Episode 2: Art

Caitlin and Alan decide if Video Games are allowed to be Art. We talk about Blue Prince and then start digging into how using a fork to eat is the very soul of art. Kind of. Video games might teach us empathy better than any other art form? Do they deliver an ego death to the player? We discuss.


Blue Prince (https://www.blueprincegame.com)


The Besties podcast episode about Blue Prince (https://mcelroyradio.com/episode?id=t...)


Unpacking (https://www.unpackinggame.com)


Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (https://www.expedition33.com)


Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster (https://finalfantasypixelremaster.squ...)


Lost Soul Aside (https://www.playstation.com/en-us/gam...)


Dragon Age: The Veilguard (https://www.ea.com/games/dragon-age/d...)


Elden Ring (https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ri...)


Elden Ring A24 movie (https://variety.com/2025/film/news/al...)


Mass Effect TV show (https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/mass...)


The Witcher 4 (https://www.thewitcher.com/sg/en/witc...)


itch.io (https://itch.io) is an indie gaming thing


Charalanahzard talks about Collective Shout’s (   • Inside the Religious "Hit Squad" that’s ce...  ) censorship of games through payment blocking


The XFL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFL_(2001)) was barely ever a thing


You can follow the show on bluesky @inferiorgaming (https://bsky.app/profile/inferiorgami...)


You can follow Caitlin on bluesky @inferiorcaitlin  (https://bsky.app/profile/inferiorcait...)


You can reach out at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])


Or the contact page at hallowedgroundmedia.com (http://hallowedgroundmedia.com)


Music by moodmode Retro Game Music (https://pixabay.com/music/video-games...)