Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Pigma’s Allegory of the Cave asks if you spent your life staring at a CRT screen playing Star Fox 64, would you even be able to comprehend Dinosaur Planet?

Discussed: Gamer Chairs, Tetris Effect: Conn…

Is it true what they say? Mario's got height, width, AND depth? His cousin Al is left to run the family business now that the Brothers Mario have gone missing? And what's this about a "xeno" "blade" …

It's helpful to look back on how you spent your journey — writing every haiku, dueling every villain, chasing every fox — and asking yourself if it all felt rewarding in some way be it emotionally or…

Anyway, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is available for a limited time on the Nintendo 3DS eShop!

Discussed: Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Vale…

Stephen and Brendon are joined by returning guests Sadie Lancrete and Alanna Okun for a fully self-indulgent dive into the shockingly good Three Houses followup — Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes!

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Welcome to season five of Into the Aether! We're kicking things off with a comprehensive look at a huge chunk of the Nintendo DS library — Stephen and Brendon have been playing over 150 DS games for …

We recorded this one outside while the sun set and you can tell. Goodbye to season four <3

Discussed: The Nintendo DS, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Omori, Capcom Fighters Collection, Elechead
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No no just let him tire himself out. It's mostly just pent up frustration. Well you see, he's about 0.3 seconds away from getting a personal best but there's one demon around a corner that always rui…

With an impending 9th generation of Pokemon games looming over the horizon, Stephen and Brendon take a look back at where the franchise started and how it's evolved over time.
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This video game is not in any way affiliated with the works of JRR Tolkien outside of the New Line Cinema adaptations of the novels directed by Peter Jackson. Any similarities between the events or c…

INT. DAY, RAY'S LIVING ROOM
A crash from off camera as the cast turns towards the kitchen in horror.
(laugh track)
Yangus appears in the doorway with his axe brandished
(audience applause)
YANGUS: Oi guv,…

If you end up in a FuncoLand looking for the next great 3D platforming adventure, make sure you do everything you can to avoid saying "Chameleon Twist" enough times to be legally bound to buy it. The…

Kirby's whole thing is eating, but what if he just couldn't get it down?

Discussed: Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Card Shark, Soundfall, Eiyuden Chronicle Rising, Earthlock, Kingdom Hearts
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Stephen and Brendon find the determinaiton within themselves to discuss the entirety of Undertale, the fandom surrounding the game, and what it’s like playing years removed from The Hype.

What the Int…

Even keeled and turned so his back faces you and the rest of the Eye's denizens lined up at the stall hoping for a bowl of something with an ounce of flavor, Emphis tosses unknowable ingredients high…

Regrettably, Stephen and Brendon spend this extremely truncated episode discussing a solitary game due to a lack of time or planning. Even more regrettably, Stephen and Brendon spend their time after…

Every time I invite Kyuta over we watch those old fantasy movies they have on VHS at the video store near school. I think I've been watching too many of them, because now I keep dreaming that I'm par…

Look it's hard to keep up the panache after so many cases. People expect me to stand up and point and yell like I did in my youth, but I've just seen and done so much. I'm tired. I'm allowed to take …

The question looms: How radical are your dreams? Time to manage your expectations and climb into bed so you can find out once and for all.

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The world comes to a screeching halt when his name rings out over the airwaves. It's been twenty-three years, so why is Gex back in the news?

Discussed: Rune Factory 4 Special, Rune Factory 5, Animal …