You have to listen to this 3 times to get Brendon, Stephen, and AJ's unique POVs on the episode. Discussed: Histories with the series, AnyAustin on YouTube , Video Game Podtimism's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days ep with Brendon , Hexensteph's Reports, each character's story, listener questions --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://step...
Mar 07, 2025•3 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zs are so last week. Discussion: Birth by Sleep at the end of the week!, welcome NPC to TWG! , Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization, Brendon is still learning Japanese , Shashingo, Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey, the PSP, Level5, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/into...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Into the Aether: When You're Here, You're Probably Listening to Us Talk About the PSP Again Check out Trip Sitter's album Then Again, It Never Was wherever you listen to music! Discussed: The king, Game Gengo ゲーム言語 , Why did Duolingo kill its owl mascot? , Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Avowed, Shangri-La Frontier, Warriors Abyss, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Of the Devil, Ys, getting bread for that sandwich, Monster Hunter, Ludocene --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW me...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Kratos' axe glows blue because it's filled with Mountain Dew Voltage Discussed: The PSP 3000, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep and other multi-protagonist games, PSP feelings, The Cousin Game is one of the oldest and most underappreciated genres by Pat Gill on Polygon, games, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max, The Power Stone Collection, Loco Roco, Persona 3 Portable, Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment, Fallout: New Vegas, Outer Worlds, Avowed - Review by Skill Up on YouTube --- Find us everywhere: https://i...
Feb 19, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast You like my UMD cellar? Thank you. This whole wall is just season 1 of Scrubs. Discussed: How Meta Killed Ready At Dawn by MinnMax on YouTube, Daxter, The Wall by Pink Floyd, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Citizen Sleep 2 and the Queer Art of Failure by Matt Horton on YouTube, Ruffy and the Riverside, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Dragon Quest VIII The Best Way to Play PSP Games in 2025: https://youtu.be/JZIKhcZjnGw --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW merch if y...
Feb 12, 2025•2 hr 38 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Honestly no joke I write here would be funnier than the end of this episode. Discussed: Trust falls, Twilight, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix on the PS4, a little bit of PSP stuff, Flip and Scratch are back, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Eternal Strands, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Civilization VII, favorite 90s Disney movies, Home ImPSProvement, the Playstation TV, PNG Face, Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer 2, Gran Turismo on the PSP, Riiiiidge Raceeeer , Daxter, Secret Agent Clank, Jak and Da...
Feb 05, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, the King of All Cosmos trades in katamaris for catalytic converters! Discussed: GOTY 2017 is out on the Patreon! , the deal, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the d6, Tyrant's Realm, Skies of Arcadia trademark renewed , Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Hironobu Sakaguchi wants his next (and maybe last) game to be ‘a successor to Final Fantasy VI’ on The Verge, Tyrant's Realm (for real), The Miyoo Flip is Not Ready Yet (Review) from Wavelengths, Metroid Fusion, Everyone is U...
Jan 29, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Get excited! The PSP season premiere i- EEHNH [INFRACTION NOTICE: You are not entitled to more than 2.76 seconds of excitement per show note. PENALTY: 1,000 years added to sentence] -s right around the corner! Discussed: Lil updates, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, GunZ: The Duel, plumbing, Letterlike, Freedom Wars Remastered --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Fol...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast I tap my head and look at the Switch 2 leaks realizing what the "C" stand for. --- Thanks to the Prime Lenses podcast for supporting this episode! --- ✨To find The Worst Game Jam in the TWG server, navigate to the " GAMES FORUMS " category, go to the " games-events " forum, and join " The Worst Game Jam (Jan 11-19 2025) "✨ --- Discussed: The Worst Game Jam on the TWG Discord server!, Olive Garden, the Switch 2, the RG35XXSP, Mario Kart Super Circuit, Konami Kart Krazy Racers, Pokemon Emerald Sea...
Jan 15, 2025•2 hr 7 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast You're sending * them * in?! Captain, you can't be serious. The red ones can't even swim! Use code AETHER20 at checkout for 20% off your first year of Pika! Discussed: Welcome back, new formula (no sugar added!), PSP premiere prep, Pikmin 4, Arms-tier, Pikmin Hearts 4.5 reMix, Metaphor ReFantazio, thanks for listening<3 --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- ...
Jan 08, 2025•2 hr 55 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Gather round, gather round — it's that wonderful time of year once again. Stephen, Brendon, and AJ gather around a (virtual) fireplace to discuss the very best of video gaming in 2024 in their eyes, in the eyes of the Discord community, and in the eyes of our special guests. And they also eat some lunch...which is more notable than you think it is. Discussed: The Best* video games of 2024 --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecas...
Jan 01, 2025•7 hr 55 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast 🎶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**, Bren...
Dec 11, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://w...
Dec 04, 2024•2 hr 42 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon B...
Nov 20, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merc...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast...
Nov 06, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast 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/BThP3wAtxzY Brendon'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.online Buy ...
Oct 30, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast *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: Port...
Oct 23, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follo...
Oct 16, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhi...
Oct 09, 2024•2 hr 33 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy so...
Oct 02, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreo...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hil...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: htt...
Sep 04, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast grandpa pc arrest this man he talks in games he buzzes like a switch ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.online Buy some NEW merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 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 eve...
Jul 31, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jul 24, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 
