Norah joins Ben this week to close out the last 4 games in our 2025 pile of review codes. These games revolve around a diverse assortment of actions: smithing, plundering, angling, and foraging. There’s sure to be a game to pique your interest here, so get cozy, sit back, and relax. *** Blades of Fire by MercurySteam SL - published by 505 Games 00:00:20 - Cozy game disclaimer, amazing details, and Ben says “system” instead of “steam.” 00:03:06 - Summary of the background story, Aran and Adso, and the blade-forging mechanics 00:07:33 - A mini-game critique, discovering resources, and engaging in combat with blades 00:11:02 - Mediocre narrative, becoming the circumference, resting respawns, and the acting 00:13:47 - Norah’s questions, chasing ravens, trouble with trolls, and a circling birds distraction 00:17:46 - Ben probably won’t find out, a suggestion, publisher “rankings,” and the closing Trident’s Tale by 3D Clouds - self-published 00:20:36 - Pirates, Sea of Thieves, a bevy of licensed games, and lots of running and jumping 00:24:46 - No relation to Billy, the shortest distance, and a lackluster ship combat teaser 00:28:20 - That WAS a lot, underwhelming and generic, an annoying “puzzle,” and falling off 00:31:33 - Ship combat details, subpar voice acting, abrupt scene changes, and spoiled Ben 00:35:33 - Plain animations, connecting with novices, a benchmark, and a bone marrow idea Nice Day for Fishing by FusionPlay - published by Team 17 00:38:33 - Various husbands, Mango loves fish, catching fish in games, and Epic NPC Man 00:41:13 - Defining NPC for Norah, Baelin’s limited vocabulary, MMOs, and a DnD crossover 00:44:19 - RPG-inspired fishing mechanics, Norah’s trailer questions, and big boss fighting 00:48:29 - Character powers, the funny guys, perpetual hammer loss, and only horizontal 00:51:32 - Explaining DLC to Norah, Ben’s unexpected enjoyment, and the blind masters Fruitbus by Krillbite Studio—published in conjunction with The Iterative Collective 00:55:17 - One of the two… or both, a food truck inheritance, talking to ashes, and picking 00:57:27 - Feeding tummies/souls, Norah is reminded of Donut County, and food prep realism 01:00:47 - Invitation-centric missions, children’s storybook style, buzzwords, and low stakes 01:03:47 - Angry customers, choppy animation, picking fruit with basketballs, and easy prep 01:06:02 - Favorite fruits, macerating peaches, no juicy bananas, and liking sweet veggies 01:08:44 - No animals were harmed, no more questions, and the price of this cozy experience *** Follow Two Vague on… Our website: https://www.twovaguepodcast.com On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast On Substack: https://twovaguepodcast.substack.com/ On Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twovaguepodcast.com For show appearance and other inquiries, contact us at: twovaguepodcast@gmail.com -AND- …for all of your PRI and 2VP merch, check out the Partly Robot Industries store at TEEPUBLIC! https://www.teepublic.com/user/partly-robot-industries *** References, Links, and Tags Blades of Fire - https://youtu.be/_U8TncLXi3A?si=JyEdQ19o172-mPkG https://bladesoffire.com/en/ Trident’s Tale - https://youtu.be/KlQ4vLuVFuM?si=3wpYpSsxypRmHEAR https://store.steampowered.com/app/2541780/Tridents_Tale/ Nice Day for Fishing - https://youtu.be/RSGZiufPEro?si=DSeLB-SjfstJD4ns https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393160/Nice_Day_for_Fishing/ …and check out Viva La Dirt League’s other content at https://vivaplus.tv/en-usd Fruitbus - https://youtu.be/-XWZiSJp2L4?si=iSH4mFmzIuqTz2-- https://www.krillbite.com/fruitbus https://store.steampowered.com/app/2484130/Fruitbus/ #Podbean #DIYPodcast #ApplePodcast #VideoGames #Trivia #Comedy #Talkshow #2VP #TwoVaguePodcast #PodernFamily #InterviewShow #GamersofThreads #Gamer #PartlyRobot #PartlyRobotIndustries #TeePublic #BladesOfFire #MercurySteamSL #505Games #TridentsTale #3DClouds #NiceDayForFishing #VivaLaDirtLeague #VLDL #VivaPlus #FusionPlay #Team17 #Fruitbus #Krillbite #KrillbiteStudio #TheIterativeCollective
