Our pleasure! Thanks so much for listening; it means a lot.

This was excellent.

Also, that’s a hell of a way to make a book recommendation! I’ve had two or three Murakami books on my shelf for a good while, including that one, and haven’t got to them yet. Must try and rectify that soon.

Thank you! I was pretty astounded that he was up for it given the attention the game got. I guess it just goes to show that it’s worth asking the question sometimes.

I hope you enjoy it; thanks for taking a listen.

Unbelievably, he actually came on the podcast. He was incredibly generous with his time and gave great answers to my bumbling questions, which I’ll be forever grateful for.

It starts at just after 15 mins into Episode 9 - I’ll put the Spotify link below:

open.spotify.com/episode/4S6p...

Oh man, yes. I remember hearing Green Grass of Tunnel for the first time and excitedly buying the album but thinking it couldn’t possibly live up to it. Wrong!

Hi! I actually haven’t explored a great deal outside of the two seasons so far, but I’m fairly sure @mwjimmy.bsky.social has. Any recommendations, Paul?

Ah, I see! It’s a fascinating thing really. I have been continually surprised and delighted by the different ideas devs have come up with. They’re not always classics, but almost always interesting at the very least.

Oh nice, I take it you have one? What do you think of S2 so far?

Deepest Fear

@variablestate.com, makers of the outstanding Virginia, are behind this head-spinning shooter that promises a horror-themed immersive sim with metroidvania stylings and realistic water physics. Whether we’re brave enough to actually play it is another matter.

youtu.be/SFB2U8uhPQY?...

Call of the Elder Gods

@arilea.bsky.social and Out of the Blue Games follow up fun narrative adventure Call of the Sea with a whole new escapade featuring the voice of Yuri Lowenthal.

youtu.be/zvYz0U92028?...

TOEM 2

@swmgames.bsky.social showed off more of the sequel to a game we had only positive things to say about a few episodes back. We’ll be there for this one.

youtu.be/EjwkpSSMQi8?...

ARC Raiders

Embark Studios gave up the release date for a long-awaited game that has gone through significant changes over the years since the initial reveal. That aesthetic still looks striking, so it’ll be interesting to see how it is received come October.

youtu.be/sfufcWOh2LE?...

Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver

@brasslion.bsky.social look set to offer us a whole new way to taste the pain with this surprise reveal.

youtu.be/826WlpkBZOQ?...

Possessor(s)

@heartmachine.bsky.social offered up a fresh look at this promising side-scroller.

youtu.be/eFd32M4-muA?...

Hirogami

@kakehashigames.com showed off this origami-styled platformer that looks set to delight.

youtu.be/FiAxh0lTGGA?...

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School

@coincrewgames.bsky.social follow up the excellent Escape Academy with a sequel that promises to offer open-world escape room puzzling. Intriguing.

youtu.be/owh9OAeOMYQ?...

Sword of the Sea

@giantsquidstudios.com bring the Journey vibes (with good reason) as players surf around gorgeous environments on a magical floating sword. Yeah, another one of THOSE games.

youtu.be/i4It2znTQqY?...