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Life isn't really looking so good for Michelle, and it's definitely gotten worse now that a demon has their sights set on her. Let's talk relationships, "love", and if you'd ever romance a demon as we start our February brew, Sorry We're Closed!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes! In Blue Prince, the house changes each day, pushing us to plan, adapt, and shift our goals to try and make it to the fabled Room 46. This demo was incredibly fun, and I'm proud to have it be our first "Bonus Brew" -- a one-shot feature of a short game - or demo - that we think is worth paying attention to!

Bonus Brews are also a chance to invite folks on and hear from other voices in the industry! Today, we're joined by my dear friend, Josh Boykin, who is the founder of Intelligame (among MANY other feats).

Visit Josh's website for all the links to his Twitch, YouTube, and Writing: https://www.intelli.game

Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2025, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com

Play the Blue Prince Demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1

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Deeper into the bowels of the Oldest House we go...right into the Panopticon where a bit of a family reunion awaits! We talk our joys (and frustrations) with this middle section of Control along with a recent article on graphics and fidelity in games!

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

04:44 The Pastry Case: "Video Games Can't Afford to Look This Good" article, Severance S1, and more.

32:13 This Month's Brew: Control (Old Boys' Club)

01:27:23 See you next time!

We’ll start the year with a new job title: Director of the Federal Bureau of Control. Time to figure out what exactly that means! In this episode, we also share some of our most anticipated games of 2025, as well as what we got up to over the break.

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

03:36 The Pastry Case: Most Anticipated Games of 2025

30:02 This Month's Brew: Control (Welcome to the Oldest House)

01:31:11 See you next time!

Time to reflect on a very FULL year of gaming. 2024 is Geeks & Grounds 2nd year, and we played a lot of games. Which ones made it to the top of our personal lists? Cozy up, make a list of your own, and enjoy our final podcast episode of the year.

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03:05 The Pastry Case - 2024 Game Show Highlights

42:34 G&G Bingo - How did you do?

52:08 Personal Top 10 Games of 2024

01:39:52 Announcing the 2025 Community Selections

01:46:52 See you next YEAR!

We enter a supply closet for chalk...and come out heroes? What's going on in Deltarune: Chapter 1 ~ well, we'll be discussing it today on Geeks & Grounds!

While we're still vibing with the Slay the Princess theme for November, today's podcast episode is all about the final nominees for next year's community selection and how to vote for the games you'd like to play most.

Have a listen as we go through the selections and share our thoughts (spoiler alert: y'all nominated some very good games).

Our spoiler/discussioncast for Slay the Princess!