Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast Stephen Hilger + Brendon Bigley

Yeah yeah "Sonic the Hedgehog stole from Dragonball Z," I've heard it all before. The thing people are afraid to say is that Master Roshi stole his entire vibe from Jimmy Buffett. Think about it.

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Discussed: Life updates, Out of the Aether, Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (the movies), the possibility of a Sonic x Dragonball AMV from early YouTube (something like this, perhaps 😉), Dragonball Z: Kakarot, Dragonball Xenoverse 2, the Trails series, Trails in the Sky, Trails from Zero, Another Crab's Treasure.---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
(00:50) - Into Chicago
(10:19) - Hard pivot | To batteries
(11:06) - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (the movies) | Into Out of the Aether
(42:11) - Break
(44:45) - Trails from Zero | Podding around at the speed of cast
(01:17:35) - Another Crab's Treasure | A game from THIS YEAR???
(01:38:03) - Wrapping up
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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
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Discussed: Out of the Aether, Fallout (the TV series), Fallout 4 (the video game), Fallout 3 (the video game), Noah Caldwell Gervais' "A Thorough Look at Fallout", Fallout Shelter, Idle Thumbs, Lifeline, Fallout Shelter updates, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, upcoming bonuses.---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
(01:48) - Out of the Aether | Weird segue!
(12:09) - Fallout | Talking about... Television?!
(22:27) - Fallout 3 | I wonder if they let you shoot a gun in this one
(01:01:48) - Break
(01:01:49) - Fallout Shelter | More games based on this new "Fallout" TV show
(01:28:35) - Break
(01:28:36) - Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg | I wonder if there's anything online about Sonic laying an egg or something... nah probably not
(01:48:35) - Wrapping up
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Oi bruv. Check 'is thing out. It's a "PlayDate" and that there's the crank. Go on. Give it a whirl, yeah?
Brendon's Backloggd list of PlayDate titles: https://www.backloggd.com/u/brendonbigley/list/best-of-playdate/
Discussed: The Playdate, mobile gacha games, Apple being pressured to allow emulators on the App Store, The Crank, Video Game Podtimism, games on the Playdate, Mars After Midnight, SatOlite, Celeste Classic, Bloom, Shining/Shadow Gadget, Root Bear, rougelikes, Under the Castle (listen to Podtimism!), Rendsword, cranking on the subway, Brendon's piece about Domino Drop, Pocket Pets, Recommendation Dog, The Simorgh, MDMA: Mega Dystopia Micro Architect, what makes the Playdate special, solitaire, Quandino, PlayDOOM, Seaman 2024, crank to "Honk", Lost Odyssey, Frieren the Wanderer, Dungeon Meshi, Solo Leveling, updates and announcements.---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
(00:22) - A future of infinite possibilites
(05:45) - The Playdate | Everyone's favorite yellow square
(39:52) - Listen to Video Game Poditimism for more Playdate talk!
(40:31) - The Playdate | Games on the Playdate
(40:41) - Mars After Midnight | Games on the Playdate
(48:34) - SatOlite | Games on the Playdate
(53:13) - Celeste (Pico8) | Games on the Playdate
(54:01) - Bloom | Games on the Playdate
(57:14) - Shining/Shadow Gadget | Games on the Playdate
(01:01:31) - Root Bear | Games on the Playdate
(01:03:43) - Roguelikes! | Games on the Playdate
(01:06:20) - Under the Castle | Games on the Playdate
(01:07:10) - Rendsword | Games on the Playdate
(01:10:06) - BBs future with the Playdate
(01:12:17) - Pocket Pets | Games on the Playdate
(01:14:42) - Recommendation Dog | Games on the Playdate
(01:16:22) - The Simorgh | Games on the Playdate
(01:18:09) - MDMA: Mega Dystopia Micro Architect | Games on the Playdate
(01:20:36) - What makes Playdate games interesting
(01:29:56) - A wrap up fake out
(01:35:58) - Marker 02
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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!
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Listen 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

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

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