211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)

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Join Dave and special guest Josh Galecki (Pixelated Playgrounds, Moonroof Studios) to take a long walk into the woods of Baby Steps. Developed by Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzillo and Maxi Boch and published by Devolver Digital, Baby Steps is an extremely unique game, one where its story of its failson protagonist meshes with its frustrating-yet-rewarding gameplay for a very rewarding and genuinely funny experience. Check out the podcast for more.

Guest info: Josh Galecki (he/him)

Check out Pixelated Playgrounds https://www.pixelatedplaygrounds.com/

Check out Josh's games on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Moonroof%20Studios

Check out more of Josh's games on itch https://joshuagalecki.itch.io/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card

0:11 Introductions

5:42 Our Histories with Baby Steps

9:42 Top-Level Thoughts

15:11 Characterization of Nate

20:18 Walking Mechanics

26:56 Difficulty and World Design

40:19 Hating On Nate and Comedy

54:27 Visuals, Music and Sound

59:13 Who Should Play Baby Steps?

1:04:16 Pixelated Playgrounds and Moonroof Studios

1:08:40 Spoiler Wall & Patron Thank-Yous

1:10:17 Spoilers- Jim, The Manbreaker, Other Challenges

1:32:19 Spoilers- Let's Talk About Nate

1:42:28 Spoilers- Nate's Journey and Endings

1:55:43 Accomplishments vs Achievements

2:04:23 Guys...Where Are We?

Sound clips in episode were captured in game.

The Secret Lives of Games interview with Bennett Foddy & Gabe Cuzillo- https://eggplant.show/152-walking-over-it-with-gabe-cuzzillo-and-bennett-foddy-baby-steps

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