This week, we've played an unconscionable number of demos, so we run through a whole bunch of the ones we mostly liked at Steam Next Fest and the Tribeca Festival. Then, Willa interviews Tribeca Games vice president Casey Baltes with a tin can inside a submarine apparently and Robin tries her hardest to make it listenable.

Timestamps:

(00:20) Just a whole bunch of nothing

(04:35) Dice Gambit

(10:30) Cast and Chill

(14:00) Morse

(18:15) Prison of Husks

(28:30) MotionRec

(33:20) Coffee Talk Tokyo

(35:30) Project Arrow

(37:15) KuloNiku: Bowl Up!

(41:10) Dispatch

(47:15) MIO: Memories in Orbit

(55:45) Possessor(s)

(1:00:55) Absolum

(1:04:46) Death Howl

(1:09:00) Cairn

(1:13:10) Sleep Awake

(1:15:40) Take Us North

(1:22:35) Mixtape

(1:29:30) Casey Baltes Interview

(1:55:10) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Fire Emblem: Three Houses, a very good video about Dark Souls 2)

Mentioned this week:

Prison Of Husks Feels Like Playing A Dream About Dark Souls

I'm Bad at Video Games, So I Played Dark Souls 2

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The worst part of the year was even worse this year. We slogged through Summer Game Fest and a few showcases that didn’t suck and now we’re here to talk about what we saw there and why everyone’s so mad.

CW: Discussions of disordered eating in Consume Me from 52:30 to 57:05

Timestamps:

(00:20) Our mortal enemy, summer

(01:30) State of Play had a few good games

(13:15) Ciri Showcase and Unearthed Treasure Room

(17:30) SGF was even worse than it always is

(33:00) Mina the Hollower is good as hell

(38:55) Remembering that good video games exist at Day of the Devs

(52:30) CW: Eating disorders Consume Me is unbelievably good

(57:05) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters and another cinematic masterpiece)

(1:04:30) Some announcements!

Mentioned this week:

The Unearthed Treasure Room

Consume Me Turns Gaming’s Obsession With Stats Into A Trap For Players

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We have a handful of games to talk about this week, including an excellent new farming game, a so-so story from the creator of Katamari Damacy, and a turn-based RPG about death (no, not that one).

Timestamps:

(00:30) Corndog update

(04:10) Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is the second coming of Harvestella

(24:50) To a T is cute I guess

(40:55) Galactic Glitch is simple fun

(44:10) Danchi Days is delightful and weird

(50:25) The Time I Have Left now lives rent-free in Robin's brain

(57:15) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Hacks, You’re Wrong About - Coyotes! and Lesbian Seagulls)

Mentioned this week:

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Review: A Bountiful Blend of Life Sim and RPG

To a T Feels Like A Saturday Morning Cartoon’s Rough First Season

Gio’s good post

The Quest To Revive A Summer Festival Is Off To A Strong Start In Danchi Days

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