167: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (with Jesse Guarascia)
Dave is joined by Jesse Guarascia (Noclip and more!) to discuss Simogo and Annapurna Interactive's 2024 puzzle box adventure game, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
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Show Notes
What if Resident Evil 1 was just puzzles? What if it was also about eccentric artists and how they view their art and the creative process vs how their work is perceived? Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo, 2024) is that game! Tune in to find out how we felt about it!
Guest Info: Jesse Guarascia
- Find Jesse's work on Noclip's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@NoclipDocs
- Support Noclip on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/noclip
- Check out Blowback https://blowback.show/
- Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/jesseguarascia.com
TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 Title Card
- 0:35 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts
- 15:10 Story Setup/Story Themes
- 34:40 Puzzles
- 51:23 Presentation
- 1:09:11 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs
- 1:18:49 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous
- 1:21:12 Spoiler Section
Music used in the episode is credited to Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén and Jonathan Eng. You can purchase the soundtrack here. Tracks used:
- Titles (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén)
- Art (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén)
- Mind Game (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén)
- Quiz Club (Daniel Olsén)
- The Black Arts Coffee Club (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén, Jonathan Eng)
- Interrogation (Daniel Olsén, Jonathan Eng)
- The Last Dream (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén)
- How It Ends (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén)
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