Today I take over Thursday as you new host and master* (*not actually a real master; only a host for Thursdays). Joining me is Reviews Editor Arthur Gies. We're talking crunch. If this is your first episode, Friends List is a daily web series in which members of Polygon's editorial staff answer an important, unusual or agitating question related to video games. The goal is to give Polygon's many team members across the globe have an opportunity to speak with you directly via video. Today, Features Editor Russ Pitts and Reviews editor Arthur Gies answer this question: Does crunch make better games?