The ocean is draining. Where is it going? Is there a drain down there? Is someone drinking it? Wouldn't they be getting very thirsty? I guess there are lizardly astrologists and coral-covered automatons, so maybe there is someone who can drink the sea. Hard to say. Hard to say. This show wouldn't be possible without your support. Please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/friends_table. Show Notes Endless Legend 2 UI/UX Next Steps Endless Legend 1 Screenshots Endless Legend 2 Screenshots Janine's Comparisons Keith's Edit Skill Trees Additional Notes Media Club Plus Run Button Metal Gear Solid Let's Play Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:28 Endless Legend 2 01:04:10 Break (On the Nature of Time) 01:09:16 Civilization Revolution 01:11:08 Longest Played Demos 01:15:44 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 01:20:27 The JRPG Zone: Star Ocean: The Second Story R, the Octopath Series, and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 01:28:17 The Coin Zone: Unfair Flips and Q-Up 01:30:39 Phantasy Star Online 01:40:18 The Outro Begins Featuring Austin Walker, Andrew Lee Swan, and Keith Carberry Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt
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13: The Validity of the Scorpion
Take a deep breath in. Can you smell it? That's right, the summer is finally behind us, and we can turn to the finer things of the autumn: Genetic splicing, cursed relics, and hobby-kit helicopters. Make a warm drink and settle in. The crisp air of the fall is going to take us many places. Show Notes The Making of Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion No Man's Sky: Oasis Island Chapters 00:00 Introduction 08:30 The Saboteur 11:31 Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion 01:03:23 Strange Antiquities 01:29:44 No Man's Sky: Voyagers 01:39:30 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 01:49:03 Hollow Knight: Silksong Featuring Austin Walker, Jack de Quidt, and Sylvi Bullet Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt
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12: The Succulent Strawberry, or: Make Turnip Grow and Pet Cow
This week in a special double-part episode, Ali, Dre, and Janine retun from the windy climes of Zephyr Town to tell us about the highs and lows of running a weekend produce market in Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. Then, with the sort of clarity that only comes in the immediate aftermath of COVID recovery, Austin descends into the strange, probabalistic dungeons of Sol Cesto only to find Jack with a mouth full of strange, cursed teeth. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar 57:15 Sol Cesto Featuring Austin Walker, Ali Acampora, Andrew Lee Swan, Janine Hawkins, and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt
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11: Sweet Pounding Hammer
After a long week of moving apartments, Austin breaks in his new podcasting setup. Finally, he and Janine get to talk about Popucom, the colorful co-op action-puzzle game that we've run out of time for in the last few episodes. Plus, Sylvi regales us with tales of her cyberpunk exploits in the New Boston dystopia of Cyber Knights: Flashpoint. Show Notes The Creators of This New Co-Op Game Don't Care If Kids Cheat Death While Trying to Have Fun | Crossplay A little Info on POPUCOM's color blindness options Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Leaks Are Poison to All Creation 07:43 Punirunes Update 09:30 POPUCOM 33:49 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint Featuring Austin Walker, Sylvi Bullet, and Janine Hawkins Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt
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10: This Is Your Slime
Ali returns to the show to lead Janine and Austin in an exploration of contemporary Tamagotchi culture, focusing on the recent Tamagotchi Uni and brand new Tamagotchi Paradise releases, before diving headfirst into one of the clearest ways that gambling/gacha culture is spreading into the mainstream: The Pop Mart Hint System. Also: You can put your finger into it and touch the slimy button. Show Notes Further Info on How and Why to Call Payment Processors Someone Did Surgery to a Tamagotchi Paradise Official Punirunes Quick Start Guide — here’s how to play! Parasocial Relationships in Social Contexts: Why do Players View a Game Character as Their Child? (Re: Travel Frog familial status) Chapters00:00 Introduction 03:51 The World of Contemporary Tamagotchi 55:51 Pop Mart and the Labubu Culture 01:40:44 Punirunes: The Slimy Virtual Pet You Must Touch 01:52:22 Call the Payment Processors! Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Ali Acampora Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt
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