Welcome back to a new year of Make That Game! Our first theme of the year is "new", which Isaac... both came up with and completely forgot about? Ugh! Anyways, his game idea is like Oregon Trail but also he's watched some movies recently. Claire's idea makes use of some of the new features of the PS5! And we discuss our previous year's gaming resolutions, and make new ones!

This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've played by game design elements we liked or didn't like so much. If you're looking for a video game design focused podcast, we might have just the one for you!

And of course, as always, we have the rapid fire round, where we generate 3 random words and come up with a game idea and design incorporating them! Needless to say, it's a riot!

00:00 We're Back!

02:46 Isaac Pitches his Oregon Trail/LOTR mashup

13:01 Claire pitches a hide-and-seek PS5 demo game

17:43 2025 Gaming Goals!

38:24 Rapid Fire Round!