Jul 9, 2026 · 29 min · 13 segments
We nerd out with #1 *New York Times* and international bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp on storytelling from novels, to comics, and even video games. ✨ Marieke walks us through graphic novel script…
Marieke NijkampGuestJordanHostand I couldn't get into anything this year but I did watch a friend of mine play Silksong and that is one that I would recommend to everybody yes

what a fun I I love Hollow Knight I it's been a while since I felt so bad at gaming it's so hard like that that fall they brought me back to like the Nintendo platform games like and absolutely being the worst at it
even though you're like

Yeah, and especially when it comes to games coming out that came out this year.

I do tell everyone to play Expedition 33, Claire Obscure, because it's just so gorgeous.
I've been getting into arguments with people because everybody says that Expedition 33 is definitely taking Game of the Year.
going to be between those two games though, right? Yeah.

Yeah, I love the kind of weird overlap of like melancholy games that I think fits both of them really well and gorgeous music and just like the, again, the atmosphere is just fantastic.
Yeah, I, gosh.
Like I think about
ones like Head.
which I adore.
I love that like vintage, artistic, mid-century aesthetic.
Not even mid-century, that's like early.
Early, that's like 20s and 30s.
Love it.
and I couldn't get into anything this year but I did watch a friend of mine play Silksong and that is one that I would recommend to everybody yes

what a fun I I love Hollow Knight I it's been a while since I felt so bad at gaming it's so hard like that that fall they brought me back to like the Nintendo platform games like and absolutely being the worst at it
even though you're like

Yeah, and especially when it comes to games coming out that came out this year.

I do tell everyone to play Expedition 33, Claire Obscure, because it's just so gorgeous.
I've been getting into arguments with people because everybody says that Expedition 33 is definitely taking Game of the Year.
going to be between those two games though, right? Yeah.

Yeah, I love the kind of weird overlap of like melancholy games that I think fits both of them really well and gorgeous music and just like the, again, the atmosphere is just fantastic.
Yeah, I, gosh.
Like I think about
ones like Head.
which I adore.
I love that like vintage, artistic, mid-century aesthetic.
Not even mid-century, that's like early.
Early, that's like 20s and 30s.
Love it.
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