Afleveringen
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The whole crew assembles to share our personal five favorite games of 2024, alongside picks from previous show guests and our listeners. Happy 2025!
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Our GOTY picks (SPOILERS):
Doug:
Xenosphere
B3313 (Mario 64 mod)
Boku no Natsuyasumi 2
Slice & Dice 3.0
Caves of Qud
Sarah:
Velgress (from UFO 50)
Balatro
Bridge Command
Waxwing
Key of Dreams
Zach:
Astro Bot
Astro Bot
Astro Bot
Astro Bot
Astro Bot
Laura:
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Balloon SMP
Interstate 35
Games to play with babies / Zach’s 2023 pick
Dress to Impress (Roblox)
Nick:
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Pseudoregalia
Paper Beast
Smart Ball
The Nest
Andy:
Hollow Knight
Pokemon TCG Pocket
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Astro Bot
Velgress (of UFO 50)
Rob:
Balatro
Moon Adventure
Barbuta (of UFO 50)
Slice & Dice 3.0
Caves of Qud
Show Notes:
Electron Dance piece/interview about Xenosphere
Dominic Tarason
action button reviews boku no natsuyasumi (2022)
The Boku Diaries
Into the Depths: Slice & Dice
Into the Depths: Caves of Qud
Other picks from guests and listeners:
UFO 50
Cryptmaster
Case of the Golden Idol DLCs
Fractal Block World
N++ Community Tab Project
Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip
10 hours of silence occasionally broken up by the Taco Bell bong
Fallout 4
Earth Defense Force 6
Rabbit and Steel
Rogue Legacy 2
The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
Feldivek
Factorio
Playframes: How Do We Know We Are Playing? by Celia Pearce
Celeste
Pepper Grinder
Riven (2024)
Caves of Qud
Animal Well
Katamari Damacy
Leap Year
Arcs
MX Bikes
Karen Kavett’s Gradient Cascade Puzzle
Earthrise 1 in Melbourne
Cine2Nerdle Battles
Deadlock
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We're joined by Patrick Traynor (Patrick’s Parabox) and Frank Lantz (Universal Paperclips, NYU Game Center) to discuss Block Koala, the 15th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Flamingus has stolen all the water! Solve puzzles to defeat him and save the park!"
Next week: Camouflage
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Discussed in this episode:Frank Lantz’s Substack
Patrick’s Parabox
PuzzleScript
Stephen’s Sausage Roll by increpare
Corrypt by Michael Brough
Hectique’s UFO 50 All Games Speedrun (the Block Koala part)
The Witness by Jonathan Blow
Jelly no Puzzle by Qrostar
Blockhouse by Kory Heath
The Gang by Kory Heath
Episode 124 – Thinking Inside the Box with Patrick Traynor (Patrick’s Parabox)
Episode 87 – Fighting Words with Everybody House Games (Babble Royale)
Episode 31 – Good Times with Bad Robots with Frank Lantz (Hey Robot)
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We're joined by Casey Yano (Mega Crit), Trent Kusters (League of Geeks), and Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Bushido Ball, the 14th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"It’s the annual Bushido Ball tournament. Choose from 6 fighters and compete to win!"
Next week: Block Koala
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In the 2nd installment of our current Into the Depths series, we dive into Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015, and in this episode we celebrate this month's momentous v1.0 release.
Doug and Rob talk to one of the game's creators Jason Grinblat about Qud basics and the early game (up to Golgotha).
Don't forget to join our Discord and play along with the series.
Show Notes
Buy Caves of Qud on itch.io
Caves of Qud merch
qudzoo - "Your one-stop shop for improving in Caves of Qud"
Recommended settings for playing Qud on a Steamdeck (credit to Discord user patric!)
"The important changes are all in UI portion of the options menu:
UI Scale: 1.25
Play Area Scale: Pixel Perfect
Pixel Perfect Tile Graphic Scale: 2
Ability Bar Mode: Compact
Mini Map: Off
Nearby Objects: Off
Message Log Font: -5Last but not least, use your finger to move the bar between the play area & the message log as far to the right as you can. It’s a little fiddly to do, but frees up a good amount of real estate."
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We're joined by Bennett Foddy (Getting Over It), Kenny Sun (Mr. Sun's Hatbox), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Mooncat, the 13th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Jump and dash through forests, caves and mountains, in search of the egg."
Next week: Bushido Ball
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We're joined by UFO 50 developers Derek Yu, Jon Perry, and Eirik Suhrke to discuss the first 12 (?) games in the collection.
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We're joined by Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games), Star St. Germain (Aconite), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Avianos, the 12th game in the UFO 50 collection.
"In a time when birds rule, an epic war rages between the red talons and the blue beaks."
Next week: Mooncat
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We're joined by John Axon (Capy Games) and Hayden "Docky" Scott-Baron (Planet Coaster) to discuss Kick Club, the 11th game in the UFO 50 collection.
“Sports are fighting over who is best! Let’s all play together!”
Next week: Avianos
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We're joined by Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games) to discuss Devilition, the 10th game in the UFO 50 collection.
“Build and detonate chain reactions to drive the demon horde out of town!”
Next week: Kick Club
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We're joined by Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) and Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Attactics, the ninth game in the UFO 50 collection.
“Carefully arrange your troops for maximum advantage in this game of realtime tactics.”
Next week: Devilition
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We're joined by Marc Flury (Thumper) and Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Planet Zoldath, the eighth game in the UFO 50 collection.
“Brave the wilds of Planet Zoldath in search of the intergalactic treasure map!”
Next week: Attactics
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We're joined by Derek Lieu (derek-lieu.com) and Colin Northway (Fantastic Contraption) to discuss Velgress, the seventh game in the UFO 50 collection.
“The space pirate Alpha is trapped in the deep pit known as Velgress. Help her climb out!”
Next week: Planet Zoldath
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We're joined by Aaron "ix" Kearsley (speedrunner), Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) to discuss Mortol, the sixth game in the UFO 50 collection.
“How many people will lay down their lives to save Mortolia?”
Next week: Velgress
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We're joined by Daniel Mullins (Inscryption), Stuffed Wombat (Mosa Lina), and XanaGear (youtube.com/xanagear) to discuss Magic Garden, the fifth game in the UFO 50 collection.
“Stop the jealous witch Cloverana from sabotaging your garden!”
Next week: Mortol
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In the first installment of a new Into the Depths series, we dive into the brilliant Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015, and we're celebrating it as it nears a v1.0 release. Doug and Rob, together with guest host and Qud-head Jack Schlesinger (Puzzmo, Knotwords, Good Sudoku), talk to Caves of Qud creators Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat all about post-apocalyptic worldbuilding, building an emergence-focused game engine, and what it takes to keep a project and partnership going for nearly two decades.
Don't forget to join our discord and play along with the series. Try to get a character to Level 5 before our next episode, where we'll get into some basics around the early game and Qud's many interlocking systems. You can purchase Caves of Qud -- still in Early Access, for now -- on Steam or GOG.
Discussed in this Episode
Gamma World
Dwarf Fortress
Kitfox Games
Data-Driven Engines of Qud and Sproggiwood, talk by Brian Bucklew @ IRDC 2015
A Data-Driven Object System, talk by Scott Bilas @ GDC 2002 ("Looks like the paper isn't available but here's a talk on the same subject matter")
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)
Tracery for context-free grammar generation
Emergent Narrative in Dwarf Fortress, talk by Tarn Adams @ Progression Mechanics 2017
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Clark Ashton Smith
Sam Wilson (pixel artist)
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We're joined by Frank Lantz (The Beauty of Games) to discuss Paint Chase, the fourth game in the UFO 50 collection.
“Rev your engines and color your way to victory in the local paint racing competition!”
Next week: Magic Garden
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We're joined by Adam Robinson-Yu (A Short Hike) to discuss Ninpek, the third game in the UFO 50 collection.
“It’s ninja time! Run and jump to reach the end of the world.”
Next week: Paint Chase, with guest co-host Carolyn Petit
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We're joined by Frank Lantz (Universal Paperclips), Jack Schlesinger (Knotwords), and John Axon (Battle Vision Network) to discuss Bug Hunter, the second game in the UFO 50 collection.
“The moon quarry has a bug problem and you’ve been hired to fix it.”
Next week: Ninpek
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We're joined by Xalavier Nelson Jr. (I Am Your Beast), Sylvie (Sylvie Lime), and Gabe Cuzzillo (Ape Out) to discuss Barbuta, the first game in the UFO 50 collection.
"Explore the castle but watch out for traps!"
Next week: Bug Hunter
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We introduce Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 - our new 1-year weekly show covering every game in the UFO 50 collection. Join us!
Next week: Barbuta, with guest co-hosts Xalavier Nelson Jr. and Gabe Cuzzillo.
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