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January of 2026 saw Perfect Tides sequel Perfect Tides: Station to Station be released. Matt is joined by College Fun Games' Daniel Turner to discuss the game, how it differs from it's predecessor, the character of Mara Whitefish and much, much more.... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Daniel Turner Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ask Us About Loom & Pick A Disc Discord Server Follow us on Bluesky, Threads & Instagram: @Ask...

Two games today - Inkle's Overboard! and Expelled! are talked about by Matt and developer Jamie Patton. They dip into the style of interactive stories both games bring and just how much depth there is in the two of them and how they manage to improve on the format from Overboard! to Expelled! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Jamie Patton⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us o...

Twitch streamer Villainy is the guest this month, and ooooh boy is it a biggie. It's a really biggie. It's the second biggest biggie you'll ever play: The Curse of Monkey Island. In some circles it's the best Monkey Island game. To others it's not as good as the two before it. But what it is, is a game that's influenced and taken the hearts of those that have played it. Particularly Villainy, as i...

Alfredo Avalos is the guest this month! He and Matt delve deep into Lucas Arts' dramatic alien exploration game: The Dig. It's got a lengthy development time, a wealth of prestige talent behind it and a reputation for being "the serious one" in the company releases. What makes it so special? Why not listen and find out... Host: Matt Latham Guests: Alfredo Avalos Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ask Us About Loom / Pi...

ASK US ABOUT LOOM IS BACK! Thank the point and click deities as the podcast is back for 2026! Opening the year is returning guests Seoirse Dunbar and Johnny Nys! This time they're taking on the second Laura Bow game: The Dagger of Amon-Ra. Host: Matt Latham Guests: Seoirse Dunbar and Johnny Nys ⁠ Join the ⁠⁠⁠Ask Us About Loom / Pick A Disc Discord Server!⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskU...

YouTuber and Streamer Chrissie aka The Pointyclick Reader is the guest for this month, talking about fantasy and sci-fi adventure Beyond The Edge of Owlsgard... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Chrissie (⁠Pointyclick Reader) Join the ⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Discord⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell...

Podcaster/YouTuber/Streamer PixelatedLinds of the Point and Quest Podcast is the guest this month, talking about coming of age 00s teen drama Perfect Tides... Host: Matt Latham Guest: PixelatedLinds Join the ⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Discord⁠ Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound...

Returning to the podcast is both AJ Black and Lee Chrimes to talk about Lucas Art's 1993 epic, Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Lee Chrimes & AJ Black Join the Film Stories Podcast Network Discord Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about y...

Take on the dystopian Union City in 1994's Beneath a Steel Sky by Revolution with Laura Cress! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Laura Cress Watch Laura on Twitch! Join the Film Stories Podcast Network Discord Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Get ready to launch into the world of the Saturday Morning Cartoon with Matt and guest Johnny Nys as they talk about 1991's The Adventures of Willy Beamish! From it's graphical style to it's openness in it's puzzle design to it's tonal shifts to it's dated-cultural-attitudes to it's 80s adventure-movie-style adventure...it's all here! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Johnny Nys Read Johnny's blog, The Poi...

Welcome to 2025! Developer and musician Claire Morwood is here to talk about the FMV game Dark Nights With Poe & Munro, the spin-off to 2018's The Shapeshifting Detective! Matt and Claire talk about Claire's origins with games and the narrative genre, alongside the game in full depth. From the gameplay, to the benefits/drawbacks of an interactive FMV game as a whole. There's also an episode-by-epi...

This is the story of a podcaster named Geoff. Geoff was a man who liked to talk about things like Star Trek and old video games magazines, but one day another man named Matt asked him to talk about The Stanley Parable. "Yee gads, I would definitely like to talk about The Stanley Parable," Geoff replied. All enthusiastic with glee to talk about one of the most unique experiences you can get in a vi...

Host Matt Latham is joined by Point 'n' Click superfan Liz Hustedt to talk about a very, very strong candidate for the best Point 'n' Click game of all time: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. Alongside Liz's history with the genre, the episode delves into why the game might be one of the best, why it's popular, whether it's an example of sequels being better than the predecessor, the infamous mo...

In early November, Matt was at the AdventureX conference in Greenwich, seeing a few talks and talking to and developers and playing games. It was an absolute load of fun. He even recorded a good two hours worth of interviews that you can hear now! Host: Matt LathamGames interviewed about include:ArticyAsterismCabernetCastle DornsteinCLeMDirect DriveFoolish MortalsHeir of the DogHROOctopus City Blu...

Matt is joined by long-time friend Lee Chrimes to talk about charming British FMV mystery Contradiction: Spot the Liar! They cover how Lee and his wife first played it during lockdown, the way the game is structured, the cast and how Jenks might be one of the best FMV lead characters ever. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Lee Chrimes Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusabou...

Pat from Passion of the Geeks is back! This time to finish the conversation that threatened to derail the talk about King's Quest IV: talking about King's Quest VI! Pat and Matt talk about why they love it, it's story and Jane Jensen and the puzzle design. And yes, they also do talk about The Girl In the Tower as well.... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Pat (Passion of the Geeks) Listen to Passion of the...

Seoirse Dunbar from the Adventure Games Podcast returns to the podcast again to talk about folk horror game The Excavation of Hobs Barrow. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Seoirse Dunbar Listen to the Adventure Games Podcast Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad cho...

Join Matt and guest Rahl Giver as they travel through time to save a peaceful alliance with aliens in the first Journeyman Project game! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Rahl Giver Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. We Made This: @We Made This on Twitter https://wemadethispod.com/ Learn...

Journey to another world as Matt is joined by Sam Stokes to talk about the second Discworld game! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Sam Stokes Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Krunchy Fried Games' Dominic O'Reilly appears on the podcat to talk about the hilarious game Darkside Detective! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Dominic O'Reilly Find Dominic's work here: Krunchy Fried Games Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. We Made This: @We Made This on Twitter https...

Welcome to season two! To start things off Matt is joined by Daniel Albu to talk about 90s FMV cult classic, Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Daniel Albu Find Daniel's work here: Albu Interactive >> Daniel Albu :: Freelance Game Developer Conversations with Curtis Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Learn more abou...

Hello! Back once again is Ian Buckley, here to talk about Matt's favourite game of 2022, Immortality... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Ian Buckley Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first special to tide you over until the Definitely Happening Season Two (I've said it, I've committed now), Matt is proud to welcome back Seoirse from the Adventure Games Podcast to talk about 2020's political simulator Suzerain... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Seoirse Dunbar Listen to the Adventure Games Podcast: https://adventuregamespodcast.com/ Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutL...

Closing 2022 for us is the return of Ian Buckley to talk about a little known game called Return to Monkey Island. Expect talk on the plot, characters and the themes in general! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Ian Buckley Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Answer Phone Sound Effect obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Doorbell sound effect from http...

Get ready for a jump in technological advancement in adventure games as Sierra released King's Quest IV in 1988! Pat from the Passion of the Geeks podcast is our guest this episode to talk about how graphic adventures were easy to play when English wasn't your first language, the reasons he loved Rosella as a protagonist and what it is about the King's Quest series that makes him love it so. Host:...