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OK, this episode is very late so I’m posting it without show notes or you’d have to wait even longer. We talked about Summer Game Fest and how Geoff Keighley wants you to calm down about it, State of Play and how we wish someone would have warned us it would be bad ahead of time, and an inexplicable amount of baseball. Enjoy!
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This week, Robin had too much coffee and she’s here to YELL. Fortunately, there’s plenty to YELL about, from Neil Druckmann (again) to AI (again) to layoffs (again). After lots of shouting, we finally talk about a whole bunch of things we actually liked this week to prove that we’re not haters 100% of the time.
Timestamps
(1:10) More like Neil Suckmann am I right
(11:20) The Hellblade 2 detour
(22:40) And one more thing about Neil Druckmann
(29:00) The Minecraft detour
(32:00) IGN, what the f**k are you doing?
(45:00) Games you should and shouldn’t play (feat. Paper Trail, Duck Detective, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and The Rogue Prince of Persia [I keep saying Evil Twin when I mean Evil Empire])
(1:08:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. the spy thriller genre, Jenny Nicholson, and I Saw the TV Glow)
Mentioned this week
Follow Alice Bell and Brendan Sinclair
That very bad Neil Druckmann interview (lmao they pulled this down, here's our annotated version)
Druckmann's unedited transcript
The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel
The Buzzy A24 Film Making Trans and Queer Viewers Feel Seen
A very good review of I Saw the TV Glow I found after recording
And an interview with Jane Schoenbrun on Gender Reveal
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We spent this week playing some great demos at Ludonarracon so we’re running down a few of the best that you should have on your list! Then, we check in on some disappointing changes and Mountain Dew-flavored events coming to Final Fantasy XIV!
Timestamps
(1:20) Our favorite Ludonarracon (not Next Fest) demos
(42:30) FFXIV Live Letter, RIP Astrologians
(1:04:30) Reminder: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is very good
(1:08:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?
Mentioned this week
9 Demos You Need To Play During Steam’s LudoNarraCon 2024
Uh-oh, I Already Hate What Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Is Doing To This Job
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We’re starting the week with bad news, including some pretty shocking layoffs at Microsoft, but it gets better from there. We move next through some of the best indie releases of the week before ending with the best indie game of the year, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
Timestamps
(1:00) Somehow, Stray Gods returned
(4:00) Microsoft f****d up
(19:00) A fantastic week for indie games
(35:00) We’re seeing it all through Laser Eyes
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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes reviews from Robin and Willa
maybe you’ll find me by theydevil
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We’re keeping things nice and short this week, because we already shared our best/most deranged thoughts with the good people of the Press Start podcast! Here on our feed, we’re talking about Hades 2, Crow Country, and the upcoming Steamworld Heist 2. It’s frankly the most buttoned-up we’ve ever been, so make sure you give Press Start a listen for more of our usual energy (weird, off-putting, horny).
Timestamps
(1:00) Press Start Girl
(2:40) Hades 2
(14:30) Crow Country
(26:00) Steamworld Heist 2
(31:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?
Mentioned this week
Listen to Press Start!
Willa’s Crow Country review
Witching Stone
Robin continues talking about Witching Stone
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This time, we’re mercifully bringing you a shorter episode to follow our longest episode ever last week. We spend most of our time on a spoiler-filled discussion of Sucker for Love: Date to Die for, a horror/comedy/romance visual novel that has us both under its spell. Then we make a quick return to the land of sexist grifters to put a cap on the year’s dumbest gaming controversy surrounding Stellar Blade. Then Willa tells you about her favorite new way to play visual novels, and Robin tells you about some very good fish.
Timestamps
(1:00) Sucker for Love: Date to Die for makes monster fuckers of us all
(45:00) No one is coming to take your video game boobies away
(54:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?
Mentioned this week
Stellar Blade and the Male Gaze
Horror and Romance Make Surprisingly Good Partners In Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
This Horror Dating Sim Sets A Hot New Standard
Hades II Is The Kind Of Hot We Need Right Now
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