The Greatest Story Ever Played
We are a book club style podcast focused on story driven video games. Each episode we do a deep dive into a different game.
Episodes
To wrap up the year, we share about our favorite games we played for the first time this year, our favorite game released in 2025 and what game we are most looking forward to in 2026.
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue Sky)
Check out our spinoff podcast TGSEP: Side Quests
Intro: Money for Lugging by New Waver
Outro: End Credits...
Each level you manage the metro system for a major city across the world. How long can you keep the metro running?
Game: Mini Metro
Release Year: 2015
Developer: Dinosaur Polo Club
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter andBlue Sky)
Katie (Left Behind Game Club) and I talk about a Giant Squid game for the third time. In Sword of the Sea you skateboard through a barren land and transform it.
Game: Sword of the Sea
Release Year: 2025
Developer: Giant Squid
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
More information on Left Behind Game Club:
Left Behind Game Club
Cutscenes: a Video Game Movie Podcast
@Cutscenes_Pod (Twitter)
@LeftBehindClub (Twitter a...
MECHtober continues with Titanfall 2. I am joined by Dave (Tales from the Backlog) for this excellent first person shooter.
Game: Titanfall 2
Release Year: 2016
Developer: Respawn Entertainment
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
More information on Tales from the Backlog:
@tftblpod (Blue Sky)
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitt...
Happy MECHtober! Travis (Left Behind Game Club) returns to the show and we chat about Into the Breach. Check out our thoughts on this excellent strategy game.
Game: Into the Breach
Release Year: 2018
Developer: Subset Games
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Stadia, iOS, Android
More information on Left Behind Game Club:
Left Behind Game Club
Cutscenes: a Video Game Movie Podcast
@Cutscenes_Pod (...
Time is breaking and only Jack Joyce can fix this problem. Join Dan and Morgan for our return to the Remedy universe in Quantum Break.
Game: Quantum Break
Release Year: 2016
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter andBlue Sky)
Check out our spinoff podcast TGS...
Steph and Nikki (Game Till Five) stop by for some tea. We talk about Alta, Boro and the interesting customers they meet.
Game: Wanderstop
Release Year: 2025
Developer: Ivy Road
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
More information for Game Till Five:
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue...
Erik (Pages of Play) and I join a story. A story that hasn't been finished. Join us uncovering what is really going on in Beacon Pines.
Game: Beacon Pines
Release Year: 2022
Developer: Hiding Spot Games
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
More information for Erik:
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter a...
Petria is becoming an authoritarian nation. Can you cross the border and escape? Who will you meet? Who will you trust? Adam (The Lost Records Journal) and I attempt to flee the country in Road 96.
Game: Road 96
Release Year: 2021
Developer: DigixArt
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
More information for Adam:
Tape 2 continues the adventures of Autumn, Kat, Nora and Swann in Velvet Cove. Join us to discover what really happened in the Summer of 1995.
Game: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Release Year: 2025
Developer: Don't Nod
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter andBlue Sky)
Jake (The Pre-order Bonus) returns for a 5th time! Together we talk about the mysteries in Pentiment.
Game: Pentiment
Release Year: 2022
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
More information on The Pre-order Bonus:
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CtrlAltNoob and I gather our friends for the best LARP game ever!
Game: Lil Gator Game
Release Year: 2022
Developer: MegaWobble
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
More information on CtrlAltNoob:
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter andBlue Sky)
It's the summer of 1995 and Swann Holloway has made new friends. Together they have fun and begin to uncover mysteries about their hometown.
Game: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Release Year: 2025
Developer: Don't Nod
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter andBlue Sky)
December 1993. Kasio has returned to her small hometown of Achill Island. Join Kate (No Small Games) and I as we discuss Kasio's journal and her experiences.
In our discussion we referenced this article "How Two Video Games Helped Me Come Out As Transgender" by friend of the show (and previous guest) Flora. Check it out!
Game: If Found...
Release Year: 2020
Developer: Dreamfeel
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, ...
It's 1960 and the Axis have won World War 2. Fortunately, B.J. Blazkowicz is back and he loves killing Nazi's. I'm joined by Conner (Lore Party) to talk about this alternate history FPS.
Game: Wolfenstein The New Order
Release Year: 2014
Developer: MachineGames
Platforms: Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
More information on Lore Party:
For the final episode of year, I share about my favorite games I played for the first time this year, my favorite game released in 2024 and what game I am most looking forward to in 2025.
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue Sky)
Check out our spinoff podcast TGSEP: Side Quests
Intro: Money for Lugging by New Waver
Outro: End Credits b...
In honor of the expanded college football playoffs starting on 12/20, we decided to do something different. I am joined by Katie (Left Behind Game Club) to talk about our experiences playing EA Sports College Football 25.
Game: College Football 25
Release Year: 2024
Developer: EA Orlando
Platforms: Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
More information on Left Behind Game Club:
Max Caulfield returns in Life is Strange: Double Exposure. Join us as Max learns a new power and tries to save a friend.
Game: Life is Strange Double Exposure
Release Year: 2024
Developer: Deck Nine Games
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, , PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch,
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue Sky)
Check out our spinoff podcast...
Join Jacob (Left Behind Game Club) and I for a new adventure with Sigmund Corp. This is the second game in the "To The Moon" series.
Game: Finding Paradise
Release Year: 2017
Developer: Freebird Games
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
More information on Left Behind Game Club:
@Cutscenes_Pod
@LeftBehindClub
@JacobMcCourt
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This episode I take some time to share about my experience at GDEX and the games I played. You can find a full list of games at GDEX here.
Here's the games I played at GDEX:
- Tombstone Taxi
- Freeborn
- Cyber Rail
- Ahro
- Ra Ra Boom
- Where They Go
- Dark Sky
- The Pedestrian
- Duck Paradox
- Collapsus
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