26. Armsgate?

Criticisms (and spoilers) of TLOU II criticisms abound! Dan gives his first impressions on Ghost of Tsushima and we make Alex defend his decision not to try it. This leads to a deep dive on the value of trying new things, the definition of genre, and the value of physical games. Oh, and we played Fortnite together for the first time.

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25. The Last of Us Part II... part 2

Tiered The Last of Us Part II spoilers! Check the show notes & chapter markers in your podcast player for timestamps. The boys also discuss big topics around audience member responsibilities, otherness, and discourse with people you disagree with on the internet. Wouldn’t be a TLOU II discussion without it! 😅. Yes, this one ran long. Yes, it’s all being released as one episode even though it’s double length. No, there will be no intermission. Join us!

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24. The Last of Us Part II… part 1

It’s been a HUGE week for Pixel Noise, we tried D&D, cleared the follow up decks (Portal 2 Co-Op, The Binding of Isaac, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes), reflect on the Celeste Moonberry cup (in which Alex WON a speedrace), and, of course, begin our review of The Last of Us Part II with a spoiler-free review, and then spoiler-slot for the first 10 hours (chapter markers provided in your podcast app). More to come...

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22. Practice Makes Permanent

The boys go deep on speedrunning, good movie-making, and practice.  They also do some more defense of Stadia Pro, discuss the Unreal 5 demo, the TLOU 2 State of Play, and give you all the latest Pixel Noise content updates.

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Bonus– Education in Quarantine

Alex has a lot of questions for Dan about what it’s like to be a teacher in quarantine. It was just too good to lose, even though it has little to do with our normal content. Have fun, if you’re interested in this kind of thing!

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21. Gotta Have Fatter Thumbs

A packed episode including Super Mash, MLB Advanced Media, quarantine talk, Tonight We Riot, politics, Minecraft, Celeste, LudoNarraCon, What Remains of Edith Finch, Coffee Talk, Eliza, Neo Cab, Cuphead, and Stadia Pro.

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20. Juilliard Full of Tigers

What does the ideal Twitch streamer look like? What’s the difference between Emotes and Emoji? How does Mega Crit use big data to make an awesome card game? What is a AAA game anyway? The answers to these questions and many more, right here on the Pixel Noise podcast.

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19. Unsettling, but Not in an Artistic Way

We’re officially Twitch Affiliates! Moving up in the world, speedrunning, what we’re streaming, what TV we’re watching, what cool indie music we’re listening to, Celeste and Antichamber reviews, and, of course, more Slay the Spire.

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15. Game of the Decade

It’s a brand new decade (some say) and in this one, in addition to naming our games of the decade, the guys talk about movies, the new PN Death Stranding video review, Sim games, Fortnite(!), and follow up on The Game Awards.

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13. Sometimes There Are Helpful Things in the Emails

Pokémon Sword & Shield, Death Stranding, a little Stadia, Mario Maker 2, and even ERB. Also, a new idle clicker appears! Finally, a big oof about Life is Strange 2. Oh, and GOTY predictions.

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