"fun" And Games Podcast

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is the perpetual podcasting sidekick and imprisoned Fenling, Poppy The Masked Keaton! The game he is talking about today is Beyond Shadowgate (2024) by Zojoi. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Matt & Geoff discuss the ways games can enhance the experience be seeming to happen outside the bounds of the game itself.  Fiction can have a way of making you question if something you're experiencing is real or not. The interactivity of video games means files can appear in your hard drive, or an NPC refers to you, the player, by name. Clever marketing can present a new game as a "lost" title from long ago. Often used for horror, there's plenty of ways to step a little deeper into what the game is offering. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!  

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster and SeeD cadet, Ben from Dragoon Effect! The game he is talking about today is Final Fantasy VIII by Square. You can also find his podcast here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is streamer, designer, musician, writer, YouTuber and member of the "First Scholars" guild, CJ from Pause & Effect! The game he is talking about today is CrossCode by Radical Fish Games and Deck13. You can also find his work here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and so is host Case Aiken! He is a podcaster, writer, actor and protector of Angel Grove! The game he is talking about today is Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind by Digital Eclipse. You can also find this host's podcasts on CertainPOV.com. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

The Nintendo 64 sparks many fond memories and possesses plenty of highs and lows in its library. Matt & Geoff are joined by Dave and Jiggylookback from the Remember 64 podcast to look back on Nintendo's last stand against giving their controllers a second joystick  You can find our episode's guests and their show on SuperPod Network! Enjoyed this console retrospective? Click here to vote on our next one! Join our Patreon at the free tier or above to have access to voting. You can also gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here to check out the Patreon! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!  

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is writer and son of the legendary warrior Ortega, Luis Aguasvivas! The game he is talking about today is Dragon Quest III by Chunsoft and Enix. You can also find his work here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, streamer, writer and definitely not a octopus, Emily Merritt! The game she is talking about today is Octodad: Dadliest Catch by Young Horses. You can also find her work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more. We even have a free tier! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, streamer, writer and camper, Kate Hunter aka Katerblossom! The game she is talking about today is Wide Ocean Big Jacket by Turnfollow and Tender Claws. You can also find her work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Matt & Geoff are joined by TroytlePower to discuss when a game is considered to not have combat, what "combat" means, and where its presence or lack serves the gameplay experience. The recently released Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector maintains a constant sense of tension, danger, and violence without any sort of direct combat mechanic. When genre conventions are subverted all the time and there's more than one binary choice through obstacles in a game; why are we Fighting in the first place? You can find this episode's guest on his Website and Bluesky We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!  

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is writer and vacationer trying to relax at Isle Delfino, James Carr! The game he is talking about today is Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo. You can also find his work here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is video essayists, streamer and best friend to all the Waddle Dees, Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson! The game he is talking about today is Kirby and the Forgotten Land by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo. You can also find his YouTube channel here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and so is host Shane Selterre! He is a podcaster and adventurer just arriving in Tristram! The game he is talking about today is Diablo by Blizzard Entertainment. You can also listen to his podcast here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus podcasts, reviews, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!  

Matt & Geoff are joined by Alex Stompoly, Tavern Keeper at Dungeon & Dragon's Twenty-Sided Tavern, to talk about choices big and small in games, how we make them, and what we hope to see in effect.  Whether it's who we save from danger, where our characters go with limited time, or what we name a random NPC, we like to feel like our choices have weight when we game. Alex helps to facilitate a theater full of people making these choices efficienct, weighty, and fun eight shows a week. You can find this episode's guest here. You can find out more about Twenty-Sided Tavern here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!  

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is writer, web developer, game developer and explorer stranded on an unknown planet, Caaz! The game he is talking about today is RimWorld by Ludeon Studios. You can also find his work here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster and wielder of a phase-shifted hard light energy sword, DiscoCola from Underplayed! The game he is talking about today is Hyper Light Drifer by Heart Machine. You can also listen to his podcast here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and so is host Chris Diggins! He is a podcaster, writer, critic, professional GM, Tenth Sol and mastermind of the Eternal Cauldron Project! The game he is talking about today is Nine Sols by Red Candle Games. You can find this episode's host on his podcast Mostly Nitpicking! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

The original PlayStation helped bring disc-based and 3D gaming to the masses. So many frontiers at once made for more than a few memorable games and experiences. Matt & Geoff are joined by fellow gaming podcaster Bill Barber to discuss the games, memories, and legacy of Sony's first video game console You can find Bill's podcasts on the SuperPod Network Here is the newest console retrospective poll! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!  

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is streamer, podcaster, and lil blob exploring a labyrinth, Beau (Bo_Po) from Underplayed! The game he is talking about today is ANIMAL WELL by Billy Basso and Bigmode. You can also watch his streams here and listen to his podcast here. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, streamer, social media manager and frog archaeologist, Courty_Yikes! The game she is talking about today is Lore of the Frog by Bacho and GuardHouse. You can also find her work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!