192: Heaven's Vault (with Rebekah Valentine)
Dave is joined by Rebekah Valentine (IGN) to discuss inkle's 2019 narrative adventure game, Heaven's Vault.
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Show Notes
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Ever have one of those games that sits in your library, untouched for years, until something finally gives you the push to play it...and you end up kicking yourself for waiting so long? That's Heaven's Vault, and without our community Backlog Resolutions challenge, I would have missed out on one of the coolest games I think I've ever played. Listen in to find out why!
Guest info: Rebekah Valentine (she/her)
- Read Reb's work on IGN https://www.ign.com/person/duckvalentine
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 Title Card
- 0:22 Intros
- 5:05 Our Histories with Heaven's Vault and Language Learning
- 9:43 Opening Thoughts
- 14:30 Story Setup and Reactive Storytelling
- 29:37 Aliyah and Six
- 35:52 Language Learning
- 50:22 Visuals and Music
- 55:40 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
- 58:13 Reb's Work at IGN
- 1:01:34 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous
- 1:03:35 Spoiler Section- What Happened in Our Playthroughs?
- 1:35:53 Spoiler Section- Language Discoveries
- 1:44:40 Spoiler Section- The Wildest Turn of Events
- 2:03:54 Spoiler Section- Ending Discussion
Music used in the episode is credited to Laurence Chapman. Tracks used: An Ancient Language, The Desperate Ways, Before the Fall, The Nebula, Fantasia on One Good Moon, Heaven's Vault, An Ancient Language (Cello & Piano)
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Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures