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** ''Extra Credits'' brought in other guest artists after Allison's surgery to let her arm heal, including Erin.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: [[The Stinger]] for "Our Oscars":
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Poorly-made propaganda games. Well-made propaganda games don't always set their world on fire either, but ''poorly''-made propaganda games inspire [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/call-of-juarez-the-cartel epic rants like these].
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Given the idealistic tone of the series, they rarely criticize games unless they have a really good reason. However, there are a few episodes where they simply tear a game apart, such as the one about ''[[Call of Juarez]]: The Cartel'', which uses lots of heavy-handed language; Daniel flat-out calls it despicable and horrid, due to its lazy design and dishonor of the subject matter.
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* [[Nostalgia Filter]]: The topic is touched upon in "Videogame Music". Daniel ponders why gamers are more fond of the old NES themes, despite the better resources available to video game composers these days. Like most topics, he [[Take a Third Option|chooses the middle road,]] stating that there's still great soundtracks being made today, while encouraging composers to stay grounded in their roots and create a strong melody that will endure for years after the fact.
* [[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 ''[[
* [[Stealth Parody]]: Discussed briefly at the end of the "[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.
* [[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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