Unversed Cast

At long last, we wrap up the year in gaming that was 2025 by discussing the breakout hit and Geoff certified game of the year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Also, Michael talks about Star Trek. I put chapters so ya'll normies can skip it if you don't care.

Anyways, I have been editing this podcast on and off for two months and it is now 6AM, so I am going to bed.

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

After three weeks of talking for too long about games you don't care about, we finally get to two of the biggest releases of the year: Hollow Knight Silksong and Donkey Kong Bananza. Ryan also talks about the underrated Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. Finally, Dan and Mike revisit 1999's Donkey Kong 64 and share their thoughts with the class.

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

In 2025, three whole racing games came out. We talk about two of them in this episode. And the Sonic Unleashed Decompilation. And Sega's asset flip factory. Stay tuned for Kirby Air Riders next week.

—YouTube Channel—

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ExoParadigmGamer - Commenter, Editor

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TheRyanSucksAtGames - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

In 2025, three whole racing games came out. We talk about two of them in this episode. And the Sonic Unleashed Decompilation. And Sega's asset flip factory. Stay tuned for Kirby Air Riders next week.

—YouTube Channel—

https://www.youtube.com/@UnversedCast

—Contributors—

ExoParadigmGamer - Commenter, Editor

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KingKlonoa - Commenter

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TheRyanSucksAtGames - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

It really should be titled "some leftover disappointments and one game we enjoyed," but that's a bit wordy. Also, Michael receives his comeuppance for making fun of Ryan all these years.

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ExoParadigmGamer - Commenter, Editor

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KingKlonoa - Commenter

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TheRyanSucksAtGames - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

And now, for our feature presentation.

The Unversed Willies discuss the most disappointing game of 2025: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

Also, if you're wondering why I pronounce the first syllable of Sylux that way, it's because used to watch GrievousRocks' let's plays of the Prime games back in the day. At some point he pronounced Sylux as "Sillux," and ever since I've always said it that way. It's a hard habit to shake, and AFAIK it wasn't until the end of Prime 4 we got an official pronunciation of "Sai-lux" in-game. Anyways, Sylux sux.

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ExoParadigmGamer - Commenter, Editor

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KingKlonoa - Commenter

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TheRyanSucksAtGames - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel.

Yeah, it's late again. But what are you going to do? I started a new degree program this year and I've been busy. Ryan wrote a book last year and has been busy. King was agreeable on scheduling the whole time but was waiting on us.

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TheRyanSucksAtGames - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

We wrap up 5 hours of 2024 goodness by talking about other games we enjoyed this year, culminating in Exo and King's games of the year. If you ever wanted to hear King explain a deckbuilder roguelite to a grown man at his own request, look no further.

—YouTube Channel—

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ExoParadigmGamer - Commenter, Editor

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KingKlonoa - Commenter

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TheRyanSucksAtGames - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

We recorded this podcast on March 14th: the day that Krabs fries. This was before the big Switch 2 Direct that revealed DK Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, etc. Yeah, we're always behind.

The boys return to discuss the games we enjoyed in 2024. King pays tribute to a Soulslike with the feel of a 6th generation licensed game. Ryan chronicles his experience with an obscure Nintendo franchise that finally got brought back in the twilight days of the Switch 1. Exo discusses an indie open world game related to a bunch of Japanese-exclusive PlayStation games nobody over here has played.

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ExoParadigmGamer - Commenter, Editor

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KingKlonoa - Commenter

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

Exo complains a bunch about 2024 RPGs that people worked really hard on. KingK drops a bombshell regarding a sequel that only he and Alonzo were looking forward to. Ryan seems really uncomfortable criticizing a game he didn't enjoy.

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—Music Credits—

Noah Taublieb - The Unversed Cast Theme

SC: https://soundcloud.com/noahtaublieb

"Cool Intro" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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