There are no podcast truths.
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re talking about Everhood, an indie bullet hell/adventure/rhythm game. Everhood has several notable factors that could be considered a main point of conversation about it. It is surprisingly difficult on its standard difficulty setting and requires some mastery to actually get through it, giving it a similar feel to more arcade style rhythm games. This is notable because one of those other big factors is that this is also an adventure game with a narrative that not-so-subtly calls back to Undertale as an inspiration, with a focus on quirky characters and a heartfelt story centering around choice and violence. There is definitely some demographic overlap for these concepts, but it’s at least a little uncommon to see these facets of a game given equal weight like they are here. These elements don’t clash, in fact they coexist pretty well, but I would argue the storytelling is a better selling point than the mechanical side. The game takes a while to ramp up, and the difficulty getting there is going to cause some friction for some players. We’re going to be talking about how the game feels to play and how it is less “rhythm game-y” than we had anticipated, which characters we liked and which we felt could have used some more development, and we somehow manage to fit in a reference to the Moonlight Great Sword.
Thank you for joining us again this week! This is our last episode of the year, which means that we have a couple events coming up soon! First, and what will be our next upload, we’re going to be doing our annual awards show. With the name change, we’ve decided to rename the awards to “The Scribies.” Only time will tell if we stick with that one. After that, we’re going to be approaching Fanbruary, so let us know your suggestions for games you’d like us to play over on our Discord, in the comments on YouTube, or through any other means available to you to contact us. We hope to hear from you and we hope you’ll enjoy the upcoming episodes!
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There are no podcast truths.
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re talking about Everhood, an indie bullet hell/adventure/rhythm game. Everhood has several notable factors that could be considered a main point of conversation about it. It is surprisingly difficult on its standard difficulty setting and requires some mastery to actually get through it, giving it a similar feel to more arcade style rhythm games. This is notable because one of those other big factors is that this is also an adventure game with a narrative that not-so-subtly calls back to Undertale as an inspiration, with a focus on quirky characters and a heartfelt story centering around choice and violence. There is definitely some demographic overlap for these concepts, but it’s at least a little uncommon to see these facets of a game given equal weight like they are here. These elements don’t clash, in fact they coexist pretty well, but I would argue the storytelling is a better selling point than the mechanical side. The game takes a while to ramp up, and the difficulty getting there is going to cause some friction for some players. We’re going to be talking about how the game feels to play and how it is less “rhythm game-y” than we had anticipated, which characters we liked and which we felt could have used some more development, and we somehow manage to fit in a reference to the Moonlight Great Sword.
Thank you for joining us again this week! This is our last episode of the year, which means that we have a couple events coming up soon! First, and what will be our next upload, we’re going to be doing our annual awards show. With the name change, we’ve decided to rename the awards to “The Scribies.” Only time will tell if we stick with that one. After that, we’re going to be approaching Fanbruary, so let us know your suggestions for games you’d like us to play over on our Discord, in the comments on YouTube, or through any other means available to you to contact us. We hope to hear from you and we hope you’ll enjoy the upcoming episodes!
Forget about Freeman, we’re abandoning the podcast.
Welcome back to the podcast! We may be into June, but we’re in the ides of Mystery May right now, and the fates have deigned we play Half-Life, and I am not one to argue with the fates. Half-Life is one of the most influential FPS games of all time, and part of that comes down to the way the game builds a really impressive world for you to play through. Black Mesa feels as vast in some places and stifling in others as it needs to in order to create a tone that is full of anxiety as you conserve ammunition while fighting enemies with genuinely great creature design. It’s part FPS, part horror title, like Doom was, but with this added environmental element that really pushes it to the next level. The other part of its influence is really just about how good the game was when it came out. Levels are mostly well paced, even from a modern perspective, movement through them feels fluid and like you’re using all the parts of your toolbox, and the aforementioned ammo conservation feels well thought out. This one is an easy game to go back to despite it’s age, and it’s still just as moody while still having that over-the-top 90s sci-fi edge to it. We’re going to be talking about Source Engine movement, the pros and cons of Xen, and whether we were or were not excited to turn on pumps.
Thank you for joining us again this week! We’ve been consistently hitting the games that have been on our list for the longest this year, and Half-Life is one we’ve been dancing around for a little too long. This game still rules, particularly if you are a fan of its descendants, so if you haven’t given it a shot yet, I recommend doing so. And then let us know what it was like over on our Discord, or in the comment section! Next time, we’re going to be talking about To The Moon, which is not about the stock exchange, so we hope you’ll join us then!
Describing The Skybox
There are no podcast truths.
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re talking about Everhood, an indie bullet hell/adventure/rhythm game. Everhood has several notable factors that could be considered a main point of conversation about it. It is surprisingly difficult on its standard difficulty setting and requires some mastery to actually get through it, giving it a similar feel to more arcade style rhythm games. This is notable because one of those other big factors is that this is also an adventure game with a narrative that not-so-subtly calls back to Undertale as an inspiration, with a focus on quirky characters and a heartfelt story centering around choice and violence. There is definitely some demographic overlap for these concepts, but it’s at least a little uncommon to see these facets of a game given equal weight like they are here. These elements don’t clash, in fact they coexist pretty well, but I would argue the storytelling is a better selling point than the mechanical side. The game takes a while to ramp up, and the difficulty getting there is going to cause some friction for some players. We’re going to be talking about how the game feels to play and how it is less “rhythm game-y” than we had anticipated, which characters we liked and which we felt could have used some more development, and we somehow manage to fit in a reference to the Moonlight Great Sword.
Thank you for joining us again this week! This is our last episode of the year, which means that we have a couple events coming up soon! First, and what will be our next upload, we’re going to be doing our annual awards show. With the name change, we’ve decided to rename the awards to “The Scribies.” Only time will tell if we stick with that one. After that, we’re going to be approaching Fanbruary, so let us know your suggestions for games you’d like us to play over on our Discord, in the comments on YouTube, or through any other means available to you to contact us. We hope to hear from you and we hope you’ll enjoy the upcoming episodes!
