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When it comes to visual novels, there are few publishers I trust more than PQube. While they definitely have their misses (looking at you, Celestia: Chain of Fate) they've put out some great titles like Bustafellows and Arcade Spirits.
Hey Podtimists, Somehow, a summer cold has returned. So you know what that means it's another Dayquil episode. Time to lock in and talk about Metal Gear Solid and also Honkai Star Rail?? Also we dove into the wonderful visual novel Arcade Spirits which was suggested to us by listener Jonathan. Thank you Jonathan! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:04) - What David has been playing (3:24) - Dave the Diver (4:53) - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (13:11) - Cocoon (14:07) - What Chase has been playing (14:11) - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (23:12) - Metal Gear Solid V (37:05) - Honkai Star Rail (59:00) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:02:36) - David's Podtimisitic thing of the week (1:07:24) - Interlude (1:09:20) - Good Games! Featuring Arcade Spirits (1:30:56) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Dave the Diver Cacoon Star Wars: Jedi Survivor Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Metal Gear Solid V Honkai Star Rail Arcade Spirits
Today another fabulous Ace Indie Game Developer, Stefan Gagne, joins us to talk writing Asexual, Aromantic, and Disabled representation in Arcade Spirits and The New Challengers. Plus, we get a special sneak peak into the forthcoming game Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain!
Special Guests Joe Bill and Mark Meer join Jerome at the table to nerd out over acting, improv, and D & D. SHOW NOTES INFORMATION COMMUNITY INFO Send us pics of you rocking D2C Merch and we will publish them on the Community page of our website. Click HERE to check it out! GUEST BIOS Joe Bill is widely regarded as one of the best teachers of Improvisation in America today. He is one of the founding members of Annoyance Theater Chicago, was the Director of Corporate Training at iO Chicago for 15 years, and a Teacher & Guest Artist in Residence at The Second City Conservatory & Training Center for another 15 years. Joe first practiced improvisation in 1977 and studied and worked with Del Close from 1985 through the mid 90's. Joe has trained corporate clients in more than 80 Fortune 500 companies. Clients include NBC Universal, Disney, PepsiCo, Abbott Labs, Abbvie, GE, Leo Burnett, American Express, the CIA, and the Children's Miracle Network. He has taught in the Business Schools of the University of Chicago, Harvard, Yale, Northwestern, Duke, and The University of Virginia. Joe has also been touring internationally as an improvisational performer, teacher, and director for more than 20 years. Mark Meer is known worldwide as the voice of Commander Shepard in Bioware's Mass Effect Trilogy, and also voices several other characters in the series, including Blasto, the entire Vorcha species, and Niftu Cal. He plays multiple roles throughout Bioware's Dragon Age series, and appears dozens of characters in the original Baldur's Gate games, Beamdog's Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition, and Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Mark stars as pilot William MacKenzie in the post-acopalyptic survival game The Long Dark by Hinterland Studio. Other voice work includes Bioware's Jade Empire, Blue Wizard Digital's Slayaway Camp, rom-com visual novel Arcade Spirits, ChaosForge's Jupiter Hell, and Chapterhouse Studio's Captain Canuck: The Prometheus Protocol. Mark is a co-creator, writer, and star of the award-winning TV series Tiny Plastic Men, available on Amazon Prime in Canada, the U.S.A., and the U.K. Links From our Discussion Joe Bill - https://www.integratedimprovisation.com/ Mark Meer - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1035752/ Dad's Garage Theatre Company (Atlanta) https://www.dadsgarage.com/ Viola Spolin https://www.violaspolin.org/ D&D in a Castle: https://dndinacastle.com/home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassprov https://www.freeplay.com/ Black Dice Society: https://dnd.wizards.com/black-dice-society MUSIC / SOUND EFFECTS LICENSE INFORMATION: Rock Scissor Rock by Louise Goldberg The following music was used for this media project: Music: Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5010-ultralounge License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Leopard Print Elevator by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3974-leopard-print-elevator License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Loopster by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Recently we played every route in the game Arcade Spirits- including one where you can canonically be AroAce and actively choose not to date anybody! Designed by the indie team at Fiction Factory Games including Aromantic, Asexual, Nonbinary, and Disabled developers.
Hi Smooches! Today we have a special guest, Katie, who recommended the game Arcade Spirits to us, about the visual novel and other romance-themed games. If you played The Sims just to get them to “woo-hoo!” your wallet might feel lighter after this episode. We talk console games, freemium phone games, and choose-your-own-adventure books. And Meg gives us a quiz to find a paranormal paramour. Where to find us Website: www.makeoutalreadypod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/makeout_already TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makeoutalreadypod Merch: https://make-out-already.creator-spring.com Liz's author socials: https://twitter.com/ellediazromance https://www.instagram.com/ellediazromance Preorder “How That Makes You Feel” by Elle Diaz https://amzn.to/3PVc5UQ All the games Katie mentioned (and links to their official websites) Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (sequel) Katawa Shoujo Dream Daddy Coffee Talk Florence Life Is Strange (entire series) NeoCab To be played / on deck: Vampire the Masquerade: Coteries… and Shadows of New York; When the Past Was Around; Clannad Game centered on two characters' romance that Katie mentioned later that “may very well make you bawl your eyes out (I binge-played it with my partner on a snow day and OOF)”: To the Moon Games Liz Mentioned Lovelink Episode Excellent Episode stories by user Piccalilly: Reign, Counting Sheep, Competitive Edge, Think Twice Switchcraft Books Mentioned Fertile In My Ex-Boyfriend's Dungeon by Amanda Clover Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton
Erstwhile fanfiction author and Arcade Spirits co-writer Stefan "Twoflower" Gagne joins us to talk through his background in anime fanfiction. There are plenty of digressions along the way, as we talk old anime fan culture, the utilization of nostalgia in fiction, and Stefan's one degree of separation from Bryan Lee O'Malley. Link to the author's webfiction: stefangagne.com Link to the Arcade Spirits site: https://www.arcadespirits.com
The Gayming Podcast returned for another awesome episode! Host Miabyte was joined by guest host Robin Gray and two super special guests! Stefan & Aenne from Arcade Spirits, plus author Raythe Reign! Watch all our podcasts and streams live at www.twitch.tv/gaymingmag
It's terror time again on the Daydreamcast as Murph recruits David and Froo to talk about the follow up to Until Dawn from Suppermassive: The Quarry. Will our distinctly millenial hosts enjoy this distinctly gen-z summer camp slasher? And just how much Ted Raimi simping can one podcast contain?Also on the activity list is a dissection of Cuphead's Delicious Last Course (2022) from David, a bit of Unpacking from Froo, and Murph gushing about what may be his new favorite puzzle game, Return of the Obra Dinn.Then in the Variety Minute we will finally answer that age old question: Are video games cinema?Time Stamps:Watcha Playin'2:15 Grim Fandango (1998)10:16 Cuphead: Delicious Last Course (2022)24:28 The Henry Stickmin Collection (2020)28:53 Arcade Spirits (2019)38:42 Unpacking (2021)47:56 TIMEframe (2015)56:44 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)Variety Minute1:04:50 Cinematic Games and Video Game CutscenesGame of the Week1:26:39 The Quarry (2022) Spoiler-Free Discussion1:46:21 Spoiler Discussion2:25:10 Murph's 1-Degree Separation Plugging Challenge
Polygamer – A Podcast of Equality and Diversity in Gaming & Video Games
A podcast interview with Aenne Schumann, narrative designer of the Arcade Spirits visual novels, about social justice, ADHD, and FMV games. The post Polygamer #126: Aenne Schumann of Arcade Spirits first appeared on Polygamer - A Podcast of Equality & Diversity in Gaming & Video Games.
It's that time of year again on the podcast, when the previews come thick and fast. Chris Hyde has been able to play some of The Quarry, and hopes are high from the rest of the podcast gang that it's a return to the Until Dawn type of game that helped the studio become so successful. Meanwhile Adam Cook has been playing a bit of Two Point Campus, and thinks people will be happy with the sequel so far. Lyle has been exploring the world of smaller games in Floppy Knights and Arcade Spirits, one of which is on Game Pass, so it's time to find out if they're crackers or crappers. Right? ► Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/EGQUs9d9 ► Support us via Patreon: http://Patreon.com/GodisaGeek ✔ SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GodisaGeek #thequarry #gaming #twopointcampus
On Episode 398, Scott & Alyssa welcome Grant Henry to share their and the community's stories of staying home sick and playing games. Before that, they talk about the week's news and the games they've been playing. On This Episode (Start) Welcome/Introduction (13:34) News (36:50) Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers (Switch) (42:01) Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong (PS5) (1:00:00) “From the Outside In” Topic: Sick Day Gaming Grab the episode now on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Play Music and more. If you love Episode 398 and want other gaming content you can't get anywhere else, please support us on Patreon! Also, don't forget to check out our Discord Server.
En este episodio, os hablo de la demo de Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, que podéis probar en Steam y en Itch.io y que es una pasada! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/merendandoconotomes/message
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Welcome to Massively Affected, where I, Josh Silverman, bring on a guest and ask them the not-so-simple question: Why Mass Effect? This week I'm joined by Stephanie Bruneau, a talented artist and streamer, and also the voice of Iris in Arcade Spirits. On this week's episode, I talked to Stephanie about her experience diving into the Mass Effect series, and what it was like being an "early" fan to the series. We talked about filling in the gaps in the story through fan fiction, and her own experiences writing a slow burn romance for everyone's favorite Turian, Garrus Vakarian—and this was BEFORE Mass Effect 2 made him a canonical love interest! Through personal legacies and our growing histories, we explored much of the galaxy this week and the characters that form the backbone of it. If you enjoyed my conversation with Stephanie Bruneau, make sure to give her a follow on Twitter, check out her art on Instagram, and follow her on Twitch. Make sure you come back next week as I'll be chatting with my Bear Punch Media co-founder, Justin Stanley. If this is your first episode, make sure to check out the full backlog of episodes found on But Why Tho. As always, my thanks to Adam Leonhardt for his brilliant work making the Massively Affected logo, Julian Villarreal for his beautifully composed theme song for the show, and Mark B. Donica for helping me out by editing the back two-thirds of this season!
It's Resident Evil Village week! After covering some news items, Tab talks about their time with the Steam game Adios and Far Cry 5, and Joey gushes about Arcade Spirits (again) before getting into the weeds about Resident Evil Village. Our primary discussion is on our experience with grad school anxiety and how video games helped us, in some ways, cope with the stress and mental burden of grad school. As we mention on the show, these are our experiences, and while we certainly know that other grad students encounter similar issues, we recognize that our experiences are just that: our own. We'd also like to echo again that, while video games helped us quite a bit with anxiety, we both also benefitted greatly from therapy and other treatments/approaches. We recommend you explore several avenues if you are struggling with stress, anxiety, or depression. Asking for help can be the hardest part, we know, but it was an important first step for us. Having said that, if you'd like to hit us up with questions about grad school or PhD life (we're both in the English field), hit us up! Contact us: prettypixelspodcast@gmail.com Joey's on Twitter: @Losperman 00:02:00: Epic offers Sony $200 million for PlayStation exclusives for the Epic Games Store 00:03:56: Resident Evil Village released, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition releases this week 00:05:07: Sony expects PS5 shortages to continue into 2022 L 00:06:27: Three founding members of the Giant Bomb Bombcast leave 00:07:53: Tab talks about a little indie game called Adios (Steam) and getting back into Far Cry 5 00:13:00: Joey platinums Arcade Spirits because he loves it and, of course, goes on at length about his time with Resident Evil Village 00:23:10: RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE SPOILERS START 00:30:43: Spoilers end 00:31:30: Brief thoughts on the Mortal Kombat movie 00:37:07: Grad school, anxiety, and gaming: our experiences Theme song by lovers.tiff: loverstiff.bandcamp.com
We talk about If Found, an Irish queer visual novel that's very good We talk about The Sims Online, and Sierra living in the sims forever I guess now. We talk about other Sim games, that aren't the sims, but sim, such as Arcade Spirits, a very gay game that's a delight. We talk about making an entirely queer neighborhood in the sims, as a collaborative fund raiser We talk about Drag Race UK, a glorified artist showcase We talk about the true beauty of the half-drag, and why you never see any of us from the waist down. We talk about the frustrating dichotomy between the treatment Drag Kings and Drag Queens
In this episode, I spoke to PeachyAenne, streamer and writer/narrative designer on Arcade Spirits and First Bite, about her day job as a veterinary nurse and practice manager.
GameEnthus Podcast ep430: Chocobo Adjacent Mount or Gundam Investment This week Monique (@gamefreakgeek) /gamefreakgeekgirl (on Kofi & Twitch) joins Mike (@AssaultSuit), Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: Monster Hunter World, NeoCab, Arcade Spirits, WandaVision, Bridgerton, Pokemon Snap, Tabletop Live Network, Cascadia, OverBoss, Chocobos, Napster, Stardew Valley, Meepleville, Sonic, Big Hero 6, Moon Girl, Gen:Lock, Cartographers, Battle Chef Brigade, Cat Sudoku, Macarons, Dreamcast, Retro Fighter Dreamcast controllers, Call of Duty PS5, State of Play, OddWorld Soulstone, Sony Studios Japan, Twisted Metal, Post Malone, Star Fox Assault, Star Fox Adventures, Dinosaur Planet, and more. If you like the show please leave us an itunes, Google, Youtube, Stitcher or Spotify review, a tweet, an email or a voicemail (202-573-7686). Show Length: 130 minutes Direct Download (click on 3 dots to download) ep430 on Youtube (soon) Show Links Follow Monique (@gamefreakgeek) Monique on Twitch Monique on Kofi Team GameEnthus' Extra Life Page New videos GameEnthus.com Youtube.com/user/GameEnthus Community Info Gary Leavor's Memorial Extra Life Page Major Linux and Crew's Notcho Podcast Kiaun's Show The Analog Circle Podcast SingleSimulcast Rap Godz theblacktop.tv Breaks Monique's intro and anecdotes 01:20 Mike's anecdotes 35:48 Aaron's anecdotes 44:48 Tiny's anecdotes 01:06:23 Games Monique Played 01:28:42 Games Mike Played 01:41:48 News & Stuff 01:47:27 Outro 02:07:29 Music Biz Markie - Just a Friend instrumental Mood - Karma instrumental Kook Keith/Black Elvis - Livin Astro instrumental Nappy Roots - Awww Naw instrumental Missy - Hot Boys instrumental Tone Toni Tony - Let's Get Down instrumental Gangstarr - You Know My Steez instrumental Shaq - In The Sun instrumental
This week we're discussing the history of and our own experiences with the Playstation 4! Now that the next gen has arrived, we talk about notable features, services, and innovations of this groundbreaking system. We're also talking about our most underrated games while drinking a treasure of a cocktail. Uncharted Cocktail - 6 oz. Ginger Beer - 1/2 oz. Goldschlager - 1/4 oz. 151 Proof Rum - A Dash of Cinnamon Indie Corner (1:04:30) - Golf Peaks (itch.io) - Oikospiel Book 1 (itch.io) - Arcade Spirits (itch.io) The Weekly Question (1:23:34) What are some of the most underrated games on the Playstation 4? On The Rocks does not support underage drinking! ____________________________ Check us out on iTunes and Patreon! Email us at PodcastOTR@gmail.com if you have ideas for future drink/pop-culture pairings!
This episode we’re discussing Visual Novels! We talk about what visual novels are, whether they count as books, reading novels we’re much too young for, being unable to suspend our disbelief, watching videos at 2x speed, monetization, watching vs playing, linear vs divergent stories, and more! Plus, this episode is like 75% tangents! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (Played?) This Month Bury Me, My Love Dungeons & Lesbians Stream with Matthew and RJ Serre - “A visual novel about a girl and an alien drinking tea and falling in love!” Stream with Matthew and Meghan Speed Dating for Ghosts Order a Pizza: A Visual Novel Stream with Matthew and hosts of Finish It! Podcast All the streams on YouTube! Our Twitch channel Matthews list of (more) Visual Novels he enjoyed playing A Mortician's Tale - “a story-driven death positive video game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.” Arcade Spirits - “a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred.” Don’t Take It Personally, I Just Don’t Like You: The Camping Trip - “a lo-fi relationship dramedy about camping illegally on government property in the chill of early autumn, having public anxiety attacks in crowded shopping malls, the people we choose to be with, and what we do when they don't choose us back.” The Night Fisherman - “A short tale of inhumanity in the English channel." The Outcast Lovers - “Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress.” (Sequel to The Night Fisherman.) Us Lovely Corpses - “a short surreal-horror-romance visual novel about helping a friend.” Watch Me Jump - “a digital story of scandal and betrayal, played out in four quarters.” Mission: It's Complicated - “a visual novel about getting superheroes to fall in love, and the shenanigans that happen along the way.” Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator - “a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads.” Other Media We Mentioned Choose Your Own Adventure (Wikipedia) Doki Doki Literature Club! (Wikipedia) Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (Wikipedia) Tusks: The Orc Dating Sim Orcs that RJ drew! More orc(cupation)s that RJ drew Radical Dreamers (Wikipedia) Butterfly Soup - “A visual novel about gay asian girls playing baseball and falling in love.” 2064: Read Only Memories (Wikipedia) Now Kiss! YouTube Playlist of visual novel streams by Kathleen de Vere Finish It! Podcast Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form by Anna Anthropy Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty Ask a Mortician Signs of the Sojourner - “a narrative card game about relationships and connecting with people.” Links, Articles, and Things Bingo Sheets for podcast Visual novel (Wikipedia) Gamebook (Wikipedia) Text-based game (Wikipedia) Interactive fiction (Wikipedia) Point-and-click adventure games (Wikipedia) Twine (software) (Wikipedia) Pandemic (board game) (Wikipedia) RJ’s itch.io page Pricing Hobby Games: An argument for pricing your small independent games. How One Gameplay Decision Changed Diablo Forever Why So Few Violent Games? Visual Novel Maker Says It Will Replace Its Striking Writers Visual Novel Writers Win Pay Raise After 21 Day Strike Visual Novels (TV Tropes) 5 Visual Novels (and 1 amazing resource) by People of Colour Blerdy Otome: this episode’s list would not be possible without Blerdy Otome, who reviews otome games, visual novels, and related media! Check out the Blerdy Tribe page of her website for tons of Black game developers, artists, podcasters, and other folks to follow! ValiDate: a forthcoming romantic visual novel about 12 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them. Features an array of character art by artists of color and a narrative developed by an all people of color writing team. One Thousand and One Days: an LGBTQ+ fantasy otome based on the mythology of ancient Persia and Islamic lore. Pairs: a romantic sci-fi visual novel featuring two superheroic couples and four perspectives to see their stories from. Us Lovely Corpses: a short surreal-horror-romance visual novel about helping a friend. Matthew’s stream of this game can be found here (check the content warning in the video description). Order a Pizza: play as a divorced dad trying to order the perfect pizza. Matthew’s stream of this game can be found here. Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest a genre or title! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, September 15th we’ll be giving an update on media we’ve been consuming that’s not for the podcast! Then on Tuesday, October 15th we’ll be reading Comedic/Humourous Novels!
This episode we’re discussing Alternative/Alternate History! We talk about realism and magic, how long ago is history, tropes and when they’re good, why this genre always seems to be about war, and more. Plus Matthew almost gets bingo! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read This Month The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (an American writer, Meghan misspoke :/ ) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville Graphic Annotations of China Miéville’s The Last Days of New Paris Batman: Holy Terror by Alan Brennert and Norm Breyfogle (Wikipedia) Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Other Media We Mentioned The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory What If (comics) (Wikipedia) Elseworlds (Wikipedia) Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson/Andrew Robinson, and Kilian Plunkett/Walden Wong The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove Milkweed Triptych Series by Ian Tregillis Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Bright: The Apotheosis of Lazy Worldbuilding (Lindsay Ellis video) Shadowrun (Wikipedia) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Battle Royale by Koushun Takami PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (Wikipedia) Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga Links, Articles, and Things Alternate History (Wikipedia) Bingo Sheet for the podcast (play along at home!) When is an Alternate History Entertaining, and when is it Harmful? American Civil War alternate histories (Wikipedia) Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II (Wikipedia) List of civil wars (Wikipedia) American exceptionalism (Wikipedia) Surrealism (Wikipedia) Visual Novel Stuff Stream 1: Boa Retina and a completely normal dating simulator (just Matthew) Stream 2: Dungeons & Lesbians (Matthew and RJ) Stream 3: Arcade Spirits (just Matthew) Our Twitch channel Our YouTube channel Schedule 15 Alternative History Books by People of Colour Lion’s Blood by Steven Barnes Zulu Heart by Steven Barnes Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus Wild Seed by Octavia Butler The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark The Sea Is Ours: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia edited by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson Everfair by Nisi Shawl Battle Royale by Koushun Takami Live in Infamy by Caroline Tung Richmond The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest a genre or title! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, August 18th we’ll be discussing the book Pet by Akwaeke Emezi! Then on Tuesday, September 1st we’ll be talking about Visual Novels!
Welcome to another week of friends, games, and sandwiches! Listen to us discuss what games we've played this week (Nioh 2, Below, Arcade Spirits, Autonauts), what news happened in the industry(PS5 Box Art Revealed, Ninja moves to Youtube, and more), what if Final Fantasy was a sandwich, and we talk about our Dragon of the Week(Eric Barone, Designer of Stardew Valley) Find us on: Instagram: @tasteofdragons Twitter: @tasteofdragons Twitch: TasteofDragons Youtube: Taste of Dragons
This week Cory, Emma and Lexie are talking about Pokemon Snap, the crazy itch.io bundle for racial equality, Activision vs 100 Thieves, Star Wars Squadrons and a whole lot more! Topics Include: Sacramento, Podcast, Gaming, Esports, Pokemon Go, Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Sleep, itch.io, 100T, Activision, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Dating Sim, Arcade Spirits, indie devs, indie games, Cory Vincent, Emmaskies, Lexie
Episode 35: An Unreal Surprise (IRL/Updates) This week’s episode is brought to you by patrons like Hoppel. Don’t forget about our Patreon page if you want to support the show! **What have we been playing** Sean FF7 Remake, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Division 2, Lost words Beyond the Page Frank Pokemon Shield, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu, Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Arcade Spirits, 80s Overdrive, Animal Crossing (NEWS/Links) https://mobilesyrup.com/2020/04/30/nintendo-direct-e3-2020-not-planned-report/ https://www.engadget.com/xbox-series-x-gameplay-stream-supercut-192733576.html https://twitter.com/TonyHawkTheGame/status/1260238305192554498?s=20 https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/a-first-look-at-unreal-engine-5 https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21257728/ghost-of-tsushima-gameplay-footage-trailer-watch-ps4-playstation-sony https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/14/21258519/paper-mario-origami-king-nintendo-switch-release-date-trailer http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/nintendo_president_says_more_switch_games_are_scheduled_for_current_period https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-infinite-confirmed-for-julys-xbox-series-x-re/1100-6477302/ https://twitter.com/NinWire/status/1260969558292103168?s=20 Harvest Moon: One World heading to Switch later this year Review The Wonderful 101: Remastered - Kamiya's Comeback Kid Lives Up To The Hype https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/05/14/slate-games-playstation-5-event-june/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/gXFquHa Twitter: https://twitter.com/RespawnRx Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/respawnrx That’s all for this week. Thanks for joining us and listening to our show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/respawnrx/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/respawnrx/support
Joining Birdman is Stefan Gagne, The writer/co-creator of the visual novel game Arcade Spirits (which we reviewed earlier this week on the main TWIG show).Check out Stefan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoflowerLearn more about Arcade Spirits: https://www.arcadespirits.com/Your Geekmasters:Mike "The Birdman" Dodd - https://twitter.com/BirdmanDoddAlex "The Producer" - https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIGFeedback for the show?:Email: Feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekSubscribe to our classic/best of episodes here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-week-in-geek-classiciTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWXGoogle Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzU3MTAzNy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVkCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049Website: http://www.thisweekingeek.netMay 14, 2020
Joining Birdman is Stefan Gagne, The writer/co-creator of the visual novel game Arcade Spirits (which we reviewed earlier this week on the main TWIG show). Check out Stefan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Twoflower Learn more about Arcade Spirits: https://www.arcadespirits.com/ Your Geekmasters: Mike “The Birdman” Dodd – https://twitter.com/BirdmanDodd Alex “The Producer” – https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIG Feedback for the show?: Email: …
On Ep 294 Chris and Scott talk about whether they prefer sequels or new IPs and why. New games discussed include Grimvalor, Ion Fury, and Arcade Spirits. On This Episode (Start) Welcome/Introduction (6:44) News (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla announcement, Summer Game Fest announced) (37:03) From the Outside In Topic (“Sequels vs. New IPs”) (1:09:18) Grimvalor (Switch) (1:17:15) Ion Fury (PC) (1:28:45) Arcade Spirits (Alyssa) (1:40:15) Closing Grab the episode now on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Play Music and more. If you love this episode and want other gaming content you can't get anywhere else, please support us on Patreon! Also, don't forget to check out our Discord Server.
¿Cómo era eso? El último Inside Xbox no fue la presentación que nos merecíamos... y tampoco la que necesitábamos. Habrá que esperar –a julio, en el caso de Microsoft y su Series X– para el evento digital que nos permita ilusionarnos con la nueva generación. Cierto es que vimos algún juego prometedor, como The Medium, y también algún peso pesado intergeneracional, como Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, pero nos quedamos con dudas y, sobre todo, con ganas de más gameplay; a eso veníamos.Mientras tanto, en Sony siguen preparando la llegada de The Last of Us Parte II con un nuevo tráiler y en Nintendo estarán, muy probablemente, contando billetes: acaban de presentar unos números fantásticos para el último trimestre.Nosotros hemos estado jugando sobre todo a Streets of Rage 4, pero también a Arcade Spirits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Happy Mother's Day everyone! Its a weird one this year...Every week TWIG brings you a variety show full of segments ranging from news, reviews, interviews, and everything in-between to satisfy your geeky appetite!This week in geek:- Introductions- SuperMash (Multi-console Review)https://www.digitalcontinue.com/super_mash/Alex The Producer's favorite mash code: X3J8XZ- Tech/Geek News- In Search Of Tomorrow Producer Kickstarter Interview - Robin Block (May 2020)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creatorvc/in-search-of-tomorrow-80s-sci-fi-documentary - Weird News- Arcade Spirits (Multi-console PQube Visual Novel Game Review)http://www.arcadespirits.com/- What's Next? Your Geekmasters:Mike "The Birdman" Dodd - https://twitter.com/BirdmanDoddAlex "The Producer" - https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIGFeedback for the show?:Email: Feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekSubscribe to our classic/best of episodes here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-week-in-geek-classiciTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWXGoogle Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzU3MTAzNy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVkCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049Website: http://www.thisweekingeek.netMay 10, 2020
This week on The Finger Guns Podcast Rossko, Sean and Paul delve into the weeks gaming news, primarily the fallout of Xbox's lukewarm Gameplay Showcase. What was needed to really make it sing? Are Microsoft destined to make the same mistakes as the last generation? And what does this mean for PlayStation's future marketing for PS5? Will they hold back or pick up the pieces with a showcase of their own? Time will tell, there are excellent points made by Sean and Paul in this conversation so it's well worth a listen. Elsewhere a new Prince of Persia game was revealed! Well, kind of. We dust off our sands of time to decipher what the cancellation of Redemption meant for Ubisoft's subsequent output. Also, what is the Mafia Twitter account teasing? With a delightfully vague tweet tongues were certainly wagging as to what's next for the crime series and we try to figure out what it could all mean. We also discover that Paul forgot he watched the new Last of Us 2 trailer this week when we attempt to ask him about it. We also talk hands-on with Arcade Spirits, Sean *finally* starting Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Rossko jumping back into The Last of Us and The Eternal Castle Remastered, the shiny new version of a game that never existed. Finally, Sean returns with another 'name-that-game-by-the-character-list' Trivia Challenge, Paul tells us about his Game of the Year So Far, Rossko tries to explain the wonders of colonialism in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Yeah, you're going to want to listen to understand that statement.... | Theme Music – Don't Feel (So Low) – Mid-Air Machine. | Indie Corner Jingle written and produced by Sarah Finney | Podcast Edited and Produced by Ross Keniston | Published by Podbean. Team: @FNGRGNS / Rossko – @RosskoKeniston / Paul – @ThePaulCollett / Greg – @GregatonBomb / Sean – @Omac_Brother / Facebook: FingerGunsUK / Twitch – twitch.tv/fingergunsdotnet / If you enjoyed this podcast or any of our content, please consider supporting our Patreon > http://www.patreon.com/fingerguns.
¿Cómo era eso? El último Inside Xbox no fue la presentación que nos merecíamos... y tampoco la que necesitábamos. Habrá que esperar –a julio, en el caso de Microsoft y su Series X– para el evento digital que nos permita ilusionarnos con la nueva generación. Cierto es que vimos algún juego prometedor, como The Medium, y también algún peso pesado intergeneracional, como Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, pero nos quedamos con dudas y, sobre todo, con ganas de más gameplay; a eso veníamos. Mientras tanto, en Sony siguen preparando la llegada de The Last of Us Parte II con un nuevo tráiler y en Nintendo estarán, muy probablemente, contando billetes: acaban de presentar unos números fantásticos para el último trimestre. Nosotros hemos estado jugando sobre todo a Streets of Rage 4, pero también a Arcade Spirits.
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Its a weird one this year… Every week TWIG brings you a variety show full of segments ranging from news, reviews, interviews, and everything in-between to satisfy your geeky appetite! This week in geek: – Introductions – SuperMash (Multi-console Review) SuperMash Alex The Producer’s favorite mash code: X3J8XZ – Tech/Geek News – …
¿Cómo era eso? El último Inside Xbox no fue la presentación que nos merecíamos... y tampoco la que necesitábamos. Habrá que esperar –a julio, en el caso de Microsoft y su Series X– para el evento digital que nos permita ilusionarnos con la nueva generación. Cierto es que vimos algún juego prometedor, como The Medium, y también algún peso pesado intergeneracional, como Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, pero nos quedamos con dudas y, sobre todo, con ganas de más gameplay; a eso veníamos.Mientras tanto, en Sony siguen preparando la llegada de The Last of Us Parte II con un nuevo tráiler y en Nintendo estarán, muy probablemente, contando billetes: acaban de presentar unos números fantásticos para el último trimestre.Nosotros hemos estado jugando sobre todo a Streets of Rage 4, pero también a Arcade Spirits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
¿Cómo era eso? El último Inside Xbox no fue la presentación que nos merecíamos... y tampoco la que necesitábamos. Habrá que esperar –a julio, en el caso de Microsoft y su Series X– para el evento digital que nos permita ilusionarnos con la nueva generación. Cierto es que vimos algún juego prometedor, como The Medium, y también algún peso pesado intergeneracional, como Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, pero nos quedamos con dudas y, sobre todo, con ganas de más gameplay; a eso veníamos. Mientras tanto, en Sony siguen preparando la llegada de The Last of Us Parte II con un nuevo tráiler y en Nintendo estarán, muy probablemente, contando billetes: acaban de presentar unos números fantásticos para el último trimestre. Nosotros hemos estado jugando sobre todo a Streets of Rage 4, pero también a Arcade Spirits.
I'm not generally a fan of visual novels. I played Arcade Spirits on a first impressions stream about a year ago and kept it installed because something about it made me think I'd want to come back to it, even though it was a visual novel. I recently finished it and was very pleasant surprised by the experience. I give an on the fly ramble review of the game and why despite it not selling me on visual novels as a whole, it's given me cause to look into them more closely in the future. My original first impressions stream of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQfEwEBssE Buy a Steam key from one of these affiliate links to help support my content and Extra Life: Fanatical: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/arcade-spirits?ref=pxabstraction Humble Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/arcade-spirits?partner=pxabstraction Press code for the game was originally provided by PQube Games in early 2019. Podcast music is from the game's soundtrack: https://gregmirles.bandcamp.com/album/arcade-spirits-original-game-soundtrack
On today's show, Marc doesn't waste much time, getting to what they've been playing in record time--this is most likely incredibly inaccurate--including a game about tentacles, another game about tentacles, and a game that may have games within it about tentacles. Anyway, something-something Lovecraftian and is there a raft in it, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly novel) show. Anyway, that's it and that's all folks. If you're feeling extra generous, you can become a patron, donate a little something-something, or subscribe to show your support for the site, the plentiful podcasts, the various videos, the absurd art, and all of the other nonsense we make over here at Pixelated Sausage. Thanks for being a fan.
We're recording this by ourselves... Let's see how this goes! In this episode, we cover a bunch of people who have left other game studios and moved to the super secretive The Initiative. There is a pattern emerging, and it seems its good news for Team Green. Monster Hunter: World gets an update, and Lee forgets to mute his laptop, Apex Legends gets an awesome looking short story movie, and Saints Row: The Third goes up for digital pre-order. Prepare for the new games as we have half a list for you, including a new dating sim - Arcade Spirits! Now you can date like its 1980 all over again! Don't forget, we stream our recordings live every Tuesday at 7PM NZST only on Mixer! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
On today's show, Marc doesn't waste much time, getting to what they've been playing in record time--this is most likely incredibly inaccurate--including a game about tentacles, another game about tentacles, and a game that may have games within it about tentacles. Anyway, something-something Lovecraftian and is there a raft in it, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly novel) show. The Talking Points: Dread Nautical, Arcade Spirits, Moons of Madness, SnowRunner, StarCrossed
Feel the romance in the air, ARGonauts! Game designer Aenne Schumann joins David and Candice this week to chat about her retro gaming-inspired Switch title Arcade Spirits, as well as dating video game characters. It gets as intimate and crazy as you can imagine. The news this week covers Ziggurat Interactive buying up more than a handful of 3DO titles, and Square-Enix putting retro Final Fantasy VII figures on sale. The Stage of History has us country living in the original Harvest Moon for SNES. Don't forget to grab our game code giveaway for magical girl shooter StarCrossed, then stick around (albeit briefly) for the shortest Random Select ever! Arcade Spirits PUBLISHER ZIGGURAT INTERACTIVE ACQUIRES 3DO GAMES CATALOG FROM PRISM ENTERTAINMENT These charming retro Final Fantasy 7 figures are now available to order Support ARGcast Follow David (Twitter / Instagram) Find episode clips on our YouTube playlist! Got a question, comment, or suggestion for the show? Email us! Check out our Patreon to help support the show and get cool perks along the way. Join our Discord room to chat all things retro gaming. See you there!
Arcade Spirits writer Aenne Schumann lends her romantic skills with David and Candice to talk about dating sims and romantic moments in gaming history!
Today we discuss The Saga of the Beast releases, Arcade Spirits, Afterfall: Insanity, Power Rangers, Grot Rebellions and Jojo Rabbit. [Note: this was recorded just over a week ago so some information has changed since then] Emails to: onlydrummermattatsnipeandwib@gmail.com
The Proposal: Two adventurers traveling deeper into caves filled with unknown horrors.. and into each other's arms. Story: Aenne Schumann Featuring the voices of Cissy Jones (Firewatch/Darksiders 3), Erin Yvette (Oxenfree/Wolf Among Us) and Sarah Elmaleh (Gone Home/Anthem)
- Mike returns to the world of Eorzea by resubbing to FFXIV, finishes Octopath Traveler (Tressa rules, btw), and briefly chats about Ys: The Oath in Felghana. If you're interested in that last one, be sure to check out Retro this month! - Alana tells the gang about a sweet little visual novel called Arcade Spirits. If dating or just being friends with a bunch of cool arcade nerds sounds like fun, this game might be right up your alley. - Baten Kaitos is a somewhat forgotten GameCube gem, but Alana has plenty of love for it as she engages in a series replay. - Caitlin is gearing up for this fall's Trails of Cold Steel III by playing all of the Kiseki games she can get her hands on. She's currently halfway through the Sky trilogy, and is having an absolute blast! - The gang rounds out the episode by chatting about some recent news and answering a listener question about modern classics. Featuring: Caitlin Argyros, Mike Sollosi, Alana Hagues Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
We FINALLY get to discuss Anthem and how it is fun, but isn't quite doing it for us. Sam's been trying the new visual novel Arcade Spirits as well as Trials Rising. Cody's been checking out the simple, but addictive mobile game Helix Jump. Destiny 2 just launched Season of the Drifter and we've both jumped back into the game. And Cody's hype-meter is off the charts for the new Pokemon Sun & Shield games! contact@geekheartgames.com Twitter & Facebook: @geekheartgames Twitch.tv/GeekHeartGames geekheartgames.com/youtube geekheartgames.com/discord geekheartgames.com/shirts or geekheartgames.com/shirt Cody: @comicbookcody PSN: CaptainRedHood Sam: @sksuvak. PSN: Gizmoto_16 Xbox: Gizmoto16
This week on Gamerheads, Blue, Roger, and Mike debate if the price of AAA games should go up. Plus the crew is joined by Christian, as they review Evoland, Resident Evil 2, and Arcade Spirits. The crew also goes through your video game news, including giving a fond farewell to Reggie Fils-Aime. Be sure to subscribe to Gamerheads:iTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gamerheads-a-video-game-podcast-network/id1186106962?mt=2Podbean -www.gamerheadspodcast.podbean.comIf you have a question for the cast that you want read on the show - get ahold of us in the ways below:Send us a Tweet @gamerheadspcSend us an email at info@gamerheadspodcast.comConnect with us on our site: www.gamerheadspodcast.comFollow GamerHeads on Twitter @gamerheadspc and on Facebook at facebook.com/gamerheadspodc…Music by:Jeff Dasler - RecusedScott Holmes - Aspire
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With a special guest! Welcome to the GrinCast, your guide to the world of gaming news from the past week. This week's podcast was made up of Cal, Nikki, SphericalCat and hosted by Ace. We also had a special guest: Stefan Gagne, project director behind the upcoming visual novel Arcade Spirits! This week on the podcast we talked about Nintendo revealing the development status of Metroid Prime 4 and Metacritic's 2018 Publisher Rankings. We also talked about Metro Exodus pulled from Steam in favour of Epic. Our main topic was: Our chat with Stefan about Arcade Spirits! Check out Episode 13 of DunGame & DraGrins, our real play Dungeons & Dragons podcast! Remember, if you want to chat to us, just leave a comment on the GameGrin site, or chat to us on Twitter at @GameGrin If you fancy us on the go, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (for iPhones) and Stitcher (for everyone else). We are now on Spotify as well! Don't forget to check out our Twitch channel every evening at 8pm UK time, and our YouTube channel for more great GameGrin content.
It's our Post-PAX Episode! We had a blast in Philly, and Gritty sought fit to spare us from his wrath, so we're here to tell you all about it. (Although Philly did do a number on my beloved Sabres last weekend. The universe is balance.) Topics range the gamut from: - My increased appreciation for cooking and mixology. - I'm a filthy, filthy liar - Getting rid of old board games - The trap of Career Envy, and being happy for others - Auditions - PAX Unplugged 2018!!! - Gender Identity and why it's important (Also, I dropped the pretense that I'll ever get these down to 30 minutes, so I'm just going to let the episodes be as long as they need to be.) Thanks for listening! If you like what you hear, you can find me on Twitter @JustChrisWood or on Twitch at the same user name. I'll be visiting family next weekend, but a new episode will come out on Monday on schedule. I also have some interesting ideas lined up for the future, including maybe an interview (!), so stay tuned. Special Thanks to: The Role Initiative: http://theroleinitiative.org/ Graham Stark Vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/grahamstarkvlogs "I DO A VOICE ACT for Arcade Spirits" - https://youtu.be/WL2pH6rAkb4