Explore every episode of the podcast Emmi & Annie Talk Indie
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 5: Europa & Mouthwashing | 06 Mar 2025 | 01:22:10 | |
Emmi & Annie played two games with very different styles. Emmi was disturbed by Mouthwashing's body horror; Annie was disturbed by Europa's cuteness. These problems are the same.Ā TW for discussion of sexual assault. Maddie Myers on motion sickness in Indiana Jones Mouthwashing playthrough Annie referencedĀ Gene Park interview with writer of MouthwashingĀ Liz Ryerson, who recommends DecarnationĀ Upcoming games:Ā Knights in Tight Spaces (Feb 28)Ā Split Fiction (Mar 3)Ā Myrmidon (Mar 7)Ā Centum (Mar 11)Ā Mudborne (Mar 20) Mashina (TBD) Ā Music: Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.gamesĀ News sources:Ā gamesindustry.biz article on WB closures PC Gamer on Call of Duty gen AI Aftermath on Steam Next Fest and AI PC Gamer on Blizzard AI patent Chapters:Ā (00:40) NewsĀ (08:18) EuropaĀ (33:45) Mouthwashing (TW: sexual assault)Ā (01:12:04) Upcoming gamesĀ | |||
| Ep 4: Death of the Reprobate | 18 Feb 2025 | 01:02:50 | |
Emmi and Annie played Death of the Reprobate. Content warnings for: Hieronymus Bosch, tomfoolery, bird violence.Ā ---Ā BBC article about 2011 23-day PSN outageĀ Polygon article about PSN outageĀ Emmi wants this Infinity Nikki outfit and sheās stressed about it. This is the pizza box Playdate case that Annie has.Ā Upcoming games:Ā Ale Abbey (Feb 18 - Early access)Ā Unbridled: That Horse Game (Feb 19 - Early access)Ā Cinnabunny (Feb 19)Ā Blood Typers (Feb 20)Ā Die in the Dungeon (Feb 21 - Early access)Ā Tortuga City (Feb 21)Ā Good Coffee, Great Coffee (Feb 27)Ā Card Survival: Fantasy Forest (Feb 28 - Early access)Ā Mycelium Heaven (Feb 28)Ā Music: Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.gamesĀ Chapters:Ā (03:55) PSN outageĀ (07:55) Death of the ReprobateĀ (56:01) Upcoming gamesĀ | |||
| Ep 3: Drova: Forsaken Kin | 04 Feb 2025 | 01:01:16 | |
Annie has personal news. Emmi makes an inaccurate Nintendo prediction. And they discuss Drova, which Emmi quit after a shift while Annie put in a 40-hour work week.Ā --- An important note about timing/content: we recorded this shortly after the 2024 election and spent some time up top discussing how we were handling it. We hope we don't sound in any way glib about a situation that's obviously gotten way worse since and hope everybody is hanging in there. If you want to skip that conversation, it ends around 3:30.Ā Watch Andrea Loveās needle felted animations hereĀ Upcoming games (now out unless specified): Worshippers of Cthulhu (Early access)Ā Scarlet Deer Inn (TBA release date)Ā SPARROW (TBA release date)Ā Music: Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.gamesĀ ChaptersĀ (03:30) Skip to here to avoid talk of the 2024 electionĀ (14:01) Drova: Forsaken KinĀ (55:51) Upcoming gamesĀ | |||
| Ep 2: Potion Permit | 21 Jan 2025 | 00:56:22 | |
Emmi and Annie play Potion Permit, and discuss the tradition of bad mayorship in video game towns. | |||
| Ep 1: An Introduction to Emmi & Annie Talk Indie | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:58:19 | |
In which Emmi & Annie introduce themselves, and talk about why they like video games so much. Special guest in the subtext: guilt around lack of productivity brought on by the American-Protestant work ethic. Joint-media engagement paper Emmi was drawing from: Other games mentioned: | |||
| Season 1 Teaser | 01 Jan 2025 | 00:00:36 | |
An intro to the intro. | |||
| Ep 9: Hades II (Early Access) | 06 May 2025 | 01:27:23 | |
Gird your chthonic loins for the Hades II Early Access anniversary. Emmi and Annie talk muscle mommies, lunar lasers, and so many spoilers. No section on upcoming games this week because we simply had too much to say about Hades II. GoFundMe for those affected by Polygon layoffsĀ Giant Bomb āstrategic resetāĀ Ā | |||
| Ep 8: itch.io Snack Mix 1 | 15 Apr 2025 | 00:56:00 | |
In their first itch.io Snack Mix episode, Emmi and Annie scale fish, believe and forget, and descend into the depths. Snack along at the links below.Ā Games discussed: Upcoming/newly released games:Ā Locomoto (Apr 8)Ā Blue Prince (Apr 10)Ā Rusty Rabbit (Apr 17)Ā Beholder: Conductor (Apr 23)Ā News links:Ā US Switch 2 Stockpile as reported by PolygonĀ Chapters:Ā (00:48) NewsĀ (05:58) Scale the DepthsĀ (19:25) Bulboās Belief SystemĀ (27:00) my fatherās long long legsĀ (50:02) Upcoming gamesĀ Music: Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.gamesĀ Listen on our website! https://eati.gamesĀ | |||
| Ep 7: Balatro | 01 Apr 2025 | 01:03:46 | |
For April Foolsā, Emmi & Annie play a little game called Balatro. Upcoming/newly released games:Ā The Chef's Shift (Mar 30)Ā PEPPERED: an existential platformer (Apr 7)Ā Tiny Garden (Apr 8)Ā Maliki: Poison of the Past (Apr 22)Ā
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-announces-new-lending-feature-for-digital-gamesĀ https://www.polygon.com/gaming/547367/time-cops-mission-of-lennon-free-narrat-gameĀ https://anime-sickos-podcast.itch.io/time-force-xĀ Chapters:Ā (01:00) NewsĀ (08:10) BalatroĀ (43:09) Smash or Pass: Joker EditionĀ (59:12) Upcoming gamesĀ Music: Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.gamesĀ Listen on our website! https://eati.gamesĀ | |||
| Ep 6: Aviary Attorney | 18 Mar 2025 | 01:13:00 | |
Annie is a know-it-all. Emmi is a know-it-none. No news or upcoming games this week because we spend too long talking about which anthropomorphic animals from Aviary Attorney we would kiss.Ā Vive la France.Ā Links:Ā 2014 Siliconera interview with Darya Noghani and Mandy LennonĀ Original Kickstarter for Aviary AttorneyĀ The Public & Private Life of Animals by J.J. Grandville and P.J. StahlĀ Music: Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.gamesĀ Listen on our website! https://eati.gamesĀ | |||