Friend Request

[Content Warning: Includes extensive discussion of fictional transphobia and queerphobia.] We’re not always positive on the relationships and characters we discuss on this sh...

It turns out, the Tom Clancy series is pretty badly written! Marvel at the “relationship” of Sam and Sarah Fisher of the Splinter Cell series, a father-daughter duo whe...

You know, in looking for sound clips for this week’s intro, I found out that Kratos spends less time angrily screaming the name of his enemies than I thought. He actually doe...

A horse is a horse; of course, of course. And no one can talk to a horse, of course. Except, of course, if the name of the horse is Wander’s noble steed Agro. Throughout Shad...

I thought about making that “Miles & Dick” instead of “Edgeworth & Gumshoe.” Then I was like “I should REALLY avoid putting ‘Dick’...

I would feel guiltier about coming back to Persona characters over and over if we didn’t have good conversations every single time. This week on Friend Request, we’re s...

It’s a character study this week on Friend Request, as both Jen and Colin brought individual characters! Colin asks us to ponder Varian Wrynn, High King of the Alliance from ...

Sequels are often a progression and development of the strengths of the original, but sometimes part of the predecessor’s appeal can be left behind in the efforts to improve....

Even when a character is simple on their face, there may be complexity to be found in their various portrayals. Such is the case with Dante from Devil May Cry, a fairly straightfor...

I’m glad to say that this week on Friend Request, we have a full on game recommendation. We’re big fans of characters, relationships, and how they interact, and so we&#...

We’re doing a bit of an experiment this week on Friend Request. Thus far we’ve focused on relationships between characters, and that will still be a recurring topic, bu...

Friendship is often complicated. Sometimes, you reach a point where you realize you’ve been a pretty terrible friend to someone for a long time, and you need to make amends. ...