JoeCam.Net – The SML Podcast – Episode 364: Hey, Say Fe

Alexandra Dahlberg of Zoink Games joins the show to chat about their recent game Fe!

The show kicks off with Alexandra joining to chat about Fe, the stylish action adventure game released as part of the EA Originals program! We chat about the development of the game, creating a game with minimal text and dialog, the gorgeous artwork, and tons more! Plus more info on Flipping Death, convention appearances, Zombie Vikings, and how it was 5am and Cole and I were a smidge tired.

After Alexandra heads out, it’s a small spattering of news with the return of classic THQ games and properties to the current THQ Nordic, some random news bits, and the list of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in April and some discussion on why we’re a bit worried about what titles could leave the program. Plus a Symmetry giveaway and a healthy pack of reviews!

Beast Quest is a charming action adventure based on the novels of the same name from Torus Games & Maximum Games. TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge is a faithful reproduction of all 37+ miles of the street bike racing course from Kylotonn Racing, Maximum Games, & Bigben Interactive. Titan Quest brings the PC hack and slash classic to consoles for the first time from Iron Lore Entertainment & THQ Nordic. The Raven Remastered is the return of the adventure game classic from KING Art Games & THQ Nordic.

Tim Ekkebus joins to cover the Switch releases of action platformer Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse from WayForward as well as Clustertruck, the physics based truckformer from Landfall & tinyBuild. CJ Greenwood returns to cover AMID EVIL, an elementally charged old school FPS that won his heart from Indefatigable & New Blood Interactive. Royal Sefton checks out the grappling hook action platformer (and student project) Trials of the Gauntlet from Broken Dinosaur Studios.

Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse (VALA) is a crazy, hard, and satisfying twin stick llama-slaughter roguelike-lite-ish shooter from RogueCode. DarkMika writes in her review of Signs of Darkness, an action adventure RPG on Steam Early Access from Press Pause Games. Finally, I detail my time in VR with Don’t Knock Twice, a horror adventure game from Wales Interactive, in which I may have required a new pair of pants at the tail end of my stream.

This episode features a pack of songs from Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse from our friend Jake ‘virt’ Kaufman!

Jake ‘virt’ Kaufman – File Select
Jake ‘virt’ Kaufman – Scuttle Town
Jake ‘virt’ Kaufman – We Love Burning Town
Jake ‘virt’ Kaufman – Sky

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