Girl Mode

It’s the annual Girl Mode Game Exchange, the episode where we force each other to play one of our favorite games of the year, under penalty of death. This year, we chose Wanderstop and Baby Steps, two games about the struggle to find self-worth that take two very different paths to get there. Only one is obsessed with making you look at donkey dicks, for instance. This year, we were both pretty surprised by our reactions to our games and we didn’t even get furious with each other once, which I think is a first for one of these episodes!!Spoilers for all of Wanderstop and Baby Steps!Timestamps:(00:10) The Great Girl Mode Game Exchange, aka, what we’re doing this week(03:00) Wanderstop(1:06:00) Excerpt from “The Everything” by C418 on the Wanderstop OST(1:06:30) Baby Steps(2:19:30)  What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. a very fucked up situation at Critical Reflex, letting Zoe cut your hair, Pluribus)Mentioned this week:Robin’s Wanderstop reviewNicole Carpenter’s Wanderstop reviewGio Colantonio’s Baby Steps reviewWalter Chaw on Avatar (I can’t remember if our mention of this made the final cut but it’s too late to go back and check and it’s really good either way)I worked at the creepiest publisher in indie games (CRITICAL REFLEX)Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

This week Willa and Robin run through all the announcements at The Game Awards, including: Tomb Raider for the straights, DILF Leon, and Control with a man. Boooooo. Also, more Old Skies talk because it's just that good!Timestamps:(00:12) Zoe probably wants to stab Willa (medically)(02:05)  A lot of time spent on Game Awards reveals  (45:00) Less time on Day of the Devs and Wholesome Snack(51:10) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Cheese Ball, Octopath Traveler 0, Old Skies)Mentioned this week:Everything announced at The Game AwardsEverything announced at Day of the DevsEverything announced at Wholesome SnackSupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

For what ended up being a shorter episode this week, Willa has returned to the land of chocobos and Robin has returned to the land of evil chocobos. Plus, skateboards, mechs, catgirl card games, and famous dead men.Timestamps:(00:15) Shoutout to Finland(01:45) Why are we not playing Final Fantasy 11 right now?(08:20) Skate Story(12:30) Outward 2: A game that hates you(18:40) Detective Instinct colon Farewell comma My Beloved(22:20) Mirage Miracle Quest and Queen’s Domain demos(25:50) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Tom Stoppard, Phantom Brigade)Mentioned this week:Sharon Begley on James WatsonSupport us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsFinal Fantasy 11 chocobo sound effect from Sound FX CenterThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

This week we are talking gays in space (Metroid Prime 4) and gays in time (more Old Skies) and then Willa and Robin pick what games to exchange for the end of year season because the Girlies will be here before you know it!Timestamps:(02:00) Too much talk about Willa's Thanksgiving movie watching(07:10) Metroid Prime 4(31:04) HORSES not "Horses"(38:16) More Old Skies (also briefly Birdcage and Possessors)(49:14) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The Matrix, Letters From Liselotte, Wicked and other Oz related media)(55:00) End of year housekeepingMentioned this week:Robin's Metroid Prime 4 reviewRobin on HORSESLetters From Liselotte  Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

This week, we start with hypothetically cool new hardware and Metroid Prime’s hot new feature: mansplaining. Then we move onto games we’ve played, focusing on anticipated talking-to-hot-women simulator Demonschool (unless it gets delayed again in the six hours before this episode posts).Timestamps:(01:45) The Girl Mode News Desk: Steam Machines(15:50) Note: Myles MacKenzie died on the way back to his home planet (30:00) Where are the Metroid Prime-likes?(36:20) Videoverse(47:00) Demonschool(1:09:40) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Old Skies, more Atelier Ryza)Mentioned this week:VGC’s Andy Robinson on Metroid Prime 4Maddy Myers on Super MetroidAlexa Ray Corriea’s “nag line discourse” postRobin on Videoverse and Demonschool   Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.

Episode 148 - It's terrible, I could not recommend it moreThis one's got everything you love: Dunkalatte talk, Willa's neighbors doing construction in the middle of a recording, Robin playing a game where you are a little mouse, but the main event is – of course – Willa going on an extended rant about a game she hates that most people love.Timestamps:(00:14) Robin joins the Dunkalatte cult  (06:03) Blake Manor update and your reminder Lorelei and the Laser Eyes rocks(09:53) Winter Burrow (15:32 ) 20+ minutes of Willa ranting about Dispatch(23:12) Dispatch spoilers start(24:23) Dispatch spoilers end(38:18) Ambrosia Sky(48:55) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Blue Moon, stealing umbrellas, A Pizza Delivery, Verho, Atelier Ryza  )Mentioned this week:Alyssa Mercante on The Game A wards Future ClassEvery 10/10 Game Informer has givenWilla's Dispatch thread on BlueskyGio on Dispatch at Polygon    Support us on Ko-fi!Check out the network at TheWorstGarbage.online!Join The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Follow Robin!Follow Willa!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government with this Big List Of Links.