The Ethics of the 7th Inning Stretch in Butterfly Soup
Take! Me out to the baaaall gaaame. Let! Me go home after an hooooour.Today we're talking about Butterfly Soup by Brianna Lei! A game about baseball and finding yourself. This game was suggested by HumDrum and Juno! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!Get Butterfly Soup on itch.io, your browser, or iPhone! Check out Brianna Lei's other stuff on their itch page!Links:Butterfly Soup 2 by Brianna Lei on itch.io---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - The mystery of life
(00:42) - Thanks HumDrum and Juno for the suggestion!
(01:58) - What is Butterfly Soup?
(04:10) - Cosplaying our high school selves
(13:48) - One mechanical thing
(18:30) - The twist! | Spoilers
(34:20) - Interstitial scenes | Spoilers
(40:09) - CW: Child abuse | Spoilers
(43:17) - Character dynamics | Spoilers
(49:28) - Butterfly Soup | Spoilers
(57:50) - Chimming out
(01:07:55) - The Big Takeaway
(01:13:03) - dotChim
(01:17:51) - Thanks for listening<3
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Seeing Humanity in No Case Should Remain Unsolved w/ Lex!
This episode is out of order and it's up to you to deduce the correct sequence.Today we're talking about No Case Should Remain Unsolved by Somi! A game about solving a case and [YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO UNLOCK THIS BLOCK]. This game was suggested by (co-host of today's ep) Lex! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!Buy No Case Should Remain Unsolved on Steam or Nintendo Switch! Check out Limbo Lane's other stuff on their website!Follow Lex on Bluesky!Listen to The Legend of Podcast: Trails Through TrailsExpedition 33 isn't unique (and that's GOOD) for Flow StateDiscussed in the episode:Ace Attorney Gamifies Narrative by Memory Card Manuscript on YouTubeNo Case Should Remain Unsolved Soundtrack on SteamUmineko When They Cry - Question Arcs on SteamThe Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes on WikipediaKim Yeonsu on Wikipedia---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - We don't have politics
(01:20) - Welcome Lex!!!
(03:57) - What is No Case Should Remain Unsolved?
(06:00) - The game is the narrative
(20:17) - The game is sad!!
(21:24) - i think i hauve Covid
(21:51) - Intro is kinda fucked up tbh
(23:02) - I'm like a jellyfish...
(25:36) - Last chance to hop off!
(25:49) - The twists and turns
(28:31) - When did you have the realization?
(32:24) - The finale
(39:18) - Depersonalization
(46:11) - Big Takeaways
(46:21) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(51:36) - Lex's Big Takeaway
(54:55) - Kim's GOOD AND COHERENT Big Takeaway
(59:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(01:05:29) - That is the video game
(01:05:44) - Check out Lex's links in the show notes!
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Using Our Words in Great God Grove
There's a lot of questions being asked about my "Don't talk to me until I've had my Gamer Cry" mug that I feel like are answered by my "Don't talk to me until I've had my Gamer Cry" mug.Today we're talking about Great God Grove by Limbo Lane! A game about killing the dictator in your head and being nice to your friends. This game was suggested by Bee! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!Buy Great God Grove on Steam or Nintendo Switch! Check out Limbo Lane's other stuff on their website!---Support the show on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Do you want a sourdough episode?
(00:51) - Shoutout to Bee for the suggestion!
(02:05) - What is Great God Grove?
(06:59) - The characters have accents
(10:26) - The use of language
(14:19) - MINOR BEGINNING SPOILERS
(15:08) - The game wants you to rethink language
(19:39) - A broad thesis before spoilers
(21:04) - Who cried at the end?
(21:45) - We find a new bell to ring
(23:36) - Going through the story
(34:49) - The first time AJ cried
(37:12) - The power of craft
(47:21) - Hey this was heavy
(52:41) - The final act
(01:05:46) - This video game is a good one
(01:06:52) - Big Takeaways
(01:06:58) - Kim's Big Takeaways
(01:16:02) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(01:19:41) - Chase's Big Spider
(01:20:34) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(01:30:55) - That IS the video game
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June 2025 NextFest Extravaganza w/ NBZ (Playstack, This Nintendo Life)!
Oooooohhhhh my god there are so many video games. 45 of them are in this episode.Today we're talking about the June 2025 Steam NextFest with special guest NBZ!Follow NBZ on Bluesky!Listen to This Nintendo Life!Check the full list of games we played on our Backloggd---ALL OF THE GAMES WE TALKED ABOUT:Games for Dice and Card PervertsDice GambitMy Card Is Better Than Your CardThe Royal WritHeroes of the Seven IslandsFreak GamesHouse of NecrosisGun in a WellOne-Eyed LikhoKulo Niku Bowl Up!Am I NimaMoonlighter 2AnuraInkshadeThe Wide Open Sky is Running Out of CatfishDiscountyEasy Delivery Co.Your Holy & Virtuous HereticHolstinGames About the Future (Good)All Will Fall Generation Exile Jump Ship MotionRec Star Birds Crescent County Gecko Gods Games About the Future (Bad)Morsels Ambrosia SkyAeromachina OVIS LOOP (STAND-ALONE: Ep 0) Goodbye Seoul Possessor(s) Games About the Past (Bad)Compensation Not Guaranteed MORSE Girl Mode Will Not Like These GamesDispatchGames to Make Me CryConsume MeThe award that changes the lives of its winners from Post GamesFishbowl Away From Home Ninja Gaiden Ragebound Pipistrello and the Cursed YoYo Undusted: Letters from the Past Cast & Chill Games About Being a FloristFlowers and Favours Puni the Florist Games That Are ToysRollick N’ Roll Outside the Blocks This is The OneAbsolum Danchi Days VOID/BREAKER Occlude ---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - WE GOTTA GO
(00:29) - No time for shenanigans
(01:32) - We're doin categories today
(02:44) - Games for Dice and Card Perverts
(02:53) - Dice Gambit
(06:13) - My Card is Better Than Your Card
(08:59) - The Royal Writ
(12:48) - Heroes of the Seven Islands
(14:53) - Freak Games
(15:44) - House of Necrosis
(19:01) - Gun in a Well
(22:36) - One-Eyed Likho
(26:43) - Kulo Niku Bowl Up!
(29:16) - Am I Nima
(32:28) - Moonlighter 2
(36:58) - Anura
(38:20) - Inkshade
(41:59) - The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish
(44:24) - Discounty
(46:20) - Easy Delivery Co.
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Wait This Isn't Fun Anymore in FACEMINER
What if your job was "make the planet worse"?Today we're talking about FACEMINER by Wristwork! A game about identifying human faces at the expense of global resources and the joys of drum & bass music.Play FACEMINER on itch.io or Steam! Follow Wristwork on Bluesky! Buy the FACEMINER soundtrack by MADWRECK on Bandcamp!Discussed in the episode:Donate to Climate Action Now!---For the bonus intro segment where we audition other intros support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - It's time to mix it up
(00:29) - A little woopsie
(01:17) - What is FACEMINER
(03:32) - AJ has watched all of Severance | MINOR SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 OF SEVERANCE!
(05:40) - The work is mysterious and important
(08:34) - The game is fun and that feels bad
(12:40) - Dark Matter by MADWRECK
(13:15) - Creating Flow
(18:24) - #821H talks spoilers | Spoilers
(19:14) - Jumping to the end | Spoilers
(20:14) - Let's mine some faces | Spoilers
(29:55) - The reveal | Spoilers
(33:02) - Big Takeaways
(34:12) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(36:18) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(38:30) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(49:49) - Shoutout to trains
(50:31) - Let us know your thoughts!!! Thank you for listening!!!
A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari
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