Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Howdy neighbor! I got you something really special. I hope you like it. It's a broken clam shell I found out front of the inn <3 Discussed: Mini-PCigley, Total War: Pharaoh Does Complete 180 After Massive Free Update on aftermath.site (gift link!), programming updates, Fields of Mistria, Darren Hupke's 32 Bit Library, three awful things---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://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced 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://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - A surprise announcement! (13:15) - Programming updates (16:22) - Fields of Mistria | Touching (virtual) grass (01:13:26) - Three awful things (01:18:39) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:IanfaceMcGeeMatt 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who's singing about Hyrule Field under that mask? Tune into this week's episode of The Masked Gamer to find out!Discussed: The News, Nickie's Pizzablivion, Times & Galaxy, RIP Game Informer, Brendon's perpetual 3, the Steam Deck comeback, Earth Defense Force 6, the Olympics, Nine Sols, gaming on Mac, Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode Multiplayer, Whisky for Mac, Isles of Sea and Sky, Isles of Sea and Sky taught me it’s okay to move on by Garyson Morely for Polygon, Thinking Outside the Box with Sokoban and Baba is You by i am error on YouTube, Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure, Thank Goodness You're Here!, The Masked Gamer---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://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced 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://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (02:29) - ITA News: The News You Care About, Straight from The Aether (02:56) - Nickie's Pizzablivion | ITA News: The News You Care About, Straight from The Aether (08:23) - Times & Galaxy | Speaking of news! (15:28) - Earth Defense Force 6 and the Steam Deck | Coming back to life (26:38) - The Olympics | Pokemon gym leader vibes (29:14) - Nine Sols | Two small games (32:07) - Gaming on Mac (38:21) - Isles of Sea and Sky | Two small games (42:55) - Tidings from Eli to Andrew and Victoria! (43:37) - Tidings from Dr. Shaw and the bois to Dr. Nicholas! (45:05) - Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure | Sokoban but you're the box (56:08) - Thank Goodness You're Here! | Chaos simulator (01:09:49) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:IanfaceMcGeeMatt 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen, are you coming to the block party? It's happening during the podcast.We'll be playing Bloomburrow and badminton.  Discussed: Go Italy!, Earth Defense Force 6, Mario sucks, Stephen's PS5 struggle, Magic: The Gathering Arena, this ProZD sketch (which funnily enough is sponsored by M:TG Arena lol), this article on Magic archetypes, digital card games, Guncho, Twinfold, Imbroglio, the throughline, V-Rising, your friend Apple PodcastsEpisode art from chapter 57 of Blue Box.---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://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced 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://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:21) - Into the A-lympics (03:01) - Do they give out medals for podcasting? (03:44) - Earth Defense Force 6 | New to us (27:48) - Welcome back, World Brothers (28:20) - Magic the Gathering Arena | I tap 3 Aethers to summon Stephen (i've neve played magic before is this correct? - AJ) (54:38) - Guncho | A Fatal Labyrinthlike (01:11:07) - V Rising | Rising from the grave of last week's list of games (01:27:00) - Check out Brendon on Podtimism! (01:27:55) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:IanfaceMcGeeMatt 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What we've got for you today is a classic Aether. On the nose you get notes of triple-A game. On first sip, you'll feel the familiar tang of a long running RPG series up front quickly followed by the depth of an indie darling. Finally, on the finish you'll have the unforgettable combination of Pokemon and ROM hacks. Oh, and make sure you aren't downwind of any of your fellows here; this one will make you gassy.Discussed: We're back, thank you so much for listening, new merch (link below), Patreon (link below), Elden Ring, The Trails series, 1000xRESIST, Pokemon Crystal & Yellow Legacy, SmithPlays Pokemon on YouTube, gas---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://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced 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://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:32) - Thank you so much for being here!!!! (04:05) - Merch drop!!! Patreon!! (06:25) - Let the games begin (07:34) - Elden Ring | Easing back Into the Aether (26:56) - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Fully submerging back Into the Aether (30:44) - Dragon Age: Origins | Drowning In the Aether (41:35) - The Trails games | There is no air only Aether (01:07:53) - 1000 x RESIST | We are one with the Aether (01:21:26) - Pokemon Crystal & Yellow Legacy | We have transcended the Aether (01:37:48) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:IanfaceMcGeeMatt 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dive into the nostalgia of Nintendo GameCube with discussions on Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Super Monkey Ball, and Mario Kart Double Dash. Explore unique titles like Star Fox Adventures, Paper Mario, and Fire Emblem, alongside insights on Capcom 5 games and quirky experiences in Killer7. Reflect on Zelda games, Chibi-Robo, and top GameCube picks in a trip down gaming memory lane.

Surprise! We're back a week early with an absolute behemoth. To celebrate hitting 1 million downloads of the show a few months ago (!!), we're proud to present our one-hundred favorite games of the decade from the years 2000 to 2009! A sincere thank you to everyone who has ever listened to, shared, or backed the show. We couldn't have done this without you, for real. We thought there was no better way to share our gratitude than by following up the fan-favorite GOTD episode we did in 2019.And for those of you who DO back the show, make sure to head over to our Patreon to hear ANOTHER episode in which we chop the initial list down from 200+ to the 100 that made it here.Relevant Links:https://www.polygon.com/23779797/zelda-games-link-hairstyles https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/798 ---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some 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://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 7 cover art coming soon from Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Surprise! We're here a week early! (07:35) - 2000 (01:01:32) - 2001 (02:07:42) - 2002 (03:09:10) - 2003 (04:06:27) - 2004 (05:38:41) - 2005 (06:58:32) - 2006 (09:04:28) - 2007 (10:09:50) - 2008 (11:21:42) - 2009 (12:33:33) - Honorable Mentions (13:50:42) - Making the Top 5 (15:12:24) - Ranking the top 5 (15:49:57) - Look at how far you've come. We are so proud of you and you should be proud of yourself. (15:53:50) - Thanks for 1 million listens <3 ---SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT FOR SOME GAMES INCLUDED IN THE LIST---Music credits Plains of Time (Home World) by Yasunori Mitsuda from Chrono Cross You Were There by Michiru Oshima, Koichi Yamazaki, Mitsukuni Murayama, Steven Geraghty from Ico National Park by Junichi Masuda from Pokémon Crystal Creation of Art (Full Option) by Ken Ishii from Rez Simple and Clean by Hikaru Utada from Kingdom Hearts Dragon Roost Island by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo from The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker History Unfolds by Junichi Nakatsuru, Yoshihito Yano, Asuka Sakai, Rio Hamamoto, Ryuchi Takada, Junichi Takagi from Soul Calibur II Lonely Rolling Star by Yoshihito Yano, Saki Kabata from Katamari Damacy Mischievous Robot by Daisuke Amaya from Cave Story Able Sisters by Kazumi Tokata from Animal Crossing Turnabout Sisters Theme by Masakazu Sugimori from Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Lazy Afternoons by Yoko Shimomura from Kingdom Hearts 2 King and Country by Jeremy Soule from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Wii Sports by Kazumi Totaka from Wii Sports Gusty Garden Galaxy Theme by Mahito Yokata, Koji Kondo from Super Mario Galaxy Pursuing My True Self by Shihoko Hirata from Persona 4 Melody in an Ancient Town by Koichi Sugiyama from Dragon Quest V Lake by Hitomi Sato, Satoshi Nohara, Junichi Masuda, GO Ichinose from Pokemon Platinum I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1 by James Silva from I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1  キミの記憶 (Your Memory) by Yumi Kawamura from Persona 3 Auld Lang Syne from THE HEART. WE LOVE YOU. ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:IanfaceMcGeeMatt 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the finale of X-Strike Summer, AJ chats with Dom Nero (Eye of the Duck) and Kyle Starr (Y-Button) about being gamer dads, puzzle games, and how you are well within your rights to return any console within 30-days because you can't beat the Elden Ring DLC. It is *not* your fault, it's the *controller* that's broken.Dom's LinksOn Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominicknero Dom's website: https://domnero.comDom's story "the bells" in the No Tokens journal: https://notokensjournal.com/fiction/the-bells/The Eye of the Duck podcast:  http://www.eyeoftheduckpod.com/Kyle's LinksOn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@_kylestarrOn Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@kylestarrThe Y-Button podcast: http://ybutton.online/Zero Counts: https://zerocounts.net/Into the Game Jam Linksitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024Find the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the "Games Forums" category, select the games-events forum, find "Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)" forum thread and say hello!Discussed: Into the Game Jam, being a Gamer Dad, Sell My Old Consoles I'm Off to Handheld from Zero Counts, Video Games are Millennials Too from Zero Counts, the hand-me-down console, Shadows of the Empire Was the Original Star Wars Smuggler Story by Dom for Esquire, the Anbernic RG405V in transparent purple, the Gamegirl, gaming curriculum, Describing the Aether, getting your kids to like junk food, Kyle's Gameboy restorations, the PICO-8, games being made *right now*, Splore, Retro Game Corps, a bunch of Splore games (check the chapters!), Playdate's Lua SDK, thoughts about games, X-Strike or X-Strike? Or X-Strike???, more like the Lame-o of Time, Kingdom Hearts, Animal Well, Return of the Obra Dinn, Chants of Sennaar, Apotris, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Cocoon, COCOON - Story and Ending Explained by Pixel Pondering, this Second Wind video about puzzles, games Kyle has been thinking about, The Legend of Zelda: The Ultimate Trial, the ONE Metal Gear Solid to play, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Lookouts, the finale of X-Strike Summer <3---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro with Dom and Kyle! (01:42) - Into the Game Jam is underway!!! (05:52) - What it's like being a gamer dad (16:16) - What games our kids will play (24:01) - Gaming 101 (31:09) - Kyle's handheld experience (39:23) - PICO-8, a fantasy console (47:29) - Dom's Splore list (47:36) - Hot Wax | Dom's Splore list (48:08) - Marble Merger | Dom's Splore list (48:14) - Tetrolled | Dom's Splore list (48:39) - Embrace | Dom's Splore list (49:07) - Just One Boss | Dom's Splore list (49:44) - Modern game design with limited tools (52:49) - Kyle's rabbithole (01:08:15) - How's AJ doing? (01:10:44) - Gaming is back (01:11:47) - Kingdom Hearts | Kyle's big ol' list (01:19:53) - Animal Well | Kyle's big ol' list (01:32:07) - Games that Kyle has been thinking about (01:35:16) - The Legend of Zelda: The Ultimate Trial | IF YOU'RE GOING TO STOP LISTENING, LISTEN TO THIS BIT AT LEAST (01:44:29) - AJ's been thinking about Metal Gear Solid (01:48:26) - Shadow of the Erdtree| What if someone made a game that was hard??? (01:50:45) - Lookouts | Stay tuned for more on dotzip! (01:51:42) - X-Strike Summer is over!!! (01:53:15) - Find Dom and Kyle's links in the show notes! (01:56:06) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shhh be very quiet... our guests are very sleepy today, they need their rest... AJ chats with Emily Price (Unwinnable), Robin Bea (inverse), Tamoor Hussain (Gamespot), and Willa Rowe (Kotaku) about Geoff's Big Week, "these uncertain times", and 1000xRESIST again!Emily's LinksEmily's Review of Saltsea Chronicles: Saltsea Chronicles Beautifully Finds A Way ForwardPast Presence for Unwinnable: https://unwinnable.com/author/emily-price/ Profile on Paste Magazine: https://www.pastemagazine.com/author/emily-price On Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/emilyprice.bsky.social Website: https://emily-price.neocities.org/ Robin's LinksRobin's inteview with Xalavier Nelson: The Best Noir Shooter of 2023 Has Only Gotten More RelevantProfile on inverse: https://www.inverse.com/profile/robin-bea-53955560On Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinbombusGirl Mode: https://pod.link/1653178238 Tam's LinksTam's Shadow of the Erdtree preview: Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Renews The Awe And Adventure Of Elden RingProfile on Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/profile/Tamz/On the Friends Per Second SGF episode: https://pod.link/1629844110/episode/2960bce32ae25ad04faa225f68e97a85On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tamoorhSomething to help you get through the Elden Ring DLC: https://gfuel.com/products/elden-ring-crimson-tearsWilla's LinksWilla's love letter to Dragon's Dogma 2: Dragon’s Dogma 2 Makes You Take Your Time, And That’s GreatProfile on Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/author/thewillaroweGirl Mode on Twitter: https://twitter.com/girlmode_pod Girl Mode on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/girlmodepod.bsky.socialInto the Game Jam Linksitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024Find the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the "Games Forums" category, select the games-events forum, find "Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)" forum thread and say hello!Discussed: Summer Game Fest, "The Year of the Indie", searching for new ideas, Emily's sub-column "Object Lessons", Victory Heat Rally Shakedown, NextFest, Demonschool, the naming problem, the Tribeca Festival, Metal Gear Solid: Delta gameplay trailer, Dragon Age: The Veilguard reveal and gameplay, the state of the industry, The Bittersweet Feeling Of Seeing Your Game Revealed After Getting Laid Off by Nathan Grayson for Aftermath, Blumhouse is Redefining The Approach to Horror Games | Gamespot Summer Live, 1000xRESIST (again), Fear the Spotlight, Hauntii, Animal Well, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, ODDADA, Tiny Glades, Thank Goodness You're Here, Baldur's Gate 3, Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Trails into Reverie Continues the Most Ambitious Epic in Games by Mark Normandin, Preserve, Building Relationships---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro with my haggard companions (01:47) - What did we think of SGF (and the surround events)? (06:30) - "The Year of the Indie" (24:56) - Metal Gear Solid Delta Gameplay Reveal | The tables turn (29:49) - Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Emily's allotted AAA brainspace (35:49) - The state of the industry (47:35) - Check out the work of our guests! Links in the show notes! (51:33) - 1000xRESIST | Hekki Allmo, listeners (54:40) - Fear the Spotlight | From the studio that brought you M3GAN (01:01:18) - Hauntii | Do you go to Heaven??? (01:04:03) - Animal Well | You ever heard of this one? (01:06:52) - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes | A game you play in your notebook (01:09:05) - ODDADA | Games but you don't have to buy them (yet) (01:11:53) - Ebitapes | Games but you don't have to buy them (yet) (01:14:19) - Thank Goodness You're Here | Games but you don't have to buy them (yet) (01:16:53) - Baldur's Gate 3 | Video game but BIG (01:19:35) - Trails in the Sky the 3rd | Get out of the cube (01:22:25) - Preserve | Score-fromantik (01:22:45) - Building Relationships | Are you a rooftop or a bottom floor? (01:23:41) - Check out NextFest! | Be careful with the porn (01:23:53) - Find our guests in the show notes!!!!!!!!!!!!! (01:26:43) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

there was a nintendo direct today, so the boys came out of  ̶r̶e̶t̶i̶r̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ their summer break to talk about it real quick. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week AJ chats with Alanna Okun and Chase Allhart about their experiences with game design (and game design adjacent) education! They also confront the age old question: what even is a video game, anyway? Into the Game Jam Linksitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024Find the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the "Games Forums" category, select the games-events forum, find "Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)" forum thread and say hello!Alanna's LinksWebsite: https://alannaokun.xyzButtonmash newsletter: https://buttonmash.substack.com/Games made with bitsy: https://itch.io/games/made-with-bitsyChase's LinksVideo Game Podtimism: https://podtimism.comDiscussed: TWG's Into the Game Jam (Summer 2024), Chase's Gamer Cred, Alanna's journey to game design, Alanna's Majora's Mask piece, what is a game, Journey, idea games, Bitsy, telling stories through mechanics, the search for tighter experiences (again), Outersloth, 1000xRESIST, Unicorn Overlord, Animal Well, sweet and salty games, Elden Ring, an embarrassment of riches, Persona 3 in its various forms, Skald: Against the Black Priory, Slice & Dice, Loop Hero.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (01:02) - TWG's Into the Game Jam! Links in the show notes!! (02:18) - Gamer Credentials (02:39) - Chase's journey (05:14) - Alanna's journey (13:04) - What is a video game? (33:46) - The search for tighter experiences (44:30) - 1000xRESIST | An infomercial for the game by sunset visitor (51:55) - Unicorn Overlord | A masterful segue (54:41) - Animal Well | The "five M&Ms" of gaming (01:01:32) - Elden Ring | The quest to git gud again (01:03:43) - Persona 3 | A safe space (01:12:02) - Skald: Against the Black Priory | Chase what is this game!!!! (01:16:02) - Slice & Dice | Granola-likes (01:20:13) - Loop Hero | oreH pooL (01:23:19) - Where to find Alanna and Chase online (check the show notes!) (01:27:09) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey 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 N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices