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May 2026

208: Phoenix Springs

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We take a trip (in more ways than one!) to Phoenix Springs

Developer: Calligram Studio | Publisher: Calligram Studio | Initial Release: October 7, 2024

PLAYERS:

SHOW NOTES:

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 02:20 – Fast Pitch
  • 03:03 – Where we discovered Phoenix Springs
  • 04:18 – Origin of Katie’s love of point and click adventure games
  • 05:55 – Our playtime/Travis’ experience with point and click adventure games
  • 10:02 – Story and gameplay setup
  • 17:01 – Red herrings
  • 18:04 – Difficulty
  • 19:43 – Spoiler Wall / Continued discussion of some of the hardest puzzles
  • 24:01 – Things are just weird
  • 27:00 – Lynchian storytelling is not for Katie
  • 34:09 – Visual style
  • 39:38 – Story deep dive
  • 48:36 – But what does it mean?
  • 52:12 – Kudos to Calligram Studio
  • 57:32 – Outro

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