On this week's Chapter Select, Randy dives into LucasArts' Loom, one of the defining games of Jens' childhood and of the Adventure game genre and finds it just kind of boring. Meanwhile, Jens twists into a pretzel trying to justify why it is in fact one of the Greats(TM), even if it doesn’t completely hold up to his lofty memories.

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Jens and Randy meet back up in an exact location at the exact time they need to be so they can review Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Does the movie, now 20 years old, hold up to the expectations of the two or should it stay in the ruins of time until the next planetary alignment? Find out on this week's Chapter Select: At The Movies.

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This week on Chapter Select it was Randy’s turn to pick a game and he picked Resident Evil Village. Jens didn’t even get far in Resident Evil 7 but nonetheless (like most of the internet) was drawn in by 8.5 foot tall vampire mommy Lady Alcina Dimitrescu. Will this survival horror novice regret his decision? And how will series veteran Randy interpret Village’s third act narrative turns? Listen to find out.

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For this latest installment of Chapter Select at the Movies, Randy and Jens examine Duncan Jones’ 2016 big budget adaptation of WarCraft, or as Jens likes to call it “the prettiest fan film ever made.” Jones clearly loves the material he is adapting and is trying his best to do it justice, but can he condense all the lore he wants to include into an entertaining two hours? Listen to find out.

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Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is complete. Jens and Randy attempt to discuss the merits of its story. Jens loved it but is drawing a blank at key elements, while Randy just does not care.

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The Internet is divided over the perceived quality of first-time director Simon McQuoid’s new adaptation of the Mortal Kombat IP. Some have declared it a masterpiece, others say it’s as bad as Annihilation. Randy and Jens find both of those positions needlessly hyperbolic, but they also still find plenty to disagree about.

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“After all… why not?” Jens remarked while perusing his backlog. “Why shouldn’t I make Randy play a VanillaWare game?”

Jens was, of course, a long time fan of VanillaWare and Atlus. He had fond memories of playing the original Odin Sphere fourteen years prior. He’d long internalized it as one of the “Great Games.” PVC representations of its cast of characters adorned his shelves, not far from his still unopened collector’s edition of Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir. The time had come to kill two birds with one stone. The time had come for Randy to find out just what kind of art this raging disco detective was all about. What could possibly go wrong?

Did we say detective? That's right! Before Jens and Randy dig into Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, Jens also gives his opinion on Disco Elysium and Randy tells him all about the couples therapy he's been doing with his girlfriend in It Takes Two.

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Long before Paul W.S. Anderson was a Wife Guy, when he was but an ambitious young filmmaker with a single independent hit (Shopping) under his belt, he managed a surprise smash hit that would come to define his career as a blockbuster director. That movie was Mortal Kombat. Derided by critics but embraced by fans at the time, it made $122 million worldwide on an $18 million budget. It is still regarded by many as one of the best video game movies out there. Randy and Jens react.

Randy and Jens finally get back into just the type of game the Chapter Select show format was made for: a charming little puzzler of scale with a universally recognizable story about love and loss. A spirited discussion ensues on whether this Maquette is fully fleshed out or whether it is still a preliminary model.

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This week, Randy and Jens finally examine a relatively well-regarded video game adaptation. W2MNet's Marc Morrison calls it "one of the top 5 best video game adaptations." Meninists call it "the one that beat Birds of Prey." It made 320 million dollars worldwide. Is this exalted status justified? Jens has a laundry list of reasons why the answer is "no," but Randy's gut says "maybe." Listen for more.