Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

So there I was, minding my own business, when all of a sudden I realize I Norted myself... again!

Discussed: Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Mind lmao, Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
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You have to listen to this 3 times to get Brendon, Stephen, and AJ's unique POVs on the episode.

Discussed: Histories with the series, AnyAustin on YouTube, Video Game Podtimism's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days ep with Brendon, Hexensteph's Reports, each character's story, listener questions
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Zs are so last week.

Discussed: Birth by Sleep at the end of the week!, welcome NPC to TWG!, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization, Brendon is still learning Japanese, Shashingo, Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey, the PSP, Level5, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2
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Into the Aether: When You're Here, You're Probably Listening to Us Talk About the PSP Again

Check out Trip Sitter's album Then Again, It Never Was wherever you listen to music!

Discussed: The king, Game Gengo ゲーム言語, Why did Duolingo kill its owl mascot?, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Avowed, Shangri-La Frontier, Warriors Abyss, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Of the Devil, Ys, getting bread for that sandwich, Monster Hunter, L...

Kratos' axe glows blue because it's filled with Mountain Dew Voltage

Discussed: The PSP 3000, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep and other multi-protagonist games, PSP feelings, The Cousin Game is one of the oldest and most underappreciated genres by Pat Gill on Polygon, games, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max, The Power Stone Collection, Loco Roco, Persona 3 Portable, Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment, Fallout: New Vegas, Outer Worlds,...

You like my UMD cellar? Thank you. This whole wall is just season 1 of Scrubs.

Discussed: How Meta Killed Ready At Dawn by MinnMax on YouTube, Daxter, The Wall by Pink Floyd, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Citizen Sleep 2 and the Queer Art of Failure by Matt Horton on YouTube, Ruffy and the Riverside, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Dragon Quest VIII

The Best Way to Play PSP Games in 2025: https://youtu.be/JZIKhcZjnGw 

Honestly no joke I write here would be funnier than the end of this episode.

Discussed: Trust falls, Twilight, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix on the PS4, a little bit of PSP stuff, Flip and Scratch are back, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Eternal Strands, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Civilization VII, favorite 90s Disney movies, Home ImPSProvement, the Playstation TV, PNG Face, Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer 2, Gran Turism...

In this episode, the King of All Cosmos trades in katamaris for catalytic converters!

Discussed: GOTY 2017 is out on the Patreon!, the deal, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the d6, Tyrant's Realm, Skies of Arcadia trademark renewed, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Hironobu Sakaguchi wants his next (and maybe last) game to be ‘a successor to Final Fantasy VI’ on The Verge, Tyrant's Realm (for real), The Miyoo Flip is...

Get excited! The PSP season premiere i-EEHNH [INFRACTION NOTICE: You are not entitled to more than 2.76 seconds of excitement per show note. PENALTY: 1,000 years added to sentence]-s right around the corner!

Discussed: Lil updates, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, GunZ: The Duel, plumbing, Letterlike, Freedom Wars Remastered
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I tap my head and look at the Switch 2 leaks realizing what the "C" stand for.
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Discussed: The Worst Game Jam on the TWG Discord server!, Olive Garden, the Switch 2, th...

You're sending *them* in?! Captain, you can't be serious. The red ones can't even swim!

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Discussed: Welcome back, new formula (no sugar added!), PSP premiere prep, Pikmin 4, Arms-tier, Pikmin Hearts 4.5 reMix, Metaphor ReFantazio, thanks for listening<3
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Gather round, gather round — it's that wonderful time of year once again. Stephen, Brendon, and AJ gather around a (virtual) fireplace to discuss the very best of video gaming in 2024 in their eyes, in the eyes of the Discord community, and in the eyes of our special guests. And they also eat some lunch...which is more notable than you think it is.

Discussed: The Best* video games of 2024
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🎶Game of the yeeear, twenty-fooour🎶
🎶Is the next oooone, in your podcast feed🎶
🎶As for this oooone, Starfox twoooo🎶
🎶And Great Circle, Fantasian, a ROM hack, we'll see your next yeeear🎶

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Discussed: Thank you for listening to the show!, Discord GOTY list, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, **FACT CHECK: Todd Howard is actually the exec...

Hiya! I'm a Pokém-- I mean, a monster. Not like a monster, haha. Specifically, I'm a Platypunk, but I used to be human! Could you help me return to my original form via Windows 98?

Discussed: GotY process and thoughts, Neva, After Inc., Witching Stone, Animal Well, Rainworld, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Stephen's underappreciated tweet, Dragon Quest 6
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X™ — The Everything App™ — is so yesterday. We're onto Hope Stationary now.

Discussed: Mom, Dragon Quest 3: HD-2D Remake, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, drop the "The", it's cleaner, Metaphor Re:Fantazio, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Pokemon TCG Pocket, vavavoom
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This week Stephen chats with Robin (Girl Mode) and Kim (dotzip) about dragons, dungeons, and van games!

Listen to Girl Mode!

Listen to dotzip!

Read Robin’s writing on Veilguard:

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/dragon-age-veilguard-trans-characters

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review

Discussed: Putting yourself into a jpeg, Dragon Age: Veilguard, Dungeons of Hinterburg, Caravan SandWitch, Witching St...

Who cares how old that dragon is? Have you seen this bird??

Discussed: Lamps, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Play Nice by Jason Schreier, How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong by Jason Schreier for Kotaku, a brief history of Bioware, The Inside Story of Mass Effect 3's Endings, Finally Told by People Make Games on YouTube, go woke go broke is a grift, Dragon Age: Veilguard, white cheddar Cheez-Its
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It's the 300th episode! Thank you for listening, even if the flaps of your red hunting hat are making it hard to do so.

Stephen's Portrait of Ruin video: https://youtu.be/BThP3wAtxzY
Brendon's Shiro and the Coal Town video: https://youtu.be/_6GvrKAdaQE

Discussed: Beastie Ball, Wilmot Works it Out, Shadow Generations, Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue, Paper Lily - Chapter 1, Return of the Obra Dinn, Halo Reach, Castlevani...

*clack clack clack* Goodbye to *clack clack clack* Into the *clack clack clack* Fortnite???

Discussed: Talkin' Fantazio, 1000xRESIST, dotzip's 5 hours spoilercast, Matt Horton's What Should You Leave Behind? - 1000xRESIST Review, The Bench, Densha de Go! Pocket, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, Steam Next Fest, Star Vaders, Trip, HARK THE GHOUL, Dark Souls, Mario, 30Rock, Star Trek TNG, WEBFISHING, Minec...