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Jun 2024
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406: Children of the Sun

The Short Game
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A single bullet to kill a whole bunch of cultists. Children of the Sun is a puzzle sniping game, where THE GIRL is out to kill THE LEADER of THE CULT. Telekinetically redirect your single bullet in flight to head-shot all the cultists in each level. It’s a game that turns out to be much more puzzle game than shooter. Expect it to take around 3-4 hours to complete. In the What’s Making Us Happy This Week segment this week, Shane recommends a horror novel, and Raygan overthinks his e-reader situation.

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:05) - Children of the Sun
  • (31:30) - What's Making Us Happy This Week?
  • (31:46) - Shane: 'Leech' by Hiron Ennes
  • (41:27) - Raygan: Overthinking eBooks
  • (58:02) - Outro
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