Hold onto your Brotatoes! You demanded, we listened: listener request week is over and from the ashes of our submissions arose the bullet heaven Brotato and the tower defense zombie horde killhouse The Last Spell. We are also joined by a new full-time member of the podcast: previous guest Andrew Harshman! With so much content to cover, will we be able to channel our summoner energies together before the hour is up?

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  • 1:42 - The GROGPOD Grows!
  • 4:09 - Brotato game stats
  • 6:44 - Vampire Survivor-like subgenre terminology debate (bullet heaven vs one-stick shooters)
  • 10:49 - Brotato aesthetic criticism and Flash game comparisons
  • 16:23 - Arena limitation complaints vs exploration desires
  • 20:56 - Nintendo eShop story description and potato world lore
  • 25:09 - The Last Spell introduction and tactical combat overview
  • 32:57 - Game phases: town building, defense setup, and night combat
  • 38:14 - Decision fatigue criticism and feedback loop discussion
  • 46:17 - Character generation and goddess dialogue segments
  • 54:21 - Night phase tactical combat depth analysis
  • 1:07:24 - Roguelike classification debate and genre elements
  • 1:11:30 - Rankings and final thoughts

Next episode: Eldritch

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Intro music: Jean Luc Ponty - Mirage

Outro music: The Algorithm - Oath