Episodes
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With Austin and Keith itching to talk about Elden Ring: Nightreign, they bring Dre--who carried the group to their first win--on for their for their first appearance on the show. Plus, some mid-game impressions of the town management, relationships, and V-Tuber-esque character design of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma.
Show Notes
DBFZ: GO1 Vs Leffen GREATEST SET EVER!!! CEO 2018
Digmon the Movie Soundtrack
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After promising not to talk about the Summer Games Fest for too long, Janine, Keith, and Austin spend a full hour chatting about the event's resonance with various ongoing malaises and maladies affecting games culture. Then, finally, they dig into Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Has she also stolen their hearts, or is their dream game just a fantasy?
Show Notes
Unearthed Treasure Room Showcase
New Virtual Influencer Is Unbelievably Bad - Jarvis Johnson (Anna Indiana context)
Janine's Fantasy Life Witching Hour LP Playlist
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Summer Games Fest & the Green Games Showcase
01:09:46 Break
01:09:52 FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
02:07:08 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
02:10:15 Elden Ring: NightreignFeaturing Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Keith Carberry
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan
Music by Jack de Quidt
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Today we dive deep into the mysterious manor of Mt. Holly as Austin, Sylvi, and (for the first time on Side Story) Keith talk at length about Blue Prince, the first-person puzzle game by Dogubom. We talk favorite puzzles, end-game secrets, and the strengths and weaknesses of the game's narrative about familial affection, political intrigue, and spending your childhood getting lost in big houses.
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Show Notes
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Clue: The Great Museum Caper
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
'Does Blue Prince Never End?' by Chris Person
Bluff City Season 1 on Patreon
Bluff City Season 1 on YouTube
Featuring Austin Walker, Sylvi Bullet, and Keith Carberry
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan
Music by Jack de Quidt
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Look, over there, at that tower. What sort of secrets could it hold? Perhaps some terrible Multiplayer Activities to waste your time. Or, no, wait, maybe it's one of the good towers, the kind you can zipline down or hover-grapple your way up, the kind with an loot... or even better, an agility orb on the top! No... no, wait, what's that number on the front?? Why is it counting down? And why does this whole thing smack of the French?
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
02:40 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
56:14 Echo Point Nova
01:18:32 Infinty Nikki Boycott & Multiplayer Update
01:28:43 Arc Raiders
01:42:08 Despelote
01:47:13 QuestionsFeaturing Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Sylvi Bullet
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan
Music by Jack de Quidt
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Would you leave an NPC so broken hearted that they just clam up for the rest of the game? Would you trade the AAA flash of 2025 for the animated FMV flair of 1992? Would you get upset if you engaged in hijinks so chaotic that you ended up slipping on a banana peel you put on the ground to begin with? Or would you understand that sometimes, the player getting what they want looks a little bit like the player not getting what they want? These questions and more answered on this episode of Side Story...
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
05:24 Fields of Mistria
01:02:49 Skin Deep
01:30:21 LUNAR Remastered Collection
01:43:55 Upcoming Farm/Life Sims (Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time)Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Ali Acampora
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan
Music by Jack de Quidt
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What would you do if you were a little digital guy, running around in a Tron or Reboot style game world? Would you solve puzzles and investigate the myserious of the mansion-that-would-be-your-inheritence? Would you stalk the bogs of Britain, evading authoritarian robots and hunting for giant batteries? Or perhaps you would commit yourself to the noblest of goals, God's One True Task: Repeatedly raising and lowering all four windows of your Hyundai IONIQ 5, one at a time, while repeatedly taking selfies...
Games Discussed this episode: Blue Prince, InZOI, Closer the Distance, Orwell, Atomfall
show notes
Inzoi's 'Smart Zoi' AI system sounds great on paper but seeing it in a live demo didn't exactly wow me by Christopher Livingston
BDS Calls for a Boycott of Xbox Due to Microsoft’s Partnership with Israel
Side Story only exists because of support from listeners like you. Go to friendsatthetable.cash to support us!
Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Jack de Quidt
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan
Music by Jack de Quidt
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Around these parts, it isn't April Fools Day, it's April Truths Day, and today's big truth: Friends at the Table has a new podcast for you. It's about games and the stories they make us tell. It's that simple. It's hosted by Austin, with guests from the rest of the main show's cast. It's going to come out every two weeks, probably on Mondays. Today was an exception. Because of the holiday.
Oh, and for $10 Patrons, it means the beginning of an exclusive Let's Play, the first episode of which is available right now (and hey, we'll put this one out for free).
Wanna know a little more? Check out this post on our Patreon page for a little more into the creation of Side Story!
show notes
Valnet Blues: How Online Porn Pioneer Hassan Youssef Built a Digital Media ‘Sweatshop’
CWA games union
Media Club Plus
Cover art by A Liang Chan
Soul Frame Preludes 9 notes
explosions update repo
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Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Jack de Quidt
Produced by Austin Walker
Cover Art by A Liang Chan
Music by Jack de Quidt
