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A low key video game podcast by Stephen Hilger and Brendon Bigley. Produced by AJ Fillari.

Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast Stephen Hilger + Brendon Bigley

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    • 4.9 • 237 Ratings

A low key video game podcast by Stephen Hilger and Brendon Bigley. Produced by AJ Fillari.

    Embrace the Egg (feat. Fallout, Fallout Shelter, and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg)

    Embrace the Egg (feat. Fallout, Fallout Shelter, and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg)

    Behold! Behold! Gaze up the resplendent curvature of Egg! Let those who dwelled here shout out in His glorious voice! Cock-a-doodle doo!

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    Discussed: Out of the Aether, Fallout (the TV series), Fallout 4 (the video game), Fallout 3 (the video game), Noah Caldwell Gervais' "A Thorough Look at Fallout", Fallout Shelter, Idle Thumbs, Lifeline, Fallout Shelter updates, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, upcoming bonuses.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:
    (00:00) - Intro
    (01:48) - Out of the Aether | Weird segue!
    (12:09) - Fallout | Talking about... Television?!
    (22:27) - Fallout 3 | I wonder if they let you shoot a gun in this one
    (01:01:48) - Break
    (01:01:49) - Fallout Shelter | More games based on this new "Fallout" TV show
    (01:28:35) - Break
    (01:28:36) - Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg | I wonder if there's anything online about Sonic laying an egg or something... nah probably not
    (01:48:35) - Wrapping up
    ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N

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    • 1 hr 52 min
    Pretty Good Jason Statham (feat. The Playdate)

    Pretty Good Jason Statham (feat. The Playdate)

    Oi bruv. Check 'is thing out. It's a "PlayDate" and that there's the crank. Go on. Give it a whirl, yeah?
    Brendon's Backloggd list of PlayDate titles: https://www.backloggd.com/u/brendonbigley/list/best-of-playdate/
    Discussed: The Playdate, mobile gacha games, Apple being pressured to allow emulators on the App Store, The Crank, Video Game Podtimism, games on the Playdate, Mars After Midnight, SatOlite, Celeste Classic, Bloom, Shining/Shadow Gadget, Root Bear, rougelikes, Under the Castle (listen to Podtimism!), Rendsword, cranking on the subway, Brendon's piece about Domino Drop, Pocket Pets, Recommendation Dog, The Simorgh, MDMA: Mega Dystopia Micro Architect, what makes the Playdate special, solitaire, Quandino, PlayDOOM, Seaman 2024, crank to "Honk", Lost Odyssey, Frieren the Wanderer, Dungeon Meshi, Solo Leveling, updates and announcements.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:22) - A future of infinite possibilites
    (05:45) - The Playdate | Everyone's favorite yellow square
    (39:52) - Listen to Video Game Poditimism for more Playdate talk!
    (40:31) - The Playdate | Games on the Playdate
    (40:41) - Mars After Midnight | Games on the Playdate
    (48:34) - SatOlite | Games on the Playdate
    (53:13) - Celeste (Pico8) | Games on the Playdate
    (54:01) - Bloom | Games on the Playdate
    (57:14) - Shining/Shadow Gadget | Games on the Playdate
    (01:01:31) - Root Bear | Games on the Playdate
    (01:03:43) - Roguelikes! | Games on the Playdate
    (01:06:20) - Under the Castle | Games on the Playdate
    (01:07:10) - Rendsword | Games on the Playdate
    (01:10:06) - BBs future with the Playdate
    (01:12:17) - Pocket Pets | Games on the Playdate
    (01:14:42) - Recommendation Dog | Games on the Playdate
    (01:16:22) - The Simorgh | Games on the Playdate
    (01:18:09) - MDMA: Mega Dystopia Micro Architect | Games on the Playdate
    (01:20:36) - What makes Playdate games interesting
    (01:29:56) - A wrap up fake out
    (01:35:58) - Marker 02
    ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N

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    • 1 hr 41 min
    Baldur's Gate 3 (w/ Sadie Lancrete and Kim) | Bonus

    Baldur's Gate 3 (w/ Sadie Lancrete and Kim) | Bonus

    Join Stephen, Sadie and Kim down down down by the river as they talk about a game they have each spent at least 20 times this episode length playing!
    Follow Sadie! - https://www.instagram.com/sadieposting/
    Listen to NPC Incorporated! - https://www.machineculture.com/npc-incorporated
    Follow Kim! - https://bsky.app/profile/ohkimmies.bsky.social
    Listen to Frog of the Week! - https://frogpod.online---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:
    (00:00) - Baldur's Gate 3 Main Theme by Borislav Slavov

    (00:28) - Intro

    (00:46) - Gale's here!

    (01:07) - How to begin

    (02:46) - Rolling initiative

    (03:47) - Our experiences with DnD

    (23:34) - Sharing our blorbos

    (24:52) - Sadie's PCs

    (31:51) - Kim's PCs

    (40:45) - Stephen's PCs

    (47:12) - Some extra PC chat :-)

    (48:57) - What IS Baldur's Gate 3??

    (51:18) - Twisted Force by Borislav Slavov

    (51:49) - SPOILER WARNING

    (52:37) - Getting to know the party members

    (01:08:36) - When did you get BG3-pilled

    (01:21:59) - The morality of characters

    (01:45:33) - Act 2 STINKS (a joke)

    (02:12:56) - Evil can be *interesting*????

    (02:22:09) - Kim's soapbox

    (02:27:42) - Thorm of the Year 2024

    (02:30:41) - Time to talk about Raph

    (02:36:58) - Horny Gale

    (02:42:14) - One quick note about Raphael

    (02:44:42) - We almost forgot!

    (02:49:29) - The Act 3 fireworks

    (02:54:00) - Talking about the Strange Ox

    (02:57:01) - Last Light inn Theme by Borislav Slavov

    (02:57:28) - Act 3 | Character arcs, Durge, and the finale

    (02:57:52) - Starting with Shart

    (03:11:40) - What if a vampire, but you made him snarky and hot???

    (03:23:31) - Everyone's favorite muscle mommy with a V6 in her chest

    (03:31:52) - My frog wife, Liz

    (03:44:25) - I've got a desk, a microphone, and a podcast

    (03:52:54) - Wyll Ravenguard, The Blade of the Frontiers!

    (04:05:03) - Honorable Mentions

    (04:07:12) - It's time for the Durge

    (04:28:56) - Believe it or not, there is so much more we haven't talked about

    (04:30:16) - Sing for Me by Borislav Slavov

    (04:30:51) - Welcome to our House of Hope

    (04:31:04) - From Peter | Has BG3 affected your DnD?

    (04:37:23) - From TheJerdz | Quality of life improvements?

    (04:41:05) - From Rob | Host NPCs?

    (04:43:48) - From TableOne | Rolan the GOAT?

    (04:51:19) - From TheDarkUrge | Bulldur's Shit 3

    (05:08:55) - From DMDoug | Best spinoff?

    (05:12:05) - From TubbyCustard | Smalldur's Gate 3?

    (05:14:30) - From TubbyCustard | Sourcebook DLC?

    (05:18:25) - From gmanteer | Favorite companions?

    (05:21:06) - From ian.michael.james | Do you min/max companions?

    (05:25:27) - From Emily | Favorite things to see realized?

    (05:28:49) - From _schmorgle | Session stories?

    (05:30:06) - From Chase | What's your Worm of the Brain?

    (05:35:25) - Down, down, down by the river

    (05:38:29) - Baldur's Gate 3 Main Theme by Borislav Slavov
    ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin

    • 5 hr 39 min
    Dragon's Dogma: The Third Pillar (feat. Dragon's Dogma 2)

    Dragon's Dogma: The Third Pillar (feat. Dragon's Dogma 2)

    If you're podcasting, make it about Dragon's Dogma 2.
    Discussed: Dragon's Dogma 2---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:21) - This episode is about the video game Dragon's Dogma 2
    (02:05) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | How the episode is going to go
    (04:25) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | What is Dragon's Dogma and why do BB and SH like it?
    (25:45) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | The microtransactions
    (42:51) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | A game with purposeful friction
    (50:03) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | Kind of impossible not to spoil
    (50:49) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | The game that can be anything
    (02:06:51) - Dragon's Dogma 2 | Hello, Arisen
    (02:07:16) - From Jared | How to Stop Worrying and Love Dragon's Dogma?
    (02:09:47) - From tozac | How're you partying down?
    (02:13:21) - From Taras | Other RPGs Dogma?
    (02:29:09) - From MrGronkle | How to make the game more approachable?
    (02:31:25) - From fullmoonassboy68 | Dragon's Dogma B.A.D.???
    (02:36:46) - Wrapping up
    ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N

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    • 2 hr 39 min
    Glover | Bonus

    Glover | Bonus

    It's the 1998 sensation that's still sweeping the nation.That's right, it's a bonus episode all about Glover!
    Discussed: Glover---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N


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    • 26 min
    The Joke from Dinner (feat. PAX, Vampire Survivors, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers and One Shot)

    The Joke from Dinner (feat. PAX, Vampire Survivors, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers and One Shot)

    This week's episode is PAXed with games, hosts, and Original Characters. 
    Discussed: freesound.org, Darn Tootin, PAX East, Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode, Children of the Sun, Slice & Dice 3.0, Portrait vs Landscape mode, the Backbone, how to fiid your Miis, The Last Story, Murder by Numbers, One Shot, NOT Dragon's Dogma 2, another shot---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:
    (00:00) - Intro

    (03:06) - Outro

    (04:09) - The Penny Arcade Exposition EAST 2024

    (04:21) - Vampire Survivors Adventure Mode | #wario4vampsurv2k24

    (13:09) - Children of the Sun | A much bleaker game than the title would suggest

    (23:20) - Slice & Dice | I wish I was playing this game instead of editing rn

    (31:58) - Gameboy Phone and Demos

    (42:03) - aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    (42:50) - Into Mii Aether

    (45:06) - The Last Story | Final FantasWii

    (01:06:42) - Murder By Numbers* | *Sonic the Hedgehog

    (01:13:28) - One Shot | A game about shrimp

    (01:28:26) - Wrapping up
    ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N

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    • 1 hr 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
237 Ratings

237 Ratings

poober123 ,

The best podcast for chillin

This is my favorite podcast and I’ve been listening every week for years (since the GBA bonus). It feels like you’re just hanging out with your buds. They also have the greatest discord community I’ve ever seen.

Whenever life is hard or lonely, which it too often is, into the aether is always here. Thanks for all the long chats Brendon and Stephen ❤️.

P.S. I’m so excited for yall to delve deeper into the playdate. For me, the most fun in gaming is coming from these smaller, constrained indie experiences (such as playdate and pico8).

P.P.S. Would love to hear more non-video game content.

P.P.P.S. Also, would love a pico8 bonus (similar vibes to the playdate).

Gboard Review ,

“It’s a…it’s a really good game”

If hearing “it really makes me consider how I understand time” in a conversation about a video game clearly made for children sounds like a good time, definitely give this show a listen.

AlphaNerd1UP ,

Lived up to the hype

A regular listener of my show had been begging me to check this show out for months. When I had a lull in my usual podcast consumption I listened to a few episodes and what do you know…it lived up to the hype! I’m now a regular listener, and interested in getting to know these fine gentlemen over time.
-Julian Titus, host of The Stage Select podcast

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