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Look, honestly it was such a bummer looking at the Next Fest page the first couple of days BUT today we've got lots of recs from friends all across the industry AND we learn which of us can parallel park. So it's not all bad.
Thank you to all the guest who lent their recommendations to the episode! Check out all the cool stuff they work on!!!
Brendon Bigley: Wavelengths, Into the Aether, Overworld.vg
Cameron Swingle: Cameron Swingle's Video Game Thingle
Eric aka MrTheHuman: Short Game, Long Talk, Twitch, The Content Mill
Amet/goblincat: Kittycat Couture
Gianni DiCrosta: The Content Mill, Twitch
Jared: The Worst Community Report
Matt Horton: In Sequence, Flow State
Christopher Thomas Plante: The Besties, Post Games
All the games we talked about in the episode:
AJ's Rec - Off-Score: A game of songs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355000/OffScore_A_game_of_songs/
Funeral for the Sun: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4088360/Funeral_for_the_Sun/
GRIDHACK: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3053870/GRIDHACK/
Guns ‘n Goblins: https://store.steampowered.com/app/881940/Guns_n_Goblins/
Brendon's Rec - Shipminer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner/
Cameron's Rec - Shady Contractor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060600/Shady_Contractor/
Cameron's Rec - Ballistic.exe: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3432980/Ballisticexe/
Towers of Babble: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4984400/Towers_of_Babble/
The House Before: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1779750/The_House_Before/
Pixel Cartographer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5281980/Pixel_Cartographer/
Eric and Amet's Rec - Beastfolk Barber: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4093320/Beastfolk_Barber/
STIP: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3227960/Stip/
Probably Stolen: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4348910/Probably_Stolen_Cyberpunk_Shopkeeper_Sim/
Inkblood: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4114100/Inkblood/
At Fate’s End: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2210150/At_Fates_End/
Gianni's Rec - Apple Crumble: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4110770/Apple_Crumble/
Jared's Rec - Draftula: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4598280/Draftula/
My Arms Are Longer Now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646170/My_Arms_Are_Longer_Now/
PITH: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4775660/PITH/
Muri: Wildwoods: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3284200/Muri_Wildwoods/
The Regreening: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3419080/The_Regreening/
Matt's Rec: Cardaire Eternal Aces - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4077320/Cardaire_Eternal_Aces/
Plante's Rec: Dig! Dig! Dino! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4642320/Dig_Dig_Dino/
Springs, Eternal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3677850/Springs_Eternal/
Trailblazers Into the March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2671300/Trailblazers_Into_the_March/
Elyzpon: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4327060/Elzypon/
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Could YOU win a parallel parking competition?

(02:32) - Welcome to wot.zip

(03:11) - It's Next Fest.................

(03:53) - The State of The Fest

(13:09) - AJ from wotzip!

(13:32) - Off-Score: A game of songs

(14:57) - Guest recs coming up!!!

(16:31) - Funeral for the Sun

(19:17) - GRIDHACK

(22:59) - Guns 'n Goblins

(26:32) - Brendon Bigley from Wavelengths, Into the Aether, and Overworld.vg!

(26:39) - Shipminer

(27:07) - Guns 'n Goblins

(27:43) - Towers of Babble

(28:36) - Cameron of Cameron Swingle's Video Game Thingle!

(28:42) - Shady Contractor

(29:08) - Ballistic.exe

(30:04) - Towers of Babble

(35:17) - The House Before

(38:01) - Pixel Cartographer

(40:53) - Eric from Short Game, Long Talk and The Content Mill!

(40:59) - Beastfolk Barber

(42:08) - Amet/Goblincat from Kittycat Couture and the TWG Discord!

(42:11) - Beastfolk Barber

(43:02) - STIP

(44:57) - Probably Stolen

(49:54) - Inkblood

(52:10) - At Fate's End

(58:33) - Gianni DiCrosta from The Content Mill!

(58:44) - Apple Crumble

(59:46) - Jared from The Worst Community Report!

(59:50) - Draftula

(01:00:48) - My Arms Are Longer Now

(01:03:24) - PITH

(01:06:44) - Muri Wildwoods

(01:13:01) - Matt Horton from In Sequence and Flow State!

(01:13:04) - Cardaire Eternal Aces

(01:13:56) - Chris Plante from Post Games!

(01:13:59) - Dig! Dig! Dino!

(01:15:58) - Springs, Eternal

(01:19:10) - Trailblazer: Into the March

(01:23:57) - Elyzpon

(01:27:46) - AJ will talk about their picks at some point! Who can say when?

(01:28:46) - ...

Envy this. Gluttony that. My favorite homunculus is Mint.

Today we're talking about Symbiosis by Spica! A game about protecting your beautiful home in the woods. 
Play Symbiosis on itch.io!!! Follow Spica's work on their itch page!

Discussed in the episode:
(Official) Symbiosis Original Soundtrack on YouTube
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - King Oat

(01:20) - King and Queen Oat, and the Gayest Latte present: dotzip

(01:52) - Getting immunized for the content

(02:40) - What is Symbiosis

(04:25) - Art and aesthetics

(09:31) - Damn bitch, I wish I lived like this

(11:27) - Spoilers!

(11:29) - Use of the soundtrack

(18:08) - A decision point

(20:01) - Magnolia's history and drive

(22:41) - Out on the balcony

(30:57) - The allegory

(35:34) - Big Takeaways

(35:40) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(38:31) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(39:50) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(42:33) - The game is free!

(42:50) - Thanks for listening!

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Now when you measure your Monotype make sure to go all the way to the tips of the ear or else it won't be accurate. Also make sure you don't let it watch TV.

Today we're talking about Momotype by Rimatoad and Glazed Goose! A game about taking care of a new pet and collective consciousness.

Get Momotype for FREE on Steam or itch.io!!!

Discussed in the episode:
Ebb and Flood by _amaranthine on Bandcamp
Big Momma's House on Wikipedia
Sephonie published by Analgesic Productions on Steam
The Selfish Gene on Wikipedia
I'm da king of da highway
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Height reveals

(02:48) - AJ enjoys silence now

(03:34) - Shoutout Jake!!!!!!!!!!!!

(04:24) - What is Momotype?

(06:14) - Feelings and where it goes

(08:41) - The aesthetics

(09:34) - The pitch of the story

(13:46) - The game is free!!

(14:28) - SPOILERS

(14:37) - Ding dong

(15:30) - PSA FOR SIGNALIS

(16:16) - Story/route overview

(17:55) - Trying to determine what determines the endings

(25:36) - Intentional detachment

(29:18) - Anthropomorphizing AI right now

(35:18) - More random thoughts

(37:54) - Big Takeaways

(38:01) - Chase's Big Momma

(38:34) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(43:41) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(47:20) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(50:58) - Does Mike Tyson believe in the afterlife?

(52:19) - That's Momotype!

(52:30) - Thanks for listening!

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and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say.    My ferry.

Today we're talking about Foghorns Drown by Studio Laaya! A game about driving a ferry and talking to fish.

Get Foghorns Drown on Steam!!! Follow Studio Laaya's work on their itch page!

Discussed in the episode:
Threshold by Julien Eveillé on Steam
Atlas of AI a book by Kate Crawford on Bookshop.org
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Oh what a Foghorn's Drown moooorning (this is an Oklahoma joke. Do you like it?)

(00:59) - Howdy pardner

(01:25) - What is Foghorn's Drown

(04:46) - The vague time period

(08:45) - Talking about the Foghorn

(12:36) - In this one spooky things happen<3

(12:53) - The atmosphere and aesthetics

(18:24) - SPOILERS

(18:31) - So there's this fish

(20:45) - What is happening

(26:20) - Where we conclude

(28:36) - The fish

(31:53) - Taking a smoke break

(33:04) - Certified Jumpscare Moment

(36:09) - There is fishing

(36:24) - Big Takeaways

(36:30) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(42:42) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(47:24) - Kim wrangles the outro like a champ

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Sorry this episode is late, I was playing Combolands.
Today we're talking about Imago Season by Lunar Finch! A game about uprising and have cool antennae.

Get Imago Season on Steam or itch.io!!! Follow Lunar Finch's work on their blog!

Discussed in the episode:
Melons (this is the game Chase can't remember the name of)
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Everybody gets the long intro today because the ep was late<3

(01:58) - The One Where They Say Something Funny and Then Start The Show

(02:26) - Today Chase and Temporary Robin

(02:50) - What is Imago Season?

(05:22) - The power of Seeing a Face

(06:35) - Basic details

(09:24) - Bethesdish and dice rolls

(14:43) - SPOILERS

(14:49) - Story setup

(19:24) - Choices and making the "right" ones

(23:33) - The factions

(28:50) - Video game... good

(30:36) - Morphosis

(34:06) - Ending the game

(39:12) - Big Takeaways

(39:21) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(45:32) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(52:26) - A good video game!

(52:37) - Thanks for listening!

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