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Art by Tara Crawford

Music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Welcome Girl Mode to TWG!
(00:58) - There is no bit in this intro and that is the bit, thank you
(01:36) - Today we're talking about Ferngully
(03:46) - What is Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure?
(05:15) - #FinishThePuzzle | General Discussion
(13:48) - There is a narrative | General Discussion
(21:38) - Midwest Arranger | Spoiler Discussion
(34:40) - Seeing the world | Spoiler Discussion
(01:01:28) - The Full Robby | Spoiler Discussion
(01:10:24) - What if every game was 1000xRESIST? | Spoiler Discussion
(01:24:04) - Taking the elevator | Spoiler Discussion
(01:40:48) - The game is good!! | Spoiler Discussion
(01:45:18) - Big Takeaways
(01:45:39) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(01:48:00) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(01:52:20) - AJ's Big Twokaway: The Sequel
(01:54:04) - Taking away to the outro

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Redistributing Wealth in The Corruption Within

Season 1 · Episode 16

Monday, September 9, 2024 • Duration 55:16

Today we're talking about The Corruption Within by CosmicVoid! A game about finding your family AND the Book of Secrets.

Get The Corruption Within on itch.io! Check out CosmicVoid's other games on itch.io!

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Discussed in the episode

English diarist Samuel Pepys, article on Wikipedia

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Art by Tara Crawford

Music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Being Seen in Lookouts

Season 1 · Episode 8

Monday, July 8, 2024 • Duration 01:46:55

Yeeeeehawwww!!! We're kickin' off Outlaw Summer with Lookouts by Marble Claws! A game about makin' new friends and then kissin' 'em!

Check out Lookouts FOR FREE on itch! Check out Marble Claws' page on itch for updates! Follow Hawky, Col, and Jamie online!

Discussed in the episode

The Gay Western Jam version of Lookouts
Lookouts OST on bandcamp

Additional links

The Marble Claws merch store on bigcartel

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Art by Tara Crawford

Music by _amaranthine

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Letting Yourself Feel It in Gris

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, July 1, 2024 • Duration 01:00:48

Today we're talking about Gris by Nomada Studio! A game about colors and grief!

Buy Gris on Steam, Xbox (also on Gamepass), Playstation, and Switch! And check out Nomada Studio's website!!

Discussed in the episode

Neva Reveal Trailer
Gris (Original Game Soundtrack) by Berlinist
Gris is about the fear we live with, and finding voice to defeat it by Charlie Hall for Polygon
Gris review - an evocative, ethereal experience you don't want to miss by Vikki Blake for Eurogamer

Additional stuff

Gris: An Exercise in Self-Empathy by Shelby Carleton for Game Developer

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What if video games had wings and stuff (idk) | RAM

Season 1

Friday, June 28, 2024 • Duration 34:41

Kim and AJ are talking even more about Exquisite Biome because Kim used it to make some monsters for a D&D one-shot! Also we talk about more demos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Discussed in the episode

Exquisite Biome on itch
Follow us on Twitch!!!
10 Dead Doves
Fruitbus
Arranger: A Role Puzzle Adventure
Deep Sleep Labyrinth
Afterlove EP
LOK Digital
LOK physical!
Techno Banter
Why I'll Never Finish Papers, Please by Matt Horton on YouTube
Zen Garden
Rubato
Star Trucker

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Making Nature Docs in Exquisite Biome

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, June 24, 2024 • Duration 42:41

Today we're talking about Exquisite Biome by Caro Asercion with art by Si F Sweetman! A game about making ecosystems and the weird little weirdos that occupy them.

Buy Exquisite Biome on itch! And check out Caro Asercions itch page and Si F Sweetman's portfolio site!

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Discussed in the episode

The Exquisite Beast project by Evan Dahm and Yuko Ota
Flora and Fauna of the Uncanny Valley by Golden Brown
The Scavenger's Reign OST by Nicolas Snyder
The Crown of Thorns starfish
i'm sorry did you say street magic by Caro Asercion

Additional stuff

Exquisite Biome: A Tabletop Nature Doc by A.A. Voigt on YouTube

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Living a Little Life in Wide Ocean Big Jacket

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, June 17, 2024 • Duration 01:25:26

Pack up your Glowbones! Today we're talking about Wide Ocean Big Jacket by Turnfollow!! A game about camping, what it means to care about another person, and the most important ingredient in a hot dog.

Buy Wide Ocean Big Jacket on Steam, Switch or check your itch bundles!! And check out Turnfollow's other projects on itch and follow them on Bluesky!

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Discussed in the episode

Traffic of our stage: Why Waiting for Godot? by Normand Berlin for The Massachusetts Review, 1999

Additional stuff

Wide Ocean Big Jacket Complete Soundtrack available on itch
What Is Wide Ocean Big Jacket Really About? by Chris On Videogames for Medium

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dotGeoff: The Episode Where We Talk About Summer Game Fest | RAM

Season 1

Friday, June 14, 2024 • Duration 49:52

Welcome back to RAM! Please help us. We are drowning in good video games. Please. Please we're begging you.

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Art by Tara Crawford

Music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari

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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Welcome to Geoff's Carnival of Delights
(04:00) - Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
(05:35) - There are too many good games!
(06:18) - Games without demos
(06:27) - UFO50
(07:32) - Phoenix Springs
(08:23) - Petal Runner
(08:52) - Trailblazers: Into the March
(09:35) - Post Trauma
(09:48) - Screen Bound
(10:16) - Kim tells us about some demos
(10:28) - Tiny Glade, Monterona, Dystopica, Urban Jungle | "What if you made a place" games
(12:00) - Dungeons of Hinterberg
(12:46) - Crypt Custodian
(14:35) - Caravan Sand Witch
(15:08) - Nova Hearts
(15:33) - Crush House
(16:10) - Soulitaire
(16:56) - Albert Wilde: Quantum PI

Illuminating the Past in Gone Home

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, June 10, 2024 • Duration 01:43:55

!!! CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF IMPLIED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND DRUG USE FROM 48:41 TO 57:06 !!!

This week the hosts talk about Gone Home from Fullbright Studios! A game about family, interiority, and that kid you were only friends with because they had a Nintendo.

Buy the game everywhere!

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Discussed in the episode

Jef Rouner's 2016 article from the Houston Press (title omitted because of spoilers)
Gone Home and Its Hidden Objects by Elizabeth Goins for Game Developer
Why Gone Home is the Most Important Game of the Decade by Nicole Carpenter for Polygon

Additional stuff

As Gone Home turns five, we look back on its polarizing legacy by Allegra Frank for Polygon

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