"Fun" and Games Podcast

To play video games is to confront failure. Some games can make a game over a punishment, while others have made fail states intrinsic to their design. Matt & Geoff discuss how we go about seeking a challenge and how a game handles inevitable setbacks.

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, filmmaker and shapeshifting witch, TheLostEpisode! The game he is talking about today is Bayonetta 2 by PlatinumGames and Nintendo.

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Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster and virus busting, ass kicking NetNavi, Matt Sowinski! The game he is talking about today is Mega Man Battle Network 3 by Capcom.

You can find this episode's host on twitter or check out his podcast here and his writing here!

Side Quests is back and so is host Josh Silverman! He is a podcaster, producer, PR Account Coordinator and defender against the Reaper threat! The game he is talking about today is Mass Effect by BioWare and EA!

You can find this episode's host on twitter and on his very own Mass Effect podcast right here!

Todd Keller, one of the founders of Armature Studios and director of the recently released Narrative Adventure game Where the Heart Leads for PS4, joins Matt & Geoff to discuss the title's development and the ways player agency and investment can enrich the reality of the stories a game tells

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Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, lawyer and a Hunter fighting through the city of Yharnam, Paresh Maharaj! The game he is talking about today is Bloodborne by FromSoftware.

You can find this episode's host on twitter or check out his podcast here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, writer, editor, musician and legendary thief, Kyle Foley! The game he is talking about today is Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus by Sucker Punch Productions.

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Side Quests is back and so is host Atma! She is a podcaster, writer and heroic Arwing pilot! The game she is talking about today is Star Fox 64 by Nintendo!

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Sometimes, a game tells a different kind of story than you'd expect from its gameplay, and vice versa. On today's episode, Matt & Geoff discuss when and how games can cross genres, in both gameplay and story, and tell unexpected tales.

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is Dad, Husband, podcaster, streamer, producer, community manager and member of the "Ghosts," Asa GreenRiver! The game he is talking about today is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint by Ubisoft.

You can find this episode's host on twitter or check out his work here!