[School of Everything Else 2024]
This is one we have been planning and looking forward to for a long, long, LONG time. One of the most significant indie video games of all time, and for our child, maybe their favourite forever (up against Minecraft and Stardew Valley).
In a gaming marketplace overflowing with charming retro-styled games with a dark, absurd sense of humour veiling heart-breaking stories about coping through pain, loneliness and grief, this one shines out as an inspirational beacon. With Earthbound on the SNES as his chief influence, creator Toby Fox set out to make a game that confounded, mocked and disapproved of RPG tropes, but in doing so, made an adventure where you could kill every enemy you meet... or make friends with them. And doing the latter results in profound and deeply memorable connections.
If you've not played it by now, you probably won't. So, throw the notion of spoilers aside and let's get into the juicy skeleton meat on this one, together.
Guests:
Hollywoo Actress Maya Souris @Mayasantandrea
Professional Underteller Willow Shaw
The First Hour and Seven Minutes of Oppenheimer
Devil’s Advocate
V for Vendetta
Ghost in the Shell
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Gonzo Adventures: The Tower of the Sorcerer
No Country for Old Men / True Grit
The Studio Ghibli Series Part 4: Porco Rosso
In the Heights
John Wick: Chapters 2/3/4
The Flash
Batman Beyond
The Big Mermaid
F9: The Fast Saga / Fast X
Black Adam / Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Heckboy
O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Inside Llewyn Davis
The Studio Ghibli Series Part 3: Kiki’s Delivery Service
Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Final Fantasy Series / Final Fantasy IV
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