dotzip

What would you do if your boss was actually a giant bug? Something to think about.

Today we're talking about Sub-Verge by Interactive Tragedy, Limited! A game about listening to people and trying not to drown.

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Art by Tara Crawford

Theme music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
  • (00:00) - drop.zip
  • (00:30) - Interactive tragedy-likes
  • (01:13) - What is Sub-Verge?
  • (05:12) - There are multiple endings
  • (05:59) - Trying to pick the right order
  • (14:02) - The player can only decide who pulls
  • (15:54) - What the game is "about"
  • (17:56) - Spoilers
  • (17:57) - The Mind
  • (20:46) - How the story is doled out
  • (22:27) - Krake 2025
  • (27:25) - Some friction
  • (29:27) - High level story chat
  • (34:06) - The endings
  • (40:15) - The game is bleak!
  • (42:29) - The game is good
  • (44:32) - Big Takeaways
  • (44:52) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (51:46) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (57:57) - A Noam Chomsky cliffhanger
  • (58:17) - Thank you for listening<3
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What is dotzip?

A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, 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