Short Game, Long Talk

Eric is joined by AJ Fillari from dotzip to play one of their favorite games from 2024, 10 Dead Doves! It may just be the strangest game that's been brought to the show! "10 Dead Doves is a single-player, fixed-perspective narrative horror set in the heart of Appalachia . Avoid strange noises, collect lifelines, and creep through a forest that seems to hate you. Will you discover why the...

We are lucky enough to be joined by Abhi to answer our questions and talk all about his game Venba! "Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss." Follow Visai Games o...

We are lucky enough to be joined by the incredible Akabaka, lead developer/writer/artist of one our favorite game series Sucker for Love! We asked him all about his development process, how he got into the business, and future plans for both his upcoming game Chromatose and a future Sucker for Love game! Follow Akabaka on Bluesky ⁠The Nerd Lys Links⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Join the Corner of the Internet Discord!⁠...

We are joined again by Chris from The Nerd Lys to discuss Steam's Next Fest, the beautiful women of Monster Hunter Wilds, and Jess' return to Animal Crossing! Follow Chris on everything! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therealchinaman/⁠⁠ Twitch: ⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/thenerdlys⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/thenerdlys⁠⁠ The Nerd Lys Links ⁠⁠https://thenerdlys.com/linksandresources/...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Long Game Short Talk a show about taking extremely long games, in this case a 100+ hours, and talking about them as quickly as possible! We hope you enjoy Eric explaining the entire story of Persona 5 Royal! Social Plug ⁠⁠Join our Discord!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ShortGameLongTalk ⁠⁠Follow Eric on Twitch⁠ ⁠Follow Eric on Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Jess on...

It finally happened! Eric and Jess played Coffee Talk a visual novel coffee sim that has an incredible story and amazing characters! It is available on all platforms and takes about 5 hours to beat! Socials Plug ⁠⁠Join our Discord!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ShortGameLongTalk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Eric on Twitch⁠ ⁠Follow Eric on Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Jess on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ Th...

Did you miss our intermissions? Well this episode is basically that! No topics just yapping! We cover everything from Futaba to a DSI that Jess' roommate bought at a vintage store. Yes a VINTAGE STORE. Socials Plug ⁠⁠Join our Discord!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠ Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Eric on Twitch⁠ ⁠Follow Eric on Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Jess on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠

We are joined by Phil from 70% Complete joins us to talk about the award winning game, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist by Northway Games. From the Steam page: "Growing up in humanity’s first extrasolar space colony means navigating a new world full of wonder, danger, and beauty. Explore the wilderness, study, fall in love, discover strange creatures, and deal with the consequences of your actions...

Big thanks to Fellow Traveler for the review code! Eric is joined by Jordan from CognitiveClips to discuss their playthroughs of Citizen Sleeper 2! Citizen Sleeper 2 is a follow up of the critically Citizen Sleeper game released in 2022. From the Steam page "A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head a...

Welcome to Between the Games 2.0! This is our side show that focuses on all things gaming! Normally we would not have a planned topic and surprise each other with what we brought to the episode, but this one is about Jess's time finishing 1000xRESIST and Sonic the Hedgehog 3! If you liked this episode, please share it around or leave a review! ⁠Join our Discord!⁠ Follow us on social media! ⁠⁠⁠Blue...

On our first episode of 2025 we are talking about one of the best games of 2024, 1000xRESIST and to make it even more special we are breaking the game down with the Writer and Creative Director of the game Remy Siu ! 1000xRESIST is a Sci-Fi narrative adventure game that asks the question, "What would happen if a teenage girl became the most important person in the world?" Remy was nice enough to j...

The year is coming to a close and with that comes our annual Game of the Year Spectacular episode! Eric and Jess pit all 12 games they played for the show this year to see who will be number one in a king of the hill style discussion! We will also be hearing from YOU the listener and what your favorite game or episode was for the show! Thank you so much for another amazing year and here's to more...

Welcome to our Leveling Friends Group Games of the Year 2024 episode! Short Game Long Talk is hosting the episode this year and Eric is joined by Chris from The Nerd Lys and Jordan from Cognitive Clips! We each have our own list of the top 5 games from 2024 as well as some honorable mentions and listener submitted choices! We hope you enjoy our celebration of gaming in 2024! Follow Chris and Jorda...

For our final game of 2024 we are once again joined by Grace to discuss her first EVER Pokemon game! Earlier in the year we had Grace on to discuss why she never played a Pokemon game before and why it was banned in her home growing up. After determining that Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl would be the best first game for her she went and beat it and came back on the show to discuss it! We ho...

For our final game of spooky season and the last game to celebrate our two year anniversary we are once again joined by Chris from The Nerd Lys to discussed Sucker for Love: Date to Die For! We discussed all the ins and outs and went deep into the story of how we all fell in love with a goat goddess! Follow Chris on everything! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealchinaman/ Twitch: https://...

Its spooky season and the year of visual novels will not stop! For our first episode of the month we played 2017 classic Doki Doki Literature Club! Take a ride with us, and special guest Grace, as we experience one of the best and most creative games of the last decade! If you or a loved one is struggling with suicidal ideations please call the 988 Lifeline "If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline i...

We are once again blessed to be joined by Chris of The Nerdlys! He is back with us this month to play one of his favorite games every, The Stanley Parable! This game is all about choices and free will, or the lack there of, and how your choices in game can lead to many different paths and endings! We hope you enjoy! Follow Chris on everything! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealchinaman/...

The year of visual novels continues AND Jess makes her triumphant return to the show! We played indie sensation Emily is Away and its 2017 follow up Emily is Away Too! These games take place entirely within a chat room and do a great job of taking you back to a time before social media was all over the place and chatting with friends online might just be how you spent a Friday night! We hope you e...

Eric is once again joined by our guest host Grace and tackle yet another game about cute animals! (Sensing a theme here?) This month they played Double Dagger's Little Kitty Big City! The game overall took about 3-6 hours and is an absolute joy! Follow Grace's Podcast! linktr.ee/ingodsnamepod Follow the Official Short Game Long Talk Threads and Instagram! https://www.threads.net/@shortlong...

After over two months Short Game, Long Talk is back! Jess is on a summer vacation until August so friend of the show Grace is back to host for the next two months! Today on the show we played Donut County a 2 hour game that came out back in 2018! Enjoy this episode as we talk conspiracy theories, raccoons, and of course donuts! Follow Grace's Podcast! linktr.ee/ingodsnamepod Follow the Officia...

Eric and special guest host Grace accidentally recorded a bonus episode all about the Nintendo Direct during their Intermission for the normal episode and turned it into a BONUS! So enjoy this Between the Games about the Nintendo Direct! Follow Grace's Podcast! linktr.ee/ingodsnamepod Follow the Official Short Game Long Talk Threads and Instagram! https://www.threads.net/@shortlongpod https://...

For 30 years Hollywood has attempted to make video game movies and TV shows and it wasn't until Sonic the Hedgehog where they found mainstream success! In today's quick episode Eric and Jess discuss their favorite adaptations and their quick pitches for a new adaptations they would love! Follow the Official Short Game Long Talk Threads and Instagram! https://www.threads.net/@shortlongpod h...

Eric and Jess are back with another puzzle game! They tackled the very fun and clever game Storyteller released in 2023! The game takes between 90 minutes to 2 hours to beat and has plenty of extras if you want much more content! Also this is a secret episode about our love for WWE Wrestler Rhea Ripley Follow the Official Short Game Long Talk Threads and Instagram! https://www.threads.net/@shortlo...

2024 the year of Jess continues! Eric and Jess played through 2022's vibey puzzle game A Little to the Left! Both beat the game in about 5 hours and enjoyed their time with it but also had some criticisms that were unique to their own experience! Check out the episode and let us know what you think! Follow the Official Short Game Long Talk Threads and Instagram! https://www.threads.net/@shortl...

We are back with another episode dedicated to Pokemon because why not? This episode Jess and Eric take on the task of ranking all of the 27 starter Pokemon from 1st to last! Who will end up in the number one spot? And where will YOUR favorite end up? Come find out! Follow the Official Short Game Long Talk Threads and Instagram! https://www.threads.net/@shortlongpod https://www.instagram.com/shortl...