Ace of Shame

Ace, if there's one thing I've learned, it's to trust you when it comes to indie games. As much as I don't want to believe you on this one, we've known you long enough that it's like you don't say these things lightly. You have played games that you were excited for. Didn't you play... What's the storybook game that came out recently? Plucky Squire. You would bring up Plucky Squire.

Ace, if there's one thing I've learned, it's to trust you when it comes to indie games. As much as I don't want to believe you on this one, we've known you long enough that it's like you don't say these things lightly. You have played games that you were excited for. Didn't you play... What's the storybook game that came out recently? Plucky Squire. You would bring up Plucky Squire.

Because you were hyped for Plucky Squire. I was excited for Plucky Squire, and then you kind of... Your reaction says it all.

Because you were hyped for Plucky Squire. I was excited for Plucky Squire, and then you kind of... Your reaction says it all.

Because you were hyped for Plucky Squire. I was excited for Plucky Squire, and then you kind of... Your reaction says it all.

That's the general takeaway. Yeah.

That's the general takeaway. Yeah.

That's the general takeaway. Yeah.

All right. Well, I'm going to stew on that. My brain's kind of reeling at me, Ace, but also it's kind of like, you know, you know this guy. You should trust this guy.

All right. Well, I'm going to stew on that. My brain's kind of reeling at me, Ace, but also it's kind of like, you know, you know this guy. You should trust this guy.

All right. Well, I'm going to stew on that. My brain's kind of reeling at me, Ace, but also it's kind of like, you know, you know this guy. You should trust this guy.

We hope you enjoyed this test episode. It's over. All right. Well, let's get into the gameplay. For me, gameplay is paramount to just about anything else. We play games to have fun. If you have frustrating mechanics in a game, it can absolutely ruin a game for you. I'll take absolute peak gameplay over anything else, even if it means I have to play in 8-bit pixel graphics like Celeste.

We hope you enjoyed this test episode. It's over. All right. Well, let's get into the gameplay. For me, gameplay is paramount to just about anything else. We play games to have fun. If you have frustrating mechanics in a game, it can absolutely ruin a game for you. I'll take absolute peak gameplay over anything else, even if it means I have to play in 8-bit pixel graphics like Celeste.

We hope you enjoyed this test episode. It's over. All right. Well, let's get into the gameplay. For me, gameplay is paramount to just about anything else. We play games to have fun. If you have frustrating mechanics in a game, it can absolutely ruin a game for you. I'll take absolute peak gameplay over anything else, even if it means I have to play in 8-bit pixel graphics like Celeste.

I've learned it's just gameplay is king, in my opinion. Oh, absolutely. So... like give me the, for somebody that doesn't know, we, you know, we've covered that this is a Metroidvania, but can you boil the gameplay down into a, you know, just a general, you know, cliff notes for somebody that knows nothing about this game? Like, what are you doing?

I've learned it's just gameplay is king, in my opinion. Oh, absolutely. So... like give me the, for somebody that doesn't know, we, you know, we've covered that this is a Metroidvania, but can you boil the gameplay down into a, you know, just a general, you know, cliff notes for somebody that knows nothing about this game? Like, what are you doing?

I've learned it's just gameplay is king, in my opinion. Oh, absolutely. So... like give me the, for somebody that doesn't know, we, you know, we've covered that this is a Metroidvania, but can you boil the gameplay down into a, you know, just a general, you know, cliff notes for somebody that knows nothing about this game? Like, what are you doing?

Like, what is the actual kind of just in and out minute to minute gameplay?

Like, what is the actual kind of just in and out minute to minute gameplay?

Like, what is the actual kind of just in and out minute to minute gameplay?