We're back on schedule, baby! After a mini summer break, we're here to bring you Animal Well, the new multi-layered metroidvania made by solo indie dev Billy Basso.

Up next, Maddy will be hiking in Wales so Chris will be back to join Bridgette with a deep dive into Deathloop!

Show Notes

The Animal Well Steam page

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That's right! This week is a double feature where we dive into two (spoilers!) 5/5 puzzle games made by small, indie studios. Since these are puzzle games, there will be spoilers for some of the solves, but we try to keep that light so folks can still enjoy if they listen here first!

Show Notes

A few different interviews with the creators of Botany Manor

You can play Botany Manor with Xbox Game Pass, on Steam or Switch

Interview with the creator of The Rewinder

You can play The Rewinder with ⁠Xbox Game Pass⁠, on ⁠Steam⁠ or ⁠Switch⁠

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Wait do you hear that? Is that the Col Do Ma Ma Daqua? No! It's Maddy & Bridgette breaking down Disco Elysium. We honestly feel smarter after having played this game and we hope you do too.

Up next: Botany Manor & The Rewinder

Show Notes

⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠ to Disco Elysium Website

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This week we are dealin & drivin with the roguelike poker game Balatro and narrative game Open Roads. We also talk a little bit about the new Fallout TV show at the end!

Up Next: Disco Elysium

Show Notes

⁠⁠⁠Link⁠ to Balatro website

Link to Open Roads website

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Back to our regularly scheduled programming with Outer Wilds- one that has been on our backlog for a while and we finally got the chance to play. It ended up being quite the rollercoaster of an experience for both of us but ultimately was such a beautiful game. As a heads up this episode is FULL of spoilers so please listen with that in mind.

Up next: Balatro & Open Road

Show Notes

⁠⁠⁠Link⁠ to Mobius Website

Link to No Clip documentary

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Part 2 with the gripping conclusion to our wild decision to play 32 live service games and crown the best one!

Our matchups for this week:

Runescape x Team Fortress 2

Warframe x Destiny 2

Teamfight Tactics x Smite

Deeprock Galactic x Brawlhalla

The Finals x PubG

Rocket League x Sea of Thieves

GTA Online x Elder Scrolls Online (ESO)

Roblox x Minecraft

Up next: Outer Wilds!

Show Notes

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Bridgette went to GDC last week! We also need more time to play all our march madness games soooo here's a little bonus episode about GDC. Bridgette talks about the pitch sessions, her favorite sessions, and and also thoughts as a whole about the conference. FYI we talk about some NSFW content at the 38 min mark.

Up next: March Madness Pt 2

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We decided to play 32 live service games this month (thanks, Maddy!) to have the most extravagant of March Madness extravaganzas. This week we go over the first 16 match ups - did we pick the same winner?

This week:

Fortnite vs. Apex Legends

Fall Guys vs. Stumble Guys

Phasmaphobia vs. Lethal Company

League of Legends vs. DOTA 2

World of Warcraft vs. Final Fantasy XIV

Genshin Impact x Honkai: Star Rail

Call of Duty MW x Halo Infinite

CS:GO vs Valiant

Up Next: Pt 2 of our March Madness bracket!

Show Notes

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