The Tier Drop Pod

Chris and Andrew are back to talk about all things Summer Games Fest, State of Play, Xbox Showcase, and Nintendo Direct! Join us in getting our hopes WAY too high for these upcoming showcases, and let us know what you're most excited to see get announced!

Chris and Andrew are back to talk all things PlayStation! What was your game of the show for the February State of Play? Let us know in the comments!(also sorry for weird audio levels. This was super last minute and levels weren't properly adjusted so Chris is a little quiet)

Welcome to The Droppies, our end of year awards show that covers all aspects of media from games, to movies, TV shows, and more! Stick around to the end to see each of our top ten games from 2025 go head-to-head in the 2025 Games Tier List.

Forget the usual stuff, this week's episode is a Game Awards takeover! Andrew and Chris go through each category of the 2025 Game Awards and give our predictions and personal picks. Then, we have a tier list where the best of the best fight it out to see where each Game of the Year from the Game Awards falls in our personal ranking.

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WE'RE BACK!!! (kind of)Join us as we catch up on some of the games we've played throughout the year! Chris and Andrew return to share their thoughts and impressions of the Switch 2 six months in. Also sharing reviews for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, Dispatch, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.A 3D Mario tier list had to happen at some point, and now seemed like the perfect time! Do Chris and Andrew have the hottest takes around when it comes to 3D Mario games? Find out on this episode of The Tier Drop Pod!We will back soon with our thoughts on all things Game Awards!

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)