Episode 137 - Dance Clubs, Police Dramas, and Planetary Exploration

Norah’s back to assist Ben with reducing his game review backlog before he heads out to Seattle for PAX West 2025. The games discussed this week are Antro by Gatera Studio, The Precinct by Fallen Tree Games, and Revenge of the Savage Planet by Raccoon Logic.    ***   Antro trailer - https://youtu.be/wjgHmfYvA6g?si=DgqE4EDU6643M7eo   00:00:20 - Running with rhythm, the promotional materials description, and what drill music is 00:03:35 - Don’t stop listening, catching El Salvador, and just a nice guy delivering for FedEx 00:06:47 - Translated rap tracks, atmospherically appropriate, and pushing buttons to the beat 00:10:53 - Needed a little more polish, getting gassed, platform puzzles, and closing the show    The Precinct trailer - https://youtu.be/FjZVlnMJhRI?si=SLvjRFV1XOweiTc5   00:14:28 - The origin of Cop Rock and other facts, Bob Iger is responsible, and reverse GTA 00:19:40 - Officer Norah, a memorable quote, gaining experience, and many negative spaces 00:22:06 - The daily gameplay loop, helicopter segments, and calling in backup officer support 00:25:39 - A decent variety of crimes to stop, the gangs of Averno, and advancing the narrative  00:28:03 - Informants hung out to dry, random safes in the city, street racing, and a bland story 00:30:06 - What a sandbox is/isn’t, non-linear progression, and overlap with open world games   00:35:57 - An arcade-like experience, Frank Bullitt, licensed 80s music, and if you like cops…   Revenge of the Savage Planet trailers - https://youtu.be/P2YZ1jvDrjI?si=4fyzX_WkSgwn2JqG and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOmRqeMtY4A   00:38:35 - Not talking about our own planet, a sequel, and the promotional material description 00:41:39 - Norah has many questions, the cartoon comedy, and a pile of bodies in the desert 00:45:16 - Throwing lava, orange goo, perpetual trailer deaths, and anti-consumerism adverts 00:49:27 - Entertained to death, a Google game development incident, and trouble with Stadia 00:52:46 - Enjoyable platform-style exploration, experiment bait, and using hoses and lassos 00:54:14 - The trailer told Norah nothing about the game, another trailer, and other mechanics 00:56:32 - Trailer composition preferences, minimalist base decoration, and Ben’s final verdict   ***   Follow Two Vague on… Our website: https://www.twovaguepodcast.com On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast On Substack: https://twovaguepodcast.substack.com/ On Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twovaguepodcast.com For show appearance and other inquiries, contact us at: [email protected] -AND-  …for all of your 2VP merch needs, check out the Partly Robot Industries store at TEEPUBLIC! https://www.teepublic.com/user/partly-robot-industries   *** References, Links, and Tags For more information about Antro by Gatera Studio… https://gaterastudio.com/eng/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861250/Antro/ For more information about The Precinct by Fallen Tree Games https://fallentreegames.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/490110/The_Precinct/ For more information about Revenge of the Savage Planet by Raccoon Logic https://www.raccoonlogic.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2787320/Revenge_of_the_Savage_Planet/ #Podbean #DIYPodcast #ApplePodcast #VideoGames #Trivia #Comedy #Talkshow #2VP #TwoVaguePodcast #PodernFamily #InterviewShow #GamersOfThreads #Gamer #PartlyRobot #PartlyRobotIndustries #TeePublic #GateraStudio #Antro #ThePrecinct #FallenTreeGames #RevengeOfTheSavagePlanet #RaccoonLogic