We closed out Winter quarter this year with the latest indie roguelike to Hoover up my life. Shogun Showdown is deceptively simple, but coupled with smooth as silk gameplay and its stellar pixel art & chiptune soundtrack, it has become one of my favorite recent releases. Peep the playlist below, along with a whole bunch … Continue reading Episode 185: Shogun Showdown
Category: Winter 2025
Episode 184: OMORI
This week, we brought back our dear friends Alex and Israel to talk about a game about friendship, amongst many other things. Released at the end of 2020, OMORI is a game that wears its influences on its sleeve. With strong Earthbound and Undertale vibes throughout, it goes places the previous two games never do. … Continue reading Episode 184: OMORI
Episode 183: 5cm Per Second
Hello all! I know this quarter has been wonky with the schedule due to UCI sports, but I hope you enjoyed this episode near and dear to my heart. This week we covered not a video game soundtrack, but an anime soundtrack instead. 5cm Per Second is my favorite Makoto Shinkai anime film, above Your … Continue reading Episode 183: 5cm Per Second
Episode 182: Pokemon GSC City Pop
Hey all! For this episode while I was away on vacation, I brought to you the glorious sounds of the undisputed best Pokemon generation, transformed (or dare I say, evolved?) into city pop. Shout out to GameGrooves for producing yet another stellar release. Hope you enjoyed this week! ~~~YOUTUBE PLAYLIST LINK HERE~~~ Tre Watson - … Continue reading Episode 182: Pokemon GSC City Pop
Episode 181: Necrobarista
This week was a sweet little indie title set in the land down under (and beyond). Necrobarista is a visual novel set in an Australian cafe. It's centered around an endearing cast of characters who chat about life, death, meaning, regret, and more. It was a short stay, but a lovely one all the same. … Continue reading Episode 181: Necrobarista
