Side-Quest 208. Never Been More Back
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Release Date: 04/13/2025
Episode 212. Sorry We're Pirates
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sid Meier's Pirates! and Sorry We're Closed and the power of putting your name on something. Also featuring coat envy, the power of the wind, and the invention of London.
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Side-Quest 208. Never Been More Back
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and the monkey's paw of game services. Also featuring wrestling with RNG, entering new chapters, and how simple running a tea shop would surely be.
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Episode 211. This Ninja is Avowed
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Ninja Gaiden and Avowed and the return of the ninja boom. Also featuring the lack of romance, disclaimers of views, and a new gap in the market. *Worth mentioning this episode was recorded before Microsoft was identified as a priority BDS target.
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Side-Quest 207. Holding Hands and Punching Stuff
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about team-ups and cooperation between player and character and why every game should probably have a hold hands button. Also featuring too long punch-kicks, sending the girl to the garbage, and judging by usefulness.
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Episode 210. Antonblast of the Famicom Club
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Famicom Detective Club and Antonblast and the challenges of escaping conversations. Also featuring useless cowboy outfits, fun literary influences, and the era of the red angry man.
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Side-Quest 206. Stealing is Sharing
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about theft mechanics in games and suggest that everyone should pick a safe word for Mario Party games. Also featuring a mangling of famous quotes, shampoo inconveniences, and meta genre transformations.
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Episode 209. Marvelous Rivals of God Hand
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss God Hand and Marvel Rivals and fundamentally opposed design approaches. Also featuring bad IGN reviews, a return to the mad funny question, and the fun behind throwing your buddy across the map.
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Side-Quest 205. Pirates in Your Dreams
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming, and a long-awaited series makes its triumphant and terrible return. Also featuring cats voiced by men, embracing the casual, and fulfilling resolutions.
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Episode 208. Eternal Sin & Punishing Strands
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In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sin & Punishment and Eternal Strands and the sacrifices of a little fire boy. Also featuring the near future past, making bosses the appropriate size, and production-first design.
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Side-Quest 204. Audio Jungle
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In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about sound effects and foley in games and how to describe a sound in words. Also featuring weird little noises, the trials and tribulations of balancing audio, and the need to carry a mic around. Ironically still figuring out my mic, gonna have a pop filter next time - Emma
info_outlineIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and the monkey's paw of game services. Also featuring wrestling with RNG, entering new chapters, and how simple running a tea shop would surely be.