A two hour episode??? Oh, yes. This game is amazing so far, I love the characters.

Love the vibe of this game, especially all the different types of environments/locations

Markour! Markour! 😂 Don't think you noticed any Missing! posters, but there is a number you can ring on the office phone about the raft, and it nets you an achievement.

Maybe I was spoiled by TTP2, but the writing in this game is very subpar. The VA? Eeks. I guess we'll have to see how it all goes.

Smart women are so sexy! 💛😼👍

The more you play, the happier I am not to have this kind of job. All this spelunking, poisonous gas and deadly shafts. I though that being an inspector is a boring desk job.

Hey, a fellow female dwarf! It's interesting to see how much your class shapes the way the combat handles. I'm tempted to play through the beginning with other characters just to see how it feels. Props for doing so well with the KB+M controls though, I found them very difficult to use personally. The controller feels much better imo. Also at 10:14 you drink in sync with Varric, how fun lol

👏 Enjoying your play through😊! Could you please cover the Turing test 🙏

This was a great playthrough, thank you very much. I just finished my own game and got the "Leap Forward" ending. VERY satisfying. Worth noting that the dam they look out onto the advanced civilization from is not Earth. It's a far-off planet with other planets in the sky behind it. (they talk about the spaceport remember...) The best thing about this game, regardless of the ending you choose, is how it remembers your choices and how committed it is to them. There are a TON of subtle and not-so subtle variances across these three endings, and that makes me feel so rewarded knowing there were other options on the table.

Station announcement at start just said 'Platform 8, train approaching, please take care'. No game instructions, unfortunately.

Imagine watching the PC from an NPC's perspective. Everything is normal, but this person (the player) is freaking out for no reason. It's all in the PC's head. 🙃

I thought you'd played this before, but that was EXIT 8! Ten Bells is also an amazing anomaly game. The concept is a bit overdone by now, but Ten Bells stands out. Perhaps because it's set in an English pub, and I spent half my youth in English pubs!

I was wondering why we had a double dose of INFRA last week - this is definitely spookier! If you're into anomaly games, Notovia (also Finnish) make the fantastic series I'm on Observation Duty, and I recommend 4 & 6 as the best (only played the demo of 7 so no opinion yet.)

"Excelling at Engineering... What about Graphic design?" was such a zinger oh my god 6:28

The developers must have done quite a bit of research on some real-life INFRAstructure when designing this place. There are so many locations and details. (I'm sure that it's not a perfect re-creation, but it all serves the atmosphere well.)

The steel mill definitely has that "dropped in the deep end" feel, but there's lots to keep you busy / dead!

Love the reaction.

I like the face you made when started solving unexpected outcomes.... just like "ahh okay this goes here and this goes here....... ahh crap" 😂

nice explanation, very well fandango, great way

Guys the game will be amazing let the haters hatehahahahha

The hype is real I can’t wait to smash some dark spawn in full glorious ps5 pro graphics with pisser On!

We're SO close! Reviews on Monday, then we get the game on Thursday! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you for showing excitement for the game. I’m looking forward to it too.

Wait, maybe the guy covered up is the Inquisitor?

I’m so excited for this new dragon age game!!! 💜💜🐉⚔️

Great video , I’ve not been this pumped since ME3 launched , even DAI I wasn’t this excited !!

I know you're not big on horror games, but have you played Amnesia: The Dark Decent? Because in that game, you use crates as stepping stones to keep out of the way of something far more disturbing than electricity!

As someone who followed you for Talos Principle, I for one am very happy you're going to do Veilguard for your channel. Can't wait to see you with a different type of game. It's funny, the wait for Veilguard and Talos Principle 2 was about the same. Coincidence??? I think... probably yes. 😂 But now I feel spoiled by two long-awaited sequels in back-to-back years. 2025 can't compete!

Just about every time I watch another The Witness playthrough, I'm reminded that almost no one has an intuitive understanding of how glare works, especially when combined with reflections.

I'm so hype for Veilguard, I hope Varric stays alive and is romanceable in this one, HINT HINT. Do you have a plan for your Rook yet? What was you Inquisitor like? Who's your favorite DA companion? Ugh, I have so many DA questions for you!

I know nothing about Dragon Age but im down to podcast this playthrough while i work 😅 Btw did you see theres a free DLC for "Escape Simulator" thats Talos Principle-themed? I don't think I'm gonna buy a game just to play the TP dlc but maybe you already own that game.

Listen, Varric is just a short king and is hidden behind the rest of the crowd. That's what I'm choosing to believe until proven otherwise.

1:02:02 Oh, you were, in fact, EXTREMELY close when you had everything in that configuration 😅

It's funny how much playing this game felt like Half-Life 2 without the enemies and weapons. Work-Life.

Clockwork was probably the most difficult puzzle out of the three gold ones for me, but when I finally solved it, I think I felt the solution to probably be the most satisfying out of all the puzzles in the whole game. It's the only screenshot I took in the whole game cause it looked so symmetrical. Solving Step by Step felt pretty nice too, but Hysteresis can go die in a fire, the "proper" solution to it just feels wrong

That has to be the weakest raft in gaming. Made entirely of balsa wood and nitro-glycerine! A raft made of planks of wood and plastic barrels should be unsinkable. This one exploded when it brushed against the side! ;-)

I screamed when you threw the dynamite lol classic Jen

I would not have thought you were intended to be able to survive that drop down the broken stairway, that seems like way too much platforming for a game like this.

I just researched what players have said online about that fire alarm in the pump station. There's no way to turn it off. 🤬 It's even on a non-spoiler list of things to keep in mind for this game. Speaking of which, just having the camera out drains its battery.

32:11 Was that a body you just trampled? 😂

I was getting worried you were sick or something! Always look forward to BardicJen'sdays 😸 Have you considered starting a Patreon?

Passing Through is such a troll of a mechanic, the only reason we can't pass a jammer through a shield or a driller through its own hole is they turn off when you pick them up in your hand. If you can move them without using your hands they go through just fine, lol.

Have you heard of a game called "The Bridge" ? It combines this kind of surrealist storytelling (though in much more of a show don't tell way) with an actual solid puzzle game. It's extremely good yet I see very few puzzle game players who have even heard of it. I think it's a game that you would really appreciate. The art style is hand drawn and beautiful and the puzzles are unique and very clever. And instead of many games where it seems you open or interact with puzzles, The Bridge is more like Portal or The Talos Principle where the puzzle is all around you in the environment (which I prefer and get the sense that you prefer too). Anyway, just a suggestion for future content. I hope you check it out sometime.

Rusty Lake / Cube Escape games tend to have extremely difficult achievements, and this is one of the most obscure! Looking at the 100% guide, honestly I don't know how the information was gathered (maybe on social media or a trailer). Not the strongest game in the series but still interesting lore. Underground Blossom is definitely worth playing IMO.

Very trippy. Alarm issues are real.

The upbeat music juxtaposed to Jen losing her mind = K I N O. It kinda slaps too.

So this is a game where the hero is a claims adjuster? I'm waiting for the gecko to pop out from somewhere.

Ah, if it isn't the consequences of actions. I'm of two minds about the fire alarm. On the one hand it's kinda funny, and is an interesting "don't just press things randomly without thinking" mechanic, but on the other hand it's also a curiosity trap, and they could just as easily have a security room or some other alarm hub where you can shut it off, or even just have the guy call and see if they can disable it remotely, maybe add an awkward phone conversation with HR and the local fire department for your troubles.

The collection of valve wheels gave me 'untitled goose game pile of stolen bells' vibes. I'm not sure where they're supposed to be, but it sure isn't in some random pile somewhere.

The more I watch this, I think, yup Myst on shrooms.