David, Caleb, and Erik take a breather to discuss burnout in Wanderstop, a whimiscal yet surprisingly vulnerable tea-shop management sim by Ivy Road studio.

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The wonderful music in this episode comes form the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Contents:

(00:00 ) Intro

(04:50 ) Q1

(08:20 ) Q2

(16:28 ) Q3

(27:30 ) Spoiler Wall

(28:56 ) Story Recap

(32:06 ) Q4

(34:32 ) Q5

(43:29 ) Q6

(01:05:16 ) Q7

(01:12:15 ) Q8

(01:17:10 ) Q9

(01:26:25 ) Q10

(01:32:04 ) Q11

(01:34:44 ) Closing

References from the show:

Erik's Wanderstop Review

PC Gamer Article

Davey Wreden Presentation