Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

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 ★

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 ★

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 ★

Three games industry pros and TWG community members, Kyle Labriola, Murray Cameron-Smith, and NBZ, discuss podcast listening speeds, indie game development, Dadish 3D, N64-style platformers, retro games like Persona 3 Portable, and the appeal of simple, approachable indie games in the evolving gaming landscape.

You've traveled far and faced trials that would demoralize most... or worse.But here you emerge, into the sun, holding in your hands the thing you've been searching for so long: The Uncharted bonus episode of Into the Aether.---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) - It's Uncharted time BABY (02:18) - NaughtyDog's influence and the state of crunch (09:06) - Histories with the series (39:18) - Nate's Theme by Greg Edmonson (39:44) - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (01:05:00) - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (01:20:32) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (01:33:23) - Uncharted: Golden Abyss (01:41:08) - A Thief's End by Henry Jackman (01:41:39) - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (02:13:24) - Uncharted: Lost Legacy (02:28:34) - A Thief's End by Henry Jackman (02:28:58) - Nathan Drake (said in the cadence of "Donkey Kong") (02:29:27) - Uncharted losing the supernatural | From Rebecca (02:34:46) - What if instead of combat... anything else? | From GJ (02:37:47) - Nathan Drake loves SUBS | From Cameron (02:40:20) - Uncharted: Drake's CInematic Adaptation | From Matt (02:43:20) - Drake's Fancast | From Ponk (02:47:12) - THE Uncharted game | From saiklex (02:48:56) - The sibling reveal | From Christian Spicer (02:51:03) - Ludonarrative dissonance | From Lady Borkington's Biggest Fan (02:52:37) - Twodonarrative dissonance | From Chase (02:55:33) - Uncharted's influence | From Brittlemoon (03:02:35) - Wrapping up (03:05:36) - Nate's Theme ---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 ★

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes share insights on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes game. Zero Ranger and Void Stranger gameplay discussed. Burnout Paradise driving game nostalgia. Soma Bringer's unique narrative and Monolith Soft's influence explored.

When hope is lost and humanity is on the brink of devastation, there's only one tried and true strategy to snap victory from the jaws of certain evisceration. Discussed: Out of the Realm, being a regular: revisted, Brendon on The Besties!, Crow Country, Resident Evil, Signalis, Zero Ranger, Void Stranger, NieR: Automata, gaming on the Apple iPad, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, emulation, Monster Hunter Portable Third, PPSSPP, FTL: Faster Than Light, Civilization VI, Shogun: Total War, Rome: Total War, Total War: Medieval 2, Age of Wonder IV, this video from Game Maker's Toolkit, Stardew Valley, Minecraft, 8bitdo SN30 Pro, Apple Arcade, Orion, Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, IQ tests, 90s cartoons, Charted: Found Legacy, something in the future tehe, and dotzip.---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) - Talking about some stuff at the top (09:43) - Crow Country | You should play it (27:57) - Zero Ranger | Pulling the thread (42:19) - An iPad deep dive (45:55) - Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | An iPad deep dive (47:02) - Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | An iPad deep dive (48:47) - FTL: Faster Than Light | An iPad deep dive (50:19) - Civilization VI | An iPad deep dive (51:27) - Divinity: Original Sin 2 | An iPad deep dive (52:55) - Total War | An iPad deep dive (59:01) - Stardew Valley | An iPad deep dive (59:09) - Minecraft | An iPad deep dive (01:00:13) - 8bitdo SN30 Pro | An iPad deep dive (01:03:50) - Orion | An iPad Deep Dive (01:07:06) - Surprise Final Fantasy Segment (01:14:32) - The iPad! | It's actually more Final Fantasy heh (01:15:23) - 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 ★

Ah crap, this guy comes in everyday and orders the same thing: podcasts, puzzle games, double helping of Pokémon, and Supergiant game... hey buddy! The usual? Aha yeah... death to Chronos... that never gets old...Discussed: Being a regular, Paws and Clause, dotzip, Out of the Realm, Animal Well, Fez, The Witness, being 34, Pokémon Unbound, a Nuzlocke run 👁️, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Hades II Early Access, death to Chronos!---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 (03:29) - A bunch of announcements!!! | Anyway, newness (08:36) - Animal Well | A good video game?! (37:50) - Pokémon Unbound | What if you could make a *harder* Pokémon game? (01:11:52) - Pokémon Legends Z-A | An addendum (01:13:13) - Trails from Zero | Big City, Prologue Kitty (01:34:05) - Hades II Early Access | Maybe an offramp (02:15:37) - 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 ★

Welcome to Out of the Realm: Petals and Ashes! An original tabletop roleplaying game adventure written by Stephen Hilger based on the Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition ruleset!This episode is part one in a three-part Patreon-exclusive series. To hear parts two and three head to https://patreon.com/intothecast and become a monthly supporter!Our adventure begins in the city of Lakelight Keep, a mysterious mountain city where it is perpetually Spring. Our heroes, Artyk Bygguy (played by AJ), Izhi (played by Kim), Kailani Gladesong (played by Chase), and Mr. Hollos Cheeks (played by Brendon), have come in search of the missing children of the Eudicott family. Their journey begins in Lakelight Keep, but there's no telling where this mystery may take them.---Thanks to our patrons for making this episode possible! Support the show - https://patreon.com/intothecastOriginal score by Will LaPorte - https://ghostdown.bandcamp.com/Additional music by Brendon Bigley - https://boqeh.bandcamp.com/Art by Scout Wilkinson - https://ko-fi.com/humblegoatProduced and edited by AJ Fillari - https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Yeah yeah "Sonic the Hedgehog stole from Dragonball Z," I've heard it all before. The thing people are afraid to say is that Master Roshi stole his entire vibe from Jimmy Buffett. Think about it.This episode is brought to you by Flight Rising! Register for free at flightrising.com.Discussed: Life updates, Out of the Aether, Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (the movies), the possibility of a Sonic x Dragonball AMV from early YouTube (something like this, perhaps 😉), Dragonball Z: Kakarot, Dragonball Xenoverse 2, the Trails series, Trails in the Sky, Trails from Zero, Another Crab's Treasure.---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 (00:50) - Into Chicago (10:19) - Hard pivot | To batteries (11:06) - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (the movies) | Into Out of the Aether (42:11) - Break (44:45) - Trails from Zero | Podding around at the speed of cast (01:17:35) - Another Crab's Treasure | A game from THIS YEAR??? (01:38:03) - 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 ★