Sword of the Sea is Like Journey on a Hoverboard

The Besties

Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Sword of the Sea is the closest game yet to a Journey sequel. The new game from Giant Squid sends a silent, heroic character through a desert on a magical sword that fills the world with life-giving waters. It’s fun! It’s beautiful! It’s… sensual? In the back half, the Besties discuss the big news from Gamescom, including updates on Silksong and Bubsy 4D.

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0:00.0	I am so excited to talk about sort of the C.
0:02.9	It is, I think, kind of messed up to expect me or, frankly, any of us to have to talk about
0:11.0	a game other than Bubsy 40.
0:14.2	Like, it feels fucked up that the, I see the rundown of the show.
0:17.4	I know that we're going to get to it later, but it seems weird to me to like suspend that conversation. Sure. Until we have talked about another, another game, which is great. It's a great game. Excited to talk about it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me propose this. Here's the deal. As we all know, time is the fourth dimension. Yeah. And so, in a way, we are actually talking about Bubsy 4D both now and later.
0:42.4	That's cool.
0:43.6	That's cool.
0:44.5	I like that.
0:45.1	I like that idea.
0:46.4	There's a missing piece here.
0:49.2	People can't see it.
0:50.9	But Justin's face right now, I would describe it as ecstasy I would say
0:56.0	bliss bliss that looking into the eyes of the divine yeah no never been no no no
1:03.9	oh shit what's wrong I watched song of the South. I was so confused. I was so confused.
1:13.3	Oh my God.
1:15.5	Fuck.
1:18.3	You got that on 4K Bluroyd do yet?
1:22.1	It's on myplex.
1:23.9	It's the only thing on my plex.
1:26.6	It's the only thing on my plaques. My name is Justin Macoran. I know the best game of the week.
1:47.6	My name is Griffin McReyer.
1:48.8	I know the best game of the week.
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