Words About Games

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:39 - Cool things we like

0:21:45 - Xbox have dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from $80

0:59:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Felt That: Boxing (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3763840/Felt_That_Boxing)

1:04:46 - Fable is rumoured to be delayed to 2027

1:24:39 - Moody's thoughts on the Pokemon Presents

1:44:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:52:09 - Fantasy Critic check-in

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

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Everything is burning down and falling apart around us, so Vitz and Amy teamed up to present a series of prompts that made us think about the games we love.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:18 - Cool things we like

0:14:38 - Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4m for Doctors Without Borders

0:24:49 - Introducing the concept of us naming us games

0:26:21 - Name a game that you love

0:33:18 - Name a game that you want to play

0:40:07 - Name a game that you "hate"

0:47:05 - Name a game that you own physically

0:52:21 - Name a game that you own digitally

0:54:55 - Name a game that you love the style of

1:01:00 - Name a game that you've played more than once

1:06:19 - Name a game that you never finished

1:13:17 - Pixel Pop Stars season 2 post-mortem

1:19:33 - Indie Game of the Week - There Are No Ghosts at the Grand (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3725190/There_Are_No_Ghosts_at_the_Grand/)

1:25:21 - What game ignited your passion for games?

1:32:48 - What game are you surprised that you love?

1:39:14 - What is your ultimate comfort game?

1:44:01 - If you were going to speedrun a game, what game would you choose?

1:48:04 - What game made you ugly cry?

1:55:38 - What game made you cry laughing?

2:02:28 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

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We talk about Xbox slowly destroying itself to throw endless money into the AI void, and Amy & Moody talk about a couple of games they played recently (and the massive retro game shop they visited).

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:09:47 - Amy & Moody visited Forgotten Worlds

0:22:28 - Cool things we like

0:31:13 - Microsoft is making Xbox look bad - but they are doing a bang up job of that themselves

1:13:04 - Pixel Pop Stars

1:15:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Dice Gambit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812860/Dice_Gambit/)

1:18:26 - Amy's Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts

1:29:44 - Moody and Amy's Neva thoughts

1:45:18 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

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Time Stamps:

0:23:44 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 1)

1:06:55 - Indie Game of the Week - Dead Take (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/Dead_Take/)

1:13:19 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 2)

2:05:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

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Moody has some things to get off his chest about Xbox, Amy dares the games industry to make their games $100 and Vitz talks about mental health.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:16 - Cool things we like

0:27:25 - Xbox Is About To Lay Off A Bunch More People

1:13:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Relooted (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/)

1:21:10 - Ashly Burch launches a cool new YouTube series

1:38:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Follow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklog

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

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Amy enlists Moody's help to build a list of 2025 games to play throughout the second half of the year, and Moody wants to chat about the upcoming Xbox handheld.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:07 - Cool things we like

0:21:22 - What if D&D?

0:26:18 - Building Amy A 2025 Backlog

1:15:00 - Indie Game of the Week - Dreams of Another (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3561230/Dreams_of_Another/)

1:19:30 - Are we interested in the Xbox handheld?

1:51:55 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

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The gang get together to talk about their favourite reveals and demos from the past week of the Summer of Gaming, and also a little bit about the stupid hat man & the swirling toxicity of video game commentary.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:32 - Cool things we like

0:25:19 - Summer Game Fest

2:07:04 - Open Critic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Follow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklog

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

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Moody and Vitz break down the latest State of Play and talk about Switch 2 launch week.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:05:53 - Cool things we like

0:19:25 - State of Play Thoughts

1:14:57 - Switch 2 release

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Follow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklog

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

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Moody wants to know what games we're hoping to see at the upcoming Summer Game Fest/Hot Game Summer/E3 (depending on who you ask) and Vitz wants to talk about our predictions and expectations for the Switch 2, because expectations and predictions are much cooler if you make them ahead of time. Amy brings her usual energy.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:12:56 - Cool things we like

0:22:08 - Pixel Pop Stars update

0:27:06 - 5 Games We Hope To See At Summer Game Fest

1:17:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Ikuma - The Frozen Compass (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1728620/IKUMA__The_Frozen_Compass/)

1:22:45 - “Happy” Switch 2 Eve (Week)

1:54:07 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

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This week Amy and Moody talk about turn-based RPGs. That's it. That's the whole show. Enjoy!

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:50 - Cool things we like

0:23:13 - Turn-based RPGs never went anywhere

1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/The_Remake_of_the_End_of_the_Greatest_RPG_of_All_Time/)

1:09:40 - Let's check out IGN's Top 25 JRPGs of All Time

1:58:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel