Light Gaming

Tacoma is, by all accounts, a great game with a lot of valuable points about AI. However, is it worth supporting in 2025, knowing what we know now about Fullbright? Tune in to listen to Jerome and Alex discuss this, their thoughts on the story, and more!

Plus, in the back half, your Hosts of Light determine which Nancy Drew game they play in a couple weeks by way of their Random Adjective Bracket!

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Jerome and Alex are REALLY digging Studio Koba's latest, the blazingly fast-paced action platformer Haneda Girl! Join them as they talk about cyber-combat, piloting mechs, stealth that's actually fun, and tons of charm!

Then, has playing Haneda Girl got you curious about Haneda and Narita? The B-segment MIGHT be a very fun and informative exploration on what Narita has to offer us in REAL LIFE! It might also be a desperate reach for...

Date Everything came out last week, but can you really Date... Everything? Sort of! It certainly casts a wide net- listen in to hear Jerome and Alex talk about who they loved, hated, and what they thought of Sassy Chap Games' latest harem anime video game!

Then, since it's that time, join us for a passionate conversation that we do every month- it's our Rants and Raves!

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The Gamers of Light chart a course for the existential cri-seas as they talk Thunder Lotus's 2020 Sad Simulator Spiritfarer! What emotional reactions have they had to the stories thus far, what do they think of the resource management, and who is the best character? Tune in to find out! Hint: Alex the Seal is the best.

Plus! It's side quest time! What other projects and games have the Gamers of Light been up to? Huh? Bet you wanna ...

Jerome and Alex discuss the Outerloop 2023 RPG/Cooking game/Skateboarding Game/Visual Novel, Thirsty Suitors for this week's Pride pick! Tune in to hear what they loved, they were shocked by, and thirsty for! Also, which of the Exes are their favorites??? There's quite a lot to talk about this week! After the ad, we dive back into the cesspool of sin that is Reddit AITA with a visit from Judge Vauthry!

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Kicking off our annual Pride Month celebration, we're talking Jusant: the journey of a nameless, gender-ambiguous mountain climber on a mission to reach the peak of a mountain, climbing through the ruins of a vertical society. After a lengthy climb, the buds rest at the peak of the spire to go over some MORE of their favorite Magic: the Gathering cards from the upcoming Final Fantasy collaboration, but we promise that's the last ti...

Closing out Medieval May with the Medieval Game of the past few years, the Gamers of Light finally delve into their thoughts on Obsidian's visual novel: Pentiment! After the ad break, Jerome and Alex go on their monthly rants and raves, and does it go off the rails and into some heavy topics again? Yes, obviously. It always does.

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This episode of Light Gaming is La Croix: Medieval flavor at best this week when Jerome and Alex discuss of Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy, and only because the writers went absolutely medieval on this extremely loose adaptation of The Bike Tour Mystery. To liven things up, they bring back an old favorite and talk about some of their Side Quests! Hint: they're both very French, except for the one that's not.

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We maybe accidentally did an episode of Heavy Gaming when we signed up to play Manor Lords in Early Access, but we're glad we made the plunge. We can't wait to get back in there and prance among our peasants!

After the ad break, we take our first look into the FFxMtG spoilers in a classically sweaty quiz segment! Tune in to see how well Alex can identify Final Fantasy characters based on their rules text!

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Jerome and Alex pass through the Procession to Cavalry and stab a bunch of paintings in the process, surely those paintings don't contain any value whatsoever. Then, after the ad break, the much-portented FULL SPOILER discussion of Blue Prince!

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Your Hosts of Light Gaming are back with a two-for-one special to make up for the break, sort of! They talk about the wildly different Koira and Cook, Serve Delicious and come up with interesting ways in which the two are unexpectedly connected (Editor's note: this is a lie). After the ad break, the monthly Rants and Raves segment returns, what deathly serious topics will the Hosts of Light Gaming get too deep into THIS time? Tune ...

We, alongside almost every other gaming podcast, played Dogubomb's new masterpiece: Blue Prince! Join us as we vaguely, in a very spoiler-free manner describe our impressions of the game, give a brief synopsis of the mechanics and talk about what really makes this game tick our little maze-loving boxes.

After the ad break, we dive into a really fun quiz segment that isn't at all a form of psychological torture that Jerome inflicts u...

We're really sorry about that, but our points about 2021's light adventure game Sable still stand. Then, FFXIV: Shadowbringers' Secondary Antagonist Judge Vauthry makes a grand return to pass his brand of balustrade judgment on REDDIT POSTS!

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Hekki Grace, gamers of light! Jerome and Alex wax poetic and skip through time as they discuss Fellow Traveler's 2024 visual novel 1000xResist! Then, for our 100th episode (total) special, we check out some new posts on our recurring reader mail segment: the Sharlayan Forum! Thank you so much for hanging out with us 100 times!

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We inherit a plant shop in the middle of Gloomy-gloomsville, USA (Or maybe UK?), and hand people a bunch of wild and wacky potted plants to cure their various ailments, allergies and alimonies in Strange Horticulture! Stay tuned after the ad break for a chill, but heated conversation of of Raves and Rants!

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The Hosts of Light make good on their March Madness pick for Nancy Drew games and explore a modern take on an ancient myth in Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies! Then, stay tuned as Jerome and Alex do their best to replicate some iconic video game voice lines in the segment "How Did She Say It!?"

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Dive into the colorful world of Neva as the Hosts of Light traverse the brilliantly painted and sounscaped scenes of Neva, the action platformer developed by Nomada studios that won 2024's Games for Impact award at the annual GOTYAs! What did Alex think about the action platforming content? Does Jerome maybe need to get medically evaluated? Tune in and find out! Plus, enjoy a super special secret Light Gaming take on March Madness ...

This Obra-Dinn inspired mystery puzzle game is right up our alley. It's got everything- a compelling story, great reading, sick jazz vibes, corkboards, and nostalgic 90s internet fansites! We've also been spending with with Monster Hunter and Balatro, so we thought it'd be a great time to bring back our Side Quests!

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The Buds revisit last year's plant based metroidvania- Ultros! They had a psychedelic time looping throughout the alien environments, learning more and more about the world as they connect every save point with bees. Then, they enjoy a nice time in the great outdoors with a national park quiz segment: His Park Materials!

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