For the season one finale it's a no-guest show with Will, Jose, and super-producer Aaron Dillon! The three talk Death Stranding, Hypercharge: Unboxed, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. They also look back on previous games and Jose makes his final ranking of the season...

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Boy oh boy, this episode is all about the grumpy dad himself Kratos! Damian DeLeon guests to show Jose the 2018 God of War. The guys talk about graphics, mythology, and similarities between the stories of God of War and The Last of Us.

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Jose tries out cozy gaming with Stardew Valley and Camilla Salas stops by to talk about Pokémon, Stardew creator Eric Barone, and bears.

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Eli Tucker introduces Jose to Mortal Kombat X. The guys talk about Mortal Kombat as a franchise, the ethics of loot boxes, and Will has a great restaurant idea. Also, past guest Erick White drops by!

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Cameron Kern shows Jose the 2010 game Skate 3. Cameron gives some skating history lessons, Jose makes the argument that time spent playing a video game about skating could be spent skating in real life, and Will introduces the guys to a game of his own creation.

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Marc Rentschler introduces Jose to the "god game" Spore. They discuss PC versus console gaming, Will Wright's unique philosophy on game design, and the difference between software toys and games.

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IT'S TRICKY! Eli Nash picks SSX Tricky, one of the few games Jose has some previous experience with. The guys talk about the surprisingly impressive voice cast, how gaming can bring out your competitive side, and quite possibly the greatest song choice in a video game ever. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a bonus convo when we didn't know Aaron was recording!

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Erick White of Everything on Blast—the show where The New Player Podcast was born—guests. He introduces Jose and Will to Metal Gear Solid and they talk about the struggle of enjoying early 3D graphics, the ideal balance between story and gameplay, and the legendary Hideo Kojima.

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Aaron Dillon (composer of The New Player Pod theme music!) guests to introduce Jose to Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Jose learns about Michael Jackson's ties with Sonic, Will discovers echidnas, and Aaron roasts the hosts for their character selections.

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Will and Jose are joined by Ash Chauhan to talk about the 1992 Sega beat 'em up TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist. Will and Ash explain the 16-bit war to Jose, Ash argues that Sega beats Nintendo, and they all discuss Roger Ebert's infamous declaration that video games can never be art.

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