A show about the games we get lost in
Flow State
Claim This Podcastby Matt Horton
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40 episodes
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A show about the games we get lost in
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Publishing Since
10/21/2020
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Recent Episodes
March 13, 2026
Persona 4 Golden's Heaviest Burden is Tradition
<p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - - The eery quietness of Persona 4 Golden </li> <li>(03:10) - - The Heisei mergers </li> <li>(06:15) - - Persona 4 Golden is biased towards tradition </li> <li>(06:55) - - Yukiko gives in </li> <li>(08:55) - - Kanji's dyes his hair </li> <li>(10:56) - - Rise goes back to showbiz </li> <li>(12:35) - - These aren't real people </li> <li>(13:03) - - Conservatism </li> <li>(14:28) - - Tradition for tradition's sake</li> </ul><br>To watch the member-exclusive video, you can go to my Patreon or Ko-Fi!<br>https://www.patreon.com/c/flowstatecrit<br>https://ko-fi.com/matthorton<p>Thanks to <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCEevYX4rCcfF0ZrxmnnONXA"> @FazPersona </a>, <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC3tsvQ9Tfps5qzvXUmRw5DQ"> @shinobuSMT </a>, and <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC6_FIEhH19dAy_z9aOCAbng"> @SphericAlpha </a> for game footage</p><p>Watch <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCL_lKByYEtPLfT8LfOcyUAQ"> @LadyVirgilia </a>'s video on the Heisei mergers and Inaba: https://youtu.be/gd2YrXqkchM</p><p>Watch <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCKueDc8duCDGRWUMAG9PDOA"> @BiggeTwig </a>'s "The Development of Persona 4": https://youtu.be/gd2YrXqkchM</p><p>Thank you to my $5+ members:<br>GJ<br>Jenn Cheung<br>Mike Turley<br>Chase Allhart<br>Zeno<br>MajesticOstrich<br>Kim<br>Silellak</p><p>Research Sources:<br>Katsura Hashino blogs from the old Atlus website</p><p>https://web.archive.org/web/20130831132713/http://www.atlusnet.jp/topic/detail/607<br>https://web.archive.org/web/20140205015317/http://www.atlusnet.jp/topic/detail/650</p><p>Podcast interview with Persona 4 dev team</p><p>https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090614/https://game.biglobe.ne.jp/colweb/shoku/2010/100902/100902.html</p><p>SiliconEra translation and summary of the podcast interview</p><p>https://www.siliconera.com/behind-the-design-of-persona-4/</p><p>“The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan” by Kiyotaka Yokomichi</p><p>https://clair.or.jp/j/forum/honyaku/hikaku/pdf/up-to-date_en1.pdf</p><p>Interview on 1UP.com with Yu Namba and Nich Maragos</p><p>https://web.archive.org/web/20130228183558/http://www.1up.com/news/anime-expo-atlus-talks-persona</p><p>Interview on 1UP.com with Katsura Hashino</p><p>https://megatengaku.wordpress.com/readings/interviews/1up-persona-4-afterthoughts/</p><p>Shmuplations translation of Persona Club P4 book</p><p>https://shmuplations.com/persona4/</p><p>Highlights from the Persona Club P4 book by Tumblr user, adachimoe</p><p>https://adachimoe.tumblr.com/post/731417840378347520/random-stuff-from-the-persona-club-p4-book</p><p>Toru’s blog on their visit to Fuefuki</p><p>https://p4toru.jugem.jp</p><p>Toru’s blog visiting the same street as the P4G team did on their tour of towns to base their design of Inaba on</p><p>https://p4toru.jugem.jp/?eid=17</p><p>Fuefuki on Wikipedia</p><p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuefuki</p>
February 27, 2026
The woman who made Blippo+ weird
<p>0:00 - My boring question<br>0:38 - What is Blippo+?<br>1:17 - Why does JJ love 80s TV?<br>5:26 - Her analog video work<br>8:19 - JJ's genius made Blippo+ great<br>11:59 - JJ's reverence for her collaborators <br>14:23 - Giving "weirdos" the Holly wood treatment<br>15:07 - Following her dreams paid off<br>17:51 - My hope for Blippo+</p><p>Before I talked to JJ Stratford, I had a really boring question. Is Blippo+ a video game or a cable service? But she was far more interesting than that question.</p><p>Full interview with JJ available on Patreon & Ko-Fi:<br>https://www.patreon.com/flowstatecrit<br>https://ko-fi.com/matthorton</p><p>Blippo+ is available on Playdate, Steam (PC & Mac), and Nintendo Switch</p>
February 18, 2026
2025 was a weird year for games...
<p>It was a weird year for video games, but here's my favorite moments among the mess.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - - It was a weird year... </li> <li>(01:01) - - and Roger </li> <li>(01:48) - - Extra: Persona 4 Golden </li> <li>(03:00) - - Dispatch </li> <li>(05:15) - - The Séance of Blake Manor </li> <li>(06:11) - - Unfair Flips </li> <li>(07:20) - - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 </li> <li>(08:54) - - Extra: Octopath Traveler 2 </li> <li>(09:56) - - Fretless </li> <li>(11:13) - - Fighting Games </li> <li>(13:36) - - Q-Up </li> <li>(14:45) - - Known Mysteries </li> <li>(16:47) - - Citizen Sleeper 2 </li> <li>(19:19) - - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy</li> </ul><br>Support my work at ko-fi.com/matthorton<p>dotzip's and Roger episode - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkxHSFJMMG5vQkM5VmU2MEFhWVFrQy1LclRWUXxBQ3Jtc0ttQU9CVEFPaDNLTS1vWEFvLXNYdWtNeEdSY3RDRTRDTFVYYUFPNm9WbTJsLTd5MWRuWjdSd3BjRHpUTkV4bzQ3eTJERG5xekYyOWJoYy1IRHB6aWFLWkpwRUJOeVRlMDBTXzJsc2pjSGxQODVVS2NUcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fshare.transistor.fm%2Fs%2F570f6f40&v=kkvQQwN5fyo">https://share.transistor.fm/s/570f6f40</a><br>Brendon on YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@itswavelengths">@itswavelengths</a> <br>Stephen on YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MemoryCardManuscript">@MemoryCardManuscript</a></p>
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