and vast world of AAA Gaming as we talk about our first non-indie game. Let's Talk Breath of the Wild.   Side Note: It occurs to me that I never really defined what a AAA Game is in the Podcast itself. It's a largely informal/marketing term to define games made by or at least distributed by major publishers in the video game industry. Usually these games are defined by large budgets and big marketing pushes. However, their is a lot of arguments to be made that the distinction between AAA and Indie is largely arbitrary in our modern day (the channel Extra Credits actually did a really good write up on the subject). So really, AAA is about budget, marketing, and vibes.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: Emerald Isle Best Adventure Ever Meltwater   Sources: Some of the problems with the AAA Gaming Industry Can You Beat Breath of the Wild Without Climbing? Could a Human Beat BOTW How Long to Beat Speedrun.com Design Philosophies Behind Breath of the Wild’s World "I could be done now"   Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. I also have a Tumblr where I posted updates and reblog fan art. 

For Episode 4, we're going to dive into a game that acted as my gateway to the larger world of Monster Collecting games. Let's Talk Cassette Beasts.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'Bright Ideas' 'Moments in Time' 'Make it So' 'Ecstasy'   Sources: Adam Millard - The Architect of Games Making monsters out of myths with the Cassette Beasts dev Cassette Beasts Video Game Composer Joel Baylis Cassette Beasts Dev On Doing What Pokémon Doesn't In A Zelda-Inspired Overworld   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to [email protected]

With Episode 3, I think it's time we talk about a game that I actually used for my test episode of the podcast. Let's Talk Tadpole Treble.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'Best Adventure Ever' 'Building Blocks' 'Meltwater' 'Hopes for Tomorrow' 'Always on a Journey' 'Emotional Wilderness'   Sources: Tadpole Treble Encore Developer Premium Interview My second quote was from an email   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to [email protected]

For our second episode, let's stop and take things slow so we can all get a clear photo of TOEM.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'Building Blocks' 'Emotional Wilderness' 'Forever Friends' 'Eco Project' 'Sunbeam'   Sources:  TV's Bingewatching Model Is...  Not Camera Shy – TOEM Interview  Postmortem: TOEM Beats & Bleets Episode 9: TOEM   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to [email protected]  

Let's start off this little podcast series with a game that often gets me pretty introspective about art.   Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Opening titles: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music. All other music used (listed in order of appearance) is also sourced from Purple Planet Music unless specified otherwise: 'We Will Find a Way' 'Emotional Wilderness' 'Moments in Time' Sources:  Gamifying Creativity in 'Chicory: A Colorful Tale'  Interview: Indie Developer Greg Lobanov Talks All Things Chicory: A Colorful Tale (gamerant.com) Bringing out players' creativity in the wondrous Chicory: A Colorful Tale (gamedeveloper.com)   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to [email protected]  

Jack Loves Games is a podcast about Jack(that's me)'s experience with video games. Maybe you've heard of them. Maybe you haven't. But all of them are games that I have something to say about. So get ready for this limited series podcast starting January 3rd, 2026.    Jack Loves Games is Written, Produced, and Preformed by Jack Palmour. Art work was done by my friend Hades (who asked not to be linked in the description).  Music: Feelin' Good by Purple Planet Music.