Tales from the Backlog

170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)

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I was admittedly very late to the King's Field and Shadow Tower bandwagons, energized by my love for FromSoftware's modern titles and a desire to dig into their history some more. However, I didn't anticipate loving those games so much that I wanted more like them, and that's where Kira LLC's Lunacid (2023) entered the fray. Lunacid is a fantastic game, leaning more on the exploration and vibes of those FromSoftware dungeon crawlers than the opaque RPG mechanics, capturing the spirit in a modern way. A true indie success- listen in to find out why.

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    • TIMESTAMPS

    • 0:00 Title Card
    • 0:27 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts
    • 11:53 Story/World Setup
    • 28:51 PS2-era Presentation/Controls
    • 40:53 Soundtrack
    • 47:52 Gameplay/RPG Mechanics
    • 1:09:07 World Design/Exploration
    • 1:13:53 "Breaking the Level Design"
    • 1:29:49 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs
    • 1:38:57 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous
    • 1:41:13 Spoiler Section- Discoveries and Easter Eggs
    • 2:04:22 Spoiler Section- Story and Ending

      • Music used in the episode is credited to Kira LLC. Tracks used:

      • River of Death (Akuma Kira)
      • The Great Well (Jarren Crist)
      • Washed Away (Akuma Kira)
      • Falling To My Death (Jarren Crist)
      • Serence (Jarren Crist)
      • The World and You (Akuma Kira)
      • Serence (Reprise) (Jarren Crist)
      • Purchase the soundtrack- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2692630/Lunacid_Original_Soundtrack/

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