First Encounter is a video game podcast in which best friends Haney and Chris take turns introducing one another to beloved video games that shaped their childhood. One host plays through the chosen game for the first time while the other records their genuine reactions to the story, characters, and world.
If you miss the magic of playing through your favorite video game for the first time, and want to help bring that experience to others, please support the show on the First Encounter Patreon page! You’ll get bonus goodies for caring. <3
Join us for Season Two, as Chris takes the controller and dives into his very first journey into The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Each bi-weekly discussion is woven with recorded game play, creating immersive episodes in which you feel the moment’s emotional impact. If you miss the magic of playing through impactful, story driven games for the first time, this series was made for you.
We can no longer delay the inevitable and I say if you’re gonna do it, do it right, so we knock out the water temple in record time. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener…
Read MoreWe revisit Ikana Graveyard in order to beat up a giant skeleton and inherit their undead army. We also run into some racing beavers. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is…
Read MoreI don’t have a sword, but we’re still able to chat up some athletic dogs, get kidnapped by a giant turtle, and run into some exploding Gorons. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener…
Read MorePart 1 of our Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children coverage for Patreon. To listen to part 2 and 3, as well as our current miniseries, On the Way to a Smile, support us at <3 ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual...
Read MoreWe continue our adventures by grabbing a slimy new hat, take yet another trip back to Snowhead. and steal someone’s room key. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is…
Read MoreToday we play some duck hunt in Clock Town, but we also check out the swamp, the swamp, and the swamp. Hmm. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Want the journey…
Read MoreSorry that First Encounter was put on the backburner for the past week, but now that our submission for the Indie Game Dev Beginner’s jam is finished, it’s back to work! In the meantime, while you bemoan the lack of First Encounter this week, think…
Read MoreHaney’s Quest for Glory adventure continues as we discover the numerous ways you can die as an unprepared hero. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Want the…
Read MoreYou may have heard the old adage “Kill two spiders with one Link”, and I think you see where this is going. Today we evict some eight-legged tenants and clean up the spider house (and do some other stuff as well). ❗First Encounter contains adult…
Read MoreTime to handle some much needed to-dos as we nab some new masks and cross some names out of our bomber notebook. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Want the…
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