Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Dive into the world of Dragon Quest XI S with reflections on character dynamics, emotional storylines, epic boss fights, and challenging quests. Explore the post-game content, moral dilemmas, and time travel elements while discussing the unique features of the game like 3D vs. 2D mode and idle games. The hosts compare Dragon Quest games, express gratitude to their audience, and tease future plans.

Sometimes when I look up in the sky, I see my gamerscore floating overhead... it just kind of putters around up there, listless and serene, unaware of its own beauty. Discussed: Hitman 3, Resident Evil 8: Village, Apple Arcade, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Golden Sun, RG351P and Emulation---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Aaron D | David C | Karen H | Walter N B | Kristin T | Joseph P | Tom W | Chad W | Chy J-B | Michaela W | Ryan W | Adam F | Scott H | Denys T | Lauren H | Andrew M | Alexander St. P | Griffin F | Ben G | killian | Therese K | Matthew V | Nick C | Zach A | SpagooliDude | Andrew L | Justin H | Alyssa R | jgprinters  | Rob K | Justin C | Jess B | Matt H | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie G | Ian L | Chris | Pat M | markh | Craig | Matt F | Sebastian V N | Joeri B | Maryanne D | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis C | Eliot O B | Shelly B | William L | Brendon T | Robert S | Murray  | Trevor B | salutepeezy  | Andrew D | David P | Alex M | Catherine O | Josh G | noname  | Jason  | Bede R | Mark O | Jeff C | Brett S | Inês G. | Kim M | Kamrin H | Minh T | Andrew D | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher B | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout W | Philip N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

All aboard the S.S. Xbox! Does it make sense for a pirate ship to be called the "S.S. Anything?" Absolutely not. Just go with it.Discussed: Sea of Thieves, Carto, Death Stranding---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Ben | killian | Therese | Matthew | Nick | Zach | SpagooliDude | Andrew | Justin | Alyssa | jgprinters  | Rob | Justin | Jess | Matt | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie | Matthew | Ian | Chris | Pat | markh | Craig | Sebastian | Joeri | Maryanne | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis | Eliot | Shelly  | William | Brendon | Robert | Murray  | Trevor | salutepeezy  | Andrew | David | Alex | Catherine | Josh | noname  | Jason  | Bede | Benjamin | Mark | Jeff | Brett | Inês | Kim | Kamrin | Minh | Andrew | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout | Philip ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The hunt for an episode title continues until the very end.Discussed: Monster Hunter Rise, Dragon Quest V, Dragon Quest VIII, Amiibo Gazebo, Good Morning Video Games---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Ben | killian | Therese | Matthew | Nick | Zach | SpagooliDude | Andrew | Justin | Alyssa | jgprinters  | Rob | Justin | Jess | Matt | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie | Matthew | Ian | Chris | Pat | markh | Craig | Sebastian | Joeri | Maryanne | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis | Eliot | Shelly  | William | Brendon | Robert | Murray  | Trevor | salutepeezy  | Andrew | David | Alex | Catherine | Josh | noname  | Jason  | Bede | Benjamin | Mark | Jeff | Brett | Inês | Kim | Kamrin | Minh | Andrew | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout | Philip ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After a long day of restraining the urge to tell every baker in the tent that their best work isn't up to his standards, Paul Hollywood settles into bed with a nice cup of tea and his Nintendo Switch.Discussed: Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age — Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch (Now available for Xbox Game Pass)---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Ben | killian | Therese | Matthew | Nick | Zach | SpagooliDude | Andrew | Justin | Alyssa | jgprinters  | Rob | Justin | Jess | Matt | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie | Matthew | Ian | Chris | Pat | markh | Craig | Sebastian | Joeri | Maryanne | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis | Eliot | Shelly  | William | Brendon | Robert | Murray  | Trevor | salutepeezy  | Andrew | David | Alex | Catherine | Josh | noname  | Jason  | Bede | Benjamin | Mark | Jeff | Brett | Inês | Kim | Kamrin | Minh | Andrew | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout | Philip ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Is it hard to believe we haven't covered this game already? You bet it is.Did we actually talk about every single daedra AND aedra to make up for it? Absolutely. ---Follow the show everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariArt by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Ben | killian | Therese | Matthew | Nick | Zach | SpagooliDude | Andrew | Justin | Alyssa | jgprinters  | Rob | Justin | Jess | Matt | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie | Matthew | Ian | Chris | Pat | markh | Craig | Sebastian | Joeri | Maryanne | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis | Eliot | Shelly  | William | Brendon | Robert | Murray  | Trevor | salutepeezy  | Andrew | David | Alex | Catherine | Josh | noname  | Jason  | Bede | Benjamin | Mark | Jeff | Brett | Inês | Kim | Kamrin | Minh | Andrew | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout | Philip---TIMECODES:0:00 - Intro4:51 - Skyrim1:20:45 - Listener Questions2:33:51 - Wrapping Up ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Despite the title, this episode is about deckbuilding rogulikes. Just another way we here in the Aether like to subvert expectations!Discussed: GOTY 2020, LinkedIn, Monster Train, Sephiroth in Smash Ultimate, Dicey Dungeons, Exponential Idle---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Timecodes:0:00 - Intro0:57 - Thank you!5:16 - LinkedIn6:42 - Monster Train50:18 - Dicey Dungeons1:22:03 - Exponential Idle1:26:24 - Wrapping Up---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Ben | killian | Therese | Matthew | Nick | Zach | SpagooliDude | Andrew | Justin | Alyssa | jgprinters  | Rob | Justin | Jess | Matt | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie | Matthew | Ian | Chris | Pat | markh | Craig | Sebastian | Joeri | Maryanne | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis | Eliot | Shelly  | William | Brendon | Robert | Murray  | Trevor | salutepeezy  | Andrew | David | Alex | Catherine | Josh | noname  | Jason  | Bede | Benjamin | Mark | Jeff | Brett | Inês | Kim | Kamrin | Minh | Andrew | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout | Philip ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

On a quiet and cozy Sunday morning, Stephen, Brendon, and AJ convened via video chat to take a look back at Into the Aether's 2020.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 3 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Timecodes (it's a big list):0:00 - Intro4:45 - Looking Back at Past Lists20:55 - Best Cosmetic Skin of 202021:31 - Lauren's Game of the Year22:45 - The Hardest Decision of the Day23:34 - Stephen's 1028:16 - Spoilers for Stephen's 1029:01 - End of Spoilers29:59 - Brendon's 1032:41 - Brendon's 1332:56 - Stephen's 938:31 - Brendon's 945:18 - Moving On46:26 - Stephen's 850:32 - Brendon's 858:20 - Zant's Game of the Year1:00:28 - Stephen's 71:06:20 - Brendon's 71:15:09 - Stephen's 61:21:22 - Brendon's 61:28:02 - Pre-Top 5 Break1:28:26 - Pablo's GOTY1:31:54 - Top 5 Time1:32:27 - Stephen's 51:41:36 - Brendon's 51:45:40 - Stephen's 41:51:24 - Brendon's 42:02:04 - Alanna's Game of the Year2:05:19 - Brendon's Criss Angel Moment2:05:56 - Stephen's 32:16:54 - Brendon's 32:22:36 - Stephen Ascends2:26:51 - AJ's Game of the Year2:30:02 - Final Thoughts on 32:36:01 - Tam's Game of the Year2:38:33 - Thanks to AJ2:40:16 - Stephen's 22:45:53 - Brendon Ascends2:46:12 - Brendon's 22:59:31 - The Discord Top 53:02:47 - Sadie's Game of the Year3:05:57 - Honorable Mentions3:13:57 - Stephen's 13:19:51 - Brendon's 13:35:44 - Chris' Game of the Year3:37:24 - Collaborative List Time3:38:47 - Recap3:39:10 - Stephen's Top 103:39:33 - Brendon's Top 10don3:39:54 - Crafting the Top 53:53:30 - The ITA Top 5 of 20203:59:54 - Wrapping Up4:08:33 - Anticipated Games of 20214:14:21 - Thank you all so much4:19:07 - Brendon makes AJ make a promise4:20:01 - Brendon makes AJ and Stephen make a promise4:20:38 - Ending the Episode4:23:56 - Scout's Game of the Year4:24:59 - Be Yourself in 2021---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Ben | killian | Therese | Matthew | Nick | Zach | SpagooliDude | Andrew | Justin | Alyssa | jgprinters  | Rob | Justin | Jess | Matt | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie | Matthew | Ian | Chris | Pat | markh | Craig | Sebastian | Joeri | Maryanne | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis | Eliot | Shelly  | William | Brendon | Robert | Murray  | Trevor | salutepeezy  | Andrew | David | Alex | Catherine | Josh | noname  | Jason  | Bede | Benjamin | Mark | Jeff | Brett | Inês | Kim | Kamrin | Minh | Andrew | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout | Philip ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

nice knowing you, mario.the polygon list: https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2020/12/10/22166258/the-game-awards-2020-all-announcements-trailers ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It could happen to you: Brendon is so deep in souls-likes he doesn't remember what other kinds of games exist.Check out 11 Again: https://11again.onlineDiscussed: Remnant: From the Ashes, Chronos: Before the Ashes, Souls-Likes, Ashen, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Paradise Killer---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariArt by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons!| Matt| Bryan| sebsab | Lilie| Matthew| Ian| MimaSweets | Ciaran| Chris| Pat| markh| Craig| Matt| Sebastian| Joeri| Maryanne| SkinTightAlloy | Dennis| Eliot| Shelly| William| Brendon| Kieran | Robert| Keiko Hilger Cry!| Murray | Trevor| salutepeezy | Andrew| David| Pablo| Alex| Catherine| Josh| noname | Jason | Bede| Micah| Benjamin| Mark| Jeff| Brett| Inês| Kim| Kamrin| Minh| Andrew| Benjamin| Marxelle | Akira | Christopher| Melimuffinpie | bolt | Scout| Philip ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★