41: Escape Goat 2

A goat that solves puzzles to escape a magical tower with the help of his little mouse friend. Sure why not. This week we play Escape Goat 2 by MagicalBeanTime and published by Doublefine. This game has expertly-crafted puzzles perfect for long time puzzle platform players, but has a smooth difficulty curve and low skill barrier that should make it a great game for players at any level. We discuss our thoughts on the puzzle design, and try to fill in the details of the minimalistic goat-themed story. Escape Goat 2 is available on Steam and PS4 for $20. Best experienced in short dips of a few levels at a time, expect Escape Goat 2 to take around 5 hours to complete (but potentially much more to clear 100%.) Links for this episode: Escape Goat 2 Escape Goat 2 at Indie MegaBooth Escape Goat 2 on Steam Escape Goat 2 on the Playstation Store Escape Goat 2 Launch Trailer Soundtrack on BandCamp Escape Goat (the original) Other puzzle platforms Thomas Was Alone (The Short Game episode 6) Braid FEZ Teslagrad The Swapper (The Short Game episode 35) You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame See our list of upcoming games, and make suggestions.. Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Shane Kelly – @8bitShane Nate Heininger – @natestl Laura Nash – @laurajnash