Paul starts this episode off by sharing his triumphant victory over Elden Ring, and begins his reflections on the game as a whole. After this our hosts will rank it up, with Moses discussing a Split in Time, and Paul lamenting that he was not, in fact, the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT!

Up next, Paul tells us what he loves about pets of the super-auto variety, and Moses follows up with some questions for him about his favorite little guys.

This week’s guest is Dan Steger, who leads a discussion on the character designs of some of our favorite fighting games, and the visual vocabulary that tells us so much with just a glance. We also check out some leaked Street Fighter 5 combatants, and then head over to Make My Game to wrap things up.

Welcome to this weeks show, and whether you’re familiar with the podcast or a brand new listener, we’re happy to have you with us.

This weeks episode will be a departure from the norm, but not before Paul and Moses add a game to their list of favorite games of all time. Would you rather have a bird in your backpack, or a parasitic alien life-form mistake you for it’s mother? Find out on Game Ranks!

Our hosts had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Games, Learning, and Society Conference in beautiful Irvine California last week, and they’ll be sharing a series of mini-interviews that they conducted with several attendees. Students and faculty alike will dig deep and share some of their dearest gaming memories, tales of their favorites, and more. Thanks again to GLS 2022 for having us! We’ll be back next week with our usual slate of features, and we hope you’ll join us then as well!

Paul and Moses’ prison of delights continues apace, with Paul nearing the endgame of Elden Ring while Moses dutifully carves his way through the mid-point of the same.

Next on Game Ranks our hosts look back on a pair of Nintendo favorites, so sharpen your baleen, strap on your bird wings, and come along for the good vibes. Speaking of favorites, we’ll also offer up a tiny morsel of good-ish news when your Blaseball Update returns, before we head on over to today’s guest segment.

Grant McDaniel join us this week to express his love for adventure games, and lament the decline of this classic genre, and the three of them then Make My Game before flying off into a serene blue sky.

On this week’s show Paul and Moses recount their continuing adventures through the seemingly endless saga of Elden Ring. Will it ever end? Do we even want it to? ...No!

The hour is then at hand for Moses to add another Zelda game to his ranking, and Paul adds a timely game to his list as well. Moses also details his affection for the intersection of insects, pinball, and mail delivery. Yo-who? Yoku! We round out the show with praise for The Stanley Parable, as well as one more time-related musing.