027: The Quarry

Listen now (36 min) | After exploring heroic tropes and struggles, our adventurers receive an urgent distress signal. Tracing the origins of the signal, our heroes travel to a strange and unknown mining planet, where the source of the signal is coming from a summer camp. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 1:33 The Quarry
  • 9:23 House of Ashes
  • 10:32 Until Dawn
  • 27:34 The Devil in Me
  • 31:23 Detroit: Become Human
  • 32:22 Little Hope
  • 33:56 Pick-a-Path Book Series

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017: N7 – The Holy Day of Mass Effect

Listen now (43 min) | Upon entering the castle our heroes are instantly transported to a universe of advanced technologies, odd alien species, and sentient artificial beings. Could this be home to the most usable game? Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 0:50 Mass Effect
  • 7:54 Until Dawn
  • 10:27 Call of Cthulhu
  • 13:20 Final Fantasy
  • 16:50 Starfinder
  • 20:42 The Witcher
  • 31:40 Mass Effect 4
  • 33:27 Pokemon
  • 34:19 Mass Effect 5e
  • 36:23 Legend of Zelda

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016: Interactive Fiction and Storytelling

Listen now (32 min) | After bidding farewell to the village, our heroes spot a castle in the distance. In order to get the caste, our heroes must survive a series of narrative choices, leading them to the castle gates. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 1:09 House of Ashes
  • 2:00 Until Dawn
  • 5:26 Man of Medan
  • 8:31 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
  • 15:49 Resident Evil
  • 20:47 Little Hope

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