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Ep. 428 - Even More Games of the Year 2025

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Editor Esper Quinn joins Ash and Brandon to cover the rest of 2025’s best games.

Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Ash Parrish and Esper Quinn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Demonschool

    1: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (02:28)

    • Dynasty Warriors: Origins
    • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • Hyrule Warriors series
    • Linkle
    • Vampire Survivors

      2: Soulstone Survivors (05:38)

      3: Let Them Come: Onslaught (06:21)

      4: Vital Shell (06:38)

      5: to a T (07:39)

      • Keita Takahashi
      • Despelote
      • Perfect Tides: Station to Station

        6: Ball x Pit (10:49)

        • Arkanoid

          7: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (16:20)

          • Blasphemous
          • Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
          • Insert Credit Gaiden #14 - Arcadevania, with Ben Fiquet

            8: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (18:11)

            • Blasphemous

              9: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (19:46)

              • Fire Emblem series
              • Advance Wars series
              • Triangle Strategy
              • Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT series
              • Yasumi Matsuno
              • Ogre Battle
              • Tactics Ogre
              • Final Fantasy Tactics
              • Vagrant Story
              • Final Fantasy XII
              • Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
              • Jeanne d’Arc
              • Disgaea series

                10: Terminator 2D: No Fate (25:20)

                • Xeno Crisis
                • The Phantom
                • The Phantom (1996)
                • Macaw45
                • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind
                • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
                • Judge Dredd
                • Metal Slug series

                  11: Blade Chimera (29:03)

                  • Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

                    12: Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (31:32)

                    • Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
                    • Jerma Streams - Squeakross: Home Squeak Home

                      13: Unbeatable (34:45)

                      14: Ambrosia Sky: Act One (37:06)

                      • PowerWash Simulator

                        15: Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (38:54)

                        • Lofi Girl

                          16: Skin Deep (41:27)

                          • Laura Michet

                            17: Angeline Era (44:43)

                            • Ys series
                            • Earthbound

                              18: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (47:39)

                              • Tekken series
                              • Hades II

                                19: Birdcage (51:24)

                                • Doom: The Dark Ages
                                • Radiant Silvergun
                                • Sōkyūgurentai
                                • Ikaruga

                                  20: JAIL DICE: Roll to Break (53:17)

                                  • Devil Dice

                                    21: Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™ (56:54)

                                    • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
                                    • Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™
                                    • Assassin’s Creed
                                    • War of the Spark
                                    • Ep. 401 - Let’s Gather Some Magic, with Esper Quinn

                                      22: Hell Is Us (01:03:59)

                                      23: Hades II (01:13:47)

                                      • Hades
                                      • Pyre
                                      • Transistor

                                        24: Shadow Labyrinth (01:16:42)

                                        • Pac-Man
                                        • Xevious
                                        • Mr. Driller
                                        • Secret Level

                                          25: Doom: The Dark Ages (01:21:49)

                                          • Doom Eternal
                                          • Doom
                                          • Djent

                                            26: The Dark Queen of Mortholme (01:26:30)

                                            • Blasphemous
                                            • Slay the Princess

                                              27: Pokemon Legends: Z-A (01:30:00)

                                              • Pokémon Scarlet
                                              • Yakuza universe
                                              • Digimon Story Time Stranger
                                              • Pokopia

                                                28: Hotel Barcelona (01:35:53)

                                                • Hidetaka Suehiro
                                                • Goichi Suda
                                                • Super Time Force

                                                  29: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (01:39:43)

                                                  • Danganronpa series
                                                  • Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
                                                  • Kazutaka Kodaka
                                                  • Kotaro Uchikoshi
                                                  • Gnosia

                                                    30: Shujinkou (01:45:24)

                                                    • Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection
                                                    • Gunhouse

                                                      31: Haste (01:49:32)

                                                      • Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
                                                      • SSX series
                                                      • Tony Hawk Pro Skater series
                                                      • Peak

                                                        32: AI Limit (01:53:06)

                                                        33: Super Robot Wars Y (01:54:29)

                                                        • Gunpla
                                                        • Sentai

                                                          34: Routine (01:58:03)

                                                          • Aftermath
                                                          • Crow Country

                                                            35: Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (02:03:15)

                                                            • Sid Meier’s Civilization V
                                                            • Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
                                                            • Endless Legend
                                                            • Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth

                                                              36: Blast Rush LS (02:10:29)

                                                              • Blast Rush

                                                                37: Advent Neon (02:12:37)

                                                                • Socket
                                                                • DeviantArt
                                                                • Newgrounds

                                                                  38: Donkey Kong Bananza (02:16:02)

                                                                  • Donkey Kong 64
                                                                  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
                                                                  • Mario Kart World
                                                                  • Super Mario Odyssey
                                                                  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

                                                                    39: Cronos: The New Dawn (02:23:03)

                                                                    • Silent Hill 2
                                                                    • Silent Hill f

                                                                      40: Absolum (02:27:01)

                                                                      • Streets of Rage 4

                                                                        41: Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (02:31:14)

                                                                        • LeahPlease
                                                                        • Monster Prom series

                                                                          42: Dreams of Another (02:33:58)

                                                                          • The Unfinished Swan
                                                                          • Viewfinder

                                                                            43: Date Everything! (02:37:49)

                                                                            • Gijinka
                                                                            • OS-tan
                                                                            • Hyperdimension Neptunia series
                                                                            • Hatoful Boyfriend

                                                                              44: Kingdoms of the Dump (02:43:18)

                                                                              • Mario RPG series
                                                                              • Fragrant Story

                                                                                45: Blippo+ (02:45:38)

                                                                                • Playdate
                                                                                • Yacht
                                                                                • Telefantasy Studios
                                                                                • Max Headroom
                                                                                • Blippo+ (NSW2) No Commentary

                                                                                  46: Full Metal Schoolgirl (02:56:39)

                                                                                  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

                                                                                    47: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (03:00:40)

                                                                                    • Suikoden
                                                                                    • Brain Lords - The Backlog Games of the Year ft. Esper Quinn
                                                                                    • Ben Starr
                                                                                    • Matthew Mercer
                                                                                    • Persona series
                                                                                    • Faye Wong
                                                                                    • It Takes Two

                                                                                      Outro (03:18:04)

                                                                                      48: Despelote (03:20:56)

                                                                                      Outro, Part II (03:21:24)

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