Words About Games

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

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Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

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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

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

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

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:38 - Amy’s Top Steam Next Fest Demos (links below)

0:57:09 - Shawn Layden: "AA is gone and that's a threat to the ecosystem going forward"

1:44:22 - Ubisoft responds to report Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team disbanded

2:04:25 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Steam Next Fest links:

- Keep Driving (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2756920/Keep_Driving/)

- To Kill A God (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3015820/To_Kill_a_God/)

- Tenebris Somnia (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121510/Tenebris_Somnia/)

- Beastieball (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864950/Beastieball/)

- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector/)

- 30 Birds (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708770/30_Birds/)

- Pager (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810550/PAGER/)

- Spilled! (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240080/Spilled/)

- Letalis (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396200/Letalis/)

- While Waiting (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449160/While_Waiting/)

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

0:15:02 - Riot Games & Bandai Namco are doing layoffs like d***heads

0:30:19 - Gran Turismo 4 Spec II mod is great

0:39:45 - Pokemon developer Game Freak suffers massive leak

0:51:35 - Indie Game of the Week - Galaxy Hearts (https://tinyurl.com/yscavz5u)

0:55:49 - Football Manager 25 delayed to March 2025

1:13:49 - Alien Isolation 2 announced

1:23:30 - 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

0:15:08 - Silent Hill 2 Review

0:44:58 - Witchfire Early Access Impressions

0:59:42 - Indie Game of the Week - The Diner at the End of the Galaxy (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2577420/The_Diner_at_the_End_of_the_Galaxy/)

1:04:31 - Metaphor ReFantazio First Impressions.

1:28:49 - Moody's Astro Bot Thoughts

1:38:18 - 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

0:13:10 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth concert & retro game hunting in London

0:58:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Fading Skies (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809200/Fading_Skies/)

1:04:20 - Roughly one million games are launching this month

1:30:21 - A general chat about the state of gaming in 2024

2:06:14 - 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