And so then I said "And my long-stick-with-a-hook-on-the-end!" and they were like "You mean a *staff*??" so I just left out of embarrassment.
Today we're talking about Hypogea by Charlie Wagner! A game about climbing out of a megastructure and meeting little guys.
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - The horrors of dirty soda
- (00:41) - RIP Arthur Morgan
- (01:15) - NOT HYPERBEAT
- (01:37) - YES Hypogea
- (02:41) - What is Hypogea
- (05:18) - The joy of movement
- (08:23) - Rewarding attention
- (11:07) - The controls and progession
- (14:40) - Little guys and why they're here
- (17:48) - The use of body language
- (19:12) - Vaulting over to spoilers!
- (19:28) - The relationships
- (25:35) - The recollections and the story
- (31:25) - Mechanical moments
- (33:48) - The structure of the world
- (37:01) - The final moments and cosmic improbability
- (38:46) - Shoutout to freesound.org
- (42:02) - I regret saying this
- (42:28) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (44:20) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (47:35) - Robin's Big Takeaway
- (49:52) - The final shot of the game
- (51:18) - Thank you so much for listening!
What is dotzip?
A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff!
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Visit us online at https://dotzip.online
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari