In a more (hopefully) thought-provoking episode, we examine the aesthetics of gaming, as described in the paper "MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research" by Hunicke, LeBlanc, and Zubek from Northwestern University.  It is also discussed in the wonderful Extra Credits YouTube series: https://youtu.be/uepAJ-rqJKA

We discuss games that have affected us in major ways and what aesthetics lend themselves to those experiences.

Bottom line: 1) games are great and 2) Will and Mark will never agree on Breath of the Wild.