A new year is upon us, and everyone’s decided to keep making video games. This week, we ease into 2025 by running down some of the games we’re most excited about playing in the coming year.

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(01:30) The Worst Garbage game jam announcement!!

(05:30) Our 2025 most anticipated games

(56:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?

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The Worst Game Jam 2025

Metroid Prime has been making gamers love reading since 2002

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There’s no way most of you little freaks ended up on the nice list this year, but we’re bringing you a gift anyway. For this edition of our annual game swap, we’re talking about 1000xResist and Lovely Lady RPG, two games with so little in common I can’t even write a cute little quip comparing them here.

Timestamps

(02:30) 1000xResist

(1:34:30) Fixer’s Song by Alex Mah & A Sum

(1:35:10) Lovely Lady RPG

(2:37:20) Untitled by Lutzl & Digital Poppy

(2:37:55) Willa and Robin haven’t been up to anything else this week

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1000xResist

Lovely Lady RPG

Talking for 5 Hours About 1000xResist - dotzip

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The Game Awards found some exciting new ways to be disappointing this year, but Fumito Ueda also announced a game so who can really be that mad? We talk through this year’s “awards show” then catch up with our mutual obsession, a game about fishing and wearing dresses.

Timestamps

(00:30) You do not have to hand it to Geoff

(1:01:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Infinity Nikki, Reverse 1999, Caves of Qud)

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The Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards

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We watched the PC Gaming Show as an amuse-bouche for The Game Awards, and found a few games to pique our interest plus one to pique our anger. Then we talk through a handful of games we’re either having fun with or anticipate doing so, and end by announcing our plans for the rest of the year, including what games we'll be discussing at length in the final episode of 2024!

Timestamps

(01:00) The ups and downs of the PC Gaming Show

(26:10) Toem 2 & Prisma sure look cool

(30:50) Dungeon crawling in Dungeon Antiqua

(37:20) Having fun being nice in Infinity Nikki

(46:20) Getting down to business (and announcing our annual game swap selections)

(58:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Sakura Quest, Girls Band Cry)

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Is it Wizardry? Is it Final Fantasy? No! It's Dungeon Antiqua

Khara, Sunrise Animate Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV Series

1000xResist

Lovely Lady RPG

Finding the You Inside in Psychroma - dotzip

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We’re both sleepy from cooking and/or eating big meals this week, so we’re meandering through a discussion of Fantasian Neo Dimension, Sony’s latest bad idea, and Ewan McGregor’s penis.

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(00:40) Willa’s gonna tell you a little bit about Thanksgiving

(05:15) Fantasian Neo Dimension and Final Fantasy chat

(22:55) Arcane Season 2 (is bad)

(32:50) The PS5P

(38:30) Slitterhead minute

(41:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. The Golden Compass, Velvet Goldmine, Stonetop)

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Japanese RPGs are thriving this decade, so why isn't Final Fantasy?

Listen to Mel Stone

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This week we’re mainly talking about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile and The Game Awards. Guess which one we get really riled up about.

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(01:50) FF14 Mobile

(22:20) An incredibly cynical look at The Game Awards

(52:40) The Indie Game Awards seem cool-ish

(57:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Threshold, Sudden Death, Neurokino Retrograde, Wicked)

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Liz Ryerson on The Indie Game Awards

Threshold

Sudden Death

Neurokino Retrograde

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This week, we’re doing Game Awards discourse, playing a couple new and not-so-new games, and showing preferential treatment toward one listener with a return to our email pile.

Timestamps

(01:15) Who handles the fire in your relationship?

(4:40) It’s Game Awards discourse season!

(23:00) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is fine

(27:10) Dragon Quest 3 (but not the one you’re thinking of)

(35:50) Sorry We’re Closed looks better than it feels

(42:35) Reading Ashley’s email

(1:05:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Look Back, riding bikes, generic fantasy)

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Stunning Anime Look Back Appreciates the Work of Art

Willa’s blog

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