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Episode 204: GIGASWORD
01/16/2026
Episode 204: GIGASWORD
Often, when you're given a sword in video games, the only solutions it provides are violent. But what if was also how you opened doors, solved puzzles, and traversed a wide map? You'd need a pretty big sword to do all that. Matt & Geoff are joined by Jack Breen, solo dev behind Studio Hybrid's first title, The Zelda-influenced metroidvania GIGASWORD, to discuss bringing influences and old ideas into new projects, the pitfalls of genre pigeonholing, and the importance of how a game feels Check out GIGASWORD on You can find this episode's guest on and We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click ! You can find the show on and ! Please rate and review us on Rate us on Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Geoff Moonen
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