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170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)
Support my work on Patreon 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 Check out Monster Dear Monster podcast https://www.monsterdear.monster/ Follow Dave on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/senplus.bsky.social 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/ Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi! Social Media: BlueSky Instagram Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!
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