018 - Sunless Sea, Pillars Of Eternity, Broken Age

("Micromanagement Is The Secret") This week we take a break from our usual random game selection for a curated Kickstarter Special. Aaron is powerless before a game that asks him to collect stories. Tony creates a character and faces the conundrum of whether to skip audio dialogue. Steve points-and-clicks just in the nick of time. And, of course, we all discuss funding models, stretch goals, and tiered rewards. 0:02:25 - Sunless Sea 1:20:06 - Pillars Of Eternity 2:35:25 - Broken Age 3:21:56 - The Plugz Other mentions include: Kickstarter, Fallen London, Steam Greenlight, Steam Early Access, Joseph Conrad, Paradox Development Studio, Zafehouse: Diaries, War Of The Worlds, Man Of Steel (film), Choose-Your-Own-Adventure (books), Sam Lake, Crusader Kings II, Metal Slug, Ernest Hemingway, H.P. Lovecraft, The Elder Scrolls (series), Resident Evil 4, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Game Of Thrones (books), George R.R. Martin, 80 Days, Jules Verne, China Miéville, Kraken (book), Perdido Street Station (book), Fighting Fantasy (books), Dungeons & Dragons, Edmund McMillen, Bloodborne, Rogue Legacy, Call Of Duty, Spelunky, The Binding Of Isaac, Ghouls & Ghosts, Die Hard (film), Edge Of Tomorrow (film), BioShock, Gordon Freeman, Half-Life 2, Raymond E. Feist, Defence Of The Ancients, Robert Jordan, Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, Josh Sawyer, Planescape: Torment, Fallout, Icewind Dale, Infinity Engine, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Baldur's Gate, Tim Shafer, Skyrim, Steam Early Access, Eurogamer, Brian Fargo, inXile, Wasteland 2, Metacritic, Daikatana, World Of Warcraft, Harry Potter (books and films), Mass Effect, Diablo III, Torchlight, Evolve, Team Fortress 2, Eve: Online, Half Minute Hero, Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, Star Citizen, Sealark, clairevoire, Monkey Island 2, Cookie Clicker, Psychonauts, Sam Rockwell, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead.