We’ve got Chris Baker of Zen Studios joining this episode of SML!
The show kicks off with Chris Baker of Zen Studios joining alongside frequent guest co-host Grant “Stemage” Henry to chat all things Zen Studios. Most of the focus is on their recently released tactical RPG Dread Nautical, but we also cover upcoming Zen projects, pinball chatter, Operencia’s wide release, and the upcoming Arcade 1Up partnership!
After those two head out, it’s news of the week with the latest (underwhelming) lineups for Xbox Games With Gold and PlayStation Plus, recent Xbox Game Pass additions and a list of upcoming departures, Sony release dates, Assassin’s Creed, Stadia and EA, and tons more! Plus reviews!
Stranded Deep has you in the role of a plane crash survivor stranded in the Pacific from FUN Labs & Beam Team Games. The Inner Friend places you in a world of scattered memories and unresolved traumas from PLAYMIND. Super Toy Cars 2 is a fast paced arcade racing game with miniature cars from Eclipse Games.
StarCrossed is an action acarde game with a magcial girl aesthetic and a cooperative twist from Contigo Games Whitethorn Digital. Ghost Sweeper is a mix of action, platforming, and puzzles from 7 Raven Studios & Totalconsole. Tropico 6 gets some new social networking based Spitter DLC from Limbic Entertainment & Kalyposo Media.
Finally, we get DarkMika joining the show to review Arcade Spirits, a visual novel in a world where the video game crash never happened from Fiction Factory Games & PQube. DarkMika also reviews Puzzle Pelago – A Drag & Drop Economy, a challenging puzzle game from Hallgrim Games. Finally, we wrap up the show with some Doug Hates His Job giveaway results!
The episode ends with a track from the one and only Stemage since he was on the show and all.
Stemage – Ending (Metroid)
