195: Legend of Grimrock 2 (with Shane Selterre

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Tales from the Backlog

Dave Jackson

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A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.

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195: Legend of Grimrock 2 (with Shane Selterre - Retro Hangover)

Tales from the Backlog

2 hours 19 minutes 13 seconds

4 weeks ago

195: Legend of Grimrock 2 (with Shane Selterre - Retro Hangover)

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One of the best things about the thriving indie game scene is that dead genres come back to life, and nothing exemplifies that more than the return of the blobber/first-person dungeon crawler with Almost Human's Legend of Grimrock series. Combining the thrill of exploration in those old school games with modern sensibilities, Legend of Grimrock 2 is one of the best RPGs I've ever played, and I couldn't wait to discuss it on the show.

Guest info: Shane Selterre (he/him)

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card
0:24 Introductions
5:02 Our Histories with Legend of Grimrock 2
13:03 Opening Thoughts about Legend of Grimrock 2
17:04 Story Setup
21:18 Dungeon Crawling...Outside?
25:58 Party Creation and the Combat Dance
37:00 Situational Awareness
45:18 Exploration and Inventory
52:31 Puzzles and Traps
1:03:18 Character Building
1:27:19 Music and Sound Design
1:33:13 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
1:37:49 Retro Hangover Podcast
1:42:54 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous
1:45:37 Spoiler Section- Favorite Stuff
2:02:29 Spoiler Section- Final Bosses and Endings

Music used in the episode is credited to Scoring Helsinki: Main Theme, Prologue (The Isle), Battle Is On Pt. 1, Master and the Apprentice, Credits Theme

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