All My Best Friends Are Digital

More Dragon Age! Caitlin and Mark have very different takeaways from The Veilguard. We also stress the difference between dwarves and vikings in The Last Vikings, another pre-WoW Blizzard offering.

What We're Playing

01:10 Caitlin: A Tower Full of Cats, and An Arcade Full of Cats (Devcats, 2022-2024)

05:21 Mark: Persona 5 Tactika (P-Studio, 2023)

10:36 Mark: Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio, 2024)

GOOF: The Lost Vikings (Blizzard, 1993)

30:35 Feature Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)

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1:10:43 Caitlin: Path of Exile 2 (Grinding Gear Games)

1:12:11 Mark: Mass Effect 5 (BioWare)

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Thank goodness you're here to join us as we discuss Thank Goodness You're Here! It's all cats and meat pies this week, though thankfully not in combination.

What We're Playing

02:01 Caitlin: A Building Full of Cats, A Tower Full of Cats, and A Castle Full of Cats (Devcats, 2022-2024)

14:53 Mark: Destiny 2 (Bungie, 2017)

13:46 Mark: PortMaster, especially Bleed (Ian Campbell, 2013)

27:58 GOOF: Road Rash (Electronic Arts, 1991)

38:05 Feature Game: Thank Goodness You're Here (Coal Supper, 2024)

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54:58 Caitlin: A Shelter Full of Cats (Devcats)

55:48 Mark: Retroid Pocket 5 (Retroid)

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Caitlin has made her enthusiasm for cats and horses well-known, but let it not be forgotten that she is fond of all manner of other animals as well. It's all kinds of fauna this week, as we revisit The Lion King and look at indie darling Animal Well.

What We're Playing

01:14 Caitlin: Powerwash Simulator (FuturLab, 2022)

11:20 Mark: Inscyption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)

13:46 Mark: PortMaster, especially Bleed (Ian Campbell, 2013)

24:20 GOOF: The Lion King (Westwood Studios, 1994)

36:15 Feature Game: Animal Well (Shared Memory, 2024)

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53:17 Mark: The Void Rains Upon Her Heart (Veyeral)

55:40 Caitlin: Barkour (VARSAV Game Studios)

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It's Halloween here at AMBFAD, and so we are going to discuss some horror games! The retro run-and-gun Zombies Ate My Neighbors hearkens back to a halcyon period of LucasArts, and Still Wakes the Deep will hit you right in the feels.  

What We're Playing

01:05 Caitlin: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment, 2024)

03:51 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)

08:12 Mark: rRootage (ABA Games, 2003)

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15:27 GOOF: Zombies Ate My Neighbors (LucasArts, 1993)

24:30 Feature Game: Still Wakes the Deep (Chinese Room, 2024)

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55:12 Caitlin: Glyphica: Typing Survival (aliasBLACK)

57:40 Mark: NERF Destiny 2 Ace of Spades

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Caitlin has no experience with the Persona formula, whereas Mark is a longtime Persona stan--so we have you covered for Metaphor: ReFantazio. Caitlin's blood vendetta against tutorials reaches the game early Blizzard game Blackthorne, and no NPCs will survive her determination to learn as she goes.

What We're Playing

01:08 Mark: Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)

13:07 Caitlin: Neko Atsume 2 (Hit-Point, 2024)

17:34 GOOF: Blackthorne (Blizzard Entertainment, 1994)

31:04 Feature Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, 2024)

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58:27 Mark: Exodus (Archetype Entertainment)

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It's a theme week here at AMBFAD, and we're doing grimy science fiction. From beneath the ground in Fallout to beyond the stars with the Void Bastards, we have you covered--with apologies for the salty language.

What We're Playing

01:14 Mark: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)

02:23 Mark: Street Fighter 6 (Capcom, 2023)

12:20 Caitlin: Core Keeper (Pugstorm, 2024)

20:34 GOOF: Fallout (Interplay, 1997)

35:33 Feature Game: Void Bastards (Blue Manchu, 2019)

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56:30 Caitlin: Fable (Playground Games)

58:56 Mark: Windblown (Motion Twin)

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Mark continues Caitlin's forced education on the Neo Geo with Shock Troopers, an underappreciated run and gun. They then discuss Death and Taxes, a narrative game with some strange framing choices.

WE INTERRUPT YOUR EPISODE NOTES WITH URGENT HORSE NEWS: A horse game is incoming! 

What We're Playing

01:01 Caitlin: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

07:51 Caitlin: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

09:40 Mark: Halls of Torment (Casing Carrots, 2024)

17:58 GOOF: Shock Troopers (Saurus, 1997)

28:14 Feature Game: Death and Taxes (Placeholder Gameworks, 2020)

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52:43 Mark: Windstorm: Legend of the Khiimori (Aesir Interactive and NightinGames)

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One ought never to overlook a chance to extol the virtues of Terry Bogard, so we discuss the classic Garou: Mark of the Wolves. In anticipation of the upcoming Veilguard, we touch on all the main Dragon Age games released thus far.

What We're Playing

00:50 Mark: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)

02:02 Mark: Anomaly Agent (Phew Phew, 2024)

10:33 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games, 2020)

21:39 GOOF: Garou: Mark of the Wolves (SNK, 1999)

32:35 Feature Game: Dragon Age (BioWare, 2009-)

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1:18:39 Caitlin: Neva (Nomada Studio)

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We finally show Nintendo some love in the form of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and get blown away (in many ways) by Tactical Breach Wizards.

What We're Playing

01:02 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)

08:45 Mark: The Ninja Warriors (Natsume, 1994)

13:24 GOOF: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Flagship and Capcom, 2004)

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30:19 Feature Game: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)

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49:58 Mark: Halls of Torment (Chasing Carrots)

52:19 Caitlin: Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap (Robot Entertainment)

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All shooting, all the time! Both Rabbit and Steel and Undertale leverage shoot-em-up elements in novel ways, and they form a natural set with the punishing Ikaruga.

What We're Playing

00:57 Caitlin: Core Keeper (Pugstorm, 2024)

08:19 Mark: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, 2019)

13:49 Mark: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)

18:00 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm (Gearbox, 2024)

21:21 GOOF: Ikaruga (Treasure, 2001)

30:05 Feature Game: Undertale (Toby Fox, 2015)

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52:27 Caitlin: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)

53:11 Mark: Iron Meat (Retroware)

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