Episode Details

We experience John Hughes’ version of Goosebumps in Oxenfree.

Developer: Night School Studios | Publisher: Night School Studios | Initial Release: January 15, 2016

Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kam Konek from the New Entertainment System Podcast try and remember what it’s like to be a rebellious teen, explore a cool/freaky deserted island and talk a lot about fate.

Technical note: Mike knocked the cable out of his microphone partway through recording, so we are using a back-up for his track. The audio quality is a little bit lower than usual.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guest: Kam Konek (@TheKamdyman)

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SHOW NOTES:

• 2:00 Kam tells us about the New Entertainment System Podcast
• 3:15 Fast Pitch: Oxenfree Edition
• 4:55 What did you know about Oxenfree before we started recording?
• 6:55 What platforms did we play Oxenfree on?
• 7:35 What is the gameplay of Oxenfree?
• 9:40 Mike compares the game to Night in the Woods, Jacob compares the game to coming-of-age movies like Perks of Being a Wallflower and the Spectacular Now and Moe talks about Unity
• 11:55 The game’s characters
• 16:05 An explanation of the game’s multiple endings and “Clarissa [expletive] sucks”
• 18:10 The start of Oxenfree and Mike explains the dialogue/speech bubble system
• 22:25 The game’s big spooky twist [major spoilers start here]
• 25:45 Comparing Oxenfree to a VHS player
• 28:15 The game’s music and scenery were tranquil, but the lack of fast travel made Moe rage
• 30:45 The map is frustratingly hard to use
• 32:05 Bugs
• 34:45 What the heck is actually going on?
• 37:30 “What did you all think of the dialogue and writing?”
• 42:55 The game starts funnelling you towards the end of the game
• 50:00 We compares Oxenfree to Stranger Things and Interstellar
• 54:05 The final choice and time loops?
• 1:04:15 “Is leave possible”, New Game+ and the Oxenfree ARG (