The Plucky Squire

Alex and Luke Talk The Plucky Squire.What if a storybook adventure literally jumped off the page? That’s the magic trick The Plucky Squire pulls off. Developed by All Possible Futures and published by Devolver Digital, this imaginative action-adventure launched in July 2024 and instantly stood out for its clever transitions between 2D and 3D gameplay. With a charming visual style, punchy combat, and playful surprises around every corner, it’s a game that wears its heart—and its gimmick—on its sleeve.At the time of recording, The Plucky Squire held a Metacritic score of 83 on PC and 72 on Nintendo Switch. According to HowLongToBeat, the main story clocks in around 8.5 hours, though that can stretch with exploration (and admiring the delightful art direction). It’s short, sweet, and stylistically sharp—but not without a few rough edges.Alex played on Nintendo Switch, Luke on Steam Deck. Both made it to the final page and rolled credits. This is one of those rare games where the journey was as fun to talk about as it was to play—especially when it leapt from side-scroller to Zelda-lite to rhythm brawler to full-on tank sequence. You just have to see it to believe it.This episode is unofficially brought to you in part by summer time ice cream runs.Audio Credits:“The Plucky Squire Theme” from The Plucky Squire Original Soundtrack — composed by Madeleine Wood — © Devolver Digital.Original theme music owned by Low Five Gaming. Send us a Voice Message. You may even be featured on our next episode!Featured Friend: Tales from the Backlog is a a video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle. Featured Friend: We all deserve a little break - a moment to just sit back, kick our feet up, and relax. Chillscape is the perfect companion for these moments.Every episode of Chillscape is a personally-curated collection of the best chill video game music of a different theme, broken-up into 3 mini-themed blocks to keep the vibes vibing and the flow flowing.Catch new episodes every other Wednesday.Support the show​​Visit us at LowFiveGaming.com.Join the Low Five Discord!Email us at [email protected] Five Gaming is a Studio Low Five Production.