Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

What's the 'P' stand for? Podcast, of course :-) Discussed: Lies of P, Soulslikes, Hi-Fi Rush, The Concept of the Post-Game, Subpar Pool, Toilet Games, Fortnite Festival, Fortnite: Rocket Racing, LEGO(tm) Fortnite --- Links: The Sims 4 Celebrates For Rent Expansion With Landgraab & Son(s) Pop-Up by George Foster at The Gamer Plagarism and You(Tube) by hbomberguy on YouTube Investigation: How R...

Ah, now I know the immediate reaction is to shy away from the Death tarot, but if you look closely you will s-- wait... no... that's impossible... this is no ordinary Death... Landgraab can not die he-- he is eternal... Oh, my friend I am so sorry... your future... is in real estate. Discussed: Steamworld Build, Malcolm Landgraab, The Comic Wheel Sisterhood, The Sims Multiverse, Goodboy Galaxy, Oc...

I'm sorry I misunderstood, so you're telling me all you wanted was some background information about the previous leaders of the United States of America? I wish we'd talked through this earlier because we already paid Brent Spiner a bunch of money to put the makeup on and contact lenses in and everything. What a disaster. Discussed: Chants of Sennar, Super Mario RPG, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdo...

SMT and ATM are the same thing if you think about it. Discussed: Super Mario RPG, Persona 5 Tactica, Astral Ascent, and The Last Faith --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecast Follow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com...

I heard if you put the Target Exclusive Tangerine Edition of the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) vinyl on your turntable and take a photo of it with your GameBoy Camera then swap the cartridge to Pokémon Blue without resetting the console you get a Pikachu that can learn Surf. Discussed: WarioWare Move It!, Pokemon, Cocoon, Thirsty Suitors, Xenosaga Episode I --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.on...

Call for a Cease-Fire: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/call-congress-support-ceasefire/ Contribute Towards Aid: https://www.map.org.uk/ --- Discussed: Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, Alan Wake II, Fantasian, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, Dragon Quest IV, Star Ocean: The Second Story R  --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/int...

For this very special Halloween bonus episode, Stephen and Brendon finally play and discuss The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and ask the scariest question of all: How do you follow up what many claim to be your greatest work? --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecast Follow on T...

Someone's gotta do something about that rabbit. Discussed: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Ghost Trick, Kingdom Eighties, Alan Wake, Control --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecast Follow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com...

The bell rings and the crowd goes wild. Two matadors stand triumphantly center stage, crimson flags waving gingerly as kicked-up dust catches glowing floodlight beams overhead. There is no bull. Turns out we didn't need one. Alison Hammond x Blade Runner 2049: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAb8KIhgVAI Discussed: Final Fantasy XIV, The Devil's Plan, Solar Ash, The Order: 1886, Dredge --- Find us...

i don’t think it’s a good idea for us to stay in contact anymore, just not emotionally healthy for either of us — you have to understand that. and honestly after everything i just went through re: being stuck on a derelict spaceship and cutting off the limbs of previously regular people with my workman's tools, i just need some time to myself. thanks for understanding, i hope you do well with the...

If we can't agree, we might as well just use the worst thing we can come up with. Discussed: Rune Factory 3 Special, Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey, Mortal Kombat 1, Resident Evil 4 Remake: Separate Ways --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Threads: https://threads.n...

Next time you're mulling over a new way of life, maybe consider accepting the dark urge into your heart? Discussed: F-Zero 99, the Hori SplitPad Compact, World of Final Fantasy Maxima, Baldur's Gate 3 --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecast Follow on Tumblr: https://intothecast....

This week, Stephen is joined by Will LaPorte to discuss two games considered cult hits, the fear and wonder of the unknown, and doomed 90's marketing strategies. Somehow, it all connects. Listen to more of Will's music here: ghostdown.bandcamp.com   Discussed: Fallout New Vegas, Earthbound, 2001: A Space Odyssey --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patre...

People keep wondering where all the X-Slash-likes have been, and boy do we have news for them. Some great writing about Venba: GameSpot: https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/venba-review-tourist-to-your-own-culture/1900-6418096/ AIPT: https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/31/venba-review-south-indian-culture/ Discussed: Sea of Stars, Shining Force II, Venba, Opus: The Day We Found Earth, Blasphemous II, Armo...

Stephen and Brendon take one small step for the Aether, and one giant leap for Bethesda Softworks as they discuss the first new IP from the studio in over twenty years: Starfield. Praise be Todd Howard. Nicole Carpenter's review for Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23852522/starfield-review-xbox-series-x-pc-exclusive-bethesda-microsoft Discussed: Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3 for PS5 --- Find...

Surprise! Although we were originally planning to take this week off, here's a little convo between Brendon and Christian Spicer of DLC about a newly released game they're both glad exists: Immortals of Aveum. Check out Christian's work at christianspicer.com ! --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Threads: https://th...

Todd Andrew Howard was born in 1970 in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, to Ronald (Ron) and Priscilla Howard. His elder brother, Jeffrey Mark (Jeff) Howard, was later the director of creative affairs for Disney, where he oversaw the production of Bambi II . He developed an interest in computers, particularly video games, at a very young age. Howard considers the 1980s role-playing video game...

Hello and welcome to your eye exam. First you're going to have to unfocus your eyes and see if you can beat Vampire Survivors. After that we need to see if you can pick up this fly. After that you're going to play the hot air balloon game, but we won't tell you the rules. Good luck! Games Discussed: 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Before Your Eyes, Remnant 2, Baldur's Gate III  --- Find us everywhere: https...

Okay now we're REALLY back. It's been a month since recording our Dreamcast episode and two months since our break began, so we have a lot to catch up on. Let's knock it all out in one episode, eh?  Games Discussed: Age of Wonders IV, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Fire Emblem Warriors, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages / Seasons, Viewfinder, Ridiculous Fishing EX, Cassette Beasts, Pikmin, Uncharted: Dra...

It's finally here! After a summer break and over one-hundred games, Into the Aether returns for season six with a retrospective on the Sega Dreamcast library! Stephen and Brendon report back with a list of the 30 must-play games for the console in a discussion with producer AJ Fillari before drilling down and creating an ITA Top 5. Thank you all for indulging us after our vacation, but we're so ex...

Hello! This episode was originally posted to our Patreon in April of 2023 as a way to kick off our journey into the Sega Dreamcast catalogue. We're one week away from the release of our console retrospective, and felt a lot of the information our friend Chris Plante of Polygon and The Besties brought to this episode would in turn make next week's premiere even more interesting! So here's his walkt...

Our friend Will LaPorte returns to the show for an almost five-hour discussion about the 2004 GameCube classic Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Okay, now we're REALLY gonna take a break. See you again in August, friends! Follow Will: https://ghostdown.bandcamp.com/ --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Mastodon: h...

SEE YOU IN AUGUST <3 Discussed: The PlayStation Showcase 2023, Listener Questions --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@intothecast Follow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon Bigley: https://theaether.sp...

Hey! As we mention at the top of the episode, we're going to be taking a break for the summer as a little gift to ourselves for making it five years. We understand this might come as a shock, but it's all to keep us energized and excited for when we come back with the Dreamcast premiere on August 2nd! We'll have another episode next week, then the Paper Mario TTYD bonus in early June. Any% will st...

After years of build-up, we can finally talk about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch. Discussed: Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow on Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@intothecast Follow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com --- Follow Stephen Hi...