The A2 Effect (feat. Hades 2, Silent Hill f, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and more!)

Listen to this episode from Into the Aether: Low Key Patreon Exclusives on Spotify. What do you call it when a sequel to a beloved game improves on almost everything? What do you call it when that's not enough?Discussed: Brendon’s return, our experience with Digimon, the email song, dreaming of Scarlet Nexus 2, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, the name of the halloween segment, Strange Antiquities, the current state of mouse mode, Unfair Flips, probability in games, Silent Hill f, Hades II, the A2 effectStephen's Chrono Cross VideoGMTK's video about probability in games---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro(00:24) - Into the Improv(01:21) - Shoutout to Chase and Matt!(01:50) - Lil Hades II aperitif(03:31) - Yakuza 0 Bonus incoming!(04:31) - Digimon Story Time Stranger | Let's talk about video games(15:29) - The E-mail Song(15:52) - Digimon Story Time Stranger | The Nexus-verse(52:23) - Break(53:30) - Fear the Aether(56:07) - Strange Antiquities | Brendon Boogley's SpectACK!ular(01:04:00) - Unfair Flips | The horrors of real life odds(01:10:30) - CloverPit | The NL game hour(01:12:42) - Silent Hill f | Almost as scary as Minesweeper(01:32:44) - Break(01:32:46) - Hades II | Into the Downstairs(01:40:06) - EARLY HADES II SPOILERS(01:40:30) - Hades II | Is it too much video game? (No)(01:46:32) - SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS(01:59:04) - Hades II | A properly seasoned video game(02:04:10) - Mechanic spoilers! | Hades II | Favorite weapons, boons, etc(02:14:00) - Wrapping up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!