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 Maj 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 Mars 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
EP 14 | Life Lessons from Video Games
Marina Ryan sits down to recap Quest Markers’ first year – and the life lessons that video games can teach us. We talk about community, grief, love, finding meaning in life, overcoming despair, becom...
19 Dec 202323min
EP 13 (PART 2 OF 2) | Majora’s Mask: Humility, Community, and Having the Courage to Try Again (with Kinsey)
Marina Ryan sits down with Kinsey for part 2 of Quest Markers’ anniversary episode! Thank you for 1 year of conversations, coffee, and laughs 🖤 Grab your ocarina and let’s fall into Termina for the s...
27 Nov 202338min
