"Fun" and Games Podcast · August 15, 2025 · 53 min

Episode 196: Putting the Pieces Together

Very often, a video game will try to challenge your awareness, knowledge, or pattern recognition. These can be puzzle sections, or even entire puzzle games. But what defines a puzzle, and when is it fun instead of frustrating? Matt & Geoff discuss how they see puzzles in games. When is a puzzling diversion something you want or enjoy if the game isn't "about" puzzles in the first place? We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here ! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube ! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!