Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Sorry, what? You’ve seen the grenade roll downhill before? Haven’t you heard that being jaded is over? We’re past that! The grenade is ROLLING down the HILL!! Discussed: Gamecube, Star Fox Adventures, Dexter on Showtime, Animal Crossing, Tidings from the Aether, Dragonball Z: Kakarot, the Sega Saturn, Grandia, Farcry 2, Idle Thumbs, Austin Walker's talk at the Different Games Conference 2016, a mysterious project coming sometime in the future hehe.---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 (00:46) - Gamecube Prep update (05:07) - Animal Crossing | Better foxes (28:41) - Break (28:42) - Tidings from wildwookie05 to US (30:09) - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Year of Second Chances and Zero Moon (01:11:44) - Break (01:11:45) - Grandia | 2024's hottest new video game franchise (01:32:32) - Break (01:32:33) - Farcry 2 | Emergent Podcasting (02:10:37) - Warpping 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 ★

Noah Caldwell Gervais, an expert on Fallout series, discusses Fallout TV series, Fallout 4, Fallout 3, Fallout Shelter updates, and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg in a fun and insightful podcast episode.

The Playdate guest discusses mobile gacha games and the Playdate device with a unique crank. They talk about indie games on Playdate like Mars After Midnight and Bloom, emphasizing the charm of handheld gaming experiences. The conversation also touches on emulators, revenue forecasting, and the potential for porting popular games like Doom to the console.

Join Stephen, Sadie and Kim down down down by the river as they talk about a game they have each spent at least 20 times this episode length playing!Follow Sadie! - https://www.instagram.com/sadieposting/ Listen to NPC Incorporated! - https://www.machineculture.com/npc-incorporatedFollow Kim! - https://bsky.app/profile/ohkimmies.bsky.socialListen to Frog of the Week! - https://frogpod.online---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) - Baldur's Gate 3 Main Theme by Borislav Slavov (00:28) - Intro (00:46) - Gale's here! (01:07) - How to begin (02:46) - Rolling initiative (03:47) - Our experiences with DnD (23:34) - Sharing our blorbos (24:52) - Sadie's PCs (31:51) - Kim's PCs (40:45) - Stephen's PCs (47:12) - Some extra PC chat :-) (48:57) - What IS Baldur's Gate 3?? (51:18) - Twisted Force by Borislav Slavov (51:49) - SPOILER WARNING (52:37) - Getting to know the party members (01:08:36) - When did you get BG3-pilled (01:21:59) - The morality of characters (01:45:33) - Act 2 STINKS (a joke) (02:12:56) - Evil can be *interesting*???? (02:22:09) - Kim's soapbox (02:27:42) - Thorm of the Year 2024 (02:30:41) - Time to talk about Raph (02:36:58) - Horny Gale (02:42:14) - One quick note about Raphael (02:44:42) - We almost forgot! (02:49:29) - The Act 3 fireworks (02:54:00) - Talking about the Strange Ox (02:57:01) - Last Light inn Theme by Borislav Slavov (02:57:28) - Act 3 | Character arcs, Durge, and the finale (02:57:52) - Starting with Shart (03:11:40) - What if a vampire, but you made him snarky and hot??? (03:23:31) - Everyone's favorite muscle mommy with a V6 in her chest (03:31:52) - My frog wife, Liz (03:44:25) - I've got a desk, a microphone, and a podcast (03:52:54) - Wyll Ravenguard, The Blade of the Frontiers! (04:05:03) - Honorable Mentions (04:07:12) - It's time for the Durge (04:28:56) - Believe it or not, there is so much more we haven't talked about (04:30:16) - Sing for Me by Borislav Slavov (04:30:51) - Welcome to our House of Hope (04:31:04) - From Peter | Has BG3 affected your DnD? (04:37:23) - From TheJerdz | Quality of life improvements? (04:41:05) - From Rob | Host NPCs? (04:43:48) - From TableOne | Rolan the GOAT? (04:51:19) - From TheDarkUrge | Bulldur's Shit 3 (05:08:55) - From DMDoug | Best spinoff? (05:12:05) - From TubbyCustard | Smalldur's Gate 3? (05:14:30) - From TubbyCustard | Sourcebook DLC? (05:18:25) - From gmanteer | Favorite companions? (05:21:06) - From ian.michael.james | Do you min/max companions? (05:25:27) - From Emily | Favorite things to see realized? (05:28:49) - From _schmorgle | Session stories? (05:30:06) - From Chase | What's your Worm of the Brain? (05:35:25) - Down, down, down by the river (05:38:29) - Baldur's Gate 3 Main Theme by Borislav Slavov ---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 ★

If you're podcasting, make it about Dragon's Dogma 2.Discussed: Dragon's Dogma 2---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 (00:21) - This episode is about the video game Dragon's Dogma 2 (02:05) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | How the episode is going to go (04:25) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | What is Dragon's Dogma and why do BB and SH like it? (25:45) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | The microtransactions (42:51) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | A game with purposeful friction (50:03) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | Kind of impossible not to spoil (50:49) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | The game that can be anything (02:06:51) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | Hello, Arisen (02:07:16) - From Jared | How to Stop Worrying and Love Dragon's Dogma? (02:09:47) - From tozac | How're you partying down? (02:13:21) - From Taras | Other RPGs Dogma? (02:29:09) - From MrGronkle | How to make the game more approachable? (02:31:25) - From fullmoonassboy68 | Dragon's Dogma B.A.D.??? (02:36:46) - 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 ★

It's the 1998 sensation that's still sweeping the nation.That's right, it's a bonus episode all about Glover!Discussed: Glover---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:---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 ★

This week's episode is PAXed with games, hosts, and Original Characters. Discussed: freesound.org, Darn Tootin, PAX East, Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice 3.0, Portrait vs Landscape mode, the Backbone, how to fiid your Miis, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers, One Shot, NOT Dragon's Dogma 2, another shot---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 (03:06) - Outro (04:09) - The Penny Arcade Exposition EAST 2024 (04:21) - Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode | #wario4vampsurv2k24 (13:09) - Children of the Sun | A much bleaker game than the title would suggest (23:20) - Slice & Dice | I wish I was playing this game instead of editing rn (31:58) - Gameboy Phone and Demos (42:03) - aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (42:50) - Into Mii Aether (45:06) - The Last Story | Final FantasWii (01:06:42) - Murder By Numbers* | *Sonic the Hedgehog (01:13:28) - One Shot | A game about shrimp (01:28:26) - 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 ★

HELLO AND WELCOME TO INTO THE AETHER! WE'RE LIVE FROM THE MOUNTAIN DEW BOOTH, TALKING WITH SHADOWHEART ABOUT HER NEW COLLABORATION WITH THE BEVERAGE TITAN AND NINTENDO! WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE SWITCH THEME?!Discussed: How do you beat games?, Unicorn Overlord update, Balatro, Some advice for beginning Unicorn Overlord, the best and third-best selling game in Japan last week, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, RTS mean "Real Time Saturdaynightliveaudition", The Nintendo Wii and the lost art of the console menu experience, Shotgun King, Penny's Big Breakaway, The Battle for Polytopia, Civilization, I've been playing the same game of Civilization II for almost 10 years. This is the result., Can't Let It Go's "The Very Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation"---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 (00:34) - How do you finish games? (04:37) - Unicorn Overlord | Monologue of a Mad Unicorn (33:29) - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth | Welcome back to Gaia, the land of Queen's Blood (58:44) - Unicorn OverLorne (59:39) - The Nintendo Wii Home Entertainment System | A thing that the boys did recently (01:03:35) - Shotgun King | BB's VGs (01:11:51) - Penny's Big Breakaway | Chameleon Twist with a Yo-yo (01:14:52) - The Battle for Polytopia | What if you knew what was going on in Civilization? (01:30:20) - 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 ★

Are you a Unicorn or an Overlord? We'll tell you, but first you have to make a biblically accurate Bubsy in the character creator and then you have to buy our game. We promise you're gonna love it. Discussed: Mar10 day, Unicorn Overlord, Tidings, Unicorn Overlord's World Map, Dragon's DoUnicorn Overlord, DraUnicorn Overlord, Dragon's Dogma 2's ChSKYRIM, Dragon's Dogma 2's Character Creator, The Worst Garbage Podcast Network!---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 (01:20) - Unicorn Overlord | The Switch has NON-Mario games (43:50) - Tidings from Jess to Nick (44:12) - Tidings from Spencer to US?! (45:05) - Unicorn Overlord (SOME EARLY SPOILERS) | UniMOREn Overlord (01:23:20) - Break (01:24:27) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | Welcome back, Arisen (01:24:47) - Unicorn Overlord | Recruiting Peter (01:25:00) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | It's called Gran Soren (01:25:05) - Unicorn Overlord | One other thing (01:25:47) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | FOR REAL THIS TIME (01:26:51) - Skyrim?????? | We've totally lost the plot, gang. Godspeed to you. (01:27:51) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | Hopefully (01:54:43) - Marker 01 ---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 ★

NEW! for your Sega Dreamcast: DCC 3. Not sure what the acronym stands for? This game ain't for you then, chump.Discussed: DCC, That era when everything was trying to be the Wii, Tidings, Retro Bowl, The Pokemon Direct, Pokemon TCG: Pocket, Pokemon Legends ZA, Pokemon Coliseum, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis---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 (01:23) - Dorito's Crash Course | And the state of gaming (15:02) - Here's the deal (16:36) - Tidings from Douglas to DC (17:16) - Balatro | Video games that exist (45:00) - Retro Bowl | Games on your PHONE?! (01:01:34) - The Pokemon Direct | Games that don't exist YET (01:22:54) - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | SPOILERS (02:15:09) - SPOILERS FOR ZACK'S STORY IN ALL OF FFVII (02:31:15) - 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 ★