<p>Often people tone down their criticism when talking about indie games. I know I do. It’s easy to dump on a huge multi-million dollar project with hundreds of contributors. But when you’re talking about something made by half a dozen people, it all becomes kind of personal and I’m shy of eviscerating something on that level.</p>
<p>But sometimes you have to give a game the thrashing it deserves. This week is a reckoning for a handful of misbegotten indies.</p>
<p>Hosts: <a href="http://www.chocolatehammer.org/">Rutskarn</a>, <a href="http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Dead_Ringer">Josh</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/nicemovemumbles">Mumbles</a>, <a href="http://www.errantsignal.com/blog/" title="Errant Signal">Chris</a>, and <a href="http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale">Shamus</a>.</p>
<p><span id="more-21536"></span>Show notes:</p>
<p><strong>1:30 Josh played <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/">Home</a>.</strong></p>
<p>In the process of discussing the game and the horror genre in general, we talk about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Guest">7th Guest</a> and the recent <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1559170459/the-7th-guest-3-the-collector">7th Guest 3 Kickstarter</a>.</p>
<p><strong>20:00 Chris is playing Batman: Arkham Origins and Battlefield 4.</strong></p>
<p>We also spend some time talking about good ol’ Team Fortress 2 and how the game has changed.</p>
<p><strong>35:00 Shamus has been playing indie games. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Void_(video_game)">The Void</a>, <a href="http://spelunkyworld.com/">Spelunky</a>, and <a href="http://www.eldritchgame.com/">Eldrich</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Of these three games: He praises one, complains about a second, and hates on the third. But not in that order.</p>
<p><strong>49:00 Mumbles has been playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Origins">Batman: Arkham Origins</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Here is an in-depth discussion about the new Batman game from Mumbles.</p>
<p>1:00:00 Rutkarn has played <a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/thewolfamongus/">The Wolf Among Us</a> and <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/">Typing of the Dead: Overkill</a>.</p>
<p>Here is the story about how <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/203801/How_Typing_of_the_Dead_Overkill_survived_its_studios_apocalypse.php">Typing of the Dead was made (sort of) in six weeks</a>, salvaged by a team that believed in it.</p>
<p><strong>1:16:00 Mailbag!</strong></p>
