Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

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Embrace the Egg (feat. Fallout, Fallout Shelter, and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg) Apr 17, 2024

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Behold! Behold! Gaze up the resplendent curvature of Egg! Let those who dwelled here shout out in His glorious voice! Cock-a-doodle doo!

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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.
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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
(59:14) - Break
(59:15) - Fallout Shelter | More games based on this new "Fallout" TV show
(01:26:02) - Break
(01:26:02) - Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg | I wonder if there's anything online about Sonic laying an egg or something... nah probably not
(01:46:01) - Wrapping up

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Pretty Good Jason Statham (feat. The Playdate) Apr 10, 2024

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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.
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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

Baldur's Gate 3 (w/ Sadie Lancrete and Kim) | Bonus Apr 08, 2024

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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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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

Dragon's Dogma: The Third Pillar (feat. Dragon's Dogma 2) Apr 03, 2024

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If you're podcasting, make it about Dragon's Dogma 2.

Discussed: Dragon's Dogma 2
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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

Glover | Bonus Apr 01, 2024

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It's the 1998 sensation that's still sweeping the nation.
That's right, it's a bonus episode all about Glover!

Discussed: Glover
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The Joke from Dinner (feat. PAX, Vampire Survivors, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers and One Shot) Mar 27, 2024

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This week's episode is PAXed with games, hosts, and Original Characters.

Discussed: freesound.org, Darn Tootin, PAX East, Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice 3.0, Portrait vs Landscape mode, the Backbone, how to fiid your Miis, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers, One Shot, NOT Dragon's Dogma 2, another shot
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro
(03:06) - Outro
(04:09) - The Penny Arcade Exposition EAST 2024
(04:21) - Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode | #wario4vampsurv2k24
(13:09) - Children of the Sun | A much bleaker game than the title would suggest
(23:20) - Slice & Dice | I wish I was playing this game instead of editing rn
(31:58) - Gameboy Phone and Demos
(42:03) - aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
(42:50) - Into Mii Aether
(45:06) - The Last Story | Final FantasWii
(01:06:42) - Murder By Numbers* | *Sonic the Hedgehog
(01:13:28) - One Shot | A game about shrimp
(01:28:26) - Wrapping up

The Mountain Dew Album (feat. Updates, The Wii, Shotgun King, Penny's Big Breakaway, and The Battle for Polytopia) Mar 20, 2024

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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INTO THE AETHER! WE'RE LIVE FROM THE MOUNTAIN DEW BOOTH, TALKING WITH SHADOWHEART ABOUT HER NEW COLLABORATION WITH THE BEVERAGE TITAN AND NINTENDO! WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE SWITCH THEME?!

Discussed: How do you beat games?, Unicorn Overlord update, Balatro, Some advice for beginning Unicorn Overlord, the best and third-best selling game in Japan last week, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, RTS mean "Real Time Saturdaynightliveaudition", The Nintendo Wii and the lost art of the console menu experience, Shotgun King, Penny's Big Breakaway, The Battle for Polytopia, Civilization, I've been playing the same game of Civilization II for almost 10 years. This is the result., Can't Let It Go's "The Very Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation"
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:34) - How do you finish games?
(04:37) - Unicorn Overlord | Monologue of a Mad Unicorn
(33:29) - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth | Welcome back to Gaia, the land of Queen's Blood
(58:44) - Unicorn OverLorne
(59:39) - The Nintendo Wii Home Entertainment System | A thing that the boys did recently
(01:03:35) - Shotgun King | BB's VGs
(01:11:51) - Penny's Big Breakaway | Chameleon Twist with a Yo-yo
(01:14:52) - The Battle for Polytopia | What if you knew what was going on in Civilization?
(01:30:20) - Wrapping up

Between Unicorn and Overlord (feat. Unicorn Overlord and the Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator) Mar 13, 2024

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Are you a Unicorn or an Overlord? We'll tell you, but first you have to make a biblically accurate Bubsy in the character creator and then you have to buy our game. We promise you're gonna love it.

Discussed: Mar10 day, Unicorn Overlord, Tidings, Unicorn Overlord's World Map, Dragon's DoUnicorn Overlord, DraUnicorn Overlord, Dragon's Dogma 2's ChSKYRIM, Dragon's Dogma 2's Character Creator, The Worst Garbage Podcast Network!
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:20) - Unicorn Overlord | The Switch has NON-Mario games
(43:50) - Tidings from Jess to Nick
(44:12) - Tidings from Spencer to US?!
(45:05) - Unicorn Overlord (SOME EARLY SPOILERS) | UniMOREn Overlord
(01:23:20) - Break
(01:23:22) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | Welcome back, Arisen
(01:23:42) - Unicorn Overlord | Recruiting Peter
(01:23:55) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | It's called Gran Soren
(01:24:00) - Unicorn Overlord | One other thing
(01:24:42) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | FOR REAL THIS TIME
(01:25:45) - Skyrim?????? | We've totally lost the plot, gang. Godspeed to you.
(01:26:46) - Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator | Hopefully
(01:53:38) - Marker 01

ITA Presents: DCC 3 (feat. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Pokemon Legends ZA, and more!) Mar 06, 2024

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NEW! for your Sega Dreamcast: DCC 3. Not sure what the acronym stands for? This game ain't for you then, chump.

Discussed: DCC, That era when everything was trying to be the Wii, Tidings, Retro Bowl, The Pokemon Direct, Pokemon TCG: Pocket, Pokemon Legends ZA, Pokemon Coliseum, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:23) - Dorito's Crash Course | And the state of gaming
(15:02) - Here's the deal
(16:36) - Tidings from Douglas to DC
(17:16) - Balatro | Video games that exist
(45:00) - Retro Bowl | Games on your PHONE?!
(01:01:34) - The Pokemon Direct | Games that don't exist YET
(01:22:54) - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | SPOILERS
(02:15:09) - SPOILERS FOR ZACK'S STORY IN ALL OF FFVII
(02:31:15) - Wrapping up

The Alchemy of a Coin (feat. Airborne Kingdom, Against the Storm, RPG Maker, Persona 3, and Airborne Kingdom) Feb 28, 2024

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I tried to buy groceries with my sticky note coin, but they just told me I was "stealing from the office supplies section and doing bad origami".

Discussed: This week, How to Make a Coin, Airborne Kingdom, Against the Storm, Airborne Kingdom, Tidings, RPG Maker MV, Game Maker's Toolkit development series, game development, Persona 3 Portable (CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF PANDEMIC, DISSOCIATION, DEATH, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY).
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - We're still here
(01:33) - This week on Into the Aether
(02:16) - Airborne Kingdom | My kingdom for an airborne... kingdom...
(11:53) - Against the Storm | Brendon's turn with the City Builder stick
(22:01) - Airborne Kingdom | Heads or tails?
(22:17) - Tidings for Dre from Skyler
(23:04) - RPG Maker MV | A game ENGINE?????!!!!!
(46:40) - DISCLAIMER: It's going to get a little heavy (CW IN THE SHOW NOTES)
(47:16) - Persona 3 Portable
(01:12:59) - AIrborne Kingdom | What if it was on the ground???
(01:13:11) - Wrapping up