Feb 28, 2025

Matt & Geoff are joined by TroytlePower to discuss when a game is considered to not have combat, what "combat" means, and where its presence or lack serves the gameplay experience.

The recently released Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector maintains a constant sense of tension, danger, and violence without any sort of...

Feb 24, 2025

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is writer and vacationer trying to relax at Isle Delfino, James Carr! The game he is talking about today is Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo.

You can also find his work here.

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Feb 21, 2025

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is video essayists, streamer and best friend to all the Waddle Dees, Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson! The game he is talking about today is Kirby and the Forgotten Land by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo.

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Feb 17, 2025

Side Quests is back and so is host Shane Selterre! He is a podcaster and adventurer just arriving in Tristram! The game he is talking about today is Diablo by Blizzard Entertainment.

You can also listen to his podcast here!

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Feb 14, 2025

Matt & Geoff are joined by Alex Stompoly, Tavern Keeper at Dungeon & Dragon's Twenty-Sided Tavern, to talk about choices big and small in games, how we make them, and what we hope to see in effect. 

Whether it's who we save from danger, where our characters go with limited time, or what we name a random NPC, we like to...