257: In Other Waters

What this episode covers

In this “Narrative Exploration Game” by Gareth Damian Martin you play as an AI that inhabits an advanced dive suit worn by scientist Ellery Vas as she explores a distant planet and encounters alien life for humanity’s first time. As an AI, you experience the world through a beautiful but cryptic user interface, and through Ellery’s description of the world around her. In Other Waters is available for Windows, Mac, and the Nintendo Switch. Expect it to take between, 4 and 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 – @raygankShane Kelly – @8bitShaneNate Heininger – @natestlLaura Nash – @laurajnash (37:48) - What’s Making Us Happy This Week? (37:53) - Laura: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (40:23) - Raygan: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (45:17) - Shane: Universal Harvester by John Darnielle (52:39) - Outro

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