Currently Playing returns with a first ever live in person recording! Daniel talks to his friend Marcy (musician, teacher, world traveler) about the game Black Myth: Wukong which is based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. We take a deep dive into the origins of the company behind the game, Game Science, and their connection to the story and Chinese culture before discussing some of the finer details of the gameplay and the challenging Soulslike subgenre. Since Marcy was able to record in person he joined Daniel for playing Streets of Rage 4 which made the classic "couch co-op" game feel more alive, and then Marcy challenged Daniel to play Transistor. We end the show a little unconventionally as well by playing some of Marcy's unreleased music as background and then the also unreleased single Monsters.
0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Marcy!
0:07:44 - What Are You Playing? Black Myth: Wukong
0:50:34 - Backlog Recap - Streets of Rage 4
0:58:15 - Backlog Challenge - Transistor
1:14:06 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:17:03 - Monsters