A MISERABLE PILE OF SECRETS: Our hosts spend a bit of time reminiscing on the 25th anniversary of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night––the video game that put the "-vania" in "Metroidvania."
WEEK IN GEEK: After a week off, our hosts have been busy being nerdy! Andrew finally caught up with all the Spider-Man movies while D. Bethel dipped another toe into deck-building video games with the very popular Slay the Spire, developed by MegaCrit.
RELEVANT EPISODES:
"Nerd Business" (31 July 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first discuss Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as a game that matters. "Trusty Rusty" (10 August 2018): Where Andrew talks about the video deck-building game adapted from a physical one, One Deck Dungeon. "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): On the show's fifth anniversary, our hosts discuss the prevalence of "RPG elements" throughout, basically, all video games at this point. "Good Gamefeel" (28 June 2019): Where our hosts discuss the first non-Castlevania Metroidvania game developed by the adopted father of the series––Koji "Iga" Igarashi––Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. "Reliable Virtual Helmets" (27 September 2019): Where D. Bethel plays his first real roguelike deck-building game, Meteorfall: Journey. "Smell the Duke" (04 February 2022): Where D. Bethel plays a bit of the clever deck-building game, Griftlands. "Bigger Than the Batman" (11 March 2022): Where D. Bethel talks about the indie game currently on his docket, A Plague Tale: Innocence.
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