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203: IFComp 2019 part 3

203: IFComp 2019 part 3

Episode 1 · · 01:23:45

Our third and likely final episode on IFComp 2019 before the comp ends on November 15th. (Get your ratings in!) We covered the following games: 00:03:18: Chuk and the Arena by Ag...

202: Observation

202: Observation

Episode 1 · · 49:46

What went wrong aboard the low earth orbit space station Observation, and what did you do to cause it? In Observation you’ll play as S.A.M., the AI in charge of maintaining the space...

201: IFComp 2019 part 2

201: IFComp 2019 part 2

Episode 1 · · 01:21:32

Our second episode covering IFComp 2019. This week we had a lively discussion of 13 games: 00:03:03: Skies Above By Arthur DiBianca 00:10:00: Limerick Heist By Pace Smith 00:17:3...

200: Gone Home

200: Gone Home

Episode 1 · · 01:32:09

Our 200th episode is a special milestone, and we’re spending it returning to the topic of our very first episode. Gone Home came out in August 2013 (our show started in April 2014) a...

199: IFComp 2019 part 1

199: IFComp 2019 part 1

Episode 1 · · 01:16:41

This is the 25th year of the competition (!!!) and there are a record breaking 82 entries! We’re kicking off our coverage of IFComp 2019 with discussion of the first 8 games we’ve pl...

198: Untitled Goose Game

198: Untitled Goose Game

Episode 1 · · 01:13:04

Suddenly this horrible goose is all anyone is talking about. Untitled Goose Game, developed by House House and published by Panic, is a game about being a horrible goose and causi...

197: Sayonara Wild Hearts

197: Sayonara Wild Hearts

Episode 1 · · 01:09:25

Simogo is a legendary developer on iOS. We’ve covered their work in the past, especially the stunning Year Walk. Sayonara Wild Hearts is a big departure from their previous games. Ge...

196: Creature in the Well

196: Creature in the Well

Episode 1 · · 01:09:01

Marketed as a “pinbrawler” or top-down, pinball-inspired, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler, Creature in the Well seems designed to appeal to Raygan’s specific tastes. It’s tough as nai...

195: Erica

195: Erica

Episode 1 · · 53:21

Hot on the heels of last week’s episode on Telling Lies, we’re covering another FMV game. This week it’s Erica, a surprise release from British developer Flavourworks and published a...

194: Telling Lies

194: Telling Lies

Episode 1 · · 01:32:37

Telling Lies is Sam Barlow’s long awaited follow up to Her Story. Similarly to that game you’re acting as an investigator, searching through a database of video evidence, experiencin...

193: Anodyne 2

193: Anodyne 2

Episode 1 · · 01:24:52

A few months ago we finally covered Anodyne, an indie developers Sean Han Tani and Marina Kittaka. Now it’s sequel is here, and it’s a massive step forward. Anodyne 2: Return to Dust...

Short Game Classic – 44: Katamari Damacy

Short Game Classic – 44: Katamari Damacy

Episode 1 · · 01:07:04

This week we’re re-releasing our episode on Katamari Damacy, which originally aired in May of 2015. Katamari still holds a very dear place in our hearts, and fortunately it’s now ava...

192: Counterfeit Monkey

192: Counterfeit Monkey

Episode 1 · · 01:01:35

Counterfeit Monkey is a 2012 interactive fiction adventure puzzle game by Emily Short. What’s special about this game is its brilliant central puzzle mechanic, in which you’ll be rem...

191: Bird Week!

191: Bird Week!

Episode 1 · · 01:31:47

Long time listeners may remember that way back in 2016 we did a theme week where we discussed only games about or featuring birds (except one, because we’re bad at themes.) We’ve bee...

190: Sky: Children of the Light

190: Sky: Children of the Light

Episode 1 · · 01:16:41

It’s been over seven years since Jenova Chen’s thatgamecompany released Journey, but game’s influence is still being felt today. This month, thatgamecompany is back with a new experi...

189: Slay the Spire

189: Slay the Spire

Episode 1 · · 01:42:40

Eric Farraro, developer and designer of the mobile roguelike deck builder Meteorfall, joins us to offer some perspective on Slay the Spire, a deep roguelike deck builder that’s recen...

188: Cadence of Hyrule (with guest host Gary Butterfield)

188: Cadence of Hyrule (with guest host Gary Butterfield)

Episode 1 · · 01:32:08

We are joined by Gary Butterfield of the Duckfeed.tv network of podcasts to discuss the new collaboration between Brace Yourself Games and Nintendo, Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the N...

Short Game Classic – 21: Crypt of the Necrodancer

Short Game Classic – 21: Crypt of the Necrodancer

Episode 1 · · 01:13:21

We covered Crypt of the Necrodancer in 2014, before the game left early access. Since we will be covering it’s Zelda-infused sequel Cadence of Hyrule next week, and the original epis...

187: Board Games

187: Board Games

Episode 1 · · 54:45

In this episode of a podcast that is definitely about video games, we’re talking about our favorite board games we’ve played this year. Laura is mid-way through a cross country mo...

186: GameClub with Eli Hodapp

186: GameClub with Eli Hodapp

Episode 1 · · 01:19:36

Eli Hodapp, formerly of TouchArcade, joins us this week to talk about his new venture GameClub. We’ve long bemoaned the state of premium games on the iOS App Store, and the team at G...