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Join Alex, Michael, and others are they talk about the plotlines of legacy videogame franchises, how they evolved, and how they often go off the rails. They will also talk about how these games were developed, who was involved in writing these storylines, and why some gaming stories end up being completely bonkers.
Episodes

Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Episode 44-1: Ninja Gaiden Classic Helped Invent the Cutscene
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael show signs of life and talk about the classic Ninja Gaiden series, games about ninjas coming to American, falling in love with CIA agents and sort of inventing the modern video game cutscene.
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Send us your questions by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Back to Silent Hill Part 5: Oh No They Almost Had It
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Bad audio can't stop the podcast talking more about Genvid and Konami's Silent Hill Ascension, as Michael tells Alex about an AA meeting gone wrong, a woman confused that confessing a murder would get her arrested, and the lax standards of the mental health system in Norway.
This is part 5 of our series on Silent Hill: Ascension, the interactive live event from Genvid that is currently running. New episodes of this are recorded as more episodes of the show are released.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Send us your questions by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Episode 43-2: Football is Life in Longshot
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael tackle both parts of Longshot, EA's cinematic masterpiece that's all about living your dreams and realizing your potential unless it gets in someone's way.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Tell us about your favorite corrupt sports league (or whatever other questions and comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Episode 43-1: The Making of Longshot
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
In this Episode, Alex and Michael celebrate Super Bowl week by talking about Longshot, EA's attempt to make a cinematic masterpiece inside their flagship football game Madden.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Tell us about your favorite football controversy (or whatever other questions and comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Back to Silent Hill Part 4
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Genvid and Konami have put out more episodes of Silent Hill Ascension, which means Michael tells Alex about the messiest woman to ever exists, the wildest conversation a woman could have with child protective services on a shooting range, and oh I guess some horror game stuff is happening too.
This is part 4 of our series on Silent Hill: Ascension, the interactive live event from Genvid that is currently running. New episodes of this are recorded as more episodes of the show are released.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Tell us about the most inappropriate time you hit on someone (or whatever other questions and comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Episode 42-3: The Plot of Final Fantasy VI: The World of Ruin
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the second half of the plot to Final Fantasy VI, where things get dark incredibly quickly.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Tell us about your favorite problematic Final Fantasy character (or whatever other comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Episode 42-2: The Plot of Final Fantasy VI: The World of Balance
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the first half of the plot to Final Fantasy VI, where we're introduced to evil clowns with the magic inside of him, a world's biggest simp, and what happens when the world just sort of ends?
Tell us about your favorite problematic Final Fantasy character (or whatever other comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Episode 42-1: Final Fantasy VI Is Incredibly Good
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael take a break from disasters and talk about something good, a little game called Final Fantasy VI. Also Dragon Quest catches some strays for some reason?
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Tell us about your favorite job system (or whatever other comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Episode 41-3: The First Three Episodes of Silent Hill Ascension
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
In this episode, Alex and Michael tackle the first three episodes of Silent Hill Ascension, a confusing series of 90-120 second clips that constantly ping-pongs between two different locations in a way that is confusing to follow.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Tell us about your Pyramid Head fanfiction (or whatever other comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com

Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Episode 41-2: Rival Peak, The Last Mile, and Silent Hill Ascension’s Development
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about Genvid's first few MILEs projects, as we lead into the development of the weirdness that is Silent Hill: Ascension.
Like this episode? Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review! Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.
Let us know what your Second Life avatar was (or whatever other comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplotholes@gmail.com