Get Played

There are SO MANY podcasts out there, and a lot of them are really good. Somehow, though, none has captured the perfect balance of charm, enthusiasm, and downright weirdness quite like Get Played. The hosts have such great chemistry, and I love that they seem to be having just as much fun as the listener. They’ve developed a great community among their listeners and I’ve come to really love and respect their opinions even when I don’t feel the same. Probably the only podcast where I listen to every new episode within a day or two of release.

Consistently the funniest video game podcast I listen to. Would recommend to anyone with ear holes.

Hello everyone! Get Played is the funniest, most genuinely enjoyable podcast out there. Heather, Nick and Matt are all so passionate about video games with such a long history(safe to say most of there lives) playing them, their insight comes from a place of love and joy. Their chemistry really makes you feel welcome as conversations happen naturally with outbursts of memories making you feel like you’re hanging out with some nerds you met at barcade just trying to have fun. This show has gotten me through some lonely times and I thank them for all the laughs. So don’t be scared. It won’t hurt. But you just might… GET PLAYED!

The shift in tone and focus over the years – not even the jump from the original format to what the show is about now, but just the conversations and long-windedness of nothing – has made a show that was originally tight, funny and thoughtful into a chore to listen to. The actual meat of each episode takes up a third of it at best, and it often takes the majority of an hour to even get there. Instead, we’re constantly treated to overlong RE Merchant segments, conversations where the hosts are only half paying attention to whatever games the others are talking about, and a vibe of “we like to hang but we don’t really care about this.” The recent episode about Rare game tiers, where the majority of the games have never been touched by anyone in the group, was baffling – why did you even make that an episode? Tier-ranking is already a pretty yawn-worthy concept, but the bickering and general malaise to the subject makes it even worse. I’m bummed, because this used to be my favorite podcast – I’d blaze through it every Monday morning and look forward to the following week. If they could cut the episodes down by 25% and actually focus on the task at hand while still maintaining their personalities, it’d be wonderful. I miss what they used to be, and I know what a nostalgic ding-dong that makes me sound like, but it just feels like they don’t care anymore. And if this IS them caring, woof.