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Aug 26, 2019 1 hr 24 min

193: Anodyne 2

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A few months ago we finally covered Anodyne, an indie developers Sean Han Tani and Marina Kittaka. Now it’s sequel is here, and it’s a massive step forward. Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a sequel in the Final Fantasy tradition, where no characters, story, or world is shared between the games, and they can be played in any order. This new game pushes the themes and gameplay of the first game forward in a major way. Now the game combines cinematic 3D exploration in the PS1 or Saturn mold with easy to enjoy 2D dungeons that build on the gameplay of Anodyne 1. Anodyne 2 is available on Mac, PC and Linux on both Steam and itch.io, and costs $19.99 with a discount for Anodyne 1 owners. Expect it to take about 10 hours to complete. The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time. You can also support us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts! You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Laura Nash – @laurajnash Nate Heininger – @natestl Shane Kelly – @8bitShane (01:15) - Anodyne 1 (06:32) - Almost Forgot To Plug The Patreon! (07:48) - Aesthetic And Nostalgia (09:16) - Big And Small (13:39) - Story (16:33) - The World Of New Theland (21:06) - Balancing Absurdity With Poetry (28:28) - The “Dungeons” (41:41) - Oh Yeah You Can Turn Into A Car (47:42) - Wrap up (50:00) - What’s Making Us Happy This Week? (50:07) - Laura - Chicory (On Kickstarter) And GLOW Season 3 (52:03) - Nate - Camping (52:58) - Raygan - Parenting, And Modding A Fight Stick (54:58) - Shane - No Man’s Sky PSVR (01:07:27) - Outro (01:11:46) - Spoiler Break

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  1. 1:15 Anodyne 1
  2. 6:32 Almost Forgot To Plug The Patreon!
  3. 7:48 Aesthetic And Nostalgia
  4. 9:17 Big And Small
  5. 13:39 Story
  6. 16:33 The World Of New Theland
  7. 21:06 Balancing Absurdity With Poetry
  8. 28:28 The “Dungeons”
  9. 41:41 Oh Yeah You Can Turn Into A Car
  10. 47:42 Wrap up
  11. 50:00 What’s Making Us Happy This Week?
  12. 50:07 Laura - Chicory (On Kickstarter) And GLOW Season 3
  13. 52:03 Nate - Camping
  14. 52:58 Raygan - Parenting, And Modding A Fight Stick
  15. 54:58 Shane - No Man’s Sky PSVR
  16. 1:07:27 Outro
  17. 1:11:46 Spoiler Break

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