Polygon's Quality Control

In honor of Polygon's Backlog Week, we're tackling the topic of tabletop role-playing games. How do you find a group of people to play Dungeons and Dragons with? What are some good options to introduce role-playing to your friends and family? And how do you keep everyone comfortable at the table? To answer those questions, we invited the team from the One Shot Network onto the show to talk about their strategies. Our guests include James D'Amato, Meghan Dornbrock, DC and Daniel Kwan. One Shot Network One Shot on Twitch Mutants in the Night Star Crossed Dread Recommended episodes for One Shot Shows: Star Crossed, Dogs in the Vineyard, Honey Heist, Campaign: Episode 1, Back Story: Daniel Kwan, Modifier: Pasion De Las Pasiones w/ Brandon Leon-Gambetta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Quality Control, Charlie and Dave are both on hand with Russ Frushtick to talk about Next, the massive new update for No Man's Sky. Our No Man's Sky thoughts from way back in 2014 Recent opinion from Ben Kuchera Tara Long, with 250+ plus in-game hours, gives her take A terrifying first encounter with new aliens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Charlie Hall and Allegra Frank talk about Pokémon Go Fest 2018, which ran without a hitch, unlike last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Dave Tach and Michael McWhertor talk about Mike's Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review. Press play to learn more about the game’s history and what you get with the new versions on Switch and Nintendo 3DS (spoiler: not a whole lot, but some of it seems cool). Stick around to find out just what it is about this little game that keeps Mike coming back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Dave Tach and Russ Frushtick talk about Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered (which is the remastered version of Red Faction: Guerrilla). Red Faction: Guerrilla is basically the definition of a cult classic — a game that didn’t quite break into the mainstream but gained a devoted following, including from Dave and Russ. Press play below to learn more about what makes this game so special, despite its drab (but justified!) appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Dave Tach and Russ Frushtick talk about Westworld Season 2. In this spoiler-filled episode, you’ll find out why Dave’s mad at Dolores, why Russ didn’t quite connect with the first season (but Dave super did), and why Westworld reminds us of Lost (which is a good thing) and the Matrix trilogy (which is a less good thing).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode of Quality Control, Charlie Hall, Dave Tach, Chris Plante and Allegra Frank look back at some of the best and most interesting games of E3 2018. We discuss Cyberpunk 2077, Rage 2, The Last of Us Part 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — plus a bit about what it’s like to be in the presence of Hideo Kojima. For more on the biggest video game show of the year, check out all of Polygon’s E3 2018 coverage — including the 15 most promising games from E3 2018. You can also read about the games we discuss in the following articles. Cyberpunk 2077Three things Cyberpunk 2077 gets right about the original tabletop RPGCyberpunk 2077 will include full nudity for a very important reasonCyberpunk 2077 dev would appreciate if you’d stop asking about The Witcher’s Ciri, pleaseRage 2Rage 2 feels like a mixtape of Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Elder ScrollsWhen I asked about Rage 2’s worst character, I got an unexpected responseThe Last of Us Part 2The Last of Us Part 2’s beauty

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon writer talks to a critic about a new game, movie or piece of gear. In this week’s special episode, Charlie Hall invites Polygon’s executive editor Chris Plante and Kotaku’s news editor Jason Schreier to preview this year’s E3, which kicks off next week in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fortnite has been in development since at least 2011 and when it came to market as an early access title it wasn't very good. Come marvel with us at Epic Games' epic turn around with Fortnite: Battle Royale. Vox's new Netflix show, Explained, digs into the most fascinating and misunderstood topics of the day, from cryptocurrency to the racial wealth gap. Watch on Netflix now! https://www.netflix.com/explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We put the band back together to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story. Vox's new Netflix show, Explained, digs into the most fascinating and misunderstood topics of the day, from cryptocurrency to the racial wealth gap. Watch on Netflix now! https://www.netflix.com/explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic about a new game, movie or piece of gear. In this episode, Susana Polo and Dave Tach talk about Deadpool 2, the X-Force, Cable’s bizarre backstory and the future of the MCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic about a new game, movie or piece of gear. In this week’s episode, Charlie Hall and Dave Tach talk about the state of Destiny 2 in the wake of the Warmind expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic about a new game, movie or piece of gear. This week’s episode is a special preview of the newest comics from DC and Marvel, just in time for Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, May 5. Joining host Charlie Hall is Polygon’s comics editor, Susana Polo. If you're headed out for FCBD, here's a cheat sheet with all the upcoming comics we mentioned in this episode. Be sure to check out Susana's series on the best #1 comic each week. DC Comics titles:  DC Nation #0 (May 2) Justice League: No Justice #1 (May 9) Justice League #1 (Jun 13) Marvel Comics:  Avengers #1 (May 2) Black Panther #1 (May 23) Fantastic Four #1 (August) Captain America #1 (July 4) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? This week, Polygon's Susana Polo and Dave Tach discuss Avengers: Infinity War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon's Simone de Rochefort and Brian Gilbert stop by to discuss their time with the Nintendo Labo line of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon's Dave Tach joins host Charlie Hall to discuss God of War. Also, be sure to read Polygon's review, written by Chris Plante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon's Ross Miller joins host Charlie Hall to discuss Ready Player One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon's Ben Kuchera joins host Charlie Hall to discuss the first few hours of Far Cry 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon's Russ Frushtick joins co-host Dave Tach to discuss his time with Sea of Thieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, deputy new editor Allegra Frank joins host Charlie Hall to discuss her time with Where The Water Tastes Like Wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices