EP 10 | Hope, Despair, and Finding Meaning in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers & Endwalker (with Marina Ryan)
Marina sits down for her first solo episode to celebrate Quest Markers entering our episodic double digits, Dawntrail’s announcement, ARR’s 10th anniversary, and her finally getting caught up in MSQ a...
18 Sep 202349min
EP 9 | A Link to the Past: Trust, Secrets, and Betrayal (with Scott Clark)
Marina sits down with Scott from The Gaming Outsider to talk about Scott’s favourite Zelda game: A Link to the Past. We talk about community, trust, secrets, betrayal, why King Zora is the funniest ch...
21 Aug 202349min
EP 8 | Hollow Knight: Tragedy, Irony, & the Meaning of Not Being Hollow (with Sherveen)
Marina sits down with Game Director and Designer Sherveen to talk about the unexpectedly deep lore and narrative of Hollow Knight. We talk about the Hollow Knight’s tragic life, quirky characters we m...
16 Jul 202358min
EP 7 | Pokémon Gold & Silver: Paving your own Narrative, Dark & Creepy Themes, and Finally Evolving Pikachu (with Jack Alex Roberts)
Jack sits down with Marina to talk about Pokémon Gold & Silver! We talk about the darker themes explored in this story, the controversy of Slowpoke tails, this generation’s lack of fire Pokémon, the g...
23 Jun 202349min
EP 6 | Breath of the Wild: Freedom in Story and Design & Hopes for Tears of the Kingdom (with Ren)
Ren comes back and sits down with Marina to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, just before the release of Tears of the Kingdom. We talk about Zelda’s desire for freedom, Fi’s signific...
9 Mai 202348min
EP 5 | NieR Replicant: Souls, Sapience, and the Endbringer (with Zack Parkerson)
Zack and Marina sit down to talk about… what would happen if humanity was faced with its own demise? In talking about NieR Replicant, we explore the topics of protagonism, sapience, willpower, and mor...
21 Apr 202347min
EP 4 | Xenoblade Chronicles: The Art of Foreshadowing and Misdirection (with Snugboy)
Snugboy and Marina sit down to talk all things Xenoblade Chronicles. In this episode, we talk about the art of foreshadowing, earnest protagonists, misdirection as a narrative tool, and the true power...
29 Mar 202353min
EP 3 | Final Fantasy VII & Remake: Identity, Destiny, and Tragedy (with Billy)
Billy and Marina sit down to chat Final Fantasy VII – both the original game and Remake. In this episode, we talk about identity, destiny, Zack Fair, Sephiroth (obviously), and a theory that may be mo...
27 Feb 202336min
