Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast
A low key video game podcast by Stephen Hilger and Brendon Bigley. Produced by AJ Fillari.
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Hey everyone! We have some big changes coming to Into the Aether in the near future and we wanted to talk through them a bit.
To avoid burying the lede here: We’re leaving the Pickaxe podcast network and returning to complete independence. This has actually been in the works for a little while, but we wanted to only share the news when all of the boxes were checked.
This is not a decision we made lightly, but we’re confident...
I miss the good old days where all you had in your pockets were your keys, your iPod, and your Demon in a Tube.
Discussed: Death Stranding 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, Monster Train 2, Slay the Spire 2, Hades 2, 17bit, Galak-Z, Awaysis, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
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Intelligence is hating the blue shell. Wisdom is knowing that you're so good that being hit by the blue shell won't make a difference.
Discussed: The Nintendo Switch 2, sales, Mario Kart World, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, Fire Emblem: Three Hopes, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Super Mariomon, Pokémon ZA
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Bazinga.
Discussed: Brendon is back!, the Switch 2, this post on bsky, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Elden Ring Nightreign, The Summer Game Fest Problem by Brendon for Wavelengths, We're Really Just Going Through With All This, Aren't We by Luke Plunkett for Aftermath, Consume Me, The award that changes the lives of its winners by Chris Plante for Post Games, Mina the H...
Gravity Rush and Silent Hill are smog-likes.
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Discussed: Gotenks, the Gravity Rush series, Silent Hill Creator Keiichiro Toyama Reacts to Shock Closure of The Evil Within Developer Tango Gameworks by Ryan Dinsdale for IGN, Final Fantasy IX,...
Lo! To be made of clay and build a deck of the finest cards crafted from the hand of mine God.
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Discussed: Anxiety, secret bees, StarVaders, Rift Riff, The Midnight Walk, Into the Restless Ru...
This week on Into the Aether: The unique pleasures of reading a book.
Discussed: Medieval Times in Lyndhurst New Jersey, StarVaders, Pokemon: Lazarus, Nemo622 on Kofi, Super Mariomon, Super Mariomon! by Alpharad on YouTube, Cure (film) on Wikipedia, Promise Mascot Agency
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If you use Cacio e Pere to upload Megaman to the Snot Fridge that'll maximize your Schwarzenegger for early Holes.
Discussed: Cacio e pere, The Silver Spoon, True Lies, Batman & Robin (1997) by Eye of the Duck, Nubby's Number Factory, Poop Butt, A Video About Digging A Hole by Jacob Geller on YouTube, A Game About Digging A Hole, Metal Garden, ISLANDS: Non-Places, Backloggd, Switch 2, Megaman Battle Network, One...
I'm six feet from the game, and I'm playin'
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Discussed: It's RPG Week, no we won't be playing the Oblivion remake, but Skyblivion comes out later this year, Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8, Blue Prince, The last Blue Prince secret? Sharp political commentary by Jeffrey Parkin for Polygon, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, next week :-)
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Once you figure out how to work with the RNG you can upgrade the show from "low-key" to "high-key".
Discussed: Stephen's time at C2E2, Making the Aether 2025 ($5+ Patron exclusive), Blue Prince (🚨GENERAL MECHANICAL AND ROOM SPOILERS🚨), Etrian Odyssey 3 HD, Myst, Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy
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We're goin down down in an earlier Elder Scrolls.
Discussed: The plan, Assassin's Creed Shadows, stealth in video games, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a slasher movie — and you’re the killer by Chris Plante for Polygon, the AssCreed marketplace and launcher, Oblivion Remake Will Shadowdrop "At Any Moment This Month" - Report by Eddie Makuch for Gamespot, Blue Prince, Jason Schreier's Bluesky post, Warrior's Abyss, H...
If you're playing as Marluxia you have to go for the science victory.
Discussed: Predictions for the April 2nd Nintendo Switch 2 direct, Rift of the Necrodancer, Theatrhythm Final Barline, Two Point Museum, Civilization, We Entered the World of Microsoft Excel eSports & Got Our Asses Beat by People Make Games on YouTube, Kirby's Dreamland 2 DX, backlogs of pain, Yakuza 0, the Yakuza Biglete Order
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This episode is coming out late so we could talk for 2 hours and 22 minutes about the Nintendo Switch 2.
Discussed: The number two
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usually on any% we only have ten minutes or less to answer a listener submitted prompt for our patreon audience. this is the same as that, but it's about the nintendo direct and available for everyone. enjoy <3
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★This ain't your granddad's Jak. This Jak squiggles.
Discussed: The two types of podcasts, Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, how to keep people locked into Nintendo Online, Switch 2 Gamecube speculation, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Daxter, Jak II, the Sly Cooper series, Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier for the PS2, Pokemon Lazarus demo, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Civilization VII, ...
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They really nerfed Sephiroth in Minecraft 2: Spelunking to the Zenith of Hope: RiZing - Obsidian Edition. He's basically unplayable now.
Discussed: A big announcement (for real!), answering your (probably) two big questions, Smash Bros. Ultimate tier lists, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land demo, PS5 storage solutions, Runefactory 4, Xenoblade Chronicles ...
So there I was, minding my own business, when all of a sudden I realize I Norted myself... again!
Discussed: Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Mind lmao, Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
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You have to listen to this 3 times to get Brendon, Stephen, and AJ's unique POVs on the episode.
Discussed: Histories with the series, AnyAustin on YouTube, Video Game Podtimism's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days ep with Brendon, Hexensteph's Reports, each character's story, listener questions
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Zs are so last week.
Discussed: Birth by Sleep at the end of the week!, welcome NPC to TWG!, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization, Brendon is still learning Japanese, Shashingo, Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey, the PSP, Level5, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2
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Into the Aether: When You're Here, You're Probably Listening to Us Talk About the PSP Again
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Discussed: The king, Game Gengo ゲーム言語, Why did Duolingo kill its owl mascot?, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Avowed, Shangri-La Frontier, Warriors Abyss, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Of the Devil, Ys, getting bread for that sandwich, Monster Hunter, L...
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