193: Citizen Sleeper

193: Citizen Sleeper

Author: Left Behind Game Club January 30, 2025 Duration: 56:41
We explore Erlin's Eye in Citizen Sleeper!
 
Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: May 5, 2022
 
Jacob and special guest Luke Lewis eat some mushrooms, befriend rogue AIs and consistently run out of time.
 


PLAYERS:

* Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUESTS:

* Luke Lewis Bluesky | Crossplay Conversations | LukeWarmGames Podcast

Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social

 
TIMESTAMPS:



0:00 - Intro

1:35 - Fast Pitch
2:15 - How Did We Play?
3:30 - The World of Citizen Sleeper
6:00 - Gameplay
13:00 - Parallels to Tabletop
13:40 - Energy and Condition
15:50 - Drives
18:30 - Characters
20:05 - Spoiler Wall
20:55 - Lem and Mina
23:10 - Emphis
27:10 - Peake and Eshe
32:00 - Being Bad at Citizen Sleeper
35:10 - Navigator
38:45 - Maywick
42:20 - Bliss
45:20 - Endings
48:10 - Music & Art
50:20 - A Tease for Citizen Sleeper 2
53:50 - Outro


RESOURCES:


"Fun" and Games Podcast Interview w/ Gareth Damian on Citizen Sleeper

Jacob's Written Review on Citizen Sleeper 2


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