Eric and Eli are joined by special guest James Mendez Hodes, who introduces the show to the chanbara genre with the 1978 film Yagyū Clan Conspiracy. Please support our Patreon campaign!https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustleEric Farmer: MORE
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Jianghu Hustle 22: Concealment; Dragon (2011)
Eric and Eli uncover what is concealed while discussing the 2011 Donnie Yen masterpiece, Dragon. They look at what makes secrets so interesting and how to make them open, inevitable, and dramatic. The Show: @JianghuHustle MORE
Jianghu Hustle 18: Serial Stories Part 2: Factions; Laughing in the Wind
Eric and Eli continue their look at Laughing in the Wind, this time examining the political factions. They look at what kind of stories they drive, how to represent them in game, and some techniques MORE
Side Hustle 03: Characters
We’re bringing Side Hustle back, and this time, Eli and Eric talk characters. What do they do? Who controls them? What does play look like? Please support our Patreon campaign! https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustle Eric MORE
Jianghu Hustle 15: Kung Fu Panda; Gentle Stories
This time, Eric and Eli watch a favorite that’s old to one of them and new to the other: Kung Fu Panda. It’s not all black and white in this surprisingly deep children’s movie. In MORE
Jianghu Hustle 13: Wing Chun; Character Violence Studies w/ Victor Bayona
This time, Eli joins special guest Victor Allen Bayona to analyze fighting styles and character traits in the Michelle Yeoh film, Wing Chun. Please support our Patreon campaign! https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustle Eric Farmer: @ericmfarmer MORE
Jianghu Hustle 12: Comedy in Wuxia; Kung Fu Hustle
In this episode, we look at comedy in wuxia using Stephen Chow’s seminal work, Kung Fu Hustle. We talk about the fraught nature of comedy RPGs, slapstick as communication, and get a lot of quality MORE
Side Hustle 02: Voice and Tone
In Side Hustle, Eric and Eli go into detail about the creation of their upcoming wuxia game, starting from the very beginning. The guys talk about voice and tone in RPGs: the benefits, the pitfalls, MORE
Jianghu Hustle 08: The Cost of the Jianghu; Ip Man
The jianghu, the martial world that intersects with the regular world, contains both power and responsibility. What costs come with being a part of the jianghu? Eric and Eli look into this question with the MORE
Jianghu Hustle 06: Romance, Parts of Melodrama; The Sorcerer and the White Snake
It’s all longing looks and love-fueled quests in this episode on romance! Eli is still out of town, so Eric has brought in Senda (She’s A Super Geek, Panda’s Talking Games) to help him explore MORE