Listen "353: Case of the Golden Idol"
Episode Synopsis
Solve a string of bizarre historical murders in this extremely clever deduction game.
Previously if you liked Return of the Obra Dinn and wanted to play something with a similar deduction mechanic, your options were basically zero. Now they’ve increased to one! Golden Idol has a very different presentation, art style and structure to Obra Dinn, but feels like it builds on that game’s excellent game design in some great ways, producing a game that is a bit less ambitious but far more accessible. It left us feeling like geniuses.
Golden Idol is available on Steam and GOG for Windows and Mac. Expect it to take about 6 hours to complete.
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(00:00) - Case of the Golden Idol
(36:06) - Laura: Northern Exposure
(40:32) - Raygan - Shrek, lol
(47:27) - Outro
(50:27) - Spoiler Break
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