082: Gato Roboto

We jump into robotic armour as KiKi the Cat in Gato Roboto.

Developer: doinksoft | Publisher: Devolver Digital | Initial Release Date: May 30, 2019

Jacob, Moe (or Meow as he would like to be called from now on) and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa from the Player Player Podcast jump into submarines, turrets and robot suits, enter bullet hells and laugh at some feline-leaning humour.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guests: Joseph Hooper (@The3HoopMan) & Arsene Lakpa (@LeekyLeek13)

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SHOW NOTES:

• 2:30 What is your fast pitch on Gato Roboto?
• 3:20 What did you know about Gato Roboto before we podcasted?
• 6:30 What is the gameplay style (and yes, the cat’s name is Kiki)?
• 9:25 How does Gato Roboto start?
• 12:00 Boss fights and vehicles
• 18:25 Enemy types
• 19:40 Weapons, power-ups and cartridges
• 23:20 A short intermission about Playdate and how the console’s graphics are similar
• 25:55 Was this game going to deliver an Undertale ending?
• 27:40 The ending sequence
• 33:35 The post-credit scene
• 36:10 Final thoughts about Gato Roboto
• 40:55 Other metroidvania games that we loved (we have covered Guacamelee, Shadow Complex and Ori and the Blind Forest)
• 45:30 The Player Player Podcast pitch

NEXT SHOWS:

• Broken Age w/ Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt and Jessica Fantauzzo: March 18th
• Oxenfree w/ Jacob, Moe and a special guest (TBA): April 1st

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