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Stephen, Brendon, and AJ discuss their top video games of 2024, along with listener picks and special guests, showcasing a wide range of titles and genres. They also delve into 'Games of the Other Years', listener suggestions, and end with a look ahead to the gaming landscape of 2025.
🎶Game of the yeeear, twenty-fooour🎶🎶Is the next oooone, in your podcast feed🎶🎶As for this oooone, Starfox twoooo🎶🎶And Great Circle, Fantasian, a ROM hack, we'll see your next yeeear🎶 Use code AETHER20 at checkout for 20% off your first year of Pika! Discussed: Thank you for listening to the show!, Discord GOTY list, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, **FACT CHECK: Todd Howard is actually the executive producer of the game, it was directed by Jerk Gustafsson and Axel Torvenius**, Brendon...
Hiya! I'm a Pokém-- I mean, a monster. Not like a monster, haha. Specifically, I'm a Platypunk, but I used to be human! Could you help me return to my original form via Windows 98? Discussed: GotY process and thoughts, Neva, After Inc., Witching Stone, Animal Well, Rainworld, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Stephen's underappreciated tweet, Dragon Quest 6---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.pa...
X™ — The Everything App™ — is so yesterday. We're onto Hope Stationary now. Discussed: Mom, Dragon Quest 3: HD-2D Remake, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, drop the "The", it's cleaner, Metaphor Re:Fantazio, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Pokemon TCG Pocket, vavavoom---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: ...
This week Stephen chats with Robin (Girl Mode) and Kim (dotzip) about dragons, dungeons, and van games! Listen to Girl Mode! Listen to dotzip! Read Robin’s writing on Veilguard: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/dragon-age-veilguard-trans-characters https://www.inverse.com/gaming/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review Discussed: Putting yourself into a jpeg, Dragon Age: Veilguard, Dungeons of Hinterburg, Caravan SandWitch, Witching Stone---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch i...
Who cares how old that dragon is? Have you seen this bird?? Discussed: Lamps, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Play Nice by Jason Schreier, How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong by Jason Schreier for Kotaku, a brief history of Bioware, The Inside Story of Mass Effect 3's Endings, Finally Told by People Make Games on YouTube, go woke go broke is a grift, Dragon Age: Veilguard, white cheddar Cheez-Its---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.on...
It's the 300th episode! Thank you for listening, even if the flaps of your red hunting hat are making it hard to do so. Stephen's Portrait of Ruin video: https://youtu.be/BThP3wAtxzYBrendon's Shiro and the Coal Town video: https://youtu.be/_6GvrKAdaQE Discussed: Beastie Ball, Wilmot Works it Out, Shadow Generations, Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue, Paper Lily - Chapter 1, Return of the Obra Dinn, Halo Reach, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some...
*clack clack clack* Goodbye to *clack clack clack* Into the *clack clack clack* Fortnite??? Discussed: Talkin' Fantazio, 1000xRESIST, dotzip's 5 hours spoilercast, Matt Horton's What Should You Leave Behind? - 1000xRESIST Review, The Bench, Densha de Go! Pocket, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, Steam Next Fest, Star Vaders, Trip, HARK THE GHOUL, Dark Souls, Mario, 30Rock, Star Trek TNG, WEBFISHING, Minecraft, the new Memory Card Manuscript video this week, Castlevania: Portra...
It's a-me! Run. Check out Celtreos on Steam and iOS! Discussed: Nintendo Alarmo, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag], No Masterpiece Has Bad Audio, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Metaphor: ReFantazio is the rare fantasy game that goes beyond racism 101 by Ash Parrish for The Verge, Silent Hill 2 Remake---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen ...
You topia, me topia, we all topia! Use code AETHER20 at checkout for 20% off your first year of Pika! Discussed: The Metaphor: ReFantazio demo, the future of Persona, Slay the Princess, Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, what makes a game, Silent Hill 2 might be good?!?!---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerar...
People always tell you not to get old, but before you know it you're rolling out of bed, taking three steps to the right, and getting crushed by a hidden rock trap. Brendon's UFO 50 Review: https://youtu.be/yDLLojb2zUo Discussed: Controller chat, UFO 50, Barbuta (the genre), Into the Aether UFO50 Top 5, Tidings from the Aether, Monster Rancher DX 1 & 2, Romancing SaGa 2 Remake Demo, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Lost Kingdoms---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some ...
I know we're robo-best friends and tell each other everything but... I've got a secret... I'm a Michel. Check out Memory Card Manuscript on YouTube! Discussed: What gets wetter as it dries?, Memory Card Manuscript, Astro Bot, Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, Yoko Taro's Metaphor promo, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, Starfield---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: ht...
Glad I caught you! Have you heard about the Sony PlayStation? Listen to Girl Mode wherever you get podcasts! Discussed: Welcome Girl Mode to TWG!, Astro Bot, this generation in general, how many Astros?, Zero Zero: Perfect Stop, Visions of Mana, Octopath II, next week, Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO50)---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: ht...
And suddenly I realized: Up, R, Left, L, B, L, R, Right, Down. Discussed: The weather, Dragon Age: Origins, Castlevania: Dominus Collection, Magic: The Gathering Arena, Are You A Miranda or an "h"?, Fishlike, overnight oats, The Analog Super Nt, A Link to the Past, Fez, talking about games, PS Bot---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://s...
For a LIMITED TIME you-- yes, YOU-- can join the Family-style computer revolution! Sick of having to wait for big bro to be done surfin' the web and IM-ing babes? With the Family-style computer in your computer room you and your WHOLE FAMILY can surf, search, click, drag, and scroll to your hearts content; ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Order yours TODAY! Discussed: dotzip's 1000xRESIST bonus episode, Can't Put It Down, What Should You Leave Behind? - 1000xRESIST Review by Matt Horton, Shin Megami Tensei...
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Howdy neighbor! I got you something really special. I hope you like it. It's a broken clam shell I found out front of the inn <3 Discussed: Mini-PCigley, Total War: Pharaoh Does Complete 180 After Massive Free Update on aftermath.site (gift link!), programming updates, Fields of Mistria, Darren Hupke's 32 Bit Library, three awful things---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/int...
Who's singing about Hyrule Field under that mask? Tune into this week's episode of The Masked Gamer to find out! Discussed: The News, Nickie's Pizzablivion, Times & Galaxy, RIP Game Informer, Brendon's perpetual 3, the Steam Deck comeback, Earth Defense Force 6, the Olympics, Nine Sols, gaming on Mac, Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode Multiplayer, Whisky for Mac, Isles of Sea and Sky, Isles of Sea and Sky taught me it’s okay to move on by Garyson Morely for Polygon, Thinking Outside the Box with S...
Stephen, are you coming to the block party? It's happening during the podcast.We'll be playing Bloomburrow and badminton. Discussed: Go Italy!, Earth Defense Force 6, Mario sucks, Stephen's PS5 struggle, Magic: The Gathering Arena, this ProZD sketch (which funnily enough is sponsored by M:TG Arena lol), this article on Magic archetypes, digital card games, Guncho, Twinfold, Imbroglio, the throughline, V-Rising, your friend Apple Podcasts Episode art from chapter 57 of Blue Box.---Find us everywh...
What we've got for you today is a classic Aether. On the nose you get notes of triple-A game. On first sip, you'll feel the familiar tang of a long running RPG series up front quickly followed by the depth of an indie darling. Finally, on the finish you'll have the unforgettable combination of Pokemon and ROM hacks. Oh, and make sure you aren't downwind of any of your fellows here; this one will make you gassy. Discussed: We're back, thank you so much for listening, new merch (link below), Patre...
Welcome to season seven of Into the Aether! We're kicking off a new year with an over six-hour look at our very favorite games for the Nintendo GameCube! Thank you all for listening to and supporting the show over the years, we're so excited to be back.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: ht...
Surprise! We're back a week early with an absolute behemoth. To celebrate hitting 1 million downloads of the show a few months ago (!!), we're proud to present our one-hundred favorite games of the decade from the years 2000 to 2009! A sincere thank you to everyone who has ever listened to, shared, or backed the show. We couldn't have done this without you, for real. We thought there was no better way to share our gratitude than by following up the fan-favorite GOTD episode we did in 2019. And f...
On the finale of X-Strike Summer, AJ chats with Dom Nero (Eye of the Duck) and Kyle Starr (Y-Button) about being gamer dads, puzzle games, and how you are well within your rights to return any console within 30-days because you can't beat the Elden Ring DLC. It is *not* your fault, it's the *controller* that's broken. Dom's LinksOn Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominicknero Dom's website: https://domnero.comDom's story "the bells" in the No Tokens journal: https://notokensjournal.com/fiction/the-...
Shhh be very quiet... our guests are very sleepy today, they need their rest... AJ chats with Emily Price (Unwinnable), Robin Bea (inverse), Tamoor Hussain (Gamespot), and Willa Rowe (Kotaku) about Geoff's Big Week, "these uncertain times", and 1000xRESIST again! Emily's LinksEmily's Review of Saltsea Chronicles: Saltsea Chronicles Beautifully Finds A Way ForwardPast Presence for Unwinnable: https://unwinnable.com/author/emily-price/ Profile on Paste Magazine: https://www.pastemagazine.com/autho...
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This week AJ chats with Alanna Okun and Chase Allhart about their experiences with game design (and game design adjacent) education! They also confront the age old question: what even is a video game, anyway? Into the Game Jam Linksitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024Find the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the "Games Forums" category, select the games-events forum, find "Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)" forum thread and say hello! Alanna's LinksWebsite: https://alannaoku...
Welcome to the first EVER episode of Into the Aether: X-Strike Summer! We kick of the series with games industry pros (and TWG community members) Kyle Labriola, Murray Cameron-Smith and NBZ! This week's episode is REQUIRED to be listened to at .75 speed to make up for all the times you were listening at 3x, you sickos.---Kyle's LinksBlog: https://blueberrylemonade.pika.page/Indie Games of Cohost: https://cohost.org/IndieGamesOfCohostRhythm Doctor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm...
You've traveled far and faced trials that would demoralize most... or worse. But here you emerge, into the sun, holding in your hands the thing you've been searching for so long: The Uncharted bonus episode of Into the Aether.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow...
iO, eat your heart out. See you on July 17th! Discussed: XStrike Summer, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Myst, Animal Well, Brendon solving the final puzzle of The Witness, Brendon's number 16 Game of the Year, Zero Stranger, Void Ranger, Burnout Paradise, the PSP, Soma Bringer, the Xeno series, Diablo, have a good Summer (to our Northern hemisphere pals)!---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreo...
When hope is lost and humanity is on the brink of devastation, there's only one tried and true strategy to snap victory from the jaws of certain evisceration. Discussed: Out of the Realm, being a regular: revisted, Brendon on The Besties!, Crow Country, Resident Evil, Signalis, Zero Ranger, Void Stranger, NieR: Automata, gaming on the Apple iPad, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, emulation, Monster Hunter Portable Third, PPSSPP, FTL: Faster Than Light, Civilization VI, Shogun: Total War, Rome: Tot...