208: Phoenix Springs

208: Phoenix Springs

Author: Left Behind Game Club May 20, 2026 Duration: 1:00:16
We take a trip (in more ways than one!) to Phoenix Springs
Developer: Calligram Studio | Publisher: Calligram Studio | Initial Release: October 7, 2024



PLAYERS:

* Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
* Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)

SHOW NOTES:

* 0:00 – Intro
* 02:20 – Fast Pitch
* 03:03 – Where we discovered Phoenix Springs
* 04:18 – Origin of Katie’s love of point and click adventure games
* 05:55 – Our playtime/Travis’ experience with point and click adventure games
* 10:02 – Story and gameplay setup
* 17:01 – Red herrings
* 18:04 – Difficulty
* 19:43 – Spoiler Wall / Continued discussion of some of the hardest puzzles
* 24:01 – Things are just weird
* 27:00 – Lynchian storytelling is not for Katie
* 34:09 – Visual style
* 39:38 – Story deep dive
* 48:36 – But what does it mean?
* 52:12 – Kudos to Calligram Studio
* 57:32 – Outro

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