Welcome to the first EVER episode of Into the Aether: X-Strike Summer! We kick of the series with games industry pros (and TWG community members) Kyle Labriola, Murray Cameron-Smith and NBZ!

This week's episode is REQUIRED to be listened to at .75 speed to make up for all the times you were listening at 3x, you sickos.
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Kyle's Links
Blog: https://blueberrylemonade.pika.page/
Indie Games of Cohost: https://cohost.org/IndieGamesOfCohost
Rhythm Doctor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/
A Dance of Fire and Ice: https://store.steampowered.com/app/977950/A_Dance_of_Fire_and_Ice/

Murray's Link
A Shell In The Pit: https://ashellinthepit.com/

NBZ's Links
This Nintendo Life: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P4WI8rVRpAMjDIxJLqJUn
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lordnbz
Playstack Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Playstack

Discussed: X-Strike Summer!, podcast listening speeds, Adam Sandler’s opus: Click, the competitive value of Shuckle, the slow boil of becoming an indie game dev, watching a game blow up, separating work brain and regular brain, how to work from home, Dadish 3D, Sokpop Collective, short experiences, Toree 3D, Cavern of Dreams, Pseudoregalia, Persona 3 Portable, Beyond the Beyond, Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals, Rhythm Sprout, this Rhythm Heaven tiktok, maimai, searching for tighter experiences.
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:14) - Welcome to X-Strike Summer!
(02:27) - Histories with ITA and TWG
(06:59) - Getting in to the industry
(18:34) - What it's like to watch a game blow up
(24:12) - Getting brought into the fold
(29:07) - Creative Broken Brain(tm)
(41:27) - A surprise guest! (It's Crash Bandicoot)
(41:54) - Dadish 3D | The latest installment in the Dadish Cinematic Universe
(48:25) - Toree 3D | A lil bird that jumps :-)
(52:41) - Persona 3 Portable | Another condensed game with a 3 in the title
(01:02:09) - Beyond the Beyond | On the Retroid QWERTY123FFXIV Pro
(01:05:34) - Lufia 2 | A game that forces you to use your items
(01:18:02) - Rhythm Sprout | More little guys!
(01:29:08) - Are people looking for more focused experiences?
(01:43:30) - Check the links in the show notes!
(01:45:25) - Wrapping up

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