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
“The compact disc delivers crisp, high-fidelity audio in a portable form factor. With a sixteen-bit signal and a staggering seventy-four minutes of playtime, it's the sound of the future. Make memories to good music. Invest in quality headphones. Always make a soundtrack. Because pretty soon you won't be listening to music, you'll be listening to who you were.
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This week I am joined by Matt ("Fun" and Games) to talk about Star Wars Outlaws. Together we cause trouble across the Empire.
Game: Star Wars Outlaws
Release Year: 2024
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2
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If you loved the silliness of Rain on Your Parade and want more, you are in luck! Just Crow Things picks up with the same type of fun and humor.
Game: Just Crow Things
Release Year: 2022
Developer: Unbound Creations
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue Sky)
Join Dan and Bryan for this cat adventure. Together we explore an unusual city and find out what happened there.
Game: Stray
Release Year: 2022
Developer: BlueTwelve Studio
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
More information on Pixelated Playgrounds:
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Jacob returns for the third entry in the To The Moon universe with Impostor Factory
Game: Impostor Factory
Release Year: 2021
Developer: Freebird Games
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
More information on Left Behind Game Club:
Left Behind Game Club
Cutscenes: a Video Game Movie Podcast
@Cutscenes_Pod (Twitter)
@LeftBehindClub (Twitter and Blue Sky)
@CrossplayConvos (Blue Sky)
The Yotei Six have killed Atsu's family. Years later she returns on a quest of revenge. Join Jake (The Pre-order Bonus) and I as we unpack this story.
Game: Ghost of Yotei
Release Year: 2025
Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
Platforms: PlayStation 5
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Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
As Dusk Falls is a thrilling choice based adventure spread across multiple characters and timelines. How will your choices impact the characters?
Game: As Dusk Falls
Release Year: 2022
Developer: Interior Night
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Contact information:
TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue Sky)
A bitch named Robert becomes a Dispatcher. He's just a bitch who's name is Robert. Join Emily (No Small Games) and I as we turn the Z team into real heroes.
Game: Disptach
Release Year: 2025
Developer: AdHoc Studio
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
More information on No Small Games:
@nosmallgames (Blue Sky)
@aspecificegg (Blue Sky)
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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 by Visager
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 and...
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 (Twitter a...
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 (Tw...
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 TGSEP: Side...
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
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TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com
@StoryEverPod (Twitter and Blue Sky...
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 and ...
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
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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)
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