Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Painting the Green Hill Zone red since 2001. Past Meets Present - The Legend of Heroes by Marc Normandin: https://retroxp.substack.com/p/past-meets-present-the-legend-of Discussed: The Case of the Golden Idol, Dragon Quest Builders, Trails in the Sky, Trails from Zero, Silent Hill, Grim Fandango, Costume Quest --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgar...

This is not a joke but I was going to grab my Funko Pop Pharah to take a photo for the episode art and it was literally covered in cobwebs and we all decided it was a bit too on-the-nose so I cleaned it off instead. Overwatch 2 Is Asking Too Much Of Me: https://www.wavelengths.online/overwatch-2-launch-nightmare/ Discussed: NieR: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition, Dragon Quest X Offline, Overwat...

I like tarnished that wear Abercrombie & Boc, I’d take them and that’s not just talk, but they’ve been gone since that summer, since that summer. Discussed: Dorfromantik, Shovel Knight Dig, Elden Ring, Inscryption, Prodeus, Story of Seasons, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Exominer, Slice & Dice --- Find...

Stephen and Brendon are joined by Brendan Klinkenberg to discuss God of War (2018), a seminal title in PlayStation Studios' lineup and the precursor to the upcoming God of War Ragnarök. Follow Brendan here: https://twitter.com/brendan_klink --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Fo...

All the world's a stage, but the grocery store especially is the coolest, biggest, and best stage there is. So step right up if you've got the arm and you've got the spirit. Think YOU have what it takes to square up alongside Grocery Store Stephen and Brendon "Sid" Bigley? Brendon's piece about the Steam Deck: https://www.wavelengths.online/the-steam-deck/ The Wandering Village video: https://yout...

Stephen and Brendon finally receive their Steam Decks and have a lot of thoughts to try and cram into one podcast episode. Splatoon 3 is the only good social media platform: https://www.polygon.com/23353488/splatoon-3-best-posts-billboards-posters-walls-jfresh-queen The Yosuke Romance Mod For Persona 4 Golden Is Now Available On PC: https://www.thegamer.com/yosuke-romance-mod-persona-4-golden-avai...

Little peek behind the curtain here: This is Brendon. I usually write these things... but I'm not in this episode! So I don't really know what to put here this time around. I think they talk about Zelda a bit? Maybe some Mario? Can't wait to find out along with you! Regardless: Thanks to Dom Nero for filling in for me this week, thanks to Zant for continually being our muse, and thanks to you dear...

Today is September 13, 2022. Nintendo had yet another Direct. We Had to discuss.  --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillari Season 5 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https:/...

This ain't your usual out-of-the-box Dwight. No sir, this is a premium Dwight for a premium customer. It's got all the bell's an whistles you'd expect from a Dwight — ambition, strong moral code, encyclopedic knowledge on various topics — but after The Big Upgrade this Dwight has one thing none of the other Dwights around here got: the capacity for normalcy. Yessir, this Dwight's a pleasure to hav...

Had a cool idea for a reboot of Tomb Raider in which Lara Croft raids tombs. I think it's gonna be a hit. Discussed: Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider, Splatoon 3, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follo...

It's a summer of crafting here in the Aether, and with it comes a discussion about Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64 with our producer and friend AJ Fillari.  --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produced by AJ Fillari: h...

I like keeping myself on my own toes. Errant Signal on Fortnite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNukmNDq60Q GMT on puzzle games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjC6fa_YBg Discussed: Kirby's Dream Buffet, Rollerdrome, Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey, Lara Croft GO, Cult of the Lamb, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Hades, God of War --- Find us everywhe...

Nothing to see here, just two cows and a lamb out in the pasture. They've all been doing this for 200+ weeks and definitely not doing anything suspicious on the side. Ignore the bright red glow some cutting through the mid-day light of the sun. Everything is cool here. Discussed: Cult of the Lamb, Two Point Campus, Civilization III-VI, Crusader Kings 2-3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Upcoming Releases, Gr...

Pigma’s Allegory of the Cave asks if you spent your life staring at a CRT screen playing Star Fox 64, would you even be able to comprehend Dinosaur Planet? Discussed: Gamer Chairs, Tetris Effect: Connected, REZ, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Power Wash Simulator, Fortnite --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://tw...

Is it true what they say? Mario's got height, width, AND depth? His cousin Al is left to run the family business now that the Brothers Mario have gone missing? And what's this about a "xeno" "blade" chronicle? This summer's shaping up to be full of twists and turns, huh? Discussed: Super Mario 3D World, Bowser's Fury, Super Mario 3D Land, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 --- Find us everywhere: https://into...

It's helpful to look back on how you spent your journey — writing every haiku, dueling every villain, chasing every fox — and asking yourself if it all felt rewarding in some way be it emotionally or otherwise. It's helpful to look forward at the end of your journey and wonder how the world will look different through your new gaze. It's also helpful to ask if the journey is even over at all, or i...

Anyway, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is available for a limited time on the Nintendo 3DS eShop! Discussed: Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Yakuza Kiwami --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley:...

Stephen and Brendon are joined by returning guests Sadie Lancrete and Alanna Okun for a fully self-indulgent dive into the shockingly good Three Houses followup — Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes! Follow Sadie: https://twitter.com/sadieposting Follow Alanna: https://twitter.com/alanna --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephe...

Welcome to season five of Into the Aether! We're kicking things off with a comprehensive look at a huge chunk of the Nintendo DS library — Stephen and Brendon have been playing over 150 DS games for the past year in an effort to figure out their own personal top ten lists before merging them into a collective ITA top five. Thank you all so so much for listening and for your support! This show is a...

We recorded this one outside while the sun set and you can tell. Goodbye to season four <3 Discussed: The Nintendo DS, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Omori, Capcom Fighters Collection, Elechead --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com...

No no just let him tire himself out. It's mostly just pent up frustration. Well you see, he's about 0.3 seconds away from getting a personal best but there's one demon around a corner that always ruins his runs. Yeah he could just move onto the next zone and come back, but you know how he gets. Oh wow that doesn't sound good, even for him. Oh god yeah, he's just screaming now. Okay. Yikes. Discuss...

With an impending 9th generation of Pokemon games looming over the horizon, Stephen and Brendon take a look back at where the franchise started and how it's evolved over time. --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Join the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.online Follow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilger Follow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley --- Produc...

This video game is not in any way affiliated with the works of JRR Tolkien outside of the New Line Cinema adaptations of the novels directed by Peter Jackson. Any similarities between the events or characters in this game and characters from the novels not portrayed on screen are purely coincidental and our lawyers are extremely confident about it if we’re being honest. Look, at the end of the day...

INT. DAY, RAY'S LIVING ROOM A crash from off camera as the cast turns towards the kitchen in horror. (laugh track) Yangus appears in the doorway with his axe brandished (audience applause) YANGUS: Oi guv, had a spot of trouble carvin' the ol' bird up for supper.  Yangus lifts his axe into the air revealing a very much still alive turkey sitting perched on the handle. (laugh track) Discussed: Pokem...

If you end up in a FuncoLand looking for the next great 3D platforming adventure, make sure you do everything you can to avoid saying "Chameleon Twist" enough times to be legally bound to buy it. The dude at FuncoLand doesn't care what your older brother sent you to get: You have to take responsibility for what you said.  Discussed: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, C...