Off the Shelf is an interview format where we bring a guest on the show to talk about the following scenario: “Imagine you have a library full of books that represent to you the greatest video game narratives. If I were to pull 5 books at random off of those shelves, what would I find? How did each book earn a spot on your shelf?”

This week, I had the honor of interviewing John from the Gaming in the Wild podcast. Below you will find episodes from Gaming in the Wild that cover the games we discuss on this show:

The Last of Us

A Short Hike

Kentucky Route Zero (Act 1 of the community playthrough)

Citizen Sleeper

1000xResist

The discussion of each game contains spoilers, so please refer to the timestamps below to avoid those as needed. It’s a long episode, so feel free to skip around!

(00:00 ) Introduction & Spoiler Policy

(06:20 ) The Last of Us (Part 1)

(24:52 ) A Short Hike

(37:45 ) Kentucky Route Zero

(54:25 ) Citizen Sleeper

(01:12:36 ) 1000xResist

(01:35:26 ) Closing Comments

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