NOCLIP Pocket E19 - A Real Thing In Reality - Little Inferno

Thank you for purchasing the Little NOCLIP Entertainment Podcast!
Welcome back to NOCLIP for our final episode this year! We’re
talking about Little Inferno, a game by The Tomorrow Corporation
that doesn’t quite play like any other. This is a game about
burning things, from just some bricks to military grade explosives
and everything else in between, but also it’s a game about telling
you jokes and about figuring out what’s really important in life.
Little Inferno is even a great game to play around the holidays,
both because of its cozy aesthetic and because of the values it
emphasizes in its narrative. You’re also more likely to enjoy it if
you don’t know much about it while playing, so we’ll leave it at
that. On the episode, we talk about classifying a game that
intentionally chooses unorthodox mechanics, character moments
communicated in an entirely one-sided interaction, and being
surprised at the quality of a McDouble. Thank you for joining us
again this week, and we hope you all have a safe and fun holiday
season, whether that’s catching up with old friends or staying
safely indoors to binge a couple of games you’ve had on your list
this year (maybe an old indie gem from 2012?). The next thing
you’ll hear from us will be The NOCLIP Awards 2019 in the early
part of next year, but our next Pocket episode will be on The
Beginner’s Guide, so check back with us then!