Five years after the end of the last full season, My Favourite Game is officially back in the saddle.
Eleven guests from across many facets of the games industry. All of them around the world. And all of them talking of their favourite games ever, the stories tied to them and why games mean so much to them in various, unique and different ways.
And as returns go, what a way to do so.
Thatgamecompany’s Journey is in my own top three games of all time alongside The Last of Us and Metal Gear Solid 3. We’ve had two of the game’s main key development figures on the show before in the form of Robin Hunicke and Kellee Santiago. But a seperate, dedicated episode to Journey is what My Favourite Game is returning with in a massive way.
It’s also being discussed through a guest who I’ve wanted on the show since around Season 3 time too. Ragnar Tørnquist, former creative director on The Secret World at Funcom and now creative director at Red Thread Games on Dreamfall Chapters and the upcoming Dustborn talks of why Thatgamecompany’s 2012 opus is his favourite game ever.
In this episode, we delve into the spiritual and religious aspects of the game, narrative and stories in games and a deep dive into the TV-centered philosophy of dipping in and out of Dustborn. And for good measure too, Derry Girls.
You can listen to the premiere of Season 5 here.
