Despite the title, this episode is about deckbuilding rogulikes. Just another way we here in the Aether like to subvert expectations! Discussed: GOTY 2020, LinkedIn, Monster Train, Sephiroth in Smash Ultimate, Dicey Dungeons, Exponential Idle --- 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...
Dec 23, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast On a quiet and cozy Sunday morning, Stephen, Brendon, and AJ convened via video chat to take a look back at Into the Aether's 2020. --- 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 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ --- Timecodes (it...
Dec 17, 2020•4 hr 25 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast nice knowing you, mario. the polygon list: https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2020/12/10/22166258/the-game-awards-2020-all-announcements-trailers ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 11, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast It could happen to you: Brendon is so deep in souls-likes he doesn't remember what other kinds of games exist. Check out 11 Again: https://11again.online Discussed: Remnant: From the Ashes, Chronos: Before the Ashes, Souls-Likes, Ashen, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Paradise Killer --- 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 --- Pro...
Dec 09, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast This week we're haunted by the decisions we've forced onto ourselves. GOTY season is upon us. We also talk a lot about a game from 2009. So... pretty normal episode for us. Discussed: GOTY Season, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Dragon Age: Origins --- 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://twitte...
Dec 02, 2020•2 hr 41 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is one of the wildest games of the year and a glimpse at what the visual novel genre can potentially blossom into. We NEEDED to talk about it with the gloves off. Full spoilers. Get some yakisoba pan and get ready to hear us try and piece the whole thing together. 0:00 - Intro 16:19 - General Spoilers 24:21 - Your For Real Final Spoiler Warning 25:16 - Juro Kurabe 39:43 - Iori Fuyasaka 46:47 - Ei Sekigahara 56:56 - Megumi Yakushiji 1:07:32 - Natsuno Minami 1:17:58 - Keita...
Nov 26, 2020•3 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Minecraft is out of alpha and Deadmau5 might do the soundtrack. Digg 4.0 just launched and now everyone is moving to Reddit. Stephen is in college and Brendon is deciding to drop out and join a band. It's the 2010s, baby, and the decade is looking like Helvetica with little to no kerning in sight. Discussed: Next Gen, Ghosts of Tsushima Legends, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, The PS5, Demon's Souls --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow...
Nov 25, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Join us in the crypt, get yourself a heaping cup of Monkey D. Luffy's blood, and take a seat at the edge of our coffins as we discuss finally getting our hands on the next generation of video game consoles. Read this: https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/yakuza-like-a-dragon/yakuza-like-a-dragon-review/ And read this: https://www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com/blog/2020/11/14/accessibility-impressions-playstation-5-vs-xbox-series-x-s/ Discussed: Xbox Series S, GamePass, PlayStation 5, More GamePass, ...
Nov 18, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Discussed: Next-gen, I Am Dead, Reigns Beyond, Bioshock Trilogy Remastered, Listener Questions --- 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 Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ --- Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Matt | Bryan | sebsab | L...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Get it? Like, his name is Cloud and they're making CLOUD Versions of games? Like it's a video game, but CLOUD is in it instead of whoever? t's really funny. Laugh with us. Laugh. Discussed: Cloud Versions, Ikenfell, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Link's Awakening Brendon's piece on cloud versions: https://medium.com/from-the-aether/nintendos-game-streaming-strategy-is-to-not-have-one-5cdbdd7d3e66 Chris Plante's piece on back-compat Xboxes: https://www.polygon.com/xbox-series-x/2020/10/7/21504...
Nov 04, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Tamoor Hussain (Managing Editor at GameSpot) arrives in the aether to talk all things Arkham for our October bonus episode! Thanks to Tam for joining us! find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tamoorh --- Follow the show everywhere: https://intothecast.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ ...
Oct 31, 2020•3 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast That's the thing about Halloween, man. It doesn't have to be scary... it can be delightful. Discussed: Disc Room, Carrion, Paratopic, Alan Wake, Majora's Mask --- 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 Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ --- T...
Oct 28, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Yakisoba pan. Sentinel No. 17. 1984. UFO Wars. Yakisoba pan. Minecraft Steve. 1944. Yakisoba pan. Umbrella Corp. Shikishima. The Aether. Yakisoba pan. Gurglings. Sentinel No. 12. Time travel. Sector 4. Spooky Season. Ska. Yakisoba pan. Discussed: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Minecraft Steve --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: http...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast He's big! He's green! He's a fighting machine! And he has a big heart and don't you EVER forget it! Discussed: Twitch, The October Bonus, 13 Sentinels, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, Alien: Isolation, Hades spoilers, Piccolo --- 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 ...
Oct 14, 2020•2 hr 54 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Finally a video game that makes good on the power fantasy of getting behind the wheel of the Death Star and drifting around planets and other celestial bodies at high speed. Discussed: Star Wars Squadrons, Minecraft Steve, The Binding of Isaac, Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection --- 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...
Oct 07, 2020•2 hr 48 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Get ready for a legitimately low key bonus episode as we discuss the three games available in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection with three amazing guests from our friends and family! For Super Mario Galaxy, we're joined by our friend Dom Nero: https://www.domnero.com/ To chat about Super Mario Sunshine, we're joined by our friend Pablo Marti: https://twitter.com/dangerbutts And for Super Mario 64, we're joined by Stephen's sister Lauren Hilger: https://www.laurenhilger.com/ --- Follow the ...
Sep 30, 2020•3 hr•Transcript available on Metacast We were going to talk about Hades the whole time but felt compelled to include something else for those who haven't tried to escape the underworld yet... "something else" being an Xbox 360 that screams for death every time it turns on to play Castle Crashers. Sorry, we're trying to delete it. 0:00 - Intro 00:59 - Twitch Updates 06:05 - Next-Gen / Bethesda Acquisition 26:10 - Discord Updates 29:13 - Hades Revisited 54:42 - Hades Listener Questions 01:33:14 - Hades Spoilers 01:54:33 - Wrapping Up ...
Sep 29, 2020•2 hr 58 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast It's almost too much greatness to deal with all at once, if we're being honest. Discussed: Next-gen, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Partner Direct, Spelunky 2, Hades --- 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 Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.mypor...
Sep 23, 2020•2 hr 26 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast The radish spirit treads through foggy hot springs with a leisurely pace — almost a saunter — and into the elevator. They glance downwards at the cascade of buttons, each indicating another floor upon which to recline within yet another hazy pool of geothermal bath water. Lost in thought, the radish spirit imagines themselves floating down a splendid glowing river of silver and peering through eyes half-shut at the starry aurora above. What floor might that be on, the spirit wonders to itself — ...
Sep 16, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast They call me the BS 720 Christ Air to Revert to Nose Manual to Boneless to BS 180 Heelflip to Bluntside Grind to Indy to Manual to Nose Manual of my friend group. Discussed: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, Nintendo's Super Mario 35th Direct, Fire Emblem --- 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://tw...
Sep 09, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast During his time in Metropolis, Kal-El has been bullied, pushed around, and pranked to oblivion. But when his parents tell him the family will be moving to Brooklyn at the end of the week, he decides to take a stand... by having the BEST WEEK EVER. Coming this summer is a superhero film unlike any you've ever seen. Josh Peck... Zena Grey... Jamie Kennedy... and the real actual Superman star in: Kal-El's Big Move! Discussed: Moon Remix RPG Adventure, Blaseball, Joel Schumacher Batman Movies, sport...
Sep 02, 2020•2 hr 52 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Plante (Polygon, The Besties, Postgame, Quest, and more) launches himself headlong into the aether for our August bonus episode to discuss two of his favorite games — and ours: Spelunky and Nier: Automata! Thanks to Chris for joining us! You can find him at a lot of places and the links to all of them are in his Twitter bio: https://twitter.com/plante --- Follow the show everywhere: https://intothecast.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: h...
Aug 28, 2020•3 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast A snake will either eat only vegetables or its own tail — there is no in-between. Discussed: Hades, Raji: An Ancient Epic, Untitled Goose Game, A Short Hike, Torchlight III, Takeshi and Hiroshi, Hypnospace Outlaw, Manifold Garden, Subnautica, Garden Story, Evergate, Bear and Breakfast, Grindstone, The Batman, Batman Year One, Batman The Long Halloween, Gotham Knights, Spiritfarer --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hi...
Aug 26, 2020•2 hr 47 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Nobody ever drops in, nobody ever wipes out. (Please send questions for the bonus!) Discussed: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Demo, Fall Guys, Blaseball, Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy IV --- 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 Art by Scout...
Aug 19, 2020•2 hr 50 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever had those moments during crisp fall days in which it seems as though the wind is leading you somewhere? You're not quite sure if the pull is benevolent, but you follow it anyways as it twists and turns through paths you only barely remember. Eventually, the wisp has you come upon a clearing that vaguely resembles a baseball field where looking upwards towards the heavens reveals an unnatural sky, one of fire and cosmic greatness. It's the kind of thing that'll rip a mind into hundr...
Aug 12, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast It took one hundred episodes, but Stephen and Brendon finally answer the two questions you've all been asking: What were your high school superlatives and how are you sitting right now? Discussed: CrossCode, Soda Dungeon 2, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons --- 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 Fill...
Aug 05, 2020•2 hr 40 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Brendon grapples with the confused narrative of Ghost of Tsushima, Stephen grapples with his Starbucks order. Ghost of Tsushima, Kurosawa, and the political myth of the samurai by Kazuma Hashimoto : https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/23/21333631/ghost-of-tsushima-kurosawa-films-samurai-japan-abe-politics Discussed: Egg salad, Ghost of Tsushima, Xbox Event, Halo Infinite, Avowed, Everwild, Destiny 2, Fable, Gamepass ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 29, 2020•2 hr 43 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Stephen and Brendon discuss Pokemon Crystal, its place in the legacy of the franchise, and how it succeeds in its removal from the pressures of being The Biggest Franchise of All Time during development. --- 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 Art by Scout Wilkinson: ...
Jul 27, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hey! I'm walkin' on my face here! Discussed: Paper Mario and the Origami King, Project Xcloud, Gamepass, Next-Gen in General --- 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 Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ --- Thanks to all of our amazing patron...
Jul 22, 2020•2 hr 39 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Ellie wakes up in Shibuya Crossing holding a weird pin in one hand and a countdown timer embedded in the other. Battle hardened by her encounters with Infected, WLF, and Seraphites, does she have what it takes to make it through this weird vacation? Discussed: The Besties , Pokemon Crystal, Nintendo 3DS, The World Ends With You, Fortnite, Asphalt 9, Brawlhalla, Island Saver, Paladins, Warface, Superliminal --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarba...
Jul 15, 2020•2 hr 39 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 
