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We wade into a genuine retro gaming controversy. Two Aladdins enter, one Aladdin leaves! Caitlin is thrown into the deep end for her first roguelike Caves of Qud, and in a sad continuation of recent AMDFAD trends, the tutorial is lacking.
What We're Playing
01:20 Mark: Ruiner (Reikon, 2017)
09:26 Caitlin: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop (Beard Envy, 2024)
21:30 GOOF: Aladdin (Virgin Interactive, 1993) and Aladdin (Capcom, 1993)
37:53 Feature Game: Caves of Qud (Freehold Games, 2024)
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: https://crawl.develz.org/
SHOUT
1:01:40 Caitlin: The Witcher 4 (CD Projekt Red)
1:04:07 Mark: Rabbit & Steel DLC (mino_dev)
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Heavy questions of metaphysics and cosmology abound. Before Your Eyes is about the afterlife, Goodboy Galaxy questions whether a dog can pet itself, and Wing Commander: Privateer might be one of the circles of Hell.
What We're Playing
03:15 Caitlin: Helldivers II (Arrowhead, 2024)
06:01 Caitlin: Luma Island (Feel Free Games, 2024)
07:58 Mark: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)
09:25 Mark: Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within (Ubisoft Montreal, 2004)
11:05 Mark: Shogun Showdown (Roboatino, 2024)
16:37 GOOF: Wing Commander: Privateer (Origin Systems, 1993)
30:51 Feature Game: Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games, 2021)
SHOUT
57:44 Caitlin: Cairn (The Game Bakers)
1:00:01 Mark: Evercade and SNK
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Caitlin's Final Fantasy history tour continues! We then turn to Mark's childhood Disney game, The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse. Slander may ensue. We finally test the limits of procedural generation with Wildermyth, a tactical RPG that promises satisfying randomly-generated narrative.
What We're Playing
00:55 Mark: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubisoft Montreal, 2003)
10:33 Caitlin: Final Fantasy II (Square, 1988)
15:05 Caitlin: Luma Island (Feel Free Games, 2024)
24:08 GOOF: The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse (Capcom, 1992)
36:15 Feature Game: Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games, 2019)
SHOUT
59:50 Caitlin: Marry a Deep One: Innsmouth Simulator (simulinati)
1:00:59 Mark: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio)
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Shockers abound this week. The World Ends with You is not the title of a Bond movie, it's a great DS game and a mediocre Switch game--and Pentiment is not just a chance to show off your history minor, it's also a murder mystery.
What We're Playing
01:02 Caitlin: Cats Hidden in Germany, Italy, and China (Travellin Cats, 2023-2024
04:28 Caitlin: Luma Island (Feel Free Games, 2024)
04:47 Caitlin: Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)
05:35 Mark: Exit the Gungeon (Dodge Roll, 2020)
15:23 GOOF: The World Ends with You (Square Enix, 2007)
28:45 Feature Game: Pentiment (Obsidian, 2022)
Mild spoilers begin: 38:26
Mild spoilers end: 45:20
SHOUT
52:48 Caitlin: Critter Café (Sumo Digital)
53:44 Mark: Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio)
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We play Sifu, the very daunting beat-em-up game, as well as the beloved Beyond Good and Evil.
Not only did Sifu make Caitlin play a tutorial, it was perhaps the greatest disservice imaginable to a superb game. One could say the same about Beyond Good and Evil with respect to Friedrich Nietzsche, but he doesn't deserve any better.
What We're Playing
00:41 Mark: Karate Survivor (Alawar, 2024)
10:08 Caitlin: A Park Full of Cats (Devcats, 2024)
10:47 Caitlin: Tokyo Jungle (Crispy's!, 2012)
20:41 GOOF: Beyond Good and Evil (Ubisoft, 2003)
34:08 Feature Game: Sifu (Sloclap, 2022)
Excellent Sifu guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeVl3wl1Esg&t=1174s
SHOUT
51:47 Mark: Acts of Blood (Eksil Team)
52:44 Caitlin: Strange Antiquities (Bad Viking)
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More Dragon Age! Caitlin and Mark have very different takeaways from The Veilguard. We also stress the difference between dwarves and vikings in The Last Vikings, another pre-WoW Blizzard offering.
What We're Playing
01:10 Caitlin: A Tower Full of Cats, and An Arcade Full of Cats (Devcats, 2022-2024)
05:21 Mark: Persona 5 Tactika (P-Studio, 2023)
10:36 Mark: Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio, 2024)
GOOF: The Lost Vikings (Blizzard, 1993)
30:35 Feature Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)
SHOUT
1:10:43 Caitlin: Path of Exile 2 (Grinding Gear Games)
1:12:11 Mark: Mass Effect 5 (BioWare)
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Thank goodness you're here to join us as we discuss Thank Goodness You're Here! It's all cats and meat pies this week, though thankfully not in combination.
What We're Playing
02:01 Caitlin: A Building Full of Cats, A Tower Full of Cats, and A Castle Full of Cats (Devcats, 2022-2024)
14:53 Mark: Destiny 2 (Bungie, 2017)
27:58 GOOF: Road Rash (Electronic Arts, 1991)
38:05 Feature Game: Thank Goodness You're Here (Coal Supper, 2024)
SHOUT
54:58 Caitlin: A Shelter Full of Cats (Devcats)
55:48 Mark: Retroid Pocket 5 (Retroid)
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Caitlin has made her enthusiasm for cats and horses well-known, but let it not be forgotten that she is fond of all manner of other animals as well. It's all kinds of fauna this week, as we revisit The Lion King and look at indie darling Animal Well.
What We're Playing
01:14 Caitlin: Powerwash Simulator (FuturLab, 2022)
11:20 Mark: Inscyption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)
13:46 Mark: PortMaster, especially Bleed (Ian Campbell, 2013)
24:20 GOOF: The Lion King (Westwood Studios, 1994)
36:15 Feature Game: Animal Well (Shared Memory, 2024)
SHOUT
53:17 Mark: The Void Rains Upon Her Heart (Veyeral)
55:40 Caitlin: Barkour (VARSAV Game Studios)
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It's Halloween here at AMBFAD, and so we are going to discuss some horror games! The retro run-and-gun Zombies Ate My Neighbors hearkens back to a halcyon period of LucasArts, and Still Wakes the Deep will hit you right in the feels.
What We're Playing
01:05 Caitlin: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment, 2024)
03:51 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)
08:12 Mark: rRootage (ABA Games, 2003)
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15:27 GOOF: Zombies Ate My Neighbors (LucasArts, 1993)
24:30 Feature Game: Still Wakes the Deep (Chinese Room, 2024)
SHOUT
55:12 Caitlin: Glyphica: Typing Survival (aliasBLACK)
57:40 Mark: NERF Destiny 2 Ace of Spades
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Caitlin has no experience with the Persona formula, whereas Mark is a longtime Persona stan--so we have you covered for Metaphor: ReFantazio. Caitlin's blood vendetta against tutorials reaches the game early Blizzard game Blackthorne, and no NPCs will survive her determination to learn as she goes.
What We're Playing
01:08 Mark: Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)
13:07 Caitlin: Neko Atsume 2 (Hit-Point, 2024)
17:34 GOOF: Blackthorne (Blizzard Entertainment, 1994)
31:04 Feature Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, 2024)
SHOUT
58:27 Mark: Exodus (Archetype Entertainment)
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It's a theme week here at AMBFAD, and we're doing grimy science fiction. From beneath the ground in Fallout to beyond the stars with the Void Bastards, we have you covered--with apologies for the salty language.
What We're Playing
01:14 Mark: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)
02:23 Mark: Street Fighter 6 (Capcom, 2023)
12:20 Caitlin: Core Keeper (Pugstorm, 2024)
20:34 GOOF: Fallout (Interplay, 1997)
35:33 Feature Game: Void Bastards (Blue Manchu, 2019)
SHOUT
56:30 Caitlin: Fable (Playground Games)
58:56 Mark: Windblown (Motion Twin)
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Mark continues Caitlin's forced education on the Neo Geo with Shock Troopers, an underappreciated run and gun. They then discuss Death and Taxes, a narrative game with some strange framing choices.
WE INTERRUPT YOUR EPISODE NOTES WITH URGENT HORSE NEWS: A horse game is incoming!
What We're Playing
01:01 Caitlin: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
07:51 Caitlin: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
09:40 Mark: Halls of Torment (Casing Carrots, 2024)
17:58 GOOF: Shock Troopers (Saurus, 1997)
28:14 Feature Game: Death and Taxes (Placeholder Gameworks, 2020)
44:19 Spoilers Begin
51:25 Spoilers End
SHOUT
52:43 Mark: Windstorm: Legend of the Khiimori (Aesir Interactive and NightinGames)
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One ought never to overlook a chance to extol the virtues of Terry Bogard, so we discuss the classic Garou: Mark of the Wolves. In anticipation of the upcoming Veilguard, we touch on all the main Dragon Age games released thus far.
What We're Playing
00:50 Mark: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)
02:02 Mark: Anomaly Agent (Phew Phew, 2024)
10:33 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games, 2020)
21:39 GOOF: Garou: Mark of the Wolves (SNK, 1999)
32:35 Feature Game: Dragon Age (BioWare, 2009-)
SHOUT
1:18:39 Caitlin: Neva (Nomada Studio)
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We finally show Nintendo some love in the form of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and get blown away (in many ways) by Tactical Breach Wizards.
What We're Playing
01:02 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)
08:45 Mark: The Ninja Warriors (Natsume, 1994)
13:24 GOOF: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Flagship and Capcom, 2004)
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30:19 Feature Game: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)
SHOUT
49:58 Mark: Halls of Torment (Chasing Carrots)
52:19 Caitlin: Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap (Robot Entertainment)
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All shooting, all the time! Both Rabbit and Steel and Undertale leverage shoot-em-up elements in novel ways, and they form a natural set with the punishing Ikaruga.
What We're Playing
00:57 Caitlin: Core Keeper (Pugstorm, 2024)
08:19 Mark: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, 2019)
13:49 Mark: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)
18:00 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm (Gearbox, 2024)
21:21 GOOF: Ikaruga (Treasure, 2001)
30:05 Feature Game: Undertale (Toby Fox, 2015)
SHOUT
52:27 Caitlin: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
53:11 Mark: Iron Meat (Retroware)
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Sometimes the only way to show that you love is to complain and nitpick, and that's exactly what Caitlin and Mark do with Fire Emblem--a game they both enjoy but think is sometimes borderline absurd.
What We're Playing
01:04 Mark: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)
08:47 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm (Gearbox, 2024)
13:14 GOOF: Metroid (R&D Team 1 and Intelligent Systems, 1986) and Metroid: Zero Mission (R&D Team 1, 2004)
25:10 Feature Game: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, 2019)
SHOUT
50:51 Caitlin: Goblin Cleanup (Crisalu)
52:13 Mark: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)
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Caitlin reciprocates this week by trying ICO, one of Mark's all-time favourites. They also both explore the coming-of-age story I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, in which you play as... well, let's not undermine the excellent title, shall we?
What We're Playing
00:53 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)
08:45 Mark: Valkyrie Profile (tri-Ace, 1999)
15:11 GOOF: ICO (Team ICO, 2001)
29:54 Feature Game: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway, 2022)
48:09 Spoilers Begin
56:32 Spoilers End
SHOUT
58:48 Caitlin: Fields of Mistria (NPC Studio)
59:24 Mark: Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm (Gearbox Software)
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Caitlin said Valkyrie Profile was one of her top 10 games of all time, so let's take a deeper look! Mark reciprocates by listing his own top 10.
What We're Playing
00:41 Mark: Earth Defense Force 4.1 (Sandlot, 2016)
11:15 Caitlin: Flock (Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg, 2024)
17:24 GOOF: Valkyrie Profile (tri-Ace, 1999)
35:35 Mark's Top 10 Games of All Time
36:07 Honourable Mentions
Destiny/Destiny 2
Dragon Age 2
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Risk of Rain Returns
44:47 Top 10
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters
Vagrant Story
ICO
Silent Hill 2
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Mass Effect
The King of Fighters XIII
Spec Ops: The Line
Persona V Royal
Hades
1:11:20 SHOUT: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a strange and unexpected offering, an odd delight amongs a sea of derivative games. Caitlin then reveals her gaming autobiography, her top games of all time.
What We're Playing
02:03 Caitlin: Slay the Spire (Mega Crit, 2019)
06:00 Mark: Pokémon Pinball (HAL Laboratory, 1999)
Tech Dweeb's 10 Must Play Retro Pinball Games:
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13:15 Feature Game: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom, 2024)
Special Bunraku Performance:
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27:19 Caitlin's Top 10 Games of All Time
28:30 Honourable Mentions
Suikoden
Undertale
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Final Fantasy XVI
33:43 Top 10
Chrono Trigger
Baldur's Gate 3
Hades
Valkyrie Profile
Mass Effect
Shadow of the Colossus
Dragon Age: Origins
Final Fantasy VI
The Witcher 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
SHOUT
58:44 Caitlin: Slay the Spire 2 (Mega Crit)
59:33 Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero)
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Quintet released some bangers on the SNES: ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, and Illusion of Gaia. How does their last one--Terranigma--measure up? And how much chill do you want in your journalism? Or, for that matter, your video games? Caitlin and Mark talk about Times & Galaxy.
What We're Playing
01:04 Mark: TMNT: Splintered Fate (Super Evil Megacorp, 2024)
07:30 Caitlin: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Square Enix, 2024)
12:43 GOOF: Terranigma (Quintet, 1995)
26:51 Feature Game: Times & Galaxy (Copychaser Games, 2024)
37:55 Spoilers Begin
42:44 Spoilers End
SHOUT
49:37 Caitlin: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Retro Studios)
51:25 Mark: DNF Duel (Arc System Works)
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