170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)

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Tales from the Backlog

Dave Jackson

227 episodes

4 days ago

A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.

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170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)

Tales from the Backlog

2 hours 36 minutes 4 seconds

4 months ago

170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)

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I was admittedly very late to the King's Field and Shadow Tower bandwagons, energized by my love for FromSoftware's modern titles and a desire to dig into their history some more. However, I didn't anticipate loving those games so much that I wanted more like them, and that's where Kira LLC's Lunacid (2023) entered the fray. Lunacid is a fantastic game, leaning more on the exploration and vibes of those FromSoftware dungeon crawlers than the opaque RPG mechanics, capturing the spirit in a modern way. A true indie success- listen in to find out why.

Guest info: Dave Cox of Monster Dear Monster

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card
0:27 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts
11:53 Story/World Setup
28:51 PS2-era Presentation/Controls
40:53 Soundtrack
47:52 Gameplay/RPG Mechanics
1:09:07 World Design/Exploration
1:13:53 "Breaking the Level Design"
1:29:49 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs
1:38:57 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous
1:41:13 Spoiler Section- Discoveries and Easter Eggs
2:04:22 Spoiler Section- Story and Ending

Music used in the episode is credited to Kira LLC. Tracks used:

River of Death (Akuma Kira)
The Great Well (Jarren Crist)
Washed Away (Akuma Kira)
Falling To My Death (Jarren Crist)
Serence (Jarren Crist)
The World and You (Akuma Kira)
Serence (Reprise) (Jarren Crist)
Purchase the soundtrack- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2692630/Lunacid_Original_Soundtrack/

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