In this episode, Jacob is joined by Adam Gumbert to talk about Citizen Sleeper 2, which will be released on January 31, 2025. Thanks to our friends at Fellow Traveller for sending codes for review.

Find Adam on Bluesky and Respawn Aim Fire!

Find timestamps for this episode below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:40 - Icebreaker: "What's your experience with Citizen Sleeper and games like it?"
• 5:45 - A one-sentence pitch
• 7:10 - "Desperation is the name of the game"
• 12:15 - Stress
• 15:00 - Push
• 19:20 - Citizen Sleeper vs. Citizen Sleeper 2
• 21:00 - Characters
• 25:00 - Writing
• 29:45 - Music and Art
• 34:00 - Spoilers Begin Here
• 34:10 - Flint
• 38:55 - Control
• 42:00 - Yu-Jin
• 45:45 - Ankhita
• 52:10 - The Ending
• 57:25 - The Future of Citizen Sleeper and Outro

Resources:

• Jacob's Written Review on Citizen Sleeper 2
• Jacob & Luke's Game Club Discussion about Citizen Sleeper

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia

This week, the lads are joined by special guest Claire Helmberger (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to celebrate their favorite games of 2024 with the grand finale of their annual game of the year spectacular and the reveal of the Crossplay Conversations Top 10 Games of 2024! Special thanks to Katie Lesperance (Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast and Left Behind Game Club) for the awesome voiceover for our video! Follow Katie on Bluesky: @lesperak.bsky.social.

Episode Resources:

• Part 1 of the 2024 GOTY Series here: plnk.to/crossplayconvos
• Check out the full Top 10 Games of 2024 Reveal Video: https://youtu.be/7VfkNvrAn-k

Find timestamps for this episode below:

0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Best Indie 44:22 - Best Music 56:23 - Best Visuals: Technical 1:06:57 - Best Visuals: Art Direction 1:21:14 - Best Narrative 1:33:23 - Best Moment 2:00:05 - Our Top 10 Games of 2024 2:17:35 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

This week, the lads are joined by special guest Claire Helmberger (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to celebrate their favorite games of 2024 with their annual game of the year spectacular! Look for the 2024 GOTY Finale and the reveal of the Crossplay Conversations Top 10 Games of 2024 on January 28th!

Find timestamps for this episode below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 3:09 - Introducing the 2024 awards categories
• 3:50 - Best Gameplay Loop
• 25:29 - Most Underrated Game
• 45:43 - Business Boy’s 2024 Bit of Bad Business
• 1:07:26 - The Luke Lewis “Chill Out with a Coffee on a Rainy Weekend Afternoon” Game(TM)
• 1:18:49 - Hooper’s Puzzle Paradise Award
• 1:26:20 - Claire's Creatively Cozy Award
• 1:34:21 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis
• Claire Helmberger:@ClaireHelmberg1

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia