This week the ladies are talking from Spain about Pentiment, a very interesting 2022 game from Obsidian. This RPG is a narrative game that follows Andreas, a journeyman Illuminator in takes medieval Bavaria as he works to uncover the mysteries of the town of Tassing. There is murder, intrigue and a lot of despair. We discuss medieval pastoral life, academic footnotes, being a “man about” Bavaria, corruption in the abbey, the brutality of medieval Europe, and the challenges of video game pacing.

This episode was recorded quite a while ago (last spring/winter), and lost in the archives…meaning Rachel didn’t post is appropriately. We are currently on hiatus, and will be back…eventually (we think)! We are taking some time to play games, enjoy our summer and hope to catch you all again when we return.

Time Stamps:
00:14 Introductions
2:14 Main Topic – Pentiment
32:25 Pentiment story discussion – Contains spoilers!
43:12 Pentiment Final thoughts
45:37 What we’re playing next (TBD)
47:46 Ending Spiel (What we’re loving this week)

From the show:

Games featured in our Ending Spiel: Hogwarts Legacy

The video hbomberguy that Emma mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0twDETh6QaI

Emma’s book it out! Check out Racing Chaos! https://www.captaincassy.com/

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Musical credit: "Into the Game" by SilentCrafter/ "Pixel Pig" by Di Young

Here are our picks for our favorite games of 2022, and some of the games that we are looking forward to in 2023! We decided to introduce mini-episodes between our regular reviews (which aren’t going anywhere, don’t worry). Thanks for listening!

Time Stamps:
00:14 Introduction
02:00 Our top games of 2022!
25:40 Most Anticipated Games of 2023

From the show:

Rachel’s Top 5:
1. God of War Ragnarök
2. Cult of the Lamb
3. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
4. Horizon Forbidden West
5. Citizen Sleeper

Emma’s Top 5:
1. Stray
2. God of War
3. Project Zomboid
4. Life is Strange: True Colors
5. Hitman Trilogy

Episodes we have for the above:

Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening
https://www.buzzsprout.com/776315/10925192

Life is Strange: True Colors
https://www.buzzsprout.com/776315/10925192

God of War:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/776315/12085814

Stray:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/776315/11336385

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Email: utterlyunqualified@gmail.com
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In this episode, the girls chat about God of War, the 2018 game that continues the popular series that follow Kratos as he embarks on a Norse adventure. This games from Sony Santa Monica recently came to PC, so Emma was finally able to partake in this epic, though very personal, story. We discuss confounding expectations, father-son dynamics, awkwardly smooth transitions, child companions, self loathing, Greek/Norse crossovers, empty worlds and petty gods.

Time Stamps:
00:14 Introductions
12:53 Main Topic – God of War (2018)
16:27 God of War story discussion – Contains spoilers!
01:02:33 God of War final thoughts
01:09:27 What we’re playing next (Pentiment)
01:12:45 Ending Spiel (What we’re loving this week)

From the show:

Games featured in our Ending Spiel: Pentiment (What we’re playing next), Project Zomboid

The netflix show about Barbie was The Toys That Made Us.

Emma’s book it out! Check out Racing Chaos! https://www.captaincassy.com/

Find us:
Website: https://utterlyunqualifiedgaming.com/
Email: utterlyunqualified@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utterlyunqualifiedgaming/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uugamingpodcast
Facebook: http://facebook.com/utterlyunqualified

Musical credit: "Into the Game" by SilentCrafter/ "Pixel Pig" by Di Young