spelunky

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Jalada caught COVID and cheered himself up in isolation by buying Spelunky 2 on Switch.

While we scrape out our brain matter for other ideas to fill in some discussions time, we drag in one of our old buddies Ryan to answer questions about beer, video games, and the foosball game that kicks off the fall season, NFL2K5.... whoops, I mean Madden 21. Strap in for an inquisition of epic proportions, as we wonder all the while, why the heck we should buy ANOTHER one of these installments. Also, we regurgitate on the digital Gamescom show from last week, along the way discussing 24 hours of Seal, our Marvel Avengers worries, and whether or not Donkey Kong Country is better than "just fine". Rest in Power, king.

Take a seat on the virtual couch and chat with the Synics all about the 2008 Indie Rogue-lite platformer Spelunky (which kicked their collective asses). A quarantine fueled whatcha playin' is massive this episode, along with troubling news that Gearbox employees are allegedly getting shorted on their bonuses from Borderlands 3. Also the WHO is now saying that video games are a good way to stay social in this quarantined world...but wait, didn't they also say that gaming can be an addiction? Talked about mixed messages (edit - we know that gaming becomes a mental health issue for the WHO when you start letting your life suffer because of it; please don't @ us. OR you can @ us just so we can get some interaction)

What are your thoughts on spelunky?

Welcome to the show Aaron. Very very spaceship
Konky bong
@gdnws_
CEREBRAWL.IN (also twitch)
Game informer picture cropping horror stories
Aaron did something stupid: DOTA AUTO CHESS
Windjammers?
Chefs kiss xcom2 modded
Daniel jackson is a nerd
MY BOYS: WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY BOYS (vector and ump)
Keynan likes to hurt himself with fighting games sometimes. This time it was MK11
Mr. matt plays wario in smash.
Rimworld mole people strat. Weedhole colony
APE OUT.
We try to determine where each person became burnt out
Aaron makes a rookie scheduling mistake
Owen makes sure he doesn’t get mr. shifty’d on this one.
Parkour flow exists inside this game. Not enough of them though
JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ MAN
2 switch players and 2 controller players
Pseudo dash. Real dash pls
Core loops are important people. The hit and hurt boxes are off from the art.
Game needs a l4d ai director
You should not be demoralized by a game feature
Big fan of the word ascertain. Not a fan of the invisible wall.
Frustration leads to triumph but the RNG makes it feel unearned
Two people at the table didn’t know the health system: that’s not good
Game needed more time in the oven/ badass gorilla mode
Aesthetically on point
MAD WORLD borderlands video
Matt is unyielding in his demand for a number
Aaron is done with devolver
3 payday 2
3 spelunky
1 FNV
2 Tie fighter
Gimme bennet foddys number
Can’t talk about inside
1 Alpha centauri
The ape is a capitalist
The apes name is atlas
HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW: next week browse the internet in the 90s
PLUUUGS
Shame.buisness or shame.club

Versatility confuses and enrages many people. I leave it to you to determine the throughline
Dragons of cornwall
Long war was great but it ruined my whole life forever.
Deeper experience meaning more like xcomEW
Have HUE heard of HUE
Hahaowenmadeastarsjoke. Please finish your joke
I don’t know, I like the word bitch.
VVVVVV is from the era of vidya where difficulty=aesthetic
Sports teams should pay for their own fucking stadiums
Poor young keynan has to learn things the hard way, just like everyone
No water in moats plz
COMMANDER
Fuck owen
Ksp ui changes
Totally accurate battle sim went early access
INSTANTLY into stupid videogame timeline stuff for xcom 2
My tygan impression is ON POINT
I am confused between LONG WAR and EW
The scout in Lw1 is what taught me to be less dumb
We talk about the narrative dynamics of the strategy layers of x1 vs x2
Lightsaber fever!
Owen sold some corpses he shouldn't have and it was some problems
Pistolmancer.
We talk about builds. Its gets pretty crunchy but we try to keep it about feel.
Reapers: way OP. templars: OP with bladestorm. Skirmishers: weird power curve.
Stocks are OP
Basic xcom is all about making stuff more consistent
Sparks with bluescreen rounds chef noise
TLP loading screen music discussion
Reinforce the stories in the tactical play
Keynan goes full master blaster in owens campaign
Aesthetics of aliens conversation
Steal from story generation games plz xcom
It is hard to make being sniped at fun
Mechtroopers aren’t sparks, we know
Landmark theme park missions
Spy mission/extraction mission drama/story generation
Bad standards
4 payday 2
Can’t shout out voice packs enough
3 spelunky
1 FNV
4 TIE FIGHTER
2 Alpha centauri
I looked it up, he was using saccharin wrong
What was the ethereals plan?
Guybrush threepwood cannot die. He is a jinx
Exalt is capitalism
Pillars of xcom should exist
APE OUT

Pikuniku this week
Don’t buy videogames
Keynans seattle mariners are doing quite well. (he was happier with a clicker)
Baseball sux
Owen has been playing astroneer! He says it scratches the same itch as legos
How did i play this single player platformer for 300 hours?
Solid stardew
Astroneer is the best iteration of the open ended crafting survival game
Keynan stop fucking interrupting me
Anthem dropped and warframe got scared
Matt dates the podcast
Videogames should tell me when they are brainless.
How deep is the ocean?
Schlooter vs hang mung: which is more offensive? Email!
PIKUNIKU
I thought the gameplay was going to be more whimsical. It was pretty basic
The narrative was king here. Quirkyness front and center.
Owens rhythm game apnea comes back to bite him. Night in the woods FTW
WEEED game
Piku breaks stuff and hurts people. Kick people into space!
SEAN!
Poop I pooped
Grandchildren will hate you piku.
Slightly tongue in cheek.
Tongue in cheek or just european?
Solidarity
Deadbolt was too hard
Devolver good
0 payday 2
2 spelunky
2 FNV
1 tie fighter
Bath tub wooden balls
0 alpha centauri
Emailtwitter URL REDIRECTS
Guybrush has a good time.
XCOM 2 WOTC

Trotz täuschend echter Anmoderation ist Kon in dieser Folge nicht mit im Podcast Studio, sondern erkundet in Italien die örtliche Vorlage zu Hitmans Sapienza. So müssen René und Tim zu zweit das Audioschiff in den sicheren Hafen der Hörerschaft bugsieren. René hat sich ein Schlafsofa gebaut und daher mehr geschlafen als gespielt. Für eine Rückreise zu Mario Kart 64 und Super Smash Bros. und einen kurzen Ausblick auf die Welt von Pokémon Go reichte es aber allemal. Durch den Urlaub kam Tim in den Genuss Kons Xbox One in Pflege zu nehmen und konnte sich so von Playdeads neustem Geniestreich namens INSIDE in eine verquere Welt entführen lassen. Da seit letzter Woche der Ranked Mode von Overwatch auch auf den Konsolen verfügbar ist, haben Zäpp und Tim dort ihre Placement-Matches absolviert und suchen nun auf Stufe 40 nach Mitstreitern für das Pixelburg-Overwatch-E-Sport-Team. Zumindest an den Tagen, an denen nicht die Early Access Version von Planet Coaster auf dem Tagesplan steht. In den News geht es um die Bioshock Collection, Rockstar Classics auf der Xbox One und PS4 und die Rückkehr von Kons Lieblings-Esport-Titel Evolve – als Free2Play Version. Die Entweder-Oder-Frage in dieser Woche geht zurück an euch – lieber für immer guten Kaffee, aber ausschließlich mit Soja-”Milch” oder schlechten Kaffee in einer Zubereitungsart eurer Wahl?

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