Disco Elysium: Mom Shaped Shadow, Caves of What Qud Be

He has returned. Dale Flashpoint (he/him) is back from a hiatus to talk about Disco Elysium with Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him). Max (he/him) could not join due to illness unfortunately but be sure to listen until the end of episode to hear his thoughts. Listen to Faden fail to pronounce any French sounding word, Uncle playing a very successful cop, and Dale finally overcome a year old struggle.

Month’s Game: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Other Games discussed:

Caves of Qud

Hades

Wavetale

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him) are joined by one of our favorite guests Max (he/him) to discuss a wonderful game about bodies, community, and Sci-fi mobsters. They discuss the mechanical changes from Citizen Sleeper 1 to 2 while also getting into the wonderful cast of characters. It's another winner folks.

Next Month’s Game: Disco Elysium

Games discussed:

Total War: Warhammer III

Monster Hunter Wilds Beta

1000xResist

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him) are joined by two time guests Bean Sprout (she/her) and Max (he/him) to talk about 2024’s claymation adventure game Judero. Which, spoilers, we all greatly enjoyed. We break down the themes and the value of playing a game where you are forced to acknowledge that human hands made it. 

Next Month’s Game: Citizen Sleeper 2

Games discussed:

Total War: Warhammer III

The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria

Unpacking

Later Alligator 

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him) are joined by a whole host of guests! Bean Sprout (she/her), Jake McAskill (he/him), Max (he/him), and Red Alert/Red (He/him) join to chat stats, the Force, bugs, and much more in our biggest episode yet! This was a much needed end of the year especially as Dale is on sabbatical (but also send congrats to Dale about getting a role). 

Next Month’s Game: Judero

Games discussed:

God of War (2018)

Pathologic 

Pass the Pig

Vampire Survivor

Slay the Spire

Star Trek Gotcha 

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

Follow Faden Cross on Bluesky @faden-cross.bsky.social. You can send Faden questions there too. 

Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT

Notes: Vetted family members who need assistance in Gaza 

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Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Faden Cross (the/them), and Uncle (he/him) transcend their own flesh to worship the Ominissah with the Noosphere or something. They orbit some sort of Tombworld to stop it from waking up. Honestly, I shouldn’t be doing the write up because I don’t know anything about Warhammer. Thankfully Uncle and Dale are experts.

Next Month’s Game: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II

Games discussed:

Death Stranding

Samurai Showdown 2019

Pokemon TCG 2: The Invasion of Team GR

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

Follow Faden Cross on Bluesky @faden-cross.bsky.social. You can send Faden questions there too.

Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT

Notes:

Vetted family members who need assistance in Gaza

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YGgkXoyam7tnbXb-vqWsHFs3Puyf_xYeXY2dPrZQY1M/edit?usp=sharing

Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Faden Cross (the/them), and back from a short break, Uncle are put through the hardest challenge the podcast has ever faced. They attempted to play through 2019’s Pathologic 2. This is the most divided the hosts have ever been on a game, however it was a lot of fun to record!

Next Month’s Game: Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Games discussed:

Ghost of Tsushima

Arctic Eggs

Bloons Tower Defense 6

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

Follow Faden Cross on Bluesky @faden-cross.bsky.social. You can send Faden questions there too.

Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT

Notes:

The first tower defense game in the modern sense seems to be Rampart (1990). There are probably different games but I wouldn’t know.

I (Faden) mentioned the Adventure of Booty Bandit for Dark Souls and that was my mistake. I meant to say Derby but Booty Bandit is so fun to say it just sticks in my head. But check out Dia Lacina on Youtube.

Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Faden Cross (the/them) and special guest Jake McAskill (he/him) live and learn in this exciting episode. Its Jake’s birthday month and that means he picked the game. We talk about the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog and of course Shadow. They get into the merits of the Chao garden and gush about their feelings for Crush 40’s wild soundtrack. 

Next Month’s Game:  Pathologic 2

Games discussed:

Castlevania Symphony of the Night 

Star Wars Outlaws

Fae Farm

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @Flashpoi

Dale (he/him), Uncle (he/him), and Faden (the/them) put on their headphones and experience a truly unique game. They played The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, an audio forward fantasy action rpg. The hosts breakdown the story and the gameplay of this adventure!

Next Month’s Game: Sonic Adventure 2

Games discussed:

Harvestella

Darkest Dungeon 2

Indika

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT

Dale (he/him), Uncle (he/him), and Faden investigate the killer of paradise. They explored a vaporwave world filled with eldritch horrors and conspiracy. The music is immaculate, the characters are unhinged, and the murder is complex. Did the host save Paradise? Listen to the episode and find out! 

Next Month’s Game:  The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Games discussed:

Warhammer 40k Mechanicus

Squadbusters

The Banished Vault 

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

Follow Faden Cross on Twitter @FadenCross

Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT