Miss us?! We're back and we're here to take you back to a simpler time: July 2025. This episode was recorded shortly after the release of Fantastic Four: First Steps, so tune in to hear Chris and guest co-host Kush compare and contrast that movie with Superman. Then, we tackle one of our biggest tier lists yet: super hero video games!

I apologize for the hiatus, but we'll be back in the coming weeks with lots of fun, end-of-year content, so be sure to like and subscribe so you don't miss it!

Welcome back Fahad to the Tier Drop Pod! We welcome back Fahad, and we're so excited to talk about the new fighting game that was just announced, Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls, that we go with an unconventional tier list: how likely is it we see our favorite heroes in this new game? Watch us find out! We also discuss some of our other favorite gaming announcements this summer, Fahad talks about the new John Wick movie, Ballerina, and Chris shares his thoughts on Lies of P: Overture, Mario Kart World, and the Switch 2 launch.

We're joined by special guest Fahad to cover one of his favorite topics: Pokemon! In addition to discussing Elden Ring Nightreign, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, and the Pokemon TCG, we give our predictions for the upcoming Summer Games Fest Showcase (this was recorded before we knew we were getting a PlayStation Showcase), and we rank every evolution line of the Pokemon starters!Time Stamps:Intro (00:00)Elden Ring Nightreign (05:53)Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Review (34:28)The State of the Pokemon TCG (53:58)2025 Summer Games Fest Predictions (01:17:05)Pokemon Starter Evolutions Tier List (01:53:03)

Chris saw the Until Dawn movie so you don't have to! Find out his thoughts on the movie, get our thoughts on episodes 3 and 4 of The Last of Us Season 2, and watch us rank some of the best (and worst) video game tv/movie adaptation in this episode of The Tier Drop Pod!

Time Stamps:

Until Dawn Movie Review (03:24)

Andrew's Update on Expedition 33 (19:44)

Andrew watched Severance!! (29:29)

Last of Us Season 2, Episodes 3&4 Breakdown (38:11)

Video Game Adaptation Tier List (01:05:05)

Was Phase 5 of the MCU really... that bad? Is Thunderbolts the best MCU movie since Endgame? Catch up on some games Chris has finished and find out our answers to these questions on this episode of The Tier Drop Pod!Timestamps:Intro: (00:00)Blue Prince Final Thoughts: (02:10)Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Final Thoughts: (11:28)Thunderbolts Spoiler-Free Review: (31:03)MCU Phase 5 Tier List: (52:33)

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is blowing our MINDS!In this episode Chris and Andrew discuss their thoughts on the Daredevil Born Again finale and give first impressions on The Last of Us Season 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!As always, thanks for listening. Please be sure to like, subscribe, and share with a friend!

On this episode of The Tier Drop Pod, we rank EVERY Naughty Dog game (that we've played) in honor of the new season of The Last of Us, give our first impressions on South of Midnight and Blue Prince, and catch up on Andrew's Switch backlog adventure. Which Naughty Dog game will come out on top? Find out in this week's episode!

Time Stamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:43) Yakuza Kiwami Review

(19:39) Kirby and the Forgotten Land Review

(29:04) Pikmin 4 Review

(35:43) South of Midnight Impressions

(54:14) ANDREW BEAT METAPHOR REFANTAZIO

(01:09:49) Rapid Fire Last of Us Season 2 Premiere and Andor Season 1 Impressions

(01:26:05) Blue Prince Impressions

(01:40:50) Naughty Dog Tier List

(02:35:45) Last of Us 2 Spoilers Begin

(02:47:53) End of Last of Us 2 Spoilers

Mario Kart World costs how much?! Find out which games we are most excited for from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct in this episode of The Tier Drop Pod!Timestamps:(00:00) Intro (02:40) System Specs, Features, Accessories, Price Talk(50:26) Switch 2 Game Announcements

With a Nintendo Switch 2 direct imminent, we say a final farewell to our beloved Switch 1 by ranking all of the big Nintendo games we've played on it! We also give a brief re-cap of the Nintendo Direct from March 27.Does Chris have one of the hottest takes known to man? Does Andrew love Mario Strikers Battle League? And will there be a surprise guest appearance?! Tune in to this episode of The Tier Drop Pod to find out!YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thetierdroppod?si=BLUUI_bG_HZzqKb0

Time Stamps:

(00:00) Intro

(05:45) Nintendo Direct Recap

(29:15) Switch Games Tier List

In this week's episode Chris and Andrew give their predictions on the Switch 2 launch, give thoughts on the first four episodes of Daredevil Born Again, and catch up on some games we've been playing!As always, thank you for watching. If you would like to watch video versions of the podcast you can find it on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@thetierdroppod?si=ZwFeQ6iMufcCK79E

Time Stamps:

(00:00) Intro

(05:04) Split Fiction Final Thoughts

(12:53) Yakuza 0 Final Thoughts

(20:47) Avowed Update

(26:11) Astro Bot DLC

(29:40) Invincible & Severance

(35:59) Daredevil Born Again

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