Ep. 39: A Lot of Bird Stuff (is Going On)

-Amorous olds -I rehash the plot of FF4 for some reason -"To be a true paladin, you must not fight now!" *fights* -This episode's hot take: After Years was bad -The merits/demerits of random encounters -Cosmic Star Heroine and its beautiful pacing -Eagle Island: it's bird-themed! -The tragic servitude of Pokemon (with a brief detour into monkey personhood) -Matt really likes Mega Man 11 -Air Man, Crash Man, Metal Man, Bubble Man, Wood Man, Heat Man, Flash Man, Quick Man -Skye continues to not like roguelikes/play video games -Hardspace: Shipbreaker and watching people perform manual labor -Darren P. vs. Darren C. -The mundane joys of House Flipper -Surprisingly, ASMR doesn't work on Skye -ok then there's a weird little ASMR cul-de-sac for a while -Left 4 Dead is basically Destiny (?) -Matt assuages my palpable fear that he wouldn't like The Outer Wilds -You guys I *love* The Outer Wilds (AND SO DOES MY KID!) -Skye worries it might actually be *too* good