The Polygon Show

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  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 125:57:03
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Synopsis

Every Friday, Polygon's Simone de Rochefort, Allegra Frank, Chelsea Stark and Ashley Oh bring you a new hour of stories from both personal and listener experiences that celebrate video games and the culture around them. Produced by Polygon and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes

  • Halloween candy and horses galore

    02/11/2018 Duration: 01h03min

    Time to sort through all the candy goodies and find out which ones are the best. We also talk about horses in Red Dead Redemption 2, how the game is so far and the expectations we had around it. BONUS: Doki Doki Literature Club spoilercast at the end of the episode with Chelsea and Ashley! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Spoopy Spectacular

    26/10/2018 Duration: 55min

    Halloween comes early for The Polygon Show! This week, Chelsea discovers the joys and horrors of Doki Doki Literature Club, Ashley tries to get into horror movies again and Allegra is still afraid of a LOT of things in Majora's Mask. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Co-op games will kill us all

    19/10/2018 Duration: 52min

    It’s co-op game week! Chelsea recounts the terrible tales of the mistakes she’s made in GTA5 and Halo ODST, while Allegra and Simone revisit the friends they played the most co-op games with. Tune in for stories about LittleBigPlanet, SingStar, and the terrible Mario Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • When Will Video Game Movies Be Good?

    12/10/2018 Duration: 53min

    Video game movies: they're awesomely bad. Simone argues for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Ashley wonders about walking sim movies, Allegra lists off her 5 ideas for Good Video Game Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • I Love JRPGs And I'm Not Ashamed

    05/10/2018 Duration: 47min

    Final Fantasy, Earthbound, Fire Emblem — JRPGs are a huge part of how some of us grew up. Here's to remembering our favorites that stand the test of time, the ones that unexpectedly hooked us and the ones that will probably never get remastered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Pokémania

    28/09/2018 Duration: 46min

    How terrifying would Pokémon be in real life though? What about the best starter? And it wouldn't be 20 years of Red and Blue without some really sad and heart-warming stories about growing up with these games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • If cartoons taught us one thing...

    21/09/2018 Duration: 59min

    ... it's that Pikachu is a... well... you'll have to listen to find out. Today's episode is all about cartoon and animation. Dragon Prince! My Hero Academia! Your letters! And lots of implied exclamation marks! (I think I've lost the thread on this description.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • For love of indie games

    14/09/2018 Duration: 01h01s

    Indie games have shaped all of us: from Gone Home, to the crappy browser games of the early 2000s. Do those count? We think so. Indie games are weird and emotional and sometimes bad and often great. This episode is all about those indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

    07/09/2018 Duration: 54min

    Spider-Man on PS4 is a GOOD gift. It's probably one of the best superhero games to date. How does it stack up to the Batman Arkham games? We also share some touching emails from YOU about the original Spider-Man game for PS1 and other fond memories. Unrelated: We also include a brief love letter to Crazy Rich Asians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Video Game Vacation

    31/08/2018 Duration: 01h49s

    This week we share a collection of tragic, beautiful and nostalgic stories about playing games on family vacations, odd places we've marathoned games and our favorite fictional vacation segments. It's vacation — what else are you going to do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • A/S/L?

    24/08/2018 Duration: 01h05min

    Since FlameCon 2018, we've had romance on our minds. This week, we discuss why some of us have the video game crushes we do, being on the asexual spectrum, budding love during the MMO days, and of course, the stories you sent to us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The Polygon Show LIVE at FlameCon 2018

    23/08/2018 Duration: 48min

    A special bonus episode from our panel at FlameCon 2018! Presenting... Video games as the astrological signs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thanks for the MeMMOries

    17/08/2018 Duration: 55min

    It's all about MMO memories this week: the memories you sent in — of World of Warcraft and beyond — as well as sharing some of our own. Remember City of Heroes? Chelsea does. What about Gaia Online? Allegra has quite a story for everyone... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Esports live events... Are they GOOD?

    10/08/2018 Duration: 46min

    It's been an AGGRESSIVE summer. Evo 2018 and the Overwatch League Grand Finals have blown us all... away. What's it like to be at a live event vs. watching it on Twitch? The biggest atmosphere changes? Chelsea talks fighting game drama at Evo, Allegra compares DragonBall FighterZ to the anime and Ashley gushes about seeing OWL players in person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Backlog Week

    03/08/2018 Duration: 01h04min

    Which games did you never get around to playing? The cast asks YOU and a variety of special guests including Jeff Kaplan (Game Director, Overwatch), Sam Barlow (Her Story), Austin Walker (Waypoint), Teddy Dief (Hyper Light Drifter) and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Interior Design Crimes

    27/07/2018 Duration: 54min

    Ashley tried out Overwatch's newest hero, Hammond/Wrecking Ball. Allegra started Octopath Traveler. Chelsea found a VERY INTERESTING official magazine spread on who Mario's best friends and worst enemies are. Simone FREAKS OUT over the Great Interior Design Challenge on Netflix. FREAKS. OUT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yeet

    20/07/2018 Duration: 53min

    Chelsea discovers the joys of Hollow Knight while home sick. Allegra goes to Chicago for the second annual Pokémon Go Fest. Ashley makes Kiryu wear Majima's clothes and then fights Majima. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Several Punch Man

    13/07/2018 Duration: 50min

    Chelsea gets back into Pokémon Go. Ashley describes the joy and terror of seeing Majima Everywhere in Yakuza Kiwami. Allegra refuses to take the stealthy route in Metal Gear Solid 3 and makes a mess. Simone has more tips to help your wrist pain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Put Kirby in Mario Tennis, You Cowards

    06/07/2018 Duration: 45min

    Chelsea finished her Tomb of Horrors D&D campaign, Ashley can't blink while being extremely bad at Lumines, Allegra is living and breathing Mario Tennis and Simone follows up with the mystery of how party subs are created. At some point, the four of them make cat noises for a while. It's fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • 16 Fifth Graders Carrying a Party Sub

    29/06/2018 Duration: 50min

    Chelsea tries her luck in Dungeons and Dragon's Tomb of Horrors. Ashley tries her hand at running clubs in Yakuza 0. Simone broke her hand playing Zelda. Allegra hangs out with Captain Spirit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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