EPISODE · May 7, 2019 · 1H 57M
180: Heaven’s Vault
from The Short Game · host 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 – @raygankLaura Nash – @laurajnashShane Kelly – @8bitShaneWith 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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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 – @raygankLaura Nash – @laurajnashShane Kelly – @8bitShaneWith 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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