The game is built so that if you don't want to fight something, you can just sprint and get away from it. It's like a silent, wordless existence, which I love. Plus, Link, who's the guy that you become, he never talks. Sean Penn: "I was looking for something where I could lose track of time from the comfort of my couch"
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This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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