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 interview Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played podcast. I highly recommend you check out his full podcast here. Also, here are the TGSEP episodes that cover each game we discuss:

• The Walking Dead

  
  



• The Last of Us & The Last of Us: Part 2

  
  



• Horizon Zero Dawn

  
  



• What Remains of Edith Finch

  
  



• Emily is Away <3 

  
  

The discussion of each game contains spoilers, so please refer to these timestamps to avoid those as needed:

(00:00 ) Introduction

(07:30 ) The Walking Dead

(19:03 ) The Last of Us Part 1 & 2

(40:35 ) Horizon Zero Dawn

(49:00 ) What Remains of Edith Finch

(58:10 ) Emily is Away <3

(01:09:05 ) Closing Comments