Living La Vita Loca

156: Blue Prince (Steam/PS5), The Unfinished Swan (PS Vita), What Remains of Edith Finch (Xbox one)

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Episode notes

"Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkein, 1954

"Where the hell am I? What the hell is going on?!" Living La Vita Loca Podcast, 2026

This week, we're off on a first-person ramble through perplexing lands & strange places.

For your Easter weekend main course, we're delighted to welcome back our regular special guest Fiona who is ready to regale us with tales of her journey through Blue Prince (2025, PS5), the critically acclaimed indie darling created, almost single handedly, by Tonda Ros. (Best. Name. Ever!)

Let's be honest, if it wasn't for Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, this game probably would have won a few more GOTY awards last year. Tonda will have to settle for an episode of this slipshod podcast instead.

For dessert, we've picked a puzzling pair of adventures linked together through their development team, Giant Sparrow.

'The Unfinished Swan' (2014, PS Vita) and its somewhat sequel 'What Remains of Edith Finch' (2017, Xbox One) both involve youths exploring the legacy of their family and what it means to have loved & lost through a surrealist lense.

Both stories use a variety of interesting mediums to unfurl their plot. We're back in 'Video games as an art form' territory here. Lets hope Fazz can keep up this time...

Warning: Please be aware that we briefly discuss distressing themes dealing with suicide and childhood mortality in relation to the narrative of What Remains of Edith Finch.