The Gamers with Glasses Show, Episode 27: Open World Cop Swatting

In this episode, we talk about the difference between a side quest that feels like a job and a whole game that makes you do a specific job. If only a certain Final Fantasy game had been out when we recorded it. Or Balatro. We also talk about whether helping people in video games makes a difference for everyday morality, the difference between labor in gaming and the labor of gaming, and whether or not Geralt of Rivia is just one step away from being your building’s gruff super. Nate gets SWAT-ed by the Open World Police; Don falls down the nerd hole; Christian is done with the tutorial (several hours in); Tof podcasts from the future. Featured games include Tchia, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tears of the Kingdom, Sunless Sea, and Papers Please. We almost didn’t talk about any FromSoft games this time; we were so close.