This week on Post Games:
Act 1: Dissecting Disco Elysium, Organ by Organ
Act 2: Converting Tabletop RPGs into Video Game Nirvana
Patreon Bonus: All You Have to Do Is Write a Million Words
Act 3: The News of the Week
Guests:
Christoffer Bodegård: writer and developer, Esoteric Ebb
Nathan Grayson: co-founder and reporter, Aftermath.site
Closing Song: "Battle Beneath the Crust" by Marskye (Dosa Divas)
Act 1: Dissecting Disco Elysium, Organ by Organ
I'm working on 'Ebb'. As you can see, it's a Disco-like! (r/DiscoElysium)
Esoteric Ebb dev talks Disco Elysium and mind control: "It's kind of stupid to make an entire RPG by yourself" (Radio Times)
I was already intrigued by this Disco Elysium-inspired, D&D-based RPG where you play as the world's worst cleric, but its demo blew my expectations out of the water (PCGamer)
It's only March, but I'm calling it: Esoteric Ebb is 2026's best RPG and the first worthy successor to Disco Elysium (PCGamer)
Act 2: Converting Tabletop RPGs into Video Game Nirvana
In Esoteric Ebb, men talk to men about manhood, and that's a good thing (Mothership)
Esoteric Ebb Review - Chaotic Good (GameSpot)
ESOTERIC EBB REVIEW: Maybe the best RPG of 2026? (PCGamer)
Esoteric Ebb Review (RPGFan)
Disco Elysium RPG System Analysis (Game Design Thinking)
PLEASE (DON’T) MAKE MORE GAMES WITH INTERACTIVE WRITING (Google Slides)
Patreon Bonus: All You Have to Do Is Write a Million Words
A beginner’s guide to playing Dungeons and Dragons (Polygon)
An independent, reader-supported, worker-owned outlet for journalism about tabletop roleplaying games and the people who make them (Rascal)
DISPATCH REVIEW: AdHoc Studio's first game is my new favourite superhero show (PCGamer)
Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons) (Wiki)
Cleric Class build guide for Dungeons & Dragons 5e 2024 (Polygon)
Act 3: The News of the Week
Welcome To Woke Week (Aftermath)
We're Having A Sale! (Aftermath)
Notes Towards A 'Woke 2' (Aftermath)
Games Done Quick's Long, Difficult Journey To A Better Gaming Future (Aftermath)
Split Fiction by blackheartwings and ProfessorBurtch in 51:56 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 (Games Done Quick)
Buy Some 'Woke 2' Merch, Support A Worker-Owned Website (Aftermath)
A Love Letter To 'Girl Games' (Aftermath)
'The Mission Is About Creating Supportive Environments And Authentic Content': What A DEI Manager At A AAA Video Game Company Actually Does (Aftermath)
This Week in Video Game Links
Death Dress (Plant or Beast)
Video games can be a site for moral formation—for good or for ill (U.S. Catholic)
Koudelka: Aberystwyth, 1898 (Kimimi)
Glen Powell Will Play Fox McCloud In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Kotaku)
The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots (The Verge)
Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal as it blames "continued pressures in the global economic landscape" (Eurogamer)
Free Game of the Week: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream demo
From the official site: "Experience creating up to three Mii characters in the demo on Nintendo eShop! Your save data from the demo will carry over to the main game upon purchase, and if you complete the demo you’ll get a Hamster Costume that you can give to your Mii characters." I mean, obviously, I'm playing for the Hamster costume. (Nintendo)
What Else I’m Enjoying
How to Shoot a Medieval Film in NYC on a Shoestring Budget (Hell Gate)
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (ScreenSlate)
'Art Isn't Easy' author offers new insights into Stephen Sondheim's life and music (NPR)
Closing Song: "Battle Beneath the Crust" by Marskye
From Dosa Divas