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Tentacles or Bust

12 May 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts dive deep into the video game pool as Andrew gets his caveman farming on with Soda Den’s Roots of Pacha while D. Bethel finds a lot of adventure and fun in the deeply Lovecraftian adventure puzzle game, Call of the Sea by Out of the Blue.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Your Cursor is My Prisoner” (19 February 2016): Where D. Bethel talks about another fun walking simulator, Firewatch.
“Love the Stank” (30 December 2016): Where Andrew begins his long love affair with Stardew Valley.
“Starting By Starting” (3 January 2020): Where D. Bethel plays a different––in many ways––Lovecraftian adventure game, The Sinking City.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Nothing But Feet

13 December 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK (kind of): It turned out to be an accidental Week in Geek episode as D. Bethel talks about his disappointment with Valve Corporation’s sidelining of Campo Santo’s Firewatch followup, In the Valley of Gods. On the opposite side of breaking news, Andrew finally gets around to watching Star Trek: Discovery and kind of unabashedly loves it.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Bethel, D. “Week In Geek: Sacramento Indie Arcade Expo 2017.” A Website [ , ] For All intents and Purposes. 12 Apr. 2017.
McWhertor, Michael. “Firewatch Team’s Next Game ‘On Hold’ As It Works on Other Valve Projects.” Polygon. Vox Media, 03 Dec. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 84 – Your Cursor Is My Prisoner (19 Feb. 2016): Where D. Bethel talks about his time with Campo Santo’s Firewatch.
Shortcast 78 – Pat Riot (21 Dec. 2018): Where Andrew gives his impressions on the first season of
Increasingly Without a Difference (04 Jan. 2019): Where D. Bethel relays his excitement to play Campo Santo’s followup to Firewatch, In the Valley of Gods (before it got cancelled).

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Tile Pile

22 November 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our humble hosts are back playing games of all sorts. Andrew heads to the tile-covered table and is reasonably impressed playing yet another Legacy-branded game––Betrayal Legacy by Avalon Hill a multi-session version of the popular semi-cooperative horror game, Betrayal on Haunted Hill. D. Bethel finally had some time to step into the digital realm and got lost in the clockwork expanse of the very interesting and subtle Outer Wilds (no, not The Outer Worlds) by Mobius Digital (WARNING: mild spoilers for Outer Wilds are given in the episode).

RELEVANT LINKS:

Giant Bomb takes a look at Google’s Stadia:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 84 – Your Cursor is My Prisoner (19 February 2016): Where D. Bethel discussed the last first person exploration game he played, Campo Santo’s Firewatch.
Episode 87 – Thunder and Lightning (11 March 2016): When Andrew first mentioned a Legacy-branded game with Pandemic Legacy.
Shortcast 64 – The Humming Incident (27 July 2018): When Taylor came onto the show to talk with Andrew about completing Pandemic Legacy, Season 2.
Shortcast 75 – Llamas on the Beach (23 November 2018): Where Andrew talks about a non-Legacy Legacy-style board game, Charterstone.
Guestcast 03 – Muted Police Action (07 December 2018): On Taylor’s third guest-hosting gig, he talked about Betrayal Legacy back when he first picked it up and gave us his initial impressions.
It’s Always a Game (08 February 2019): Where Andrew told us of his initial playthrough of Subnautica.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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04 January 2019 – Increasingly Without a Difference

4 January 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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LOOKING FORWARD: With 2018 behind them, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss what they’re looking forward to in 2019. Andrew is interested in the upcoming premium Disney streaming service, Disney+, as well as to Bethesda Game Studios adding more content to Fallout 76, while D. Bethel can’t wait for It, Chapter 2 to hit theaters as well as playing the new game from Firewatch‘s Campo Santo, In the Valley of the Gods.

What are you looking forward to in 2019? Let us know in the comments!

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 84 – Your Cursor is My Prisoner (19 Feb. 2016): Where D. Bethel discussed his time with Campo Santo’s Firewatch.
Shortcast 17 – YouChoob (08 July 2016): Where Andrew discusses his experience playing Gone Home.
Shortcast 31 – The Secret Was the Clap (29 Sep. 2017): Where D. Bethel enjoyed the first installment of the new It movie.
Shortcast 54 – Cameo Train (11 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss Avengers: Infinity War.
Shortcast 76 – A Sense of Place (30 Nov. 2018): Where Andrew talks in depth about playing Fallout 76.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Fienberg, Daniel. “The Duffer Brothers Talk Stranger Things Influences, It Dreams, and Netflix Phase 2.” The Hollywood Reporter. 01 Aug. 2016.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 49 – The Sweet Beats

30 March 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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A DIFFERENT WAY TO GAME: Andrew has been playing through Fallout 4 on a survivalist mode, which dramatically changes the way he normally plays Fallout. This got him thinking about ways people have challenged themselves to play games differently––sometimes within the scope of what developers intend and sometimes not.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 04 – Premature Clapulation: Where Andrew and D. talk about FTL: Faster Than Light.
Shortcast 15 – Your Name is Jimmy Now: Where D. Bethel first talks about playing Fallout 4.
Episode 72 – Murphy, the Pilot of Piqued: Where D. and Andrew go over Fallout 4‘s rocky launch.
Episode 84 – Your Cursor Is My Prisoner: Where D. talked about playing Firewatch.
Shortcast 30 – Shorter Than Normal: Where Andrew and D. discuss Campo Santo’s involvement in PewDiePie’s YouTube meltdown.
Episode 116 – Craftcraft: Where Andrew first talks about playing Fallout 4.
Episode 154 – The Slowest Burn: Where Andrew talks about playing the Fallout 4 DLC, “Automotron.”

WORKS CITED:

Riendeau, Danielle. “Meet the Game Dev Who Never Fires Guns in Games.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 21 Mar. 2018.

RELATED LINKS:

Bethel, D. “KGB Top 5: Bizarre Skyrim Mods.” Known Griefers. 8 Feb. 2012.
Birch, Nathan. “Zelda: Breath of the Wild Player Creates Makeshift Aircraft Then Glides Across All of Hyrule.” WWG. Comicbook.com, 05 Apr. 2017.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Shortcast 30 – Shorter Than Normal

22 September 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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BAD WORDS: After the most recent faux pas by popular YouTube gaming personality, Felix Kjellberg a.k.a. PewDiePie, in which he uttered one of the most contemptible words in American English seemingly as a synonym for “asshole”, the internet exploded for a second to either defend Kjellberg or condemn him on a variety of fronts. Firewatch developer, Campo Santo, went so far as to file a DMCA complaint on YouTube, causing the website to take down Kjellberg’s Let’s Play of it from his channel. Video games and the internet are a mess right now, and Andrew and D. Bethel do there best to untangle the knot while slightly ranting along the way.

NOTE: Dan is going to be exhibiting at APE (the Alternative Press Expo) this weekend (September 23-24) at the San Jose Convention Center. If you’re in the area, come to the show and say hello!

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 30 – “Batting 100”: Only referenced because this is Shortcast 30.
Episode 125 – “Hot Sauce Box”: Where we talk about the last time PewDiePie got himself into trouble.

WORKS REFERENCED:

Cooper, Dalton. “PewDiePie Almost Uses Racist Language Again Just Days After Apology.” GameRant. Warp10 LLC, 15 Sep. 2017.
Fahey, Rob. “Gaming YouTube Must Get Its House In Order.” GamesIndustry.Biz. Gamer Network, 15 Sep. 2017.
Ibrahim, Mona. “Firewatch Creators Can Target PewDiePie with DMCA Takedowns, and It’s Perfectly Legal.” Polygon. Vox Media, 12 Sep. 2017.
Klepek, Patrick. “PewDiePie Doesn’t Deserve a Pass For Using the N-Word Because He Was Angry.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 11 Sep. 2017.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Thunder Busters” by Wax Audio
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel