{"podcast":{"title":"Critical Moves - Strategy Gaming","slug":"critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275","podcast_index_feed_id":7033275,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/criticalmoves/feed.xml","website_url":"https://criticalmovespodcast.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/criticalmoves/20260217_020200_54dbaef4aa2087fb2339334d89df2211.png","author":"Critical Moves Podcast","episode_count":91,"summary":"Critical Moves is a strategy games podcast that takes RTS, 4X, and tactics seriously. Most gaming podcasts don’t even bother with strategy games. We do. Each week we cover real-time strategy, turn-based tactics, 4X empire builders and indie experiments, plus shining a new light on old classics. These aren't quick reviews or recycled talking points. It’s sharp criticism and honest discussion about strategy game design. If a game is shallow or broken, we’ll say so. If it does something clever, we’ll explain why it works. We talk to developers and key industry figures, getting into the mechanics and design choices that shape the games we love. We're an RTS podcast , a 4X podcast , a place for smarter conversations about tactics and strategy gaming. Critical Moves is made for players who think about systems, mechanics, and design. New episodes every Friday. https://criticalmovespodcast.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:21:49.647628+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275"},"episode":{"title":"RTS Games: Is There a Future? With Perafilozof (Ep.74)","slug":"rts-games-is-there-a-future-with-perafilozof-ep-74","published_at":"2026-03-27T20:22:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275/rts-games-is-there-a-future-with-perafilozof-ep-74","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/criticalmoves/2668239","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/324240/2668239/criticalmoves/2026_03_27_20_22_00_4eb7a101-684f-47d7-95c0-c3ef0384de42.mp3","summary":"Is the RTS genre dying, or is it on the verge of a real breakthrough? Tim and Al are joined by Perafilozof, one of YouTube's most dedicated RTS content creators, to dig into the state of real-time strategy gaming, what's holding it back, and what could push it forward. They cover the funding problem facing indie RTS developers, the tension between single player and multiplayer, the role of big IPs in reviving the genre, and why the audience's nostalgia might be part of the problem. Peter also shares his watchlist of upcoming RTS titles and gives his opinion on some of the most anticipated games in development.","meta_description":"Is the RTS genre dying, or is it on the verge of a real breakthrough? Tim and Al are joined by Perafilozof, one of YouTube's most dedicated RTS content cr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3454,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275/episodes/rts-games-is-there-a-future-with-perafilozof-ep-74/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275/rts-games-is-there-a-future-with-perafilozof-ep-74.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}