Story Players - a video game podcast from The DMZ

Josh and Joe analyze story-driven games, from walking simulators to RPGs to episodic games. Each episode covers a single game and includes discussions on plot, characters, and those gut-wrenching choices you’re often forced to make. Each season of the show covers a handful of shorter games and at least one lengthier game. You’re invited to play along with them, assuming you’ve either played the game or don’t mind having it spoiled.

Story Players - a video game podcast from The DMZ is a leisure podcast hosted by Josh Pollard and Joe DeStazio, with 33 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Josh Pollard and Joe DeStazio hosts Story Players - a video game podcast from The DMZ, a leisure show with 33 episodes published.

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  Story Players #032 – Life is Strange 2 – Episode 2

  Mar 26, 20191h 41mS0

  <p></p> <p>The second episode of Life is Strange 2 is called Rules and it kept Josh and Joe constantly second-guessing their own rule-making choices.</p> <p>If you haven’t played through The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit yet you probably should. It is free and only takes about an hour to play. Your actions in that game will have an impact in this episode of Life is Strange, and we recorded a spoilercast for you to check out.</p> <p>You can play Life is Strange 2 on every major platform except for Nintendo Switch. You can purchase the comple...

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  Story Players #031 – The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 3

  Feb 12, 20191h 24mS0

  <p></p> <p>Broken Toys, the third episode in the final season of The Walking Dead game and first to be released since Skybound purchased the rights to it, is available and brings us within one episode of the conclusion of the entire series.</p> <p>After the massive showdown that ended episode 2, Clementine, AJ, and the others are in search of their missing friends and the raiders who took them. Will they find them alive, and will we get any more answers to what happened at the ranch?</p> <p>The Walking Dead: The Final Season is available on p...

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  Story Players #030 – Life is Strange 2 – Episode 1

  Jan 22, 20191h 27mS0

  <p></p> <p>The first Life is Strange is the game most responsible for the creation of Story Players. It had Josh and Joe mulling over the difficult decisions and sharing how they made them as soon as they finished playing each episode. It easily became one of Josh’s all-time favorite games. When a prequel was released, Before the Storm, we made it the very first game to cover for this podcast. Don’t Nod has released a new season, simply called Life is Strange 2, and the guys are back to give a full spoilercast.</p> <p>Life is Stra...

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  Story Players #029 – The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 2

  Oct 16, 20181h 36mS0

  <p></p> <p>The final season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead seemed as though it may not see the conclusion it deserves, because days before episode two was released Telltale announced that the studio was closing. Despite the heart-breaking news, the second episode was released on time. It was also announced a couple weeks later that the season would be completed. While keeping track of the news Josh and Joe played through the second episode, not knowing whether it would be the last.</p> <p>The second episode, titled Suffer the Children, sees Clementine and AJ at odds with the...

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  Story Players #028 – The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 1

  Sep 4, 20181h 29mS0

  <p></p> <p>The first season of The Walking Dead video games offered one of the first truly gripping narratives in the media. It was one of the games that helped inspire the creation of Story Players! Now, Telltale has released the first installment of the final season in the series.</p> <p>The Story Players will be playing all four episodes as they are released. They have completed the introduction, and in this first episode they break down the new and returning characters, new games mechanics, and of course, make a few predictions along the way.</p> <p>The...

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