Ep. 190: The Book of Elijah Wood
From Debate This! by Debate This!
April 7, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 9 · Episode 11
About this episode
The episode discusses the trend of cozy, post-apocalyptic games and reboots of old game franchises.
Modern games like Kirby and the Forgotten Lands and Pokemon Pokopia have put a new twist on post-apocalyptic media. These games combine the bleak realities at the end of the world with cute, cozy gameplay and aesthetics. What inspired this fresh outlook on the end of days? Who knows! But we here at DT!HQ are ready to capitalize on the trend. This week we're prepping for the collapse by rebooting old game franchises as cozy, post-apocalyptic tales. Todd is ready to surprise you with a casting you forgot. Kyle is ready to depress you with an economy you remember. Matt brought cryptids? The title of this week's episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! If you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord, and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast ! Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com MERCH! We have that! Right now you can go on the internet and order things that say Debate This! On them! All you need to do is head to MerchThis.net and give us your money! Ever wanted…
People in this episode
Hosts: Todd, Matt, Ozzed
Topics covered
- post-apocalyptic media
- cozy gameplay
- game franchises
- Kirby and the Forgotten Lands
- Pokemon Pokopia
Keywords
- video games
- game design
- cryptids
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Pokemon Pokopia, Spyro the Dragon, Wario Land, WarioWare, Skylanders, Happy Feet, Stardew Valley, Paper Mario Music for Debate This, Kirby and the Forgotten Lands
Books & works: Ep. 190, The Book of Elijah Wood, Kirby and the Forgotten Lands, #ButtThwompNation
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