Elden Ring's Siren Song and Creating for Panic's Playdate with Rokashi

Pixel Therapy Pod

Rise, ye tarnished! This week, Spencer and Jamie explore the game that seems to have sucked in everyone and their grandma (if their grandma is a badass) -- Hidetaka Miyazaki and From Software's ELDEN RING! Join us as we try to put words to the inexplicable pull of Souls games, and debate what inspires some to call ELDEN RING one of the greatest games of all time.

Then we're joined by Rokashi, video game developer and writer for the official HBO show tie-in game, Insecure: The Come Up (Glow Up Games), and creative director for their own game Faraway Fairway for Panic's soon-to-be-released Playdate console. Plus: Netflix's moves into the mobile game market, how Twine provides a low-barrier entry into game-making, bringing mental health conversations into gaming, and why Sonic the Hedgehog is the ultimate role model.

Follow Rokashi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rokashi

Learn more about the Playdate: https://play.date/

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