One of the biggest questions in gaming, resolved in 30 minutes or less
In our sixth episode, the Indiescovery gang belatedly turn our attention to the question of just what the heck we’re doing here anyway. The issue of “what makes an indie game an indie game?” is full of twists and turns, and nobody has ever really come up with an answer that covers all the bases. Lucky for us, that’s not really what we’re talking about here, although we do use that as a jumping-off point for our chat.
Instead, we try to come up with an Indiescovery Manifesto, one that will guide us in the future when we’re thinking about what games we ought to cover on the pod. We achieve this through a lively discussion that mainly involves me playing devil’s advocate by throwing out ridiculous edge cases until Rachel and Liam want to break down and weep. (What can I say, I never saw a fence I didn’t want to touch just to see if it’s electrified.)
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To help us calm down after that, the second part of today’s episode is a more laid-back catch-up on some new indie game releases we’ve been playing over the past few weeks. Liam immediately walks back some of the good work he did in the first half by admitting he really wants to talk aboutResident Evil 4, but he’s also been enjoyingRhythm Sproutlately, so all is forgiven.
Rachel and I have both been playingAnemoiapolis: Chapter 1and spend some time comparing notes. Rachel has also been playingParanormasight— a horror visual novel from Square Enix and therefore not technically indie but with some vibes an indie-loving audience will no doubt appreciate — andThe Pale Beyond, aFrostpunk-esque narrative survival game set on a boat. We love boat horror here at Indiescovery!
Since the surprise announcement of a newProfessor Laytontitle at last month’sNintendo Direct, Rachel has been reliving happy memories of adolescence by revisiting every previous game in the series she can get her hands on ahead of the impending closure of the 3DS eShop (RIP).
I, meanwhile, have been non-stop crying with joy ever since Everything Everywhere All At Once cleaned up at the Oscars, so elect to shout out some of my favourite video game fan art Twitter accounts to browse for a quick emotional pick-me-up, includingPaula Peroff,Kiana Mai,Johnson Blazkowicz,Nastia Croft, andAngie M.
Music by Dylan Sitts. The songs are Tahoe Trip, Pool Sticker, and Express Check-in.
