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- 30 Polygon Nathan Fillion and PS1 Hagrid Walk into a Bar; ODST
Jason and Fran dig into their adolescent selves with Halo 3: ODST! Come for the smooth jazz and rain 30 hour track, stay for the Nathan Drake cameo.
Spoilers begin at 00:46:07
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
1 hr 27 min - Post-Mazovian Homoerotic Narrative Buddy Cop Police Drama
Come one and come all to Revachol. There is a book store, a hanging corpse, and, of course, a Fritte! Come for the murder, stay for the tea. Jason and Fran use their extreme detective skills to explore the outer edges of life in Disco Elysium.
CW: Rape, Sexual Assault, Police Violence, Alcoholism.
Spoilers begin at 01:18:00
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
2 hr 11 min - These fish aren't friends; Dredge
Jason and Fran plumb the depths of the Marrows in Dredge. Come for the fish, stay for the elder gods! Featuring 30% more boat bumping than previous editions!
Spoilers begin at 00:35:00
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
1 hr 32 min - I hope this hurts
CW: Sexual abuse, abuse, suicide, alcoholism
Fran and Jason explore the Tulpar in Mouthwashing, the indie horror hit from 2024. Welcome aboard.
Spoilers begin at 00:59:00
Credits- ‘Mouthwashing’: A repugnant, tragic play that wants to hurt you
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/11/mouthwashing-story-themes-johanna-kasurinen/- Real-Time Datamoshing in Unreal Looks Mesmerizing
- Mouthwashing Developer's Diary #1
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2475490/view/4590944913262591479Mouthwashing Developer's Diary #2
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2475490/view/4587567847119440903Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
2 hr 12 min - ‘Mouthwashing’: A repugnant, tragic play that wants to hurt you
- Short-Long-Distance Love in Firewatch
Today Fran and Jason talk a walk through Wyoming with Delilah and Henry in Campo Santo's Firewatch from 2016. Don't forget to use your antlers!
Spoilers begin at 1:19:00
Credits- Field Notes: How Devs Recreate Wilderness In Gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/making-of-ethan-carter-firewatch#more-243319M
- Firewatch: hope and heartbreak in the American wilderness
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/01/firewatch-american-wilderness-campo-santo- The Art of Firewatch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdxQ3HlhTE8
- Firewatch's Wyoming fosters a bigger, weirder adventure than I expected
https://www.pcgamer.com/firewatchs-wyoming-fosters-a-bigger-weirder-adventure-than-i-expected/- Why less is more when it comes to Firewatch’s beautiful trees
https://www.pcgamer.com/why-less-is-more-when-it-comes-to-firewatchs-beautiful-trees/- Field Notes: How Devs Recreate Wilderness In Games
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/making-of-ethan-carter-firewatch#more-243319M- Firewatch: hope and heartbreak in the American wilderness
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/01/firewatch-american-wilderness-campo-santo
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
1 hr 54 min - Final Fantasy VII Remake - Spikes, Bikes, and Suspenders
Use your items celebrates a year of recording by returning to the game that started it for them with Final Fantasy VII...REMAKE! Break down with us as we dig into the history of the remake, the character design, and the Nomura of it all! RPG history at your fingertips.
Spoiler-free: 0:00-1:22
Spoilers: 1:23-end
Credits- Final Fantasy remakes sold separately
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-remakes-sold-separately/1100-2679121/
- Square Enix Once Promised Final Fantasy VII, VIII And IX Remakes
- https://www.siliconera.com/square-enix-promised-final-fantasy-vii-remake-cancelled/
- FFVII Remake: Nomura interview translation [Famitsu 25/06/15]
- https://thelifestream.net/lifestream-projects/translations/33038/ffvii-remake-nomura-interview-translation-from-famitsu/
- Final Fantasy VII Remake details: reason for multi-part release, CyberConnect2 collaboration, more
- https://www.gematsu.com/2015/12/final-fantasy-vii-remake-details-reason-multi-part-release-cyberconnect2-collaboration-more
- 10 Questions And Answers About The Final Fantasy VII Remake
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160420143428/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/04/11/final-fantasy-vii-remake-interview-game-informer.aspx
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
2 hr 58 min - The Snatcher That Stole Christmas
Jason accuses a Snatcher of stealing Fran's body and impersonating him to access our excessive and gross podcast revenue. This time, we discuss the Kojima cult classic, Snatcher! Played on the Sega CD; we get into the details of cyberpunk, Snatcher's role in that genre, and some meta-narrative discussion of the game at large.
Spoiler-Free: 0-1:04
Spoilers: 1:05-End
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art and Research by Francisco Martin
Editing by Jason Weiss
Theme music by William O'Rourke
2 hr 10 min - The Many Lies and Lives of INDIKA
CW: War, Sexual Abuse
Jason and Fran talk religion, crime, and ethical perogatives when checking out INDIKA, indie masterpiece from 2024. Between bad, good, evil, sin, and virtue what is left to decide for ourselves? What does it mean to experience true nostalgia and absent fondness? What happens when we impose ourselves unto others?
0-46m Spoiler Free
46-End Spoiler
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art by Francisco Martin
Theme music by William O'Rourke
1 hr 38 min - ENDING [KH]: Nier Automata Final Ending
Fran and Jason cannot upload their data to the bunker. There is a problem with the uplink. ERROR-ERROR-ERROR-ERROR-ERROR-ERROR-ERROR
Spoiler Free for about an hour
Works Cited:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/28/17173244/nier-automata-yoko-taro-interview-gdc-2018
Yoko Taro Predicts Metaphor
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
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Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art by Francisco Martin
Theme music by William O'Rourke
1 hr 30 min - ENDING [A]: Nier Automata
Fran and Jason upload their data to the Bunker talking about Nier Automata!
Spoiler Free for about an hour
Works Cited:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/28/17173244/nier-automata-yoko-taro-interview-gdc-2018
Yoko Taro Predicts Metaphor
Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!
----------------------------
Join the conversation on Discord, it's free!
https://linktr.ee/useyouritems
Follow Jason at: @skilled-drizzler.bsky.social
Follow Fran at: frantastico | Instagram | Linktree
Follow us at: useyouritems.bsky.social
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Art by Francisco Martin
Theme music by William O'Rourke
2 hr 31 min
About Use Your Items!
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A podcast about video games, design, and what they mean to us. Supported by our blog useyouritems.substack.com