Video Game Logic Episode 220: VGL Gameclub: Celeste (Update)

Video Game Logic Episode 220: VGL Gameclub: Celeste (Update)

Author: Video Game Logic Podcast October 17, 2025 Duration: 1:41:05
This week Shrink & Rage hold the final game club of the year. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We played 4:27 December Gameclub: Celeste 32:02 Next Gameclub: Monster Sanctuary 55:53 Ten-Year Long Study Confirms No Link Between Playing Violent Video Games and Real Life Violence 59:04 Steam 250’s Best Game Releases of 2020 1:07:44  Discovery Queue 1:26:10 Games We Played Rage: Pokemon Sword   Shrink: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown News Game Study Game Sage: Ten-Year Long Study Confirms No Link Between Playing Violent Video Games as Early as Ten Years Old and Aggressive Behavior Later in Life Study Link   Steam 250's Best Reviewed Games of 2020 Best of 2020 from Steam 250 Discovery Queue Rage: Roboquest Stirring Abyss AFL Evolution 2 Fishing: North Atlantic A pirate quartermaster   Shrink: Unravel 2 Vampire the Masquerade Shadows of New York PP Puncher CyberHive Toast Defense Rogue Griefhelm  

Ever wonder why a perfectly good game can leave you feeling oddly frustrated, or how a seemingly terrible launch decision gets made? The Video Game Logic Podcast digs into the human side of pixels and polygons. Hosted by a Gaming Psychologist and the energetically opinionated Caffeine Rage, this podcast is less about review scores and more about the actual experience of playing and making games. Each conversation explores the industry's latest triumphs and baffling missteps, but always circles back to the impact on players and developers. You'll hear candid analysis that blends professional insight with passionate fan perspective, breaking down not just what happened, but the thoughts and feelings those events provoke. It’s a space for unpacking everything from brilliant design choices that create genuine joy to corporate strategies that spark collective caffeine rage. Tune in for a show that treats video games as the complex cultural and psychological artifacts they truly are, offering a deeper way to process your own relationship with this ever-evolving medium. Find the Video Game Logic Podcast wherever you get your audio.
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VGL Franken Episode: I had Ice Cream [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:39
This week we ran a franken due to more work and life conflicts. We should return next week for the video game action you know and love!
VGL Podcast Ep 335: Another Crab's Treasure (June Gameclub) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:55
This week we talk about a game both like, but don't really want to play anymore. Alongside some of our normal BS and a small story or two. We hope you enjoy! June Gameclub: Another Crab’s Treasure Next Gameclub: Baldur’s…
VGL Podcast Franken Episode: My List of Shame [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:28
This week we ran a Franken Episode due to Rage needing to close at work on Tuesday. I recorded an extra bit for the beginning, and was impressed at how good my headset mic is. It's not as good as my normal mic, but for a…
VGL Podcast Ep 334: Ten Years Ago [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40:23
For Show Date: 06/18/2024 Games We Played Life by You No Longer Among the Living Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in Discovery Queue Time Stamps will be i…
VGL Podcast Ep 333: He Wears a Trench Coat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:08
Topics list: For Show Date: 06/11/2024 Games We Played Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 always online, including campaign, due to "continuous" texture streaming PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's pat…
VGL Franken Episode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:04
This week work schedules get in the way for Rage so we're running a Franken Episode. I still hadn't deleted any uncompressed audio from last week, so you get what may be the freshest franken show yet. Maybe that should h…
VGL Podcast Ep 332: Open Roads (May Gameclub) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:03
For Show Date: 05/28/2024 Gameclub: Open Roads Next Gameclub: Another Crab’s Treasure, BG3 Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision Atari Acquires Intellivision, Burying a 45-Year-Old Hatchet Former S…
VGL Podcast Ep 331: Return of the Doobely Doo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:05
For Show Date: 05/21/2024 Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO Community Corne…
Franken Episode: Gaben Told On Him [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:37
This week it's my fault we didn't record. It's spring time in the south, and I had a sinus infection. I took some time off and got some meds, so fingers crossed to wellness and recordings next week. We have many topics w…
Franken Episode: Slip-N-Slide [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:28
This week Rage had a weird work schedule so we were unable to record this week. I pulled franken content from the newest and oldest episode on the backlog, so we have some things from last week, and things from January.…