A rabid Luma is reluctantly taken in by Luigi, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. Discussed: Chained Echoes, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, God of War Ragnarök, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Need for Speed Unbound How to Use Mastodon: https://www.wavelengths.online/about-m...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 5Ep. 27
That's right! Right before 2022 ends, it's our Game of the Year Spectacular! Stephen and Brendon trekked all the way to the great cold state of Pennsylvania to record with AJ in front of the traditional yule log YouTube video and, of course, The Orb. All three present their top ten games of the year, their Games of the Other Year (GOTOY is catching on!), and then decide on the Aether's official top five of the year. As always, you'll be hearing from some guests of the show as well. Thank you ALL...
Dec 28, 2022•6 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Snap snap, Stephen and Brendon recorded this one in person! Get ready for a virtual fireside chat about preparing for GOTY 2022, the announcements and winners from The Game Awards, and a new incredible Chrono Trigger inspired JRPG. Discussed: SantaCon, Game of the Year 2022, The Game Awards, Al Pacino, Hades 2, Remnant 2, Death Stranding 2, Earthblade, Armored Core VI, Chained Echoes --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Foll...
Dec 14, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 25
This week on the podcast: Brendon pushes "judging games by their intentions" to its absolute limit. Discussed: Marvel's Midnight Suns, Majora's Mask 3D, Immortality, Final Fantasy XV --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon Bigley: https://brendonbigley.com/ Produced by AJ Fillari: https://ajfillari.com Season 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkins...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 5Ep. 24
The time has finally come to talk about one of the most influential games of all time. No pressure! Note: Brendon's audio got a bit mangled in this one, just our luck! Hopefully you don't mind too much. We considered re-recording, but it just wouldn't be the same. --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon Bigley: https://brendonbigley.com/ Produced by AJ Fillari:...
Dec 05, 2022•3 hr 41 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Everyone in New Jersey has heard the tall tale about the Jersey Devil. Yeah, he WANTED to be Gex. Spooky, right? Discussed: Rivals of Aether, 30XX, Another World, Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, Final Fantasy XV, and more! --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon Bigley: https://brendonbigley.com/ Produced by AJ Fillari: https://ajfillari.com Season 5 Cover Art by Sco...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Finally after all these years of asking, begging, pleading... we've finally gotten to the core of it. That's right folks. It's Pokemon. Discussed: Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, Pentiment, Tactics Ogre Reborn --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon Bigley: https://brendonbigley.com/ Produced by AJ Fillari: https://ajfillari.com Season 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson:...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Look sometimes you just need to kick back and relax, sit on a stump in a cave about a half-mile from your cabin, and carve arrows for your son to lodge into the bodies of gods with no sense of humility as their inevitable doom approaches through the goosebumps of their frigid skin. Discussed: Signalis, Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, God of War Ragnarök --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhil...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Hey baby I hear the blues a-calling, tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Or maybe it was just the wind? I'm not sure, I wasn't paying attention. There's a new season of Marvel Snap and this person thinks they can beat me with an Onslaught and Mister Fantastic combo. Discussed: Perfect Tides, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, The Entropy Centre, Harvestella, Isle of Arrows, Marvel SNAP --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilg...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Chris Plante is here to ask a big question: What exactly WAS 2022? Was it just the year of Elden Ring? Was it the year of the Steam Deck? Or was it the precursor to the first AAAA video game? Discussed: Marvel SNAP, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Slice & Dice, Resident Evil --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https:...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Happy Halloween! On this very special bonus episode, Stephen and Brendon discuss the genre-defining works of 1994's Super Metroid and 1997's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari Season 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scou...
Oct 31, 2022•3 hr 47 min
"Don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia..." The materia system in this game is great. Wait. Whoops. Discussed: Persona 5 Royal, Marvel SNAP, Trails in the Sky, Ib, Dome Keeper --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by A...
Oct 26, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Painting the Green Hill Zone red since 2001. Past Meets Present - The Legend of Heroes by Marc Normandin: https://retroxp.substack.com/p/past-meets-present-the-legend-of Discussed: The Case of the Golden Idol, Dragon Quest Builders, Trails in the Sky, Trails from Zero, Silent Hill, Grim Fandango, Costume Quest --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 16
This is not a joke but I was going to grab my Funko Pop Pharah to take a photo for the episode art and it was literally covered in cobwebs and we all decided it was a bit too on-the-nose so I cleaned it off instead. Overwatch 2 Is Asking Too Much Of Me: https://www.wavelengths.online/overwatch-2-launch-nightmare/ Discussed: NieR: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition, Dragon Quest X Offline, Overwatch 2, Storyteller, Rhythm Quest, Gunbrella, Dredge, Doom (2016), Resident Evil --- Find us everywher...
Oct 13, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 15
I like tarnished that wear Abercrombie & Boc, I’d take them and that’s not just talk, but they’ve been gone since that summer, since that summer. Discussed: Dorfromantik, Shovel Knight Dig, Elden Ring, Inscryption, Prodeus, Story of Seasons, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Exominer, Slice & Dice --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow St...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Stephen and Brendon are joined by Brendan Klinkenberg to discuss God of War (2018), a seminal title in PlayStation Studios' lineup and the precursor to the upcoming God of War Ragnarök. Follow Brendan here: https://twitter.com/brendan_klink --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.c...
Sep 30, 2022•2 hr 43 min
All the world's a stage, but the grocery store especially is the coolest, biggest, and best stage there is. So step right up if you've got the arm and you've got the spirit. Think YOU have what it takes to square up alongside Grocery Store Stephen and Brendon "Sid" Bigley? Brendon's piece about the Steam Deck: https://www.wavelengths.online/the-steam-deck/ The Wandering Village video: https://youtu.be/1XoW2Zky3aw Shovel Knight Dig video: https://youtu.be/WadiXyU6kkI Discussed: The Steam Deck, Th...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Stephen and Brendon finally receive their Steam Decks and have a lot of thoughts to try and cram into one podcast episode. Splatoon 3 is the only good social media platform: https://www.polygon.com/23353488/splatoon-3-best-posts-billboards-posters-walls-jfresh-queen The Yosuke Romance Mod For Persona 4 Golden Is Now Available On PC: https://www.thegamer.com/yosuke-romance-mod-persona-4-golden-available-pc/ Discussed: The Steam Deck, Oblivion, Skyrim, Aperture Desk Job, Peglin, Vampire Survivors,...
Sep 21, 2022•2 hr 46 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Little peek behind the curtain here: This is Brendon. I usually write these things... but I'm not in this episode! So I don't really know what to put here this time around. I think they talk about Zelda a bit? Maybe some Mario? Can't wait to find out along with you! Regardless: Thanks to Dom Nero for filling in for me this week, thanks to Zant for continually being our muse, and thanks to you dear listener. Follow Dom: https://twitter.com/dominicknero Listen to Eye of the Duck: https://twitter.c...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Today is September 13, 2022. Nintendo had yet another Direct. We Had to discuss. --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari Season 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ --- Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast Thanks to ...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 27 min
This ain't your usual out-of-the-box Dwight. No sir, this is a premium Dwight for a premium customer. It's got all the bell's an whistles you'd expect from a Dwight — ambition, strong moral code, encyclopedic knowledge on various topics — but after The Big Upgrade this Dwight has one thing none of the other Dwights around here got: the capacity for normalcy. Yessir, this Dwight's a pleasure to have around. Personable and loyal, a real killer at parties and family functions. So what do ya say, yo...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Had a cool idea for a reboot of Tomb Raider in which Lara Croft raids tombs. I think it's gonna be a hit. Discussed: Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider, Splatoon 3, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 9
It's a summer of crafting here in the Aether, and with it comes a discussion about Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64 with our producer and friend AJ Fillari. --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari Season 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfoli...
Aug 29, 2022•2 hr 42 min
I like keeping myself on my own toes. Errant Signal on Fortnite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNukmNDq60Q GMT on puzzle games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjC6fa_YBg Discussed: Kirby's Dream Buffet, Rollerdrome, Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey, Lara Croft GO, Cult of the Lamb, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Hades, God of War --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilge...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Nothing to see here, just two cows and a lamb out in the pasture. They've all been doing this for 200+ weeks and definitely not doing anything suspicious on the side. Ignore the bright red glow some cutting through the mid-day light of the sun. Everything is cool here. Discussed: Cult of the Lamb, Two Point Campus, Civilization III-VI, Crusader Kings 2-3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Upcoming Releases, Gratitude --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Pigma’s Allegory of the Cave asks if you spent your life staring at a CRT screen playing Star Fox 64, would you even be able to comprehend Dinosaur Planet? Discussed: Gamer Chairs, Tetris Effect: Connected, REZ, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Power Wash Simulator, Fortnite --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ ...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Is it true what they say? Mario's got height, width, AND depth? His cousin Al is left to run the family business now that the Brothers Mario have gone missing? And what's this about a "xeno" "blade" chronicle? This summer's shaping up to be full of twists and turns, huh? Discussed: Super Mario 3D World, Bowser's Fury, Super Mario 3D Land, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitt...
Aug 03, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 5
It's helpful to look back on how you spent your journey — writing every haiku, dueling every villain, chasing every fox — and asking yourself if it all felt rewarding in some way be it emotionally or otherwise. It's helpful to look forward at the end of your journey and wonder how the world will look different through your new gaze. It's also helpful to ask if the journey is even over at all, or if the island is going to double in size and make you chase like 12-15 more foxes so you can get more...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Anyway, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is available for a limited time on the Nintendo 3DS eShop! Discussed: Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Yakuza Kiwami --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari Season 5...
Jul 20, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Stephen and Brendon are joined by returning guests Sadie Lancrete and Alanna Okun for a fully self-indulgent dive into the shockingly good Three Houses followup — Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes! Follow Sadie: https://twitter.com/sadieposting Follow Alanna: https://twitter.com/alanna --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 2
