It’s the annual Girl Mode Game Exchange, the episode where we force each other to play one of our favorite games of the year, under penalty of death. This year, we chose Wanderstop and Baby Steps, two games about the struggle to find self-worth that take two very different paths to get there. Only one is obsessed with making you look at donkey dicks, for instance. This year, we were both pretty surprised by our reactions to our games and we didn’t even get furious with each other once, which I think is a first for one of these episodes!

!Spoilers for all of Wanderstop and Baby Steps!

Timestamps:

(00:10) The Great Girl Mode Game Exchange, aka, what we’re doing this week

(03:00) Wanderstop

(1:06:00) Excerpt from “The Everything” by C418 on the Wanderstop OST

(1:06:30) Baby Steps

(2:19:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. a very fucked up situation at Critical Reflex, letting Zoe cut your hair, Pluribus)

Mentioned this week:

Robin’s Wanderstop review

Nicole Carpenter’s Wanderstop review

Gio Colantonio’s Baby Steps review

Walter Chaw on Avatar (I can’t remember if our mention of this made the final cut but it’s too late to go back and check and it’s really good either way)

I worked at the creepiest publisher in indie games (CRITICAL REFLEX)

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This week Willa and Robin run through all the announcements at The Game Awards, including: Tomb Raider for the straights, DILF Leon, and Control with a man. Boooooo. Also, more Old Skies talk because it's just that good!

Timestamps:

(00:12) Zoe probably wants to stab Willa (medically)

(02:05) A lot of time spent on Game Awards reveals

(45:00) Less time on Day of the Devs and Wholesome Snack

(51:10) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Cheese Ball, Octopath Traveler 0, Old Skies)

Mentioned this week:

Everything announced at The Game Awards

Everything announced at Day of the Devs

Everything announced at Wholesome Snack

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For what ended up being a shorter episode this week, Willa has returned to the land of chocobos and Robin has returned to the land of evil chocobos. Plus, skateboards, mechs, catgirl card games, and famous dead men.

Timestamps:

(00:15) Shoutout to Finland

(01:45) Why are we not playing Final Fantasy 11 right now?

(08:20) Skate Story

(12:30) Outward 2: A game that hates you

(18:40) Detective Instinct colon Farewell comma My Beloved

(22:20) Mirage Miracle Quest and Queen’s Domain demos

(25:50) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Tom Stoppard, Phantom Brigade)

Mentioned this week:

Sharon Begley on James Watson

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Final Fantasy 11 chocobo sound effect from Sound FX Center

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