Had a great on Wavelengths this week. Thank you Brendon so much having me on so we have some ✨measured discussion✨ about the Discourse of the moment.

Had a great time on this episode! Check it out if you like: - good video games - good podcasts

Ate two hotdogs and my tummy hurts hours later. Summer is back in Seattle, baby.

This is such a deranged group of people that this quiz has generated for me, and also I can see it. I got: Carlisle Cullen from Twilight Sailor Mercury from Sailor Moon Glenn from Walking Dead Vision from Marvel

✨SERIES PREMIERE✨ Welcome to the Legend of Podcast: Trails through Trails! Our first TWO episodes are live now! Come join us as we set the scene for our show and then dive into the prologue of Trails in the Sky: First Chapter. Listen: trailspod.online

Loved covering this game. It’s remarkable it so many ways. Check it out!

Had a wonderful time talking about this avalanche of great game demos. Shoutout to The King is Watching (@thekingiswatching.bsky.social), Is This Seat Taken, Wanderstop (@ivyroadgames.bsky.social) and a bunch of others for making such remarkable games.

I made this!

Would you still love us if we were worms? share.transistor.fm/s/587f5c42

i keep seeing middling reactions to the switch 2 so here's a whole video about how mouse mode is as big an idea as touch input was on the ds or motion controls were on the wii: youtu.be/ghKFqT8iUxU

It’s GOTY season, baby! Today we unveil what games spoke to us the most in 2024. It’s been a wonderful ride this year so check it out if you’re feeling the gaming love! open.spotify.com/show/1ghYuJf...

Been reading the Akira manga for the first time. Otomo has just got the sauce man. Look at this shit.

This week's episode concerns the well regarded 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. This is a game neither of us had played before but knew it's reputation of being a bonkers (respectful) visual novel. It sure did deliver. Check it out this Sunday!

Me starting Chainsaw Man vs me just a few short volumes later

I think as a little treat to us all Ridley Scott should have let the boys kiss in Gladiator 2. We deserve this.

Here is Snacks in a frog costume. Happy Friday.

This upcoming Sunday we'll be talking about 2014's Goblin Sword. It's a fascinating game that lives in both the present and the past. Check it out!

Been playing Crypt Custodian after seeing it pop up on @indiegameawards.gg’s list of game of the year nominees. I’m enjoying it so far! Feels closer to how Death’s Door handled being a Zelda-like compared to something like Tunic. Really interested in where the story ends up going too.

Alright I’ll bite

Been playing Diceomancer and really enjoying it. It combines the rock solid foundation of Slay the Spire and the absolute chaos of Balatro. Also loving the bizarre art style that’s somewhere between the Zelda CDI game and the LOTR animated movie.

Hey I co-host this and love doing so. Give it a look if you’re feelin’ it!

I saw some people predicting that because John Cena was retweeting Mass Effect stuff on N7 day he would be cast as Commander Shepard. To them I say, you’re thinking too small.

First thing I saw on threads today: people dunking on Jim Gaffigan for some reason. First thing I saw on Bluesky today: a picture of the Jehuty mech from the PS2 classic Zone of the Enders (a game by Hideo Kojima). I think this means Bluesky won the social media wars.

Been thinking a lot about 1000xRESIST since last week. Clutching onto this line for dear life.

You KNOW it’s time to talk about Dadaism

Next week we'll be discussing SUMMERHOUSE, a relaxing building game that lets you create cute little lived-in spaces!

Get along lil Zippers! It’s Outlaw Summer! Our semi-regular, western-themed, mini-series! Crack open a cold one (can of beans) and snuggle up under the only blanket with your completely platonic best friend that you DON’T want to kiss… unless🫣 share.transistor.fm/s/9ac6f3ac

Gris is the word

⚔️X-STRIKE SUMMER⚔️ AJ chats with Alanna Okun and @chaseallhart.com about their experiences with game design (and game design adjacent) education! They also confront the age old question: What even is a video game, anyway? Check it out here: intothecast.online 🫡

This week we played Gone Home, a game about family, identity, and all the times your dad had to remind you to turn the lights off when you leave a room. What, do you think this family is made of money or somethin'?!

Have you ever wanted to BE the One Ring? Or the Master Sword? Or a cool shield? Or a weird little robot??? In today’s episode Kim and AJ play Mousehole Press’ ARTEFACT! share.transistor.fm/s/311d3fee

For this week's episode we played Eye of Ra, a game about checking your email, reading the news, and occasionally firing a big space laser powered by the righteous light of a vengeful sun share.transistor.fm/s/44c92502

ICYMI, yesterday we dropped our first RAM episode! RAM is where you can occasionally hear us talk about OTHER STUFF we’re playing, reading, and watching. These episodes will drop on Fridays but if you subscribe to our kofi you can get them EARLY! ko-fi.com/dotzip

Happy Birth-Day! For our inaugural episode we’re talking about Birth, a creepy but cute puzzle game about life, death, loneliness, and companionship. Available now in your favorite podcatcher! share.transistor.fm/s/fd1a1412

Curious what games we're playing for our first few episodes? Check out the nifty schedule below! Be sure to check out our website for links to the store pages of all of these games, and while you're there submit a game why don't you?

Hey! We're dotzip, a podcast about big games in small packages. Each Monday, hosts @ajfillari.bsky.social, @ohkimmies.bsky.social, and @chaseallhart.com discuss a short indie video game or TTRPG. Our first episode, about Madison Karrh’s "Birth," drops May 20!

Using my cell and playing persona 3. Having a great time.

This was a great time. Thanks for coming on you two!

The “watch one episode of Over the Garden Wall” to “watch the entire season of Over the Garden Wall in a single setting” pipeline got me again

We’re releasing an episode of Podtimism on Sunday where we talk about Silent Hill 3. As a companion piece I can’t recommend this video enough. Tangomushi brings an extremely strong voice to a game that I don’t see getting enough love. Watch the video! youtu.be/-BNYDvjAZ5c?...

Recently finished up the Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk 2077. The discussion of that game as a whole is a real can of worms but I really wanna heap on some praise of Phantom Liberty. Truly was not expecting the combo of Mission Impossible, Casino Royale and Alien Isolation that it brought.

During the Bad Translation of a Review bit in the next episode we got some alternate names for the horror classics of yore. Had to make covers for them.

Been playing through Galerians recently, a game I had no idea existed until a few days ago. Its mechanics are extremely okay but I’m loving its story. The game came out in 1999 so it’s got a TON of 90s era sci fi anime influence. We’re talkin’ self aware AI that wants to create a god kinda stuff.

Good Pod alert

Extremely proud of our Kingdom Hearts episode that dropped yesterday. The series is so special to me personally so it feels amazing to be able to figure out what exactly makes it work. The game wants you to feel!

This episode was a blast. Huge ups to AJ and Kim for coming and hanging out with us!

Been playing through Jack Move. The classic RPG stuff it's got going on in the battle system is a real joy. It's not swerving the formula in the way that you see something like Chained Echoes or Octopath are doing but I think there's plenty of room for this sort of classic style of RPG in 2023.

Been checking out Cosmoteer: Starship Architect and Commander after seeing a ton of praise for it on steam. On first blush I thought this was mainly a twist on FTL, and it some ways it is but it’s also so much more. Thoughts on it below:

I’ll bite! Metal Gear Solid 2 Nier Automata Karamari Damacy Kingdom Hearts Mass Effect 2 Chicory The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Parasite Eve Megaman Legends Demon Souls I’m also 100% sure this list would change if I made it yesterday or tomorrow.