In terms of puzzles/gameplay, the adventure Game Loco Motion might be a little uneven. Alternatively, the story and humor have been great so far! I'm particularly enjoying the misadventures of our second playable character: Herman Merman, detective extraordinaire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0u...

FINALLY Some Buraucracy! (Loco Motive)

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A new train-themed game has left the station! This one's called Loco Motive, and it follows the investigation of a crime that took place aboard a luxury train called to Reuss Express. Our estate lawyer character may have immediately lost key evidence but he's not guilty...right? youtu.be/tjwKZtDt88I

When Crime Gives You Lemons... (Loco Motive)

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Managed to make time for another couple of runs of Slay the Spire 2 last weekend while waiting to begin the promised train game this past Saturday. Despite generally positive results, I would confidently say the Regent's playstyle still seems like nonsense to me! youtu.be/WRLAmUlOPQw

The Perfected Time to Strike (Slay the Spire 2)

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As a palate cleanser after the Golden Idol "project" took longer than I'd originally expected, and with members of the community being busy with summer travel. I decided to dedicate some more time to Slay the Spire 2, a game I haven't played enough of for my liking: youtu.be/OrdzIXso5-c

Hello Darkness, My Orb Friend (Slay the Spire 2)

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I reached the end of Rise of the Golden Idol on stream last weekend, so my playthroughs of both games are now on YouTube in full. My feeling is that the games have very different styles and I definitely prefer Case of the Golden Idol but I'm glad I played through both www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z29...

What's the Story, Wishbloom? (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Several weeks in the making and the journey through Rise of the Golden Idol is nearly complete. On the bright side, the teaser art from the game's DLC home page did not deceive on the matter of Pirate overtones and I have been pleased with their introduction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTxz...

Reign of Thought (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Over halfway through Rise of the Golden Idol's DLC and I encountered a somewhat polarizing mystery that provided an ideal opportunity to dissect some of the sequel's creative decisions and share my opinion. This earned its own chapter in my 10th playlist video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XEb...

The Jorc Identity (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Here's an excerpt of the sort of thing that happens a lot while getting mired in the many clues of a game like Rise of the Golden Idol: youtube.com/shorts/kOGD8...

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Dang this Golden Idol just keeps on Rising. I think the thing may be unaffected by gravity...though I haven't encountered that specific supernatural property yet. Things get REAL WEIRD thanks to a newly discovered ability of this idol this time, though! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuN4...

Unravelling: A Mystery? (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Rise of the Golden Idol had some final tricks up its sleeve, but we finished the main story last weekend, including an extremely compelling argument against inventing smell-o-vision. We also dig into the tip of the DLC iceberg, and discover a new term "cucumber sauce" www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVZ...

Eternal Sunshine of the Homeless Mind (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Somehow I missed making one of last week's VODs live on YouTube, which means you can now enjoy almost my entire run through The Rise of the Golden Idol's main story all at once! This weekend we'll aim to finish the last main chapter (I think) then we'll see about DLC! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nTx...

Zen and the Art of Prison Maintenance (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Despite momentum from the completed story of its predecessor, Rise of the Golden Idol seems keen on a slow burn to the buildup of its own story. Now that we've seen how the idol reenters the picture, what affect will it have on a world hundreds of years in the future? www.twitch.tv/VascoDaGamer

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Having started The Rise of the Golden Idol this past weekend my 1st impressions are surprisingly divisive. While the core gameplay is the same and solid as ever, there are a surprising number of changes including the storytelling. It's worth checking out for yourself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnR...

The Strawberry Jam-Demic (Rise of the Golden Idol)

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Having finally concluded a playthrough of all that The Case of the Golden Idol has to offer, I firmly recommend it. Like many puzzle games, there's the occasional wonky detail, but it mostly offers a fair challenge and an intriguing story in a unique way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbRQ...

The Jacket-Coat Conjugation (Case of the Golden Idol)

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Finally carved out some time to get my Cerebral Puzzle Showcase playthrough the demo for Slime in the Ice Machine up on my YouTube! If you haven't heard I am fortunate enough to be a beta tester for this unreleased game and I am very excited about it. Check it out for yourself! youtu.be/h7O_o0t0P3M

Slime in the Ice Machine (Played for the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026)

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Planned to complete The Case of the Golden Idol this past weekend by completing both of the DLC storylines, but the Vampire of Lemure ramps up the difficulty! Get caught up on the story before we finish up this weekend and move on to the second Golden Idol Game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAFj...

Mount Rajmore (Case of the Golden Idol)

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Going live with Slime for the Ice Machine for the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase shortly! Join me in chat if you can - I'm very excited to be part of this world premiere experience as well as part of the showcase!! www.twitch.tv/VascoDaGamer

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Reminder to anyone who gets their VascoDaGamer-related news via Bluesky. In just under 2 hours (4pm EDT) I have the privilege of streaming an exciting game called Slime in the Ice Machine as part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, which is indeed full of cerebral puzzles! @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social

I was recently encouraged to try the Case of the Golden Idol by a reliable source. I had a blast finishing the base game last weekend, but I bought the whole collection so there's plenty more of its distinct intersection of puzzles and storytelling to experience. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Cc...

I Have No Mouth and I Must Peas (Case of the Golden Idol)

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Aiming to remedy a gap in my influential puzzle game experience, I have embarked on the Case of the Golden Idol. The game's striking art style is outside my wheelhouse, but the interconnected logic puzzles and all-encompassing Thinking Interface are an incredible joy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0q...

Jrogdor Attends Burning Man (Case of the Golden Idol)

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This past Friday I hoped to take it easy on stream with another installment of Baba is You, having tragically underestimated the difficulty of even some of the mindbending game's earliest puzzles: youtu.be/0GWI1tIzRGk?...

Baba Defeat You (Baba is You)

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Once again I only had time for a Friday stream this week, but this time around I could fit the finale to Technobabylon. Between Regis' old colleagues, the council of villains, the Mindjacker AND the playable characters, there are a lot of threads to tie up in the end: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftv0...

Sibling Trinary (Technobabylon)

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May is traditionally a month of difficult time management and last weekend's stream time was limited with all of Saturday fully booked with an early start. For Friday, I selected a puzzle game from a few years back I never tried myself played in short installments: Baba is You! youtu.be/NDeuPHJHIek

Crab is Win! (Baba is You)

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Despite occasional imperfections and matters of taste, Technobabylon has so far been the rare point and click adventure game that seems to improve as it goes on. There's still room for a confounding late game maze or an abrupt budget-induced ending, but I'm still loving it! youtu.be/-5fLV569BdE?...

A Field Day For OSHA! (Technobabylon)

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Finally tried out Technobabylon, an adventure game set in a cyberpunk future that plays and feels remarkably like an adventure game made in the 90s. Sure it has some rough edges an occasional wonky puzzle, but that's in my wheelhouse and it's been a ton of fun so far! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLzY...

Mindjacking This Wetware? (Technobabylon)

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My pre-Easter introduction to Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical proved popular enough to see the epic journey through to its crescendo. I don't want to spoil too much; check out my playthrough below, then try it yourself! Apparently the songs and choices vary A LOT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvVq...

Guess Who's Back...Back Again? (Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical)

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Kill: Monkey Island. Nobody in that series ever stays dead, so it’s a victimless crime. Fuck: Full throttle. The open road is a nice place to visit, but you can’t raise a family there Marry: DOTT. A massive mansion that goes back to colonial times? A great place for young kids to grow up. Easy.

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Last few hours of my birthday. I am waiting for a very delayed train and I am slightly drunk. Aged wisdom should kick in at any moment. So AMA. ngl.link/davelgil

Merging the concept of Greek Mythology and the musical genre for the first time since Disney's Hercules, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying musical answers the question: "What if Gods were some of us?" Its all star voice cast knock every scene out of the park, whether spoken or sung: youtu.be/DVJVh32iZrY

Calliope's Extraordinary Playlist (Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical)

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I tried out two very different, very unique narrative games on stream last weekend. First up: NORCO. NORCO is an unusual point and click game with a completely unique story, look and world. Its heavy stylization may not be for everyone, but it's definitely worth checking out: youtu.be/v6tC4OqNQrM

Bad Daddy and the Vintage Hotdog (NORCO)

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NORCO is a game I've heard great things about from Point and Click game sources I trust for a while now. Of course those games tend to follow a similar "Adventure Game" structure. After a few minutes of sound check I've seen enough to know this game is...SOMETHING ELSE: www.twitch.tv/VascoDaGamer

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