Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Everyone in New Jersey has heard the tall tale about the Jersey Devil. Yeah, he WANTED to be Gex. Spooky, right?

Discussed: Rivals of Aether, 30XX, Another World, Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, Final Fanta…

Finally after all these years of asking, begging, pleading... we've finally gotten to the core of it. That's right folks. It's Pokemon.

Discussed: Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, Pentiment, Tactics Ogre Reb…

Look sometimes you just need to kick back and relax, sit on a stump in a cave about a half-mile from your cabin, and carve arrows for your son to lodge into the bodies of gods with no sense of humili…

Hey baby I hear the blues a-calling, tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Or maybe it was just the wind? I'm not sure, I wasn't paying attention. There's a new season of Marvel Snap and this person thin…

Chris Plante is here to ask a big question: What exactly WAS 2022? Was it just the year of Elden Ring? Was it the year of the Steam Deck? Or was it the precursor to the first AAAA video game?

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Happy Halloween! On this very special bonus episode, Stephen and Brendon discuss the genre-defining works of 1994's Super Metroid and 1997's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
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"Don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia, don't say materia..." 

The materia system in this game is great. Wait. Whoops.

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Painting the Green Hill Zone red since 2001.

Past Meets Present - The Legend of Heroes by Marc Normandin: https://retroxp.substack.com/p/past-meets-present-the-legend-of

Discussed: The Case of the Gold…

This is not a joke but I was going to grab my Funko Pop Pharah to take a photo for the episode art and it was literally covered in cobwebs and we all decided it was a bit too on-the-nose so I cleaned…

I like tarnished that wear Abercrombie & Boc, I’d take them and that’s not just talk, but they’ve been gone since that summer, since that summer.

Discussed: Dorfromantik, Shovel Knight Dig, Elden Ring…

Stephen and Brendon are joined by Brendan Klinkenberg to discuss God of War (2018), a seminal title in PlayStation Studios' lineup and the precursor to the upcoming God of War Ragnarök.

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All the world's a stage, but the grocery store especially is the coolest, biggest, and best stage there is. So step right up if you've got the arm and you've got the spirit. Think YOU have what it ta…

Stephen and Brendon finally receive their Steam Decks and have a lot of thoughts to try and cram into one podcast episode.

Splatoon 3 is the only good social media platform: https://www.polygon.com/2…

Little peek behind the curtain here: This is Brendon. I usually write these things... but I'm not in this episode! So I don't really know what to put here this time around. I think they talk about Ze…

Today is September 13, 2022. Nintendo had yet another Direct. We Had to discuss. 
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This ain't your usual out-of-the-box Dwight. No sir, this is a premium Dwight for a premium customer. It's got all the bell's an whistles you'd expect from a Dwight — ambition, strong moral code, enc…

Had a cool idea for a reboot of Tomb Raider in which Lara Croft raids tombs. I think it's gonna be a hit.

Discussed: Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider, Splatoon 3, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, …

It's a summer of crafting here in the Aether, and with it comes a discussion about Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64 with our producer and friend AJ Fillari. 
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I like keeping myself on my own toes.

Errant Signal on Fortnite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNukmNDq60Q
GMT on puzzle games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjC6fa_YBg

Discussed: Kirby's Dream Buf…

Nothing to see here, just two cows and a lamb out in the pasture. They've all been doing this for 200+ weeks and definitely not doing anything suspicious on the side. Ignore the bright red glow some …