With AETHER and POSEIDON secured, Aloy heads toward the coast to track down DEMETER. Unsurprisingly, we have some obstacles in our way. Surprisingly, one of those obstacles is a new tribe we’ve never seen: the Quen. They don’t seem to be too fond of the people of this land. We do meet one nice Quen, Alva, who gives us the low down on who they are, where they came from, and why they are there. Oh yeah, there’s also a very large bat machine as well.

In this episode:

– Seeds of the Past [Main Quest]
– First engagements with the Quen
– Fighting our first Dreadwing
– Discovering the reason the metal flowers exists

Hosts

Jarret Redding

Jarret is Executive Director as well as one of the founding members of Mash Those Buttons. He plays all types of games, but tends to lean more toward FPS, Stealth, and Combat games.

Christina Zammarrelli

Gaming has been a core part throughout Poptarts life. Though her specialty is JRPGs, she tries to branch out and try new things. Most of her time gets put into the MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV, but she still finds time to play new games.

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