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Remembering What's Real in Leila

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Imagine if your child gave you a box that made you look back on every tough thing you've ever done. Kinda messed up tbh...

Today we're talking about Leila by Ubik Studios! A game about drifting through the shores of your life and doing little puzzles.

Get Leila on Steam, Switch, or Playstation! Check out Ubik Studios' other work on their website!

Quote from the dev about the possibly triggering imagery in one part of the game:

One chapter in the game contains self-harm gore, but the player is given the option to skip the chapter with a trigger warning before entering the chapter. Don't worry, we will give you a non-violent summary of the chapter you skipped, so you won't miss the story.


Discussed in the episode:

  • Ophelia (painting) by John Everett Millais on Wikipedia

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Art by Tara Crawford

Theme music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Hear the full convo on our Kofi ;)
  • (00:36) - Our first not funny intro
  • (01:26) - What is Leila
  • (05:32) - The art and visual presentation
  • (07:39) - Real person voice acting
  • (08:47) - Being vague about the mechanics and puzzles
  • (11:12) - How we feel about the puzzles (GOOD they are good puzzles)
  • (13:56) - How this game handles its trigger warning
  • (21:16) - Looking into the spoiler box
  • (21:59) - The Coffee Shop
  • (24:10) - Going on the computer
  • (32:01) - The difference in the flow of the story
  • (32:57) - Child and Teen stories
  • (42:24) - TW: General discussion of self-harm and body/identity dysmorphia
  • (45:59) - TW: Descriptions of gore
  • (56:36) - Life sprouts again
  • (58:01) - Shouting out the writing
  • (59:09) - The Dollhouse
  • (01:01:16) - Leyla and Majnun
  • (01:05:30) - The Brain
  • (01:13:10) - Coming back to yourself
  • (01:16:35) - Do something for tomorrow
  • (01:18:20) - Connect with the world
  • (01:20:18) - Dancing in the woods
  • (01:27:24) - Big Takeaways
  • (01:27:31) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:29:18) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:32:50) - Thank you for dancing in the woods with us!
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