🎀 november cozy game releases, what I've been playing, impressions & reviews | bubchi babble podcast

[@bubchi]

🎀 what games have you been playing lately? 👛 what upcoming releases are you most excited for?

[@chronicallychic]

Just starting the video now so I'll probably leave multiple comments if I remember to, haha 😅 A Walk With Yiayia sounds so touching 🥺 My Nana had a fall when she was in her 90s and I imagine it is so scary! She bounced back incredibly well all things considered. I recently played Venba which is a tiny bit older but also has that cultural story connection it sounds like Yiayia does 💜

[@bubchi]

oh gosh, I'm glad your Nana was able to recover well! a fall at that age is truly scary. I played Venba last year and adored it! you're so right, A Walk With Yiayia does sound like it'll offer a similar narrative experience. love when games get super specific about culture, context, and setting!

[@chronicallychic]

Night Stones looks SO cute and I too immediately add games to my wishlist when they are inspired by A Short Hike 😅

[@bubchi]

hehe, exactly! it's an insta add 💅🏼 thank you for watching and commenting ☺️

[@masan.4211]

I also play multiple games at the same time, depending on my mood, brain power and frustration tolerance at that moment. :) My partner is the opposite, he only plays one game until he finishes it. I'm a bit embarrassed at the amount of games I bought during the Halloween switch sale - he probably thinks I'm crazy. xD This month I've mostly been playing Pentiment, The Last Campfire, Metamorphosis and Creaks. When I'm too tired to think I play Cozy Grove and I was also testing pre-alfa of another Spry Fox game. This experience made me wonder a lot about the development of games, like what are the stages and everything that comes into it. I don't know anything about game design and I think I would appreciate games more if I had a bit more knowledge about it. :)

[@bubchi]

haha we have a similar dynamic with our partners - I'm also the one in the relationship that's buying and juggling games all the time 😁 Pentiment!! love that game. I've never heard about the last 2 games you mentioned, Metamorphosis looks super interesting! I've been thinking of some YT video ideas that include more of a game design perspective - good to know there's interest, I may try and incorporate that in future videos 👀 thank you for watching 💜☺️

[@masan.4211]

@@bubchi omg Pentiment is so special! Just finished it, I even cried a bit (when Andreas went into his mind palace/labyrinth for the last time). I like "choose your own adventure" style but the main reason I love Pentiment so much is attention to detail. They put so much work and research into it to make it authentic. I even learned some new things about the history of central Europe (I'm coming from the "sunny side of the Alps"). I think it's a true work of art. Do you know of anything else that might be enjoyable for an art history lover like me?

[@bubchi]

ahh yeah Pentiment is really one-of-a-kind - unfortunately I can't think of any other games I've played that tackle art history in that way, with such attention to detail and historical accuracy! would love to find more though 👀 however if it helps - I first found out about Pentiment in a thread where people were recommending games similar to Disco Elysium. Disco Elysium is one of my fave games ever, but it's only really similar to Pentiment in terms of its in-depth, incredible writing and characters, and the CYOA + roleplaying aspects (which go even deeper than Pentiment). It's a beautifully detailed game but in a very different way, with a fictional setting but very inspired by real world society and politics. also, for some reason Pentiment makes me think of Gorogoa, which is a beautiful, artistic puzzle game. it doesn't have any art history type lore or anything, but I think it visually feels similar to me.

[@masan.4211]

@@bubchi Disco Elysium is 70% off so I'm definitely getting it! :D it seems very interesting. Gorogoa looks right up my alley - I love hand-drawn aesthetics and puzzles. Thank you! :)

[@bubchi]

yay! that's a great deal. enjoy ☺️