Around this time of the year, other video games podcasts will be doing their game of the year pods and talking about games like Astro Bot, Tekken 8, Helldivers 2, Dragon's Dogma 2, Silent Hill 2, Hades II, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Animal Well, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and others. Well... NOT US! This episode is the culmination of the second year of Stealth Boom Boom. And that means this is the 2nd Annual Stealth Boom Boom Awards – Game of the Year 2024.

In other words... The Boomies!

On this podcast you'll hear us discuss the 20 games we've reviewed on the podcast this year. Over the course of this mammoth 3+ hour episode, you will hear us organise that list of 20 games into a top 20. There are some changes to the format this year, but fans of last year's goty pod needn't worry because one thing had to make a comeback: TOMOTTOM.

Once we've gone through the Tomottom phase, we then order each individual group – Bottom 7, Middle 7, and Top 6. Every place matters, of course, but our ultimate goal is to determine Stealth Boom Boom’s game of the year for 2024.

These descriptions are often full of episode talking points, but it feels spoilery to even suggest what we speak about on the pod. Instead, here is an alphabetised list of the 20 games up for discussion today:

• A Plague Tale: Innocence
• Alias 
• Alien: Isolation
• Ape Escape
• CounterSpy
• Days Gone
• Hitman Go
• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
• Left Alive
• Mini Ninjas
• Murdered: Soul Suspect
• Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
• Rogue Warrior
• Second Sight
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves
• Syphon Filter
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
• Untitled Goose Game
• Watch Dogs

With all that said... please enjoy The Boomies 2024.

... Actually, one more thing... a HUGE thank you to anyone that's listened to a single second of Stealth Boom Boom. It's an absolute pleasure to make this podcast and we're so thankful there are people who have made it part of their listening schedule.

Whether you're celebrating something this holiday season or not, Colm, Adam and Josh hope you have the loveliest time!

For those who would like to play along at home, on the first episode of year three of Stealth Boom Boom, we'll be discussing, reviewing, dissecting... Dying Light.

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