EP 22 | Side Quest: Games to Play in 2024 (with Ren)
Marina sits down with returning guest Ren to talk about the games they’re currently playing. They talk about collecting mermaid items in Animal Crossing, how the Elden Ring DLC feels like an entire s...
27 Jul 202454min
EP 21 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 & 3: A Focus on the Future (with Xander’s Cut)
Marina sits down with Xander from Xander’s Cut to talk about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3. They talk about the importance of foreshadowing, whether Xenoblade 2’s DLC was better than the base game, t...
28 Jun 202454min
EP 20 | Resident Evil 5-8: Re-Invention and Returning to its Roots (with Thomas Roland)
Marina sits down with Thomas Roland to talk about the second half of the mainline Resident Evil series. They talk about why it matters to have character-driven stories in the horror genre, their favor...
31 Mai 202452min
EP 19 | The Sims: Comfort and Chaos in Player-Led Narratives (with Leminnie)
Marina and Minnie sit down to talk about one of the most beloved games of the last 2 decades: The Sims. They talk about player-led emergent narratives, the stories they crafted for their Sims, how dif...
28 Apr 202447min
EP 18 | Nier Automata: Mastery in Misdirection (with Zack Parkerson)
Marina sits down with Zack Parkerson to talk Nier once again, but this time, we’re trading in Replicant for Automata. We talk about Nier Automata’s masterful narrative design, how it misdirects the pl...
27 Mar 202456min
EP 17 | Story Predictions for Upcoming Games, Currently Playing, & Community Questions (Side Quest)
Marina sits down for a solo episode and the first one on our new segment, Side Quest! She answers some community questions and dives into Elden Ring’s new DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, FFXIV and Dawnt...
26 Feb 202425min
EP 16 | How Video Game Music Shapes Narratives (with MarcoMeatball)
Marina sits down with professional opera singer-turned-voice actor MarcoMeatball to talk all things video game music. We talk about how FFXIV and Granblue Fantasy: Relink blend genres, the sadness in ...
10 Feb 202456min
EP 15 | Elden Ring: Lore, Loss, & Difficulty as a Tool for Storytelling (with Jack & Sherveen)
Marina sits down with games journalist Jack Alex Roberts and game dev Sherveen Uduwana to talk about our Tarnished journeys in the Lands Between. We talk about our love of Elden Ring’s lore, narrative...
24 Jan 20241h 48min
