We've gotten to the Tower in OneShot, and all I wanna know: what decision did YOU make? We chat all about why we chose the way we did, in addition to what it's like to play games as an adult!--------------------------------------------------------------- This Month's Brew: OneShot ☕OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist. https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/OneShot/ Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A wildly spinning ram, Biblical parallels, and a continued mystery: all are part of today's OneShot discussion! We also talk about our goal of game journaling this year: what it looks like and how YOU can join us! --------------------------------------------------------------- This Month's Brew: OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist. https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/OneShot/---------------------------------------------------------------Visit geeksandgrounds.com (http://geeksandgrounds.com) to join the discussion and learn about this video game club! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A decaying world. A sun. And a young messiah sent to save it all. We begin our discussion of OneShot in this episode of 2024! In addition to our weekly discussion, we also list games we're most excited for that're slated for this year. --------------------------------------------------------------- To sign up for the weekly newsletter and learn more about the club, visit geeksandgrounds.com (http://geeksandgrounds.com) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What's at the top of the tower? We discuss that this week in our final episode of 2023! We finish up our discussion on Jusant, celebrate even more top titles (and creative end of the year categories), and say goodbye to 2023!--------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/Jusant/ Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The mystery deepens, and we dive into vertical cities, the connection to nature, and how we think the game is doing in guiding us through the lore! Here's our second week of discussing Jusant! --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/Jusant/ Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We begin our ascent, and learn that this tower holds far more secrets than initially let on! Jenny and Joel discuss their initial impressions of Jusant's mechanics and stories, and start to theorize on what'll be in store for the rest of the tale. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We must climb, but at least we will climb together! This month for Geeks & Grounds, we're playing Jusant -- hear all about this meditative game and why we're excited to talk about it together.  Media Discussed In Stars and Time: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/ Suika Game: https://www.suikagame.com Find Geeks & Grounds social channels and the newsletter sign-up at GeeksAndGrounds.com Thanks for listening! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We get a bit chaotic as we delve into each of the community game nominations for next year's community selections in this special episode of Geeks & Grounds! 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 02:34 The Pastry Case: SAG-AFTRA victories, Revenant Hill updates, and The Game Awards nominations. 25:40 This Month's Brew: Talking through the 16 community nominated titles for next year! 01:14:38 See you next time! Want to place your votes for what to play? Head over here: https://app.rankedvote.co/rv/u9ur5a651ak4zfw8v8/vote Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What happens when you put one universe into another? That's what happens in Cocoon, the indie game we discuss (spoilers ahoy!) in this episode of Geeks & Grounds. 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 02:30 The Pastry Case: Devolver Digital Acquires System Era, Co-op Titles, Metacritic Scores, Slay the Princess, and more.  37:13 This Month's Brew: Cocoon Spoiler Discussion 01:13:49  Last housekeeping (remember to vote!) and see you next time! Show Notes: https://plump-goldenrod-77e.notion.site/Nov-6-2023-Cocoon-Spoilercast-4b094b134ca145828427dad8cc9b2de8?pvs=4 =============================== From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1497440/COCOON/ =============================== Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hear the buzz about the game we’re playing this November, along with the first in what may be a future Geeks & Grounds community tradition: voting on next year's titles!  **Time Stamps** 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 03:50 Special November Event: Voting for Next Year’s Games! 11:01 The Pastry Case: Hozier, The Fall of House of Usher, and more. 29:34 This Month’s Brew: Cocoon **Pastry Case Links:** Hozier’s New Album: https://hozier.com/ The Fall of the House of Usher: https://www.netflix.com/title/81414665 The Wheel of Time: https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Time-Season-1/dp/B09F59CZ7R Gen V: https://www.amazon.com/Gen-V-Season-1/dp/B0CBFTRGPZ Enter the Dadlands: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/adventure-zone/the-adventure-zone-dadlands/ Jusant: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/Jusant/ Getting Over it With Bennett Foddy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/240720/Getting_Over_It_with_Bennett_Foddy/ Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.