Hey, Buster. Sit! No, don't spin. Sit! GOOD BOY, HERE'S A TREATO!

Do you like that? Do you like getting little treatos when you do the thing in the game well? So does Vole! And Autarr used to be addicted in that, so there is an intervention in this episode.

How did Baby Steps lead Autarr to clarity? Why does Vole like the treatos? Is the sky really blue or was it painted by alien blood, when the colonial war of the stratosphere ended with the bloodshed of 200,000 chromchroms? We hold the answers! Join us to (try to) understand why brain happy when "Achievement Unlocked", and why this may be good OR bad for games. Spoiler: the answer is "sometimes" and "it depends" again.

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Voles and otters. They live both on land and sea, right? They do not pull sick-ass tricks, though! 

That's right, we are talking about Journey, Abzu and Sword of the Sea. I bet you guessed it from my little teaser there. No? Well too bad. It made sense to me. 

So, 3 games, 2 of each we consider some of our peak gaming experiences. Come hear us gush about the climb and Autarr gush about fish, and then stay for the controversial takes! Also, Autarr took some Baby Steps after his travels and has some thoughts to share.

Games discussed:

Baby Steps impressions.

Journey (That Game Company)

Abzu (Giant Squid)

Sword of the Sea (Giant Squid)

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Some would say that mountains are like a canvas, smeared with red paint exhumed from climbers' bodies after they make a wrong jump. 

Or some would say that a canvas is like a mountain, as in it is hard to climb on one. 

Deep right? Well you're in luck because our conversation on Concrete Genie and Celeste is equally deep. 

Care about deep art? Listen to our deep podcast! Shove your earbuds deep in your earholes and listen deeply!

Like that fairy from Ocarina of Time once said, "Hey, listen up, buckaroo, we have to talk them games!". And these are two games. 

Liek und Subscirb <3

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Do you like stories? Do you like stories being told at you? Do you like cut-scenes or witty dialogue? Or do you prefer all the lore to be dumped on you in a 10-minute long unnatural dialogue between two characters who should already know everything they are telling each other?

Whatever your style is, we are here to discuss it and offer some semi-constructive criticism on what makes good and bad exposition. 

In case you were not aware, 15 centuries ago, in the kingdom of Lemuria, the mighty king Frengo the 3rd led the first Hungryboi rebellion against the Dugong dynasty. After a devastating battle, the victorious king Frengo claimed the land and named it what we know of it now, Lemuria. 

However, the evil Zoeglons stashed away 8 pieces of the soul of Nenderthalal, leader of the Dugong dynasty, and the remaining believers of Nenderthalal are attempting to release them. You must stop them, traveller! Stop them before they bring forth a new age of war and pestilence!

We all put our faith in you mighty traveler, for you are our last hope. 

Grugolax be with you!

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What is natural for two village kids with social anxiety? To go to the city, of course. And not just one, but two!

In this chapter of our sorry lives we get to visit two cities plagued by different curses (and mechanical insufficiencies, in the case of one) and we fumble our way through them as we always do. 

Which city is the best? Which is the worst? Which one has the best mayor? Which one is best for pedestrians? We answer some of those questions. 

Games discussed:

• The Forgotten City
• The Sinking City

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The game gents decide to reject the present day nightmare-scape and warp back to the times they were game boys struggling to find games.

Are you curious about what the prelude to our current ruin was? Here is the episode in which we cover just that!

We also touched on a couple of more serious things you may want to do something about. Here are a couple of starting points:

Save games from censorship

Repeal the UK Online Safety Act

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In this episode the gents/critters learn how to do parenting and how to do prison breaking. Neither lesson is helpful and neither of the gents appreciated it much. 

Are the gents falling apart? Should they start talking to a magical book with an accent and start doing more of that "Collaboration" thing? We don't know, we are just two neckbeards with fedoras playing games sometimes questionably intended for kids. 

This is about the (in)famous Hazelight studio (which we spell incorrect multiple times, yes, we know), and we discuss Game of the Year Award winner "It Takes Two" and another game that might also have won something, "A Way Out".

Soz for being angry. Will happen again <3

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As we stray away (see what we did there) from the fresh episodes path, we dive into an adventure of the future feline sort. Purrs, scratches, meows, naps; this one was made for us.

This comes from our time capsule of episodes recorded pre-going live and from a time our podcast had a different name and an extra member (who had sat out this recording, because he's a dog person; thus, shall remain mysterious).

Is this a hit or a hiss? You can only find out by listening (for about 5 minutes until we both say that we both liked it). 

Forgot to mention in the episode:

Developed by BlueTwelve Studio

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We blundered through Resident Evil 5 and cringed with some... decisions that were made in it. Now let's talk about what makes this historic game stand out; for better or for worse. 

Mostly for worse...

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From a rock 'n' roll space adventure about discovering your creative voice to a small picturesque town in the French countryside, this episode's got it all! 

...Maybe not racing this time, but who's missing that?

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