212: Still Wakes the Deep

212: Still Wakes the Deep

Author: Left Behind Game Club August 12, 2026 Duration: 1:18:44
We are trapped on an oil drilling platform in Still Wakes the Deep.
Developer: The Chinese Room | Publisher: Secret Mode | Initial Release: June 18, 2024



PLAYERS:

* Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

* Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played

SHOW NOTES:

* 00:00 – Intro
* 01:16 – Intro to Dan from Greatest Story Ever Played
* 02:59 – Game intro and Fast Pitch
* 06:17 – How did we play and where we first heard about it
* 09:12 – Story set up
* 11:39 – Gameplay set up and discussion
* 18:24 – Nailing the setting and immersion
* 24:32 – Voice acting
* 29:20 – Story mode option
* 34:58 – Spoiler Warning!
* 38:00 – Describing the supernatural horrors
* 46:32 – Getting lost in the environment (in a good way!)
* 51:11 – Story spoilers
* 1:02:34 – Story ending discussion
* 1:07:14 – Closing thoughts
* 1:15:51 – Plugs and outro

RESOURCES:

* Greatest Story Ever Played – SOMA Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soma-cutscenes-a-video-game-movie-podcast/id1359441046?i=1000537558467
* Greatest Story Ever Played – Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybodys-gone-to-the-rapture-cutscenes-a-video/id1359441046?i=1000527190919

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