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  • Side Story

    38: A Button Masher's Soul

    11/03/2026 | 1h 59 mins.
    This week on Side Story, Sylvi and Jack delve into the spooky, scary world of New York City in Control: Resonant. They dig into the paranatural mystery, float around in the shifting gravity, and spend some time talking about the joy of a human-made multimedia bonanza in a world drowning in AI assets.
    This show wouldn't be possible without your support. Please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/friends_table.
    Show Notes
    Who made the art inside Control Resonant?
    Doug Foster's ArtĀ 






    Chapters
    00:00 Introduction
    04:48 Control Background and Setting
    27:02 Core Mechanics
    49:05 Game Structure
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    37: Thank You To Random User For The Cake

    10/22/2026 | 1h 39 mins.
    This week on Side Story, Ali takes to the stars with long timeĀ No Man's Sky players Keith and Darcy, who welcome their newly spaceborne fellow traveler the only way they know how: by letting her sing the praises of alien languages, giving her good advice on hostile orb economies, and interrogating her on why it is she hasn't secured a freighter for herself yet.
    This show wouldn't be possible without your support. Please consider supporting us atĀ https://www.patreon.com/friends_table.
    Show Notes
    Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (No Man's Sky ByteBeat)









    FeaturingĀ Ali Acampora,Ā Keith Carberry, and Darcy Swan
    Produced by Austin Walker
    Cover Art by A Liang ChanĀ 
    Music by Jack de Quidt
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    36: Two Meters of Black and White Polka Dot Linen

    10/06/2026 | 1h 30 mins.
    Have you heard? The Duke died. Yeah. Yeah. Well that's the thing. The funeral's going to be a whole to-do. Everyone is going to be there, even that little pigeon who just landed in town, Marie. You haven't met her? Well you will. She plays at being grounded but have you seen how she dresses? I just know she'll be trying to get everyone to look her way. That's why I came to you: Because they should be looking my way instead. Yes. The funeral. That's right. No, not "something black." Hm. Disappointing. I thought you had more imagination than that.Ā 
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    Show Notes
    Janine's Dress Crime









    Featuring Janine Hawkins and Jack de Quidt
    Produced by Austin Walker
    Cover Art by A Liang ChanĀ 
    Music by Jack de Quidt
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    35: Oh, I'm Also The Doomed

    09/23/2026 | 1h 40 mins.
    What was that sound in the other room? Who is gathering in the Kitchen? Wait, whose body is it we found again? And what the hell is up with the butler? Answer these questions and you'll... well, you'll be on your first step towards solving the mystery of the Incident at Galley House.Ā 
    This show wouldn't be possible without your support. Please consider supporting us atĀ https://www.patreon.com/friends_table.
    Chapters
    00:00 Introduction
    04:46 No Spoilers: The Incident at Galley House
    13:32 No Spoilers: Impressions
    26:26 No Spoilers: Comparisons to Type Help and The Roottrees Are Dead
    34:00 Spoiler Discussion
    01:01:34 DEEPER Spoiler Discussion
    Featuring Austin Walker, Keith Carberry, and Sylvi Bullet
    Produced by Ali Acampora
    Cover Art by A Liang ChanĀ 
    Music by Jack de Quidt
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    34: It's Important That We Explain What Chex Mix Is

    09/08/2026 | 2h 10 mins.
    After telling us for months that we needed to play and talk about Kingdoms of Amalur, Jack has made good on the threat. But is it a threat? Isn't Kingdom's of Amalur a classic 'better than you think it is' game of the early 2010s? Once you look past all the legal hoopla (and the politics of 38 Studios' founder), doesn't it have a pretty unique setting and a combat system that lets you pull off, frankly, sick maneuvers?
    Well. Opinions differ.
    This show wouldn't be possible without your support. Please consider supporting us atĀ https://www.patreon.com/friends_table.
    Show Notes
    Listen to Jack's segment on WCBN on September 8th at 9PM EST
    Watch Janine play some Kingdom's of Amalur
    Assassin's Creed Animation Change





    FeaturingĀ Austin Walker,Ā Keith Carberry,Ā andĀ Jack de Quidt,
    Produced by Austin Walker
    Cover Art by A Liang ChanĀ 
    Music by Jack de Quidt
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About Side Story
Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.
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