Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

This week on Into the Aether: The unique pleasures of reading a book. Discussed: Medieval Times in Lyndhurst New Jersey, StarVaders, Pokemon: Lazarus, ⁠Nemo622 on Kofi⁠, Super Mariomon, ⁠Super Mariomon!⁠ by Alpharad on YouTube, ⁠Cure (film)⁠ on Wikipedia, Promise Mascot Agency---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro(04:42) - StarVaders | A game came out today(28:46) - Break(28:48) - Pokemon: Lazarus | Two Pokemon ROMs(38:20) - Super Mariomon | Let's-a catch them all!(51:56) - Break(51:58) - Promise Mascot Agency | Brendon's detective tear continues(01:08:41) - Wrapping up---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you use Cacio e Pere to upload Megaman to the Snot Fridge that'll maximize your Schwarzenegger for early Holes.Discussed: Cacio e pere, ⁠The Silver Spoon⁠, True Lies, ⁠Batman & Robin (1997)⁠ by Eye of the Duck, Nubby's Number Factory, ⁠Poop Butt⁠, ⁠A Video About Digging A Hole⁠ by Jacob Geller on YouTube, A Game About Digging A Hole, Metal Garden, ISLANDS: Non-Places, Backloggd, Switch 2, Megaman Battle Network, One Step from Eden, Starvaders, Level-5, Rogue Galaxy, Dark Cloud 2, Final Fantasy XIII---Find us everywhere: ⁠https://intothecast.online⁠Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: ⁠https://shop.intothecast.online⁠Join the Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/intothecast⁠---Follow Stephen Hilger: ⁠https://stephenhilgerart.com/⁠Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: ⁠https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/⁠Theme song by Will LaPorte: ⁠https://ghostdown.online/⁠---Timecodes:(00:14) - Intro(00:39) - Into the Frying Pan(05:27) - Time for video games!(05:36) - Oh wait, nevermind(08:03) - The Brendon Olympics(08:20) - Nubby's Number Factory | The Brendon Olympics(24:54) - A Game About Digging A Hole | The Brendon Olympics(44:07) - Metal Garden | The Brendon Olympics(51:33) - More like "Switch 2" trying to buy something else(55:31) - Break(55:33) - Megaman Battle Network | The Forever of Second Chances(01:09:44) - Break(01:09:47) - Rogue Galaxy | It's finally time(01:28:56) - Dark Cloud 2 | A quick Dark Cloud 2 segment(01:36:40) - Wrapping up---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I'm six feet from the game, and I'm playin'BDS Info: https://www.bdsmovement.net/microsoftDiscussed: It's RPG Week, no we won't be playing the Oblivion remake, but Skyblivion comes out later this year, Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8, Blue Prince, The last Blue Prince secret? Sharp political commentary by Jeffrey Parkin for Polygon, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, next week :-)---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:14) - It's all RPGs(01:08) - The Akatosh in the room(04:29) - Baldur's Gate 3 | Two quick updates(32:59) - Blue Prince | Two quick updates(36:41) - Break(36:43) - Look for the patterns(38:16) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | A new video game that just came out(01:36:57) - Break(01:36:59) - Jk the show is over :-)---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Once you figure out how to work with the RNG you can upgrade the show from "low-key" to "high-key".Discussed: Stephen's time at C2E2, ⁠Making the Aether 2025⁠ ($5+ Patron exclusive), Blue Prince (🚨GENERAL MECHANICAL AND ROOM SPOILERS🚨), Etrian Odyssey 3 HD, Myst, Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro(00:20) - C2E2 2025 | Stephen was all dressed up(20:17) - Break(20:18) - Making the Aether 2025(22:20) - Blue Prince | BLANKET GENERAL SPOILER WARNING(01:05:19) - Break(01:05:21) - Draft a room(01:07:46) - Etrian Odyssey 3 HD | Probably would be easier if you were dungeon walking tbh(01:28:16) - Dark Cloud | Brendon hates Myst(01:42:25) - Wrapping up---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're goin down down in an earlier Elder Scrolls.Discussed: The plan, Assassin's Creed Shadows, stealth in video games, ⁠Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a slasher movie — and you’re the killer⁠ by Chris Plante for Polygon, the AssCreed marketplace and launcher, ⁠Oblivion Remake Will Shadowdrop "At Any Moment This Month" - Report⁠ by Eddie Makuch for Gamespot, Blue Prince, ⁠Jason Schreier's Bluesky post⁠, Warrior's Abyss, Hades II, Silksong, the tinfoil bracelet, ⁠Mark Twain on the Enterprise⁠, Star Trek: The Next Generation, ⁠Brendon and Stephen talking about TNG on Can't Let It Go with Matt and AC⁠, Into the Past, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Yakuza 0, P$P---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro(02:24) - The situation coming up(04:15) - Assassin's Creed Shadows | Brendon's been playing video games???(01:00:34) - Break(01:00:36) - Some important Obivion news!(01:14:15) - Games we actually have been playing and a warning(01:15:52) - Warrior's Abyss | Stephen's catching up(01:28:49) - Into the Past(01:30:26) - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | GOTOY 1911(01:44:54) - Yakuza 0 | A little update(01:57:23) - Wrapping up---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you're playing as Marluxia you have to go for the science victory.Discussed: Predictions for the April 2nd Nintendo Switch 2 direct, Rift of the Necrodancer, Theatrhythm Final Barline, Two Point Museum, Civilization, ⁠We Entered the World of Microsoft Excel eSports & Got Our Asses Beat⁠ by People Make Games on YouTube, Kirby's Dreamland 2 DX, backlogs of pain, Yakuza 0, the Yakuza Biglete Order---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - This is confusing...(02:25) - The pinnacle of unpreparedness(03:53) - What are we going to learn about the hardware?(08:13) - The games(11:17) - Nintendo Online(12:19) - Nintendo Today(14:47) - Back to the games(31:17) - Third-party games(38:01) - *applies clown makeup*(40:10) - New games?!(40:58) - Rift of the Necrodancer | Silksong confirmed(51:37) - Two Point Museum | Brendon's turn(01:07:20) - Kirby stuff(01:08:15) - Kirby's Dreamland 2 DX | Kirby stuff(01:29:12) - Yakuza 0 | Ya ever hear of these "Like a Dragon" games??(01:59:39) - Wrapping up---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is coming out late so we could talk for 2 hours and 22 minutes about the Nintendo Switch 2.Discussed: The number two---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:0:00 - Immediate First Impressions15:40 - The Console40:30 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games51:30 - GameCube on Nintendo Switch Online1:01:50 - Games New and Old2:05:38 - Closing Thoughts---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:Zachary DIanfaceMcGeeMatt HClayton MChris Yw0nderbradShawn LCody RZach RFederico VLogan HAlan RSlinkmattjanzz DeaconGrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

usually on any% we only have ten minutes or less to answer a listener submitted prompt for our patreon audience. this is the same as that, but it's about the nintendo direct and available for everyone. enjoy <3 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The hosts dive into the complexities of 'Xenoblade Chronicles X,' exploring its narrative depth and unique MMO mechanics. Discussions extend to the evolving landscape of gaming, particularly the tonal shift seen in the 'Jak and Daxter' series from lighthearted beginnings to darker themes. They speculate on potential GameCube titles for Nintendo Switch Online, balancing nostalgia with modern gaming trends. The impact of franchise evolution and player expectations is a recurring theme, keeping the conversation lively and engaging.

The hosts kick off with an exciting announcement about their new podcast partnership. They delve into the characters and gameplay dynamics of Atelier Yumia, discussing storage challenges in gaming. Anticipation brews for titles like Ender Magnolia and the nostalgia of hearing about Rune Factory. A heartfelt birthday tribute adds warmth, while a deep dive into Romancing SaGa 2 explores its unique RPG mechanics. They also tackle the evolving VR landscape, reflecting on the potential and challenges of the PlayStation VR2.