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We’re rounding up some of last weekend’s game showcases, and mostly focusing on what we actually liked there for once! Despite Geoff Keighley’s dire warnings, SGF was pretty good this year, at least according to Robin who’s typing this right now. Then, Willa walks us through her demo of Citizen Sleeper 2, which Robin is definitely not envious of, before Joanna Dark barges in.Timestamps(00:40) Welcome to Keigh3(02:00) How to watch (and not watch) games showcases(11:00) Games we liked at SGF (feat. Neva, Blumhouse games, Alan Wake, Outersloth, and more)(30:30) Games we liked at Day of the Devs (feat. basically everything at Day of the Devs)(44:30) Picking a bone with Devolver (48:20) Honorable mention for Ebitapes(52:50) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (Willa’s Citizen Sleeper 2 preview)(1:07:20) The Perfect Dark interruption (not in real time because there was a lot of dead air)(1:10:55) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (Robin played some demos)Mentioned this weekCitizen Sleeper 2 Ups The Ante With A Bigger And More Dangerous WorldHow the fight for bodily autonomy shaped 2022's most fascinating video gameSend us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Gaza FundsMedical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

OK, this episode is very late so I’m posting it without show notes or you’d have to wait even longer. We talked about Summer Game Fest and how Geoff Keighley wants you to calm down about it, State of Play and how we wish someone would have warned us it would be bad ahead of time, and an inexplicable amount of baseball. Enjoy!Watch Drawfee’s charity stream June 8 at 2 p.m. EasternSend us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Gaza FundsMedical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

This week, Robin had too much coffee and she’s here to YELL. Fortunately, there’s plenty to YELL about, from Neil Druckmann (again) to AI (again) to layoffs (again). After lots of shouting, we finally talk about a whole bunch of things we actually liked this week to prove that we’re not haters 100% of the time.Timestamps(1:10) More like Neil Suckmann am I right(11:20) The Hellblade 2 detour(22:40) And one more thing about Neil Druckmann(29:00) The Minecraft detour(32:00) IGN, what the fuck are you doing?(45:00) Games you should and shouldn’t play (feat. Paper Trail, Duck Detective, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and The Rogue Prince of Persia [I keep saying Evil Twin when I mean Evil Empire])(1:08:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. the spy thriller genre, Jenny Nicholson, and I Saw the TV Glow)Mentioned this weekFollow Alice Bell and Brendan SinclairThat very bad Neil Druckmann interview (lmao they pulled this down, here's our annotated version)Druckmann's unedited transcriptThe Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars HotelThe Buzzy A24 Film Making Trans and Queer Viewers Feel SeenA very good review of I Saw the TV Glow I found after recordingAnd an interview with Jane Schoenbrun on Gender RevealFollow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Medical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

We spent this week playing some great demos at Ludonarracon so we’re running down a few of the best that you should have on your list! Then, we check in on some disappointing changes and Mountain Dew-flavored events coming to Final Fantasy XIV!Timestamps(1:20) Our favorite Ludonarracon (not Next Fest) demos(42:30) FFXIV Live Letter, RIP Astrologians(1:04:30) Reminder: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is very good(1:08:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this week9 Demos You Need To Play During Steam’s LudoNarraCon 2024Uh-oh, I Already Hate What Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Is Doing To This JobSend us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Medical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

We’re starting the week with bad news, including some pretty shocking layoffs at Microsoft, but it gets better from there. We move next through some of the best indie releases of the week before ending with the best indie game of the year, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.Timestamps(1:00) Somehow, Stray Gods returned(4:00) Microsoft fucked up(19:00) A fantastic week for indie games(35:00) We’re seeing it all through Laser EyesMentioned this weekLorelei and the Laser Eyes reviews from Robin and Willamaybe you’ll find me by theydevilSend us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Medical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

This time, we’re mercifully bringing you a shorter episode to follow our longest episode ever last week. We spend most of our time on a spoiler-filled discussion of Sucker for Love: Date to Die for, a horror/comedy/romance visual novel that has us both under its spell. Then we make a quick return to the land of sexist grifters to put a cap on the year’s dumbest gaming controversy surrounding Stellar Blade. Then Willa tells you about her favorite new way to play visual novels, and Robin tells you about some very good fish.Timestamps(1:00) Sucker for Love: Date to Die for makes monster fuckers of us all(45:00) No one is coming to take your video game boobies away(54:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this weekStellar Blade and the Male GazeHorror and Romance Make Surprisingly Good Partners In Sucker for Love: Date to Die ForThis Horror Dating Sim Sets A Hot New StandardHades II Is The Kind Of Hot We Need Right NowSend us questions/fish contentMusic Street Food by FASSoundsSupport bail funds for campus protesters!We stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Palestinian Relief Bundle on itchTTRPGs for Palestine BundleMedical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

This week, we’re starting an all new Girl Mode continuity as we dive into Grant Morrison’s apparently incredible run on X-Men. It’s unsurprisingly our longest episode ever, and Robin even gets so into the description of these comics she forgets to pester Willa for large portions of the show!Follow along with what we’re looking at here!Listen to parts one (Ep. 26), two (Ep. 38), and three (Ep. 56) of our X-Men series!TimestampsIt’s all X-Men baby!Mentioned this weekPalestinian Relief Bundle on itchTTRPGs for Palestine BundleMusic Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Medical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser

This week, we’re rounding up a whole mess of news, from the good (female Hrothgar) to the bad (Willa has lost interest in Star Wars Outlaws) to the incredibly bizarre (Possibility Space closing in the strangest way possible). Plus, we decide who would be better at making Final Fantasy than Square Enix in a totally serious and well-informed segment.Timestamps(01:30) Get out of here, Han Solo(08:50) Triple-i or, what if we made indie more like AAA?(22:30) The Final Fantasy Garage Sale(43:20) Hrothgirls!(46:00) “Two tickets to Sifu, please” - No one ever(49:40) Cataclysm Classic(54:30) Possibility Space closes with a tantrum but we’re still not sure why(58:50) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this weekJeff Strain’s extremely bizarre statement on Possibility SpaceWilla’s Harold Halibut reviewInto the AetherRobin tells you to play Between Horizons in more detailSend us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.TTRPGs for Palestine BundleMedical Aid for PalestiniansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser