093: Kentucky Route Zero (Act 3)

We occupy Pepe Silvia’s galaxy brain in Kentucky Route Zero, Act 3.

Developer: Cardboard Computer | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: May 6, 2014

Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta experience a haunting musical performance, degauss old CRTs and scream about debt.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Adam Iannetta (@DMAIannetta) | Website: adamiannetta.ca

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Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Previously on Act 2 of Kentucky Route Zero
• 2:00 “Where my leg?”
• 5:10 Was the first scene a hallucination?
• 8:00 Hey, this game is about debt, right?
• 12:50 The writing and the direction is so great (and continues to get better)
• 14:00 Meeting Junebug and Johnny
• 19:00 Taking in a show
• 25:35 We set up Junebug and Johnny’s beautiful performance
• 32:45 The Hall of the Mountain King & Xanadu
• 39:30 Jacob’s galaxy brain moment (and really beautiful death) with Xanadu
• 44:00 Going to a creepy graveyard
• 47:25 The Hard Times Whiskey Distillery
• 58:00 Jacob is ready to “wring this game’s neck” and we explain why
• 1:03:45 Wrap-up

NEXT SHOWS:

• July 8, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Here And There Along The Echo) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
• July 22, 2020 – Florence feat. Jacob with special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jessica Fantauzzo
• August 5, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act IV) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
• August 12, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Un Pueblo de Nada) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
• August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn

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