Ep. 55 - Interview w/Chris Schroyer: From Telltale Games to the Attainable Fantasy of “Three Days to Chicago”

This week it’s just me for the first half: I talk about what I’ve been playing (Three Days to Chicago, a visual novel by Chris Schroyer, as well as the news! Headlines include a character from the Fallout TV series coming to Fallout 76, A Minecraft Movie is getting a sequel, there were more layoffs, and Fortnite has officially skipped its Pride event this year.

For the second half, remember the game I mentioned I played this week? Three Days to Chicago? Well Chris Schroyer, the game’s creator, joins me for an interview! Chris has had a long and exciting career working at Telltale and other studios, and his gameography includes The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands, and more! He discusses his time at Telltale and his approach to what he calls “attainable fantasy” in Three Days to Chicago.

 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:37 - What I’ve Been Playing

00:21:29 - News

00:36:08 - Interview with Chris Schroyer

 

Note: I mentioned Super Mario Galaxy might run at 120fps on Switch 2, but a quick search after recording indicates

 

This first half was recorded on October 11 2025. The interview was recorded on October 10 2025.

 

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Three Days to Chicago: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2495380/Three_Days_to_Chicago/

 

Sources:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-skipped-pride-this-year/1100-6535186/

https://deadline.com/2025/10/minecraft-2-release-date-1236574896/

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1o2ckvv/minecraft_sequel_announced_official_teaser_poster/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-are-all-hurting-metal-hellsinger-studio-closed-as-part-of-funcom-cuts/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/development-ends-on-hyper-light-breaker-as-studio-heart-machine-says-its-making-layoffs/

https://www.ign.com/articles/world-of-warcrafts-long-awaited-housing-releases-in-december

https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/1973388284895072318?s=46&t=sVUrhNeL5EXDMRDpzdemfQ

https://bethesda.net/it/article/2nqh2JMnLeJnjpxwUUi5n6/inside-the-vault-burning-springs-public-test-server-release-notes

https://gaymingmag.com/2023/08/three-days-to-chicago-is-midboss-first-third-party-game/