Girl Mode
Girl Mode is a podcast (mostly) about video games by two trans women and gaming journalists where we talk about the latest news in the industry, our takes, weekly topics, and a hefty dose of sarcasm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
This week, Willa and Robin are playing the game everyone is playing for the first and maybe last time this year. Then, a game where you kill God, and an awards show that doesn't make you want to kill the concept of video games.
Timestamps
(00:20) Assassin’s Creed Shadows is pretty good for a AAA game
(49:20) Light spoilers for one Assassin’s Creed Shadows quest
(51:30) Attacking and dethroning God in 33 Immortals
(59:35) Sam Lake ma...
This week, Willa and Robin have each played a big, anime-ass RPG, but only one turned out to be the right kind of boring.
Timestamps
(2:00) Atelier Yumia and the Bad Video Game Title
(15:40) What does it mean to remake a game?
(19:40) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
(43:05) Reignbreaker, briefly
(45:20) Itch wildfire relief bundle roundup
(51:25) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Eternal Strands, O...
This week, certified Girl Mode Fave™ Emily Price joins Robin to talk about a few more Next Fest demos, 15th century Catholicism, playing soccer as a child, falling off mountains, what words to use to describe music, and why you should make a website. Check the links below for where to follow Emily!
Timestamps
(0:20) OMG it’s Emily Price!
(02:15) Next Fest chat
(5:20) Unpacking yourself from capitalism/you should start a blog
(10:45)...
After a brief but important look into the state of milfs in Pokémon, we dive into our favorite demos from this year’s quarter’s Steam Next Fest.
Timestamps
(1:15) Talking about not talking bout Pokemon
(04:00) Next Fest
(05:20) Skulker
(08:35) Neo Junk City
(12:20) Moves of the Diamond Hand
(13:50) Robin’s roguelike corner (As We Descend, Shuffle Tactics, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, Kaamos)
(19:05) Demon Tides
CW: Mentions of alcoholism in the Cabernet discussion (specifically from around 34:45 to 38:20)
This week we’re discussing Cabernet, a game with a lot to say about the social construction of vampires, the cyclical nature of authoritarianism, and blood play.
Editor’s note: I cut out us deciding not to discuss a game because we haven't played enough but left a few vague mentions of it in. It’s Cage of Roses, by one of our favorite ...
We’ve watched the State of Play and played a bunch of games this week, so naturally we start off with an update on the 2005 Fantastic Four movie before getting to any of that.
Timestamps
(01:05) We’re a Fantastic Four podcast now
(04:00) State of Play
(08:20) The ones we’re kind of excited about
(26:05) The State of Play(ing Overwatch)
(34:40) Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
(39:50) Of the Devil
(44:20) Lost Records
(54:00) Possible extre...
This week, we spend an unbelievable amount of time talking about the Fantastic Four before remembering we’re supposed to be a video game podcast and pivoting to World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV. Then, Sony said we’re not allowed to play Elden Ring, so we talk about some indies we’ve played instead.
Timestamps
(00:20) An incredibly long tangent on the Fantastic Four
(13:35) A shorter tangent on the Mets
(15:25) MMO corner wit...
BioWare is 30 years old and collapsing (relatable amirite) so we’re talking about the legacy, decline, and doubtful future of a studio whose work we’ve both really enjoyed this week. Then, Willa has brainworms for a new anime movie and Robin has two certified sicko games to share with the class.
Timestamps
(01:45) Complaining/reminiscing about BioWare
(33:50) Two quick, less depressing shoutouts for the Video Game History Foundati...
This week, we played the sequel to one of our mutual favorite RPGs, and one of our most anticipated games of the year. Listen in to hear how that went, and be wary of spoilers! Check the timestamps! Take care, love you, bye.
Timestamps
(02:00) Non-spoiler Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts
(46:00) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers start here!!!
(1:26:45) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers end here!!!
(1:32:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to thi...
Since there’s no big news from Nintendo or anything this week, we take this episode to go over last year’s gaming predictions and try to correctly guess more than one thing that will happen in 2025. Then, as you could have predicted, Robin has no memory of the past week and Willa talks about yuri.
Timestamps
(01:15) Our great 2024 gaming predictions
(19:00) Our hopefully better 2025 gaming predictions
(35:20) What else have Willa a...
A new year is upon us, and everyone’s decided to keep making video games. This week, we ease into 2025 by running down some of the games we’re most excited about playing in the coming year.
Timestamps
(01:30) The Worst Garbage game jam announcement!!
(05:30) Our 2025 most anticipated games
(56:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?
Mentioned this week
It’s time once again for the most important and sincere awards show in all of gaming: The Girlies! Listen in as we hand out awards new and old, from Best Game That’s Just Mid to Best Inanimate Object.
Thanks to everyone who started listening or stuck with us in 2024! Happy New Year!!!
Timestamps
(00:30) What are we doing here?
(02:40) The awards begin
(1:39:45) GOTY discussion
Mentioned this week
There’s no way most of you little freaks ended up on the nice list this year, but we’re bringing you a gift anyway. For this edition of our annual game swap, we’re talking about 1000xResist and Lovely Lady RPG, two games with so little in common I can’t even write a cute little quip comparing them here.
Timestamps
(02:30) 1000xResist
(1:34:30) Fixer’s Song by Alex Mah & A Sum
(1:35:10) Lovely Lady RPG
(2:37:20) Untitled by...
The Game Awards found some exciting new ways to be disappointing this year, but Fumito Ueda also announced a game so who can really be that mad? We talk through this year’s “awards show” then catch up with our mutual obsession, a game about fishing and wearing dresses.
Timestamps
(00:30) You do not have to hand it to Geoff
(1:01:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Infinity Nikki, Reverse 1999, Caves of Qud)
Me...
We watched the PC Gaming Show as an amuse-bouche for The Game Awards, and found a few games to pique our interest plus one to pique our anger. Then we talk through a handful of games we’re either having fun with or anticipate doing so, and end by announcing our plans for the rest of the year, including what games we'll be discussing at length in the final episode of 2024!
Timestamps
(01:00) The ups and downs of the PC Gaming Show
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We’re both sleepy from cooking and/or eating big meals this week, so we’re meandering through a discussion of Fantasian Neo Dimension, Sony’s latest bad idea, and Ewan McGregor’s penis.
Timestamps
(00:40) Willa’s gonna tell you a little bit about Thanksgiving
(05:15) Fantasian Neo Dimension and Final Fantasy chat
(22:55) Arcane Season 2 (is bad)
(32:50) The PS5P
(38:30) Slitterhead minute
(41:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up...
This week we’re mainly talking about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile and The Game Awards. Guess which one we get really riled up about.
Timestamps
(01:50) FF14 Mobile
(22:20) An incredibly cynical look at The Game Awards
(52:40) The Indie Game Awards seem cool-ish
(57:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Threshold, Sudden Death, Neurokino Retrograde, Wicked)
Mentioned this week
This week, we’re doing Game Awards discourse, playing a couple new and not-so-new games, and showing preferential treatment toward one listener with a return to our email pile.
Timestamps
(01:15) Who handles the fire in your relationship?
(4:40) It’s Game Awards discourse season!
(23:00) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is fine
(27:10) Dragon Quest 3 (but not the one you’re thinking of)
(35:50) Sorry We’re Closed looks better than it feels
(42:...
Listen. We’re not doing great and we suspect you’re not either. After a brief chat about the election and Willa’s recent layoff, we dive into Mouthwashing, an emotionally challenging game that made us both feel like shit and is undoubtedly one of the year’s best.
If you’re looking for something positive to do with your energy after you’ve processed the results of the election, check the end of the shownotes for some hopefu...
It’s our second anniversary AND our 100th episode, a scheduling feat you wouldn’t believe was on purpose even if we tried to convince you it was. We take the time to answer some questions sent in by listeners over the past year, touching on our favorite games and inspirations, some podcasting inside baseball, and of course, the Mets.
Thanks for listening!!
Timestamps
(03:45) First gaming loves and breaking our parents’ rul...
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