Nice Plays: Nioh (2017)
#69
2018.01.30
It's a gamedev podcast!
The show where nice gamedevs Ellen Burns-Johnson, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!
Nice Plays: Lethal League (2014)
#64
2018.01.30
- Steam
- Games in Games
#68
It's been awhile since your nice hosts recorded in the clubhouse, and they have a lot to talk about, including news about Martha's now-in-development point-and-click game!
2018.01.23
with Felix Foster
#67
This week, your nice hosts are introduced by Felix Foster, writer and narrative designer, to talk about character dialogue (or dialog, as was deemed also appropriate during the show).
2018.01.16
Nicest of 2017
#66
Another year of great games! All "four" of your hosts gather in the freezing clubhouse to talk about some of the nicest games of 2017.
- Loot Systems
- Loot Boxes
#63
This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault.
2018.01.02
Nice Plays: Ludum Dare 40 games (2017)
#65
2017.12.25
with Ben Burnes
#62
Your nice hosts interview Ben Burnes, sole developer of recently released Color Jumper, to discuss the process of finally releasing a game, and the lessons learned along the way.
2017.12.19
- Influences
- Repetition
#61
This week is Stephen's first turn as roundtable host, Mark teaches us about film and Martha sells her soul for three Destiny 2 faction tokens.
2017.12.12
Nice Plays: Inflatality (2017)
#60
2017.12.09
Nice Plays: Borderlands 2 (2012)
#59
2017.12.09
- Fighting Games
- Character Roleplaying
#58
This week, Martha hosts her first roundtable episode, Mark starts another argument, and Stephen gets sassy about his favorite game genre.
2017.11.28
- Imposter Syndrome (revisited)
- Conferences / Gaming Events (revisited)
- VR Development (revisited)
- Prototyping (revisited)
- Messages and Meanings (revisited)
- Strategy Guides (revisited)
- The Future of Nice Games Club
#57
It’s a very special episode, as your nice hosts celebrate one year(!!!) of Nice Games Club by revising their favorite topics from the show’s first 50+ episodes.
2017.11.21
with Art Allen
#56
2017.11.14
Nice Plays: Super Mario Bros. 2 [Japan] (1986)
#55
In this episode, Martha (and then Stephen) are tortured by bad level design and user-hostile game mechanics in the original Japanese version of Super Mario Bros.
2017.11.07