This week, we’re doing Game Awards discourse, playing a couple new and not-so-new games, and showing preferential treatment toward one listener with a return to our email pile.

Timestamps

(01:15) Who handles the fire in your relationship?

(4:40) It’s Game Awards discourse season!

(23:00) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is fine

(27:10) Dragon Quest 3 (but not the one you’re thinking of)

(35:50) Sorry We’re Closed looks better than it feels

(42:35) Reading Ashley’s email

(1:05:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Look Back, riding bikes, generic fantasy)

Mentioned this week

Stunning Anime Look Back Appreciates the Work of Art

Willa’s blog

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Music

Street Food by FASSounds

Things are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Here are some links that can help you get started:

Lots of resources from Critical Distance

Find local mutual aid groups

Get free masks and Covid-19 tests

Huge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and more

Prisonculture shares a lot of good resources on Bluesky

How to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101

LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory

Let us know what we should add to this list!

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Listen. We’re not doing great and we suspect you’re not either. After a brief chat about the election and Willa’s recent layoff, we dive into Mouthwashing, an emotionally challenging game that made us both feel like shit and is undoubtedly one of the year’s best.

If you’re looking for something positive to do with your energy after you’ve processed the results of the election, check the end of the shownotes for some hopefully helpful links.

Timestamps

(00:30) What a week it’s been (derogatory)

(01:20) Hey please take care of each other, things are pretty fucked

(07:45) The second annual layoff spectacular

(11:05) Cheering ourselves up with Mouthwashing, the saddest game ever made

(25:20) Mouthwashing spoilers begin [CW: mentions of sexual assault, suicide, alcoholism]

(55:20) Spoilers for Silent Hill 2 and Signalis, somehow

(1:04:00) The Mouthwashing scene that gave Robin a mental breakdown

(1:11:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Dungeon Inn, Witching Stone, Arcane season 2)

Mentioned this week

Ten Free Ebooks for Getting Free

This post from Rowan Zeoli

Some help changing your name and gender marker

Willa’s blog

TheWorstGarbage.online

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Music

Street Food by FASSounds

Things are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Here are some links that can help you get started:

Lots of resources from Critical Distance

Find local mutual aid groups

Get free masks and Covid-19 tests

Huge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and more

Prisonculture shares a lot of good resources on Bluesky

How to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101

LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory

Let us know what we should add to this list!

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It’s our second anniversary AND our 100th episode, a scheduling feat you wouldn’t believe was on purpose even if we tried to convince you it was. We take the time to answer some questions sent in by listeners over the past year, touching on our favorite games and inspirations, some podcasting inside baseball, and of course, the Mets.

Thanks for listening!!

Timestamps

(03:45) First gaming loves and breaking our parents’ rules

(11:55) The Girl Mode canon

(18:50) Sports games and comics

(26:20) Our critical inspirations

(32:50) X-Men by Girl Mode Studios

(36:45) Fixing the video game timeline

(44:00) Finding our podcasting voice/underdiscussed games/the Mets as RPG protagonists

(56:10) Thanks for listening!

(59:25) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Dragon Age: The Veilguard, The Vampire Lovers, Late Night with the Devil)

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