Episode 19 - Scrappy and Independent - Perfect Tides: Station to Station

It’s a sacred podcasting ritual, like pissing in the same spot. Welcome back to the Describing the Skybox podcast! Today, we’re looking at a sequel to one of our most surprisingly liked games from a few years ago. Perfect Tides: Station to Station is a narrative adventure game and direct sequel to Perfect Tides which focuses on the same protagonist, Mara Whitefish, just a few years older as she enters college. The character writing that was at the center of our enjoyment of the first game is in full force again here, Mara’s maturation is apparent and feels very natural. She feels very much like the same character growing up in a very realistic way. Her issues are still at the forefront of the game, dealing with the stress of college work, but with a big focus on her romantic and social life. The character writing takes center stage here and is the reason you will want to continue playing the game. The mechanical side of things is much lighter this time around, with the point and click adventure game mechanics mostly removed entirely, your interaction is much lighter now focusing around talking to people, gathering information, and writing papers using a simple two-topic system that ultimately doesn’t seem to have much impact on the overall experience. Still, you just sort of have to trust me when I say that doesn’t matter too much if the narrative parts of the game are what you’re here for, which you should be. We’re going to be talking about the very human way characters are written, the game’s themes of love, art and self, and when someone gets a new pet that is the same as their old pet. Thank you for joining us again this week! Or, not joining us, based on the statistics from the last time we talked about Perfect Tides. I am a big sucker for these games, though, so we’re talking about them and if you do happen to check it out, let us know in the comments or over on our Discord! Next time, we’re going to be talking about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which statistically you probably have played, so we hope you’ll join us for that!