Episode 4! Who Run the World?

Happy Women’s History Month!

Bargain Bin:

Jay’s Picks:
Far: Lone Sails (80% off) – $2.99 (reg. $14.99)
Pan Pan (60% off) – $2.00 (reg. $5.00)
The First Tree (80% off) – $1.99 (reg. $9.99) (lowest price, matches previous low)

Em’s Picks:
Overboard! (40% off) – $8.99 (reg. 14.99) (lowest price ever!)
Turmoil (80% off) – $2.99 (reg. $14.99) (lowest price, matches previous low)
Castaway Paradise (75% off) – $4.99 (reg. $19.99)

Currently playing (March 2022!)

^{Wait!! I see someone standing in a forest…
Or am I mistaken? Perhaps that’s just an oddly-shaped tree…?}

Jay
Cozy Grove
The Gunk (But where does the gunk go?)
Metroid Dread (not cozy, but strong female protagonist!)

Em
Cozy Grove (mobile! Bear ghosts on the go!)
Neopets, always
Unforeseen Incidents
What I am NOT playing: Elden Ring (least cozy game of all time)

Our favorite female protagonists in video games:

Jay

Samus Aran (Metroid)
Chun-Li (Street Fighter)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

A windy day in the fjords

Kathy Rain (Kathy Rain)
Ruth (Milkmaid of the Milky Way)
Rosangela Blackwell (Blackwell Series – 1. Legacy, 2. Unbound, 3. Convergence, 4. Deception, 5. Epiphany also mentioned Technobabylon from Wadjet Eye games)
Florence (Florence)

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Episode 3! Love is in the air!

Happy Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14)!

But also, Happy…
Singles Awareness Day (Feb. 14), Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday (Feb. 12), Library Lovers Day (Feb. 14), National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day (Feb. 18), Rihanna’s Birthday (Feb. 20), Presidents Day (Feb. 21), International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day (Feb. 23), National Margarita Day (Feb. 22), Inconvenience Yourself Day (Feb. 23), and Twin Peaks Day (Feb. 24)!

Bargain Bin:

Cosmo's Quickstop by Big Sir Games — *I’d stand on my head to make you a deal!*

Jay’s Picks:
Overcooked 2 (75% off) – $6.24 (reg. $24.99)
Moving Out! (75% off) – $6.24 (reg. $24.99)
Yoku’s Island Express (75% off) – $4.99 (reg. $19.99)

Em’s Picks:
Speed Dating for Ghosts (60% off) – $2.79 (reg. 6.99)
Arcade Spirits (55% off) – $8.99 (reg. $19.99) (lowest price ever)
Monster Prom: XXL (69% off, nice) – $4.95 (reg. $15.99) (lowest price ever)

The Best and Worst Spouses in Pelican Town
Worst
Em:
1. Shane
2. Haley
3. Harvey
Jay:
1. Haley
2. Sam
3. Harvey

Best
Em:

^{“I made a whole secret book of poems expressing my love for you.”}

1. Elliott (always and forever)
2. Sebastian
3. Emily/Krobus

Jay:

_{“We’re lucky to have a library in a small town like this.”}

1. Penny
2. Leah
3. Maru

Dating Sims!
1. Dream Daddy (gay dad dating sim, full of dad jokes, minigames and ska references 10/10)
2. Hatoful Boyfriend (pigeon dating sim)
3. Speed Dating for Ghosts (speed dating ghosts as a ghosts, all about helping ghosts romantically OR platonically)
4. Monster Prom: XXL (Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp XXL released on 2/14 on the Nintendo Switch) (adult themes, good for anxious adults, in groups! single or multiplayer, minimal time commitment, fun)

Currently playing: Boyfriend Dungeon (dungeon crawler, good activity with a partner or pal who wants to do the combat parts, soundtrack is great), Later Daters (old people dating sim).

Honorable mentions/other: Half Past Fate (visual novel-esque dating sim, low time commitment), Arcade Spirits (really beautiful graphics, more visual novel than game), Best Friend Forever (dog adoption premise had me hooked, but it is expensive/predictable and feels like a rip off of Dream Daddy, you can finish the whole game 4 hours – pick up if on sale), Purrfect Date (looking forward to this: cats!).

People also like: Doki Doki Literature Club (this is not for children, anxious adults, or stoners as it is scary and breaks the fourth wall apparently), LongStory (middle school dating sim).

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Episode 2! 2022 Games!

Episode 2!:

Bargain Bin:

Jay’s Picks:
Immortals Fenyx Rising $14.99 down from $59.99 (75% off)
Child of Light $4.99 down from 19.99 (75% off)
Unpacking*** $15.99 down from $19.99 (20% off – lowest price ever)

Em’s Picks (everything is under $5!!!):
Syberia 3 $4.99 down from $49.99 (90% off)
Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia/Under Leaves $4.99 down from $24.99 (80% off – lowest price ever)
Hidden Paws $2.99 down from $3.99 (25% off – lowest price ever)

What we’re playing this week:
Jay:
Cozy Grove***
Pokemon Unite
Pupperazi (Steam reviews are a delight)

Em:
Staxel
Little Misfortune
Neopets (email us to tell us about your Neopets!)

What we’re looking forward to 2022 (video games, not like, life events or anything else):
Jay’s Picks:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch – March 25)
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC – April 5)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel (Switch – TBA)

Em’s Picks:
Bear and Breakfast (TBA – 2022)
Lake (TBA – 2022)
Little Witch in the Woods (TBA – 2022)

Listener Tip: (Thank you Gretchen!) Mika and the Witch’s Mountain (TBA – 2022)

Also: Future Islands on Letterman:

_{^{‘Cause I’ve been waiting on you}}

Thanks for stopping by! 🐾🎮

_{***mentioned in Episode 1: GOTY}

Episode 1 – GOTY! 2021

Hello world!
Welcome to Friends Are Far Out! with Em and Jay!
Podcast available where podcasts are had: Spotify and Apple podcasts!

Bargain bin (search for deals on Deku Deals!):
Jay:
Toe Jam and Earl: Back in the Groove
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Em:
Animal Crossing
Katamari
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
Family Feud
Opus (Bundle)

GTOY 2021:
Jay:
Pokémon Unite
It Takes Two
Unpacking

Em:
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Mutazione
Wytchwood

Both: Toem

GTOY 2021 (Most played):
Jay:
Hades
Dicey Dungeons

Em:
Stardew Valley
Animal Crossing
Cozy Grove

Thanks for stopping by! 🐾🎮

About us!

Hello!

We are Em and Jay, and we have a podcast called Friends Are Far Out! We talk about video games meant for young children and anxious adults.

Our podcast can be found on a Spotify or Apple podcasts (coming soon) near you!

If you have recommendations/questions, give us a shout!

And get in touch! friendsarefarout

Have a lovely day! 🐾 🎮

Friends Are Far Out!

Gaming for the young and the anxious.

cozy gaming

Episode 4! Who Run the World?

Episode 3! Love is in the air!

Episode 2! 2022 Games!

Episode 1 – GOTY! 2021

About us!