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Hogwarts Legacy is an action RPG released February 7th, 2023 for Microsoft Windows, X Box Series X/S, and Playstation 5. It was published by Warner Bros. Games and was developed by Avalanche Games. We praised it for capturing the Harold Potterman vibes, artistic direction, and overall package. We also praised it's side quests and character writing.

Caligula would recommend this game to people familiar with the franchise, Mia liked the game but would not recommend it.

So maybe check it out if you have a Harry Potter tattoo.

In the icy froth of the turbulent Atlantic juts a jagged mass, a great thrust upon which the frigid waves may crash. Many a lord hath bade their heaving tribes to hollow the rock of this place, to stack and mortar it into walls and walkways. Towers and parapets. Law and order. "Once a King lived there," they would say, "then he died and the new King of all kingdoms was crowned. That's when the ravens moved in. They had the run of the place for centuries– until recently, when something… else… ran them out." Strange eminations pulse from out the cracks in the castle stone, vibrations of an inhuman sort. They reach their tendrils far before scattering diffuse into æther. To invade. The feed. Our thoughts. Now a strange new game is on the market, born of the void inside those castle walls. It's causing chaos in the streets, tearing friendships apart, and disrupting communities worldwide, yet this game offers naught but exalted escape. Beautiful nostalgia. Instant digital bliss. What could be wrong with that?

No one would speak of these terrors, not one soul anywhere on Earth (unbelievable, right?), until Dada hit the scene. Caligula and Alchemia– having tasted the wares of the abyss– square up against Miss Ellanea and Vi, academic witches who have not dabbled in the dark depths firsthand. Join us dear listener as we discuss the ethics and emotions around Hogwarts Legacy.

Essay not referenced: "Toward a Decolonial Feminism," by María Lugones.

Intro/outro music: NECO ARC BEAT TYPE 2 - Sastra Moment https://youtu.be/mFHwtHF-98o

The sky grows grey, thick clouds weaving into a roiling churn. The earth below quakes, cracks of lightning illuimating a distant lone figure. All is silent, even the everpresent chatter of the permahosts– Caligula & Miss Ellanea– and it is then you know: he is coming.

The one true prophet of the far flung stars (once removed), Atreides, has come to the aural realm to challenge the assertions of the Christian capitalist high priest, Sovereign Imagineer of Answers in Genesis, Tim Chaffey.

It's a bright blistering download of historical context straight into your data-meat, dear listener, make sure your buffers are cleared.

Book referenced: "Ring" by Koji Suzuki

Intro/outro music: NECO ARC BEAT TYPE 2 - Sastra Moment https://youtu.be/mFHwtHF-98o

Vault of the Void is a deck building, rogue-lite, CCG video game published and developed by Spider Nest Games (not Stinky Cat), released November 20th, 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

We praised it's deep, comlicated gameplay, adjustable deck structure, and unlockable alt art sets. We also praised it's graphical clarity and hexagon based game progression.

We both would recommend this game, with the caveat that the Strawman in question had prior card game knowledge.

From the sky comes forth a hot blast, a fireball of hot Dada, hurtling straight into your ears!

K-Slick joins permahosts Caligula and Miss Ellanea to discuss remakes… of old DND campaigns? Miss Ellanea rants about House Bill 9 in Tennessee which bans drag shows (and potentially trans people) in public, and the murder of an unarmed Pueblo man at the hands of sheriff deputies. K-Slick bemoans his disappointing experience of Tennessee's New Year's Eve "celebrations," and Caligula recounts his latest exploits in the realm of carnal desire.

It's a hot, hot fireball of Dada just for you, dear listener.

Intro/outro music: NECO ARC BEAT TYPE 2 - Sastra Moment https://youtu.be/mFHwtHF-98o

The dirty, dusty boys are back in town! And they brought Chained Echoes with them. Chained Echoes is a GRPG developed by Matthias Linda and published by Deck13. It was released on December 8th, 2022 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X/S, Playstation 4 and 5, as well as Microsoft Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

We declared this game some kind of Chrono Cross/Chrono Trigger-like. We can do that, we're real games journalists. We praised this games fantastic writing, directorial flourishes, and combat systems.

We would recommend this game to the average video game enjoyer. So go check it out. It's worth your time and money, especially if you're craving a more old school RPG experience.

The void is thick, wet even, with the slick sheen of TEXAS.

Perma-hosts Caligula & Miss Ellanea beat their way through this one on a bucket of coffee and a thimbleful of sleep, bringing you such wonderful topics as the oppressive state, cybernetics, the oppressive state, psychedelics & therapy, the oppressive state, middling on "middling," and yes– even more on the oppressive state. Yay!

Intro/outro music: NECO ARC BEAT TYPE 2 - Sastra Moment https://youtu.be/mFHwtHF-98o

We played the Firaxis Games and Virtous joint Marvel's Midnight Suns. It was released December 1st, 2022 on just about any modern console that runs game, up to and including Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, as well as Nintendo Switch.

This game is a roleplaying Marvel card game so it scratches every good itch outside of Atomicrops ,which is the goat. We both recommend this game. Alchemia listed it as the only game she 100%'d. We praised it's writing, voice acting, and modular card game mechanics. Alchemia said it made her a better friend.

Rad. Go check it out, it's totally worth your money and time.

Once again you have found us in the EMF soup. Us, the permahosts, Caligula & Miss Ellanea, float in the crowded aural æther awaiting eager ears hungry for stimulation. An experience we glad bestow to you, the listener.

Yet you were not the first to find us here! Alchemia (Mia) joins us to talk through how to not steal but still find use from torrents, D&D and the challenges of DM'ing (go read a book), and the use of Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) as an excellent– if demanding– form of protest. A surprisingly helpful TrashCast awaits you, and leftover cake! Seriously, like, no one took any home last time.

Intro/outro music: NECO ARC BEAT TYPE 2 - Sastra Moment https://youtu.be/mFHwtHF-98o

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a hybrid deck building rogue-like and RPG joint developed by Questline and published by Awaken Realms that was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S on May 27th, 2021.

We would both recommend this game to people who have already played a few rogue-like deck builders. You don't want this game to pop any cherries. We both did and didn't praise it's grimderp writing. Simply put, this game sucks and I love it. Hit the episode for more details. If dark settings, card games, and rogue-likes are a thing you like then hit Steam, GOG, or the Xbox store. It's a neat little project.

This joint is also based on or tied into a board game. We're gonna check it out, too.