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Shall We Play a Game?

A short (honest!) podcast about video games. Hosted by New York Times contributing critic Chris Suellentrop and former NPR Baghdad bureau chief JJ Sutherland.

Further podcasts by Chris Suellentrop and JJ Sutherland

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‘Carne y Arena’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2018-10-20T14:47:59

You’ve got 11 days left to go see Alejandro González Iñárritu’s virtual-reality installation “Carne y Arena.” We saw it/did it/played it, and tell you why you should, too (if you’re anywhere nea...

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‘Assassin’s Creed’: ‘Origins’ vs. ‘Syndicate’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2018-06-26T01:26:29

JJ talks about why he liked “Syndicate” more than “Origins,” while Chris begs for Discovery Modes to be retrofitted into every game in the series. Plus a dash of “God of War” (2018) and “Pillars...

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‘Solo’ (and ‘God of War’!) - Shall We Play a Game? from 2018-05-25T04:56:24

Our instant review of “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the first “Star Wars” movie to reference “Masters of Teras Kasi,” preceded by a paean to the “God of War” camera. We have a Patreon at www.patreo...

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‘Ready Player One’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2018-04-13T01:37:54

Our review of Steven Spielberg’s movie *and* Ernest Cline’s book answers the question you’ve been waiting for: What if Halliday had been into walking simulators? We have a Patreon at www.patreon...

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‘Florence’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2018-03-20T00:17:23

Unknowingly, we have undertaken a journey to become America’s hottest Annapurna Interactive podcast. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who h...

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2017’s All-Star GOTY Spectacular - Shall We Play a Game? from 2018-02-06T02:48:23

Better late than never: We asked 25 of the smartest people we know–game developers, critics, professors of theater and history, comedy writers, political journalists, podcasters–for their favori...

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‘Gorogoa’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-12-21T15:14:40

The second game from Annapurna Interactive is a meditative puzzle by Jason Roberts. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge....

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‘The Last Jedi’ spoilercast - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-12-15T05:14:19

The annual “Shall we watch a ‘Star Wars’ movie?” episode of the “Shall We Play a Game?” podcast. WARNING: Do not listen to more than a minute or so if you haven’t seen “The Last Jedi.” We have a...

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‘Universal Paperclips’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-12-12T15:19:16

A new Game of the Year contender. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. THIS WEEK, WE HOPE: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” NE...

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‘Subsurface Circular’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-12-01T13:48:05

Mike Bithell’s short interactive robot detective fiction–how’s that for a five-word phrase–is good. Plus, JJ reveals the most embarrassing/proud public place he has played his Nintendo Switch. A...

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‘Star Wars Battlefront 2’&More ‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-11-21T15:19:10

Alright, Der Fuhrer, it’s time for my closeup. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE: “Subsurface Circ...

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‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-11-15T19:14:54

We’re about three hours in, up to the part when BJ arrives in Manhattan. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. NEXT WEEK,...

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More ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-11-09T18:54:45

Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, Mario rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his room lo...

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‘Super Mario Odyssey’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-11-02T14:26:40

Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of World 1-1. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful t...

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What Would Donald Trump Play? - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-10-24T03:24:01

We’re busy with “Super Mario Odyssey” this week–which we’ll talk about on next week’s show–so we’re sharing this Patreon members-only mailbag with the wider listening public. Try it! It’s good! ...

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‘Divinity: Original Sin 2’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-10-17T18:42:30

Is there joy in Fort Joy? We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE: More “Divinity: Original Sin 2” SHOW ...

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‘Thimbleweed Park’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-10-09T23:52:22

We would rather Switch than fight. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE: “Divinity: Original Sin 2” S...

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‘Nier: Automata’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-10-03T19:01:20

A divisive game divides us against ourselves. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE: “Thimbleweed Park...

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‘Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-09-28T13:47:49

Surely the only podcast on this game that delves into Shigeru Miyamoto’s reflections after the Sandy Hook massacre. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to...

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‘Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-09-18T21:18:28

Someone liked this game. Someone else didn’t. Someone gets angry. Someone else says, “But it’s ‘Uncharted’!” We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyo...

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‘Tacoma’&‘Gone Home’ designer Steve Gaynor - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-09-12T19:38:06

Steve Gaynor, the designer and writer of “Gone Home” and 2017’s “Tacoma,” talks about why “Tacoma” was so hard to make, what he learned by working with Ken Levine on “BioShock Infinite,” and whe...

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‘Hellblade’&More ‘Tacoma’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-09-06T23:05:36

Chris and JJ agree, more or less, about Ninja Theory’s “Hellblade” and then disagree, vehemently, about Fullbright’s “Tacoma.”

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‘Typeshift’ designer Zach Gage - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-08-24T13:38:17

Zach Gage, the designer of mobile games like “SpellTower,” “Really Bad Chess,” “Sage Solitaire,” and 2017’s “Typeshift,” talks to Chris and JJ during a live show from the Play NYC convention. Pl...

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‘Edith Finch’director Ian Dallas on‘What Remains of Edith Finch’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-08-16T04:07:27

Ian Dallas, the creative director of Giant Sparrow, talks about whether Molly starved to death, how he wrote a headline for The Onion that became a self-fulfilling prophecy, and why he wishes he...

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‘Dream Daddy’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-08-10T15:28:49

Chris Suellentrop and guest critic Laura Hudson--a contributor to Wired, Slate, The New York Times, and more--talk about “Dream Daddy,” the dad-dating sim that hit No. 1 on Steam.

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‘Tacoma’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-08-01T07:01:08

Chris Suellentrop and guest critic Chris Plante--now the culture editor of The Verge, soon to be executive editor of Polygon--talk about “Tacoma,” Fullbright’s follow-up to “Gone Home.” No spoil...

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Even More ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-06-14T18:51:02

Two divine beasts down, two more to go. Could we play this game forever? Also, some E3 ranting. We’re taking a brief hiatus for the next few weeks. See you (hear us?) in August!

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More ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-06-08T14:38:44

Is the new “Zelda” being graded on a curve? Or is JJ playing it wrong? Can you even play it wrong? Does it matter that there isn’t much of a story? Will Chris ever stop bringing up “Horizon: Zer...

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‘Zelda’ on Switch&the End of ‘Prey’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-06-01T15:09:57

At last, we have new Nintendo consoles. Our playthrough of “Breath of the Wild” begins, followed by a spoilercast on the end of Arkane’s “Prey.”

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Even More‘Prey’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-05-24T22:48:37

We're almost finished with Arkane's"Prey."Before we gripe about an otherwise excellent game, we answer a listener mail about our"first favorite"video games.

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More ‘Prey’&Nintendo Switch - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-05-18T14:20:34

We’ve explored Crew Quarters in Arkane’s still-terrific “Prey.” Chris has a quibble, but the spoilers wait until after he talks to Sofija Stefanovic, a Serbian-Australian-New-Yorker writer about...

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‘Prey’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-05-11T15:35:08

Do the first eight hours or so of Arkane’s love letter to the immersive sim live up to the promise of the demo? This episode is brought to you by Troy Gilbert, our very first Patreon patron.

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‘Prey,’ ‘Night in the Woods’&More ‘Edith Finch’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-05-03T20:02:33

Did the hourlong demo for “Prey,” Arkane’s highly referential immersive sim, sell us on playing the whole thing? Can JJ stomach the storyline in “Night in the Woods?” Can Chris get a do-over to ...

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‘What Remains of Edith Finch’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-04-26T02:56:08

The second game from Giant Sparrow, and the first from Annapurna Interactive, is a virtuosic take on the walking simulator.

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What I Play: Sam Biddle - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-04-18T14:15:39

The Intercept reporter, and former Gawker writer and Valleywag editor, talks about growing up as a Dreamcast kid, playing Yakuza 0 and Persona 5, and what it was like to be in the middle of a Ga...

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The Economist’s Ryan Avent&More ‘Persona 5’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-04-13T17:04:36

Ryan Avent of The Economist talks about research that indicates that some people are dropping out of the workforce to play video games. Plus, JJ and Chris are still playing “Persona 5.”

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‘Persona 5’&‘Psychonauts’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-04-06T22:49:19

Two video games, one old and one new, about children who navigate fantastical mental landscapes. Not to mention literal subway systems. Plus, the shortest “What I Play” in history.

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‘Everything’&More ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-03-30T17:57:20

Everything in David OReilly’s “Everything” is playable, to try to convey the perspective of, well, everything. Our review. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grat...

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‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-03-20T07:01:21

The truth is…you're the weak, and I am the tyranny of evil men. But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard to be Commander Shepard.

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‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’&‘Robo Recall’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-03-14T22:35:09

We started Nintendo’s latest masterpiece on the Wii U instead of the Switch, and then rebuilt our finicky VR setups for Epic’s free Oculus Touch shooter. Plus, what game did Chris give up for Le...

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The End of ‘The Witcher 3’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-03-07T13:57:15

As always, we bring our listeners the hottest takes on the newest, freshest video games, which is why we just finished “The Witcher 3.”

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‘Torment: Tides of Numenera’&the GDC awards - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-03-03T20:13:10

A smidgen of “Torment: Tides of Numenera,” a smattering of the Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards, a smorgasbord of plans to start a membership drive.

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More‘Horizon Zero Dawn’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-02-20T12:48:22

Chris Plante, the culture editor of The Verge and a founder of Polygon, tells us why he liked"Horizon Zero Dawn."

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‘Horizon Zero Dawn’&More ‘Yakuza 0’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-02-03T15:07:51

Our first-ever preview: Chris played four hours of “Horizon Zero Dawn.” Then, “Yakuza 0” and the disappearance of the medium-budget video game.

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‘Planescape: Torment’&‘Yakuza 0’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-01-30T01:54:12

To prepare for the February release of “Torment: Tides of Numenera,” we’re playing “Planescape: Torment.” When we’re not playing “Yakuza 0,” that is.

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Ronan Farrow: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-01-19T03:53:58

The NBC News investigative journalist talks about why he bought a PlayStation Pro, whether it’s OK to talk about “Myst” in mixed company, and what Mia Farrow thinks about video games.

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Nintendo Switch - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-01-14T00:23:29

Impressions of the Nintendo Switch after playing with it during its reveal event in New York City.

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2016’s All-Star GOTY Spectacular - Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-01-06T04:27:51

What was your favorite game of 2016? We asked 23 of the smartest people we know--designers, podcasters, YouTubers, journalists, a screenwriter, a playwright--and got 19 answers. Plus, intense d...

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The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-12-30T15:19:18

Is the first"Assassin's Creed"movie better than the first"Assassin's Creed video game? Plus, what JJ is playing in VR with Oculus Touch.

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More ‘Super Mario Run,’ ‘I Expect You To Die’&Oculus Touch - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-12-23T17:26:55

What happens when a podcast rant about Nintendo turns into a New York Times op-ed. Plus, comparing PlayStation Move and Oculus Touch while playing “I Expect You to Die,” Schell Games’ VR spy puz...

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‘Super Mario Run’&‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-12-17T17:43:38

Is Mario’s first iPhone game--and JJ’s first Mario game (!!!)--brilliant, despicable, or both? Plus, our apparently annual review of a new “Star Wars” movie.

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‘The Last Guardian’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-12-12T02:48:03

“Confounding and transcendent” or infuriating?

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‘Skyrim’ lead programmer Brett Douville: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-11-23T15:37:22

Brett Douville, a former lead programmer at Bethesda Game Studios, talks about why he sees himself in the kill animations for “Skyrim,” why he loves “Rez,” and what he’s doing for “Tacoma,” the ...

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‘Dishonored 2’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-11-19T23:06:18

Emily or Corvo? High chaos or low chaos? Xbox One S or PlayStation 4 Pro? Unmentioned in the podcast: You can sing “Corvo Attana” to the tune of “Hakuna Matata” from “The Lion King.”

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The Ringer’s Jason Concepcion: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-11-12T23:13:06

Jason Concepcion, a staff writer for The Ringer, talks about why JJ and Chris misunderstood “Overwatch,” taking a cathode-ray tube TV to a friend’s house to play multiplayer “Halo,” and the mudd...

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‘Titanfall 2’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-11-05T17:39:53

The sequel to Respawn’s multiplayer-only shooter has a single-player campaign with puzzle-platformer levels that are reminiscent of “Half-Life” and “Portal.”

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‘Skyrim,’ ‘Gears of War 4’&‘Civilization VI’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-10-29T16:22:47

Spending 300 hours of your life on “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” staying awake until 3 a.m. playing “Civilization VI” and reliving the release of the Xbox 360 through the Xbox One’s “Gears of W...

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Former Obama and Clinton speechwriter Jon Lovett: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-10-19T14:38:06

Screenwriter and former political speechwriter Jon Lovett talks about whether Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama plays video games, why he loves “Portal” and “Portal 2,” and what HBO's “Westworld” ...

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’Thumper’&‘Westworld’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-10-13T22:15:55

The “rhythm violence” of “Thumper” is one of the best experiences for PlayStation VR. Does it hold up on a two-dimensional screen? Then, why HBO’s new series “Westworld” is the most video-gamey ...

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PlayStation VR - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-10-05T19:31:02

Impressions after a week with Sony’s new virtual-reality headset.

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‘Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’&‘Virginia’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-09-30T20:21:13

Why JJ didn’t play “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided,” and whether Blendo Games’ “Thirty Flights of Loving” ruined “Virginia” for Chris.

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‘Reigns,’ ‘Bound,’&Even More ‘Kentucky Route Zero’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-09-22T12:58:03

It’s special request hour at “Shall We Play a Game?”: We play “Reigns,” the mobile hit billed as “Tinder for monarchs,” and “Bound,” the PlayStation 4 dance platformer. Then we indulge our own d...

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‘Stardew Valley’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-09-16T22:39:12

JJ couldn’t get his PlayStation 4 to work in Zurich (really). So we played “Stardew Valley” instead of “Bound.”

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More‘Kentucky Route Zero’&‘Damaged Core’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-09-08T19:31

Act 2 of"Kentucky Route Zero,"plus an intriguing Oculus shooter and a little “Auralux: Constellations”

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The End (?) of ‘No Man’s Sky’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-09-01T20:24:16

We haven’t reached the center of the galaxy, but we’re ready to deliver our verdict on"No Man's Sky."Play it? Or don't play it?

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‘Kentucky Route Zero’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-08-22T20:47:34

The first act of Cardboard Computer’s evocative point-and-click adventure. Plus a little “Deus Ex Go”

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More ‘No Man’s Sky’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-08-17T18:54:06

We’re still playing Hello Games’ universe simulator/plutonium shooter/alien-language puzzler.

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‘Abzû’&‘No Man’s Sky’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-08-10T05:25:28

Do you want to serenely explore an underwater video game world for two hours, or serenely explore an outer-space video game world for infinity?

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‘Batman: The Telltale Series’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-08-05T15:16:38

Is it the game we need, or the game we deserve?

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‘Inside’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-07-27T14:55:33

Playdead’s “Inside” rouses us from our summer video-game torpor. A spoiler-free review, followed (at 18:22) by a very spoiler-y discussion of the ending, including JJ’s persuasive theory of What...

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Oculus Rift&Gabriel Winslow-Yost: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-07-22T18:21:16

We talk about “Lucky’s Tale” for the Oculus Rift and compare the hardware to the HTC Vive. Then, Chris talks to Gabriel Winslow-Yost, an editor at the New York Review of Books, about why he play...

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‘Pokémon Go’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-07-15T16:09:18

Everyone is playing"Pokémon Go."But is it any good?

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Virginia Heffernan: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-07-07T16:18:50

Virginia Heffernan, the author of “Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art,” talks about playing “1010!” on the subway, reaching the top 1,000 on the “Angry Birds” leaderboard, and why the Internet ...

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New Statesman deputy editor Helen Lewis: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-06-28T23:54:39

Helen Lewis, the deputy editor of the New Statesman, talks about why"BioShock"is her favorite game, why she plays as Queen Elizabeth in"Civilization,"and what"Fallout 4"might tell us about the f...

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Summer School with NYU’s Frank Lantz - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-06-23T14:25:55

Frank Lantz, the designer of Drop7 and the director of the New York University department of game design, talks about why “Crackdown” is his favorite game, why video games are worth studying, an...

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‘Warcraft’&‘World of Warcraft’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-06-17T13:55:19

A review of “Warcraft,” the movie, plus an interview with Daniel Lisi, the author of “World of Warcraft,” the book, from Boss Fight Books.

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‘Doom’&‘Overwatch’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-06-10T15:09:01

What’s the better Shooty McShootface?

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A Rerun of an Episode You Probably Didn’t Hear - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-06-01T02:55:36

Eleven days ago, we posted an episode (“More'Quantum Break'and Listener Mail”) that did not reach the overwhelming majority of our listeners, because our RSS feed was broken. So we're posting it...

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‘Dark Souls’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-05-26T20:00:17

Keza MacDonald and Jason Killingsworth, the authors of"You Died: The'Dark Souls'Companion,"talk about how “Demon’s Souls” hooked them, whether “Dark Souls” is a 21st-century"Super Mario Bros.,"a...

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This Is Only a Test - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-05-26T16:42:05

We're trying to see if our feed is still broken. We hope you download this podcast to confirm that all is well.

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More “Quantum Break,” and Listener Mail - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-05-20T14:56:22

Should “Quantum Break” get rid of its shooting? Does it have the funniest narrative pick-up in game history? Did you bless the rains down in Africa? Plus, listener mail, and a shocking confessio...

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More Vive, ‘Quantum Break’&J.C. Herz - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-05-12T14:45:16

Playing “Audioshield” in virtual reality on the HTC Vive, the first act of “Quantum Break,” and an interview with J.C. Herz, the first video game critic for the New York Times and the author of ...

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‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-05-06T23:46:43

We played “Uncharted 4.” We review it. We don’t spoil it, but if you are sensitive to spoilers, the modestly spoiler-y stuff begins at 23:25.

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‘1979 Revolution’&the End of ‘Life Is Strange’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-04-28T16:07:51

Two games enter. One will ascend to the Shall We Play a Game? canon. The other will be tossed onto the ash heap of history. For newcomers to “Life Is Strange,” a spoiler-free verdict of the enti...

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New York Times Magazine writer Clive Thompson: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-04-21T14:48:49

Clive Thompson, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, talks about how fatherhood changed what video games he plays, how “World of Warcraft” almost ruined his life, and why “Mari...

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Even More‘Life Is Strange’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-04-14T16:09:11

A spoiler ‘cast on “Dark Room,” the fourth--the penultimate!--episode of “Life Is Strange.”

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HTC Vive&‘Clash Royale’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-04-08T19:11:40

On setting up an HTC Vive Pre, playing the VR adventure game “The Gallery: Call of the Starseed,” and crawling on the floor to play “Unseen Diplomacy.” Then (at 24:00), why Nintendo’s “Miitomo” ...

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Who Shot Alison Rapp? Plus ‘Life Is Strange’&‘Witcher 3’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-04-01T17:48:43

Kotaku’s Patrick Klepek talks about his reporting on Alison Rapp, whom Nintendo fired for moonlighting. Was she a victim of the video-game culture wars? Then (at 28:51), we spoil more “Life Is S...

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‘Hitman’&Listener Mail - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-03-25T15:38:04

A review of the new “Hitman” game, which is conveniently called “Hitman.” Then (at 21:32): Are the tastes of video game critics and video game players starting to diverge? Does it matter?

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GDC 2016 Field Report: VR Mania - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-03-18T20:04:19

A tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, why noses are the fix for simulator sickness, rhythm on the dark side of the moon and the enduring influence of"Tron."Chris reports on the Oculus Rift, ...

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‘Oxenfree’&More ‘Life Is Strange’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-03-10T04:58:44

A review of “Oxenfree,” a game about high school students grappling with a supernatural force. Then (at 10:58), a spoiler-y discussion of the second episode of “Life Is Strange,” a game about hi...

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‘Superhot’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-03-03T14:50:29

A review of “Superhot,” the first-person shooter in which time moves when you move. Then (at 10:00), Chris gives his provisional, spoiler-free thoughts about the second episode of “Life Is Stran...

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‘The Walking Dead: Michonne’&‘Invisible, Inc.’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-02-26T14:45:21

A review of the first episode of “The Walking Dead: Michonne,” a new miniseries from Telltale Games. Has the studio lost a step? Could “Michonne” learn something from “Life Is Strange”? Then, wh...

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‘XCOM 2’&‘The Witness’ - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-02-18T03:20:30

Sometimes you recognize that a video game is good, but you still don’t like it. Sometimes you recognize that a game is bad, at least in part, but you don’t care. This podcast is about two of the...

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‘Firewatch’&Leigh Alexander - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-02-10T13:58:39

We review ‘Firewatch,’ the new video game from Campo Santo, without spoilers. Then (at 20:22), Chris talks to Leigh Alexander, the former editor-in-chief of Boing Boing’s Offworld, about why she...

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Slate editor Julia Turner: What I Play - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-02-02T23:38:14

Julia Turner, the editor-in-chief of Slate and a host of Slate’s Culture Gabfest, talks about why she can’t stop playing Two Dots on her iPhone. LANGUAGE WARNING: Chris forgot to tell Julia that...

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‘Gone Home’&‘Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist’- Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-01-27T19:36:07

“Gone Home” was released for consoles this month. How does JJ feel about one of the most acclaimed “walking simulators” ever made? Then (at 25:49), we review “Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The T...

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More ‘The Witcher 3’&Listener Mail - Shall We Play a Game? from 2016-01-19T17:57:54

We continue our review of “The Witcher 3” and then answer some mail. Topics include: Why you shouldn’t play the Bloody Baron quest after “That Dragon, Cancer”; what Geralt has in common with Bey...

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