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How To Define The Soul, or The Sheer Complexity of Being, or “The Swapper” Review

40s and 20s The Swapper Review
 

It is rare, but every once in awhile I feel like I’ve fallen into somewhat of a gaming rut. Actually, very recently I found myself in one, right after I finished Bioshock Infinite. I felt like all the other games that I had been playing lately were out of some misguided sense of duty to the genre, some core sense of being what you may consider a “gamer”. I knew I had games to finish, and those games weren’t exactly boring by any stretch of the imagination. I just felt like I wanted something new. “C’mon, indie game universe,” I pleaded. “GIVE ME SOMETHING, ANYTHING!!!”

That’s where The Swapper came into my life.

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The title sequence sets up the tone of the game extremely well.
 

I had not previously heard of this game, nor did I have any preconceptions other than a link from my podcast co-host Raul saying “hey i think u liek this, lick my butt.” The last part isn’t surprising. Actually, it’s a pretty normal occurrence.

It turns out, all I need in order to give a previously unheard-of game a chance are the words “puzzle platformer”. Those two words usually have the power of bringing me back to the many hours and replay hours I spent in Portal, Portal 2, and Portal 2’s brilliant multiplayer. It’s been far too long since I’ve been faced with thought puzzles interlaced with a cool story, and this game’s story seemed very unique and somewhat… creepy.

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Episode 52: The Memefather, Part II: Milhouse of the Rising Sun

Sit around and drink a 40 with Raul and Ryan as they discuss Mike’s birthday, meeting Wil Wheaton at Stone Brewery, the death of LucasArts, impressions and reviews of BioShock Infinite and the new Evil Dead, impressions on early Xbox One rumors, meme hipsterism, some cool stuff from WonderCon 2013, and the new PC indie game Evoland.

Special Guests: Mike and Ricardo

Watch our comedy sketches on Youtube, including our new sketch “The Critical Hit”:
www.youtube.com/40sand20s
www.40sand20s.com

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Donate to charity and play some amazing games!

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You should know by now how much we LOVE Hotline Miami, and how much Ryan likes to defend the integrity of LIttle Inferno. In the 8th Humble Indie Bundle, however, you get to see for yourself without breaking the bank! Also included in this bundle is Thomas Was Alone, an incredibly-narrated game that actually gets you to feel emotions for a bunch of differently colored rectangles.

Pay what you want and also get Capsized, Proteus, Awesomenauts, and Dear Esther (less of a game than a beautiful interactive story).

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

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More commission art! This one was for 40’s and 20’s, a nerdy podcast. I was instructed to combine dinos with something related to nerd culture, so of course I jumped at the opportunity to draw Star Wars dinosaurs. You don’t just let something that great pass you by.

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More commission art! This one was for 40’s and 20’s, a nerdy podcast. I was instructed to combine dinos with something related to nerd culture, so of course I jumped at the opportunity to draw Star Wars dinosaurs. You don’t just let something that great pass you by.

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Episode 51: April Showers Bring Gay Flowers

Sit around and drink a 40 with Raul and Ryan as they discuss the Boston Bombings, terrorism, trailers for Only God Forgives, Man of Steel, and The Great Gatsby, Patton Oswalt’s incredible Star Wars rant, Will Smith’s mustache, first impressions of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and Mike exposes his betrayal at the hands of Ryan not buying him a ticket to PAX 2013.

Special Guests: Mike

Watch our comedy sketches on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/40sand20s
http://www.40sand20s.com

Watch Jabronie Pictures’ AIM FOR THE HEAD zombie short film:
http://youtu.be/P-TpqrfE1AY

Album art by Abby Howard of Penny Arcade’s Strip Search and Junior Scientist Power Hour:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/strip-search
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Episode 50: Fifty Shades of Gay

Sit around and drink a 40 with Raul and Ryan on their celebratory 50th episode as they discuss announcements from PAX East 2013, Capcom re-releasing the NES classic Duck Tales game in HD, Blizzard’s new collectible card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, updates to the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Xbox Live Arcade game, debunked X-Men news, and Ryan recalls being forced to see the new Halle Berry movie, The Call. Also, Ryan’s birthday is celebrated by bringing back an old classic drink from our first season, Coors-Aid, while the guys get a little serious about the existence of rape culture due to the Steubenville rape case.

Special Guests: Mike

Alternate Titles:
Ducktales Dynasty
Webigale Gone Wild

Watch our comedy sketch “The Novel” on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/40sand20s
www.40sand20s.com