Finding the You Inside in Psychroma
10/21/24 • 72 min
Today we're talking about Psychroma by Rocket Adrift! A game about being true to yourself even if that means licking mold off of the walls (Disclaimer: Do not like mold off of the walls please).
Get Psychroma on itch.io or Steam! Check out Rocket Adrift's other work on itch.io!
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Discussed in the episode
- Order A Pizza: A Visual Novel by Rocket Adrift on itch.io
- Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance by Rocket Adrift on itch.io, Steam, and Switch
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - A lil afternoon pick-me-up-and-throw-me-into-the-sky-and-spike-me-back-to-Earth
- (01:03) - A successful jumpscare
- (01:39) - Some place setting
- (02:53) - What is Psychroma?
- (05:02) - What we thought about the game | General Discussion
- (11:36) - How the game mechanically handles memories
- (15:11) - A timeline of events for YOU. NOT FOR CHASE!!! | Spoiler Discussion
- (30:35) - The game begins
- (48:26) - Feeling for Agatha
- (51:41) - Escaping the house
- (54:51) - What is the Psychroma?
- (57:53) - The end of the game
- (01:00:04) - Big Takeaways
- (01:00:25) - What AJ thinks the game is saying
- (01:01:32) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:03:15) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (01:05:37) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:07:45) - Neat game
- (01:08:35) - Thanks for listening<3
Today we're talking about Psychroma by Rocket Adrift! A game about being true to yourself even if that means licking mold off of the walls (Disclaimer: Do not like mold off of the walls please).
Get Psychroma on itch.io or Steam! Check out Rocket Adrift's other work on itch.io!
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Discussed in the episode
- Order A Pizza: A Visual Novel by Rocket Adrift on itch.io
- Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance by Rocket Adrift on itch.io, Steam, and Switch
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - A lil afternoon pick-me-up-and-throw-me-into-the-sky-and-spike-me-back-to-Earth
- (01:03) - A successful jumpscare
- (01:39) - Some place setting
- (02:53) - What is Psychroma?
- (05:02) - What we thought about the game | General Discussion
- (11:36) - How the game mechanically handles memories
- (15:11) - A timeline of events for YOU. NOT FOR CHASE!!! | Spoiler Discussion
- (30:35) - The game begins
- (48:26) - Feeling for Agatha
- (51:41) - Escaping the house
- (54:51) - What is the Psychroma?
- (57:53) - The end of the game
- (01:00:04) - Big Takeaways
- (01:00:25) - What AJ thinks the game is saying
- (01:01:32) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:03:15) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (01:05:37) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:07:45) - Neat game
- (01:08:35) - Thanks for listening<3
Previous Episode
Opening Doors in Anatomy
Today we're talking about Anatomy by Kitty Horrorshow! A game about home ownership and the rooms that do or do not have teeth.
Get Anatomy on itch.io! Check out Kitty Horrorshow's other work on itch.io!
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Discussed in the episode
- Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House by Jacob Geller on YouTube
- ANATOMY (kittyhorrorshow) Transcript on Google Docs
- Five Nights at Freddy's Lore in Only 8:47:38 | Complete History, Timeline by GiBi's Horror Homestead on YouTube
- Jack Black singing about Five Nights at Freddy's on TikTok
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by Chase Allhart
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - A nice pair of evening jeans
- (01:17) - What is Anatomy?
- (09:04) - Our experiences | Spoilers
- (20:47) - Horror is grief | Spoilers
- (32:15) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (33:47) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (36:33) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (40:46) - Wrapping up
Next Episode
Fulfilling Our Promise in Signalis w/ Girl Mode
Today we're joined by Robin and Willa from Girl Mode to talk about Signalis by rose-engine! A game about pursuing love even if it means you die like 400 times in the process.
Get Signalis on Steam, Switch, Xbox, or Playstation!
Listen to Girl Mode! Check out their linktree!
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Discussed in the episode
- A Complete Story Breakdown of SIGNALIS by Indie Xplorer on YouTube
- 'Signalis' review: The best horror game of 2022 by Willa Rowe for Inverse
- One Year Later, This Indie Darling Did Horror Better Than Any Game in 2023 by Willa Rowe for Inverse
- Eugen Bracht on Wikipedia
- ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Tokimeki Memorial by Action Button on YouTube
- SIGNALIS (Video Game) tag on Archive of Our Own (Ao3)
Some Signalis fics (18+)
- Keep Breathing by ThrowawayMae
- Buckle up, we’re going for a ride! by OlivEfni
- A Life With You by DrMajalis
Other links
- A Complete Story Breakdown of SIGNALIS | Part 2 by Indie Xplorer on YouTube
- SIGNALIS content warnings on rose-engine's website
- SIGNALIS (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) by Cicada Sirens & 1000 Eyes on bandcamp
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - It's bar time baby
- (00:35) - Willa and Robin are here!!!
- (01:52) - What is Signalis?
- (03:40) - Previous experience and first impressions
- (13:21) - The game does not talk down to you | General Discussion
- (19:28) - This game has a fandom
- (21:55) - SPOILER WARNING!!! FULL GAME SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
- (22:14) - Jumping down the elevator shaft | Spoilers
- (36:47) - The radio is cool | Spoilers
- (46:21) - Chase has a question... | Spoilers
- (51:55) - Talking about our endings | Spoilers
- (59:53) - The secret ending | Spoilers
- (01:09:33) - The eye | Spoilers
- (01:11:26) - The game is anti-facist | Spoilers
- (01:19:02) - Is this game about US??? | Spoilers
- (01:22:11) - Big Takeaways
- (01:22:26) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:23:13) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:23:41) - Robin's Big Takeaway
- (01:25:31) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (01:28:16) - Willa's Big Takeaway
- (01:29:35) - The moral of the episode
- (01:29:44) - Listen to Girl Mode!!!!!
- (01:30:58) - Send us fanfics
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