<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Side Story only exists because of support from listeners like you. Go to &lt;a href= "https://friendsatthetable.cash/"&gt;friendsatthetable.cash&lt;/a&gt; to support us! &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today we explore a bevvy of different worlds: 2.5D fantasy realms, alien FMV planets, and a land of climate apocalypse and raw nerve paranoia. Wait, that last one is... it's kind of sounding familiar. Oh well, get in, buckle up, and make sure to bring your favorite childhood food, because we've got places to go.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Games discussed this episode:&lt;/strong&gt; The Octopath Traveler series,  &lt;em&gt;Blippo+&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;No, I'm Not a Human, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Horses&lt;/em&gt; (and the other games of Santa Ragione)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://transgamerthoughts.com/post/802327706229456896/i-hope-you-get-to-live-your-entire-life-as-a-human"&gt; "I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human Being," Harper Jay's essay on Horses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/p/DSBXMS7kvLC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D"&gt; Studio Oleomingus Announcement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction&lt;br /&gt; 03:01 Octopath Traveler 0&lt;br /&gt; 01:06:22 Blippo+&lt;br /&gt; 01:26:45 No, I'm Not Human&lt;br /&gt; 01:54:31 HORSES&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Featuring &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/austinwalker.bsky.social"&gt;Austin Walker&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/notquitereal.bsky.social"&gt;Jack de Quidt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Austin Walker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://formyths.com/"&gt;Cover Art by A Liang Chan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music by Jack de Quidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Side Story

Friends at the Table

18: Your Mother's Delightful Bonanza

DEC 10, 2025121 MIN
Side Story

18: Your Mother's Delightful Bonanza

DEC 10, 2025121 MIN

Description

Side Story only exists because of support from listeners like you. Go to friendsatthetable.cash to support us!

Today we explore a bevvy of different worlds: 2.5D fantasy realms, alien FMV planets, and a land of climate apocalypse and raw nerve paranoia. Wait, that last one is... it's kind of sounding familiar. Oh well, get in, buckle up, and make sure to bring your favorite childhood food, because we've got places to go.

Games discussed this episode: The Octopath Traveler series, Blippo+, No, I'm Not a Human, Horses (and the other games of Santa Ragione)

Show Notes

"I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human Being," Harper Jay's essay on Horses

Studio Oleomingus Announcement

Chapters

00:00 Introduction 03:01 Octopath Traveler 0 01:06:22 Blippo+ 01:26:45 No, I'm Not Human 01:54:31 HORSES

Featuring Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt

Produced by Austin Walker

Cover Art by A Liang Chan

Music by Jack de Quidt