NEP 072: Animal Crossing impatience, indies, LGBTQ+ representation in video games

Hello my independent gamers! This week on NEP, it's Animal Crossing time! First impressions on New Horizon, followed by demo talk on Trials of Mana and how Square Enix is remaking two great JRPGs very, very differently. Then we celebrate Nindies in the Indie World Presentation, and close out the show by discussing if there's any good LGBTQ+ representation in video games. Spoiler alert: there's very little of it. If you're enjoying NEP, please consider giving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, aka new iTunes. It's incredibly helpful in getting us exposed to new listeners through algorithms, so we would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you for listening! Timestamps: 05:53 – Adventure Log: Animal Crossing New Horizons with Galen's wife, Mary! 24:30 – Adventure Log: Trials of Mana demo! A totally different take on a Square-Enix remake. Lower budget and more successful? How does it compare with Final Fantasy VII Remake demo. 41:04 – Adventure Log: Sky Rackets! Indie from the Indie World Showcase! 54:29 – Adventure Log: Murder By Numbers. Better off dead? 1:09:11 – News: Indie World Showcase! Let's highlight some! 1:27:47 – Additional DLC 1:30:21 – Listener Mail: Is there any good LGBTQ+ representation in video games/media? Additional DLC: Before Nintendo and Atari: How a black engineer changed the video game industry forever – USA Today https://bit.ly/3acpvqL Medusa DollMaker's coloring pages (Etsy artist) https://www.etsy.com/shop/MedusaDollmaker Clock Blockers (Corridor Digital) https://youtu.be/CBawCe6du3w Business inquiries and listener mail contact: [email protected] #nintendopodcast #gamingpodcast #podcast Oni Dino's Twitter: @Oni_Dino Oni Dino's Insta: Oni__Dino Galen's Twitter: @mobius087 Galen's Insta: true_mobius HUGE thank you to Headphones of Listening for NEP's intro music! Check him out on soundcloud! Ending song by Clay Kramer on YouTube!