GeekVerse Sidequest

This week Dylan is joined by a returning Jessica to talk about the Switch 2 announcement, Mario Kart 9 and Sony's cancellation of 2 games.

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:01:50 Switch 2 Announcement
0:28:40 Mario Kart 9
0:43:05 Sony cancels 2 games

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast

For the main topic, Dylan and Kirklin dip into the undead and create a ranking of the Top 10 Best Zombie Games of All Time. Dylan also shares the games he's been playing including Gravity Rush, Intelligent Qube, Days Gone and Sniper Elite 4

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:03:45 PlayStation Plus
0:11:00 Intelligent Qube
0:14:45 Sniper Elite 4
0:26:00 Gravity Rush
0:43:18 Days Gone
0:55:45 Top 10 Zombie Games of All Time 

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

2025 is upon us and with that it is time to prepare for the barrage of games coming at us. In this episode, the Pablo's take a look at the release calendar and talk about the games they've been playing.

Dylan's new Hitman video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GEe8vYyrg&t=4s

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:03:55 Call of Duty Squid Game
0:10:05 UFO 50 (Quibble Race)
0:12:05 Death Stranding
0:25:00 2025 Game Preview

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

It is the time of the year for the grand finale of 2024' Sidequest, Game of the Year. Dylan, Kirklin and Taylor share their top game lists for the year that was 2024.

Dylan's new Hitman video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GEe8vYyrg&t=4s

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:03:40 Opening ceremony
0:14:00 Honourable mentions
0:20:10 Top 10/Kirklin's non-2024 GOTY's
0:48:00 Taylor's GOTY list
0:54:35 Top 5

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

This week Dylan is joined by a special guest Raya to talk about the games they've been playing, JRPGS, Pokemon, retro handhelds and many other things along the way.

Links to follow Raya's content here - https://linktr.ee/glimmeringharpy

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:05:15 Pokemon
0:18:25 Monster Hunter Stories
0:21:00 Fire Emblem/tactics games
0:27:40 Still Wakes the Deep
0:38:00 Dragon Quest
0:53:50 Triangle Strategy/Sea of Stars
1:09:00 Retro handhelds/emulators


Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

The Game Awards 2024 have come and gone, and this week the boys breakdown all of the biggest announcements, the award winners and highlights of the show. They also talk about the games they've been playing.

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:03:30 Games we've been playing
0:04:36 Dino Crisis
0:09:36 Ace Combat 7/Kirklin's other quick hits
0:12:50 Astro Bot Winter Wonderland
0:13:55 Hitman: World of Assassination
0:27:00 The Game Awards


Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the latest entry in the Indiana Jones series. In this episode, Dylan and Taylor share their thoughts after their first week with the game, split into a spoiler filled and spoiler free section.

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:01:40 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
0:24:14 Spoiler section 

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

In this bonus Sidequest episode, Dylan scrubs the record and rewrites his 2023 Game of the Year list given some games he played after 2023 ended. Afterwards he shares some spoiler filled thoughts on Baldur's Gate 3.

Quests
0:00:00 intro/GOTY list
0:13:30 Baldur's Gate 3 spoilers

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

We've got a full house this week to place our Game Awards predictions, including some predictions from chatgpt. The boys also talk about the games they've been playing including Pacific Drive, Project Zomboid, Halo and more!

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:02:30 Project Zomboid
0:15:35 Halo
0:22:15 Astro Bot
0:24:30 Pacific Drive
0:40:20 Game Awards category predictions
1:58:10 Game Awards Chatgpt predictions

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

Kirklin and Dylan catch up on the games they've been playing, including Stellar Blade, Astro Bot, Hitman, Stalker 2 and Terra Nil.

Quests
0:00:00 intro
0:03:30 Dylan bought a PS5/Astro Bot
0:22:15 Terra Nil 
0:27:25 Stellar Blade
1:02:45 Hitman: World of Assassination
1:24:55 Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl

Links
Dylan on Twitter @DylanMuss
Dylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/
Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheField
Kirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzer
Travis on Twitter @TravisBSnell
https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast
https://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT