212: Still Wakes the Deep

We are trapped on an oil drilling platform in Still Wakes the Deep. Developer: The Chinese Room | Publisher: Secret Mode | Initial Release: June 18, 2024 PLAYERS: Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Intro 01:16 – Intro to Dan from Greatest Story Ever Played 02:59 – Game intro and Fast Pitch 06:17 – How did we play and where we first heard about it 09:12 – Story set up 11:39 – Gameplay set up and discussion 18:24 – Nailing the setting and immersion 24:32 – Voice acting 29:20 – Story mode option 34:58 – Spoiler Warning! 38:00 – Describing the supernatural horrors 46:32 – Getting lost in the environment (in a good way!) 51:11 – Story spoilers 1:02:34 – Story ending discussion 1:07:14 – Closing thoughts 1:15:51 – Plugs and outro RESOURCES: Greatest Story Ever Played – SOMA Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soma-cutscenes-a-video-game-movie-podcast/id1359441046?i=1000537558467 Greatest Story Ever Played – Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybodys-gone-to-the-rapture-cutscenes-a-video/id1359441046?i=1000527190919 BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!