168: Return of the Obra Dinn

The Obra Dinn was lost at sea along with all its cargo and 60 crew members. Suddenly the ship has reappeared, but what became of the crew? In this intricate mystery deduction game you’ll use a mysterious pocket watch to see the moment of each crew member’s death and try to reconstruct each of their fates.

Return of the Obra Dinn is available for Windows and Mac on Steam, Humble, and GOG for $19.99. Expect it to take around 10 hours to complete, unless you’re some kind of puzzle wizard.

Note: Due to a technical issue Laura’s direct mic recording was lost for this episode. Apologies for the reduced audio quality.

• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Return of the Obra Dinn dev-log On TIGSource
• Lucas Pope on his dithering technique
• Return of the Obra Dinn – Hint / Nudge Guide

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Your hosts this week were:

• Raygan Kelly – @raygank
• Laura Nash – @laurajnash
• Nate Heininger – @natestl
• Shane Kelly – @8bitshane

• (00:19) - Return Of The Obra Dinn
• (13:03) - Dithering
• (20:41) - Why Did This Game Work!?
• (38:48) - Spoiler Free Tips
• (46:31) - What’s Making Us Happy This Week
• (46:58) - Ultrawings
• (54:12) - The Sound Of Music Sing Along
• (58:07) - Playing Horror Games Like An Idiot
• (01:02:46) - Katamari Reroll
• (01:05:53) - Outro
• (01:10:34) - Spoiler Break

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