Critical Error

What Is Content?

What part of a game are you supposed to review? What is content?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

You Don’t Want Criticism

Is there a difference between a review and...a review?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

You Don’t Like The Game, You Like Your Friends

Is doing a podcast considered "friendslop"?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

The Toxic Positivity Problem

Is "let people enjoy things" the least helpful phrase of all time?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Who Decided These Games Suck?

What's up with the way everyone is talking about Highguard? Do the fans know better than the developers of Life Is Strange?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Books Are Better Than Video Games*

*at being books.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

We Already Know How This Goes

We know exactly what's going to happen in 2026.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Critical Error’s 2025 GOTY (feat. All of Our Favorites)

Thanks for listening this year, we'll see you in 2026.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Start4:00 Barrett Courtney's GOTY40:46 Patron GOTYs46:32 Autumn Wright's GOTY1:33:01 More Patron GOTYs 1:43:09 Joshua Rivera's GOTY2:21:43 Wrap UpFollow Barrett Courtney: https://bsky.app/profile/barrettcourtney.bsky.socialFollow Autumn Wright: https://bsky.app/profile/theautumnwright.bsky.socialFollow Joshua Rivera: https://bsky.app/profile/jmrivera.bsky.socialPatreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

GAMERS NEED DISCOURSE

Are the most important games of the year the ones that make everyone argue with each other?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

2025 Was a Bad Year For Games

How do we even define what a "good year" is?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek