Sea of Stars brings everyone together

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This week's game, the classic JRPG-inspired Sea of Stars , seems like it'd be up the alley of a couple of this podcast's humble hosts, and definitely not up the alley of some others. Well, guess again, buckaroo! Because it's got crossover appeal that we absolutely did not see coming.

A pseudo-prequel to The Messenger (though you don’t need to have played that action game to enjoy this RPG), Sea of Stars borrows liberally from the Chrono Trigger playbook. It’s got a bit of a slow start, but offers lots of fun to those with patience. We dig into how and why.

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Games discussed:

Baldur’s Gate 3, Fae Farm, The Making of Karateka

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Books discussed:

The Beauty of Games, Game Changers: The Video Game Revolution

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Movies discussed:

The Faculty

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Podcasts discussed:

Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding?

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Next week on The Besties:

Lies of P and Party Animals

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Bonus links:

• Polygon’s review of Mortal Kombat 1

• Polygon’s Pat Gill tested the boundaries of Baldur’s Gate 3's story by being “truly awful”

• Writing on Game on the Starfield conundrum

• Bookmarks.reviews - The site that’s sort of like Metacritic for books

• Unicorn Overlord is the next game from the creators of 13 Sentinels. Yes, Plante is a little excited.

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