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May 7, 2019 1 hr 57 min

180: Heaven’s Vault

from The Short Game Hosted by The Short Game

The developer of Short Game favorite 80 Days returns with an ambitious new game, and we are joined by a new guest! Laura Garofalo is a Roman cultural historian and Latinist with experience on archeological digs, who joined us to discuss Heaven’s Vault, an archaeological science fiction adventure game. At around 15 hours, this is a longer game than we typically cover, and it lead to a longer and extremely interesting discussion. The game is available on PS4 and Windows for $24.99. Stick around after the spoiler break at [1:26:30] for a discussion of some of the game’s secrets and branching paths. You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Laura Nash – @laurajnash Shane Kelly – @8bitShane With special guest Laura Garofalo (00:00) - Heaven’s Vault from Inkle (04:48) - Archeology In Games (07:29) - A Quick Summary (11:06) - Learning Ancient (35:42) - The Timeline And Interface (38:07) - Visuals (47:39) - Sailing (56:23) - Actually Meaningful Dialogue Choices (01:05:06) - The Ink System (01:13:06) - New Game Plus (01:16:29) - What’s Making You Happy This Week? (01:16:57) - Laura G - Plants! (01:17:30) - Shane - The Tick on Amazon Prime Video (01:20:11) - Raygan - Nausicaä Manga Box Set (01:22:30) - Laura - Finishing Your Projects (01:25:01) - Admin And Outro (01:26:48) - Spoiler Break

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  1. 0:00 Heaven’s Vault from Inkle
  2. 4:48 Archeology In Games
  3. 7:29 A Quick Summary
  4. 11:06 Learning Ancient
  5. 35:42 The Timeline And Interface
  6. 38:07 Visuals
  7. 47:39 Sailing
  8. 56:23 Actually Meaningful Dialogue Choices
  9. 1:05:06 The Ink System
  10. 1:13:06 New Game Plus
  11. 1:16:29 What’s Making You Happy This Week?
  12. 1:16:57 Laura G - Plants!
  13. 1:17:30 Shane - The Tick on Amazon Prime Video
  14. 1:20:11 Raygan - Nausicaä Manga Box Set
  15. 1:22:30 Laura - Finishing Your Projects
  16. 1:25:01 Admin And Outro
  17. 1:26:48 Spoiler Break

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