CRIMES? In my video games? No way. Roses and Matt are proponents of NO CRIME NOVEMBER. But we’re not talking about GTA, we’re going way back in time to Police Quest.

Roses talks in length about Squirtle Squad, much to Matt’s bafflement.



Games Discussed:

 * Grand Theft Auto (YUCK!)
 * Tenebris Somnia
 * Final Fantasy
 * Kingdom Hearts
 * Gecko Gods
 * A Short Hike
 * Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
 * Police Quest (1-4 and S.W.A.T)
 * Codename: Iceman
 * Blade Runner
 * Pirates: The Legend of Black Cat
 * Earth and Beyond

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Episode 99 - NO CRIME NOVEMBER - Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

Another spooky month comes to a close, but we're not letting you go without talking about two of the most unique, interesting games of the damn year! First, a somber, disturbing small-town short story about a man who runs a doll shop. Second, a genre-bending otherworldly survival horror adventure that's a mix of pixel art and FMV cutscenes, full of suspense, horror, symbolism, personal drama, and lots of magic. 

Also, an AI rant, because it's us. Happy Halloween, everyone.

GAMES MENTIONED:

 * Fields of Mistria
 * Welcome to Elderfield
 * Echo Weaver
 * Big Walk
 * The Doll Shop
 * Tenebris Somnia
 * Florence
 * Clock Tower



TIMESTAMPS

04:45 - What Have We Been Enjoying

07:00 - Roses: Fields of Mistria

20:30 - Matt: Echo Weaver

24:44 - Matt: Big Walk

32:15 - The Doll Shop (Spoiler Free)

39:30 - The Doll Shop (Spoilers)

1:06:00 - Tenebris Somnia (Spoiler Free)

1:40:55 - Tenebris Somnia (Spoilers)

2:18:40 - Goodbye!



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Episode 98 - The Doll Shop and Tenebris Somnia

Are Matt and Roses here to talk about what a dork Shane Gillis is? Are they here to talk about how dumb the Tesla "Flying" Car is? Are they here to talk about the Play Date? Or The Shadows That Could Hear? Or a Zombified Angela Lansbury? NO! They're here to talk about Midnight Scenes. And they will. And it'll spook the pants off of you. 

Put your pants back on, please!

GAMES MENTIONED:

 * Root Bear
 * The Whiteout
 * Dig! Dig! Dino!
 * Chance's Lucky Escape
 * Gloom Gate
 * HOUM
 * Sound Mind
 * Dimhaven - The Lost Source
 * Myst
 * Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
 * Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
 * Rosewater
 * Perfect Tides: Station to Station
 * The Supper: New Blood
 * Unwelcome
 * The Librarian
 * The Supper
 * Tetris

TIMESTAMPS

09:39 - Play Date with Matt

13:11 - Gloom Gate

15:45 - HOUM

19:38 - Roses: Fields of Mistria

36:49 - Matt: Dimhaven - The Lost Source

43:55 - A Really Really Old Song

44:30 - Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

1:03:00 - A Safe Space - SPOILERS

1:10:20 - Midnight Scenes: Among Graves

1:35:26 - Goodbye

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Episode 97 - Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place & Among Graves

Roses and Matt attempt to scare each other by turning mundane stories into SpooOOOooOOooky stories.

After briefly discussing a few games they’ve been enjoying, Matt and Roses then deep dive into the next two installments of the Midnight Scenes, short episode games inspired by The Twilight Zone.

 * Games Mentioned:
 * Graveyard Keeper 2
 * Servant of the Lake
 * Final Fantasy: Resonance
 * The Dark Dome Studios Games
 * Cube Escape
 * Midnight Scenes: The Highway
 * Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note
 * Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
 * Midnight: Among the Woods

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Episode 96 - Midnight Scenes: The Nanny and Among the Woods

After what could be the most alluring intro ever recorded, Matt and Roses discuss what they’ve been enjoying, promptly followed by finishing up the ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATION ELEGANZA EXTRAVAGANZA list. Roses gets too heated about Gone Home.

They then segue right in to spooky month with two lovely games from the Midnight Scenes series, horror games inspired by The Twilight Zone.

 * Fields of Mistria
 * Pilot Wings 64
 * Desktop Explorer
 * Librarian: Tidy Up The Arcane Library
 * Mouthwashing
 * Firewatch
 * Gone Home
 * What Remains of Edith Finch
 * Night in the Woods
 * Still Wakes the Deep
 * Midnight Scenes: The Highway
 * Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note

Episode 95 - The End of The Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza and the Beginning of Spooky Month

Roses got a Switch 2! So she can play Banjo-Kazooie again! Matt played an adorable, wholesome Metroidvania called The Merlies!

Then, we recommend a ton more games in a few more Adventure Game categories, and we WAYYYYYY overshoot for times and SPOILER: WE DON'T EVEN FINISH. But it's a hell of a fun time.

Games Mentioned:

 * Banjo-Kazooie
 * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
 * Donkey Kong Bananza
 * The Merlies
 * Nighthawks
 * Clock Tower
 * Scratches
 * Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
 * Slender: The Last 8 Pages
 * At Dead of Night
 * Nightmare Frames
 * Burnhouse Lane
 * Phantasmagoria
 * The Last Door
 * The Quarry
 * Death of the Reprobate
 * The Procession to Calvary
 * Thank Goodness, You're Here
 * Untitled Goose Game
 * The Stanley Parable
 * There is No Game
 * Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
 * Danganronpa
 * Doki Doki Literature Club
 * The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
 * The Wolf Among Us
 * Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
 * Overboard!
 * Murder She Wrote
 * My Brother Rabbit
 * Family Mysteries
 * Enigmatis
 * Haunted Hotel
 * Tower Full Of Cats

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Episode 94 - The Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza 3

Roses informs Matt about the strangest Mascot of all time before they both get into the next set of recommendations. Roses is confused about Banjo Kazooie and Matt isn't quite sure what a puzzle adventure game is.

Games Mentioned:

 * Fields of Mistria
 * Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 * Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
 * Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 * Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
 * Banjo Kazooie
 * Psychonauts
 * Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
 * Lair of the Clockwork God
 * Final Fantasy VII
 * Tunic
 * Disco Elysium
 * Esoteric Ebb
 * The Quest for Glory Games
 * Pokemon
 * Citizen Sleeper 1 & 2
 * Myst
 * Blue Prince
 * Outer Wilds
 * Call of the Sea
 * The Room
 * Little Nightmares
 * Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
 * The Witness
 * Creaks
 * Strange Jigsaws
 * Limbo
 * The Room VR
 * I Expect you to Die
 * Cube Escape Collection
 * Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?
 * Rusty Lake: Roots

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Episode 93  - The Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza 2

Not only are there so many adventure games out there, there are so many TYPES of adventure games out there! How do you know whether you're looking at a Deduction Game vs a Horror Game? A Puzzle Adventure Game vs an Escape Room Game? A Point and Click Game vs a Text Parser Game? Well, okay, you should probably be able to figure that last one out for yourself... but for everything ELSE, your old pals Matt Aukamp and PushingUpRoses are here! 

In the first of a 3-part series, we not only set straight the different subgenres of "Adventure Game," we also reccomend our favorites of each.

And Matt played Wavetale finally.

Games Mentioned:

 * WaveTale
 * Curse of Monkey Island
 * Nightmare Frames
 * King's Quest (2015)
 * Perfect Tides: Station to Station
 * Dropsy
 * Unavowed
 * Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
 * The Crimson Diamond
 * Colonel's Bequest
 * Trilby's Notes
 * The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
 * Enclosure
 * The Seance of Blake Manor
 * L.A. Noire
 * Tangle Tower
 * Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
 * The Forgotten City
 * Chicken Police
 * Paradise Killer
 * Case of the Golden Idol
 * The Return of the Obra Dinn
 * Contradiction
 * The Incident at Galley House
 * Duck Detective: The Salami Boiz
 * Chants of Senaarr
 * Strange Horticulture
 * Strange Antiquities
 * Hatoful Boyfriend
 * No I'm Not A Human
 * Papers Please
 * NUTS

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Episode 92 - Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza 1

Roses is obsessed with Master Chef and Matt can't decide on whether he likes a new indie game or not. 

After some failed attempts at negging, Roses and Matt discuss Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father in honor of the beloved Tim Curry, who played the titular character. Rest in Power, Legend.

Games Mentioned: 

Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster

Toonstruck

Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick

Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity

Celestial Return

Aerial Knight's McFreezy

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within

Gabriel Knight: The Vampire One

Episode 91 - Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

Anything can happen, you guys. Even a new episode of Save Your Game! Matt and Roses go back into their detective kits, grab their sidekicks with the cool hair, and dive into an incredible mystery in the new Detective Grimoire game, The Mermaid Mask! Our SECOND amazing game with "mermaid" in the title this year! So we sit in our 2,000-mile-long room and record this incredible episode. Enjoy!

Games Mentioned:

 * Fields of Mistria
 * Stardew Valley
 * Pokopia
 * Animal Crossing
 * The Mermaid Mask
 * Tangle Tower
 * Detective Grimoire
 * Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
 * Duck Detective

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Episode 90 - The Mermaid Mask

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A podcast about narrative video games hosted by internet bon vivant PushingUpRoses and special boy Matt Aukamp.