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The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastThe Churls Rank The Archon QuestsThe Natlan AQ episode will arrive a little later. For now, enjoy this ep where the churls argue which Archon Quest installments were good! Agree? Disagree? Drop us a comment!
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2025-01-171h 41The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#25 [Season Finale]: "Fontaine: The Last Word"Genshin Impact's Fontaine was a mixed bag. As a group of podcasters with various degrees of AAA game industry experience, we are here to close the curtain on a flawed but often brilliant chapter of Genshin's development history. In this episode, let us bid adieu to the land of Focalors and turn to the blazing sun. Why are we sick of lore? What succeeded and what didn't? Did Arlecchino steal Furina's hair? Will Kujou Sara get her hot dog? This time, on The Shade Chamber: a Genshin podcast.
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2024-08-271h 27The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#24: Fontaine's World Quests (What's Bluey?)Discord: https://discord.gg/wYFbcr9PcD
The churls have plenty to say about the writing and gameplay of the Fontaine and Version 4.X World Quests. Plus, the winner of our annual Golden Teppei award!
00:00 World Quests
2:44 Narzissenkreuz
10:46 Chenyu Vale
16:09 Remuria
22:12 Wrap-up and Golden Teppeis
2024-08-2028 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#23: Imaginarum, New Meta & Da Wei's Skill IssuesThe churls reflect on some of the changes we've seen occur over the last year of Genshin, including a new endgame mode to free us from the shackles of Spiral Abyss. What this means for the Genshin meta - or "metas", rather - and why you're probably using that word wrong in the first place. Also, what the heck was Chronicled Wish? This time, on The Shade Chamber.
00:00 Chronicled Wish (remember that thing?)
04:29 Early Game Changes & QoL
08:33 Imaginarium Theater and The End (and Beginning) of Meta
2024-08-1420 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#22: Fontaine: A Game Design RetrospectiveJoin our new Discord! bit.ly/shadesofteyvat
In partnership with fellow Genshin podcast https://wawndinery.com/tales-of-teyvat/
The churls started off this season of The Shade Chamber discussing the writing of the Fontaine Archon Quest. Now as we prepare to depart Fontaine, we're looking at the region and the 4.X patches of Genshin Impact from a game design perspective. What could have been better? What could have been a lot better? And what was really great? Join us in the first of 3 episodes in our Fontaine Finale series.
00:00 Allons-y Fontaine
8:08 Underwater Gameplay
21:42 Fontaine Overworld
36:48 HP Mechanics & Bond of Life
2024-08-0642 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastGenshin Podcast Summit Jeopardy Special!This episode we sent our beloved green gigachurl Break to the first Genshin Impact Podcast Summit Jeopardy competition! A huge thank you to Tales of Teyvat for hosting and producing this episode, it was an absolute blast facing off against them, Genshin Guys and The Resonance. Looking forward to the next collab!
2024-06-2339 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#21: "Lantern Rite 2024: Friends, Food, Funerals, Flocks and Floods"Ready for patch 4.6? We're not! Let's take a quick rewind and revisit a the history of Lantern Rite, the new zone, Chenyu Veil, and play up two-month stale memes. Join us for 45 minutes of Liyue laughs (ugh), and ask yourself: Who in the cast has been co-opted by malignant forces?
00:00 -- Opening
03:13 -- Previous Lantern Rite Recaps
07:12 -- Lantern Rite 2024
19:26 -- Receiver of Friends From Afar - Our worst segment yet ??
29:42 -- Chenyu Vale
43:12 -- Closing
2024-04-2346 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastApril Fools 2024: "Un Chien Anda-Blue"Just a normal episode for a normal live service game podcast that has always been about Bluey.
2024-04-2321 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast[FIXED?] April Fools 2024 ("Un Chien Anda-Blue")Sorry guys, this ep was muted by our publisher, probably for ID'd audio. We had no idea until some listeners told us. please tell us in the Q&A section if this version's audio works or not.
2024-04-0420 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastThree Genshin players revisit Honkai: Star Rail 1.0Join the Churlmen as they board the Astral Express, and give their thoughts on the first few months of Hoyoverse's latest wallet hunter: Honkai: Star Rail!
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00:00:00 -- Intro
00:09:29 -- Lore and Leigion
00:15:11 -- Characters
00:33:31 -- Herta Space Station
00:45:52 -- Belabog
01:03:14 -- Xianzhou Luofu
01:07:33 -- A playable character snaps her own neck on screen == Or == Tingyun
01:15:31 -- Gameplay
01:20:30 -- Fluff
01:30:13 -- Closing
2024-02-201h 31The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastState Of The Chamber Season 3 [2024]Beefy tells you what's up in advance of The Shade Chamber Season 3!
2024-02-2003 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#20: Fontaine Archon Quest Special [feat. Tales of Teyvat]The full force of 8 Genshin theorists pile into the Opera Epiclese and discuss the Fontaine Archon Quest: its ups, its downs, its way downs, and its butts. Now in glorious video format on spotify and yt.
Thank you so much to Tales of Teyvat for joining us in the Shade Chamber for this most French of Archon Quests. We had a blast collabing with you and hope to do so again in the future!
00:00 Welcome To The Show
05:09 Fontaine AQ Hot Takes
32:58 Neuvillette & The Dragon Sovereigns
49:14 Furina, Focalors & Celestia
1:12:00 Arlecchino, The Harbingers & The Fatui
1:23:25...
2024-01-021h 40
Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore PodcastTales of Teyvat X The Shade Chamber Fontaine AQ CollabAd Astra Travelers! Welcome back to Tales of Teyvat, a Genshin lore podcast. This week, we're excited to join the Five Churlmen of the Board from The Shade Chamber to discuss the Fontaine Archon Quest and our thoughts about Fontaine. After some brief introductions on how we found ourselves imprisoned in the Fortress of Meropide by the Oratrice Mecanique D’Analyse Cardinale, our hosts discuss first impressions of Fontaine and the Archon Quest. We'll cover the seven dragon sovereigns, Skirk, the third descender, and much more. What's going to happen to Childe? Will Yanfei ever get to work a co...
2023-12-131h 41
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast[old] The Shade Chamber x Tales of Teyvat: Fontaine AQ Collabvideo version coming soon!
In this episode, 8 people talk about Genshin Impact for several hours, but only one remembered that Arlecchino beat up Furina in an alleyway. Is it justice to let the Fonch people melt? Was Momoyo's quest a mistake? What piece of new lore is so terrible, Beefy is going to pretend it never happened? And most of all, how do you pronounce "Oratrice Mechanique...." ahhh forget it.
Thank you Tales of Teyvat for collaborating with us! We churls have been wanting to hang with you guys...
2023-12-051h 41The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#19: "Pardon our Fonch" (pre-Fontaine/4.0, TSC Season 2 Finale)-Tip Jar -Twitter
Hi you guys! We have a whole episode in the works that's supposed to go before this one. but we wanted you to have our pre-Fontaine ep in time for your evening commute! We can't rearrange eps, so the only solution was to publish this one temporarily, then delete it (and reupload it) once the intended previous episode is released.
Please enjoy, pardon our jank, and see you in Fontaine!!!
00:00 Genius Invokation TCG (aka "Gwent's In Impact")
04:50 There's No "W" in "TENGU"
10:24 Transmedia: Genshin x Ufotable anime, As...
2023-08-151h 17The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#18 "Sumeru: an Iranian Perspective" [feat. Boram76]The citizens of Sumeru's deserts and rainforests represent 5000
kilometers' worth of real-world cultures, each with their own rich
history, folklore and tradition. Join Grand Sage Amir [Twitter: Boram76]
and the Churlmen of the Shade Chamber as we delve into the many
inspirations of Sumeru, look at how these cultures are portrayed by the
outside world, and examine Genshin Impact's good, bad and ugly handling of cultural representation in the Sumeru region.
This episode is a preview of "Sumeru 101", a spinoff series hosted by The Shade Chamber & Amir about the real-world cultures behind Genshin's most...
2023-08-141h 52
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastThe Shade Chamber attends The Genshin Podcast Summit: "Over My Dead Body"The Genshin Podcast Summit comprises four Genshin podcast hosts that have gathered around Rosalyne, sharing their experiences and discussing the state of Teyvat. This episode may be the final Celestial nail in the coffin.
The Resonance: A Weekly Genshin Impact Podcast - https://discord.me/theresonance
Genshin Guys Podcast - www.genshinguys.com
The Shade Chamber - https://linktr.ee/theshadechamber
Tales of Teyvat - https://beacons.ai/talesofteyvat
Music Used:
Sangonomiya Kokomi Demo Trailer Theme Extended | Epic Version - Cover/Remix by brittle bear
2023-08-121h 44The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastLIVESTREAM ANNOUNCEMENTThis Sunday, August 6th, 2PM PDT on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Rvf0kE2II
We hope to see you there!
2023-08-0300 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastBonus: 1K Subs Genshin Shitpost AI Mashup AlbumDOWNLOAD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Tcv...
This was the "silly little gift". Now, some of these tracks are spiced up in post, but honestly, none of us actually know how to make music. We're just 5 idiots with an algorithm playing Dollar Store SiIvagunner. But these dumb little bangers have entertained us on our journey through S2 of the podcast, and we hope you enjoy them as well.
TRACKLIST:
00:00 01. Faruzantae
03:02 02. Friend Like Collei
04:33 03. Port Ormilton
06:55 04. Prisoner In The Forest
09:05 05. Käärämouche
11:39 06. Sumpter by Sumpter
15:03 07. Candance With Me
16:35 08. Talk Dendro To Me
18:38 09. The Divine Damsel of Decathlon
20:40 10. I Got...
2023-08-0329 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#17: "Into The Waifu Factory" [feat. Chillwithaster pt. 2]Continuing from ep. 16, the Churls and Aster look at the ploys that Genshin pulls to get paid. Last time was all about casino-like gameplay mechanics and sensory immersion, but this time we look at the good old gacha game tenets of parasociality, peer engagement and FOMO. Come for the otaku anthropology, stay for the Paimon impressions.
00:00 Social Media & FOMO
04:49 Intro to Parasociality
08:07 Designing Sellable Characters
12:16 Voice Actors and Parasociality
15:10 Fandom for Profit
19:39 Takeaways
THANK YOU for supporting us on youtube and podcast platforms. we have a couple more eps we want to...
2023-07-2622 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact Podcast#16: "The Wrath of Jennifer Shin" [feat. Chillwithaster pt. 1]Join us in The Shade Chamber as we look at the tactics used by Genshin and casinos to influence their players! It's game design talk! It's history! It's 2 thwarted kidnappings! and IT'S HERE!
This is only part 1 of our collab with @ChillwithAster . Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss part 2!
00:00 Intro
06:08 Game Design: Flow State & Fun
07:52 Game Design: Time Gating
10:19 Casino Tactic: Abstraction of Currency
15:57 The Perils of Pity
19:16 Casino Tactic: Sensory Overload
Recorded on April 22, 2023
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2023-06-1724 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastJemshin Impact 02.24: "Established Titles"
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The churls jet across the pond to the hype new region, England, and its accompanying story quest. This time there's no time travel, ghost pirates, or LARPing dictators, but this patch's Misfits-driven comedy of errors still delivers the hijinks. And there's an explosion. We break down the rhythm game segments, analyze the newest playable characters, Raya and Jetta, and discuss the deep Craig lore. This time, on Jemshin Impact.
Recorded on April 1st, 2023
"Britrock" Story Quest full playthrough (no commentary)
Thank you friend of the...
2023-04-0134 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastTrailer: "poor little meow meow"This is a trailer for Spotify Video Podcasts. if you're not on Spotify, disregard, or enjoy the audio!
2023-03-1400 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 15 (3.3, Scaramouche pt. 2) "The Fault In Our Unreconciled Stars"Transcript
Part 2 of the Scaramouche discussion. Please excuse Beefy's sick voice lol
Recorded on 01/21/2023 (Covering 3.3 content)
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Ending theme: Talk Dendro To Me II - DJ Break
Ending SFX by Vecteezy
2023-02-2717 minThe Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 14 (3.4, Lantern Rite Special): "DOES HE KNOW?"Watch on Youtube
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We did a combo discussion/watchalong for our special Lantern Rite episode. Because Lantern Rite's a special time. It turned out unhinged.
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Ending theme:
Purrple Cat
- Neon Tiger
- Provided by Lofi Records
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Ending SFX and kid getting scolded photo by Vecteezy
2023-02-1830 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp 13 (Scaramouche/Wanderer 3.3): "Bohemian Rap Sheet"(00:00) Intros and post-Louboutin Housekeeping
(03:04) There Is No "W" in "Tengu": Ping Pong Party Special
(04:42) Genshin Check-In: who was on our teams in 2022?
(10:43) From Kabukimono to Wanderer: Scaramouche's Archon Interlude
(15:09) Journey To The West: Buddhism and the Pilgrimage to Sumeru
(21:09) What's In A Name: the biggest player choice in Genshin Impact
(22:25) Mother Inferior: The Churls Slander Raiden Ei Again Recorded on 01/16/2023 (Genshin Impact version 3.4, but we only cover 3.3 content)
Ending theme: Talk Sumeru To Me - DJ Break Ending SFX by Vecteezy
2023-01-3130 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastBonus ep: Youkai & the true identities of the Raiden Sisters (educational sh*tpost)Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/J5PchoO3VSs
My first scripted video! We won't be recording TSC ep. 13 for a while, but here's a little something to tide you guys over. ...Sorry not sorry. Have a great new year, Hiluminati, we'll see you in 2023! -Beefy
Track list: -Return of Spring - Muramasa: The Demon Blade OST
-Conversing with a God - Okami OST
-Natural Life A - Muramasa: The Demon Blade OST
-Theme of the Celestials - Okami OST -Colorful Flowers A
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2022-12-2811 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp 12: (3.2 Sumeru Archon Quest Recap): "Cybertrunk 2022"THE WEBSITE
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Rejoice, Hiluminati. The Churlmen of the Board have finally returned to the Shade Chamber, to put a neat little bow on our first foray into Sumeru.
Honestly there is very little shade in this one. Sumeru was awesome. What have the devs and the writers learned since creating the last region? What do they still need to learn? And why was everyone so hot? No one knows. We...
2022-12-161h 08
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastTrailer: "kalinka.mp4"This is just a trailer for Spotify Video.
If you're listening to our podcast on an audio-only platform, watch it here, or just enjoy audio of Jeur rapping about Childe.
Season 2 coming soon.
2022-12-0600 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp 11: (2.8 pt. 4, Season Finale): "Road To Dendro"The churls finally cover Golden Apple, their thoughts on Sumeru, and a few other matters before The Shade Chamber adjourns for the season. We'll be back sometime after the Archon Quest, so keep an eye on our Twitter https://twitter.com/ShadeChamberPod for when we return.
Thank you everyone who responded with thoughts about Sumeru's cultural representation. This is a fraught subject and not one that we're really qualified to talk about, but it is important to us. This is also in no way an attempt to show the "right" way to feel about how your culture appe...
2022-08-231h 05
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp 10: (2.8 pt. 3): "Come On And Spasm, And Welcome To The Chasm"You might not wanna play the second segment in public. blame/thank us later.
For our coverage of 2.8 we've spent 2 episodes covering pre-2.8. The Chasm is the last one. Also we did audience Q&A's for this one and had a good ol' time.
If you enjoyed our werk, please consider subbing and if you can, share us with friends! We're niche little guys out there just looking to find fellow passionate overanalyzing memelords.
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00:00 The Chasm: Bringing Geo back to Liyue
4:40 No Fortunate Son: The story of the Visionless
8:33 Per...
2022-08-1439 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp 09: (2.8 pt. 2, Enkanomiya Special): "It's Nice To See A Snerson"The churls take a look at the Sea Greeks of Teyvat. There's Orobashi! There's Lore! There's Sneople! There's so much to cover before 3.0! Aaaaahhh!!
We're big mythology nerds so this ep was a treat. If you enjoyed our werk, please consider subbing and if you can, share us with friends! We're niche little guys out there just looking to find fellow passionate overanalyzing memelords.
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00:00 Enkanomiya: Premise and Mechanics
3:37 Comparative Mythology (Greek and Japanese)
6:35 Tangent Time...
2022-08-1423 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 08 (2.8 pt. 1): "Yae's Joker Moment"Sumeru's around the corner and there's a lot of Genshin to cover. First on the docket: the Irodori Festival event.
Inazuma's borders are open, and the Churlmen of the Board head over to buy some doujins. We meet Ayato, forget the names of several Anemo users, discuss the Raiden Shogun's built-in DRM, and watch Kujou Sara take 3 separate L's. Which minigame got nerfed before release? Who's been bullying all the youkai? Find out on The Shade Chamber.
00:00 Intro & Housekeeping (State of the Chamber)
02:15 Irodori: Comiket & Country-Hopping
08:00 Iro-Story & Iro-Lore-y
11:43 Oh Right, There Were Minig...
2022-07-3122 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 07 (2.5 pt. 2): "FIGHT FOREVER (clap x 5)"Mihoyo is dead, long live Hoyoverse. What does this mean for us, and why is no one talking about it? Come see what hot scoops the churls dug up, because the future, if the boyos from Hoyo have anything to say about it, is gonna be wild.
Was Scapulagate an inside job? What do Hoyoverse's plans have to do with Beefy's cursed virtual past? How smug are the churls about predicting Ei's character arc? Which Churlman didn't realize that Cutwater Margaritas are two servings per can? This time, on the Shade Chamber.
00:00 Story Discussion: Interlude C...
2022-07-1734 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 06 (2.5 pt. 1): "A Hot Pink Fox Named Breakfast"2022 in Genshin is off to a prosperous start. Inazuma's Hot Pink Queen of Mean blesses us with her presence, the two new story quests were bangers, and Lantern Rite gave us more than we dared ask for. What's there to throw shade at? As always, plenty.
Are new players screwed? What could be done to fix this? Is Beiguang real, or are shippers just crazy? Will the Churlmen of the Board ever figure out their technical issues, or just keep making new ones? This time, on The Shade Chamber.
Thanks to @Chris Mayek for the in...
2022-07-1032 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 05 (2.3 pt. 2): "It's Not Amogus, It's The Thing"Let us take you back to winter, 2021. While the greater Genshin fandom wonders, "Who is Albedo?", only the Churlmen of the Board dare to ask the real question: "Who is Jen Shin?"
Now, 7 months after the fact, they finally have their answer.
Also, we ponder how Genshin respects players' time in terms of story pacing, but not in terms of gameplay. Beefy and Rad get to flex their Japanese Folklore chops, and we take a long, loving look at the biggest jobber in Teyvat: our dear Kujou Sara. This time, on the Shade Chamber.
2022-07-0425 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 04 (2.3 pt. 1): "Shiki Taishou's Shank Shack"The churls are unhinged in this one. But Labyrinth and Moonchase were awesome!
Why can't more games just be Hades? Why don't writers do more with the concept of rocks? When will we figure out our release schedule? What the hell is a Keqing?
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00:00 Sign-ons
00:52 Housekeeping and goalpost-moving
03:15 Labyrinth Warriors: The Funner Endgame
06:28 Design Talk: Constellations, and how gachas handle duplicate prizes
10:00 The Virgin Lantern Rite 2021 and the Chad Moonchase 2021
15:14 Industry Talk: how "fan service" can be more than just skeeze
20:05 We Love Cloud Retainer
Recorded...
2022-06-2822 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 03 (2.1 pt. 3): "We Gotta Get That Catty"The churls look at inventory-based storytelling (through the lens of more dead people in Raiden's life), as well as some of the spicier topics surrounding Genshin's business model. Where's all the Signora lore from? Are leakers the equalizer in an exploitative genre? Why is Genshin bogged down with so many minor, but frustrating design choices? And most importantly, when's Chiyo?
A huge thank you to Astruma2 (https://twitter.com/astruma2) for letting us use their gorgeous "Signora's Story: The Fair Lady" series in our video.
Recorded on September 18, 2021 (ver. 2.1)
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00:00 Inventory Storytelling pt. 1...
2022-06-2526 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 02 (2.1 pt. 2, Inazuma Archon Quest Special): "I Will Never Change, I Will Never Improve, That is a Promise"In this special episode, the churls go hard on Inazuma, the 2.1 Archon Quest, and their new problematic fave, Raiden Ei.
What has Mihoyo learned since designing Mondstadt and Liyue? How do you turn your season antagonist into a marketable character without making her lame? And how can the churls possibly defend "The Ei Date"?
00:00 What If It Was Purple?: The level design of Inazuma
08:11 2.1 Characters: Kujou Sara
11:15 Raiden Shogun: Leaked expectations
16:25 An Archon Antagonist
19:16 "Even the Blossoms Scatter": Lightning can never know Eternity
25:05 Tangent Time: "I haven't seen a body"
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2022-06-1456 min
The Shade Chamber: a Genshin Impact PodcastEp. 01 (2.1 pt. 1): "Welcome to the Shade Chamber"Fresh off the 2.1 Archon Quest finale, the Churlmen of the Board introduce themselves, recount their personal histories with Genshin, and explain how Inazuma compelled them to finally start talking about this game.
Recorded on September 18, 2021 (ver. 2.1)
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Ending SFX by Vecteezy
Ending Theme - Purrple Cat - Neon Tiger
- Provided by Lofi Records
- Watch: https://youtu.be/dx3wKApuVRQ
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2022-06-0923 min