Tis the season to share a little love and respect. We celebrate the NPDs, award our Starring Roles, and take an episode’s worth of community questions.

00:01:34 - The Starring Role Awards

00:11:24 - November 2021 NPDs

00:20:54 - L&R - Personal convention traditions

00:24:28 - L&R - Taking game appreciation further

00:28:37 - L&R - Let’s celebrate the LOTR trilogy

00:34:17 - L&R - Excellent minor details

00:36:20 - L&R - Regrettable gaming purchases

00:39:06 - L&R - What about open-linear games?

00:41:59 - L&R - If you're going to play only one

00:44:51 - A Word From Our Sponsors

00:50:39 - L&R - What’s with Game Pass and Japan?

00:54:07 - L&R - Too down to enjoy a good game?

00:56:11 - L&R - Schedule-pivoting announcements

00:58:36 - L&R - Character-based PvP morality?

01:02:23 - L&R - Stuck with EZA games?

01:10:47 - Or Wars

01:14:09 - Closing

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