Your First Pokémon

Welcome back to Have You Played, a Connecting to Game podcast that dives into the we all love or, at times, love to hate. One game at a time, we discuss what it is about these games that stays with us. The parts of play that move us, compel us to pick up the next game and the things that made us fall in love with games in the first place.

This week, we’re talking about Pokémon! We talk about how diverse folks’ first contact with the franchise has been, from the anime, to the card game and the games themselves (2:38). Then, we play some Pokemon word association games (35:02), our ongoing expectations and fatigue with the franchise (37:37), and move on to our segments (45:22).