HeyJaredUse Your Items!
A podcast about video games, design, and what they mean to us. Supported by our blog useyouritems.substack.com
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- Sep 2, 2026
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Dream Blunt Rotations in Chrono Trigger (opens the original)
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Fran and Jason choose their dream blunt rotation in Chrono Trigger; the eternally uncle core game. Fran also reveals that he has a firearm and will use it on Lavos if you so much as singe a hair on Marle's head. Spoilers at 1:33 Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple P
Solve this Puzzle and Die - Void Stranger (opens the original)
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Fran and Jason dig into Void Stranger and find themselves more lost than found, more sad than glad, and less curious than cursed. Tune in and wonder with us for the final in our puzzle diptych. SPOILERS AT 40:00 -- PROCEED WITH CAUTION Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and
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