About this podcast
Join Mason, Sam, and Buck as they explore and discuss the world of narrative video games and the themes and concepts they explore. Level Zero Literacy releases bi-weekly on Saturdays!
Logo by: Sammy Flores
Intro Music by: Kwadwo "Nyte" Bonsu
Episodes
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- Immortality · 1 h 33 min · Season 3 Episode 1What is it that truly make someone Immortal? Does the silver screen manage to capture someone's essence forever, even if none of the things they made ever see the light of day?…
- Alan Wake · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 6We're Back! After a long hiatus into the Dark Place, we emerge from the lake to bring you our new Episode, feat. Stef!
- Her Story · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 5Ever wanted to solve a murder? How about disentangle the secret lives of two twins, both of whom ambiguously exist within the legal framework of 1990's Great Britain? Well if so…
- OFF! · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 4Step with us into the deranged, twisted mind of (checks notes) the baseball man and explore the RPG maker indie darling of OFF!
- Eastward · 1 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 3Join Sam and Mason on a fun romp that teaches us a thing or two about parenthood, togetherness, and sub-par quest design
- Silent Hill 2 · 1 h 28 min · Season 2 Episode 2This one's going to be a heavy one, folks! Grab some water, ground yourself, and prepare to join us in our discussion of one of the greatest artistic undertakings of previous…
- Mass Effect 2 · 1 h 57 min · Season 2 Episode 1Welcome everybody to the long-awaited Season 2! You have made it through the desert of minisodes and into the promised land of Mass Effect 2! We appreciated this game so…
- Minisode 4 - Mass Effect · 1 h 0 minOn our final minisode between seasons, we are talking about Mass Effect, which we definitely said we would not be covering on the show but now we are because we all ended up…
- Minisode 3 - Celeste · 21 minCome join us for a nice climb as we learn a thing or two about ourselves! Will we triumph or fall? You'll have to listen to find out!
- Minisode 2 - That Dragon Cancer · 45 minJoin us as we analyze the saddest and most somber game to date, That Dragon Cancer
- Minisode 1 - Katana Zero · 41 minWe're getting real weird this week with a between-seasons minisode! There will be a handful of these before we start S2 proper, so we hope you all enjoy!
- The Season 1 Tier List · 1 h 28 minWherein we dunk super hard on Dishonored, and Buck makes Mason laugh so hard he gets angry about it.
- The Outer Wilds · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 25Dear listener, do you ever simply sit and ruminate on the terrifying vastness of space? No? Well get ready to! It's time to learn just how insignificant you really are!
- The Outer Worlds · 2 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 24Welcome to this silly and quirky romp through space! We've got goofy characters like discount Rick Sanchez, cleaning robot turned murderer, and all kinds of side characters who…
- Citizen Sleeper · 1 h 48 min · Season 1 Episode 23Everyone likes the idea of going into space right? Everyone likes a Cyberpunk aesthetic right? Everyone likes signing away their consciousness and personality to a multi-billion…
- Kentucky Route Zero · 2 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 22Once in a blue moon the audio would start, rambling; mewling; grumbling with all manners of excitement and interrogation. People asking questions, sometimes talking over each…
- Fallout · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 21War, war never changes. Well, I mean, physically it changes. Like the means of doing war changes a lot, we're really good at making sure that happens. Anyways let's talk about…
- Night in the Woods · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 20This week we take a look at Sam's favorite genre of games, character-based, gameplay-light adventure indie titles featuring little guy! I'm sure nothing dark and outlandish will…
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon · 2 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 19Alright, we have a new Yakuza protagonist this time, surely he will not go through the extreme hardships that Kiryu did right? Hold on let me just take a big bite of this cereal...
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 18What if a sci-fi alien world exploration concept was mixed with some teenage drama and not-so far off geopolitics? All wrapped up in a deceptively cute bow and aesthetic? Well…
