Today we have the pleasure of a bonus episode! Jenny and Enzi chat about the making of Gas Station Story: where Enzi draws inspiration, their favorite gas station snack, and the future of the world that we discovered in this incredible indie! Hope you enjoy!

The world is burning, but we have a job to do! What was life like as a gas station clerk in our first game of 2026? Join me and Chris in our discussion of Gas Station Story! (Also, if you played and enjoyed the game, consider leaving a review on their Steam page!)

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00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

03:49 The Pastry Case: Abolish ICE + Supporting Minnesota (and your communities)

11:56 The Pastry Case: What we're excited about!

30:49 Gas Station Story: Non-Spoilers

46:45 Gas Station Story: Deep Dive

02:30:21 Community Questions

02:54:20 Next Month: Kentucky Route Zero

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Happy new year! This month, I'm joined by Chris (Honest Indies) to introduce our monthly brew: Gas Station Story. Of course, we kick off with some chill discussion, learning about their incredible experiences in the music industry, and compare just a handful of our most anticipated games of 2026.

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

04:22 The Pastry Case: Meeting Chris (Honest Indies)

20:47 The Pastry Case: Stuff We're Excited About

41:29 Indiescovery: Most Anticipated of 2026

01:27:03 This Month's Brew: Introducing Gas Station Story

02:03:27 See you next time!Find Honest Indies:

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We arrive to Zanarkand and conclude our pilgrimage on today's episode of Geeks & Grounds! Joined by Dave (Tales From The Backlog), we discuss faith, character evolutions, and what it means to think of the generations beyond your own.

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

02:38 The Pastry Case: G&G Community Selections

07:35 The Pastry Case: What We're Excited About

22:54 This Month's Brew: Final Fantasy X - Part 02

01:36:19 Start of an OG FF7 Spoiler (just to be safe)

01:37:03 Click here to skip an OG FF7 Spoiler!

02:54:58 In Defense of Final Fantasy X-2

03:02:35 Looking for games similar to FFX?

03:15:33 See you next year when we play Gas Station Story!

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✅Play Final Fantasy X on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/359870/FINAL_FANTASY_XX2_HD_Remaster/

FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!

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In today's Indiescovery, we're not only highlighting the indies (and one non-indie) we're looking forward to for the month of December: we're also selecting our top games of 2025!

Finally, we'll provide some insight to the themes and questions to consider as you begin the second half of Final Fantasy X (with the deep dive conversation releasing on December 16th!)

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

03:06 The Pastry Case: Our 2025 GOTYs

01:33:27 The Pastry Case: What We're Getting Into

01:49:48 Indiescovery: Our December Indie Game Release Highlights

02:07:28 This Month's Brew: Finishing Final Fantasy X

02:21:53 See you next time!

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We're pulled into Spira and begin our pilgrimage on today's episode of Geeks & Grounds! Joined by Dave (Tales From The Backlog), we discuss Tidus, Yuna, the rest of the guardians, and the initial stops on the journey to defeat Sin.

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

02:14 The Pastry Case: 2026 Game Voting Begins!

08:10 The Pastry Case: GOTY Backlog

25:29 The Pastry Case: What We're Excited About

46:52 Final Fantasy X Discussion (Part 01)

03:41:08 See you on Dec 2nd for our GOTY discussion!

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In today's first episode of November, we're diving into the indie game releases we're most excited about AND kicking off our journey in Zanarkand with a little bit of a retrospective: what has the impact of the game been in the industry? And what's it's personal significance to each of us? Also, welcome to Dave -- of Tales From The Backlog -- as our official discussion guest for the next two months!

04:12 Meet Dave of Tales from the Backlog

18:14 2026 Nominations for Geeks & Grounds Titles

22:06 What We're Getting Into

51:58 Indiescovery: Our November Indie Game Release Highlights

01:08:06 This Month's Brew: Introducing Final Fantasy X

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We're stuck on the doomed ship Tulpar for the month of October, along with Anya, Swansea, Daisuke, Jimmy, and Curly. Fortunately, Milady Confetti is also here to chat about the game with us, bringing her medical AND media knowledge to the table to really dig into the game's themes! What did we think? It definitely hurt (complimentary).

***Edit: Had to remove the intro/outro music due to platform restrictions, so apologies for the silence on the start and end of this one!

00:00 Welcome To Geeks & Grounds

2:15 The Pastry Case: Meet Confetti, Steam NextFest, and more!

47:08 This Month's Brew: Mouthwashing

2:38:18 Community Discussion Questions

2:57:50 See you in November for Final Fantasy X (Part 01)

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This month we spent our time translating languages to try and connect communities! How did we do? Kate and Emily (No Small Games) return to deep dive the game of the month: Chants of Sennaar!

We also chat about recent game news, like the Six One Indie Showcase, Hades 2 coming soon, and other media we're excited about.

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

02:48 The Pastry Case: Six One Indie Showcase, Hades 2, and What We're Excited About!

38:19 This Month's Brew: Chants of Sennaar (Non-Spoilers)

01:13:34 This Month's Brew: Chants of Sennaar (Spoilers)

2:29:17 Where to Find No Small Games (Kate + Emily)

02:32:29 October 2025 Brew: Mouthwashing

02:33:33 See you next time!

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On today's menu, we have Kate and Emily from No Small Games joining the conversation. We'll get to know them and their podcast, talk through some of the latest indie game releases for September, and begin our initial discussion for September's brew: Chants of Sennaar.

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