Episode 122 | Matthew Rhoades of The Banner Saga on Empathy and Being Good People

Humans of Gaming Podcast

English - October 03, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 121 | Stu Maxwell of Shape of Your World on Loving People

Next Episode: Episode 123 | Osama Dorias of For Honor on Muslim Representation

Matthew Rhoades, the lead designer on The Banner Saga, joins Drew and Chris this week. With credits including the much beloved Spider Man 2 from Treyarch (before they only made Call of Duty), Matthew talks about his admiration for the new Spider-Man from Insomniac, how he feels games can teach empathy, and how he has a lot of respect for BioWare's Mass Effect trilogy.

In the second half the talk turns to Matthew's formative years as he was raised in house that was not religious and encouraged him to make his own decisions in life leading him to the secular humanist stance he has today. The trio reflect on his feelings on the tribalism that is found in the western church and politics.