Introduction

Description
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a very highly regarded tower defense game with excellent production values and good voice acting. The gameplay is challenging but balanced - an all around excellent addition to the TD genre.

Style
This will mostly be live commentary about strategy, with a bit of information here and there. Most of the combat will be in fast-forward speed until later levels. At that point things may get dicey and require normal speed. My focus is mostly on experiencing the game and the light story behind it.

Schedule
I'll probably be posting an episode or two per week, depending on how long these episodes take. No set schedule, just slotted in between my other LPs.

Participation
Feel free to play along and post your best runs on each level as we go along - I love this game but definitely won't be gold-medaling the whole game. Spoiler policy still applies - do not post runs on maps we haven't seen yet. Game modes are free game, show off whatever you want as long as it's a map we've seen.

Spoilers
Please use the spoiler tags for anything we haven't encountered yet in this game. The Borderlands or Resurgence DLC packs are exempt so feel free to discuss or make videos on those at any time - I won't be covering them.

Episodes


Episode 1 - Protect The Cores
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Episode 2 - Temporal Towers and Racers
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Episode 2.5 - Poison Core (Bonus Level)
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Episode 3 - Meteor Towers and Bulwarks
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Episode 4 - Cannon Towers and Darts
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Episode 5 - Tesla Towers and Seekers
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Episode 6 - Orbital Laser and Rumblers
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Episode 7 - Missile Towers and Mantas
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Episode 8 - Lurkers
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Episode 9 - Concussion Towers?
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Episode 10 - Spires
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Episode 11 - Decoys
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Episode 12 - Command Towers
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Episode 12.5 - Balanced Build, Grinder, Super Grinder (Bonus Level)
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Episode 13 - Crossed Signals
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Episode 14 - Turtles all the way down (Containment)
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Episode 15 - Turnabout is fair play
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Episode 15.5 - Green Towers Only (Bonus Level)
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Episode 16 - Waste Disposal
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Episode 17 - Lockdown
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Episode 18 - Last Stand (End of main game)
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DLC: Containment


Episode 19 - Passage
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Episode 20 - Foothold
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Episode 21 - Occupation
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Episode 22 - Under Siege
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Episode 23 - Abandon
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Episode 24 - Volition
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Episode 25 - Auger
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Episode 26 - Endurance
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DLC: You Monster!


Episode 27 - Ghost In The Machine
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Episode 28 - Divided Attention
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Episode 29 - Lack of Support
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Episode 30 - Restricted Access
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Episode 31 - Command Decision
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Episode 32 - Interference Pattern
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Episode 33 - Portal II
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Episode 34 - Surprise Party
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Participation (sorted by episode)

Episode 1
thiswayliesmadness - Ancient Research (Out of Bullets) YouTube Polsy
thiswayliesmadness - Assessing the Threat YouTube Polsy

Borderlands DLC
Blackmage Yapo - Onslaught YouTube Polsy
Blackmage Yapo - Forge YouTube Polsy
Blackmage Yapo - Entanglement YouTube Polsy
Blackmage Yapo - Infiltration YouTube Polsy

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