Listen "281: Griftlands"
Episode Synopsis
This week we are talking about the long in Early Access roguelike deck-building RPG Griftlands, and if you just heard a sound it was Nate vibrating in his seat. This isn’t that short a game, with a completed run taking up to 8 hours (and completing all three characters will likely take over 20 hours) but it sneaks in with our increasingly unjustifiable exception for roguelikes!
Griftlands was in early access for two years, but it’s in full release as of June 2021 and it’s available on ALL the platforms, including Steam for Mac and Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One, each for about $20.
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Your hosts this week were:
Raygan Kelly – @raygankShane Kelly – @8bitShaneNate Heininger – @natestlLaura Nash – @laurajnash
(00:00) - Griftlands
(49:32) - What’s Making Us Happy This Week?
(50:11) - Raygan - The 3DS
(55:24) - Shane - Trip to Mexico
(57:50) - Nate - Playing D&D IN PERSON
(01:00:16) - Laura - Olympics Drama
(01:06:16) - Outro
(01:08:18) - Spoiler Break
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