Quick Play

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A little podcast asking big questions about video games. New episodes on Wednesdays.

  1. 2025: retrospective & top 10 games

    5D AGO

    2025: retrospective & top 10 games

    the only game-of-the-year list to include lonely mountains ••• Mark gives some stats on his video game consumption for the year, runs down the top 10 games he played this year, and gives some considerations for how we relate over video games. Let us know: What is your game of the year for 2025? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Bluesky: @quickplaypod.bsky.social Threads: @QuickPlayPod Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! What we’re playing:

    47 min
  2. the gaming subscriptions you didn't know you had

    12/17/2025

    the gaming subscriptions you didn't know you had

    37 minutes talking about brands   •••   Mark runs down the current landscape of video game subscription services, shouts out a few that you may already be paying for, and reckons with the future of cloud streaming along the way. Let us know: What is the best gaming subscription service? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Bluesky: @quickplaypod.bsky.social Threads: @QuickPlayPod Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! Games mentioned: Too many to do this for What we’re playing: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    37 min
  3. clair obscur shows restraint (positive)

    12/03/2025

    clair obscur shows restraint (positive)

    a game of the decade (so far) conversation ••• Mark and Jon Harrison talk about the intentional focus of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the place of AA games, and the future of the franchise.Let us know: Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 the game of the decade?Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: ⁠@QuickPlayPod⁠ Instagram: ⁠@QuickPlayPod⁠ GG|: ⁠@QuickPlay⁠ Bluesky: ⁠@quickplaypod.bsky.social⁠ Threads: ⁠@QuickPlayPod⁠ Listen online: ⁠Quick Play⁠ RSS: ⁠Quick Play⁠ Email us: ⁠quickplaypod@gmail.com⁠  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! Find more Jon on the internet: The Internet: ⁠web⁠  Buy If Video Games Taught Me Anything on ⁠Amazon⁠ (and leave a review!)  Buy If Video Games Taught Me Anything on ⁠Barnes & Noble⁠ Twitter: ⁠@CT_Blog⁠  Games mentioned: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Pokemon (series) Final Fantasy (series) Suikoden Death Stranding Death Stranding 2 What we're playing: Death Stranding 2 Kirby Air Riders (demo)

    24 min
  4. resident evil 4 has a perfect amount of camp

    11/26/2025

    resident evil 4 has a perfect amount of camp

    the greatest b movie you can play ••• Mark and Mark Kozlowski talk about the Resident Evil 4 Remake, what makes it compelling, and having it make an introduction to horror.Let us know: Is Resident Evil 4 Remake the game of the decade? Twitter: ⁠@QuickPlayPod⁠ Instagram: ⁠@QuickPlayPod⁠ GG|: ⁠@QuickPlay⁠ Bluesky: ⁠@quickplaypod.bsky.social⁠ Threads: ⁠@QuickPlayPod⁠ Listen online: ⁠Quick Play⁠ RSS: ⁠Quick Play⁠ Email us: ⁠quickplaypod@gmail.com⁠  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! Find more Mark on the internet: Twitter: https://x.com/makozlo Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/makozlo/ Games mentioned:Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomFinal Fantasy XVIBaldur's Gate 3Spider-Man 2Alan Wake 2Resident Evil 4 RemakeResident Evil 4Resident Evil 2 RemakeClair Obscur: Expedition 33What we’re playing:Ghost of YoteiSuper Mario Galaxy 2

    23 min
  5. Remembering Billie Cox

    11/19/2025

    Remembering Billie Cox

    Billie Cox, friend and frequent guest on Quick Play, passed away on November 9th, 2025. I’ve put together a handful of clips of past episodes with Billie in order to honor and remember him.  quickplaypod@gmail.com John 3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%203&version=NIV  All episodes with Billie: Ep 4: our not-E3 highlights (6.22.2022) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/rtcMLtmRbYb Ep 9: rites of [battle] passage (free-to-play games, pt 1) (8.31.2022) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/lO4nOcmRbYb Ep 11: your 11th favorite games (9.28.22) https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/CyiXNbmRbYb  Ep 12: how much does free cost? (free-to-play games, pt 2) (10.12.2022) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/qCAoIamRbYb  Ep 17: an 11.5-minutes Christmas special (+ GotYs) (12.21.2022) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/apMlC6lRbYb  Ep 29: fomo! (5.24.23) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/bmccvXlRbYb  Ep 34: should games have difficulty modes? (6.28.23) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/HhkySUlRbYb  Ep 41: Big Discourse: tears of the kingdom, 3 months later (8.16.23) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/5CrozOlRbYb  Ep 54: the digital apocalypse (11.22.23) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Nec3BzlRbYb Ep 58: Big Discourse: games of the year of big game year 2023 (12.20.23) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/o78uSslRbYb  Ep 59: honey, i shrunk the gimmick (1.3.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/N61xnslRbYb  Ep 69: you got a pal in me (4.24.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Ydw0phlRbYb Ep 73: Big Discourse: 12 Games to Rule Them All (5.22.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/L1lYnflRbYb  Ep 74: our hopes and dreams and lack thereof for summer game fest (6.5.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/mQi4tKUSbYb  Ep 76: yoohoo, big summer blowout (6.19.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/WwgtRdlRbYb  Ep 80: a podcast about podcasts (7.17.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/9xlvZalRbYb  Ep 99: the greatest button to button (12.11.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/G7OmaWkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/BaOc2OGes58  Ep 100: Big Discourse: the 100 question challenge (12.18.24) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/6l32zVkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/4oTFQm_rLPs  Ep 102: the 2025 games we most believe in (1.8.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/O2v2wUkRbYb Video: https://youtu.be/gcVvNpd9S_A  Ep 102.1: BONUS: 2025 fantasy critic draft (1.13.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/hlQX0TkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/lNSXcfUfbYs  Ep 104: the switch 2 or the switch too? (1.22.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/WCkjLRkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/jK1iqEg844E  Ep 105: animal crossing built bridges between islands (a game of the decade [so far] conversation) (1.29.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/0o8SlQkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/RyPNsJkGlbQ  Ep 119: taking a break (5.21.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/7F8PaEkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/xXyzD_k3JO4  Ep 120: switch 2: the first 5 things we'll do (5.28.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/8ls1GDkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/wIcq2pVHKw8  Ep 122: Big(ish) Discourse: our switch 2 impressions (6.11.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OCmY9wkRbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/JA9MiwCMrf8  Ep 136: a brief tour of gaming tournaments (10.8.25) Audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/TJdwaqUTbYb  Video: https://youtu.be/wus4lWLEcNM

    25 min
  6. what games would get someone into video games?

    11/05/2025

    what games would get someone into video games?

    how to be a video game sherpa ••• Mark Erickson and Mark Kozlowski talk about the games they would recommend to usher someone into the wonderful world of video games, different approaches to that strategy, and what they take into account for making game recommendations.Let us know: What game would you suggest to get someone into games?Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Bluesky: @quickplaypod.bsky.social Threads: @QuickPlayPod Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! Find more Mark on the internet:Twitter: https://x.com/makozlo Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/makozlo/ Games mentioned: Astro's PlayroomZigguratDoodle JumpCelesteGod of War (2018)Ghost of TsushimaResident Evil 4 RemakeDeath StrandingGran Turismo 7Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Fire Emblem: Three HousesAstral ChainMario Kart (series)Super Mario Bros.Final Fantasy (series)Final Fantasy 7Final Fantasy 8Metal Gear SolidAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsStardew ValleyJourneySuper Monkey Ball (series)Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe Artful EscapeGrisNevaWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!Outer WildsBlue PrinceHalo (series)BalatroMetal Gear Solid Delta What're you playing? Metal Gear SolidMarvel's Midnight Suns

    40 min
  7. interview with jon harrison: if video games have taught me anything

    10/29/2025

    interview with jon harrison: if video games have taught me anything

    they taught me i like podcasts   •••   Mark and Jon Harrison talk about Jon's latest book, how he got so many famous people to talk about video games, and the place that games have in people's lives. Let us know: What is a life lesson you have learned from a video game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Bluesky: @quickplaypod.bsky.social Threads: @QuickPlayPod Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! Find more Jon on the internet: The Internet: web  Buy If Video Games Taught Me Anything on Amazon (and leave a review!)  Buy If Video Games Taught Me Anything on Barnes & Noble Twitter: @CT_Blog  Games mentioned: OddworldMetal Gear SolidFinal Fantasy XVClair Obscur: Expedition 33HadesFinal Fantasy VII: RebirthDeath Stranding 2Mega Man 2Castlevania: Symphony of the NightFinal Fantasy VIFinal Fantasy VIIWe Love KatamariGran Turismo 7NBA JamMutant League FootballSSX (series)Mario Strikers (series)FIFA / EAFC (series)Madden (series)Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningFinal Fantasy Mystic Quest What we’re playing: Hollow Knight SilksongSuper Mario Galaxy 2

    29 min
  8. all roads lead to chaos in baldur's gate 3

    10/22/2025

    all roads lead to chaos in baldur's gate 3

    a game of the decade (so far) conversation ••• Mark and Jake Martin talk about the behemoth Baldur's Gate 3, the massive volume of player choice the game provides for, and how all of those choices end in violence anyway.Let us know: Is Baldur's Gate 3 the game of the decade?Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Bluesky: @quickplaypod.bsky.social Threads: @QuickPlayPod Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com  If you enjoy this podcast: subscribing, rating, reviewing, and sharing it with others goes a long way to helping it grow. Thanks for listening! Find more Jake on the internet:Podcast: BitCast Youtube: BitBloggist Instagram: @BitBloggist Games mentioned: Baldur's Gate 3Dungeons & Dragons (table top)Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildGloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (table top)Animal Crossing: New HorizonsHades What we’re playing: Lost Cities (board game)Wingspan (board game)

    23 min
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A little podcast asking big questions about video games. New episodes on Wednesdays.

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  • Creator
    Quick Play
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    151
  • Rating
    Clean
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