Episode 180

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (with Erik - Pages of Play)

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August 27th, 2025

2 hrs 50 mins 5 secs

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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Don't Nod, 2023) represents a different type of game that Don't Nod has been making alongside their popular choice-based narrative games like Life is Strange and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage. With 2018's Vampyr, Don't Nod took a swing a narrative, decisions-matter action RPG, and while I liked Vampyr a lot, the decisions-matter part of it left a lot to be desired. Five years later, they took another swing at that type of game with Banishers, and really righted that specific area. Decisions matter in Banishers in a way they don't matter in most games, and it led to one of the most effective stories I've played in a while.

Guest info: Erik (he/him)

TIMESTAMPS

  • 0:00 Title Card
  • 0:32 Intros
  • 5:03 Histories with Don't Nod and Banishers
  • 8:29 Opening Thoughts
  • 16:22 Story/World Setup and Characters
  • 28:43 Inciting Plot Event and Choice/Morality System
  • 37:51 Tough Choices
  • 48:02 Presentation and Side Quest Writing
  • 59:00 Combat
  • 1:13:37 World Design and Vibes
  • 1:22:50 Boss Fights
  • 1:27:20 Recommendations
  • 1:30:20 Pages of Play Podcast
  • 1:36:38 SPOILER WALL and Patron Thank-Yous
  • 1:38:06 Spoiler Section- Side Stories Tying Into the Main Story
  • 2:17:10 Spoiler Section- The Nightmare
  • 2:32:08 Spoiler Section- Endings

Music used in the episode is credited to Trevor Morris. Tracks used: Main Menu, The Harrows, Intimate Moment- Harmony

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