172: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (with Dan - The Greatest Story Ever Played)

Support my work on Patreon As a lifelong Indiana Jones agnostic, there was no way that MachineGames would make an Indiana Jones game I would care about, right? Right? Well, it certainly looked that way when the first gameplay trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle dropped. But then I started hearing my activation phrases start to bounce around- "this is like Hitman", "this is like Dishonored", so I knew I had to give it a try. And boy am I glad that I did! Guest info: Dan of The Greatest Story Ever Played Check out the podcast https://linktr.ee/thegreateststoryeverplayed Follow Dan on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/storyeverpod.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:36 Intros 3:33 Personal Histories with Indiana Jones and The Great Circle 7:55 Opening Thoughts 11:33 Story Setup and Troy Baker as Indiana Jones 16:35 A Great Villain and Supporting Cast 24:54 Music and Visual Presentation 34:36 Combat and Stealth 48:28 Side Quests, Exploration and Level Design 1:04:19 Final Thoughts/Recommendations 1:08:24 The Greatest Story Ever Played Plugs 1:13:07 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous 1:14:46 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Gordy Haab. Tracks used: The Great Circle, A New Adventure Awaits, Where Are We, Gina's Theme, Signs of the Stones, Until the Next Adventure Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi! Social Media: BlueSky Instagram Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!