The hosts dive deep to find out if it is in fact better down where it's wetter in Aquaria (Bit Blot, 2007, PC / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android) The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook episode referenced is an interview with Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol of Moon Studios.

The hosts reminisce about the good old times in Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (2020, Team Ladybug, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S / Nintendo Switch)

The hosts read poetry written by AI in Haiku the Robot (Mister Morris Games, 2022, PC / Switch)

The hosts experience digital déjà vu in Metroid (Nintendo, 1986, NES) and its remake Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo, 2004, Gameboy Advance)

The hosts huff and puff up the stairs instead of using the elevator in Astalon: Tears of the Earth (LABS Works, 2021, PC / Xbox One / PS4 / Switch) And for some reason make a lot of comparisons to Final Fantasy X. Apologies for some bad audio near the beginning, we had to salvage what we could of Tom's audio when both redundant recordings had issues.

The hosts learn about the Birds and the Bears in Banjo-Tooie (2000, Rare Limited, N64).

The hosts accidentally commit infanticide trying to get their own children back in Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015, PC / Xbox One / Switch)

The hosts lose sight of the big picture in Unsighted (Studio Pixel Punk, 2021, PC / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / Xbox One)

The hosts get the whole family together to go dragon slaying in Legacy of the Wizard / Dragon Slayer 4: The Drasle Family (Nihon Falcom, 1987, MSX).

The hosts get sad about their dark heritage in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Konami, Game Boy Advance, 2003)

The hosts are traumatized by robots with womens' names in Metroid Dread (Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, 2021)

The hosts bounce off of walls and spin themselves into a frenzy in Yoku's Island Express (Villa Gorilla, 2018, Nintendo Switch)

The hosts wrack their brains figuring out Environmental Station Alpha's (Hempuli, 2015, PC) postgame.

Finely aged or just old beef? Tom and Eric have their first major disagreement over Metroid Prime (Retro Studios, 2002, Nintendo GameCube).

The hosts get lost in the a-maze-ing labyrinth playing The Maze of Galious: Knightmare II (Konami, 1987, MSX)

The hosts oil up and put on masks to play Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (DrinkBox Studios, 2014, PC) Original edition released 2013 for Playstation 3.

The hosts go to war against graphic design in Iconoclasts (Joakin “Konjak” Sandberg, 2018, PC)

The hosts regret playing Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (Nihon Falcom, 1985, MSX)

Eric played Hollow Knight (Team Cherry, 2017, PC). Tom played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997, Sony Playstation). At some point the hosts will probably regret having put two of the biggest games in the genre into one double feature episode.

Eric and Tom get pedantic about what is and is not a Metroidvania. And also hadn't committed to a title yet, which is why Eric introduces it as Screw Attack. Sorry, ScrewAttack. Please don't sue us.