The Short Game

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March 23, 2015 40: Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango is arguably the last mass-market adventure game, and is indisputably a great classic of the genre. Tim Schaffer’s last LucasArts adventure is a stunning amalgam of film noir storytelling, Mexican day of the...
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1h 11min
March 16, 201539: Life is Strange – Chapter 1 (Chrysalis)
This week begins our sort-of-book-club on the ongoing episodic adventure game Life is Strange. Told in what can only be described as the “Telltale” style, this series of 5 episodes follows Max Caufield, an 18 year old art school student who witnesses a murder and discovers she has the ability to rewind time. It’s a high school mystery!

Only the first episode is currently out (as of early March 2015) so we’re not treating this as a review, just talking about the game and what we think of it so far. We’ll be following the rest of the episodes as they are released, maybe with full episodes, or maybe just as follow-up. Let us know what you prefer!
So far we really liked it!
Life is Strange is available for basically every major platform including Windows (through Steam), PS3/PS4, and Xbox 360/One. It is priced at $5 per episode or $20 for the complete game. A demo is available. Expect each episode to take between two and four hours to complete.
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The Walking Dead by Telltale Games
Storify: 80 Days at GDC (with images, tweets)
The Wolf Among Us by Telltale Games
Why did we talk about these…
The Boxcar Children
Nancy Drew
Encyclopedia Brown
Nate the Great
You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame
See our list of upcoming games, and make suggestions..
Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes!
Your hosts this week were:
Raygan Kelly – @raygank
Shane Kelly – @8bitShane
Nate Heininger – @natestl
Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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1h 23min
March 16, 2015 39: Life is Strange – Chapter 1 (Chrysalis)
This week begins our sort-of-book-club on the ongoing episodic adventure game Life is Strange. Told in what can only be described as the “Telltale” style, this series of 5 episodes follows Max Caufield, an 18...
...more
1h 23min
March 16, 2015 39: Life is Strange – Chapter 1 (Chrysalis)
This week begins our sort-of-book-club on the ongoing episodic adventure game Life is Strange. Told in what can only be described as the “Telltale” style, this series of 5 episodes follows Max Caufield, an 18...
...more
1h 23min
March 10, 201538: Alto’s Adventure and Endless Runners
This week our podcast literally can not stop running/falling/snowboarding as we discuss the Endless Runner genre. This sometimes celebrated, sometimes maligned mobile focused offshoot of the platform genre is (believe it or not) full of awesome games amongst all the shovelware.
We talk in depth about the beautiful new endless snowboarder Alto’s Adventure, as well as run down the short history of the genre while calling out notable, quality examples.
Raygan would like to re-iterate that his high score in Alto’s Adventure is 130,881. Thank you.
Links:
Alto’s Adventure – out now on the App Store
CANABALT (on the web)
CANABALT for iOS
The Secret of Bryce Manor, by Tiger Style
Crash Bandicoot
Moon Patrol
The Most Officialest SkiFree Home Page
Aladdin 1993 Level 7 Rug Ride
Battletoads Level 3-Wind Tunnel
Pitfall!
Tiny Wings
Jetpack Joyride
Sonic Dash
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the App Store
Sonic CD on the App Store
Temple Run
Temple Run Arcade
Don’t Run With A Plasma Sword
Flappy Bird
Race The Sun: An Infinite Speed Experience
Bit.Trip.Runner
RUNNER2: FUTURE LEGEND OF RHYTHM ALIEN
Banana Kong
Boson X
Off The Leash
Crossy Road: Endless Arcade Hopper Game
Time Surfer
Ski Safari
You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame
See our list of upcoming games, and make suggestions..
Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes!
Your hosts this week were:
Raygan Kelly – @raygank
Shane Kelly – @8bitShane
Nate Heininger – @natestl
Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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1h 5min
March 10, 2015 38: Alto’s Adventure and Endless Runners
This week our podcast literally can not stop running/falling/snowboarding as we discuss the Endless Runner genre. This sometimes celebrated, sometimes maligned mobile focused offshoot of the platform genre is (believe it or not) full of...
...more
1h 5min
March 10, 2015 38: Alto’s Adventure and Endless Runners
This week our podcast literally can not stop running/falling/snowboarding as we discuss the Endless Runner genre. This sometimes celebrated, sometimes maligned mobile focused offshoot of the platform genre is (believe it or not) full of...
...more
1h 5min
March 02, 201537: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
This week’s topic is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition. (That’s a long title for such a short game!) Guacamelee is a “Metroidvania” with combo-based, beat-’em-up combat, and it’s a game we’ve been looking forward to covering on this show since we recorded our first episode. It’s really, really good.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (the third revision of the game after the original release and the Gold Edition) is available for ALL THE PLATFORMS:
– Steam (Windows) – $14.99
– PS4 – $14.99 (Original version also available for PS3 and PS Vita)
– Xbox One – $14.99 (Original version also available for Xbox 360)
– Wii U – $14.99
Links for this episode:
I’m Mexican. Am I Supposed To Be Offended By Guacamelee?
@DrinkBoxStudios on the pronunciation of X’tabay
You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame
See our list of upcoming games, and make suggestions..
Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes!
Your hosts this week were:
Raygan Kelly – @raygank
Nate Heininger – @natestl
Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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1h 12min
March 02, 2015 37: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
This week’s topic is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition. (That’s a long title for such a short game!) Guacamelee is a “Metroidvania” with combo-based, beat-’em-up combat, and it’s a game we’ve been looking forward to...
...more
1h 11min
March 02, 2015 37: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
This week’s topic is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition. (That’s a long title for such a short game!) Guacamelee is a “Metroidvania” with combo-based, beat-’em-up combat, and it’s a game we’ve been looking forward to...
...more
1h 11min

FAQs about The Short Game:

How many episodes does The Short Game have?

The podcast currently has 685 episodes available.