Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Stephen Hilger + Brendon Bigley
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A low key video game podcast by Stephen Hilger and Brendon Bigley. Produced by AJ Fillari!

  1. 3 dgn geleden

    Come Back Later with Murray Somerwolff (feat. Wax Heads, Meccha Chameleon, and more!)

    Big thanks to Murray for joining us on this one! Follow Murray on Bluesky! And play Wax Heads! "Making games for work and making games for fun. In a sense, it was heaven" - Yoshio Nishimura on Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle by Mikhail Madnani on RPG Site Discussed: Wax Heads with Murray Somerwolff, the making of Wax Heads, games about music, Brendon and Stephen’s barista days, the release and reception of Wax Heads, composing music with repetition in mind, modern state of music and games, the importance of following your passions, the secrets of Repeater Records, some music recommendations, Mixtape, Tomba!, genre names, Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, Rotta the Hutt, The Bear, Meccha Chameleon, the era of friendslop, games we’re excited to return to Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:28) - Welcome Murray Somerwolff (01:18) - What led to the creation of Wax Heads? (07:38) - Post-Wax Heads (11:23) - How much is from real life? (24:43) - Challenges in gamification (34:35) - How it is releasing a game now and seeing reviews/reactions (42:03) - Give Yourself Up to the Music by Gina Loughlin, Wax Heads OST (42:30) - SPOILERS FOR WAX HEADS (01:07:45) - Shoutouts to the team! (01:09:34) - Music recs (01:11:14) - Break (01:11:16) - Thanks Murray!! Play Wax Heads!! (01:11:31) - Mixtape | We're done with the discourse right? (01:34:20) - Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle | Hey where'd this come from? (01:52:49) - Break (01:52:50) - Into the uh... Chicago (01:54:51) - MECCHA CHAMELEON | Art, but make it gaming (02:06:32) - Games in the Aether (02:14:46) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Michael CBrian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Come Back Later with Murray Somerwolff (feat. Wax Heads, Meccha Chameleon, and more!)

  2. 8 jul

    Thank You, Dear (feat. Rhythm Heaven Groove, FFIX, Shovel Knight Dig, and more!)

    Near, far, wherever you are, I believe the airship soars on. "A Link between hairstyles" by Angelica Frey Discussed: Three Houses at SGDQ, Rhythm Heaven Groove, the last Switch 1 game, potential future of Rhythm Heaven, Nintendo’s surprise updates, an exciting announcement, FFIX, the horrors of Tetra Master, daydreaming about FFXIV on Switch, if JaVert was funny, Shovel Knight Dig, various eras of roguelikes, No Man’s Sky, multiplayer in NMS, survival games, Big Bang Betty, Fields of Mistrial 1.0 on the horizon  Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:38) - It's SGDQ! (01:35) - Rhythm Heaven Groove | A game on the original Nintendo Switch (20:27) - An exciting announcement! (27:50) - Thank you so much for your support!!!!! (29:25) - Break (29:26) - Final Fantasy IX | 🚨GENERAL PLOT SPOILERS 🚨 (55:48) - Break (55:49) - Steiner is gone (56:27) - Shovel Knight Dig | Roguelike talkshow (01:18:10) - Break (01:18:11) - No Man's Sky | Welcome back to "Whose Sky Is It Anyway?" where the worlds are procedurally generated and the points don't matter (01:34:18) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Michael CBrian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Thank You, Dear (feat. Rhythm Heaven Groove, FFIX, Shovel Knight Dig, and more!)

  3. 1 jul

    Todd's Sky (feat. Star Fox (2026), No Man's Sky, Crimson Desert, and Deltarune)

    Somewhere up there, Todd is wondering where he can find the most ferrite dust. He doesn't even realize, ferrite is all around us. Discussed: Secaucus Junction, Overworld Weekly and Overworld dot vg, Star Fox (2026) and Star Fox 64, No Man's Sky, Crimson Desert, Deltarune: Chatper 5 Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:21) - ITA? More like NJT! (05:37) - Check out Overworld Weekly! (10:28) - Star Fox (2026) | BB takes the floor (29:16) - Break (29:17) - Tiding from Chris to Jeremy! (30:13) - One last note about Star Fox (34:21) - Games That Try To Do Too Much And Sometimes Succeed And Sometimes Fail Depending On Who You Ask (34:41) - No Man's Sky | GTTTDTMASSASFDOWYA (01:02:43) - Crimson Desert | GTTTDTMASSASFDOWYA (01:29:52) - Break (01:29:53) - Deltarune Chapter 5 | Little Man in A Box: The Game (01:54:40) - That's Numberwang (01:55:38) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Michael CBrian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Todd's Sky (feat. Star Fox (2026), No Man's Sky, Crimson Desert, and Deltarune)

  4. 24 jun

    Games Are Always There (feat. The Adventures of Elliot, Wax Heads, and Mina the Hollower)

    How in Philabieldia could you have possibly known those four magical words? "The Adventures Of Elliot Devs Were ‘Surprised’ That Fans Think The Game’s Fairy Companion Talks Too Much" by Rebekah Valentine "The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Makes A Strong Argument For Silent Protagonists" by Steve Watts Discussed: Elliot Summer, The Adventures of Elliot, Team Asano games, open Zelda design. Spawn era, Wax Heads, past creative endeavors, work life balance, Mina the Hollower, Mina 64, Seasick Steve Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:23) - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales | Elliot June (14:59) - SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE DEMO/INCITING EVENT OF THE GAME (20:21) - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales | Elliot June (54:50) - Break (54:51) - Tiding from Tom to James! (55:45) - Waxheads | The Age of 1990 (01:30:06) - Break (01:30:08) - Mina the Hollower | An update (01:34:34) - TRINKET SPOILERS (01:38:02) - Mina the Hollower | An update (01:43:40) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Michael CBrian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Games Are Always There (feat. The Adventures of Elliot, Wax Heads, and Mina the Hollower)

  5. 17 jun

    Wet Krillin (feat. Star Fox (2026) & Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition)

    If Slippy is just "Wet Krillin," then who are you, dear listener? Discussed: Elliot tomorrow, first year of the Switch 2, the demo for Star Fox (2026), Dragon Ball in space, what makes an interesting remake, concerns about the Ocarina of Time remake, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Switch 2 Edition, what makes the first Xenoblade so special  Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:21) - The Week of Elliot (03:17) - Starfox (2026) | Why is his dad named James, but his name is Fox (47:44) - Break (47:45) - Tiding from Alan to Niamh! (48:09) - Xenoblade Chronicles™: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition | for the Nintendo Switch 2 (01:23:56) - Wrapping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Michael CBrian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Wet Krillin (feat. Star Fox (2026) & Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition)

  6. 10 jun

    Final Fantasy VII: Roommates (feat. Summer Game Fest announcements and Mina the Hollower)

    Just going to pat myself on the back for the restraint shown in not including Joey in the episode art this week. "The Making Of Mina The Hollower" Game Informer Documentary Discussed: Sleepy BB, Sick Steve, Overworld, Summer Game Fest, post-leakage, direct predictions, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, revisiting Rebirth, Roche redemption, Resident Evil Veronica, the return of Claire, Guild Wars 3, Alien Isolation 2, Gen Atlas, Guild Wars 3, Tifa in Street Fighter, Vincent in Guilty Gear, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, Persona 6, Persona 4 Revival, Teddie’s new voice, Mina the Hollower  Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:36) - Sleebby (01:57) - Catching up on all the announcements (02:14) - Overworld.vg and some SGF (06:24) - This episode is post-Nintendo Direct (07:02) - Nintendo Direct predictions (33:10) - Final Fantasy VII Revelation | SGF (47:25) - Resident Evil Veronica | SGF (48:58) - Alien Isolation 2 and Gen Atlas | SGF (49:30) - Guild Wars 3 | SGF (53:42) - Street Fighter 6 Year 4 | SGF (56:00) - Spyro: A Realm Beyond | SGF (57:05) - Persona 6 | SGF (01:03:15) - Persona 4 Revival | SGF (01:09:47) - Break (01:09:48) - Mina the Hollower | An update (01:34:30) - Warpping up ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Michael CBrian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Final Fantasy VII: Roommates (feat. Summer Game Fest announcements and Mina the Hollower)

  7. 9 jun ·  Bonus

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  8. 8 jun ·  Bonus

    Persona Summer - A Post Games Crossover Clip!

    Hello! Wanted to share a clip of our conversation with Chris Plante over on Post Games where we discussed what makes and how to achieve the perfect Persona Summer. So lovely of Chris to have us on, and you can go listen to the rest — for free!! — on Post Games! Check it out here: https://pod.link/1815131711 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Persona Summer - A Post Games Crossover Clip!
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