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085: A Short Hike
Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast
English - April 15, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We explore the great outdoors at our own pace in A Short Hike.
Developer: Adam Robinson-Yu | Publisher: Adam Robinson-Yu | Initial Release: April 5, 2019
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Flora Merigold fish, hike, and play an imaginary sport that is a cross between volleyball and badminton.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Special Guest: Flora Merigold, co-founder of EpilogueGaming.com
Twitter: @LudonarrativeFM | Twitch: @LudoFM
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
SHOW NOTES:
2:20 A summary of Flora's work
2:40 Our Short Hike Fast Pitch
3:50 What did we know about A Short Hike before we started?
8:10 What is it like playing A Short Hike? We explain the game's Golden Feather system.
12:00 "This game just lets you play," the team refers to Adam Robinson-Yu's GDC talk often (and Moe took a lot of notes)
18:40 Some of the game's ancillary system and mini-games (fishing, treasure hunting)
21:10 We also talk about some of the characters and their snappy dialogue
26:35 A Canadian connection to A Short Hike
28:50 Silver Feathers?
31:10 What do we think the game looks like?
33:40 We talk about the sweet soundtrack
35:30 We talk more specifically about the story and the dialogue
43:30 Comparisons to Super Mario and Costume Quest
45:25 Final thoughts
NEXT SHOWS:
The Last of Us w/ Jacob, Mike and Matt Storm: April 29th
DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We explore the great outdoors at our own pace in A Short Hike.
Developer: Adam Robinson-Yu | Publisher: Adam Robinson-Yu | Initial Release: April 5, 2019
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Flora Merigold fish, hike, and play an imaginary sport that is a cross between volleyball and badminton.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Special Guest: Flora Merigold, co-founder of EpilogueGaming.com
Twitter: @LudonarrativeFM | Twitch: @LudoFM
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
SHOW NOTES:
2:20 A summary of Flora’s work
2:40 Our Short Hike Fast Pitch
3:50 What did we know about A Short Hike before we started?
8:10 What is it like playing A Short Hike? We explain the game’s Golden Feather system.
12:00 “This game just lets you play,” the team refers to Adam Robinson-Yu’s GDC talk often (and Moe took a lot of notes)
18:40 Some of the game’s ancillary system and mini-games (fishing, treasure hunting)
21:10 We also talk about some of the characters and their snappy dialogue
26:35 A Canadian connection to A Short Hike
28:50 Silver Feathers?
31:10 What do we think the game looks like?
33:40 We talk about the sweet soundtrack
35:30 We talk more specifically about the story and the dialogue
43:30 Comparisons to Super Mario and Costume Quest
45:25 Final thoughts
NEXT SHOWS:
The Last of Us w/ Jacob, Mike and Matt Storm: April 29th
DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.