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Episode 139 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 2
Ben’s schedule on the second day of PAX West was packed with game demos, time loops, interviews, and… time loops. Ben talks about playing a large assortment of demos, including Fractured Blooms, Project ATOM, ATMOSFAR, Bakudo, OPUS: Prism Peak, Anthem#9, Unyielder, and Aether and Iron. Other conversations he had on Day 2 of the show were with Hank: Drowning on Dry Land game director Jakub Lisinski from My Next Games, Blocks for Babies designers/developers Noah Ritz and Dan Rock from BunkSoft Interactive LLC, and Karen Morrison from the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation, a global charitable organization serving underrepresented and marginalized developers and individuals interested in a career within the gaming industry. Ben ends the show with a pair of game reviews—Death Kid and Rusty Rangers
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00:00:44 - Fractured Blooms - Serenity Forge
https://serenityforge.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6GyPbcE7U
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/
00:03:22 - Project ATOM - JNG Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6SfB7NRYdE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3897280/Project_ATOM/
00:05:21 - Blocks for Babies - BunkSoft Interactive LLC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGaCvsgLPC4
https://www.bunksoft.net/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2776770/Blocks_for_Babies/
00:06:33 - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land - My Next Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCKsVyxM1eI
https://www.mynextgames.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937880/Hank_Drowning_On_Dry_Land/
00:09:52 - The Shueisha Games booth with Zo
https://shueisha-games.com/en/
https://www.youtube.com/@shueishagames6941
00:10:42 - ATMOSFAR - Apog Labs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua2rB4GbGQs
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/
00:12:29 - Bakudo - Sayil Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFpngdvQtTs
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275860/BAKUDO/
00:14:11 - OPUS: Prism Peak - Sigono Inc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QwEGBhQwmU
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947910/OPUS_Prism_Peak/
00:15:41 - Anthem#9 - Korda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uO_l7aCR9I
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2656490/ANTHEM9/
00:17:43 - Unyielder - TrueWorld Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be3oC1BKviU
https://store.steampowered.com/app/789940/UNYIELDER/
00:20:37 - An interview with Karen Morrison, Program Director: Virtual Events for the International Game Developers Association Foundation
https://www.igdafoundation.org/
00:45:34 - Aether & Iron - Seismic Squirrel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM6iYGdeuw4
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836560/Aether__Iron/
BONUS REVIEWS
00:49:15 - Death Kid - developed by Crooked Games and published in conjunction with Take IT Studio!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTPLvj1IG2g
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456970/Death_Kid/
00:51:37 - Rusty Rangers - developed and published by Fantastica!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXR61yHqWwE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599420/Rusty_Rangers/
***
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***
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Ben’s schedule on the second day of PAX West was packed with game demos, time loops, interviews, and… time loops. Ben talks about playing a large assortment of demos, including Fractured Blooms, Project ATOM, ATMOSFAR, Bakudo, OPUS: Prism Peak, Anthem#9, Unyielder, and Aether and Iron. Other conversations he had on Day 2 of the show were with Hank: Drowning on Dry Land game director Jakub Lisinski from My Next Games, Blocks for Babies designers/developers Noah Ritz and Dan Rock from BunkSoft Interactive LLC, and Karen Morrison from the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation, a global charitable organization serving underrepresented and marginalized developers and individuals interested in a career within the gaming industry. Ben ends the show with a pair of game reviews—Death Kid and Rusty Rangers
***
00:00:44 - Fractured Blooms - Serenity Forge
https://serenityforge.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6GyPbcE7U
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/
00:03:22 - Project ATOM - JNG Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6SfB7NRYdE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3897280/Project_ATOM/
00:05:21 - Blocks for Babies - BunkSoft Interactive LLC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGaCvsgLPC4
https://www.bunksoft.net/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2776770/Blocks_for_Babies/
00:06:33 - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land - My Next Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCKsVyxM1eI
https://www.mynextgames.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937880/Hank_Drowning_On_Dry_Land/
00:09:52 - The Shueisha Games booth with Zo
https://shueisha-games.com/en/
https://www.youtube.com/@shueishagames6941
00:10:42 - ATMOSFAR - Apog Labs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua2rB4GbGQs
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/
00:12:29 - Bakudo - Sayil Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFpngdvQtTs
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275860/BAKUDO/
00:14:11 - OPUS: Prism Peak - Sigono Inc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QwEGBhQwmU
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947910/OPUS_Prism_Peak/
00:15:41 - Anthem#9 - Korda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uO_l7aCR9I
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2656490/ANTHEM9/
00:17:43 - Unyielder - TrueWorld Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be3oC1BKviU
https://store.steampowered.com/app/789940/UNYIELDER/
00:20:37 - An interview with Karen Morrison, Program Director: Virtual Events for the International Game Developers Association Foundation
https://www.igdafoundation.org/
00:45:34 - Aether & Iron - Seismic Squirrel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM6iYGdeuw4
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836560/Aether__Iron/
BONUS REVIEWS
00:49:15 - Death Kid - developed by Crooked Games and published in conjunction with Take IT Studio!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTPLvj1IG2g
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456970/Death_Kid/
00:51:37 - Rusty Rangers - developed and published by Fantastica!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXR61yHqWwE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599420/Rusty_Rangers/
***
Follow Two Vague on…
Our website: https://www.twovaguepodcast.com
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast
On Substack: https://twovaguepodcast.substack.com/
On Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twovaguepodcast.com
For show appearance and other inquiries, contact us at: [email protected]
-AND-
…for all of your PRI and 2VP merch check out the Partly Robot Industries store at TEEPUBLIC!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/partly-robot-industries
***
References, Links, and Tags
#Podbean #DIYPodcast #ApplePodcast #VideoGames #Trivia #Comedy #Talkshow #2VP #TwoVaguePodcast #PodernFamily #InterviewShow #GamersofThreads #Gamer #PartlyRobot #PartlyRobotIndustries #TeePublic #PAXWest #PAXWest2025 #SerenityForge #FracturedBlooms #ProjectATOM #ATOMProject #JNGStudio #BlocksForBabies #BunkSoftInteractiveLLC #MyNextGames #HANKDrowningOnDryLand #CinnamonBand #ShueishaGames #ATMOSFAR #ApogLabs #Bakudo #SayilGames #OPUSPrismPeak #SigonoInc #AnthemNo9 #Korda #Unyielder #TrueWorldStudios #KarenMorrison #InternationalGameDevelopersAssociationFoundation #IGDAFoundation #AetherAndIron #SeismicSquirrel #DeathKid #CrookedGames #TakeITStudio #RustyRangers #Fantastica