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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.

Podcast · By Dan and Jordan · American English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Alan Wake II | Left Behind Game Club (opens the original)

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    “Back to the beginning. We all come to a story with hopes and expectations, looking for an answer. Sometimes, it would be better to live with that hope, without ever knowing the full story. In a horror story, there are only victims and monsters and the trick is not to end up as either. But, trapped by the genre, we are all ripped to pieces along the way. This is not the story I hoped it would be. This is not the ending I wanted. This story will eat us alive. This story is a monster. And monsters

  2. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Alan Wake's American Nightmare (opens the original)

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    The champion of light vs the herald of darkness. Friend of the show, Morgan, returns to talk with Dan about Alan Wake's attempt to escape the dark place. Game: Alan Wake's American Nightmare Release Year: 2012 Developer: Remedy Entertainment Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Contact information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheGreatestStoryEverPlayed@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @StoryEverPod ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Sky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Check out our spinoff podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TGSEP: Side Quests⁠⁠⁠

  3. Episode · Aug 11, 2026

    Tides of Tomorrow | Pages of Play (opens the original)

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    Erik (Pages of Play) returns to talk with me about a broken world in Tides of Tomorrow. What kind of impact will you leave on the world? How did previous Tidewalkers prepare the way for you? Follow our Tidewalkers with the below story seeds Dan 2854-2305 Erik 1061-9859 Game: Tides of Tomorrow Release Year: 2026 Developer: DigixArt Platforms: PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S More information for Erik: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pages of Play⁠ ⁠⁠Blue Sky⁠⁠ Contact information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheGreatestSt

  4. Episode · Jul 28, 2026

    Life is Strange: Reunion (opens the original)

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    Max and Chloe return in Life is Strange: Reunion. Join us as we breakdown the final chapter in their story. Game: Life is Strange Reunion Release Year: 2026 Developer: Deck Nine Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 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

  5. Episode · Jul 14, 2026

    Mixtape | No Small Games (opens the original)

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    “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. Tonight’s playlist is important. It’s a retrospective. A greatest hits to accompany our last night together in the BIG SUCK. A milestone

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