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242: Interview - Citizen Sleeper 2 Creator Gareth Damian Martin
**Note: CS2 SPOILERS WITHIN!**
I'm joined this week by Citizen Sleeper 2 creator Gareth Damian Martin, who dropped by on the eve of the game's release to talk about space kelp, slamhounds, farm stacks, and how they created one of the most compelling sci-fi worlds in all of video games.
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241: Citizen Sleeper 2 - Starward Vector
This week's episode is a review of Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. It's an ambitious, intelligent, heartfelt sequel, and the first must-play indie game of 2025.
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240: Citizen Sleeper 2, FFVII: Rebirth, Xbox Developer Direct
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This week's episode is a newsy roundup featuring the 2025 Xbox Developer Direct (Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Doom: The Dark Ages), plus a preview of the imminent Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and some thoughts on the PC release of Final Fantasy FVII: Rebirth.
In the roundup: Afterlife EP, Eternal Strands, Hangry.
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239: The Big 2025 Indie Games Preview
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This week's episode is a look ahead at all the intriguing indie games coming out this year. In the roundup: Dragon Age - The Veilguard, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Balatro. See the video version of the main segment here to check out the games in action: https://youtu.be/Wjfc7bKO50I?si=wkT9jMHrGjkQLNgz.
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Thanks to new supporters Michael, Glenn, Meisuko, and Garrick. Also thanks to loyal patrons and tier upgraders Juzzy, Zanem, and Andre, and boss tier patrons Hollow, Mike Sampier, and Shy Guy.
And finally, thanks Dovetail for helping me organise the 2025 game release spreadsheet. Dovetail also maintains this Steam curator page, so you can see if games you're browsing come pod-recommended: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/
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238: GOTY 2024 - The Final Cut
Just under the wire on New Year's Eve — I bring you the Games of the Year Final Cut episode, aka my own top ten games of 2024. And not a Starfield in sight.Support the show on Patreon: http://patron.com/gaminginthewildFollow the show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/gaminginthewild.Find the show on BlueSky, Insta, etc: http://linktr.ee/gaminginthewildThanks for listening everyone, and see you in 2025!(00:00) Intro(05:00) Shout outs & honorable mentions(21:15) Top Ten(41:12) Top Five(01:03:48) Thanks & outro
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