Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast

I'm gonna be so for real with you: Throughout the entirety of Cai's route, I kept seeing a person named Creek just hanging around Dagsion and at no point did I think "I'm going to recruit that guy." Just didn't find him remotely interesting. I truly know nothing about him whatsoever except that his name is Creek. And even then, I kept thinking "oh, that's the teal guy." He might be the most interesting character in Fortune's Weave, and I'd have absolutely no idea. Point being: I usually come into writing these episode descriptions with some kind of thought about how to elaborate on the fantasy of the title and the art and make it feel like a little world in one or two sentences — you know, using the economy of comedy and all that — but this time I have absolutely nothing for you. Zilch! The episode is called "Creek's Hot Toddy" because that's funny as heck, but don't come to me looking for Creek facts, alright? I don't have any! I don't know the guy! I don't know what gifts to give him or what he'd consider a "perfect" bird time. Honestly, Creek might not even be his real name! Imagine if it was Todd. Todd's Hot Toddy? That's also very good. That's funny.
Alrighty, well I've about run out of things to say here. Same time next week though, cool? Cool. Love ya!
-BB
Discussed: Perfect Bird Time, Super Mario Galaxy 2, the different modes of Mario, the importance of wind down games, different approaches to sequels, screamin’ BB, New Star GP, Formula 1, Batomon Showdown, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro

(00:43) - There will be more Fortune's Weave

(02:02) - Super Mario Galaxy 2 | How does he breathe out there?

(35:27) - Break

(35:29) - Tiding from David to Peter and Katie!

(36:24) - Into the Autumn

(37:50) - Screamin' Stevey (and Brendon) is coming

(39:36) - Ace Combat???

(41:46) - A couple of games

(42:14) - New Star GP | Brendon's racing arc

(01:07:34) - Batomon Showdown | A quick mention

(01:09:49) - Break

(01:09:50) - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave | Perfect Bird Time!

(02:11:34) - Wrapping up NOW

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In our doomed future where Balor's destructive forces remain unmatched, there is but one who can save us...
Um...
(double checks notes)
...him?
Discussed: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Interview with the Fortune's Weave team
Stephen's Fortune's Weave stream

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Weave week begins
3:05 - Our history with Fire Emblem
21:30 - Fortune's Weave chat begins (Spoiler-Free)
1:49:36 - Tidings
1:51:57 - Sponsor: Eye of the Duck
1:56:10 - Let's talk Cai's path (Light spoilers)
2:38:47 - Plans for future routes
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Sometimes dinner is just whatever you can fit in a pot. Sometimes an episode of a video game podcast is whatever you can fit into an mp3 file. 
Discussed: heartfelt gratitude, future plans, the potential return of Breath of Fire, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom’s year, big RPGs on the horizon, Star Fox (2026), the many different approaches to a remake, Soulcalibur II, F1 Manager 2024, Ridge Racer 2 on many different devices, Blood Dungeon

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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro

(00:20) - Thanks for listening to the PlayStation retrospective!

(01:33) - PSX loose ends

(03:10) - A reminder!

(04:57) - Welcome to new listeners!!!

(06:15) - Onimusha: Way of the Sword | Back to video games

(39:04) - Break

(39:06) - The gaming paella

(39:21) - Star Fox | Starphen Hilfox

(53:38) - Soulcalibur II | A soul still relaxes

(55:19) - Fields of Mistria | The farm doesn't have a PS1

(59:53) - Ridge Racer 2 | The joys of going 300mph

(01:15:09) - Nintendo chat | I just realized I should've been making these segments paella ingredients

(01:17:27) - Blood Dungeon | A quick shoutout

(01:24:57) - Fire Emblem comes out soon + Q4

(01:26:33) - This episode is a trick

(01:27:21) - Wrapping up

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It's finally time for the NINTH season of Into the Aether, a low key video game podcast! To kick this one off, we played and discussed 40+ of the most important games from Sony's first home console: The PlayStation.
Thank you all so much for listening to and supporting the show throughout the years, and especially for your patience while we work on episodes like these.
Discussed: The Sony Playstation
The full PS1 Playlist
The games that won the community poll
Our episode with Chris Plante about Dreamcast history
Dom's interview with Tony Hawk

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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Into the Aether Season 9

(00:36) - Prepping for this ep and how it has changed over the years

(12:25) - The PlayStation is cool

(16:03) - Histories with the PlayStation

(39:41) - How the ep is gonna go

(44:06) - "Turtle Woods/The Pits/Night Fight" Josh Mancell, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

(44:41) - 1995

(45:02) - Tokimeki Memorial

(01:01:58) - 1996

(01:02:00) - Tomb Raider

(01:13:37) - 1997

(01:13:42) - PaRappa the Rapper

(01:21:23) - Wild Arms

(01:27:42) - Bushido Blade

(01:31:51) - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

(01:37:07) - Final Fantasy VII

(01:37:15) - "The Highwind Takes to the Skies" Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy VII

(01:37:43) - Final Fantasy VII

(01:44:25) - Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

(01:50:46) - Colony Wars

(02:01:39) - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

(02:12:09) - 1997 is OVER

(02:12:31) - "Title Screen" Stewart Copeland, Spyro the Dragon

(02:13:03) - Into the Eather

(02:18:53) - 1998

(02:19:01) - Einhänder

(02:26:26) - Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

(02:32:55) - Mega Man Legends

(02:40:52) - Tomba

(02:44:57) - Resident Evil 2

(02:54:45) - Xenogears

(03:04:04) - Tekken 3

(03:04:14) - "Heihachi Mishima Theme" Nobuyoshi Sano and Keiichi Okabe, Tekken 3

(03:04:35) - Tekken 3

(03:09:50) - Parasite Eve

(03:09:59) - "Arise Within You" Yoko Shimomura, Parasite Eve

(03:10:37) - Parasite Eve

(03:20:24) - Brave Fencer Musashi

(03:24:28) - Metal Gear Solid

(03:24:47) - "Main Theme" Tappi Iwase, Metal Gear Solid

(03:25:18) - Metal Gear Solid

(03:33:49) - Spyro the Dragon

(03:38:45) - Goin' out with a bang

(03:40:02) - "The Lost Land ~ Primordial Ooze" Soichi Terada, Ape Escape

(03:40:29) - 1999

(03:40:41) - Legend of Legaia

(03:44:52) - R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

(03:48:00) - Gran Turismo 2

(03:52:56) - Suikoden II

(03:59:59) - Silent Hill

(04:00:06) - "Silent Hill" Akira Yamaoka, Silent Hill

(04:00:36) - Silent Hill

(04:12:15) - Um Jammer Lammy

(04:17:26) - Ape Escape

(04:19:45) - Crash Team Racing

(04:19:56) - "Main Menu" Josh Mancell, Crash Team Racing

(04:20:24) - Crash Team Racing

(04:26:25) - Onto the new millenium

(04:27:09) - "Menu Theme" Dennis Martin and Takeo Miratsu, The Legend of Dragoon

(04:27:47) - 2000

(04:28:38) - Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

(04:35:07) - Incredible Crisis

(04:38:52) - Vagrant Story

(04:39:14) - "Recollections" Hitoshi Sakimoto, Vagrant Story

(04:39:45) - Vagrant Story

(04:52:26) - Vib-Ribbon

(04:55:01) - Threads of Fate

(04:59:00) - Chrono Cross

(04:59:07) - "Fields of Time ~ Home World" Yasunori Mitsuda, Chrono Cross

(04:59:39) - Chrono Cross

(05:06:39) - The Legend of Dragoon

(05:10:51) - Jackie Chan Stuntmaster

(05:14:21) - Breath of Fire IV

(05:23:13) - Final Fantasy IX

(05:33:08) - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

(05:41:01) - That's the PlayStation 1!

(05:42:18) - "A Place to Call Home" Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy IX

(05:42:45) - Not *quite* the last console retrospective

(05:44:28) - The Community Picks

(05:45:35) - Making the Aether Top 5

(06:06:03) - The Into the Aether Top 5 Video Games for the Sony PlayStation 1

(06:07:06) - That's it!

(06:09:26) - Thank you so much for listening<3

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Philanthropists... pAssemble.
Discussed: Upcoming break, past trips to London, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Marvel vs. Capcom, Big Walk, ziti pizza, Big Guess, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, FFXIV, Fields of Mistria 

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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:05) - Last ep until the premiere!!

(02:24) - Into the Air-ther (plane joke)

(05:07) - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls | From... company???

(26:38) - Break

(26:40) - Big Walk | The ziti pizza of gaming

(43:13) - Guessing the Game Awards GOTY nominees | Stephen's Big Swing

(46:29) - Break

(46:31) - Agent 64: Spies Never Die | A James-like

(01:06:52) - Break

(01:06:54) - Final Fantasy XIV | Can someone tell me how to unlock the golden chocobo?

(01:39:45) - Break

(01:39:46) - Fields of Mistria | Man, I Love Farming

(01:55:49) - Wrapping up for a couple of weeks

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