Gaming In The Wild - Video Game Reviews

The pod's back with a review of lovely French indie game Caravan SandWitch. It's a mellow, low-key open world exploration game set on a dusty, post-industrial sci-fi planet. The game’s story and dialogue have problems, but driving your trusty yellow van around this gorgeous little world makes up for it.

Also mentioned: Astro Bot, Ghost of Yotei, The Midnight Walk, Fear The Spotlight, Lego Horizon, Horizon Zero Dawn, Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain, Switch 2, Annapurna Interactive.

Support the pod and join the community: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.

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Thanks to all the patrons, and especially boss tier patrons Schei Guy and Mike Sampier. Thanks for listening!

This week’s episode has some chat about Astro Bot, Arco and Star Wars Outlaws, before settling into a super fun listener Q&A about games, food, spoiler levels and preferences, travel destinations, and more. 

Thanks to all the show's patrons, and shout out to boss tier patrons Mike Sampier and Schei Guy! Join the Patreon at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild for an invite to the patron-only discord, and to gain access to the bonus episode back catalogue.

Music this week: There Is A Then from 1000xRESIST, Silent Grove from Hauntii, and Possum Springs from Night In The Woods.

It’s the start of a new month, so this week’s pod takes a look at the top games that are coming out in September. We also recap the Nintendo Direct news, and talk more about Star Wars Outlaws. 

And as always, thanks to all the show’s 75 patrons - including boss tier patrons Schei Guy and Mike Sampier. Support this pod and get extra bonus podcasts at  http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter Dovetail: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

Grass Valley from Islets / Mushroom Forest from Hauntii / Star Wars Outlaws theme / Possum Springs from Night In The Woods.

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I've been quietly playing Star Wars Outlaws all week, and dying to share some thoughts about it! It's good guys, and if you love original Star Wars and a bit of comfort food open world Ubi-stuff, you might be in for a treat.

And as always, thanks to all the show’s 76 patrons - support this pod and get extra bonus podcasts at  http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter Dovetail: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

Stowaway from Armored Core VI, various tracks from Eco One, Possum Springs from Night In The Woods

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This week's show rounds up arcade shooter One Btn Bosses, pixel RPG Arco, an early glimpse at Mika & The Witch's Mountain, sci-fi racer Phantom Spark, and the Star Wars: Bounty Hunter remaster.

As always, thanks to all the show’s 74 patrons - support this pod and get extra bonus podcasts at  http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. Extra special thanks to boss tier patrons Schei Guy and Mike.

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter Dovetail: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

Syouki Takahashi - Cinematic Atmosphere / Arco - Credits / Night In The Woods - Possum Springs

(0:00) Intro Music

(00:21) Start

(04:38) Arco

(06:12) One Btn Bosses

(12:55) Mika & The Witch's Mountain

(22:14) Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

(25:09) Phantom Spark

(30:30) Outro

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This week’s episode is a grab bag of forthcoming and recently released indie games, including: Arco, Phantom Spark, Nobody Wants To Die, Dungeons of Hinterberg, and Creatures of Ava. 

Links mentioned:

So Videogames Episode 400: https://gamecritics.com/brad-gallaway/so-videogames-episode-400/ 

Pages of Play 1000xRESIST episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jRlJXOdBz3tguXtkyGRs1?si=lAMUuSz9RcmVYn5I9eXMwg 

My guest spot on the Pre-Order Bonus show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/indie-w-gaming-107983517 

And as always, thanks to all the show’s 74 patrons - support this pod and get extra bonus podcasts from $1 a month at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter Dovetail: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

Nobody Wants To Die Theme / Hinterwald Dungeons Explore from Dungeons of Hinterberg / Neon Wants A Drink from Nobody Saves The World / Possum Springs from Night In The Woods

Thanks for listening!

(00:00) Intro Music

(00:32) Pod starts

(02:22) Podcast reccos

(05:56) Patreon

(07:00) Phantom Spark

(09:47) Arco

(13:52) Nobody Wants To Die

(21:16) Dungeons of Hinterberg

(24:53) Creatures of Ava

(30:21) Ending

This’s week's episode gives a recap of the podcast's recent downtime, and then covers some hecking video games. British gross-out comedy “slapformer” Thank Goodness You’re Here is the featured game, and Crypt Custodian, Star Wars Outlaws, and Nobody Wants To Die are in the roundup.

Links mentioned:

August game releases video: https://youtu.be/a82B6mwdCww?si=fVw7WxRESzAtJiYq

Grapevine author page: https://grapevine.is/author/john-rogers/ 

Icelandic gamedev scene coverage: https://grapevine.is/tag/gaming/ 

Grapevine game scene cover story: https://grapevine.is/mag/feature/2024/07/26/playing-the-game-inside-icelands-game-development-scene/  

And as always, thanks to all the show’s patrons, including new patrons Reuben, Shaun, Adam, Ant, and Madeleine. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, and getting bonus patron episodes and a Discord invite, you can do so at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. Thanks, it all helps!

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

Stroll by Syouki Takahashi via Pixabay/Creative Commons, Canal Jam from Thank Goodness You’re Here, Possum Springs from Night In The Woods

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This week I chat about Islets and RKGK, and answer some listener questions about open world games, the best ever consoles, underrated indies, '80s movies, pineapple on pizza, and lots more besides.

And as always, thanks to all the show’s patrons, including new patrons Shaun, Adam, Ant, and Madeleine. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, and getting bonus patron episodes and a Discord invite, you can do so at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. Thanks, it all helps!

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

‘Grass Valley’ and ‘Iridescent Creatures’ from Islets, and ‘Possum Springs’ from Night in the Woods.

Thanks for listening!

This week’s episode is a look at the indie games coming out in the month of July, including: Flock, Arranger, Slider, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Gestalt Steam & Cinder, Nobody Wants To Die, SCHiM, Dunegons of Hinterberg, A Star Named EOS, Été, and more.

And as always, thanks to all the show’s patrons, including new patrons Shaun, Adam, Ant, and Madeleine, and boss-tier patron Mike Sampier. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, and getting bonus patron episodes and a Discord invite, you can do so at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. Thanks, it all helps!

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week:

Various tracks from The Garden Path, SCHiM, and Night in the Woods.

Thanks for listening!

Still Wakes The Deep is the latest from The Chinese Room, featuring some excellent environmental design, great Scottish voice acting, a convincing disaster scenario, and not-so-hot gameplay.

In the roundup: Times & Galaxy, Riven, Grapple Dogs.

And as always, thanks to all the show’s 79 patrons. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, and getting bonus patron episodes and a Discord invite, you can do so at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.

You can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com. And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

Music this week: Various tracks from Still Wakes The Deep OST, Possum Springs from Night In The Woods.

Thanks for listening!