Back again with another indie review, we discuss one of Sefran's most anticipated games of 2018; Into the Breach.

• Into the Breach is by Subset Games.
• Their previous game is FTL: Faster Than Light.
• In the show we compare it to Advance Wars.
• The music was composed by Ben Prunty.

Intro/Outro music: JACKS - Runaway Fashion.

In this episode we take a moment to be introspective and set ourselves some goals for the podcast for the next three months. Listen along, and hold us accountable!

1. Increase our social presence by posting regular content, posting snippets of the show, and setting up an Instagram account.
2. Grow the brand by getting some stickers printed, running Twitch streams, and reaching out to other podcasts to guest on.
3. Get better at podcasting by sharing the editing, and producing a short show (coming soon!) to accompany the main show.

Intro/Outro music: JACKS - Runaway Fashion

In this episode of Octal FM we discuss and review Celeste, a game about climbing a mountain.

• Celeste is made by Matt Makes Games and is on Twitter at @celeste_game.
• Their previous game was Towerfall Ascension.
• The music is by Lena Raine, @kuraine on Twitter.

Intro/Outro music: JACKS - Runaway Fashion

We're back to discussing Japan in this episode; this time it's Jalada's turn as he has just come back from a two week trip to Tokyo and Kyoto.

• Thermae-Yu: Onsen in Shinjuku. Google Maps.
• Akihabara UDX parking.
• Jalada on Instagram
• We used Japan Wireless for our Wifi hotspot.

Intro/Outro music: JACKS - Runaway Fashion

In this episode we try to be as un-snobby as possible, whilst talking about how to get into coffee as a hobby. Live in the UK and want to get coffee delivered to your house? Sign up at Taylor St Roasted using the promo code OCTALFM to get your first bag for £1.

• Single-serve coffee patents, and the future of the technology
• Stumptown brew guides
• Suggested brewing equipment:
  • Aeropress
  • Moka pot (also called a Stove top)
• Hario hand grinder
• We suggest you don't get an electric grinder, but if you must, try the Baratza Encore.

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In this episode of Octal FM, we discuss our two favourite games from one of our favourite series of all time; The Legend of Zelda.

• The best way to play Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask is the 3DS remakes:
  • Buy Ocarina of Time 3DS*
  • Buy Majora's Mask 3DS*

Intro music: JACKS - Runaway fashion Outro music: Docjazz4, FunkyEntropy, Theophany and XPRTNovice for OCRemix - Dawn of a New Day *Affiliate links. Proceeds go to Octal FM upkeep.

In this episode we discuss the hit anime film Your Name*.

• Your Name was released in 2016.
• It earned over $300m at the box office.
• The film Sefran saw in the cinema after Your Name was Napping Princess.

Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion *Affiliate link. Proceeds go to Octal FM upkeep

In this episode of Octal FM we're joined by Louise Swift, a software developer & fellow nerd who recently worked on a project using the Unity game engine.

• Louise works for No Mayo Digital
• Follow Louise on the interwebs:
  • Twitter
  • Medium
  • louiseswift.com

Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

In this episode we discuss the emerging trend of adding massively multiplayer features to games that otherwise might be single player. Is this something we want to see more? Or is it just a way of extracting more 'value' from gamers?

• GTA 5 has sold-in over 85 million copies
• Frontier Games Hosts Massive Space Battles on AWS
• AWS re:Invent 2015 presentation from Frontier Games on their architecture
• Digital Trends: "Everyone is going to start playing MMOs again, whether they realize it or not"

Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion