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* [[Criticism Tropes]]: Discussed in the "[http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/game-reviews Game Reviews]" episode. Analysis focuses specifically on the differences between the informational content of typical movie reviews and the informational content of typical game reviews. The former tends toward more contextual information as to how the film compares to other films, while the later tends toward more descriptive information as to what is in the product. While they concede that the descriptive information is essential, if that is all a video game review is, all reviews end up looking alike and it becomes difficult for a reader to glean perspective.
** [[Four Point Scale]]: Also briefly touches on this, mentioning that to someone who comes into the hobby from outside of it and is more familiar with rating systems for other works such as movies, game reviews would often seem quite misleading when giving numbers.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Discussed in the episode "[https://web.archive.org/web/20141002044637/http://extra-credits.net/episodes/hard-boiled/ Hard Boiled]". They explain why [[Darker and Edgier]] tends to happen with video game franchises, taking ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' which they had just played as an example. Some of the reasons cited are misplaced ideals that Darker and Edgier makes something seem more [[Serious Business]], assumptions about what a young audience wants to buy, and the game industry's [[Egregious]] tendency to [[Follow the Leader]].
* [[Digital Piracy Is Evil]]: Discussed in the "[http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/piracy Piracy]" episode. Daniel and James' viewpoint in a nutshell: if [[No Export for You|it's not available in your country]] or has been [[Abandonware|lost in the sands of time]], then [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|pirate away]]. Otherwise, if you like something, just pay for it, and don't be a dick. They also address companies that release their games with annoying [[DRM]], saying that pirated games already have the advantage of being free, and giving them the additional advantage of being unrestricted and less buggy is not going to help in the long run.
* [[Downloadable Content]]: They touch upon the process behind the creation of this, particularly the reason for Day-1 DLC, in their [[Mass Effect 3]] DLC video. They do acknowledge that publishers and developers can abuse this, but state the reasons that sometimes DLC should be necessary to not only keep up the value of the product, but increase the available content in the game, especially in shorter games.
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* [[The Power of Trust]]: Discussed as its importance between the consumers and the producers of any technology that requires users to share personal information for the sake of functionality during the "[http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/not-a-security-episode NOT a Security Episode]" episode.
* [[Race Tropes]]: Touched upon in the episode "[http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/race-in-games Race in Games]". In particular, they look at how the context of race-relations can inform the player about a character, using ''[[L.A. Noire]]'' as an example. They elected to go for that perspective rather than a "how to write racial minorities" bent because they were concerned that would only lead to stereotypes. They went on to say that many of their suggestions about how to handle [[Gender and Sexuality Tropes]] apply to [[Race Tropes]] as well.
* [[Stealth Parody]]: Discussed briefly at the end of the "[https://web.archive.org/web/20141002044637/http://extra-credits.net/episodes/hard-boiled/ Hard Boiled]" episode, where they suggest that the ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare|Modern Warfare]]'' series has become self-aware of how over the top they have gotten through [[Serial Escalation]], and the end text of the episode recommends playing ''Modern Warfare 3'' with the mentality that it is a send-up of modern shooters.
* [[The Problem with Licensed Games]]: Did an episode on this trope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7lD97BxMN0 .
* [[Three Act Structure]]: Discussed in the Amnesia episode, particularly with video games and their habit of [[In Medias Res|starting in Act 2]].
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