Listen "402: Terra Nil"
Episode Synopsis
It’s the ultimate video game power fantasy: the power to clean up after ourselves. Terra Nil is a unique “city builder” in the lineage of Sim City, but with tasks you with revitalizing a wilderness on a ruined Earth, and ultimately with destroying what you’ve built, erasing all evidence of your presence and leaving the Earth to heal.
It’s a strange union of theme and mechanics. It’s also the first “city builder” we’ve covered on the show. Not a genre known for short games, or even games with endings!
(00:00) - Terra Nil
(45:16) - What's Making Us Happy This Week?
(45:26) - Nate - Slay The Spire: The Board Game
(51:20) - Raygan - Gamecube Mod Corner
(56:52) - Shane - Book Recs
(01:03:36) - Outro
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