Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Is it hard to believe we haven't covered this game already? You bet it is.
Did we actually talk about every single daedra AND aedra to make up for it? Absolutely. 
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TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
4:51 - Skyrim
1:20:45 - Listener Questions
2:33:51 - Wrapping Up

Despite the title, this episode is about deckbuilding rogulikes. Just another way we here in the Aether like to subvert expectations!

Discussed: GOTY 2020, LinkedIn, Monster Train, Sephiroth in Smash Ultimate, Dicey Dungeons, Exponential Idle
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Timecodes:

0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Thank you!
5:16 - LinkedIn
6:42 - Monster Train
50:18 - Dicey Dungeons
1:22:03 - Exponential Idle
1:26:24 - Wrapping Up

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On a quiet and cozy Sunday morning, Stephen, Brendon, and AJ convened via video chat to take a look back at Into the Aether's 2020.
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Timecodes (it's a big list):

0:00 - Intro
4:45 - Looking Back at Past Lists
20:55 - Best Cosmetic Skin of 2020
21:31 - Lauren's Game of the Year
22:45 - The Hardest Decision of the Day
23:34 - Stephen's 10
28:16 - Spoilers for Stephen's 10
29:01 - End of Spoilers
29:59 - Brendon's 10
32:41 - Brendon's 13
32:56 - Stephen's 9
38:31 - Brendon's 9
45:18 - Moving On
46:26 - Stephen's 8
50:32 - Brendon's 8
58:20 - Zant's Game of the Year
1:00:28 - Stephen's 7
1:06:20 - Brendon's 7
1:15:09 - Stephen's 6
1:21:22 - Brendon's 6
1:28:02 - Pre-Top 5 Break
1:28:26 - Pablo's GOTY
1:31:54 - Top 5 Time
1:32:27 - Stephen's 5
1:41:36 - Brendon's 5
1:45:40 - Stephen's 4
1:51:24 - Brendon's 4
2:02:04 - Alanna's Game of the Year
2:05:19 - Brendon's Criss Angel Moment
2:05:56 - Stephen's 3
2:16:54 - Brendon's 3
2:22:36 - Stephen Ascends
2:26:51 - AJ's Game of the Year
2:30:02 - Final Thoughts on 3
2:36:01 - Tam's Game of the Year
2:38:33 - Thanks to AJ
2:40:16 - Stephen's 2
2:45:53 - Brendon Ascends
2:46:12 - Brendon's 2
2:59:31 - The Discord Top 5
3:02:47 - Sadie's Game of the Year
3:05:57 - Honorable Mentions
3:13:57 - Stephen's 1
3:19:51 - Brendon's 1
3:35:44 - Chris' Game of the Year
3:37:24 - Collaborative List Time
3:38:47 - Recap
3:39:10 - Stephen's Top 10
3:39:33 - Brendon's Top 10don
3:39:54 - Crafting the Top 5
3:53:30 - The ITA Top 5 of 2020
3:59:54 - Wrapping Up
4:08:33 - Anticipated Games of 2021
4:14:21 - Thank you all so much
4:19:07 - Brendon makes AJ make a promise
4:20:01 - Brendon makes AJ and Stephen make a promise
4:20:38 - Ending the Episode
4:23:56 - Scout's Game of the Year
4:24:59 - Be Yourself in 2021
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nice knowing you, mario.

the polygon list: https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2020/12/10/22166258/the-game-awards-2020-all-announcements-trailers

It could happen to you: Brendon is so deep in souls-likes he doesn't remember what other kinds of games exist.

Check out 11 Again: https://11again.online

Discussed: Remnant: From the Ashes, Chronos: Before the Ashes, Souls-Likes, Ashen, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Paradise Killer
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This week we're haunted by the decisions we've forced onto ourselves. GOTY season is upon us.
We also talk a lot about a game from 2009.
So... pretty normal episode for us.

Discussed: GOTY Season, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Dragon Age: Origins
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is one of the wildest games of the year and a glimpse at what the visual novel genre can potentially blossom into. We NEEDED to talk about it with the gloves off. Full spoilers.

Get some yakisoba pan and get ready to hear us try and piece the whole thing together.

0:00 - Intro
16:19 - General Spoilers
24:21 - Your For Real Final Spoiler Warning
25:16 - Juro Kurabe
39:43 - Iori Fuyasaka
46:47 - Ei Sekigahara
56:56 - Megumi Yakushiji
1:07:32 - Natsuno Minami
1:17:58 - Keitaro Miura
1:24:58 - Takatoshi Hijiyama
1:33:25 - Nenji Ogata
1:41:55 - Tomi Kitsuragi
1:49:57 - Shu Amiguchi
1:57:24 - Yuki Takamiya
2:02:13 - Ryoko Shinonome
2:06:49 - Renya Gouto
2:11:56 The Epilogue
2:25:22 - Closing Thoughts
2:34:37 - Wrapping Up

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Minecraft is out of alpha and Deadmau5 might do the soundtrack. Digg 4.0 just launched and now everyone is moving to Reddit. Stephen is in college and Brendon is deciding to drop out and join a band. It's the 2010s, baby, and the decade is looking like Helvetica with little to no kerning in sight.

Discussed: Next Gen, Ghosts of Tsushima Legends, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, The PS5, Demon's Souls
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Join us in the crypt, get yourself a heaping cup of Monkey D. Luffy's blood, and take a seat at the edge of our coffins as we discuss finally getting our hands on the next generation of video game consoles.

Read this: https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/yakuza-like-a-dragon/yakuza-like-a-dragon-review/

And read this: https://www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com/blog/2020/11/14/accessibility-impressions-playstation-5-vs-xbox-series-x-s/

Discussed: Xbox Series S, GamePass, PlayStation 5, More GamePass, Destiny 2, Yakuza: Like a Dragon
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Discussed: Next-gen, I Am Dead, Reigns Beyond, Bioshock Trilogy Remastered, Listener Questions
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Get it? Like, his name is Cloud and they're making CLOUD Versions of games? Like it's a video game, but CLOUD is in it instead of whoever? t's really funny. Laugh with us. Laugh.

Discussed: Cloud Versions, Ikenfell, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Link's Awakening

Brendon's piece on cloud versions: https://medium.com/from-the-aether/nintendos-game-streaming-strategy-is-to-not-have-one-5cdbdd7d3e66

Chris Plante's piece on back-compat Xboxes: https://www.polygon.com/xbox-series-x/2020/10/7/21504730/xbox-series-x-preview-360-games-microsoft-crackdown
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Tamoor Hussain (Managing Editor at GameSpot) arrives in the aether to talk all things Arkham for our October bonus episode!

Thanks to Tam for joining us! find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tamoorh 
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That's the thing about Halloween, man. It doesn't have to be scary... it can be delightful.

Discussed: Disc Room, Carrion, Paratopic, Alan Wake, Majora's Mask
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Yakisoba pan. Sentinel No. 17. 1984. UFO Wars. Yakisoba pan. Minecraft Steve. 1944. Yakisoba pan. Umbrella Corp. Shikishima. The Aether. Yakisoba pan. Gurglings. Sentinel No. 12. Time travel. Sector 4. Spooky Season. Ska. Yakisoba pan.

Discussed: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Minecraft Steve

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He's big! He's green! He's a fighting machine! And he has a big heart and don't you EVER forget it!

Discussed: Twitch, The October Bonus, 13 Sentinels, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, Alien: Isolation, Hades spoilers, Piccolo

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Finally a video game that makes good on the power fantasy of getting behind the wheel of the Death Star and drifting around planets and other celestial bodies at high speed.

Discussed: Star Wars Squadrons, Minecraft Steve, The Binding of Isaac, Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection
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Get ready for a legitimately low key bonus episode as we discuss the three games available in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection with three amazing guests from our friends and family!

• For Super Mario Galaxy, we're joined by our friend Dom Nero: https://www.domnero.com/
• To chat about Super Mario Sunshine, we're joined by our friend Pablo Marti: https://twitter.com/dangerbutts
• And for Super Mario 64, we're joined by Stephen's sister Lauren Hilger: https://www.laurenhilger.com/

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We were going to talk about Hades the whole time but felt compelled to include something else for those who haven't tried to escape the underworld yet... "something else" being an Xbox 360 that screams for death every time it turns on to play Castle Crashers. Sorry, we're trying to delete it.

0:00 - Intro
00:59 - Twitch Updates
06:05 - Next-Gen / Bethesda Acquisition
26:10 - Discord Updates
29:13 - Hades Revisited
54:42 - Hades Listener Questions
01:33:14 - Hades Spoilers
01:54:33 - Wrapping Up

Discussed: Twitch streaming, Next-gen, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, Hades (Again), Hades Listener Questions, Hades Spoilers
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It's almost too much greatness to deal with all at once, if we're being honest.

Discussed: Next-gen, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Partner Direct, Spelunky 2, Hades
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The radish spirit treads through foggy hot springs with a leisurely pace — almost a saunter — and into the elevator. They glance downwards at the cascade of buttons, each indicating another floor upon which to recline within yet another hazy pool of geothermal bath water. Lost in thought, the radish spirit imagines themselves floating down a splendid glowing river of silver and peering through eyes half-shut at the starry aurora above. What floor might that be on, the spirit wonders to itself — only releasing a small puff of air to indicate the weight of enormous consideration.

Focusing back on the buttons, they notice a small creased corner of paper sticking out from between where the wooden edge of the elevator wall meets the brushed copper panel housing seemingly endless choices of venues for relaxation. They reach, carefully and with purpose at the small corner, and pull it gracefully from its home only to discover a simple white envelope. Examining the back reveals a circular wax stamp, about a half inch in diameter and containing a glyph unknown to them.

The radish spirit opens the note, and the camera freezes. Somewhere, maybe everywhere, Nintendo fans AND Studio Ghibli fans cry out in an almost tormented joy as four words appear on-screen during this latest Direct: RADISH SPIRIT GETS STEAMY.

Discussed: Spellbreak, Rainforest Cafe, Super Mario Bros. 2 - The Lost Levels, Persona 5 Royal
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They call me the BS 720 Christ Air to Revert to Nose Manual to Boneless to BS 180 Heelflip to Bluntside Grind to Indy to Manual to Nose Manual of my friend group.

Discussed: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, Nintendo's Super Mario 35th Direct, Fire Emblem
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During his time in Metropolis, Kal-El has been bullied, pushed around, and pranked to oblivion. But when his parents tell him the family will be moving to Brooklyn at the end of the week, he decides to take a stand... by having the BEST WEEK EVER. Coming this summer is a superhero film unlike any you've ever seen. Josh Peck... Zena Grey... Jamie Kennedy... and the real actual Superman star in: Kal-El's Big Move!

Discussed: Moon Remix RPG Adventure, Blaseball, Joel Schumacher Batman Movies, sports games for Switch, amuse-bouche, Halloween costumes, NPC dream jobs, tattoos
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Chris Plante (Polygon, The Besties, Postgame, Quest, and more) launches himself headlong into the aether for our August bonus episode to discuss two of his favorite games — and ours: Spelunky and Nier: Automata!

Thanks to Chris for joining us!
You can find him at a lot of places and the links to all of them are in his Twitter bio: https://twitter.com/plante
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A snake will either eat only vegetables or its own tail — there is no in-between.

Discussed: Hades, Raji: An Ancient Epic, Untitled Goose Game, A Short Hike, Torchlight III, Takeshi and Hiroshi, Hypnospace Outlaw, Manifold Garden, Subnautica, Garden Story, Evergate, Bear and Breakfast, Grindstone, The Batman, Batman Year One, Batman The Long Halloween, Gotham Knights, Spiritfarer
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Nobody ever drops in, nobody ever wipes out. 

(Please send questions for the bonus!)

Discussed: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Demo, Fall Guys, Blaseball, Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy IV
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Have you ever had those moments during crisp fall days in which it seems as though the wind is leading you somewhere? You're not quite sure if the pull is benevolent, but you follow it anyways as it twists and turns through paths you only barely remember. Eventually, the wisp has you come upon a clearing that vaguely resembles a baseball field where looking upwards towards the heavens reveals an unnatural sky, one of fire and cosmic greatness. It's the kind of thing that'll rip a mind into hundreds of pieces if you look for too long. It's the kind of thing that'll put those pieces back together however it damn well pleases. Have you ever had those moments? 

Discussed: Soda Dungeon 2, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Blaseball
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It took one hundred episodes, but Stephen and Brendon finally answer the two questions you've all been asking: What were your high school superlatives and how are you sitting right now?

Discussed: CrossCode, Soda Dungeon 2, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
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Brendon grapples with the confused narrative of Ghost of Tsushima, Stephen grapples with his Starbucks order.

Ghost of Tsushima, Kurosawa, and the political myth of the samurai by Kazuma Hashimoto: https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/23/21333631/ghost-of-tsushima-kurosawa-films-samurai-japan-abe-politics

Discussed: Egg salad, Ghost of Tsushima, Xbox Event, Halo Infinite, Avowed, Everwild, Destiny 2, Fable, Gamepass

Stephen and Brendon discuss Pokemon Crystal, its place in the legacy of the franchise, and how it succeeds in its removal from the pressures of being The Biggest Franchise of All Time during development.
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Hey! I'm walkin' on my face here!

Discussed: Paper Mario and the Origami King, Project Xcloud, Gamepass, Next-Gen in General
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Ellie wakes up in Shibuya Crossing holding a weird pin in one hand and a countdown timer embedded in the other. Battle hardened by her encounters with Infected, WLF, and Seraphites, does she have what it takes to make it through this weird vacation?

Discussed: The Besties, Pokemon Crystal, Nintendo 3DS, The World Ends With You, Fortnite, Asphalt 9, Brawlhalla, Island Saver, Paladins, Warface, Superliminal
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Jetsetter & Rutabaga is a 1981 American comedy-drama film directed starring Jetsetter and Rutagaba. The actors play fictionalized versions of themselves sharing a conversation at Backlog Books. The film's dialogue covers topics such as Fortnite, the nature of Fortnite, and the nature of life as a radish who is also a dad.

Games Discussed: Fortnite, Dadish, Fowlst, Song of Bloom, Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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There are new Pokemon experiences around every corner these days. It almost feels like an endless golf course in deep space at this point, as each game announced breaks convention and twists the franchise to fit a new cultural zeitgeist. As the curvature of the course bends and shifts to challenge intrepid golfers far and wide, The Pokemon Company does the same. What's next?

Watch SummoningSalt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XkKufyIiAY 

Games Discussed: New Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Unite, Pokemon Cafe Mix, SummoningSalt, Wii Sports Resort Golf, Ori and the Blind Forest, Desert Golfing, Golf on Mars

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Our producer AJ joins the show for an extremely deep dive into The Last of Us Part II. This episode is broken into two sections, the first being completely spoiler-free and the second being a full-on spoiler discussion. We explore the entirety of the game, chapter by chapter, and how our preconceived notions going in were either amplified or eradicated by the time the credits rolled.
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Welcome to our third season and third year of Into the Aether!
Thank you for all of your support. Please share the show with a friend if you feel like it!

Games Discussed (all available on itch.io): Celeste, A Short Hike, Oxenfree, Pyre, Nuclear Throne, Paranautical Activity, Cinco Paus, Starseed Pilgrim, Grindstone, Octodad, Minit, Thing-In-Itself, Islands: Non-Places, Stop, Sonar Smash, Radical Solitaire, Far From Noise, Skeletris, Plant Daddy,  Pico8, Mobius, Tiny Dangerous Dungeons, Visual Out, Rising Dusk, Peckin’ Pixels, Pet the Pup at the Party, Hot Pot Panic, Ungrounded, Mendel, Democratic Socialism Simulator, Art Sqool, Sewer Rave, A Mortician’s Tale, Fossil Hunters, Petty Puny Planets, Night in the Storm, Yi and the Thousand Moons, Shutter Stroll

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You don't get to 51 worldwide classics without making a few enemies.

Discussed: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics, Sony PlayStation 5, every game in the PS5 event

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

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All of this month's Patreon money will go to bail funds and mutual aids. Thanks.

Make sure you stick around until the end for some aural art AJ made.

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Does anyone truly know the difference between Boston Market and fine dining? The line is a blur, less of a line and more of a spiral pattern. They mix and intertwine as if conscious beings. That mac and cheese.

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Sometimes it's just about finding the smallest oven it takes to get the job done. Sometimes it's about playing the same video game six times. Usually, though, it's about craving human interaction. 

We're joined by Alanna Okun, Deputy Editor of The Goods, who is finding community through her newly inhabited island.

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Polygon's Interior Design Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yOC8_dHwuc  

Discussed: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, URLs, Hobbies, Fallout: 76, Elder Scrolls: Blades, Disney Sorcerer's Arena (lol)
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We're gonna start by painting some happy little Hell Priests.

Discussed: DOOM Eternal, new links, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Bioware, Mass Effect
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We made this episode to torture Aj "Board Games" Fillari.

Discussed: Tabletop Simulator, Root, A Quiet Year, 7 Wonders, Twilight Imperium, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Xbox Elite Controller Series 2, Prey, Portal, Ori and the Blind Forest, Dark Souls II, and probably more.
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It was late and we couldn't stop talking about Persona 5 before recording the ACNH bonus so we just blended the two together.

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Big thanks to Dom Nero for stopping by! Follow him here: https://twitter.com/dominicknero
 
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In this second part of our discussions of FF7R, we manage to talk about the video game for another three hours.
You're welcome or sorry, whatever applies to you personally.

TIMECODES

00:01:09 - General Chat

00:45:58 - Spoilers

02:26:55 - Listener Questions

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There's also some Animal Crossing in there...

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Tinker Tailor Beardo Spy

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No goofy description, just watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3YGtQ40Qvs

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Or: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, and also some Zelda.

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It's a worldwide conspiracy, and every animal is in on it.

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