David Benioff and D. B. Weiss are beset with a “deep-seated masochism,” or so they tell Inverse. The co-creators of Game of Thrones already faced all the trials and tribulations of adapting a beloved, dense genre novel previously considered “unadaptable,” but they found themselves facing the same challenge once again with Netflix’s 3 Body Problem.

“I feel like they’re unadaptable in different ways,” Benioff says. “With Thrones, it was just the sheer scope of it. But I could still imagine a dragon, even if I’ve never seen a dragon. With [3 Body Problem] you’re getting into multiple dimensions, and it gets so mind-fucky that I don’t know how we’re going to shoot things. So that’s scary.”

And yet, despite the fear, and the obvious challenge, 3 Body Problem makes its way to Netflix this week. But how did the creators and cast pull it off? It’s all about taking something huge and bringing it down to Earth.

Dragon’s Dogma is one of the most unique games Capcom has ever made, a tremendously complex RPG that leans heavily on simulation and exploration elements. When the first game released in 2012, it was unlike anything else out, and that’s held true all these years later.

That is until Dragon’s Dogma 2, a sequel that builds on the unique vision of its predecessor, expanding the original into an experience that can be simultaneously fascinating and infuriating. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a demanding game, often feeling like a throwback to a different time in the way it never spells things out. But putting in the time and effort yields an immensely satisfying experience with a dynamic, living world and plenty of stories to tell.