Discussion on Using Guides in Video Games and Frustration with a Puzzle in Cocoon

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The speakers discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using guides in video games, touching on the thrill of discovery vs. the assistance in navigating difficult games. They also mention game balance and share a personal frustration with a puzzle in Cocoon.

Yes, Portal is technically a puzzle game made by Valve, but it mixes in the FPS genre. Cocoon is a puzzle-ass puzzle game. You play as a bug buddy who must zip in and out of universes contained within beautiful orbs that the critter can carry on its back like an adorable, spherical backpack. Or to put it plainly: You use carriable cosmos to solve puzzles. It's amazing -- and surprisingly easy to follow. In the back half, we discuss No One Will Save You, a new alien invasion movie exclusive to Hulu that reminds us a lot of Limbo and Inside. Find everything else we discuss -- plus links -- at besties.fan or https://thebesties.substack.com/.

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