Show Notes
Sometimes every single part of the game is so good that you simply can't articulate it completely. Today we're talking about Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo! A game about playing a pop album and therapeutic movement! Get Sayonara Wild Hearts everywhere!!! Follow Simogo's work on their website!
Discussed in the episode: Sayonara Wild Hearts Analysis – Use of Tarot in Game Design and Narrative by Angie for Backlog Crusader Additional links: Fading Memories (Demos and unused tracks from Sayonara Wild Hearts) on YouTube How Simogo built Sayonara Wild Hearts' best stage by Matt Leone for Design Room Teddy Girls: The Style Subculture That Time Forgot by Laura Havlin for AnOther (fashion that inspired SWH's design) ---
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Visit our website! Follow us on Twitch! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes:
(00:00) - Fem unc?
(01:26) - Welcome to 2026!
(02:05) - Welcome to 2026 (correct version)!
(03:06) - What is Sayonara Wild Hearts?
(04:55) - How was it?
(12:56) - Spoilers
(13:38) - Favorites?
(18:54) - The effect of switching stuff up so much
(24:04) - There are levels to this game
(25:18) - The game is good and we don't know what else to say
(31:08) - Big Takeaways
(31:29) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(34:33) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(35:14) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(37:17) - It's a good one!
(40:00) - Think about sleeping and hire Robin
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