Furiously Joshing

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Furiously Joshing Podcast! In this episode, my guest and I talk about what we liked and disliked about Bethesda's Starfield in the grand scope of what it means to be a "good" game.

Disclaimer: The second half of this podcast (roughly about an hour in) will contain spoilers regarding the main storyline of the game. There will be a verbal disclaimer preceding that portion, so feel free to listen in on the first half and come back later if you want to experience Starfield for yourself before listening to...

Join my guest and I as we delve into gaming communities, what we like about them, what we dislike about them, and the effect that they have on the games we love.

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On today's episode, my guest and I discuss what motivates us to play what we play and what drives us to avoid what we don't play. Many of us are familiar with the memes about "relaxing" games like anything from Fromsoft or any competitive multiplayer game or the second jobs we may find ourselves having in many live service games. What keeps us coming back? We asked a lot of questions in this episode and may not have answered a single one, but we definitely gained a lot of perspective on ourselves and why we play what we play.<...