In this inaugural test season of Chapter Select, Max and Logan dig into Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us. Weeks before the release of the sequel, Logan and Max replayed the PS3's swan song to explore how it aged and explore its impact on the video game industry in the past seven years.

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• Developer - Naughty Dog
• Platform - PS3 and PS4 (and PS5?)
• Release Date - June 14, 2013 on PS3 and July 29, 2014 on PS4
• Creative Director - Neil Druckmann
• Game Director - Bruce Straley
• Composer - Gustavo Santaolalla

Metacritic - 95/100

• Millennial Gaming Speak
• The Last of Us Wins Game of the Decade
• Soundtrack
  • Music
  • Spotify
  • YouTube
• Arriving in Pittsburgh
• Max’s Wild Tie in Factions Multiplayer
• Jak X: Combat Racing in Left Behind
• Uncharted 4 Spoilercast

Episode Cover Art by Nick Gindraux

This episode was originally recorded on June 11, 2020.

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In this inaugural test season of Chapter Select, Max and Logan dig into Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us. Hot off the heels of its release in 2020, we sink our teeth into Naughty Dog's divisive sequel. Did PlayStation's top team capture earn the "Part II" in the title? How does The Last of Us Part II affect the legacy of the first game?

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• Developer - Naughty Dog
• Platform - PS4
• Release Date - June 19, 2020
• Director - Neil Druckmann
• Narrative Lead - Halley Gross
• Game Directors - Kurt Margenau and Anthony Newman
• Composers - Gustavo Santaolalla and Mac Quayle

Metacritic - 93/100

• Uncharted 4 Spoilercast
• The History of The Last of Us Part II’s Development
• Soundtrack
  • Music
  • Spotify
  • YouTube

Episode Cover Art by Sebastian Gromann

This episode was originally recorded on June 23, 2020.

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Season 1 is all about Paper Mario! Dusting off their Wii U consoles (?) Max and Logan play and dissect the paper-inspired RPG that started it all. Is Paper Mario really all it’s crafted up to be or is it a soggy mâché of a game?

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• Developer - Intelligent Systems
• Platform - Nintendo 64
• Release Date - August 11, 2000 (Japan) and February 5, 2001
• Producers - Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Miki
• Game Directors - Ryota Kawade, Toshitaka Muramatsu, Takahiro Ogi, and Hironobu Suzuki
• Composer - Yuka Tsujiyoko

Metacritic - 93/100

• Paper Mario Wiki
• Li'L Sparky
• Paper Mario Prices
• Soundtrack
  • YouTube

Episode Cover Art by Max Roberts

This episode was originally recorded on February 10, 2021.

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