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Have You Played?
by The Media Resonance Network
Welcome to Have You Played, a podcast that dives into the games we all love or, at times, love to hate. One game at a time, we discuss what it is about these games that stays with us. The parts of play that move us, compel us to pick up the next game, and the things that made us fall in love with games in the first place.
Episodes
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World of Warcraft Era 1
This week, Marc and Andrei talk about how to even talk about World of Warcraft (0:00) and when they came to the franchise (5:05). Stick around if you want to hear about raiding (25:07), classes (38:51), and some of our favorite parts of the era (52:56).
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Elden Ring
Today it’s time to join the serpent king as family as Marc and Andrei reminisce about that time 10 months ago when they played Elden Ring. They talk about the game more broadly (0:00) before discussing the lead up to release, and initial contact with the game’s release (19:21). Then, it’s time to...
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The Memory Box Tournament of Champions 1
Marc and Andrei rank the first 8 games of the Have You Played? Podcast for an impending tournament of our most memorable and cherished games.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Our Hylian chickens have come home to roost! Michael Iantorno joins us to talk about a beloved SNES classic! As usual, we go over how we got into the series (0:00), emulators and randomizers (25:14), segments (35:47), and Marc’s patented rankings (48:05)!
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Tomb Raider
It’s time to talk Tomb Raider! Courtney Blamey joins Marc and Andrei to talk all things Lara Croft this week. As always, we talk about our first contact with the games (0:00), the broader franchise’s place in the in the treasure hunter media genre (24:15) and some of our segments (40:31)
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Super Smash Bros.
Marc, Andrei, and our super special guest Scott talk about the highs and lows of our time playing the various Smash games. From our origins stories (3:55), we talk through the installments in the franchise (13:49), before settling on our favorite and hated characters (49:00).
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Ogre Battle
This week, Andrei delves into the deep lore of the Ogre Battle franchise as Marc listens patiently and respectfully. From a series overview (0:00), to a point form discussion that runs through the episode (10:30), and more focused look at Yasumi Matsuno’s career (17:37) in the middle. Plus, some...
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Final Fantasy VIII
This week, we tackle Final Fantasy VIII, as Marc totally convinces Andrei that it’s the best in the franchise. As usual, we start off with where we were at when the game released, and the the JRPG field at the time (0:00). Then, Marc makes a thorough case for FFVIII’s merits (21:00), before…
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Diablo III
We look back at how we came to the Diablo franchise (1:31), how Diablo III looked when first announced (11:29), and it’s troubled launch (21:30) and how we felt about the game at the time. Then we break down the controversial monetization of the game (34:08), the Reaper of Souls expansion…
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Your First Pokémon
This week, we’re talking about Pokémon! We talk about how diverse folks’ first contact with the franchise has been, from the anime, to the card game and the games themselves (2:38). Then, we play some Pokémon word association games (35:02), our ongoing expectations and fatigue with the franchise...
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Destiny
This week, we’re coming to you from the Moon! It’s Destiny. Marc and Andrei discuss their first contact with the franchise. From the game’s run up to launch (1:50), its hyped yet rocky first year (10:38), game composition (27:10) to our core memories playing this game in Canada and Japan. We also...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Have You Played, a podcast that dives into the games we all love or, at times, love to hate. One game at a time, we discuss what it is about these games that stays with us. The parts of play that move us, compel us to pick up the next game, and the things that made us fall in love with games in the first place.
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The Media Resonance Network
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Have You Played? currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Welcome to Have You Played, a podcast that dives into the games we all love or, at times, love to hate. One game at a time, we discuss what it is about these games that stays with us. The parts of play that move us, compel us to pick up the next game, and the things that made us fall in love with...
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Have You Played? is created and hosted by The Media Resonance Network.
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