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All My Best Friends Are Digital

All My Best Friends Are Digital

By: Pickaxe
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A podcast about video games and the stories they tell. Join Caitlin and Mark as they talk about games they've been playing, what they think about them, and all their feelings about digital best friends. New releases and retro, indie games and AAA releases, console and PC, Caitlin and Mark discuss them all, with a lighthearted approach to the serious business of digital narrative.Pickaxe Drama & Plays Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Lufia II & Deathloop

    Lufia II & Deathloop
    Jul 1 2026
    Note: even though we are discussing "Rise of the Sinistrals" and "Deathloop" we are not entering a goth phase. What We're Playing 01:07 Caitlin: Ravenswatch (Passtech Games, 2023) 05:52 Caitlin: Final Fantasy IX (Square, 2000) 13:58 Mark: Minishoot' Adventures (SoulGame Studio, 2024) 21:59 GOOF: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistals (SNES, Neverland, 1996) 38:22 Feature Game: Deathloop (Arkane Lyon, 2021) SHOUT 1:01:17 Caitlin: Fields of Mistria (NPC Studio) 1:02:00 Mark: The Takeover 2 (Pelikan13) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Half-Minute Hero & Final Fantasy XVI

    Half-Minute Hero & Final Fantasy XVI
    Jun 24 2026
    WE ARE BACK and thirstier than ever! We debate issues of male beauty across Half-Minute Hero and Final Fantasy XVI--the former showing JRPGs distilled to their essence, the latter showing JRPGs evolved past recognition. What We're Playing 01:28 Mark: Sakura Wars--Saturn (Sega S2 R&D, 1996) 16:45 Caitlin: Abiotic Factor (Deep Field Games, 2025) 28:06 GOOF: Half-Minute Hero (Opus, 2009) 40:47 Feature Game: Artis Impact (Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, 2023) SHOUT 1:03:06 Mark: Virtua Fighter Crossroads (RGG Studio) 1:04:24 Caitlin: God of War Laufey (Santa Monica Studio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Season 1 in Review

    Season 1 in Review
    Dec 31 2025
    We look back on our collected experiences together, dear digital friends, as we crown our Game of the Year before an unfortunate (and hopefully brief) pause. What We're Playing 01:39 Caitlin: Miscellaneous catchup 02:38 Caitlin: Dogpile (Studio Folly, Toot Games, & Foot, 2025) 11:17 Mark: Terminator 2D: No Fate (Bitmap Bureau, 2025) Season 1 in Review Special Categories 18:34 Thanks for Introducing Me 33:04 SHOUTS that Panned Out 37:48 "I Didn't Think I Liked that Genre" 42:28 Our New Backlog 48:18 Our New Digital Best Friend 53:35 Host-Specific Categories 58:41 Biggest Disappointments 1:03:22 Biggest Pleasant Surprises 1:08:16 A GOAT that Holds Up 1:12:56 AMBFAD Shrugs 1:16:10 Game of the Year 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 33 mins
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