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I'm having a hard time getting the Cheerwine and the portrait of the personification of existential dread in the same shot with the telephoto lens.
Today we're talking about Umurangi Generatoin by ORIGAME DIGITAL! A game about taking photos and choosing how to live.
Get Umurangi Generation on Steam or Switch!!! Follow ORIGAME DIGITAL's work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
The Cheerwine Official Store
The Article Where I Talk About Umurangi Generation In Full Detail (Total F*ckin Spoilers Ahead), Part One by Kaile Hultner on No Escape
Interview: Naphtali Faulkner on developing indie smash 'Umurangi Generation' by Jonathan Peltz on inverse
5 Years Ago, One Of The Most Brilliant Photography Games Perfectly Captured The Present Moment by Robin Bea on inverse
Additional links:
The Umurangi Generation is Asking You To Care by Celia Lewis for Vista Magazine on Medium
What a video game about a futuristic Tauranga can tell us about our present by Dan Taipua for The Spinoff
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Art by Tara Crawford
Theme music by _amaranthine
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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Picklesburgh and Kielbasafest

(01:21) - Welcome back to penn.dot

(02:17) - What is Unmurangi Generation?

(03:50) - This game is About Stuff

(05:12) - The photography is fun

(15:51) - The way the mechanics aid the story

(17:41) - All photography has a bias!

(21:35) - The soundtrack!!! The art!!!

(24:02) - Spoilers!

(25:08) - Speeding through the narrative

(30:07) - What the Macro DLC focuses on

(39:59) - Big Takeaways

(40:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(43:42) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(45:51) - The game is amazing!!!!!!

(46:52) - Thanks for listening!

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I found these weird looking mushrooms foraging around in the forest, wanna make dinner with them? Surely there's nothing nefarious about them.

Today we're joined by Rachel Watts from the Indieventure podcast and Draknek & Friends to talk about Lost Wiki: Kozlovka by yattytheman! A game about haunted(?) mushrooms and clunky computer sounds.
Get Lost Wiki: Kozlovka on Steam!!! Follow yattytheman's work on his website!

Discussed in the episode:
ABBA Voyage Official Website
Our episode on No Case Should Remain Unsolved with Lex!
Cocoon: Design Works written by Rachel on Lost in Cult
AJ once again brought up The Worst Puzzle of All Time by Design Delve for Second Wind on YouTube
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - A song that is about defining the relationship

(01:05) - VERY SPECIAL GUEST RACHEL WATTS

(02:22) - Who is Rachel Watts?

(04:10) - What is Lost Wiki: Kozlovka

(08:52) - Story setup

(14:46) - How the puzzles are presented

(20:09) - Not holding back surprises

(24:14) - Shoutout to the flow chart

(27:07) - The shifting in tense

(29:09) - Heading into spoilers

(30:12) - Symbiotic Ergot

(30:48) - Kim tries not to say the name of a TV show for 3 minutes

(33:56) - The juice

(43:36) - The ending

(48:19) - Big Takeaways

(48:29) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(50:01) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(54:53) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(01:02:08) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(01:05:14) - Rachel's Big Takeaway

(01:09:44) - Lost Wiki COLON

(01:10:15) - Check the game out!!

(01:10:34) - Find Rachel!!!!

(01:11:59) - Thanks for listening!

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You gooootta try the penguin soda dude.

Today we're talking about Enjoy the Diner by Monthly Wetland and Studio Dragonet! A game about the moon and drinking soda. This game was suggested by Kate of No Small Games! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Get Enjoy the Diner on Steam, Switch, or in Japanese on itch.io and Switch!!! Follow Monthly Wetland's work on their website and Bluesky!

Discussed in the episode:
Enjoy the Diner: Sound Track on Steam
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - cat.nip

(02:22) - Naming the duo

(03:32) - What is Enjoy the Diner

(07:52) - The conversation mechanic

(10:35) - A bit about the characters

(13:01) - Check out the game!

(13:23) - SPOILERS

(13:29) - You have an exam tomorrow!!!

(14:05) - The world is cool

(18:19) - Favorite moments?

(24:54) - The endings

(30:47) - The Box

(33:55) - Some more moments

(42:20) - Big Takeaways

(42:40) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(45:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(47:46) - Shoutout penguin soda

(48:38) - Thanks for listening!

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Games can be anything, but do they really need to be anything more than Snake??

Today we're talking about Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves by so many people!!! A game about learning what a game poem is and playing Snake.
Read/play Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves on itch.io or the Game Poems website!!! Follow Game Poems on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Game Poems Magazine - Resources

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Modern Major Child

(03:23) - Game Poems Issue #1: First Moves

(05:26) - The philosophy of game poems

(15:55) - It's over when...

(18:49) - Find the game in the show notes!!

(19:57) - Stand outs

(20:12) - Like I Never Moved at All by Adam Pype and Victor Kraus

(23:33) - SNAKISMS 2: Snakes We Live By, Volume 1: A-M by Pippin Barr

(28:25) - [começar coisas terminadas] by Isaques Sanchez

(33:59) - Asunder by Ash Rezvani, Brittany Westlund, Kate Lloyd

(37:26) - Firsts by Geoffrey Mugford

(43:12) - Gambit by Caitlin DeRosa

(44:58) - On Second Thought by Tereza Kotěšovcová

(47:01) - A look of glass stops you. by Brendan Allen

(50:33) - Big Takeaways

(51:00) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(52:41) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(54:33) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(57:26) - Closing the magazine

(01:00:24) - Kim tells a story

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This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discuss the group's recent playthrough of the WONDERFUL game Prequel by Glyphtide Games! A game about overcoming the evil, and your inevitable demise!
Get Prequel digitally or physically on Glyphtide Games' website!
If you want to see how we organized our game you can explore the spreadsheet we played on!
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Listen to Jill and Scout on Paws and Clause or In Sequence
Hear AJ talk about Triangle Agency on In Sequence
Check out MCDM's game, Draw Steel!
If you're in the Detroit Metro area check out Pandemonium Games and Hobbies
Read Frey's blog On the Table
Check out Andy's art for Arkham Con
Support Scout and see her blogging occasionally on her Ko-Fi page or check out her work on her website!
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Visit our website!
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro

(02:01) - We've all played Prequel!

(02:21) - What is Prequel?

(04:03) - Starting at the beginning (kind of)

(05:12) - The Evil

(06:53) - The Heroes

(27:11) - Player agency and the tactical side of the game

(36:58) - Everyone is equal and narrative transparency

(41:12) - Investment in the world and storytelling

(46:34) - The playtime

(54:02) - Good lookin' book!!!

(55:55) - This game sticks with you

(01:00:00) - Follow my wonderful friends!!!

(01:06:06) - Thank you for your support!!!!

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