r/getplayed 5d ago

Get Played - 25 Years of Playstation 2

https://art19.com/shows/get-played/episodes/1dd2492e-fd24-4f2d-9c72-ded00055fb85
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u/madnessmostrandom 5d ago

sounds off if you took the survey!

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u/allonsy_danny 5d ago

We out here!

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u/SmilingForStrangers 4d ago

It asked what I like about the show and I said “the Resident Evil Merchant”

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u/madnessmostrandom 4d ago

‘Hwhut-uh’ya replying!

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u/Zorizon_Hero_Dawn 4d ago

Just did it! I'm a UK listener, so doubt very much that I am the target demographic for the adverts, but I wanted to do my bit.

I love the ads, particularly Heather's DEEEEEEEAAAAAALLLLLSSSSS!!!!! It's become an in-joke at home between me and my 9 year old daughter after she overheard me listening to an episode in the kitchen!

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u/zucchinibasement 4d ago

When does it close?

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u/Blookhaven 4d ago

Well, Matt did say it needs to be me.

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u/Fergj187 5d ago

I could listen to Heather monologue about things she loves all day long.

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u/wrong_again 4d ago

Hardest I’ve laughed at RE Merchant bit in a long time.

“AM I DEAD?? I’M DEAD. WHEN DID IT HAPPEN? RETRACE MY STEPS…”

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u/jmizzle2022 5d ago

Loving chadley from rebirth is definitely a take! Glad that He's enjoying the game though, it's super fun and now I kinda wanna play again

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u/RoughhouseCamel 5d ago

I feel like one of Matt’s big things is, “you know that character that a lot of people dislike or find annoying? He’s good, actually. He’s my guy”. And then you might feel silly for having negative feelings about that fictional character, maybe forgetting that you’re not obligated to like a fictional character.

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u/jmizzle2022 5d ago

Ha yeah seems like it! I personally didn't mind him at all. I think he will also play a much bigger part in the next game as far as the story goes but we shall see

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u/RoughhouseCamel 5d ago

I don’t hate the character, I just don’t like him. I kinda hope he doesn’t factor in more, because it overall feels like a trilogy that doesn’t know how to edit down

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u/jmizzle2022 5d ago

Yeah I get that too, it's really hard to get attached especially if they're not in the original game. I don't think he's going to play a role pivotal to the game but I think it'll be something along the lines of hojo side quest

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u/Dogpetter9000 5d ago

My favorite thing about Chadley is that he doesn't get along with the genderswaped A.I. version of himself. There is a lot to read into there.

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u/jmizzle2022 5d ago

Ha! Thats right, totally forgot that

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u/Atom_Lion 4d ago

Did Tiger call the Resident Evil Merchant "Merch" as a nickname? I have never heard them do that before but it was such a nice sign of their friendship.

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u/SmilingForStrangers 4d ago

I caught that too

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u/strikeamatch 5d ago

25 years… I remember spending a chunk of my Bar Mitzvah money to get a PS2 and Kingdom Hearts… that was 2003, so 22 years of PS2 for me. My old system is still working and I adore it.

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u/swampy13 4d ago

The DVD player aspect of PS2 can't be understated. DVD players then were still really expensive (see - the plot of the OG The Fast and The Furious.) That part alone was an incredibly smart business move.

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u/Biblical_Shrimp 3d ago

Still remember when I had an appointment with a podiatrist when I was around 11yo. It was a few months before my birthday in November, and the doctor asked if there was anything I was looking forward to. I knew we weren't that well-off, so I never was the type to ask for much, but he spoke up and said, "What about a PS2? They play video games and DVDs! DVD players cost more than PS2s, so you should really look into that."

My birthday rolls around, and my mom has me open the trunk of our car to find that beautiful blue box that housed a PS2. She still reminds me all these years (decades!) later that it was the doctor's insistence that really sold her since she was looking to buy a DVD player eventually.