Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:09 - Nintendo revealed the Switch 2

0:52:29 - Indie Game of the Week - The Mermaid Mask (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696770/The_Mermaid_Mask/)

0:56:29 - PlayStation cancels more live service games

1:35:14 - Fantasy Critic Draft & Update

2:02:24 - 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/

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You should watch Vitz's new quiz show Pixel Pop Stars! You can catch episodes live at twitch.tv/vitzpatel or later on YouTube at youtube.com/vitzpatel

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

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0:00:00 - Extended intro where we catch up after 3 weeks away

0:59:06 - Most anticipated games of 2025 (and probably beyond)

2:15:29 - The great 2025 pizza bet

2:18:45 - 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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:31 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Game of the Year)

0:29:31 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Game of the Year)

0:38:06 - Metaphor ReFantazio (Game of the Year)

0:47:25 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

0:51:04 - The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

0:53:15 - Pacific Drive

0:59:48 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

1:05:21 - Alone In The Dark

1:07:19 - Dragon's Dogma 2

1:10:31 - Crow Country

1:12:51 - Animal Well

1:16:26 - 1000xRESIST

1:20:48 - Arco

1:22:48 - Astro Bot

1:30:47 - Witchfire

1:33:39 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

1:39:37 - Silent Hill 2

1:44:59 - Super Mario Party Jamboree

1:47:03 - Diceomancer

1:50:25 - Marvel Rivals

1:53:51 - Our favourite games that were new to us in 2024

1:54:23 - A Short Hike

1:55:52 - Hades

1:57:52 - Pokemon Violet

2:01:38 - Halo: Reach

2:04:01 - Final Fantasy VI

2:06:33 - Judgment

2:09:08 - Parasite Eve

2:11:57 - Cyberpunk 2077

2:15:17 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:12 - My First Gran Turismo Review

0:30:35 - Do AAA games have a quality control problem?

1:15:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Sleight of Hand (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2857810/Sleight_of_Hand/)

1:22:14 - Fantasy Critic 2024 final check-in

1:44:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:55 - Amy’s Guide To Backlogging & Healthy Gaming Habits (if you have brain gremlins like her)

1:08:19 - Indie Game of the Week - Dante's Ring (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2988030/Dantes_Ring/)

1:12:00 - Celebrating 30 Years of PlayStation

1:58:02 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:54 - Are There Too Many Games?

0:53:12 - Indie Game of the Week - Exo Rally Championship (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2262020/Exo_Rally_Championship/)

0:59:18 - Is a PlayStation handheld a good idea?

1:24:30 - Moody attempts to ruin Amy's life

1:29:14 - Vitz's Cyberpunk 2077 Early Impressions

1:44:59 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:55:36 - Amy is annoyed by the Xbox digital storefront

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:33 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review

0:35:14 - Gran Turismo 7's latest update disappointed Vitz

0:41:58 - Our chill out games & how we figure out what games we're in the mood for

1:14:45 - Indie Game of the Week - Assassinvisible (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207460/Assassinvisible/)

1:18:51 - Amy wants game recommendations

1:53:55 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:02 - Metaphor ReFantazio Review

0:58:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Acts of Blood (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3031890/Acts_of_Blood/)

1:04:15 - moody's rant

1:08:44 - Phil Spencer says no "red lines" over any Xbox game coming to Nintendo or PlayStation

1:43:35 - Yakuza creator Nagoshi says the era of game size being most important is coming to an end

2:02:45 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:48 - Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Review (Full spoiler alert)

1:20:56 - Indie Game of the Week - Thysiastery (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140180/THYSIASTERY/)

1:23:02 - Amy's thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake (full spoiler alert)

1:43:14 - Assassin's Creed boss discusses "devastating" impact of Shadows' diversity and inclusivity backlash

1:58:50 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:11 - The ESA is the greatest enemy of game preservation

0:44:52 - Indie Game of the Week - Hollywood Animal (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680550/Hollywood_Animal/)

0:49:59 - the three prongs

0:54:52 - Sony shuts down Concord developer Firewalk Studios

1:15:09 - Ubisoft stealth released an NFT game

1:37:44 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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/

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel