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In which we discuss:
HYLICS
News: Microsoft joins in the studio killing spree, and Kaizen Game Works announces their next game
Also: PROJECT ZOMBOID, HADES II, MINECRAFT, and horse hockey
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In which we discuss:
INDIANA JONES GREATEST ADVENTURES
News: ESCAPE FROM TARKOV tries to ESCAPE FROM contractual obligation and HELLDIVERS 2? more like HELL-Steam-review-score-DIVERS 2
Quiz: Where in the world is PSN?
Also: PROJECT ZOMBOID Unfrosted and whither Early Access?
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In which we discuss:
THE SABOTEUR (2009)
News: Steam codifies "Advanced Access" 7 DAYS TO DIE, but 7 years in early access
Also: HAROLD HALIBUT Chicken nuggets Tijuana bibles and Ace Ventura: Ace Attorney
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In which we discuss:
UMURANGI GENERATION,
News:
The Embracer Group becomes the Triforce of intellectual property, CITIES: SKYLINES II begins its redemption arc,
Also: FALLOUT 76, STELLAR BLADE, and SPIRIT CITIES: LOFI SESSIONS
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In which we discuss:
BATTLEZONE 98 REDUX,
News:
Blizzard and NetEase "piña colada song" themselves, and Sega is a bad dad,
Quiz: The licensed games of the PS2,
Also: CRYING SUNS FALLOUT: FALLEN LONDON and does Harry Potter believe in evolution?
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Featuring:
What do you eat in Perfect 24? Where are the hangs in war-torn France? Who is FINAL FANTASY X-2 for?
Also: More HELLDIVERS 2, More RESIDENT EVIL 7, and some mild cannibalism
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In which we discuss:
OWLBOY,
News:
The Embracer Group takes a 900 million dollar bath
Also: DRAGON'S DOGMA 2 CITIES: SKYLINES 2 and an ode to the Waffle House
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In which we discuss:
STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR
News:
Stig Asmussen's Giant Skull
Quiz:
Finnish hockey player or Star Wars character?
Also:
Stories from the front: HELLDIVERS 2,
DISNEY'S DREAMLIGHT VALLEY,
and little Michael needs to fly
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In which we discuss:
SUMMONER (2000),
News:
RIP Akira Toriyama More old EA stuff on Steam
Quiz: Hand-held spin-offs
Also: ALONE IN THE DARK REIGNS and COOKIE CLICKER addiction
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In which we discuss:
METROID DREAD
News:
Warner Bros. continues to make poor life choices,
Also:
STAR WARS: DARK FORCES REMASTER,
CRUSADER KINGS III: LEGENDS OF THE DEAD,
and the fake plants of our youths.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW
News:
SUICIDE SQUAD is performing poorly,
and even more industry layoffs.
Quiz:
Pokémon remakes,
Also:
Millennial nostalgia,
PACIFIC DRIVE,
and the COOKIE CLICKER zeitgeist.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN,
News:
RIP PS5?
Also:
The DICE Awards,
SKULL & BONES disappointment,
and the HELLDIVERS 2 poetry corner
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
MEDAL OF HONOR: UNDERGROUND,
News:
Disney has too much money.
Also:
SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE,
HELLDIVERS 2,
HITMAN 3,
The Palworld phenomenon,
and the bird shit phenomenon.
References images:
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
BEETLEJUICE (NES),
News:
Everyone is fired.
Also:
PALWORLD,
Modding ANNO 1800,
and lots of poop (both literal and figurative).
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
EASTWARD,
News:
EASTWARD: OCTOPIA,
and INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE,
Also:
AGDQ 2024,
PALWORLD,
and lots of misc. grumbling.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON,
News:
More VAMPIRE SURVIVORS,
More "AI" guff,
and "The Claw"
Quiz:
The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Best Video Game 2010-2019,
Also:
More STARDEW VALLEY,
and less DWARF FORTRESS.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
UNPACKING,
News:
Suspect Steam Awards of 2023,
Quiz:
The Steam Awards of yesteryear,
Also:
STARDEW VALLEY,
GALAXY PASS STATION,
and underwear storage.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
The finale of the first year of the podcast!
Quiz:
Extremely self-indulgent
Also:
Cookie shaming,
How big is Morrowind?,
and did BoTW ruin video games?
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
YAKUZA 6
Yakuz-mas continues!
Featuring:
GODUS is not Dead, Oh Wait, Yes It Is: The Fall of Peter Molyneux
News:
Epic wants your adult games, but only if they're scams,
and Steam lets you close the door to your room so you can just get some studying done and Mom please don't come in, I've got a test tomorrow and I really need to study right now, okay?
Also:
Sex,
Violence,
Dog urine,
and cheese.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
YAKUZA 5
Also:
THE DAY BEFORE,
"Scammergy",
Jet lag and 'vid brain,
DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY,
GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK,
and more WORLD OF WARCRAFT
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
COOKIE CLICKER
QUIZ:
Independent? or just indie
FEATURE:
Our desert island games
Also:
Chewing noises
Clicking sounds
Old man grunts
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In Which We Discuss: ORPHEN: SCION OF SORCERY
Quiz:
Left 4 Dead Kennedys 2
News:
What is and is not an indie game
Also:
Bunraku
DEATH MUST DIE
Thanksgving talk and Xmas trees
Outro music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In Which We Discuss: ARCADE PARADISE
Quiz:
The Games of ARCADE PARADISE
News:
The Game Awards nominees
Also:
ALAN WAKE 2,
ASSASSIN'S CREED: MIRAGE,
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRAGONFLIGHT,
A brief Jack Black filmography,
Misc. grumbling and rambling
Outro music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In Which We Discuss: CHANTS OF SENNAAR
Quiz:
Constructed languages of video games,
News:
Contentious takeways from Blizzcon,
Also:
Arguing about our ages,
Complaining about young people,
Bickering about what is or is not an isekai
Outro music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss:
ALDO'S ADVENTURE
The 5th Marquess Angelsey
THE KARATE KID (NES)
The Tandy VIS
ELFLAND
The Halloween costumes of our youth
and the Last Ride of The Piss-Jeep
NEWS: Our very outdated BlizzCon predictions
BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT gets the Savestate bump
Insomniac expands their corner of the Marvel universe
QUIZ: arcade clones for home computers
and the inauguration of the SaveState reading list
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss ETERNAL DARKNESS: SANITY'S REQUIEM.
and Marcus is back!
This week's quiz: Lovecraft, Warcraft, or Eternal Darkness... craft.
Topics also included:
That time Sam Neill was Merlin
SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER
CITIES SKYLINES II
and Mike follows up on the cursed projector
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT.
This week's quiz: The mascots of Japanese baseball
News of the week:
Cities: Skylines II issues a warning about Cities: Skylines II,
more Vampire Survivors,
and SSDs are really cheap right now y'all
Topics also included:
Tales from the estate sale
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss YAKUZA 4.
News of the week: Some sordid details from Daedalic's last days
Topics also included:
Old Swedish movie titles,
Elvis impersonators,
and the latest in the Jeep saga.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss GEX: ENTER THE GECKO.
With special guest: Marcus!
News of the week: Epic gives up on playing the good guy.
This week's hastily prepared quiz: Left 4 Dead Kennedys
Topics also included:
The Son's Tale,
The Chef's Tale,
and the PARAPPA THE RAPPER.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss VOID STRANGER.
News of the week: Microsoft's eyes are bigger than their stomach, and Unity pulls a heel-turn.
This week's hastily prepared quiz: Unreal or Unity?
Topics also included:
Lies of Pi,
Chants of Sennaar,
Two Point Campus.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL.
This week's hastily prepared quiz: the literary sources of popular musicals.
Topics also included:
20 years of Steam,
WWE 2K23,
and more STARFIELD.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss BOOK OF HOURS.
Rumour of the week: Nintendo's new console?
Topics also included:
The best Yakuza playing order,
The best Horus Heresy reading order,
The YouTube channel's name,
Moustaches,
and more STARFIELD.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss STRANGE HORTICULTURE (ostensibly).
News of the week: RIP Volition,
and the Bethesda graces us with a new Imagine Dragons song.
Quiz: Where are They Now? (AKA: In Memorium)
Topics also included:
STARFIELD,
ARMORED CORE 6,
STARFIELD,
HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW,
and STARFIELD
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss SCORN.
News of the week: Activision throws Ubisoft a bone, and TUROK 3 Remastered is announced.
Quiz: Pet the Dog (Part 2?)
Topics also included:
The hellscape that is PC DRM launchers,
PATH OF THE EXILE,
and CRUSADER KINGS III: WARDS & WARDENS
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss YAKUZA 3.
News of the week: VAMPIRE SURVIVORS on Switch, and OVERWATCH 2 moves to Steam.
Topics also included:
The state of the MMO in 2023,
The folly of exclusivity,
PHANTOM ABYSS,
and AIRBORNE KINGDOM
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss AGE OF MYTHOLOGY.
This week's hastily assembled quiz: Video games based in the Forgotten Realms, and the editions of Dungeons and Dragons that they are based on.
News of the week: No news is good news.
Topics also included:
"AI"
BALDUR'S GATE III,
and FALLOUT 4: SIM SETTLEMENTS 2: CHAPTER 3
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss BLOODSTAINED: RITUAL OF THE NIGHT. (Minor Spoilers)
This week's quiz: A hastily assembled one.
News of the week: BALDUR'S GATE III is out.
Topics also included:
Aliens?
More SEA OF THIEVES,
and FALLOUT 4: SIM SETTLEMENTS: CHAPTER 3
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss PYRE. (Minor Spoilers)
This week's quiz: Games with Flushable Toilets
News of the week: Blatant hearsay about Activision-Blizzard,
and a whole new reason to play Vampire Survivors.
Topics also included:
Cryptids,
More VIEWFINDER,
MY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD,
and FINAL FANTASY VIII REMASTERED
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we are our joined by a special guest, and we discuss ANACHRONOX.
This week's quiz: Video Game Adaptations of Movies
News of the week: Whither Dolphin emulator?
and ConcernedApe is too good to us.
Topics also included:
MEDIEVAL DYNASTY,
VIEWFINDER,
and SUPER MARIO RPG.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss CITIZEN SLEEPER. (Spoilers)
This week's quiz: deep breath The Best Selling Games of Several Consoles That Were Not Pack-In Titles (International, By Units Sold)
News of the week: Rat neurons are better at Doom than you,
and Limited Run games makes some questionable choices.
Topics also included:
ARCADE PARADISE,
THE BIG CON,
and ANNO 1800.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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In which we discuss YAKUZA KIWAMI 2. (Minor Spoilers)
This week's quiz: Fishing mini-games.
Topics also included:
SEA OF THIEVES again,
DIABLO 4 again,
and CITY OF GANGSTERS.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss SID MEIER'S PIRATES! (2004). Also, a special surprise quiz.
Topics also included:
AMNESIA: THE BUNKER,
THE BOOKWALKER: THIEF OF TALES,
CYBERPUNK 2077,
and Gilbert & Sullivan deep lore.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss SHOVEL KNIGHT: SHOVEL OF HOPE.
Topics also included:
Amnesia: The Bunker,
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
FOR SALE BY OWNER
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, complete with experiment driver ejection system. Call on Mike in Muskegon, MI
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In a very special episode of The SaveState we depart from our usual format to bring you very professional and thorough coverage of the week of PR releases that approximate the event formerly known as E3.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss THE DARKSIDE DETECTIVE.
Topics also included:
DIABLO 4,
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III ,
Not news from Not-E3,
and tuna sandwiches.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR.
Topics also included:
A prospective VAMPIRE SURVIVORS TV Show,
More REDFALL,
TINY TINA'S WONDERLANDS,
More THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM,
and WARHAMMER 40,000: BOLTGUN
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss MARVEL'S MIDNIGHT SUNS.
Topics also included:
More CRUSADER KINGS III: TOURS AND TOURNAMENTS,
More THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM,
STRANDED: ALIEN DAWN
and childhood trauma: the return.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss A HAT IN TIME.
Topics also included:
CRUSADER KINGS III: TOURS AND TOURNAMENTS,
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM,
and miscellaneous: other stuff.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT.
Topics also included:
More REDFALL,
TWO POINT HOSPITAL,
and just like, a lot of other junk. This was a long one folks.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss TUNIC.
Topics also included:
STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR,
REDFALL,
HUMANKIND
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss YAKUZA KIWAMI.
(You should probably listen to our Yakuza 0 episode first.)
Topics also included:
LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA,
SHADOWS OVER LOATHING,
GHOSTWIRE: TOKYO,
SHADOWS OF DOUBT
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss GRAVEYARD KEEPER.
Topics also included:
Book club,
Anime club,
DARK AND DARKER,
SAVE ROOM
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
(Apologies for any audio weirdness, I am travelling and I have a bit of a cold.)
In which we discuss OPUS MAGNUM.
Topics also included:
Super Mario Bros. (1993),
Star Wars,
prequels,
and Star Wars prequels
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
(Apologies for any audio weirdness, I am travelling and I have a bit of a cold.)
In which we discuss Yakuza 0.
Topics also included:
Team Sonic Racing,
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty,
Not Sea of Thieves.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
(Apologies for any audio weirdness, I am travelling and I have a bit of a cold.)
In which we discuss STAR FOX 64.
Topics also included:
Backstabbr (Diplomacy),
Dwarf Fortress,
Games to which we look forward
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
(Apologies for any audio weirdness, I am travelling and I have a bit of a cold.)
In which we discuss GROUNDED.
Topics also included:
Sons of the Forest,
Stellaris: Nemesis,
Lord of the Rings Online,
ARK: Survival Evolved,
the survival mods of Skyrim
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss DEATHLOOP.
WARNING: SPOILERS
Topics also included:
Equilibrium,
Not Sea of Thieves,
Forspoken,
Yakuza 4
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss VAMPIRE SURVIVORS.
Topics also included:
Monster Hunter: Rise,
Final Fantasy VIII,
Yakuza 3
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss SABLE.
WARNING: SPOILERS
Topics also included:
Fire Emblem: Engage
and still more Paradise Killer
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss PARADISE KILLER.
WARNING: SPOILERS
Topics also included:
Fire Emblem: Engage,
Paradise Killer,
Handheld console supremecy,
Paradise Killer,
and the Sci-Fi channel Twlilight Zone marathon.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we discuss SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: BATTLE FOR BIKINI BOTTOM - REHYRDATED.
Topics also included:
Sea of Thieves,
Marvel's Midnight Suns,
New World and the state of the MMO today,
Star Trek,
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we play and discuss PENTIMENT.
Topics also included:
Strange Horticulture,
Anglo-Saxon poetry,
Sim Settlements 2,
Elden Ring,
Rectal surgery,
Note: This episode ran short so we've included bonus audio for you to enjoy. (Definitely not just stuff saner people would have edited out)
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
In which we play and discuss SIGNALIS.
Topics also included:
Resident Evil,
Pokemon: Scarlet,
Pokemon cuisine,
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey,
Unfulfilled childhood dreams,
Note: This episode has been temporally unanchored, expect some small amount of anachronism. Also I had a cold.
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
Topics also included:
Anxiety
Dread
Fear
Horror
SCORN
ASSASSINS' CREED: ORIGINS
Theme music: "Credits" by Stevia Sphere (steviasphere.bandcamp.com)
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